A message from Emily

Dear parents and carers,

Today we had the Watoto Children's Choir visit St John's. This was a fabulous opportunity to see and hear talented children from Uganda. Thank you for sending a gold coin donation. We raised $260 and their fundraising goes towards supporting the education of girls in South Sudan and northern Uganda. Our school choir hosted our visitors, singing for them and having a shared lunch before the whole school enjoyed the Watoto Children's Choir singing and dancing. The children also got a chance to dance along and hear personal stories from some of the children. Thank you to Alicia who coordinated this special event for us.

As communicated earlier in the week, we had a very successful Bunnings BBQ at the West Footscray store last Sunday. Thank you to all the families who came to support our fundraiser by buying a sausage and bringing along family and friends. This couldn't have happened with out the planning of the PFA team, Mel and the volunteers on the day who gave their time and energy to working a shift throughout the day. We couldn't have pulled this off without each of you. Thanks again for making our first event such a hit!

We have finalised the numbers, and the total takings for the day came to $3,111.60. After accounting for our supplies, we made an incredible profit of $2,393.75!

To give you an idea of the sheer scale of your hard work, together we went through:

• Over 800 sausages
• 15kg of onions
• 8 litres of sauce

I would also like to thank Viv for her creative skills in printing our logo onto our aprons. I think you'll agree, they look great and will come in handy in future events.

Since our last newsletter we also hosted our Father's Day breakfast. We had so many dads and special people in the lives of the children attend. Special thanks to the 1 Hub who led our prayer gathering and certainly had their song, "My Dad is Cool!" stuck in our heads. I hope everyone had a lovely day celebrating and remembering the special dads in their lives.

Building Update:

An email was sent out to all families today with a detailed update on the hall and the upcoming building project. Thank you to the team for your support in putting this together and we look forward to sharing more news in coming months. Please see a copy of the communication attached below.

MACSSIS

This morning all families should have received a reminder email from me about the MACSSIS Family Survey 2026 as it closes tomorrow.  The email was sent to all families containing an individual PIN to access this year's MACSSIS survey. If you did not receive this, please check your spam folder or contact the office so we can share it with you.

So far we only have 28 families who have responded and we would love to hear more voices as a part of this opportunity.

Division Athletics Day: A message from Michelle Graham

Congratulations to the following children who competed in the MaribyrnongDivision Athletics Carnival last Tuesday. It was a beautiful sunny day and our athletes put in a 100% effort to run, jump and throw their best.

• Yr 6:  Fionn N (200m & 800m), Georgie V (Shot Put)  and Yel A (Hurdles)
• Yr 5: Evelyn Z (200m), Evelyn T (Triple jump), Angus D (Long Jump), Maddie A (Triple Jump), Evie R (800m), Kate M (Shot Put)
• Yr 4:   Jubilee K (Long Jump & 800m), Lucas V (triple Jump)       

A big shout out  and congratulations to Georgie and Lucas who have progressed to the next round of events at the Regional Athletics Carnival in Term 4. 

The St. John's community wishes them all the best for their events.

Footy/Sports Colours Day:

Tomorrow is the last day of Term 3 with a 1pm finish! We are holding our annual 'Footy/Sporting Colours Day'. Children are invited to come dress in their favourite teams colours/guernseys for a day of fun. Our school Sports Captains will support Michelle with rotational activities in the morning and their is a hot dog lunch for the children who have placed an order. Lunch orders can also be order through the Spriggy app as normal.

What's coming up:

• Friday 18 Sept: 
  • MACSSIS Survey closes
  • Footy/Sports Colours Day 
  • Last Day of Term, 1pm Finish
• 5th Oct: Term 4 Begins
• Family Photos Fundraiser 10/11th October. Spots are filling up fast so don't forget to book in to secure your session.

It's been a busy but wonderful term. I hope that everyone enjoys a slower pace over the next two weeks with lots of sunshine and fun. 

Warm wishes

Emily

OUR IMAGE OF THE CHILD

‘At St. John’s, we strongly believe that children are at the centre when given authentic and meaningful experiences. They flourish when their passions and interests are acknowledged and valued. Children are empowered when they take ownership for their learning. They have a right to develop autonomy through discovery.’

(St. John’s Staff, 2018)

We respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation as the owners of the land on which we live, play and learn at St John's Primary School, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

All students attending St. John's Primary School have the right to feel safe. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a fundamental responsibility of all within our school.