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Please go to our school calendar on the website or COMPASS for more details.
Please note that the first day of Term 2 (Monday 24 April) and the first day of Term 3 (17 July) are pupil free days for professional learning for staff. Students do not attend school on these days. OSHClub will be available.
Term 1
- Stations of the Cross (week 10)
Term 2
- Resurrection Assembly (week 1)
- ANZAC Day Assembly (week 1)
Dear St John the Apostle community,
Today we recognised Harmony Day. Thank you to Ms Collins and Ms Macdonald for organising the celebrations and encouraging everyone to participate.
The purpose of Harmony Day is to celebrate our diversity. By recognising our many and varied cultural backgrounds we build understanding and empathy among our students, contributing to a decrease in racism in our world. We have some way to go, but every celebration and conversation helps.
Thank you to those families who enabled their child to wear their cultural background with pride or acknowledged it with a piece of orange attire.
Did you know that 15% of the families in our school identify English as not the main language spoken at home, rather it is an additional language. In addition, the birth place of our students' parents are in 35 different countries. We have created a display of these in our hallway.
I didn't have the privilege of parents rich in another culture, nor grew up speaking another language. I'm certainly not wishing for a different childhood. I just look at our students fortunate to have this opportunity with great admiration and joy.
Pilgrimage
Next term I am away for the first two weeks on a pilgrimage through the Holy Land, following the footsteps of Jesus. I will visit Bethlehem, Nazareth, Amman, Northern Jordan, Egypt, the Sea of Galilee...all the places you hear in bible stories. I am very excited and plan to share my travels with students as part of their Religious Education when I return.
During my absence Rebekah Brown will be Acting Principal. Rebekah has acted as Principal previously and the school will be in very good hands!
Matthew Garton
Principal
NAPLAN
A big congratulations to all of our Year 3 and Year 5 students in completing their NAPLAN testing. Thank you to the Year 3 and 5 teachers, Mrs Dess and the Inclusion Assistants who supported the students during NAPLAN.
Belconnen Region Swimming Carnival
We have a number of students participating in the Belconnen Region Swimming Carnival on Tuesday. We wish the following students good luck:
- Bianca L - Year 6
- Miranda T- Year 6
- Rose H - Year 5
- Abbey R - Year 5
- Lilijana T - Year 3
- Grace P - Year 4
- Rachael N - Year 5
- Erin V - Year 6
- Abbey W - Year 5
- Logan M - Year 3
- Ky M - Year 5
- Kelvin N - Year 5
- Xavier G - Year 4
- Oskar E - Year 2
- Vincent N - Year 4
Students on Personalised Plans
Over the next couple of weeks, teachers will have conversations with you about updating your child's Personalised Plan goals and send a copy of the updated Personalised Plan to you via email. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
Webinar on Anxiety and Resilience - Reminder
Rebekah Brown
Assistant Principal and Inclusion Coordinator
What Students Are Learning About
Year 5 have been recreating a scene from the Holy Week story using foil people. They began their exploration of the human form by looking at the work of Keith Haring. What a wonderful way to connect two learning areas.
Catholic Life and Reflection
Today is Harmony Day. There have been a lot of excited students and teachers showing off their crazy orange outfits or their stunning cultural costumes. It has truly been a day of great celebration of our diversity as a nation and a school.
We are so blessed in Australia to have the freedom to celebrate all that we are. My parents came from war and poverty to the freedom and opportunity of Australia. I am forever grateful they chose to come here.
Today our whole school theme of Walking Together is clear. Walking together means just that, we accept and appreciate all our differences and similarities. We gather them together to create a forward thinking, learning and loving community.
God bless you all,
Stephanie Stewart
Religous Education Coordinator
Notices from the Parish
Happy birthday to Rose H, William B, Beau C and Casper N who celebrated a birthday over the last week.
On Friday 31st March from 7:30-8:50am, the Community Council will be holding a Hot Cross Bun Community Breakfast. We will be providing hot cross buns and tea or coffee. All members of our community are welcome. Please RSVP using the link below if you would like to attend.
School Fees
A reminder that school fees are past due. Fees need to be paid in full by the end of the school year. To meet your commitments to fees you may find it easier to set up a direct debit. We ask families to set this up through their own banking institution. This gives you control over changes that may need to occur.
Year 6 Chromebooks
Payment for Year 6 Chromebooks for this term is past due. Payment can be made on QKR. Each term is $53.00. A reminder that Year 6 Chromebbok payment for the term was due on Friday 3rd March. Thank you to the families who have made this payment. Payment due for the term is $53.00. This can be paid by the term or in multiple terms. Whateer suits your family budget best.
Year 4 & 5 Chromebooks
Chromebooks for Year 4 & 5 are invoiced on your school fees account each term. If you are paying by direct debit you will need to adjust your direct debit payment to accommodate the extra charge.
Year 6 Camp Payments
A reminder to Year 6 families that you have until the end of term 2 to pay for camp in full. Camp can be paid on QKR, over the phone or at the front office. If you choose to pay via direct debit or BPAY please add a reference for camp payment. The cost for camp is $420.00. You can pay by instalments or in full.
Whole School photos will be taken on Tuesday March 28. All students are required to wear their full school uniform please do not send your child to school in their sport uniform that day.
Please note that online payment is the preferred purchase option. Please note that payment made after 7 April will incur a $15 late fee. All payment and ordering enquiries are to be directed to Advancedlife www.advancedlife.com.au/contact
IMPORTANT - 'Not for publication' students
Please read the important information below regarding students who do not have permission to have photos taken.
The Uniform Shop is open each Friday 8.30 - 9.30. They are fully stocked, so get in now to prepare for winter.
New Hat Size:
Due to demand we now have a larger hat size available for purchase. L/XL: 59 -61cm. It is now available via QKR.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is a friendly reminder that if you are wanting items to be delivered to a child’s class, you must select the ‘Order for Delivery’ option. Notification will then be sent to the Uniform Shop notifying of the order. You must only select the ‘In-store Purchase’ option if you are physically in store. Please note that orders are filled each Friday morning, if you are wanting them to be delivered the same week, you must allow 48 hours for the order to be received. If it is outside the 48 hours, it will be packaged the following week.
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If you have any questions or concerns please email the uniform shop on stjohnsclothingpool@gmail.com
