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WEEK 1 Friday 16th October School Closure Day

WEEK 2 Monday 19th October Book Week Dress Up Parade 8:55am Tuesday 20th October Forest Day Excursion Reconciliation Parent Info Night 6pm Friday 23rd October Peter Combe Concert for R-3 Mission Liturgy @ 12:30 led by Yr 4/5 Gala Day Activities from 1:10

WEEK 3 Tuesday 27th October Yr 2-5 Hot Shots Tennis Day Wed 28th to Fri 30th October Yr 6/7 Camp Friday 30th to Sat 31st October Yr 2/3 Class Excursion and Sleepover

WEEK 4 Monday 2nd November Board Meeting @ 7:30 Tuesday 3rd November Yr 3 Reconciliation Service 6pm Thursday 5th November SACPSSA Athletics @ Adelaide (Yr 4-7 students who qualify only) Friday 6th November Yr 2/3 Forgiveness Mass @ 11:30

St James the Apostle Parish Mass

Saturday 7pm Sunday 9am

Please sign in on arrival and follow the appropriate protocols listed in the front

of the Church.

NEWSLETTER Term 4 Week 1

12th October, 2020

ST. JAMES SCHOOL ‘Bring the Mission of Love to Earth’

REFLECTION

We acknowledge the Ngadjuri people, traditional

custodians of this land.

Term 4

New Teacher and Student Today we welcome 2 new people to our St James School Community. Mrs Alanna Wardle began her teaching role in the Year 4/5 Class. She has been teaching at St. Joseph’s Gladstone until the end of Term 3 and has had a variety of teaching positions in the mid north. We look forward to working with Mrs Wardle. We also welcome Max in Reception. He joins us from Mallala Primary School. We hope his time at St James is a long and happy association.

BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS

TUCK

MOWING

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Welcome to the Term 4, Week 1 Newsletter. I hope everyone had a happy and

safe holidays and enjoyed the chance to get out of routine. Today Miss Arbon takes over teaching the Reception/Year 1 Class for the remainder of the year. I am sure that she will work well with the class and continue to maintain the good routines and work expectations that were set during the year. This Thursday afternoon and evening, I will be attending the Farewell celebrations for Bishop Greg O’Kelly. He has served the Pt Pirie diocese as Bishop for 14 years. Previously he had been the Chairman of the South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools and has been a headmaster of Catholic schools for three appointments. He has had a long and distinguished career and he will be honoured and acknowledged for his contributions. Please keep Bishop Greg O’Kelly in your thoughts and prayers. There is plenty of events taking place this term. See below for further details. ST JAMES SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY—REMINDER St James School will have a school closure day this Friday 16th October. Staff will be taking part in a Religious Faith Formation Day.

GALA DAY LITURGY AND ACTIVITIES In Religious Education, for the first four weeks of the term each class will focus on the topic of Missions. This is about how the Catholic tradition has a focus on the dignity of the human person and the preferential treatment of the poor. This includes looking after and providing care and assistance to those who need it most. Part of this work is about understanding the bible stories about this and the actions we can do as a school community to look after the poor and disadvantaged. Each class will attend a Liturgy at 12:30 to pray together. After lunch the liturgy will be followed by Gala Day Fundraising activities , which will be run by each class. Parents are most welcome to attend these activities. More information will be sent home in the coming days about this. STUDENT TEACHER The Yr 2/3 Class will be fortunate to have a student teacher working in their class this term. Miss Wadlow will have two placement days this week from 14th October followed by a placement from 19th October to 11th November. We look forward to working with Miss Wadlow. BOOK WEEK The annual Book Week celebrations will take place next week. This is an important week to celebrate as we love to promote a love of reading. Being in a habit of reading and having a love a reading helps children to succeed with their learning. Each class will have a display in the Learning Centre next week. The Book Week Parade will take place next Monday 19th October. We look forward to seeing the students dressed up in their favourite book character.

