Dear Parents & Carers, This year, Marist schools are celebrang the Montagne Year. The word ‘Montagne’ comes from the surname of a teenage boy who grew up in the area of France where Marcellin Champagnat resided. When Marcellin was asked by the boy’s mother to visit her dying son, he found a boy who was ignorant of God. This event shocked Marcellin and encouraged him in his plans to establish an order of teaching Brothers, known today as the Marist Brothers, to help evangelise young people. Nearly two hundred years later, not only are there over two hundred Marist Brothers serving the Australian community but also many hundreds of men and women Marists educang young people in the Catholic faith as well as preparing them for full and wholesome lives as adult Chrisans. The Marist Brothers began their ministry in Australia in 1872 and it connues in all States and Territories today. It began when Marcellin Champagnat said ‘yes’ to God, through the invitaon of a local priest for him to go to the seminary and begin his training as a priest. By 1817, Marcellin was ordained and had begun his educaonal work in the parishes around Lavalla in southern France. ‘Every diocese fits into our plans’ he declared. We are grateful this now includes dioceses in Australia. Marcellin died on June 6th, 1840 and so each year, around this me, we celebrate Marcellin’s commitment to God and young people during what is called ‘Champagnat Week’. In this Montagne year, we are invited to focus on the ‘Montagne’s’ around us, those searching for God in a world confused and distressed by a lack of opportunity for some and peace for all. Back in his me, in post-revoluonary France, Marcellin supported such people, speaking out through his firm words and clear acons. In this way Marcellin displayed his deep personal faith and his generous love of people. Monday, June 6th we once again celebrate Marcellin’s life, a life devoted to the teaching and caring of others. May he guide us in our endeavours to do the same here in Australia and beyond. Happy Champagnat Day! Here at St Joseph’s we are privileged to have had a long associaon with the Marist Brothers and Fathers. This week we celebrate the contribuon Fr Michael, Br Julian, Br Tim and other Marist Brothers have made to our school. Thank you to Fr Michael, Br Julian and Br Tim and all other Brothers who have worked so hard for the community of St Joseph’s. Our school celebrated Marcellin Champagnat Feast Day, with a Liturgy and during this liturgy the Marcellin Champagnat Awards were presented. Students who receive this award have been: • Well mannered and co-operave; • Respecul of others; • Generous – Willing to help teachers and students without being asked; • Hard working – Aending school regularly and don’t give up easily; • Prayerful – Listen carefully during prayers and liturgies JUNE 6 Marcellin Champagnat 16 Athlecs Carnival 17 Athlecs Carnival 21 Special tuckshop 21 Parent Teacher 22 Parent Teacher 24 End of Term 2 Term 2, Week 9, 8th June, 2016 Principal’s Message 2017 PREP ENROLMENTS NOW WELCOME
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Dear Parents & Carers,
This year, Marist schools are celebrating the Montagne Year. The word ‘Montagne’ comes from the surname of a teenage boy who grew up in the area of France where Marcellin Champagnat resided. When Marcellin was asked by the boy’s mother to visit her dying son, he found a boy who was ignorant of God. This event shocked Marcellin and encouraged him in his plans to establish an order of teaching Brothers, known today as the Marist Brothers, to help evangelise young people. Nearly two hundred years later, not only are there over two hundred Marist Brothers serving the Australian community but also many hundreds of men and women Marists educating young people in the Catholic faith as well as preparing them for full and wholesome lives as adult Christians.
The Marist Brothers began their ministry in Australia in 1872 and it continues in all States and Territories today. It began when Marcellin Champagnat said ‘yes’ to God, through the invitation of a local priest for him to go to the seminary and begin his training as a priest. By 1817, Marcellin was ordained and had begun his educational work in the parishes around Lavalla in southern France. ‘Every diocese fits into our plans’ he declared. We are grateful this now includes dioceses in Australia. Marcellin died on June 6th, 1840 and so each year, around this time, we celebrate Marcellin’s commitment to God and young people during what is called ‘Champagnat Week’.
In this Montagne year, we are invited to focus on the ‘Montagne’s’ around us, those searching for God in a world confused and distressed by a lack of opportunity for some and peace for all. Back in his time, in post-revolutionary France, Marcellin supported such people, speaking out through his firm words and clear actions. In this way Marcellin displayed his deep personal faith and his generous love of people. Monday, June 6th we once again celebrate Marcellin’s life, a life devoted to the teaching and caring of others. May he guide us in our endeavours to do the same here in Australia and beyond. Happy Champagnat Day!
