Key Dates & Reminders
CALENDAR DATES
Below are list of some of the main dates for Family Calendars for the coming few months:
June Dates
Tuesday 24th June - Second Hand Uniform Sale 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday 25th June - School Mass @ 9:30am
Saturday 28th June - Community Mass @ St John’s School Hall (5pm)
July Dates
Friday 4th July - End of Term STUDENTS FINISH at 12:30
Monday 21st July - Term 3 starts for Students
Wednesday 23rd July - School Mass
Saturday 26th July - Community Mass @ St John’s School Hall
Thursday 31st July - Sacrament of Confirmation Family Meeting
August Dates
Thursday 21st August - Book Week Parade
Friday 22nd August - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Saturday 23rd August - Community Mass @ St Andrew’s Church
Tuesday 26th August - School Advisory Board
Wednesday 27th August - School Mass
Friday 29th August - Sacrament of Confirmation
END OF TERM EARLY FINISH 12:30
A reminder that next week is the last week of Term 2. Students will finish early on Friday 4th of July, with a 12:30 pick up.
SEMESTER ONE REPORTS
Teachers are currently collating all assessment results and will be finalising the students’ Semester One Reports over the coming weeks. Access to a digital copy of your child’s Semester One report for 2025, will be released next week, the final week of this term.
PARISH FINANCIAL SLIP RETURNS
Catholic education in Australia was established through the hard work and generosity of the generations who have come before us. This generosity over the past 150 years has allowed St Andrew’s Parish to build six Catholic Primary Schools. As recipients of this generosity, the families of St John’s have a responsibility to ensure that the Parish continues to flourish. We are asked to support the parish with our time and talents and by making sure we contribute financially throughout the year.
Families received a letter and brochure last week outlining the current Parish Renewal Program. In keeping with your pledge upon enrolling your child at St John’s, we ask ALL FAMILIES to re-evaluate their situation and complete the My Financial Pledge slip at the back of the brochure and return this to the School Office by Monday, 30th June. Your contribution no matter how small will ensure that we have a viable Parish in the long term.
FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART MASS
Our final school Mass for the term will be tomorrow Wednesday 25th June and will be dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At this Mass we offer assistance to the poor by donating non perishable grocery items. These will be brought forward with the offertory procession and will then be handed on to the St Vincent De Paul Society who will distribute the goods to needy local families.
ST VINNIES WINTER APPEAL
Thankyou to everyone who donated a non perishable item and a gold coin today as part of our Vinnies Winter Appeal fundraising casual clothes day. If your family would still like to make a donation, please send these in tomorrow so that we can add them before members from our local Vinnies chapter come to collect our coins and cans.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION INFORMATION
The celebration of our 2025 Sacrament of Confirmation will take place during Term 3. To help parents prepare their children for this important Sacrament we will be holding a Family Night on Thursday 31st July @ 7:00pm in the St John’s Hall. At this meeting Fr Albert will chat with families about the importance of the Sacrament your child is preparing to receive.
It is expected that all Confirmation Candidates attend this meeting with a parent. During the meeting we will be discussing church requirements such as who is eligible to be a Confirmation Sponsor, the significance of the saint’s name your child chooses to take in Confirmation and the dress code for the celebration.
Below is a list of important dates, in the lead up to celebrating the sacrament. You may wish to mark these on your family calendar:
Confirmation Family Meeting
Thursday 31st July
7:00pm @ St John’s School Hall
Sacrament of Confirmation
Friday 29th August
7:00pm @ St Andrew’s Church Werribee
LUNCH ORDERS
Our Parents and Friends have organised two lunch order options for students to access. Below are the details for which option is available on what day. Please note that each option requires a separate App:
Mondays: Students can order a Subway lunch order via the Canteen Hub App
Fridays: Students can order a lunch order from TK Tuckshop via the Spriggy School App
PARENT MORNING TEA & PRINCIPAL’S CATCH UP
All school parents are invited to stay after school drop off to meet informally as a parent community over a coffee and a biscuit. In this time you can mingle with other parents and be updated by the Principal on what is happening behind the scenes. e.g future building projects, trends in education, Q & A.
Next Morning Tea Date: Friday, 27th June
Venue: School Hall
Time: After Morning Drop Off
SECONDARY ENROLMENT INFORMATION YEAR 5’S 2027
Year 5 Students are required to enrol for Catholic Secondary Colleges by Mid 2025.
Please ensure that you have completed your enrolment applications within the timeframe specific to the school you are applying for.