I can’t believe this is the final newsletter for this year. How quickly this year has flown!

It has been a year in which we have seen our community flourish, with students joining our school throughout the year, and a building program that, in spite of the logistical difficulties we have had to manage, reflects the growth of the school and our vision to provide the best teaching and learning environment possible for our students.

During the year our whole community, students and staff, have experienced so many opportunities to learn and to grow, embracing new challenges, bouncing back from disappointments and striving to be the best we can be. Our NAPLAN results have demonstrated the progress students are making, and there have been opportunities to enter competitions in Poetry Writing, Digital Literacy, Mathematics and STEM to name a few. In addition to a focus on learning and the pursuit of excellence, we have seen students represent the school and excel in sporting fields, on the stage and in their musical accomplishments. Students have demonstrated their compassion, kindness and care for others through the Learning Assistance Program, raising money for charity and supporting local community events. It was wonderful to celebrate these, and so many other achievements, in our End of Year Liturgy last week.

Our theme this year has been ‘Peace be with you’, a call to wellbeing and wholeness. At this time of year, we might reflect again on what this means; being able to let go of hurts we have felt or caused, and being at peace with the present, accepting that experiences can be uncertain and challenging. I believe this greeting is also an invitation to be hopeful for the future and to continue to live the Gospel values that we learn through our faith and the Catholic Tradition underpinning all that we do at St Joseph’s school.

In this final newsletter, I take this opportunity to thank and farewell staff leaving our community for new adventures: Olivia Northeast, Georgia Hext, Andre Pearson, Sue Schilling, Kody Rosalia, Asha Edwards and Hannah Pycroft. We also farewell Teresa Cragg-Sapsford as she takes leave for a year to pursue her passion for further study. To these, and all our hardworking and dedicated staff, I express my heartfelt appreciation. I also thank you, our parents and students, for the many ways in which you have supported us and been so actively involved throughout the year.

In closing I’d also like to congratulate Emma Waters, whose work ‘Ocean Chaos’ has been selected for the School’s Acquisition Prize. Emma’s bright and thought-provoking work reflects her passion for the environment and its sustainability.

Christmas is a time of hope and new beginnings, a time to remember the greatest gift of all, that of Jesus to the world. May we continue over this holy season and summer holiday to think and act in the image of Jesus, share the wonder of the Christ Child as an infant, and live the values of the Gospel.

I wish you all a safe, happy and holy Christmas and look forward to seeing you all when school returns in January.

Dr Sandra Hewson | Principal

COMING EVENTS Friday, 6th December (TOMORROW)

• Vinnies Christmas Appeal - Christmas Casual Clothes Day

Monday, 9th December

• Years 1-2 Port Lincoln Foreshore Visit (12:30pm - 2:00pm)

• R-6 Christmas Carols Night (5:30pm, School Oval)

Tuesday, 10th - Wednesday, 11th December

• Year 9 Rite Journey - Activities Tuesday, 10th December

• Year 4s Excursion - Foreshore

• (12:00pm - 2:30pm)

• Year 5s & 6s Excursion - Lincoln Cinema (11:35am - 1:05pm)

• School Board Christmas Dinner (6:30pm - 8:30pm)

Wednesday, 11th December

• R - Year 9 Final Day (Normal dismissal time)

• Year 7s Excursion - Flinders Park (11:35am - 1:05pm)

• SJS Uniform Shop closes for School Holidays (5:00pm)

Wednesday, 18th December

• School Office closes for School Holidays (4:00pm)

COMING EVENTS 2020

Monday, 20th January

• SJS Front Office open (8:30am - 4:00pm)

• Stationery Collection Day from School Gymnasium (9:00am - 5:00pm)

• SJS Uniform Shop open (9:00am - 4:00pm)

Tuesday, 21st January

• SJS Front Office open (1:00pm - 4:00pm)

• SJS Uniform Shop open (9:00am - 4:00pm)

Wednesday, 22nd January

• SJS Front Office CLOSED

• SJS Uniform Shop open (9:00am - 4:00pm)

Thursday, 23rd January

• SJS Front Office open (8:30am - 4:00pm) Friday, 24th January

• SJS Front Office open (10:00am - 4:00pm)

Monday, 27th January

• Student Free Day Tuesday, 28th January

• School Resumes for all students

Thursday, 5th December, 2019 - Term 4 Volume 8

Principal’s Message

SEQTA (Reports) This semester, the students will once again receive their reports via our student management system - SEQTA. To access your child's report at the end of the term, you will need to have registered for a user name and password.

If you have not done this in the past, or you can't access your SEQTA account, can you please contact our Digital Technologies Learning Leader, Aashima Nagpal, directly by emailing her at aashima.nagpal@sjspl.catholic.edu.au and she will send you a direct link to re-register.