Monday 19th October Convenor: Dale L Work: Bern M Monday 26th October Convenor: Bridget L Work: Prudence H TUCK – FLEXISCHOOLS APP Just a reminder to parents: To minimise issues with ordering through the app, we are asking all families to place their tuck order, (where possible), over the weekend, rather than first thing Monday morning.

PARISH ROSTER

SEPTEMBER

Hamish (1st), Pippa (8th), Lucy (9th),

Alayla (14th), Georgina (15th),

James H (31st)

17th September—21st October

Scott & Luke C

22nd October—25th November

Mitch F

The mower and equipment is now

housed in its new end shed. Please

remember to sign the log book each

time you mow.

Saturday 17th October

Welcomers: Anne Marie S & Hank L

Servers: Volunteer required

Sunday 18th October

Welcomers: Adrian & Sara C & Family

Servers: Matilda C & Zoe P

Saturday 24th October

Welcomers: Letitia R

Servers: Austin & Zoe R

Sunday 25th October

Welcomers: Sharon & Ben M & Family

Servers: Patrick S, Patrick S & Cooper M

FOREST DAY Due to the success of the last Forest Day Excursion, all students will attend another excursion to Bundaleer Forest, 9km south of Jamestown on Tuesday 20th October. The activities of the day are linked to the Health curriculum. The permission notes previously filled out, cover this excursion but please let us know if there has been a change to any medical conditions or requirements for your child since then. PETER COMBE CONCERT The R/1 and Yr 2/3 Classes have been invited to attend the Peter Combe Concert at Jamestown Community School on Friday 23rd October. We look forward to the show and learning some new songs. UNIFORMS & HATS Please note that this term students are required to wear their Summer uniform. All students must wear a hat at all play times. P&F NEWS—WORKING BEE There will be a working bee this Sunday the 18th of October starting at 10am. We will be working on the veggie garden and other areas of the school grounds. We would greatly appreciate any and all help. This working bee is focused on the Reception to Yr3 families but everyone is welcome. ENROLMENTS FOR 2021 We are in the planning stages for 2021. If you know of a family that may wish to enrol their child please ask them to contact the school for an enrolment pack. Children who turn 5 on or before 30th April can begin school in Term 1 and those who turn 5 on or before 31st October can begin school at the beginning of Term 3. SAPSASA NEWS Congratulations to Zoe H, Maisie W, Patrick S, Sam R and Darcy A on being selected to represent North Eastern in this year’s SAPSASA Athletics team to compete in the 2020 Country Championships in Adelaide on Friday 20th November 2020 (Week 6, Term 4). SACPSSA NEWS This term will see the rescheduled Catholic Athletics and Catholic Swimming events take place. Please see the dates below and more information will be forward to the children who are part of these teams next week. Catholic Athletics- Thursday 5th November, Week 4 (Adelaide) Catholic Swimming- Friday 13th November, Week 5 (Clare) PRODUCTION DVD Just a reminder that you can still order your production DVD from Palmer Photographers. DVDs are available for $25. Please contact Palmer to place your order and finalise payment.

Payment is preferred by EFT to:- WL Palmer & Co BSB: 085 645 Account No: 508097771 And quote your last name as the reference.

6/7 Camp Can any parents of students from the 6/7 class who are able and willing to chaperon on the 6/7 camp please let us know by tomorrow afternoon.

SCHOOL BOARD Next Meeting: Monday 2nd November 7:30pm

School Closure Day- 16th Oct

Yr 6/7 Camp-28th-30th Oct

Yr 2/3 Sleepover-30th/31st Oct

SACPSSA Athletics-5th Nov

SACPSSA Swimming-13th Nov

SAPSASA Athletics- 20th Nov

Yr 7 Leadership Camp-25 & 26

Nov

Swimming Lessons-Mon 30th

Nov-Fri 4th Dec

St James Graduation-8th Dec

IMPORTANT DATES

PARENTS & FRIENDS

Next Meeting: Tuesday 27th October 6:30pm GINGERBREAD FUNDRAISER

Reminder that the P & F have their Gingerbread Fundraiser this year. Please return your order slip by the 6th of November. Order forms will be attached in case you have misplaced yours.

