St Joseph's Payneham eNewsletter #16

When children's friendships work out differently
Throughout the school years, we’ll find we won’t always agree with whom our children choose to spend their time – be it at school, or out of school. We want our children to ‘hang out’ with peers who will be a good influence. However, here’s some perspective. Certain children, like adults, make better choices than others; and some have better developed social skills than their friends. Think of them as ‘humans in training’.
 

At St Joseph’s School, we take cyber issues very seriously. The app Tik.Tok is one that we find quite concerning with our young students. As with most of the social media apps, they are aimed for people 13 years and older. This is because the content of the apps is better suited to people who have more maturity and an ability to use the social media sites safely. It is our desire and the desire of all parents to see their children fully develop into a healthy, successful, contributing member of society.

Our Year 3 class are celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation next term (30th October & 6th November).

Term 3 Calendar of Events & Activities

SEPTEMBER

Week 10
Friday 25th
Casual Clothes Day - Gold Coin Donation via Qkr in support of Catholic Charities
End of Term 3 finishes (3pm dismissal)

OCTOBER
Monday 12th
Student Free Day
Tuesday 13th
Term 4 commences (Summer Uniform)
Friday 16th
9:15am - Parent Workshop in Gymnasium - 'Building Resilience in children'
Week 2
Tuesday 20th
School Photo Day
7:00pm - Reconciliation Parent Meeting
Wednesday 21st
7:30pm - School Board Meeting
Thursday 22nd
9:00am - Preschool to Year 2 Book Week Parade
10:0am - Year 3 to Year 6 Book Week Parade
 

(Please Note; Calendar of Events & Activities subject to change)

 

St Joseph’s Primary School Payneham
SA Federation of Catholic Schools Report September 2020
John Flynn

The Federation of Catholic School Parent Communities SA

They promote, support and advocate for the interests of parents and families who have chosen, or would like to choose, a Catholic education for their children.

For over 50 years, they have been a strong advocate for:

• the right of all children to receive an excellent education
• the right of parents/carers to choose schools that suit their children’s and family needs
• fair funding from governments to support students in Catholic and other non-government schools
• the right of parents/carers to have a voice in education and other matters that affect their children
• the need to better support parents and families to engage in their children’s learning and build the capacity of teachers and parents to work as partners.

News
The Federation has received a new funding agreement from Minister for Education John Gardner to support our work with parents, families, children and Catholic school communities.

When they met with the Minister last year, he was extremely enthusiastic about their commitment to re-connect with regional and rural communities, and their engagement forums for parents and school staff.

The Federation has been lucky to receive operational grants from both Liberal and Labor state governments for many years. They have always understood these can't be taken for granted or considered 'their right', and especially now that grant funding is hotly contested.

The Minister's decision to provide a three-year funding agreement, and increase the annual amount from $22,000 to $30,000, is testimony to his appreciation and respect of the work the federation does and the way they go about it.

AGM 2020
Highlights from the 2019 Federation Council & Office Report:

• They introduced a new affiliation fee structure which means all school communities who choose to affiliate with them pay less than they used to, some pay a lot less, and some now have free membership.
• Twenty-seven schools joined after Catholic Education SA lifted its ban on schools affiliating with them. Others said they had not thought about this when setting their 2019 budget but would do in 2020.
• They appointed two very part-time Parent Engagement Officers who have been wonderful. With some extra help from Council members, the Federation visited 16 schools in Terms 3 - 4.
• They presented on their role and work to the South Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association and met with the Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association.
• They distributed $29,500 on behalf of Minister for Education John Gardner to support PIE grant projects in 16 school communities.

25th Anniversary
Reading Writing Hotline - 1300 655 5506
A free national referral service for adults

Lots of parents struggle with their own reading and writing, but don't know where to go for support. The Reading Writing Hotline is a free national phone service that puts adults in touch with the help they need.

• Their phones are answered by specialist teachers who can help find the most appropriate classes, tutors, or learning materials; and
• They have a national database of classes, tutors and online help.

