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A prayer for me
Dear God,
As winds continue to blow and I find myself in the pile,
Help me to remember that my sameness with others,
Is a strength when needed.
At the same time,
Let me realise that my uniqueness, and what makes me special,
Is most easily seen when I am seen by You and shared with others.
Help me to be a strong presence in the plie.
And a confident marvel when looked upon by others.
Amen
Dear parents and carers,
Over recent days, our school has been bathed in an array of colour and wonderful experiences. It has been our school at its best in many ways.
Thank you to all in our school community; parents, staff, students and friends, who came together last Sunday to host and support our Family Picnic Day and Colour Run. It was amazing to see it all underway and to experience the joy of the children and families as they navigated their way through the food stalls and fun activities.
While final amounts are still unknown, it is pleasing to be able to provide much needed support to Mary MacKillop House, in their important work assisting women and families in need.
Nachos Day
The final Nachos Day for 2024 is being held on Tuesday 19 November. Please remember to place your order early to ensure we are well prepared for the day. Orders can now be made on Qkr!
Foundation Orientation Day and Welcome Function
Today we welcomed 45 new Foundation students and their families to St Joseph’s, in preparation for 2025. It was a sea of excitement and nerves as the children spent time in the Foundation classrooms, getting ready for ‘big school’. This is always a wonderful insight into the strength of the school as we welcome new families and hear from them why they have chosen St Joseph’s.
As part of building connections with families new to the school, tonight we are hosting a Welcome Function for our incoming 2025 families, and any families who have joined the school during 2024. It promises to be a lovely night. Please feel free to come along from 6.00pm if you would like to build further community connections.
Year 5 Camp
Good luck to our Year 5 students and staff who tomorrow are heading to Greenhills at the Cotter, for the two-day leadership camp. This is always a great couple of days and gives the students an opportunity to look at their leadership for the coming year. As part of this, today the students also engaged in the CSYMI program, Journeying with Jesus. The students listened to members of the CE youth Ministry Team as they reflected on the role of leaders, and where they can draw strength from their faith.
Have a great end to the week.
Yours in Christ,
Cameron Tarrant
St Vincent Christmas Appeal – Food Hampers
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal is the time to share all the wonderful Christmas cheer at St Joseph’s with those who are less fortunate than us. To help those in need we will be participating in the St Vincent de Paul 2024 Christmas Appeal. The Christmas Appeal will be launched on Monday of Week 5 and conclude on Friday 6 December. Each year level has been allocated a food group to donate. Please consider showing your child how we can all bring joy to others this Christmas through donating to others in need.
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2024 St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal Class Donations |
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Foundation |
Savoury Treats: Crackers, chips, corn chips |
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Year 1 |
Sweet Treats: Biscuits e.g. (ginger-bread, shortbread, chocolate biscuits) lollies/confectionery |
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Year 2 |
Tinned Fruit: Tinned fruit – berries, mango, peaches, plums, cherries, fruit salad, passionfruit |
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Year 3 |
Antipasto, Condiments: Jars - olives, sundried tomatoes, smoked oysters, pickled onions, cranberry sauce, apple sauce, mint sauce, gravy |
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Year 4 |
Dessert: Brandy sauce, UHT custard, jelly, fruit cake, fruit pudding, |
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Year 5 |
Drinks: Soft drinks and fruit juice |
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Year 6 |
Nibbles: Nuts, dried fruit, crackers, chocolates, candy canes |
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Staff |
Christmas Table Decorations: Napkins, bon-bons, decorations |
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St Vincent Christmas Appeal – Gifts
For families wishing to provide a gift for specific families in our area there will be a giving tree in the front office at both the ELC and school. These giving trees will have gift tags with the age and gender of people in the O’Connor and Lyneham area that are in need this Christmas. Families are invited to take a tag from the tree, and tape it to a wrapped gift before placing it under the giving tree. Suggested gifts are included with the gift tags. If purchasing gift cards please give them to the office for safe keeping.