Our deepest sympathy to the

Broad family on the passing of

Joan B over the school holidays.

Joan was grandmother to Tom

Broad and great grandmother to

Sophie and Imogen B.

Please keep the family and close

friends in your prayers during this

time.

ATTACHMENTS

Updated parent calendar

P & F Ginger bread fundraiser

order form

FAITH FORMATION

‘Never see a need without doing something about it’ (Mary MacKillop)

THANK YOU A big thank you to Fr Brian and the 6/7 class for leading our End of Term Mass on the last Thursday of Term 3. Our next whole school celebration will take place next Friday 23rd October when the 4/5 Class will lead our Missions Liturgy at 12.30pm. This will be followed by our annual Gala Day festivities. FIRST RECONCILIATION CANDIDATES Please keep the following children in your prayers as they undertake the sacrament of First Reconciliation on Tuesday 3rd November (Week 4)-

Archer H, Gus L, Charlotte T, Alexis F, Ned C, Alice F, Hazel H and Will P.

On the grace filled occasion of your First Reconciliation,

may you discover the peace and the amazing love of God’s forgiveness.

FIRST RECONCILIATION PARENT/CANDIDATE MEETING- Tuesday 20th October at 6.00pm FIRST RECONCILLIATION- Tuesday 3rd November 6.00pm

GOSPEL VALUE: RELIABILITY For Weeks 1, 2 and 3 of this term, we have a focus on the Gospel value of reliability.

"Trust in the Lord forever, for in God the Lord, we have an everlasting rock.” (Isaiah 26:4)

Some ways that we can be reliable: Keep your promises, manage the expectations that others have of you, don’t leave people waiting, whatever you do - do it well, be consistent and finish what you start. CANONISATION ANNIVERSARY This Saturday marks the 10 year anniversary of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop’s canonisation back on October 17th, 2010 at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome by Pope Benedict XVI. Mary’s canonisation has proved to be a powerful impetus for many of the world’s people in their efforts to recognise God in all of creation and especially those of the human family who are dispossessed and marginalised. GALA DAY- CATHOLIC MISSIONS LITURGY The month of October is known as Mission Month for Catholic Missions. During this time we aim to fundraise money to assist Catholic Missions with a focused project in a particular country in need. Our annual fundraiser is our always highly successful Gala Day. This year we will hold our Day on Friday *** October (Week 2)– Our Gala Day will begin with a Liturgy hosted by the 4/5 class, to be held in the Church at 12.30pm. This will lead into lunch time and our annual Gala Day activities run by the children (from 1.10-2.30pm). Don’t forget to collect all your ‘coins’ and bring them in on the day! All families and friends of the school community are welcome to attend one or both of these events. We would love to see you there. There will be a plethora of craft, food and game stalls set up, all in aid of raising money for Catholic Missions. The focus country this year for our Missions fundraising is Cambodia, with the theme being ‘For the joy of the Lord is your strength’ (Nehemiah 8:10). The focus country this year is Cambodia and in particular the ‘Arrupe Centre’ which provides for Cambodian children with disabilities. Chen is the face of Mission Month in 2020. Chen is a landmine survivor who lost both his legs when he was 16 years old. Chen has been given the care and opportunity to turn this tragic event around thanks to the Arrupe Centre. The Arrupe Centre has evolved over the past twenty years from a short-term rehabilitation centre to a fulltime home for children with disabilities, whether it be from landmine accidents or from illnesses such as polio. The Arrupe Centre urgently needs support to continue providing young people like Chen with opportunities so they can live a full and dignified life. The Arrupe Centre is just one of many critical initiatives established by the Catholic Church in Cambodia to develop and nourish the country’s must vulnerable people and these projects are what our fundraising will help support.

Many Thanks, Jed Sutter (REC)