Week 10 Thursday 30th March * Bendigo Banking * School Cross Country Friday 1st April * School Assembly at 2.50pm

Week 11 Monday 3rd April * Commonwealth Banking * Fundraising Committee Meeting 6.00pm (staffroom) Tuesday 4th April * Easter Raffle tickets due Thursday 6th April * Bendigo Banking Friday 7th April * Last day of Term 1 * School Mass 10am * School Assembly at 2.30pm - P&F Easter Raffle drawn - Easter Hat Parade

Other Important dates Monday 24th April * Pupil Free Day

ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

85 Larmer Street NARRANDERA NSW 2700 PO Box 248 Telephone: (02) 6959 2238 Fax: (02) 6959 3006 Email: sjn-info@ww.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sjnww.org

Band Camp As part of the Diocesan music initiative, band members have been invited to participate in a Band Camp at Borambola on Wednesday and Thursday the 6th and 7th of June. Further information will be send home to all band members. a3 Professional Development Four members of our staff will be engaged in a day of professional development with the staff of a3 on Wednesday. a3 is the name of the company which provided voice and movement training for our children and staff last year. a3 concert At the end of the a3 program next term, the children will combine with children from other schools in our district to perform in a combined concert. At this stage the venue and timing is yet to be confirmed. Possible venues include St Francis hall and the Roxy Theatre. Most likely the concert will be held in the evening. There is an expectation that every child taught by a3 will participate in the concert. New School Council Guidelines On Monday night, prior to the P and F Meeting, Kerry Mowett from the Catholic Schools Office shared a Powerpoint presentation which outlined the new Diocesan School Council Guidelines. Kerry was able to answer many of the questions we had and provide us with a starting point for this period of transition. I will share more information with you when it becomes available. Uniform for Friday Due to the cross country carnival being held on Thursday students can still wear their sports uniform Friday. If this is a problem, normal school uniform will be ok. Graeme Urquhart, Principal

29th March 2017 NEWSLETTER 9/2017 Term 1—Week 10

Canteen Menu (Term 1) Tuesday & Friday

Orders must come into the office the day before

Ham or Chicken Salad Roll $4.50 Salad box with Ham or Chicken $5 Salad box $4 Toasted Ham /Cheese Sandwich $3 Pie $4 Sausage Roll $3

Canteen

The canteen will be open on Monday’s & Friday’s for the remainder of Term 1 for recess and the beginning of lunch for the children to

purchase drinks, ice-blocks, chips & lollies NO LUNCH ORDERS - these are still to come to the office for the

remainder of Term 1

Look Closer Jesus asks “Do you believe that I give you eternal life? The Catholic faith has always had a strong conviction about heaven. It’s one of the reasons why we have so many saints: people who help us to live with daily awareness of the reality of heaven. Why Do we Do that? Stations of the Cross. In Early Christianity pilgrims would go to Jerusalem to retrace the steps of Jesus during the Crucifixion. Signs depicting these events were placed along the way. Not everyone could go to Jerusalem, so the Stations of the Cross was popularised in statues, paintings and devotional prayers as a way of helping people reflect on the sacrifice Jesus made for us. Reconciliation Next Tuesday children from Year 3 to Year 6 will participate in Reconciliation in preparation for the Easter Season. Mass Dates Term 1 Year 6 Parish Mass Sunday 2nd April 9:30am End of Term Mass Friday 7th April Year 4 10:00 am Altar Servers 1st April Ruby and Clancy 2nd April Eliza Mass Times St Mel’s Narrandera Saturday: 6:00pm Sunday: 9:30am Julie Flynn Religious Co-ordinator

School Cross Country The school cross country will be held tomorrow at the sportsground. The children will leave the school by bus at

approx. 9am and return to school at 2pm. The Order of Events is as follows: Approximately

Swimming Congratulations to Katelyn Johnson who competed at the MacKillop swimming carnival in Sydney last Friday. She swam a personal best by 3 seconds. The girl that won swam a 36.71 from Sydney and Katelyn swam a 39.51 and finished 10th out of 16 in the backstroke. There were 6 girls including Katelyn that finished in the 39 seconds bracket. That's how close it was. Well done Katelyn!!!

AFL Good luck to Cameron McLean & Jag Daniel-Alchin who will be travelling to Wagga for the MacKillop trials for AFL on Friday. Good luck boys!!!

9.30 a.m. 5,6/7yrs Walk the Course. 11.15 a.m. Junior Girls compete (8,9,10).

9.45 a.m. Juniors Walk the Course. 11.45 a.m. Junior Boys (8,9,10) compete.

10.00 a.m. Seniors Walk the Course. 12.15 p.m. Senior Girls compete(11 & 12).

10.20 a.m. 5/ 6yrs Girls compete. 12.45 p.m. Senior Boys compete (11 & 12).

