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ST JOHNS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTERPhone: 6882 2677Fax: 6884 4500Email: stjohnsprimarydubbo@bth.catholic.edu.auFees Enquiries: 6884 8504Email: dubsjpfees@bth.catholic.edu.au138 Sheraton RoadP.O. Box 4914www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.auTerm 2 Week 6SCHOOL MANAGERFather Greg KennedySCHOOL CHAPLAINFather Greg KennedyPRINCIPALMr Anthony O’LearyASSISTANT PRINCIPALMr Adam FoleyMay 30, 2016From the Principal’s desk .Today we send our prayers and our thoughts to Mrs GabrielleJones and her family. Mrs Jones’ Mother passed away last weekand her funeral is today. Losing a Mother or Grandmother is aREC Mr David SchwagerPRIMARY COORDINATORMrs Angela BentonTEACHING STAFF:KINDERGARTENMrs Maria BriceMrs Teagan HoperYEAR 1Mrs Kim English/Mrs Erin CarneyMiss Louise LindsayMrs Paula CliffordYEAR 2Mrs Gabrielle Jones / Mr DavidSchwagerMrs Michelle NoonanYEAR 3Miss Anna VeechMrs Angela Benton/Mrs Sarah DavisYEAR 4Mrs Judith Gibson/Mrs Aimee RoseMs Carmel Reidy/ Mrs Aimee Rose.YEAR 5Miss Emma Bolton/Mrs Amanda ShieldsMiss Madelyn ColquhounYEAR 6Miss Maddie ReddenMrs Mickaela WrightSPECIAL EDUCATION:Mrs Patricia Toohey, Mr Adam FoleyMrs Amanda ShieldsTEACHER’S AIDES:Mrs Deanna Swanson, Mrs BronwynHarper, Mrs Tracey DuncanMrs Maricon Amoranto, Mr TrevorThomas, Mrs Belinda MontagueLIBRARIAN:Mrs Maree Williamstrying event. I am sure you will join me in praying for Mrs Jonesand for all of our precious mothers.This weekend is a very significant moment for our Year 6students as they receive the sacrament of Confirmation thiscoming weekend. The students have been preparing byparticipating in home groups over a number of weeks. I wouldlike to acknowledge the volunteers who facilitated the groups –Thank you. Confirmation is a true sacrament instituted by Christand is different from baptism. It is administered by laying-on of hands and anointing withchrism accompanied by prayer. The chrism is blessed by the bishop and the bishopadministers the sacrament. All baptised persons can and should be confirmed. The effect ofthe Sacrament of Confirmation is to give strength in faith and for the confession of faithand to impress an indelible character. (Catholic.org)Bishop Michael will be visiting St John’s this Friday to meet with our Year 6 students.Athletics Carnival: Let us hope that Thursday brings sunshineas we enjoy the amazing facilities of DCL Park at our annualABORIGINAL EDUCATIONWORKER:Kristie DaleyAthletes carnival. The students have been jumping, throwingCREATIVE ARTS:Mrs Maggie Dunnand flying high in preparation for the carnival. The first event commences at 9am.SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION:Mrs Margo Green, Mrs Karen MeredithEnrolments for Kindergarten 2017 close this week. Please ensure that if you are seeking aCANTEEN MANAGER:Mrs Cathy Driessibling enrolment, your application form needs to be sent to the office asap to ensure timeGENERAL HAND :Mr Mark Bradfordfor interviews to take place.CLEANER:Mrs Kerry IverachMrs Cathy KeeversP&F MEETINGS:2nd & 7th Tuesday each TermPARENTS/GUARDIANSPlease note that photographs of students maybe used in this publication. Please advise theSchool Office if you do not approve of yourchild’s photo being used.VISION STATEMENTSt John’s Primary School strives to foster a community of faith that is centred on the teachings of Christ, where love andconcern develops the whole child, empowering each individual to realize his/her potential.

Gospel and Reflection:Luke 9:11-17 - Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the kingdom ofGod; and he cured those who were in need of healing.It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the people away, andthey can go to the villages and farms round here to find lodgings and food; for we are in alonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they said, ‘We have no more than fiveloaves and two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for all these people.’ For there were about fivethousand people. But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in parties of about fifty.’ They did so andmade them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said theblessing over them; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. They allate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected they filled twelve baskets.Reflection: Jesus made the crowds welcome and the Twelve wanted to send them away. It was not that theTwelve wanted rid of them; rather, their desire to send the crowds away was an expression of concern for thewellbeing of the people, who had been without food for hours.When we receive Jesus in the Eucharist we are in his presence as surely as the people he fed with loaves andfishes were. The distribution of bread and wine comes near the end of the Mass. There is a short time of silence,perhaps a hymn, a blessing, and then the people are sent away to be Jesus in the world. In the short time between communion and the ending of the Mass, have we had time to experience the presence of Jesus deeplyenough to satisfy our spiritual hunger, our desire for an intimate knowledge of him, our need to simply be withhim?The people stayed and they were fed by Jesus. If they had left as the Twelve proposed, they may not have foundsufficient food in the surrounding area and might have remained hungry. To stay in the presence of Jesus, intimes of prayer or after Mass or in those moments when he is suddenly present to us, is the greatest privilege. Itis essential to stay in the moment and not be tempted to rush off to all the other things in our lives; there is nonowhere else where we can receive such food for our souls.Have a wonderful week and God blessAnthony O'LearyImportant Dates to Remember May 31ICAS Science Exam June 1Reflection Evening for Confirmation 6pm (St Brigid’s Church) PLEASE NOTE: INCORRECTDATE IN LAST WEEK’S NEWSLETTER June 2Athletics Carnival (Years 3-6) June 3Infants Sports Day (Kinder—Year 2) June 9Clothing Pool 8:30—9am June 18Trivia Night—Castlereagh Hotel June 23School Photo Day June 30Year 2 Snuggle Pot n Cuddle Pie DRTCC Performance July 1Term 2 Concludes July 18Term 3 Commences

