St Joseph's School, Tara eNewsletter

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From the Acting Principal

Welcome to the Week 8 Newsletter!

South West Regional Athletics

A huge congratulations to Aldrich Imperial who was selected to compete at the South West Regional Athletics this week in St George. Aldrich was selected for the 1500m and we wish him the very best and know that he will give it his best and do St Joseph's proud.

Thank you P&F!

A big thank you to our wonderful P&F who have been very busy organising and coordinating fundraising events for the Year 3-6 camp as well as their own fundraising to support the school to purchase student resources. The tireless work they do is amazing and all done in their own time. The last event was a food stall at the Tara Kite Festival where they made and served various Indian dishes for the community to enjoy!

I know they are needing, and would appreciate, more support from our wider parent body. The support can come in many different ways from volunteering on the day for even the shortest amount of time, donating items, attending meetings to share ideas, help in the tuckshop. Any small aount of volunterring you can provide will always be with the support of the P&F as many hands make light work.

The next event is a bake sale on Friday 8th September run by the Year 3-6 parent group. We are very appreciative to Lesley Truebody for this great idea and taking on the coordination of this fundraiser. Lesley requires the support of the Year 3-6 parent body to donate baked items and/or their time on the day of the sale. Please contact Lesley via the school office and your message will be forwarded onto her.

Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) Programme

As per the notification and letter sent via the Parent Portal last Tuesday (22nd August), students across all year levels have been involved in the Toowoomba Catholic Schools RSE programme. These lessons are provided to us by TCSO and are designed to ensure that the Personal Development and Promoting the Health of Individuals and Communities strands of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum are covered. Lessons are also structured and designed to provide a Catholic perspective on this topic to encompass the beliefs of being in catholic school and system.

The Daniel Morcombe curriculum is also embedded into this unit of work so that students are provided with the safety perspective concurrently.

Please be assured that the content covered within these lessons are handled with the sensitivity that is needed. If you would like to view the resources which are being used in these lessons, plese contact Kylie Williams or Katie Davis via the school office.

2024 Enrolments - all year levels

We are currently taking enrolments for 2024 in all year levels. If you know of anyone who is interested in enroling their child at St Joseph's for 2024 and would like more information please tell them to make contact with the school office or find our enrolment information and forms on the school website. The flyer below has been placed on the school's Facebook page. Please feel free to share to your friends and the wider community and tell them how great St Joseph's is.

God bless,

Kylie Williams

"A little patience will in the end be rewarded." ~ Mary MacKillop.

"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." John 15:12

From the APRE

Father's Day!

Father’s Day is a national celebration to honour our dads, to reflect on what it means to be a father and acknowledge the important role fathers of all kinds have in the lives of their children. The Catholic Church began supporting the celebration of fatherhood during a customary day as early as the 14th century. The Feast Day of Saint Joseph was used as a solemnity to honour Joseph as the father of baby Jesus and his example of ideal fatherhood. 

The modern Father’s Day, as we know it today, began in the USA in 1908 when a memorial service was held to remember 361 men who were killed in a coal mining accident in West Virginia. After this, Sonora Smart Dodd campaigned for the creation of a day to honour fathers and husbands the same way we did for our mothers and wives with Mother’s Day. Sonora Smart Dodd’s first Father’s Day event was held on June 19, 1910 in Washington and was celebrated with church services and celebrations. Father’s Day was surprisingly slow to take off in popularity, unlike Mother’s Day.  

Families today have many different father-figures and even though the way the day is celebrated varies between families we know that the most important thing to remember is that the role of all fathers should still reflect the example St Joseph set for us over 2 000 years ago.  

Next Monday we celebrated Father’s Day as a school community. This was a special time for us to celebrate the wonderful male-figures in our lives. There will be bacon and egg sandwiches available for those father-figures from 8am, followed by a Liturgy in the hall. We thank our staff for hosting the BBQ for us to gather as a community.

Learning at St Joeys

Term 3 has seen us cover a lot of great learning and have had some great fun!

Dance - This term, students have learnt the elements of dance and used these to explore various types of dances. They have responded to dances from other cultures by identifying the similarities and differences to their own and the ways the elements of dance have impacted the message. Students will perform a dance they have practiced and provide a peer review.

In P-2, students have focused on the Brown Jug Polka, Knees up Mother Brown and The Galopede. They performed at least one of these dances in a small group and composed their own dance in response to a stimulus (music).

Year 3-6, students have focused on partner dances, including the Progressive Jive and the Pride of Erin. They performed at least one of these dances in a pair and composed their own dance in response to a stimulus (music).

Auslan - Students have continued to develop their skills in Auslan with many using these skills throughout the day when they hear a word they know. They have especially enjoyed being able to learn signs that link directly to their classroom. Students are continuing to learn about deaf awareness which helps them to understand that Auslan is a language with social parameters just like any other language.

In P-2, students have discovered how to appropriately greet each other in Auslan. They have also learnt how to ask questions and give responses in relation to themselves.

In 3-6, students have been able to start conversations with each other and use their knowledge to communicate with the teacher. They have played cooperative games that utilize the new skills learnt.

Health and Physical Education - In Health this term, students have been looking at ways to keep our bodies and minds healthy. They have learnt about healthy choices when it comes to what we eat and what we do. Students have participated in Relationship and Sexual Education lessons to help better understand how the body changes and grows.