10.30 a.m. 6yrs Boys compete. 1.15 p.m. Clean Up

10.40 a.m. 7yrs Girls compete. Presentation

10.50 a.m. 7yrs Boys compete. 2.00 p.m. RETURN TO SCHOOL

Did you know you can receive your

Fees, Receipts and/or Statements via

email? This is especially helpful for

anyone that pays their fees direct into

our bank account.

Please contact the office if you would

like to receive this financial

information electronically.

Late to school…. If your child arrives late to school

for any reason they must be signed in by a parent or guardian at the front office prior to going to

class. We appreciate your assistance in this matter

To the following students celebrating their birthdays over the coming week,

We hope you have a fantastic day! Eliza Fraser & Ruby Hewitt

AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who received awards last week;

Year 6: Alirah Hands, Patrick Gooden, Lydia Murcia, Jag Daniel-Alchin, Lily Sergeant & Eli Whiteman

Year 5: Schapelle Salucci, Riley Roden, Isaac Kschenka, Clancy Ryan & Daniel Lawrence

Year 4: Jorja Davies & Ella Heckendorf

Year 3: Savanna Trimper, Mason Pearce, Jasmine Fraser, Riley Carey

& Alyssa Sweeney

Year 2: Jessica Wright & Jack Castle

Year 1: Dezi Moran & Liam Tait

Kinder : Kane Topping, Alice Foley & Scarlett Cuteri

Some of our budding

Year 6 builders

working on one of

their vegetable boxes

for the Year 6 Kitchen

Garden Project

Cross Country Canteen

FOOD DRINKS Sausage Sizzle: $2.00 Water: $1.50

Chicken Kebab (GF): $2.00 Sports Water: $1.50 Mini Quiches (GF): $2.00 Fruitboxes: $1.50 Cup Cake/slices: $1.00 Coffee $2 Watermelon: 50c Frucca lollies: 10c

The canteen will be open from 9.30am till the conclusion of the carnival. Students will be given an opportunity to visit the canteen and eat at appropriate times throughout the day and parents are looked after

without needing to leave the sportsground.

The P & F Easter Raffle! We hope everyone has been busy selling their

tickets! Please return all tickets, along with

your donated Easter Egg and/or something of

your choice by Tuesday 4th April 2016.

Raffle drawn – Friday 7th April at the

School Assembly.

JUNIOR BASKETBALL

Week 6

Wednesday 29th March

5.00pm Junior Boys

Crt 1 Clippers v Warriors Referees Lee

Crt 2 Pistons v Rockets Referees Matthew

5.50pm Intermediate Boys

Crt 1 Hawks v Giants Referees Lee Bryce

Crt 2 Kangaroos v Eagles Referees Matthew Reid

6.40pm Intermediate Boys

Crt 1 Magpies v Swans Referees Lee Matthew

Thursday 30th March

5.00pm Junior Girls

Crt 1 Flames v Capital Referees Mikayla Katelyn

Crt 2 Stars v Spirit Referees Matthew Pippa

5.50pm Intermediate Girls

Crt 1 Fever v Mercury Referees Zara Imogen

Crt 2 Mystics v Suns Referees Matthew Clancy

6.40pm Intermediate Girls

Crt 1 Storm v Sparks Referees Lee Zara

6.40pm Senior Boys/Girls

Crt 2 Raptors v Blazers Referees Matthew Jack Rilen

7.30pm Senior Boys/Girls

Crt 1 Magic v Bulls Referees Lee Taj Crt 2 Pacers v Thunder Referees Matthew Reid

Narrandera Auskick (Ages 5-10) Commencing: 21st April 2017 Time: 16:30pm Duration: 90 minutes Location: Narrandera Sportsground Registration Online: www.aflauskick.com.au Registration amount: $70 (Online payments only) Auskick registration is entirely online this year with both registration and payments to be completed online. So please don’t wait until the first night of Auskick to register your child as we will not have the facilities to do this. Auskick packs will be sent directly to your specified address and not sent to the Auskick Coordinators as was the case in previous years. Auskick is a great initiative and will help your child learn the fundamental motor skills vital for future physical activity and sport participation as well as learning how to interact with other children as part of a team in small group activities. As a parent you are the driving force in helping AFL Auskick to be successful, without valuable volunteers this program would not be able to function. Please let us know if you would like to help in any capacity, your experience as a parent is all you need to be a valuable volunteer and we will provide any additional information you require. For any further information please visit the Narrandera Auskick Facebook site or contact the Narrandera Auskick coordinators Adam Davis and Stu Hutchins on the following details: Adam Davis 0437031878 narranderaauskick@gmail.com Stuart Hutchins 0427563219

Please contact the office for a Registration form

Contact the office for a full size entry form