Many parents make sacrifices for their children's education but are embarrassed about their own learning needs. Sometimes people just need to chat and get advice about literacy issues. The Hotline is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and in that time has helped over 160,000 adults to find literacy and numeracy classes. 

As an organisation that works with parents, we want to let you know about the Reading Writing Hotline's information and workbooks for parents, such as

• spelling
• writing for the workplace
• filling in forms and writing school notes
• reading to your child

You can partner with the Hotline by;

• Emailing or Calling for more information about how they can work with you
  enquiries@readingwritinghotline.edu.au    1300 6555 06 
• Check out their website for details, case studies and videos

For further information
Website:  www.parentfederation.catholic.edu.au

As part of the Eastern Star Project one of our main objectives has been to identify and further support the wellbeing of our staff, students and parents. Currently, we have a wellbeing team who are investigating possible programs that can be implemented across the Eastern region to enhance resilience, enforce positive education, strengthen relationships and provide coping mechanisms for students in difficult situations. Alongside this, we will be offering parent workshops beginning this year and continuing in to 2021 to allow for education of parents as well as staff and students.  Our first workshop, is ‘Developing Resilience in Children’ which will be held on Friday 16 October at 9:15am in our school gymnasium. The focus will be ‘developing resilience in children’, to be facilitated by Positive Minds Australia.

As well as this, we are further strengthening relationships between our Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in the Eastern region. This will include a range of objectives and will involve teachers and leaders from each of the schools working together to achieve smoother transitions and sharing of pedagogies.  We are very excited about the opportunity to be working alongside our Colleges to enable more collaboration and connections. I will keep you updated as these initiatives continue to unfold.

Vanessa Saccardo
Pedagogical Coach

The Year 6s have been fortunate enough to engage with Urban Youth who aim to support young people.  

Hello and welcome to our third article on 'Get to know a staff member'. This week we have decided to interview Mrs Tania Tryant.

We have asked Mrs Tryant seven questions and here are her answers:

Q1: When did you start working here?
A:“ I started working here in 2001.”

Q2: What is your role?
A:“ I am a Year 2 teacher.”

Q3: What is your dream holiday?
A:“I would love to go to Elafonisi beach in Greece.”

Q4: What’s your favourite book?
A: “Obviously the BFG.”

Q5: What is your favourite quote/motto?
A: “I love the motto ‘Never give up’.”

Q6: What is your favourite thing about St Joseph’s Payneham?
“I started off as here as a kid and continue to love the school as a teacher and as a parent.”

Q7: What does the motto LOVE IN EVERYTHING mean to you?
A: “Love in everything means embracing everyone at St Joseph’s school regardless of their race, gender, culture and religion because God created us all in a unique and individual way.”

Premier Reading Challenge
Congratulations to all the students who have participated in the 2020 Premier's Reading Challenge. The challenge plays an important role in encouraging the love of reading.

This year 170 students entered the challenge. Their name was placed on a star on the St Joseph's Premier's Reading Challenge Wall of Fame located in the Library.

Well done to the participating students in 4/5RG for the the class with the most stars!

In Term 4, the students will receive their certificates or medal.

Library Opening Times

The Library is open for borrowing on:

• Tuesday   8:30 - 8:40am
• Thursday 8:30 - 8:40am

and Senior lunch from:

• Tuesday       1:30 - 2:10pm
• Wednesday 1:30 - 2:10pm
• Thursday     1:30 - 2:10pm
• Friday           1:30 - 2:10pm

Will be celebrated in Term Four, Week 2 (Week beginning 19th October)

The Book Week for 2020 is ‘Curious Creatures Wild Minds’.

The theme embraces the excited curiosity every reader has when opening a book. Where will Book Week take your family? Will you find your ‘Curious Creature’ from the past, like dinosaurs, or will it be a fantasy, or a mythical creature? Perhaps your ‘Wild Creature’ will come from the jungle, or under the sea, or another universe? Maybe you will have the ‘Wild Mind’ of an explorer, adventurer, or the great mind of a scientist?