Spelling Bee NewsOn Thursday 26 May, four SJP students travelled to Wellington to compete in the Fourth AnnualBathurst Diocesan Spelling Bee. Stage 2 was represented by Miika Bibb and Isabelle Russell. Stage 3representatives were Malindi Samarakoon and James Monaro. All representatives had a valuableexperience and demonstrated that they had applied themselves diligently to preparing for thecompetition.The first four elimination rounds were held in groups of 20 students in smaller rooms. All but one of oursuper spelling students survived the nerve racking elimination rounds and joined the main stagecompetition. Students were required to spell difficult words from quite vast lists they had studied.Following these six rigorous and exciting rounds, students were required to spell challenging unknownwords. Our last surviving competitor was Isabelle Russell, who made the final 10 students in the Stage 2competition. All our students had a wonderful day and said they were already hoping they would beselected again next year.Library NewsPremier’s Reading ChallengeCongratulations to Aoife Joe (1G) and Brianna Shuttle (3G)who have completed the 2016 Premiers ReadingChallenge. Well done! Please keep reading as the PRC closes on 19 August. Students must complete their on-lineStudent Reading Records by 19 August. If you need extra books to complete the challenge please come and seeme in the library. The Macquarie Regional Library also has many books on the PRC Booklist.Happy Reading,Maree WilliamsLibrarianSCHOOL PHOTOSSchool photo day is Thursday 23rd June. Students’ photo order envelopes will go home today. The envelopes arepre-named and barcoded for individual students. Please check your child’s details for name changes, spellingerrors etc and make any corrections in red if possible.Completed envelopes need to be returned to school on or before photography day.Photos for family groups are also available and family envelopes are available to be collected from the schooloffice.

MICHAEL MANGAN CONCERTSMAY 24, 2016

Tecknow TopicsTechnology News:Year 6 students continue to develop their coding skills They have made some very clever little gamesand are now refining their ideas to develop products that teach someone a skill or message. Year 6 aredeveloping an awareness of audience and considering how their ideas can benefit different groups ofpeople. Year 3 students are becoming quite skilled using their corporate student accounts to email and tocreate and organise their Google Drive documents.Technology Safety:Please look at this page for very useful tips about safe use of Facebook, how to manageaccount security and settings. It is illegal to have a Facebook account if you are under13 www.facebook.com/safety/Tip:When using spreadsheets, if you want to number columns or rows, type 1 in the first cell and 2 in thesecond cell. Then highlight both cells and drag the corner of the second cell as far as you want tonumbering. It fills them in automatically. If you type Monday into a cell and then drag it, it willautomatically fill in the other days of the week. Same for months!MUSIC MATTERS1. No Band Training this Thursday morning before school due to Athletics Carnival.2.Great Chamber String Concert at Macquarie Conservatorium this Friday evening June 3 !3. Concert Band competes in Dubbo Eisteddfod Wednesday 15th June. 10am session4. SJP Combined Strings compete in Dubbo Eisteddfod Monday 20th June 1.30pm session.5. Musical rehearsal for leads/minor speaking parts this Friday 3-5pm @ SJP hall. Teacher/Parentswelcome.Happy Music Making,Maggie DunnSCHOOL FEES NOTICEIf you have chosen the option to pay your school fees by the Term, a gentle reminder that Term 2 fees are dueMonday 20 June 2016.If you have set up a payment plan (Direct Debit; Credit Card; Centrelink deductions) to clear your fees by the endof this school year, you do not need to pay the Balance Outstanding that is showing on your statement by the duedate. However, please check that the payments you have made to date are correct. It is also a good idea to checkit against your bank statement. File in a safe place if needed for further reference.If for any reason you have overlooked adjusting your payment plan for this year, it is not too late to do so. Pleasecontact the office on 6884 8504 to make the necessary arrangements.As we are nearing the end of the financial year, the question has been asked as to whether or not the DiocesanCapital Works Levy is claimable as a tax deduction. As this is a Compulsory Levy it is not claimable.