General Information
Information which you need to be aware of.
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL YEAR 3 - 6
Today our Year 3 - 6 students travelled by bus to the Vic Uni Athletics Track in Hoppers Crossing. The students are to be commended for the way they embraced the day and had a go at all the different events on offer. The results from today help Mr Geisler select students who qualify for the District Athletics Competition held in August. As you can see from the pictures a great day was had by all!
Athletic Carnival Results
1st - Yellow
2nd - Blue
3rd - Red
4th - Green
NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL DAY
On Friday 22 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.
STAFF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
This week a number of our staff will be completing Level 2 Diabetes Training. During the sessions the staff learn about the condition and the best ways to support a student with Type 1 Diabetes. They will explore food and its impact on the condition and they will learn about monitoring glucose levels, administering insulin and understanding low and high glucose levels.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - TAKE HOME READER CHANGING
We are looking for Parent Helpers who are available on either Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday between 8:50 - 9:30am, to help change student take home readers. Interested parents will need to have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) and some confidence using a computer and a barcode scanner.
All volunteers will need to attend a Child Safety meeting and then will be trained by staff once they commence. If you are interested in helping out or have any questions, please call the office.
YEAR 5s VISIT THOMAS CARR COLLEGE
Last Friday the Year 5s visited Thomas Carr College for the day. They toured areas of the school and participated in a range of subject based activities. During the day they visited the Science Labs, the Art room and the Food ech rooms. As you can see from the photos they had a great day.
ASSEMBLY LIVE STREAMS
Each Friday the students gather for a whole school assembly in the Hall. This event is usually streamed to our Vimeo channel. Families can view assembly by clicking on the link which is emailed via email using your Operoo profile. The email only goes to those parents who have ‘“receive correspondence” checked in their settings.
ONLINE SAFETY
Last year St John’s began working with the team at Inform and Empower, to help parents and students navigate the online world safely. We continue the partnership this year with Year 1 - 6 participating in online cyber safety sessions during February. During the sessions the students explore how to be more aware, clever, kind and brave when they are online.
Below is a link to a short video introducing the team at Inform & Empower:
Below are links to Parent Tip Sheets, we strongly recommend families have a look at these as they can be a great springboard to important discussions you can have with your child.
TAKE HOME READERS
Take Home Readers Year 1 & 2
Take Home Readers for students in Year 1 and 2 have commenced. Students change their books twice a week. If they finish the book prior to the next reader change day, we suggest you have your child reread the text, to improve fluency and comprehension. A Reading Diary will be sent home with your child’s book and we encourage families to fill these in. They are a great way to track the process your child is making. Those students who have achieved a Level 28 are considered independent readers. As such they are able to choose their own reading material. We encourage families to become members of the local Julia Gillard Library in Tarneit located at 150 Sunset Views Blvd, Tarneit.
Prep Take Home Readers
The transition to school is a major milestone and you will most likely find your child is very tired at the end of the school day and needs extra rest and sleep. Home Reading books do not commence in Prep until Term 2. By this time your child will have been taught several letters and sounds in class and be able to ‘sound out’ words in the home reading books.
During Term 1 the expectation is that children in Prep are read to using a range of materials including books you may have at home or by visiting the local library to borrow books. Families can also access the Sunshine Classics Online resource by following the steps below:
FOOTBALL & NETBALL CLUB
Invitation for Junior Players
CHILD SAFETY - ONLINE SAFETY PARENT HUB
As part of our ongoing commitment to child safety, we have an Online Safety Parent Hub. The Parent Hub provides a wealth of online safety resources such as; digital parenting guides, app reviews and articles. These are developed by a team of leading digital safety and wellbeing experts. Plus, families have access to free parental control tools to help keep children safe while using their personal devices. Content on the hub is constantly updated and added to, so parents should try to get into the habit of visiting this regularly especially as new online social media platforms and games are released.
To access the Online Parent Hub, simply go to the Student Wellbeing Tab at the top of our School Website and click on the Online Safety Parent Hub. The bottom of this page is where you enter the Hub.
TARNEIT TITANS FOOTBALL CLUB
Calling all future Tarneit Titan footballers! All families are welcome to come down and try out our junior football program and be part of the Titan family. At Tarneit we work with our Juniors to develop skills and ensure players enjoy camaraderie whilst creating memories on and off the field.
If you have any questions, please contact Troy on email enquiries@tarneittitansfc.com.au or message us directly on any of our social media pages.
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE
A Before and After School Care Service is available onsite and is run by Quantin Binnah. To access this service students must be registered prior to attending. All registrations and enquiries should be directed to Quantin Binnah by calling 9742 5040 or visiting the Quantin Binnah website at
http://qbcc.org.au for further information.
The hours of operation are as follows:
Before School Care Monday – Friday 6:30 – 8:30am
After School Care Monday – Friday 3:15 – 6:00pm
(6:00 – 6:30 pm is also available at additional cost)
UNIFORM
With all items of our new uniform now available at Rushfords, it has been wonderful to see so many students wearing one of our many new uniform options. A reminder for those students still wearing the old uniform, to wear black shoes and not runners if they are wearing the original summer dress or grey school pants.
LABEL ALL SCHOOL UNIFORM ITEMS
It is important to label all school uniform items. The most commonly lost items are Hats and School Jumpers. These can be easily returned if they are correctly labelled. Please be aware that over time all labels fade and will need to be redone.
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The St John’s School Advisory Council was established in 2022. The role of this group is to support the Principal, Parish Priest and leadership team of the school. We are calling on any parents to express an interest in being part of the School Advisory Council. Please contact the school if you are interested in pursuing this role.
Thanks once again to our Advisory Council members for their ongoing commitment to our school community. Members of the council give parents ‘a voice’ in advising the principal about important matters related to the ongoing education of the students. The Advisory Council meets six times over the year each meeting limited to a 90 minute duration.
Please Note: Our first meeting has been cancelled, pending the finalisation of new members to the council.
Below are the scheduled meeting dates for the year:
- Tuesday, 12th March at 7pm (Cancelled)
- Tuesday, 30th April at 7pm
- Tuesday, 28th May at 7pm
- Tuesday 30th July at 7pm
- Tuesday, 27th August at 7pm
- Tuesday, 22nd October at 7pm