Book Week is a fantastic opportunity for children to celebrate their favourite characters from their most loved book by ‘’dressing up. With the magic of books the possibilities are endless.

Some ‘Curious Creatures Wild Minds’ costume ideas could include characters such as, The Gruffalo, creatures from Where the Wild Things Are, the BFG, Mr Men, or the old favourite, characters from Harry Potter. Perhaps a mythical creature like a dragon, unicorn, or fairy.

Take a look at some of the wonderful ideas from the websites below, where costumes can be made easily and cheaply at home.

https://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/back-to-school/book-week-2020-costume-ideas-curious-creatures-wild-minds/

https://www.simplifycreateinspire.com/book-week-costume-ideas/

There are many, many choices of costume ideas that you can explore for Book Week.

Book Week Parade
The Book Week parade will be held on Thursday 22^nd October on the asphalt. Due to current restrictions and regulations, this year there will be two sessions:

• The Preschool to Year 2 parade will be held at 9.00am; and
• Years 3 – 6 parade will be held at 10.00am.

Also, due to current parameters, one family member per student can be present for the parade.

Book Fair
During Book Week we will also be holding the Book Fair in the Library from Tuesday 20^th October to Friday 23^rd October.

Children will be able to purchase books during the week, before school at 8:30am to 9:00am; during Year 3-6 lunchtime, from 1:30 to 2:10pm; or after school from 3:00pm to 3:40pm. The last day to purchase books will be Friday morning, the 23^rd October. Due to restrictions there will be a maximum amount of people allowed in the library at the one time.

This year your child may bring home a Book Fair Wish List.  You then have the option to pay for these items by credit in advance. Your child then takes the Wish List with a receipt number as record of payment back to the Fair to collect the books.

Congratulations to the St Joseph's Maths Olympiad Team for completing their 5th and final contest. Each student is to be commended for their participation and persistence in solving difficult mathematical problems.

This year due to Covid19, the contests were not held at a national level but at an intra-school level. The students will receive participation certificates and five Special Achievement Awards will be issued in Term 4.

Well done to all the students who participated:

4/5RG                      4/5PR                    4/5V                   6SM                6A
Thomas                   Archie                   Luca R                 Mitchell          Paolo
Zai                           Ash                      Jai                         Owen
Antonio                   Amelia                   Timothy                Domenic
Jett                         Zain                        Ethan                  Lucas
                               Carla                      Luca F
                                                              Luca I
                                                              Sirat                                                                   

Some comments from the team members:

• "Math Olympiad is a very fun and exciting social group where you can learn new math skills.
• Math Olympiad helps you get better grades for math. Overall Math Olympiad is AMAZING!!!
• Luca I - 4/5V
• Math Olympiad is really fun and teaches a lot of MATH!! - Archie - 4/5PR
• Math Olympiad is good if you want extension for math. It is also not so full on. - Owen - 6SM
• I love math Olympiad because I learn new things in maths. - Ethan - 4/5V

OSHC now taking bookings for October School holidays. Forms can be collected from OSHC or the Front Office.

Parents are reminded that Enrolment Forms should be completed for each child who will utilise OSHC this year together with a Booking Form for any permanent bookings.

Any enquiries please contact Karina Forte, Carissa Cristancig or Helen Crosato.

Bookings and Cancellations must be made via Seesaw or phone/message 0409 675 738 by 9am on the day of attendance or by 5.30pm of the previous day for the following morning session (additional fee for late notification). Alternatively, book via the Front Office Booking sheet.

A Booking fee of $10 per child will be incurred if a booking is not made by 9.00am on the day of attendance or by 5.30pm for the next morning.

A Cancellation fee of $10 will be incurred if a booking is not cancelled by the notification times set down for each session and/or if the child does not attend.

Please note, OSHC now opens from 7.15am.

Wednesdays and Fridays 9am to 10.30am (during school term located in the Preschool)

Cost - Free for Term Three
Bookings are essential
Bookings can be made at the beginning of each week by contacting the Front Office.

