Dear Families,

To all our Mothers and Special Women.....

Thank you for all you do in support of your children, families and our school.

We appreciate you and wish you every blessing for a beautiful Mothers Day!!

Take Care !

Mothers Day@ SJV

Today our students had the opportunity to purchase a gift for their Mum/ special women in their lives from the P&F Mothers' Day stall. Thank you so much to the staff and parent group for organising and selling the gifts.

Calling all Mothers & Special Women

Breast cancer Fundraiser.

Celebration on Thursday 8th May.

Please bring a Gold Coin Donation tomorrow

Classroom Activities | 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Afternoon Tea | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

We look forward to welcoming you into our classrooms and sharing some special moments together, followed by a relaxed afternoon tea.

If your child is a member of the choir they will be singing at 3:15pm - 3:30pm in Performing Arts.

Class Masses

Last week we began the season of class Masses with 3-4 L leading our celebration. We were reminded to live out in our actions and word the Easter joy given to us through the Resurrection of Jesus.

This week 3-4 W will host our Mass and the celebration will be around Mothers and special women in our lives! We hope that many of our families will join us - 9am in the church.

A Morning Tea will follow - please bring a plate. All ingredients listed . No nuts, food cooked in nut oil or fresh cream!!

Confirmation Information and enrolment

Please note that the candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation must attend an information session with their parent next Tuesday 13th May at either 10am or 7pm.

If you are taking your child to the 10am session please come to the office and sign your child out and then you must sign your child back into school.

This information session will take place in the Church.

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Sunday 17th August.

Please note that whilst the organisation of the Sacrament is Parish based, the students will also have lesson preparation at school.

Social and Emotional Support

If you have any concerns for your child the first course of action is to speak with your child's teacher. If there has been a issue with another child that is of concern, please bring this to the attention of the class teacher at the time of the issue so we can assist. Of course as you are all aware, do not approach or speak with any other child.

As you are also very aware, we have a Positive Behavior for Learning Program and we are part of the Resilience Program.

The school has a Student Wellbeing Leader.(Jenny Willmott). We have various clubs to support wellbeing and use outside agencies where appropriate. The school has a Learning Diversity Leader, (Jonathan Rooney) and a school counsellor 1 day a week (Jeff Emond).

As you all know, I am also available to support students and families.

Our school is and will continue to be proactive in support of our students emotional and social wellbeing.

Please read also The Student Wellbeing Page on Friendship in this newsletter

Prayer for the election of the New Pope...

O God, who in your wondrous love watches over your Church,

fill the cardinal-electors with your Holy Spirit to strengthen and inspire them as they choose a new Pope to lead us.

May they choose a shepherd for your Church who will please you in his holiness and guide his flock with love and watchful care, especially for the sick, the poor and the vulnerable.

We pray that your Holy Spirit may be with the one who is chosen to strengthen him to be a messenger of love, peace, and unity in our world.

We offer our prayer through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Amen

Prayer courtesy of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in the Order of St Benedict

Grade 5/6 Public Speaking Debating Program

Our 5-6 Debating Program has begun brilliantly! Sandra deGeest our facilitator has spoken very highly of our students.

GEM Awards

This week Amelia won an Empathy Award

for displaying patience and kindness to others.

Skylar won a Gratitude Award for continuing to use your positivity and joy to make SJV a better place.

Safety in carpark and around surrounding streets

A reminder to parents that you need to be very careful and patient at drop off and pick up times.

Not only are there a number of cars in the carpark but high pedestrian traffic particularly at the back gate and crossing streets.

Please look out for toddlers and all community members.

Safety is our number one priority.

Year 5-6 Camp Information

Thank you to all the parents who came to our meeting last week. If you were unable to attend ensure that you have all the information from the class teacher including the medication process.

Grade 5/6 Interschool Sports Gala Days

Our grade 5/6 students began their Summer Sports Gala day against other schools last Friday. They did exceptionally well. We thank all the parents who have volunteered to help assist with this program. These things are not possible without your Support. A report will be given next week.

John Hannah House

This week Grade 5/6L went to visit the hostel and share information about ANZAC Day and they explored the meaning of the ode together.

'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.'

Modelled Reading

The modelled reading program began this week and we had an excellent turnout. thanks to parents who volunteered to help. If you wish to help with this program you do need a Working with Children. Please email: lwithers@sjvmulgrave.catholic.edu.au

NAPLAN

Our grade 3 and 5 will receive individual student reports that will be sent to schools from the start of Term 3, 2025.

Last evening the School Advisory Council met. We discussed our achievements in relation to the Explicit Teaching of Literacy and Numeracy, Traffic Management and Capital Works.

Our chair is Maria Smith.

Please contact the SAC through the email sac@sjvmulgrave.catholic.edu.au

Junior Sustainability Warriors

A Big THANK YOU to some of our Yr 1-2 students (some others also not pictured) who this week have chosen to pick up rubbish & papers laying around our school yard. WELL DONE !!!

Canteen

CANTEEN WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES-

June :11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th & 20th

Maths Curriculum Resources for MACS schools