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Prayer Celebrations
- Remembrance Day lead by Defence students on Monday 11th November
- Advent Week 1 – Hope lead by Foundation on Friday 22nd November
- Advent Week 2 – Peace lead by Year 5 on Tuesday 26th November
- Advent Week 3 – Joy lead by Foundation Tuesday 3rd December
- Thanksgiving/Graduation Mass lead by Year 6 Monday 9th December
- Leadership Handover lead by Year 5 and 6 Tuesday 10th December
- Advent Week 4 – Love lead by Year 4 Friday 13th December
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With the Holy Spirit
Kirstie Buckley
Religious Education Coordinator
Sustainability in Action
Walk to School on Friday
Please join us at the Lyneham shops at 8:15am as we walk to school. What a great way to reduce emissions and build community!
Parents are always welcome.
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“Lovely days don’t come to you; you should walk to them.” – Rumi
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Ryan McGee
Sustainability Coordinator
Spanish Time!
Spanish Club with Señora McGee y Señorita Martens has kicked off with great success! Students were given art supplies to collaborate and create a flag of any Spanish speaking country. Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia flags were constructed quite creatively.
Next week students will be engaging with a Spanish dance lesson and perhaps enjoying a special Spanish surprise!
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Ryan McGee
Spanish Teacher
Our focus the past two weeks has been on preparing for our very special Remembrance Day ceremony. Our Defence Club kids have been cutting, glueing and designing some beautiful poppy decorations. We have enjoyed putting together rosemary sprigs to gift parents and the children have shown beautiful respect and consideration as we have practised for Monday’s ceremony.
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I hope to see some of you on Monday 11th November, 10.30am in the hall for our ceremony.
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Resources
Defence Member and Family Support Events
Here you can find all the information about events and register your attendance. You can also follow their page to receive notifications when a new event is posted. To find out about these events and national webinars occurring, please visit DMFS events eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/defence-member-and-family-support-canberra-8927579647
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Save the Date….
Friday 6 December – Walk & Talk
Friday 6 December – HMAS Harman Christmas Party
Tuesday 21 Jan – ADF Equip (Relocation) program
Saturday 1 Feb – DMFS Community Connection Carnival
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Have a great week!
Lisa Bauer
Defence Support Mentor
Hi Parents and Families,
NACHOS NACHOS NACHOS
Tuesday 19th November is Nacho Day.
Orders must be in by 12pm Sunday 17th November.
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Did you know Nichole our fabulous Canteen Coordinator started Nacho Day to help raise some funds for the P&F and bring our community back into the school after Covid.
This will be Nichole’s last Nacho Day with St Joey’s as her family moves onto high school.
So let’s send Nichole off with a bang and beat her record of 213 orders!
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Thank you
Congratulations to the Week 4 award recipients:
| Foundation Red |
Oliver W Louis N |
Foundation White |
Eloise W Jamyang Y |
| 1 Purple |
Aiden O-R Olivia M |
1 Teal |
Julia Y Cuauhtli V-D |
| 2 Magenta |
Eloise P |
2 Yellow |
Henry W Matilda G Archie A |
| 3 Black |
Louis D Sahana B Stella M |
3 Navy |
Beatrice H Levi N Mia M Austin F |
| 4 Gold |
Ario H Beatrice J Darcy E |
4 Green |
Ayla A Isla C Charlie G |
| 5 Blue |
Phoebe G Sophia T Edmund G |
5 Orange |
Lucy M William O |
| 6 Lime |
Genevieve G James J |
6 Silver |
Anouk U Caetano A-M |
| Sustainability |
Charlie G |
Defence | Madeline O |
Happy birthday to these students who celebrated their birthday this week:
| Emmy M |
| Jack L |
| Evie P |
| Bonnie P |
| Finn L |
| Oliver W |
| Olivia T |
| Connor J |
