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Dear Parents and Carers,
As you may be aware we have been undertaking renovation works in our school since Term 4 last year. This includes the renovation of the Administration block to include a new sick bay, uniform shop, and office space as well as the replacement of the guttering system and installation of a large water tank at the back of the school. I am very happy to share that these works are now complete and wanted to share some pictures with you.
Good Luck Mrs Minett
Today we farewell Mrs Minett as she heads off on maternity leave. We are very sad to say farewell for now but also very excited that Mr and Mrs Minett are preparing for their new baby that will arrive soon and wish them all the best. I am very pleased to announce that Mrs Jane Redman and Miss Laura Flannery will be the Kinder teachers while Mrs Minett is away.
Mrs Redman will be teaching on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and Miss Flannery on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Catholic Schools Week
Next week, from Monday 23rd May through to Friday 27th May 2022, the Diocese of Maitland – Newcastle is celebrating Catholic Schools Week and in 2022 the theme is “Fully Alive”. Catholic Schools Week is a chance for us at St Joseph’s Wingham to celebrate our school community and raise awareness of the many opportunities a Catholic education at St Joseph’s Wingham provides. To do this, over the course of next week we have the following events:
Monday: Catholic Schools Week Prayer – at morning assembly.
Tuesday: School Tour – From 12:30pm with Mr Buchtmann – this is a chance for new and prospective parents to come and see all that we offer at St Joseph’s Wingham.
Wednesday: National Simultaneous Storytime- As a school we will gather at 11:00am to join with over 1 million other Australian children to read the book “Family Tree” by Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh as part of this annual event.
School Tour – From 12:30pm with Mrs Lapi-an – this is a chance for new and prospective parents to come and see all that we offer at St Joseph’s Wingham.
Thursday: School Tour – From 12:30pm with Mrs Hunt – this is a chance for new and prospective parents to come and see all that we offer at St Joseph’s Wingham.
Sorry Day Liturgy – At 2:15pm we invite our school community to join our school to commemorate Sorry Day with a liturgy led by Year 4 and Aunty Kylie in the hall. After the liturgy we invite our parents and community member to stay for:
Reading Afternoon – Join with your child / children to read aloud together for 15 min and see the wonderful work our students have been doing in guided reading.
Industrial Action
You may have heard in the news that the Independent Education Union has announced Protected Industrial Action on Friday the 27th of May. On Monday I will advise as to the operational status of our school for the 27th of May.
Please join me in saying a prayer for those students in our school who are beginning to prepare for the sacraments. This is a very special time for them, and I pray that they are blessed.
God Bless
Making Jesus Real - Values of the Week
Week 5: I bring nude food and keep the school environment clean.
Week 6: I am a W.E.S.T. person (Welcoming, Encouraging, saying Sorry, saying Thank You)
Prime Minister Award
‘ Being a steward of creation’, ‘trying your best’, ‘speaking with kindness’ and ‘ being a responsible learner’ are some of the qualities that teachers consider when awarding ‘Prime Minister’ at our weekly assembly. It is an acknowledgement of the student’s efforts and they have the privilege of wearing the badge with honour, of suggesting a focus the school can work on, award Gotchas to other students at lunch time as well as earning Gotchas for themselves. Congratulations to Ben Raison (Week 4) and Aubrey Rees (Week 5).
MJR Awards
As part of our MJR system ,we acknowledge that the following student, Harry MacMillan has reached 400 Gotchas. Well Done!
What's been happening in Kinder..........
Finn Atkins – I like learning to write my letters
Zaidyn Branch – I love using the Beebots in Science
Sierra Burton – I love singing the phonemes song
Sophie Cameron – I like to do rainbow writing
Elijah Clarke – I like the ABC song
Nicholas Dawson – I like learning about God and Jesus
Zedd Dine – I like making words
Bailey Eakin – I love learning the letters that are in my name
Tori Eather – I like learning to use the Beebots in Science
Paige Galea – I like learning about vowels and consonants
Aria Horsburgh – I like learning to write sentences
Dylan Horsburgh – I like learning the alphabet
Oliver Hurtrel – I enjoy learning the alphabet letters
Theodore Johnson – I like learning that all letters start at the top, but not /d/ and /e/
Aurora Minns – I like learning to blend letters using our letter bags
Daniel Nash – I like learning to blend phonemes
Jai Neaves – I like clapping the syllables. My name has one syllable
Aria O’Neile – I like blending phonemes to make words
Evie Paris-Everingham – I like cutting out pictures of the sound we are learning
Dakota Robinson – I love maths. I like learning numbers
Max Robinson – I like having a turn on the smartboard when we are learning letters
Juniper Ryan – I like learning alphabet letters and phonemes
Harley Stewart – I like to blend letters
Baby Congratulations
Congratulations to Mathew and Ellie Galea on the safe arrival of "Logan" born on the 18th May. A little playmate for Paige (K).
Fundraising Update
Thank you! We have received some generous donations for the Scottish Festival. Please keep us in mind if you are cleaning out your bookshelf over the next few weeks, or if you have any plants or cuttings. We will also be using coloured hair spray at the face-painting stand if you would like to help by donating a can. Donations are gratefully accepted at the school office.
A note will come home early next week seeking parent volunteers to assist on the day (Saturday 4th of June).
WEEK | DATE | EVENT |
5 | 23-27 May | Catholic Schools Week - School Tours taking place |
6 | 1 June | School Athletics Carnival - Tuncurry |
4 June | Wingham Scottish Festival - school fundraiser | |
8 | 14 June | Regional Athletics Carnival - Tuncurry |
Harry Gibbins and Shianne Xuereb turn 10; Joseph Hillenberg and Jai Hannon turn 11; Cooper Nowlan, Nic Pereira and Tye Galea turn 12.