Michelle Parkes | Assistant Principal Innovation & Learning

Online Stationery Ordering A reminder to families to place your online order for stationery by tomorrow, Friday, 6th December.

All Secondary students should now have received their 2020 subject list via email.

Canteen News As it is the last few days of the term we will not be running a hot special next week, or preparing any extra fresh items for sale. Only lunches ordered through the lunchbox system or online will be prepared. The following items will not be available: cold rolls, fruit salads, salad cups, baked potatoes and flavoured milks.

Lost Property The Front Office ladies are drowning in lost property. If your child has misplaced any items of clothing, drink bottles, toys and/or trinkets etc, please call into the office and check. Please remember to label all items of clothing and belongings in readiness for next year.

Vinnies Christmas Appeal Casual Day Tomorrow (Friday, 6th December), we will be holding our annual Vinnies Christmas Appeal Casual Clothes Day. Students are invited to wear casual clothes with a touch of ‘Christmas’ to school, and bring in donations, such as non-perishable foods, gifts, party supplies and gold coin donations to support the appeal.

We thank you for your continuous support and generous donations and look forward to seeing everyone in their ‘Christmassy’ casual clothes.

SJS Christmas Carols

Next Monday, 9th December the sound of carols will be heard here at St Joe’s at the Christmas Evening. It will be held on the School Oval at 5:30pm and students are invited to dress ‘Christmassy’.

Please see the attached poster for more information.

Principal’s Acquisition Prize It is with pleasure that we announce that Emma Waters is the recipient of the Principal's Acquisition Prize for 2019.

The Principal's Acquisition Prize is where Dr Sandra Hewson and Ms Nicole Russell (Senior Art Teacher) select one piece of work from the 2019 Visual Art and Creative Arts-Photography Exhibition to be purchased for the school. This work will then be proudly hung and displayed within the school. Emma is a Year 11 student who completed Stage 2 (Year 12) Visual Art this year.

We congratulate her on her amazing work and look forward to hanging her beautiful piece, ‘Ocean Chaos’, in the School.

Medication and Health Care Plans

Student Health Care Plans are required for all students who have a medical condition.

The administration of any medication is directed by information provided by a general practitioner and is detailed on the specific health care plan and/or medication authority form, including those for asthma and anaphylaxis management.

It is a legal requirement to have these updated annually, asking your doctor to provide details of best practice relating to first aid treatment of the specific medical condition(s). No medication, including over the counter medication (eg: antibiotics), will be administered by staff without a signed Health Care Plan or Medical Authority Form.

Any student without a current care plan or medication will not be able to attend camps or excursions.

The summer holidays are a good time to have any plans or medication updated. WE STRONGLY DISCOURAGE MEDICATION IN SCHOOL BAGS. NO PANADOL OR NUROFEN CAN BE ADMINISTERED BY SCHOOL STAFF.

Around the School Around the School

‘Ocean Chaos’ - Emma Waters 2019

Awards Ceremony As well as the prestigious Year 6, 7 and 12 Christian Leadership Awards being presented last Friday at our End of Year Liturgy, we had many other special Community Awards and School Awards presented at the Years 7 - 12 Award Ceremony.

We congratulate all of our Community Award Winners, Dux of each year level from Years 7 – 10, Years 8 – 12 Christian Leadership Awards, Years 7 – 12 Effort & Achievement Awards and our Year 12 Subject Award winners.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our very generous community members and businesses who sponsor our Year 11 and 12 Subject Awards. We couldn't do it without you.

We also thank our Special Guests who came to present our Community Awards to the very worthy recipients. We appreciate the award donation and thank you for giving up your time to join us for the awards or having a representative present.

The full list of award recipients and our sponsors are attached to the bottom of this week’s Newsletter. You can also view the photos of the award winners on our School Facebook Page.

St Joseph Sculpture Commission We are thrilled to share with you details of a commission we are undertaking with local stone sculptor Marijan Bekic.

A life size sculpture of St Joseph, taking a break from his carpentry to sit with the child Jesus for a moment of learning, will be incorporated into an embracing circle of seating. The design will allow students to interact in the space and combines images of work and learning so appropriate for our school in the spirit of St Joseph and Mary of the Cross MacKillop.

The whole sculpture will be made of local granite and will take most of next year to complete, but hopefully be installed some time in Term 4, 2020. Marijan has amazed us with his grasp of our spirit and community, and we are very excited to be working with him on this installation. The finished work will be an incredible tribute to our patron saint, and a wonderful encapsulation of wellbeing, work and learning.

The small model is pictured below, but the finished work will accommodate a class, and I’m sure will be a popular gathering space at recess and lunch.

Thank you Gavin! This semester the Year 1s and 2s have been looking at our connection to place with a focus on the Port Lincoln Fishing Industry. We have been comparing the past and present commercial fishing methods and technology.

