CALENDAR DATES

Below is a list of some of the main dates for Family calendars for the next three months:

March Dates

Tuesday 19th March - 12:30 FINISH FOR STUDENTS due to Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday 21st March - Sacrament of Reconciliation @ 7pm in the School Hall

Friday 22nd March - National Ride2School Day

Friday 22nd March - Year 1s Present Palm Sunday

Monday 25th March - Prep - Year 2 Annual Races @ 9:30am & Cross Country Year 3 - 6 @ 12:00

Monday 25th March - Year 4s Holy Thursday Video Premier in the Afternoon

Tuesday 26th March - Year 6s Present the Stations of the Cross

Tuesday 26th March- Parent Teacher Interviews after school

Wednesday 27th March - Year 5 & 6 Summer Sports Gala Day

Thursday 28th March- End of Term early finish 12:30pm

Friday 29th March – Good Friday

Sunday 31st March - Easter Sunday

April Dates

Monday 15th April - Term Two Commences for Students

Wednesday 24th April - School Mass

Thursday 25th April - ANZAC Day Public Holiday NO SCHOOL

Friday 26th April - SCHOOL CLOSURE Staff Professional Development

Saturday 27th April - Community Mass

Tuesday 30th April - School Board Meeting

May Dates

Wednesday 8th May - Dental Van Arrives Onsite & District Cross Country

Friday 10th May - Mother’s Day Stall

Wednesday 22nd May - School Mass celebrating Jayden Nedeski’s Anniversary

Friday 24th May - SCHOOL CLOSURE Staff Professional Development

Saturday 25th May - Community Mass

Tuesday 28th May - School Board Meeting

Thursday 30th May - Sacrament of Eucharist Practise Night

HOLY WEEK PRESENTATIONS

Over three days students in Year 1, Year 4 and Year 6 will be presenting the main events of Holy Week. The details of each event are:

Palm Sunday

The Year 1s will be retelling the story of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, on Friday 22nd March. Parents can attend either the 12:30 or 2:30 performance. These will take place in the school Hall. The Year 1s have been practising very hard for this production and are looking forward to seeing parents at these performances.

Holy Thursday

Our Year 4 students will be releasing their Last Supper Video on Monday 25th March. Families will be sent a link to this Video via Operoo. This has been a great way for the students to begin their preparations to receive their First Holy Communion later in the year.

Good Friday

The Year 6s will lead our school community through a live reenactment of the passion and death of Jesus, on Tuesday 26th March. Students will be presenting the 14 Stations of the Cross and giving other students the opportunity to pray and reflect on the sacrifice made by Jesus for us all.

NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL DAY

This Friday 22nd March, students all around Australia are encouraged to ride to school. This is a particularly important day for us at St John’s because we are in the unique position of having a Bike Ed Program here at school. Join more than 350,000 students across the nation who will be riding, walking, scooting or skating to school on this day.

Thanks to Mrs Stevenson who has made a couple of videos for any families needing a refresher on how to change or repair a tyre tube for a bike. Please click on the links below to watch these tutorials:

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Baptised Catholic students in Year 3 have been preparing to celebrate their Sacrament of Reconciliation this year. Thank you to all the families who attended our Meeting Night last week. A reminder that the Sacrament will take place this Thursday 21st March @ 7:00pm in the School Hall. We look forward to seeing everyone on the night and thank you once again for your continued support.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Our Semester One Parent Teacher Interviews are held over two days this term. The first session is being held today from 1:00pm - 8:00pm. The second session will be held next week on Tuesday 26th March from 3:30pm - 7:30pm. We will offer both online and in person options for this year’s interviews. Some bookings are still available for next Tuesday.

Parents who have not yet made a booking please click on this link https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/2xwcj

UPCOMING SPORTING EVENTS

Prep - Year 2 Races

In the last week of the Term we have several scheduled sports events. On Monday 25th March the Prep - Year 2s will participate in our Annual Races @ 9:30am. Parents are most welcome to join us for this event on our School Oval.

Year 3 - 6 Cross Country

The students in Year 3 - 6 will run their Cross Country @ 12:00 on Monday 25th March. Parents are most welcome to join us for this. This event helps Mr Nathan Geisler to select the St John’s Cross Country Team who will compete in May at the District Cross Country.

Year 5 & 6 Summer Sports Gala

On Wednesday 27th March students in Year 5 & 6 will be competing in the Summer Sports Gala Day. This day is an opportunity for students to compete against seniors from other local schools.

EARLY FINISH END OF TERM 1

À reminder that Term One concludes next Thursday 28th March and students finish @ 12:30. We hope everyone has a happy and safe break over the holidays.

NAPLAN 2024 COMPLETED

Yesterday students in Year 3 and Year 5 sat their final NAPLAN assessment for 2024. The children are to be commended for the calm and confident way they approached these sessions. The Government will send parents a report of their child’s progress on the assessments later in the year, and the school will notify families when we receive these results.

STAFFING UPDATE

Mrs Karen Milkovic will commence her Maternity Leave at the end of this term. Miss Georgia Burston will be taking over fulltime as the classroom teacher in Term 2. Georgia has been working closely with Karen throughout this term, to ensure a seamless transition for the children in Year 4.

FRIDAY ICY POLES - $1

Each Friday during this Term, Year 6s from our Student Voice Group have organised the sale of Zooper Dooper Icy Poles before afternoon play. Our final day will be this Friday 22nd March.

2024 SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION

An important aspect of preparing for any Sacrament is to attend Mass each weekend. Fr Albert is encouraging every child in the Parish of St Andrew’s who is preparing to celebrate a sacrament this year, to attend Mass regularly, to receive God’s abundant graces.

Children preparing for their First Confession, First Holy Communion or to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year, will receive a Mass Journal as part of their Sacramental preparation. The Journal is an easy way for families to record the Masses they attend throughout the year. Please remember to take a pen to Mass so the priest can sign your Journal for you at the end of Mass.

Below is a list of the Sacramental Dates for 2024, which includes the dates of Practise Nights and Parent Information Sessions:

ST JOHN THE APOSTLE COMMUNITY MASSES

Throughout the year we will be holding several weekend Masses, here in the school Hall. All families are warmly invited to attend these Masses. Please check the poster below for which months we will be holding a Mass.

SUBWAY LUNCH ORDERS

The school will continue our partnership with Subway this year. This initiative provides students with an opportunity to receive a ‘lunch order’, that families have ordered and paid for online, prior to the day.

Orders must be placed by 11am the Wednesday prior. (Wednesday, 14th February)

Future Subway Days for 2024

Term 2 – 19/4, 3/5, 17/5, 31/5, 14/6
Term 3 – 19/7, 2/8, 16/8, 30/8, 13/9
Term 4 – 11/10, 25/10, 8/11, 22/11, 6/12

Please order via the link below:

Principal's Message & Videos

Principal's Message

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