Dear Families,

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I hope everyone is enjoying the week. It has been a hive of activity here at school and will continue until our Term break!

Book Week

Our Book Week activities bring so much excitement for our students. The Parade held on Monday was brilliant with our students participating so enthusiastically! So many wonderful costumes and characters.

Book Week gives an opportunity to continue to read and enjoy our favourite books along with the Short listed Books as part of the Children Book Council Awards. Across the week, the students will be immersed in many other enjoyable activities including competitions that promote a love of reading. Take a look at the gallery of photos on our Book Week page in this edition of our newsletter!

Real Life. Education Program

Tonight Sue Pain from Real Life conducted Family Sexuality Education session for Year F-2 and their parent(s) and 3-4 students.

These sessions were held in preparation for our term 4 classroom program.

District Athletics

Representatives from our Year 5-6 students will compete in the District Athletics tomorrow- Thursday. We wish our team the very best and trust that they will continue to participate with enthusiasm and excellent sportsmanship.

School House Athletics Carnival - Friday OCTOBER 13

Advanced Notice:

Please note that our House Sports event will take place on Friday October 13th. (Weather dependant) It will be held at Waverley Reserve Grass track (Cnr Springvale and Waverley Roads)

Students will be required to have their parents bring them to the oval in the morning (9:15am TBC) and to pick them up at the conclusion of the event. 3pm (TBC)

Parents are encouraged to come and watch the days activity. Parents will also be required to assist.

More details to follow.

Class Liturgy -this Friday 1-2B

Fr David and Fr Casmir are both away this week, but our 1-2 B class will host our whole school celebration with a Liturgy (not a Mass) in the church this Friday at 9am. Following the celebration we invite the 1-2 B class and their parents and extended family to a Morning Tea.

Connor's Run

St John Vianney's School is getting behind Connor's Run - Fundraising through a run or walk on Sunday 10th September.

Several people from SJV will be participating including myself. It would be terrific to see more families join. There is promo code Connor10 - to have a $10 discount applied to registration. We would love more people to join in the fun!!

For those who are interested in signing up to join our team. There are still spots available, register at:

https://www.connorsrun.com/fundraisers/stjohnvianneysprimarymulgrave

Please contact our Parent Liaison Han on 0450907956

Further information on the Connor's Run Page in this newsletter.

Swimming Program Years 1-6

Thank you for your support of our Swimming Program at Haileybury College Keysborough.

This was the first time we have used this venue. We have been asked about the timing of the Swimming Program. It is terrific that our program is intensive across two weeks, rather than spread out across many weeks. This assists us with our learning programs.

Whilst we tried to secure a booking in the Summer months for our Year 1-6 students we were unable to do due to our large numbers. Additionally all swimming venues are booked well ahead. Smaller numbers in Foundation allowed us to be able to secure our swimming program for this year level in November.

If you have any feedback about the swimming program please direct this to Sophie Sullivan our PE teacher. We value your feedback. sullivan@sjvmulgrave.catholic.edu.au

Our Foundation students will participate in the Swimming Program in November!

'SJV Speaks for the Trees'- CONCERT 2023

Tickets are still on sale for our wonderful school concert: 'SJV Speaks for the Trees', an adaptation of The Lorax, by Dr Seuss. You will have received an Operoo message with all details, including a QR code from Try Booking for the night your child/ren is performing. Direct links are also available on the Concert Tickets page or at the school office if you require assistance. Dress rehearsal on Thursday 31st August at schoo

Night 1 Tuesday 5th September -

students with surnames beginning A-L.

Night 2 Wednesday 6th September -

Students with surnames beginning M-Z.

The concert starts at 7:00pm with students arriving at 6:30pm.

School Advisory Council

The School Advisory Council met last evening.

We discussed the 2024 School Fees and Charges. These were ratified. In 2024 there will be a very small increase in the Family Recurrent and Capital Fee fee. $40 in total. A 2% increase. The Year Levy charges will increase by $10. Liz Szabo our bursar will send out the Fees and Charges document with each family later in the year.

We also looked at our planning processes including reviewing our school Timetable in the light of our school needs and the Multi Enterprise Agreement. We will keep you updated.

If you wish to provide feedback about any matter or have an issue please contact council@sjvmulgrave.catholic.edu.au

Returning / Not Returning to St John Vianneys in 2024

An Operoo Form has been sent asking you to confirm whether your child will be returning to SJV in 2024. Your assistance in Completing the form promptly will assist us in our 2024 planning process.

Traffic Management

I ask again that you do not park on the corner of Bevis and Studley St, nor over or in neighbours drive ways. Please be patient and remember safety is our number one priority!

Birthdays

We wish the following students a fantastic day on their birthday!!! May you feel very special...

Happy Birthday! We hope that you enjoy(ed) your special day!