On Friday 29th November, Gavin Myers from Myers Seafoods came in to talk to the children about mussels. We learned how and where mussels grow in Boston Bay, Port Lincoln. We also built our own human mussel farm, which was lots of fun. Gavin showed us how to prepare and cook mussels and we were also lucky enough to taste some of his delicious mussels. We are very grateful for Gavin's generosity - he not only donated his time but he also gave all the students their own pack of mussels and the necessary ingredients and recipe to cook mussels at home with their families.

We thank Gavin for coming in and helping us learn more about Port Lincoln’s Fishing Industry.

Year 12 Graduation The St Joseph’s School Community would like to congratulate our ‘Class of 2019’, who graduated last Saturday.

We would like to also give a big thank you to the Graduation Committee for their enthusiasm and hard work. The venues and decorations looked amazing.

If you would like to view more photos from our Year 12 Graduation, please head to our School Facebook Page.

Around the School Around the School

SJS Media (Facebook/Instagram) We regularly use social media platforms to keep you up to date with information about events, student activities, and successes, as well as sharing images taken during the many amazing learning opportunities which are offered here at St Joe’s. We would love you to like our Facebook page and follow us on Instagram, and don’t forget to let your family members/friends know to follow us too. You are welcome to like/share or comment on our posts. Your feedback is important to us and we are interested in hearing what you would like to see more of on our social media pages. You are welcome to email Mrs Maree Easton at mareee@sjspl.catholic.edu.au.

SJS Parent Community Group Page This is a reminder to Parents and Caregivers that we have created a St Joseph’s School Parent Community Page in addition to our official St Joseph’s School Port Lincoln Facebook Page. It is designed to be a friendly, safe and welcoming page for parents and caregivers of St Joseph’s School where you are able to buy, swap, sell or give away second hand SJS uniforms, ask each other school related questions and see news and updates from our School Canteen and our Parent Community Group.

If you wish to join and access our new Parent Community Page scroll down or across to 'Groups' on our page and select St Joseph’s School Parent Community Page.

You will be asked to answer one question and once submitted the Admins will accept you into the group as soon as they can.

Our School Facebook Page will still be the place to visit to see all of the awesome learning opportunities which take place at St Joe’s.

St Mary of the Angels’ Catholic Parish – Christmas Mass Times Blessing of Cribs and Nativities: Saturday, 7th December (6:00pm) Sunday, 8th December (9:00am)

Remembrance Mass: For Parishioners and Family Members who passed away during 2019 Saturday, 14th December (6:00pm)

Second Rite of Reconciliation: Wednesday, 18th December (7:00pm)

Sacrament of Penance (Confession): Tuesday, 17th – Friday, 20th December (9:45am – 5:30pm) Saturday, 21st December (9:00am – 5:00pm)

Christmas Eve Family Mass Tuesday, 24th December (6:00pm)

Christmas Eve Coffin Bay Mass Tuesday, 24th December (9:00pm, Community Church)

Midnight Mass Tuesday, 24th December (12:00am)

Christmas Day Mass Wednesday, 25th December (10:00am)

Ordination Invitation This is an open invitation to the St Joseph's School Community to attend Brenton Mortimer's ordination as Permanent Deacon by Bishop Greg O'Kelly on Saturday, 14th December at 11:00am, in the Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Port Lincoln. Everyone is welcome.

No Canteen

Special for

Week 9

Uniform Shop

Opening Hours Monday and Wednesday

2:00pm - 5:00pm

Tuesday

8:00am - 11:00am

SJS Social Media

@St Joseph’s School Port Lincoln @StJosephsPortLincoln

Community News

Peter Treloar Community Spirit Brooklyn Binns

Persistence, Dedication and Development Sponsor: Aussie Aluminium

Hamish McNamara

Zonta Club Award Danika Davis

Eyre Trading Award Kasper Cummings

Mayor’s Leadership Award Amelia Rusden

Rowan Ramsey Community Award Mrs Anna Hurrell

Apex Boarding House Award Rhiannon Tree

Australian Defence Force Leadership Award Tom Cormack (Year 10) Isabella Scott (Year 12)

Caltex Best All-Rounder Lauren Carr

SRC Spirit Awards Highest Team: MacKillop

Highest Individual Points: Tasmin Durdin from Tenison House (Year 10)

Rotary Award Amy Penna

University of SA Whyalla Campus Award Ruby Orchard

2019 Dux & Christian Leadership Awards

2019 Christian Leadership Awards - In Memory of John Loller

Year 6 Male: Oscar Hamilton-Reid Year 6 Female: Sheridan Graske Year 7 Male: Bryce Hammond Year 7 Female: Eden Scott Year 12 Male: Angus Wheadon Year 12 Female: Kate Green