In Physical Education lessons, the Prep students have focused on fundamental movements and the use of equipment. In Year 1-2, students have focused on developing ball skills with an emphasis on throwing, catching and kicking. They had to describe why these were important skills and how the action might change based on the game being played. In Year 3-6, students participated in a fitness challenge. They tracked individual progress across the term to see what improvements and growth were made. Students designed an appropriate fitness circuit for a friend that incorporated the four types of fitness.

Students in all year levels participated in hockey lessons provided by Toowoomba Hockey where stick and ball and coordination skills were a focus.

HaSS (year 3-6) - In Term 3, students learnt about different environments around the world environments. They made personal connections to places they have seen or read about. Students identified the importance of vegetation and the different biomes across the globe. They researched the various biomes and presented this information through the creation of a poster, displaying the key features and information found.

I look forward to more great learning in Term 4.

God Bless,

Mrs Katie Davis

Photo Time

Hockey

Tuck shop - Thank you to Lesley for volunteering in the tuckshop on a Friday. It is great to have the tuckshop up and running again for everyone to enjoy! As Friday seems to be our new tuckshop day, we will be sending out an Expression of Interest for others to volunteer.

NO TUCKSHOP THIS WEEK DUE TO THE PUPIL FREE DAY!

Kite Festival - Thank you to Bob Duncan and the Tara Futures Group for giving the P&F the opportunity to raise money for the Year 3 - 6 school camp at Kite Festival. It was such a lovely day and it was wonderful to see all the kids' smiling faces! We are very excited to announce that we raised $619. I would like to thank the St Joseph's P&F and staff members for donating their time with preparing the food and taking time out of their weekend cooking, setting up, serving and cleaning up.

Yr 3 - 6 camp - Students from the 3-6 class have come up with some great ideas for fundraising to reduce the cost of camp! Working alongside the students, please see below our events calander for up-and-coming fundraisers! The We are hoping, with the support of our parents and the wider community, that they will be a success for the students. If anyone has ideas for camp fundraisers please contact the office. We would love to hear them.

Year 3 - 6 Bake sale - Friday, 08 September. Lesley Truebody has kindly put her hand up to run next weeks bake sale. We are kindly asking if Year 3-6 parents/guardians can provide baked goods and/or time on the day to help sell the items.

From the Parish

**Parish Priest**: Fr Jack MacGinley **Presbytery**: 4665 3401 (Tara)

St Mary Of The Angels - Tara
Mass Times

Tara: Friday: 9am
Saturday: 6pm

Moonie: Sunday: 9:30am
on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday of the Month

Meandarra: Sunday: 7:30am
on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month

Glenmorgan: Sunday: 9am
on the 4th Sunday of the Month

St Joseph's Awards

Silver Award

Cash Hawkins, Frankie Nystrom, Eliza Adhikary, Isabella French

Bronze Award

Ivy Andersen, Evelyn Allen, Kaileigh McChrystal, Jason French, Decklin Bramich

Students Of The Week

Week 7 - Kaileigh McChrystal, Jaxson de Boeck, Cooper Davis, Violet Ash, Tamarah Leis and Havoc McLuckie

Week 8 - Eleanore Aylott, Hannah Meyer, Deakin Cole, Charlotte Partridge, Braxton McGill, Aldrich Imperial

From the Administration Officers

SCHOOL FEES

We give a big thank you to those who have been making regular payments and to those who have paid in full. We really appreciate it!

If you do need any financial assistance, come in and see myself or Kylie to see how we can help. It is completely confidential!

HOW TO PAY YOUR SCHOOL FEES:

*Cash / Cheque, at the office.

*Direct Deposit:
Bank: ADF
Name: St Joseph’s School
BSB: 064-786
ACC: 100-025-583
Reference: Your Name.

*Centrelink Centrepay Deduction Payments can be made fortnightly or monthly. The School’s CRN: 555075545A

Not Sure how it’s done? Ask at the office for assistance.

Term Dates

2023

Term 1 2023 – Tue 24 Jan (Public Hol 26 Jan) - Fri 31 Mar

Term 2 2023 –(Student Free Day 17 Apr) Tue 18 Apr - Thur 22 Jun

(Travel Day Fri 23 Jun)

Term 3 2023 – (Student Free Day 10 Jul) Tue 11 Jul - Friday 15 Sep

Term 4 2023 –(Public Hol 2 Oct) Tue 3 Oct - Thur 30 Nov

(Travel Day Fri 1 Dec)

Wellbeing Matters

Student Safety

EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE

It is a legislative requirement that all non-state schools have at least two nominated staff members to whom a student can report the behaviour of another staff member that the student considers inappropriate. We call these specially trained staff members School Student Protection Contacts, or SSPCs. Each SSPC has been nominated by the principal in recognition of their integrity, approachability and knowledge in the area of student protection. Whilst students are encouraged to speak up to any trusted adult in the school community, it is important that they know they can access these specific staff members at any time should they have worries, queries or concerns. You will have noticed posters throughout the school depicting our current SSPCs. The SSPCs are also published on our school website along with information about our student protection processes. In everything we do at St Joseph's Tara student safety is our highest priority, therefore the SSPCs at our school are key personnel in our overall safeguarding processes. Please see the poster below depicting our current SSPC team.