Friday 16 November 2018

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1 are Friday 16 November 2018 Dear Parents and Friends Over the weekend and on Monday at school we commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War One. One hundred years ago, on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare. With their armies retreating and close to collapse, German leaders signed an Armistice, bringing to an end the First World War. In the four years of the war more than 330,000 Australians had served overseas, and more than 60,000 of them had died. The social effects of these losses cast a long shadow over the post war decades. It was fitting, then, given the significant of Remembrance Day commemorations this year, that our students participated in workshops last term to create poppies that features in a travelling art installation for the 100 year anniversary. Our school contributed over 1000 poppies to the exhibition, which is a significant reminder of the many casualties of wars. CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE As a state, we re great at many things. However, when it comes to recycling, Queensland can do a lot better. In fact, we have one of the lowest recycling rates in Australia, at around 44%. Each year, approximately 3 billion beverage containers are generated in our state alone and are the second most littered item. So to help us all improve our recycling efforts and keep our beautiful environment litter-free, Queensland s Containers for Change scheme lets people get a 10 cent refund for each eligible container returned to a container refund point. Containers for Change provides an exciting opportunity for schools, community groups and charities to benefit from the scheme.

2 Registering with Containers for Change so that anyone can choose to donate to you when they return their containers to a refund point Collecting eligible containers as a group and returning them at a container refund point for 10 cents per container Becoming a donation point and encouraging community members to donate their containers to your organisation We have now registered to become a collection point. Funds raised from this initiative will be used to purchase resources to support our School Sustainability Project which will be implemented next year. All families who are willing to do donate containers to our school are welcome to bring these in and place them in one of the dedicated bins which will be placed in key locations across our school over the coming weeks. Alternately, they can be dropped in to the office. Parents can also donate at any of the dedicated donation points around Mackay, by simply attaching a label to your donation with our collection number listed: Below is a great graphic to illustrate what types of containers can be exchanged as part of the program. We thank you for your support! Bianca Hodges Principal

3 APRE NEWS LITURGY NEWS 23/11: Whole school Mass 12 noon 30/12: Closing Mass 9am 4/12: Graduation Mass 6pm 7/12: Advent Liturgy 8.40am Year 1M/1B 7/12: Closing Liturgy 9.30 am 7/12: Year 6 farewell liturgy - 11am Pope The scientific community is called to establish a leadership that offers solutions for the sustainable and integral development of all peoples for building peace. GOSPEL REFLECTION The most important line from this Sunday s gospel comes at the end, when Jesus tells us, But as for the day or the hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father. Jesus says that nobody knows the hour, the day or time; but neither does he say anything about the month or the year! Then all the incorrect predications begin again and we are back where we started. Our time here is free gift given to us by God. Nothing we have done or achieved has earned us our existence, and there is nothing we can do to guarantee our number of days. But it is not as cold and stark as it sounds. We are part of the Paschal Mystery; the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Through the Pascal Mystery, the continual cycle of life, death and new life continues; we share in this and we are part of this. This is what we remember and celebrate at every Eucharist when we pray; We proclaim your death, O Lord and profess your resurrection until you come again. Since our time here is limited, we are called to make the most it, enjoy our relationships with others and grow in our communion with God. My life is God s gift to me; how I live my life is my gift to God and others. How am I living my ordinary daily life? Peace and best wishes, Anne Marshall TUCKSHOP NEWS Wednesday 13 th November Thursday 14 th November Friday 15 th November NOT REQUIRED Thelma Carroll Anna Deguara and Stephanie Ferris HOMEBAKE ROSTER Chocolate Slice NOT REQUIRED Pikelets Thanks Jessica Jackson-Gee TERM 4 SCHOOL FEES NEEDED. PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR RECIPE. Term 4 School Fees are now overdue. We would like to thank those families who have paid their account. However, if you have not paid your account, it would be appreciated if you could do so immediately. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please contact the finance office.

4 P & F NEWS Our Joey s Supporters are organising our annual Christmas Carol s Wheelbarrow Prize! To make the raffle a success we are asking for donations to help fill this year s Wheelbarrow. Your contribution to this prize is greatly appreciated. We couldn t do this without the help of our St Joseph Families. Please drop all donations into the office or contact Melissa Pimm on Thank you. Melissa Pimm

5 Prep R Charlee Anderson For being a wonderful friend to all of your classmates. You are such a kind and caring person. Thank you Charlee. Prep W Hamahli Bickey For your participation in literacy groups. It has been wonderful to see you trying hard with reading and writing. Mrs Wardrop and Miss Risson are so proud of you. 1M Tyler Reddrop You have shown great enthusiasm in all aspects of your learning this term. I have been impressed with your participation during class discussions. Keep up the amazing work Tyler! 1B Krishaan Sharma For engaging in the morning prayer assemblies. I like the way you participate whole-heartedly in the movements as you sing the songs. Just by being involved, you are teaching your peers to contribute too. Keep up the great work Krishaan! 2R Bryton Whittaker For the persistence and perseverance you are demonstrating when participating in Maths. I am so proud of what you are achieving and the confidence you display when working with others. Keep it up. 2J Ky Wockner For showing great listening skills and enthusiasm on a daily basis. You continue to work well with your peers and contribute a great amount of input into our classroom discussions. Well done! 3N Jia Rui Zhang For consistently being organised, demonstrating all five school values and achieving outstanding results. You came to school ready to learn each day and push yourself to achieve your best in everything you do. Keep up the amazing effort! 3PF Rosie Bell For putting in your best efforts in maths lessons. Great to see you giving those tricky questions a go. 4B Wynton Martin For your enthusiasm, teamwork and motivation with our upcoming Design Technology challenge. 4P Arddun Griffiths For your gentle, kind, responsible and quietly determined approach to your classmates and your learning. You are a wonderful role model for your peers and an exemplary student. Thank you for a fantastic year, Arddun. 5D Leila Fetters For the compassion and respect you show to your peers. Your gentle nature and patience allows you to support and guide those around you so they can do their best! Well done Leila. 5H Norman Hartigan For a wonderful poetry recital. You had the whole class engaged and enthralled. Brilliant! 6GG Natasha Evangelista For outstanding results in spelling this semester! You also set the highest standard in Reading for the class. Well done! 6HE Adam Fackrell For your exceptional survival story oral presentation. You spoke with confidence, knew an abundance of facts about the survivor you chose to study, and you offered support to your classmates when they needed it. Awesome work Adam!