2019 Major Award Winners

DUX Awards Christian Leadership Awards Year 7 Rebecca Wood Year 8 Cleo Graske Bodhi Fauser & Elke Shepperd Year 9 Max Sturman Taj Mullins & Kylie Hurrell Year 10 Megan Carr & Tom Cormack Max Coote & Larissa Sporer Year 11 Jarrod Stolz & Dana Hurrell

2019 Year 11 Subject Awards

Accounting Lillie Hudson-Redshaw Biology Marni Clark Business Innovation Holley Shepperd Chemistry Dana Hurrell Child Studies Holley Shepperd Drama Marli Ryan English Dana Hurrell Essential English Kasper Cummings Essential Mathematics Amy Langmead Food and Hospitality Holley Shepperd Geography Callum Guidera Legal Studies Chloe Giles Mathematical Methods Hannah Russell General Mathematics Holley Shepperd

Media Studies Ruby Ford Modern History Dana Hurrell Nutrition Marni Clark Outdoor Education Wilson McShane Psychology Marni Clark Physical Education Marli Ryan Physics Hannah Russell Religion Studies Marni Clark Specialist Mathematics Dana Hurrell Sports Academy Callum Guidera Visual Art - Art Aspen Pedler Visual Art - Design Marni Clark Material Products Ethan Richardson Workplace Practices Annalise Carey

Biology Ruby Orchard Sponsor: Park Terrace Dental Business and Enterprise Georgia Cash Sponsor: Port Lincoln Community Bank Chemistry Jessie Ryan Sponsor: Terry White Chemmart Creative Arts - Photography Angus Wheadon Sponsor: Lincoln Camera Centre Design and Technological Studies Poppy Chung Sponsor: K&K Cooling Solutions Pty Ltd - Material Products English Literary Studies Georgia Cash Sponsor: Mrs Josephine Casanova English Amelia Rusden Sponsor: Quinn Transport Essential English Mckenna Reidy Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Essential Mathematics Jack Bradford Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Food & Hospitality Hope Garnaut Sponsor: Russell & Yelland Architects General Mathematics Hope Garnaut Sponsor: Mark Forbes Homemakers & Sleepzone Geography Hamish McNamara Sponsor: JP Cabinets Japanese Studies Danika Davis Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Legal Studies Hamish McNamara Sponsor: interact Business Consulting Media Studies Liam McArthur Sponsor: Pt Lincoln Carpets & Flooring Direct Modern History Kate Green Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Music Performance Dana Hurrell (Year 11) Sponsor: Soundcity Mathematical Methods Amy Penna Sponsor: Hazeal Newman & Associates Nutrition Ruby Orchard Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Outdoor Education Isabella Scott Sponsor: Kym Clarke Constructions Physical Education Ruby Orchard Sponsor: Eyre Sports Physio Physics Amy Penna Sponsor: Ramsey’s Airconditioning & Refrigeration Psychology Brooklyn Binns Sponsor: Tobruk Centre for Children’s Development Religion Studies Lauren Carr Sponsor: Fr Adrian Head Religion (Integrated Learning) Amy Penna Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Research Project Hannah Russell (Year 11) Sponsor: Russell & Yelland Architects Specialist Mathematics Amy Penna Sponsor: St Joseph’s School Visual Art - Art Emma Waters (Year 11) Sponsor: Picture Perfect Framing & Artist Supplies Visual Art - Design Isabella Scott Sponsor: Russell & Yelland Architects Vocation Education & Training Ethan Foster (Year 11) Sponsor: K&K Cooling Solutions Pty Ltd Workplace Practices Jarrod Stolz (Year 11) Sponsor: Career Employment Group

Thank you to all our sponsors for their generosity, it is greatly appreciated.

2019 Year 12 Subject Awards

Gold Teal Red Year 7 Molly Baldwin Jessie Hyde Halle Ward Jayden Bartley Brody Gillings Cooper Puckridge Year 8 Phoenix Lawrence Porscha Shepperd Evie Durdin Tyson Carey Nicholas Kleinig Rhys Staunton-Carlile Year 9 Nina Hope Emily Lawrie Marie van Rooijen Joseph Carmody Samuel Rathjen Darcy Goldfinch Year 10 Meaza Otto Jade Kopondinos Tasmin Durdin Cameron Izzo Arley Byass Tom Cormack

2019 Effort & Achievement Awards

You are welcome to bring a picnic tea, picnic rug, dress 'Christmassy' and don't forget to bring your best

Christmas carols voice and enjoy the festivities!

ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The Parent Community Group would appreciate help in the following areas:

· Setting up the serving area· Cooking the BBQ· Serving the BBQ

· Cleaning up the BBQ and Serving Area 

If you are able to assist please contact Emma Fuss at sjspcg@gmail.com orring her on 0407 297 239.

Monday, 9th December 2019From 5:30pm onwards on the main oval