Informer - Term 3 Week 6

From Our Principal

Dear Families

Once again, we’re holding the School Fun Run .  The event will be held on Friday 15 September. 

Keep your eyes peeled for the sponsorship booklet and parent letter which will be given to your child during their PE lesson this week.  Once you have the booklet, please sign up for a Student Profile Page at schoolfunrun.com.au. You’ll be able to access online fundraising and can win a $20,000 Ultimate Family Package.

Students who raise $10 or more will receive a reward.  The more money they raise the better the reward. 

We’re looking for all students to participate and we’re organising a great day for our community, so we’d love everyone to come down to support the kids.

If you have any questions about the Fun Run please contact the School Fun Run Office on 1800 FUN RUN.

Thanks in advance for supporting our school.

Have a great week and hug your kids.

Regards
Jamie Emerick
Principal

Caritas - Thanks

Congratulations to the community of St John the Baptist Catholic School. You have managed to raise $1172.10 for Project Compassion. Your generosity is truly inspiring and you have displayed the character of Jesus through your compassion to those in need. We dedicate ourselves to Human Dignity – Known and Loved by All.

Thanks to the compassion of people like you, children in Cambodia can access clean water, farmers in Zimbabwe can grow drought-resistant crops and families in the Solomon Islands can be better prepared for natural disasters.

Here are some of the amazing impact that your support has contributed to:

• 70, 494 people gained improved access to drinking water
• 23, 316 people adopted innovative and sustainable agricultural practices
• 46, 439 people participated in session on women’s equal rights
• 15, 133 people participated in the development or implementation of disaster risk reduction plans

Caritas is grateful for your support.

Father's Day Stall - Orders Close Fri 18 Aug

Order forms for our annual Father's Day Stall were sent home with your child last week.    

If you wish for your child to participate, we ask that the form is completed and returned to the office with correct money by Friday 18 August 2023.  Please complete one form per child.  NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED.

The Father’s Day stall will be held on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st August 2023. Students will be called by their class to come in and choose a gift/s for their loved ones.  Each gift will be to the value of $5.00.

Free Prep Vision Screening

Good vision is important for a child’s educational, physical and social development. Vision screening checks for common eye conditions that may impact your child’s ability to see and therefore impact their learning and development.

A Registered Nurse will be visiting St John's on 29 and 30 August 2023 to conduct vision screening for children in their Prep year. Your child does not need a Medicare card in order to participate in screening. If you wish to have your Prep child participate in this free vision screening program, please complete a consent form by 24 August.  Online or paper consent forms are available and will be distributed to you. Parents do not need to be present for screening., however if you would like to be, please contact the school to arrange this.

If your child’s vision is screened, you will be advised of the results in writing. If a vision concern is found, you will receive a phone call from the nurse to discuss referral to an eye health professional for further assessment. If a vision concern is identified and your child requires glasses, eligible health care card holders may be assisted with free basic glasses through the Spectacle Supply Scheme.

Participation in vision screening is not compulsory. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Primary School Nurse Health Readiness Program on 1800 687 372.

Library News ...

BOOK OF THE YEAR: Picture Books

Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years.  (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).

All these book titles can be found in our wonderful library!!

This term we have been trying to figure out Rebus puzzles…..our latest winner is Milla in 6D.

Congratulations Milla who correctly guessed ‘to travel overseas.’  Travel

Science Week and Book Week 2023

This week  we celebrate Science Week (12 - 20 August) and next week we celebrate Book Week (19 - 25 August). There will be a number of school-based activities and competitions which will be announced during and in the run-up to these events.

Please note that there will NOT be a Book Week Dress-Up Day this year, as we hold these biennially. 

GPC's Port to Park FunD Run - Sun 20 Aug

Registrations close Wednesday 16 August 2023 – 12pm. 

St John’s will directly benefit from the Port to Park FunD Run through student registrations being donated back to our school.  3km run/walk starts at 8.30am.  10km run/walk starts at 6.30am.

Register at:

https://www.gpcl.com.au/community/port-to-park/

Be sure to nominate St John’s as your preferred school when registering.

Please note:  It is the responsibility of parents/carers to nominate and run/walk with their children.  No supervision by St John’s staff will be provided on the day.

Eisteddfod Results

Congratulations to all our students who participated in the Gladstone Eisteddfod last week.  Some results are as follows:

Kaiden Braes - 3rd place 20th Century Onwards flute solo & 2nd place Mixed Woodwind Solo
Elise Johnston - 1st place Pre 20th Century Flute Solo
Mikaylah Erridge - 1st place 20th Century Onwards Flute Solo & 2nd place Pre 20th Century Flute Solo
Clara Robertson - Flute Solo
Stella Hermann - Highly Commended 20th Century Onwards Flute Solo
Stella Hermann, Clara Robertson & Elise Johnston - Woodwind or Brass Duo/Trio 3rd place
Soriia Murray
Charlotte Rippingale

Clean Up Club - Thanks

Disco - Friday 25 August

St John's Way Awardees

Volunteer Tuckshop Roster

Tuckshop Menu

OSHC September Vacation Care Program

In And Around OSHC

OSHC Easter Vacation Program

Music Tutor Update

Please be advised that we are doing all that we can to secure a Music Tutor for the Friday Private Lessons and our School Band.

We are actively advertising on a variety of platforms and have approached a number of private music teachers currently working in Gladstone. Unfortunately, we haven’t had any luck securing anyone for the position, but will continue actively searching.

Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs

Here at St. John’s, we pride ourselves on being sustainable and recycling what we can to help God’s creation. Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs is an Australian company that is collecting and sorting bread tags nation-wide. They are creating new products with recycled bread tags that include wheelchairs and reusable food bowls. As of May 2023, they have recycled over 10,000kg of Aussie bread tags (that’s over 10 tonnes of plastic waste)!

How can you help? Please collect any plastic bread clips from home and bring them into your classroom to put into your class’ collection container. There is also a collection container at the front office. Once a fortnight, Year 4 will collect the containers and empty them into our main bin. Once this is full, we will take it to the collection depot in town, where they will be sent away for recycling.

Thank you for helping us to be kinder to our world and for looking after God’s creation.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Inquiry Evening

Family Football Sausage Sizzle

SOS Catholic Youth Trivai Night

Star of the Sea Parish Feast Day

Inclusion Australia - NDIS Workshops

The Twits on Stage at GECC

Gladstone Swimming Club Sign On

BITS Cricket Club - Women & Girls Progam