Gospel Reading: John 6: 51-58

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.

St Jude’s Enrolment Period

Our enrolments are officially closed. However, we will continue to take enrolments as they come in for both 2023 and 2024. It has been wonderful to meet with over 45 of our new Kindergarten students and their families. I will complete the remaining interviews in week 9 and am aiming to send out letters of offer in the last week of the term. One of the questions I ask is, Why St Jude’s? Responses are consistently:

• Wonderful community
• Safe and happy environment
• Fantastic staff
• High academic standards
• Fantastic tours by our Year 6 leaders

Each of us play a vital role in making St Jude’s the wonderful place it is. Keep spreading the word as it is word of mouth which is the greatest ambassador.

School Reports

As previously mentioned, school reports for Semester 1 wont have a student comment. This was a decision made by the Catholic Education Office. They will however, have subject specific statements as well as appropriate gradings for each subject area.

Parent Teacher Interviews

On Tuesday afternoon you should have received the schedule for these meetings. They will be held in Week 9. At these meetings, teachers will outline your child’s report, highlighting areas of growth as well as developing goals for Semester 2 aligned with areas for development. These are very important conversations for both the teacher and the parents, please make them a priority.

Canteen Weeks 9 and 10

Thank you for your support. As a result, the canteen will continue to be open Wednesday – Friday on both weeks 9 and 10. We will have the normal menu available on Wednesday and Thursday, with a special lunch on both Friday’s. There will be more details circulated next week.

Pupil Free Day- Monday 17 July

A reminder that the first day of Term 3 for students is Tuesday July 18. Camp Australia are offering a holiday program, which can also include July 17. Staff will be involved in professional learning experiences at school on Monday July 17.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Cameron

St Vincent's Winter Appeal 2023

It's the Winter Appeal time again and we would be most grateful for healthy, basic pantry items which we can give to our companions in need. These items will make a wonderful food hamper, which is extremely valuable and an important source of help for our local community.  

This week, our Youth Ministry group have gone around to each class to share what they can bring in.

First Communion

This weekend is the Commitment Mass for our First Eucharist candidates. We congratulate all who have shared the journey with their family and continue to keep you in our prayers. Next week they celebrate their First Eucharist.

Please prayer for:

Sasha

Kelsey

Marlia

Zara

Tristan

Maya

Alice

Sebastian

Lara

Tommy

Alexander

Emma S

Ellie

Ashley

Violet

Madison

Deidre

Isobel

Patrick

Georgia

Abby

Dev

Dominic

Emma R

Adele

Isla

Sadie

George

ELC NEWS

Happy Birthday to Angus F

This year our ELC are focusing on ways we can reduce, reuse and recycle. Next week we have Tim Miller from Lids4ids coming out to talk to us and to help start our collection of bottle top lids that will then be repurposed into loose parts toys for our centre. Tune in next week for some photos!

ELC Reports and Portfolios

Your children’s portfolio and Semester 1 report go home this week. We hope you enjoy reflecting on your child’s learning journey this semester. Please return your portfolio and your completed feedback sheet to your child’s teacher at, or before, your parent/teacher interview.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher interviews for the ELC will be held in weeks 8 and 9. Appointment booking sheets are up on the classroom windows.

Child Care Subsidy Changes

From 10 July, changes to CCS will make childcare more affordable for most families. For more information about how these changes will affect you, go to Family eligibility and entitlement - Department of Education, Australian Government or visit StartingBlocks.gov.au I Early Childhood Education & Care for a CCS calculator.

Winter has arrived and the Library is offering the chance for all who like to read (parents and children) to come into the Library on a Wednesday morning at 8.30am to do just that – read! We started yesterday and had some regular bookworms in as well as 1 parent and child combo. Lovely to see. Some children came late and were disappointed as they had forgotten but there’s next Wednesday to look forward to!           

The Library is also open at lunchtimes for children to come in and read or play chess or another game, as well as to draw, colour in etc.

*Thank you to the Rice family who donated some preloved books to the Library. Some have already gone to the ELC or into our Library collection for all to borrow. Others will find a home within classrooms or elsewhere….

Happy reading! Verna Comley

Hope to see you there!

Happy reading!

12 and Under Netball Championships

School Sport Australia 12&U Netball Championships, this year, will include a 12&U Boys division. We have opened the registration portal for registrations;

https://schoolsportact.org.au/sports/netball/ and the first trial has been conducted, and the next is this Saturday, details below, we would like to see some more boys come along to take up this inaugural opportunity.

Butterfly Room Buzz

The Butterfly Room is a hive of activity with small group and individual intervention to build student’s reading, writing, spelling and numeracy skills. 4 days each week small groups of students from all year levels engage in MiniLit or MacqLit sessions. Maths intervention occurs twice a week – each Monday and Thursday, in small group sessions. Intensive 1:1 sessions are conducted at 8:30 in the morning with individual students.

The MiniLit program is designed for students in Years 1 and 2 and focuses on developing decoding skills through explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, systematic synthetic phonics for reading and spelling, letter formation, and connected text reading.

Maths intervention concentrates on building student understandings with number. The Grasshopper programme aims to build basic maths skills using concrete materials. Students engage in a variety of activities to ‘trust the count’, subitise, count on and understand place value. A major goal of the programme is to improve student confidence relating to Mathematics.

The ’Friendly Frogs’ social skill sessions take place each Monday-Wednesday at lunchtime outside the Butterfly Room. Students participate in play-based activities to communicate, problem solve, share and take-turns.

JUDY!

Our Educational Assistance dog is one of the many highlights of the Butterfly Room. Judy radiates a sense of happiness and joy. She reduces levels of anxiety and brings a sense of calm to all. Judy is so clever; she even helps supervise reading sessions!

We are very proud of the learning and wellbeing support provided to students at St. Jude’s through the Butterfly Room. Please contact Kerri Kerr (Classroom Support Teacher) at the email address below if there are any queries or questions about the learning support available at St. Jude’s.

Canteen Volunteers – Week 8

Wednesday 14 June –  J. Long

Thursday 15 June – L. Gardiner,  R. Buckley & K. Lees

Friday 16 June – R. Arnold, G. Cabot, E. Eyles, S. Monges & S. Auhl

I am now planning for Term 3, if you are available to assist during the term please email katrina.howden@cg.catholic.edu.au

Opening

- Today, Thursday 8 June: 2:30pm - 3:30pm

For anyone who cannot make these timings, orders can always be placed via the Uniform Shop tab on Qkr!, or via email to: uniform.stjudes@gmail.com for any second hand items.

Donations of pre-loved uniforms can be dropped to the Front Office in school hours, and are greatly appreciated.