Informer Term 4 - Week 4

Catholic Education & 2024 Qld State Election

Is Your Family Leaving St John's?

Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival Nominations

While our Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival is not on until Thursday 21 November this year, we will be asking students to nominate for their events in the coming weeks.

Our Swimming Carnival has both competitive races (students need to nominate) and novelty events (across pool, kickboard, Splash Zone, inflatables) which students do not need to nominate for.

Our carnival has many heats, catering for varying ability levels and children do not need to be competitive swimmers to enter any of the 25m events.

Students will self-nominate at school, supervised by their class teacher, via a google form on their iPads. Students can nominate in the following events.

100m freestyle
50m freestyle or 25m freestyle
50m breastroke or 25m breastroke
50m butterfly or 25m butterfly
50m breastroke or 25m breastroke

After the students have self-nominated for their races, the draft program will be displayed for checking and adjusting where required. If you have any concerns or questions, please see your class teacher, Mrs Graham or Mr Langdon.

Catholic Mission Month

Socktober is celebrated at St John’s every year. October is historically Catholic Mission month and the focus in 2024 is on Mongolia. The plight of Mongolia’s homeless will be highlighted this year with Catholic Mission working to help people with food, shelter and safety.

Fast Facts from Mongolia:
-  3.3 million people live in Mongolia
-  74% of children from vulnerable backgrounds do not complete secondary education
-  1 in 4 Mongolian people experience food insecurity
-  Mongolia experiences one of the coldest winters in the world with temperatures plummeting to -40 degrees celsius.

Crazy Sock Day & Day for Daniel - Friday 25 October

On Friday 25 October St John’s will hold their annual Crazy Sock Day. Students are encouraged to wear flamboyant and colourful socks to raise awareness for Socktober. This year the focus is on Mongolia and the homeless. Please bring along a gold coin donation for the day.

Some Year 5 students are creating colourful bracelets to sell. They will be on sale Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (23-25 Oct) from Nazarene Place for a gold coin.

On this day we also promote the importance of child safety. Students are encouraged to wear a splash of red with their crazy socks and PE uniform for Day for Daniel. 

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Signing Club

Tuckshop Ordering Information

The following information will ensure the efficient ordering of tuckshop for your child/ren:

• Tuckshop must be ordered online via QuickCliq www.quickcliq.com.au  Orders will not be accepted at the Tuckshop or Office.
• Orders must be placed by 8:10am. Tuckshop can be ordered weeks in advance. Simply click on the day/s that tuckshop is required.
• QuickCliq operates very slowly at very busy times i.e. close to 8:10am.  During these times the system may boot you off and require you to log back in. Late orders put a lot of pressure on our tuckshop staff and volunteer helpers.
• If you miss the ordering cut off time, your order will be transferred to the following day.  You will be notified of this on the screen.
• Parents MUST check confirmation email to ensure the order has been processed for the correct food on the correct day.

If you have any problems with the online ordering system please contact QuickCliq via 1300 11 66 37, or email: support@quickcliq.com.au

Our tuckshop operates every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (first and second breaks).

Volunteer Tuckshop Roster

Tuckshop Menu

Tuckshop Assistant: Position Vacant

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is seeking a positive, energetic and enthusiastic person who enjoys cooking, and is dedicated to the health and well-being of children, to assist our tuckshop convenor. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Applicants must hold or be eligible to apply for a Working with Children Blue Card.  Food handlers certificate is preferred.  This position is 9am - 12pm every Friday, with extra hours when our convenor is unavailable or needs extra help. 

Applications close: Wednesday, 30 October 2024.

Please apply online via the following link:

https://cedr-portal.applynow.net.au/

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Uniform Shop Hours

GRC Disaster Preparedness Video

In preparation for natural disaster season, the Gladstone Regional Council (GRC) has released a short music video to help you get prepared.  Please access link below:

https://youtu.be/FioY-u-rtsc?feature=shared

All Girls Cricket

Basketball Summer Season

Star of the Sea Church Centenary Art Competition

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