Here at St Joseph’s we are privileged to have had a long association with the Marist Brothers and Fathers. This week we celebrate the contribution Fr Michael, Br Julian, Br Tim and other Marist Brothers have made to our school. Thank you to Fr Michael, Br Julian and Br Tim and all other Brothers who have worked so hard for the community of St Joseph’s.
Our school celebrated Marcellin Champagnat Feast Day, with a Liturgy and during this liturgy the Marcellin Champagnat Awards were presented.
Students who receive this award have been:
• Well mannered and co-operative;
• Respectful of others;
• Generous – Willing to help teachers and students without being asked;
• Hard working – Attending school regularly and don’t give up easily;
• Prayerful – Listen carefully during prayers and liturgies
JUNE
6 Marcellin
Champagnat
16 Athletics Carnival
17 Athletics Carnival
21 Special tuckshop
21 Parent Teacher
22 Parent Teacher
24 End of Term 2
Term 2, Week 9, 8th June, 2016
Principal’s Message
2017 PREP ENROLMENTS NOW WELCOME
Principal’s Message continued
Greg Cran Principal
Have a great week everyone,
Save the Date
St. Joseph’s Parish & School Fete 2016
Friday, 2nd September
5pm till late…………...
The students who received this award this year are:-
Prep - Siya Patel
Year 1 - Shelleah Fisher
Year 2 - Dylan Druery
Year 3 - Yuna Olbes
Year 4 - Sophia Purcell
Year 5 - Athena Ricketts
Year 6 - Bridie Prendergast
Congratulations to all these students.
At this time of the year, teachers are working to
collate student work samples and reflect on student progress to enable them to make reporting decisions. These
decisions are then shared with parents and carers in the reporting process. This process is inclusive of a written Report
and a Parent Teacher Interview. Both elements of the process complement one another and the best access to infor-
mation about student achievement occurs when the report, along with student work samples, are reviewed in the Parent
Teacher Interview. It is hoped that all parents or carers will take advantage of the opportunity, provided by the class
teacher, for a reporting interview, to ensure a complete and accurate understanding of each student’s achievement.
Parent Teacher interviews will be conducted on the 21st and 22nd June. Please prioritise these dates in your diary.
Remember our School Athletics Carnival
Filed Events on Thursday, 16th June from 8.45am to 10.45am
Track Events on Friday, 17th June from 9.00am—to 3.00pm
All Welcome
APRE Message
Welcome to winter and what a cold start it has been. It was lovely to see some very needed
rain, although not as much as we would have liked. On these cold days, please send a school
jumper, ensuring it is clearly named, with your child. We have been allowing students to borrow
our spare school jumpers, but often there are not enough for the number of students requiring
them. We do have some second-hand jumpers available for sale here at
school.
Lunchboxes
As the weather gets colder the children seem to want more to eat. We
have noticed that a few lunchboxes do not have many items of food in them. If your child packs
their own lunch, could you please check that they have enough food. We seem to have been giv-
ing out a lot of apples over the past few weeks, to fill up those hungry tummies. Many of the
items in the lunchboxes are sugar based and whilst this gives the student a quick energy boost,
it does not sustain them for long periods. A sandwich or wrap is more sustaining.
With the unpredictable nature of our day to day lives, preparing and packing a healthy lunchbox
can be a difficult task. Finding time to shop and prepare interesting and healthy meals for
school lunches can be stressful. But the foods we send to school with our kids can contribute up
to 1/3 of their daily intake of nutrients. So it’s important to pack a balanced lunch to ensure
they’re getting the nutrients they need.
Preventing Infections by Handwashing
We are entering the season of winter infections and already we
have noticed increase absentees, due to illness.
Hand-washing is an easy way to prevent infection. Frequent hand-
washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading
illness. Hand-washing requires only soap, or liquid saop and water, or an alcohol-based hand sani-
tizer — a cleanser that doesn't require water. We are encouraging all students to wash their
hands frequently, or to use hand sanitizer, in order to reduce the spread of infections.
Celebrations this term:
6th June-Marcellin Champagnat Feast Day
10th June-Anointing Mass-Year 4 at Castra
Domestic Violence
We continue our campaign to speak up and stamp out domestic violence. We have been concentrating on how we treat each other. Our focus continues to be: