Around The Primary

Dear Parents

Welcome back! 

Wow – what a day! Our Grandparents’ Picnic was a huge success!  We want to say a big thank you to one and all, for your most amazing support of this special event. It really was a super day, with a positive and happy atmosphere that rippled through the library courtyard and surrounding areas.

The staff and I spoke to many happy grandparents, and they all commented how wonderful it was and were so thankful and appreciative. We have also received a lot of positive emails about the entertainment on show, the changes we are making to our buildings and the wonderful school spirit that is so vibrant and community focussed. The students had a fabulous time and enjoyed spending their lunch time with their special guests.

On Thursday afternoon, the Year 5B students accompanied by Mr Fromm, Miss Graves, Miss Di Stefano, Mrs Reddell, Miss Hubbard, Ms Moore and Ms Kidd departed for Zoo Camp. A sincere thank you to our dedicated staff, who once again went ‘above and beyond’ to be able to provide this special opportunity for our students. We look forward to handing over some tired, well fed, and resilient campers to you this afternoon. 

Special thanks to all those that completed the survey regarding the starting time of the Mother's Day and Father's Day Eucharistic Celebrations.  As most families indicated they would prefer 7:30am for both of these celebrations, we will go ahead with this for next year.

Kind regards,

Antoinette De Pinto

Head of Primary 

We hope you enjoy viewing the Primary Dance Showcase clip from Term 3.

Dates to Remember

Please check the College Website to note all the important Primary school events for your family calendar. http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/view/for-parents/calendars

Term dates for 2022 have also been updated on the College Website Parent Information | Dates | John XXIII College

Visual Arts Exhibition

The College’s Visual Art Exhibition runs from Monday 18 October (Opening Night) to Saturday 23 October 2021 featuring artwork from both Secondary and Primary students.

Students participating in Visual Art lessons from Year 3-6 will have a piece of artwork exhibited and a small selection from some Early Learning and Junior Primary students will also be displayed. It is a great opportunity for parents and the community to view artwork across all years and for students to showcase their artwork.

Everyone is invited to come and celebrate the students design and creativity with both 2D and 3D work from a range of forms being exhibited and I look forward to seeing many of you throughout the week.

Ms Fiona Blaauw

Primary Visual Art Specialist Teacher

Young Writers Competition

Well done to all the students who entered the Tim Winton Young Writers Competition.  Congratulations to the following students for receiving a Highly Commended certificate in their particular category (Lower Primary, Middle Primary and Upper Primary).

Mrs Tara Purcell

Primary Digital Technologies & GATE Special Teacher

Sport Update

Our Kindy – Year 2 students are busy preparing for the Junior Primary Athletics Carnival which takes place on Thursday 28 October.  We are looking forward to seeing lots of spectators cheering on our Junior Primary children!

Extra sporting opportunities:

Soccer

Coach Adi and J&J Soccer - Tuesdays, 3:30pm to 4:30pm on the Junior Primary oval.  Please contact Coach Adi juricadi@hotmail.com to sign up for students in Pre-Primary to Year 6 (Pre-Primary players must be accompanied by an adult).

Basketball

Shawn Redhage Basketball - Wednesdays, 3:20pm to 4:20pm in the St Louis Sports Centre for Years 3 to 6. Please see the attached flyer for the details and how to sign up.  

Tennis

Nick Kirkbride from City Beach Tennis Club returns for Term 4 at the College.  Mondays, 7:30am to 8:30am and 3:30pm to 4:30pm for Pre-Primary to Year 6.  To sign up, click here: www.coastaltennis.com.au/jtc-enrolment.  

Mr Steve Williams

Primary Sports Coordinator