Please note, due to COVID restrictions sessions are capped at 15 children plus one parent/caregiver only. 

SJP Gold Netta 3
12/9/20
Score:  SJP Gold d Rose Park (7-3)
Coach: Daniel Russo
Well done girls beating the top team, best game all season!
5/9/20
Score:  SJP Gold d Magill (14-7)
Coach: Daniel Russo
Another great game to finish the season!

SJP Blue - Netta 4
12/9/20
Score:  SJP Blue d Walky Blue (14-2)
Coach: Sonia Milani
The girls have remained undefeated this winter season which has been a fantastic result.
Great effort had by everyone involved!
5/9/20
Score:  SJP Blue d SJ Tranmere (5-2)
Coach: Sonia Milani
Excellent team effort had by all!

Year 2/3 Cougars Basketball
Score:  SJP Cougars d EM Lions (35-12)
Coach: Vaness Beinke
A fantastic effort from all players.  Amazing defence, strong offence and hard work lead to this spectacular win.  Great team effort Cougars!

Sporting Opportunities in Term 4
We are excited to be offering our school students some sporting opportunities in Term 4.

Simply Football will be running a 6 week Soccer Program for our Preschool to Year 2 students to be held every Tuesday after school. 

Resilient Kicks will be running a 6 week Athletics Program for our Preschool to Year 2 students every Wednesday after school.

Resilient Kicks will be running a 6-week tee-ball/baseball program for our year 3-6 students on a Thursday after school.

All sessions will be held on the school ovals throughout Term 4. 

For further information, including dates, times, pricing, and facilitator contact details, please refer to the attached flyers and information. All bookings will be made directly through these sporting organisations. Thank you.

Click on link to view Simply Football Parent Letter

Click on link to view Resilient Kicks flyer

Michael Musolino
PE Teacher/Coordinator & Classroom Teacher

The Canteen is open for Recess and Lunch orders via Qkr only at this stage.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the Front Office.

Please contact Josie on 0413 313 112 if you are available to volunteer in the Canteen. Please note that the Roster is subject to changes at any time. If you are unable to volunteer on the date specified, please contact Josie so other arrangements can be made.

Click on link to view T4 Price List

Sausage Sizzle - Term 3, Week 2

Generously sponsored by LKFS Financial (Bill Antoniou & Peter)

LKFS Financial
a 102 Payneham Road, Stepney, SA 5069
t 08 8363 4133  f 08 8363 4080  w  lkfs.com.au

Thank you to the Parish for their kind donation of $660.00 towards the School Building Fund and their continuing contributions to this Fund.

Devon Clothing Uniform Shop Modbury

School Uniform Online Ordering
In support of responsible retailing and the Government COVID-19 guidelines Devon Clothing are now offering: FREE DELIVERY
- Follow the Devon Clothing online ordering link below
- Click on your school
- Select the uniforms required
Online Ordering: http://devonclothing.com.au/stjosephssp

For online orders, if delivery is made to the school, it is free distribution; this happens every second Thursday. If delivered to home address, the cost is approx. $9

Shop 24, Clovercrest Plaza
Montague Road, Modbury North
T: 8350 7930
E: modbury@devonclothing.com.au

Opening Hours
9am - 5pm Monday - Friday
10.00am - 1.00pm Saturday

Devon Clothing Payment Terms for Uniform Sales and Customer Orders
All uniform sales require full payment up front
Payment options include Cash or Credit Card
Zip Pay is available for Customers preferring payment plans
Register at: accounts.zipmoney.com.au
Cheques are not accepted

Zippay link create an account

All orders below $100 require minimum $50 deposit
All orders $100 & above require full payment upon order

School Front Office purchases
School Bags; Bucket hats; Ties, Communication Bags; Library Bags
Hand Sanitisers - $3.00 each.

Secondhand Uniform Shop
Secondhand uniforms can be purchased from the school on Wednesdays from 3.00-3.30pm.
For further enquiries, please contact the Front Office.

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