. www.balranald.catholic.edu.au TODAY: P&F Meeting @ 3.00 pm all are welcome to attend. Thursday, 13 th October: Come and Try Kinder 2017 session 10.00 am 11.20 am Team Jacka Fundraiser - Casual Clothes Day. Gold coin donation. Happy Birthday Our happiest of Happy Birthday wishes are extended to Tristan Lowe who is celebrating his 8 th birthday TODAY!!!! We hope you have an amazing day Tristan! Tuesday, 11 th October 2016. Dear Parents and community members, Welcome back to school for term 4! I hope everyone had a restful break and are ready for a fantastic term of teaching and learning. The term 4 planner is going home next week. Please keep it in a central location so that you are aware of what is happening this term. The first of our Come and Try sessions for prospective Kinder 2017 students will be held this Thursday between 10.00 am and 11.20 am. All are welcome. I am able to confirm that our class structures for 2017 will remain the same as 2016, with the three classes (K/1, 2/3 and 4/5/6) all day, every day. We have two teaching positions currently open, with applications closing on Friday. I will keep parents informed of the process. In week 3 of this term I will be undergoing a Principal s appraisal. This process is designed to gauge the input of staff, parents and students into how effective I am in my role as Principal and to provide feedback and constructive direction. Mr Jim Rolfe, an outside consultant along with Ms Natalie Johnston, our school s consultant will be facilitating the process. This Thursday our school community will be holding a casual day (gold coin donation) in support of Team Jacka Balranald and their fundraising efforts as part of the Swan Hill Relay for Life that is being held this coming weekend. Karl is a well-respected and much loved exstudent of St Joseph s, while Cristy was a valued teacher at St Joseph s for three years. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family as he continues his fight against cancer. Congratulations and well done to the BCS Band who shared their talents with us on the last day of term 3. Unfortunately, I was unable attend the performance, but I know how much the staff and students enjoyed the show. Thanks for the kind invitation. Our very best wishes are extended to all of those students from Balranald and beyond who will soon be sitting either the HSC or VCE exams. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you finish your formal education and begin the next exciting part of your life journey. Natalie Lay - Principal The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice. By perseverance the snail reached the ark. Charles Spurgeon. Brian Herbert
CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS WHOLE SCHOOL BEHAVIOUR FOCUS: RESPECT Home Reading Update 125 nights 150 nights 175 nights Levi Barrett Cohen Doyle Brehana Hodgson Melody Cimino Alicia Bennet Tyler Barrett 200 nights Lilian Matarazzo Niamh Gillbee Chummy Bartlett Shield On the last day of term 3, Bree Hodgson (Netball), Liam Farnsworth, Toby Lay, Blair Manning, Jason Gillbee and Kaleb Richards (Football) joined with our friends from St Michael s Deniliquin to participate in the 2016 Chummy Bartlett Shield. All students played very well and displayed good sportsmanship and were excellent ambassadors for St Joseph s. Special thanks to Kellie Hodgson, Paul and Ash Gillbee for accompanying us to the carnival. While St Michaels weren t successful in winning the shield, everyone had a fantastic day. Well done everyone! Change of Date Kinder 2017 Parent Information Night Please note that the 2017 Kinder information night date has been changed to Tuesday, 29 th November commencing at 7.00 pm in the K/1 classroom.
General News Relay for Life Team Jacka We will be hosting a casual clothes day this Thursday, 13 th October to support Team Jacka as they participate in Relay for Life this weekend in Swan Hill. Please send in a gold coin donation to support cancer research and this important cause that is close to all of our hearts. P&F News Welcome back everyone to school for term 4. We hope to see lots of people at our meeting this afternoon. Fete Update raffle roster Many thanks to those who were able to sell raffle tickets down the street during the holidays. Please fill in the roster and return to school. We really need everyone to take a turn in selling tickets to ensure that this important part of our fete is successful. Eco soap fundraiser A reminder that the money for the soap fundraiser is now due. There are still boxes of soap available for those people who did not take a box at the end of last term. A reminder that the funds that we raise are going to support our intensive swimming program that will be held in weeks 7 and 8 this term. P&F executive WILCANNIA FORBES Sports Trials Tennis @ Dubbo - 22 nd November Boys cricket @ Parkes 28 th November AGM & Registration Day Tuesday 18 th October @ 5.30pm (at the swimming pool) All Positions are Declared Vacant. Fees are required on the day. $50 Single and $85 Family (Price subject to change) Orders for swimmers will also be taken. If would like to go please see Nat for further information. For more information contact: Jayne Farnsworth 50201438/0488 201 900 Lou Bruton 50201134/0409 026 881 Lisa Papa 50201190/0427 086 907
Religious Education Term 4 Altar Servers Welcome back to school for Term 4. All classes begin this term with a study of the Catholic Church s Mission to help those less fortunate. This year the theme is, Just as you did it to one of the least of these you did it to me (Matt 25:40). It focuses on the Church s work in Cambodia and children in need. The children will be looking at basic needs and comparing them to desires. We will be endeavouring to engage students in the spirit of giving, both in the spiritual sense (prayer) and the practical (fund raising). On 28 th October we will take part in Socktober. This is a fund raising activity where we raise money to Sock it to poverty. All money raised on that day will to go to Catholic Mission 2016 Appeal. We will be having three whole school masses this term. I will let you know dates as soon as I have discussed it with Father Pat. 16 th October Kaleb Richards Liam Farnsworth Sebastian Papa 23 rd October Jason Gillbee Toby Lay Glen Gillbee 30 th October Stuart Matarazzo Bree Hodgson Camden Matarazzo 6 th November April Manning Blair Manning Nicole Kayne 13 th November Kaleb Richards Liam Farnsworth Cruz Jolliffe 20 th November Jason Gillbee Toby Lay Sebastian Papa 27 th November Kaleb Richards Liam Farnsworth Sebastian Papa 4 th December Jason Gillbee Toby Lay Glen Gillbee 11 th December Stuart Matarazzo Bree Hodgson Camden Matarazzo Trish Gaston Sunday s Gospel Sunday s gospel was the story of the healing of the ten lepers from St Luke 17:11-19. Ten lepers went to meet Jesus, Master! Take pity on us. Jesus said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. As they went, they were healed. One of them came back, praising God and threw himself at the feet of Jesus thanking him. Where are the others? asked Jesus. Jesus tells the cured man that his faith has saved him. People of deep faith actively seek to increase it. They don t wait for God to give it to them, they pursue God and ask for it. We too can ask God to increase our faith. Lord God, Give us faith and more faith! We praise You for Your constant love. Amen. MAKING JESUS REAL Happiness comes in giving. There is a saying You can t give what you haven t got. Making Jesus Real is easy - just live it. That s what Jesus wants us to do.