Informer Term 2 Week 5

From Our Principal...

Dear Families

When I was 21, I entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon in Canberra. I learnt many things there, one of them being that the military was not for me. Apparently, I had too much of an independent streak.

At that time the Commandant of Duntroon was Major General Murray Blake. He was known by all as a tough soldier. On of the mantras that he used to regularly repeat and has stuck with me through my life was “make as many mistakes as you like men, just don’t make them twice.” It is a great license to explore and challenge ways of doing things. It is through mistakes that we learn. There is great freedom in knowing if I stuff up, I can try again another way. For our kids, mistakes can be a truly fearful experience. The pressure from just themselves to be successful is huge. Over the years I have learnt that we need to engage with our children in conversations about our own failures and what we learnt and that we survived. The world didn’t end because I made a mistake!

The American college football coach Bear Bryant used to tell his charges, “When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don't repeat it.”

As a parent, it can be difficult and challenging to acknowledge our mistakes, especially to our own children, but if you can, it is an exceptionally powerful learning experience for our kids and one that deepens the relationship with them.

Have a great week and hug your kids.

Jamie Emerick
Principal

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Athletics

At our Athletics Carnival on Friday 28 May we will have a coffee van onsite from 9.00am – 11.00am. The van will be set up on the J Hickey side of the oval near pick-up area.

Please note under WHS, all hot drink purchases must have a lid on them at all times and only adults will be served or are to consume hot drinks from the van.

Athletics Carnival - General Information

• Friday 28 May (Week 6) starting at 8.40am sharp.

• Prep – Year 1 to meet teachers in their classroom from 8.20am.

• Year 2- 6 students to meet at their House Tents on oval from 8.20am.

• No Assembly.

• The tuckshop menu will be limited on the Athletics Carnival Day. Ordering can be made via online or over the counter (cash or Eftpos).

• Students to wear a sun safe shirt in their house colour, sports shorts, runners (no spikes), sunscreen, school hat and a large water bottle.

• Students are to be seated in their House Tents except if marshalling or competing. Parents are not to be seated in House Tents but are welcome to ‘set-up’ near the track, but away from marshalling and finish line.

• Spectators are to adhere at all times to COVID social distancing requirements.

• Students born 2013 – 2009 race in their date of birth and Prep-Yr 2 students race in their year level.

• Students born 2013 – 2009 have been pre-timed/measured to ensure they are placed in the correct heats.

• Students finishing 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd in races and field events receive ribbons. Students finishing 4th-8th receive points for their house. Student’s who finish 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd in Championship events earn points for their house and individually (1^st = 6 points, 2^nd = 4 points and 3^rd = 2 points).

• Students born in 2012 – 2009 are eligible for Age Champion.

• Students born in 2011 – 2009 who place 1^st and 2^nd in Championship race/events are eligible for Athletics Team selection.

• Presentation of Age Champions & House Champion to be presented on Monday at full school Assembly, not at the end of the carnival.

• Any students leaving prior to 3.00pm, MUST see their class teacher first and then go to the office to have their name marked off the electronic roll with their parent.

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Our St John’s App Is Live!

We are very excited to announce that the St John’s is live and ready for parents to download to their devices.

Please follow the instructions step-by-step for downloading the St John’s App. The one-off St John’s set-up passcode is 8892.

Additionally, to download the St John’s App to your iPad, laptop or PC, please follow the following link - https://stjohnclinton.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe

Once you have downloaded the App you will see we now have a one-stop-shop for all information you need to stay informed at St John’s.

In the top banner you will see Home, Feed and Manage.

Home will take you to the tiles and Feed will take you to alerts/messages (as Dojo did).

The latest ‘feed’ will be displayed on the home screen above the tiles.

The ‘’tiles’’ we have used are as follows:

• Parent Lounge – takes you straight to the Parent Lounge sign-in page
• Latest Newsletter – each week the newsletter will be uploaded to this tile
• Website – takes you straight to our website
• Forms and Documents – in this tile the following documents have been uploaded – simply tap on the link:
  

Parent Handbook
School Uniform
Behaviour Management
Fees and Levies Schedule
ICT Code of Practice
Tuckshop Menu

• School Calendar – all key dates for the upcoming term (continually updated)
• Tuckshop – takes you straight to the online tuckshop log-in page
• OSHC – links to required forms
• School Contact – takes you straight to our phone contact
• Facebook - takes you straight to our Facebook page
• Seesaw – Our new ‘Dojo’’ – please note that this is still a work in progress
• Newsletter Archive – each weekly newsletter will be archived to this tile for referral where required
• Subscribe to Newsletter – please note that all existing families will be automatically uploaded to this new platform. This tile is for new families in the future

While we feel we have covered all bases, things can be overlooked so we look forward to your feedback or suggestions on information that would be a benefit to be included. As always your feedback is valued; please email Jakki Graham at Jakki_graham@rok.catholic.edu.au