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Our Community
It has been wonderful to see our school community enjoy some special experiences this term, which have lifted our spirits and given us things to look forward to. The most recent of these are: Year 3 Excursion around the historic places in Port Macquarie, Year 2 Excursion to Timbertown, Indigenous Afternoon Tea Gathering, First Holy Communion Reflection Day and very soon, our Athletics Carnival. You will realise that none of these things happen without the commitment of staff and parents who want our students and families to experience wonderful opportunities. We look forward to more fun in Term 3! Look out in our newsletter, on our website and facebook page for some great photos and reflections from the children about their experiences.
St Agnes’ Parish Creative Arts Nest
An initiative that has come out of the combined schools of St Agnes’ Parish, is the Creative Arts Nest. This is a growing program of creative opportunities for students in our Parish schools. The first two of these are the A4Art Prize and the musical “Aladdin”. We are proud of all of our students, but would like to acknowledge students who are finalists in the Art Prize: Remy, Cleo, Alexia, Nakuya, Alexander, Jay, Ayla, Kooper, Marco, Sunny, Marlee, Peyton and Abbey. We look forward to hearing how they went in the voting which took place last night at Newman College.
We also have a number of students who have been selected in roles for Aladdin Jr, for which rehearsals have started and will continue towards the show opening. Huge congratulations to Lucinda as Genie, Liam as the Spooky Voice, Amelie as Beggar 3 and Matilda as the Arabian Nights Soloist.
Celebrating Our Faith
First Holy Communion Reflection Day
Our Year 4 and 5 students attended their reflection day here at school on Tuesday. We enjoyed preparing with them and supporting our friends making their Sacrament of First Holy Communion.
“I learned that Jesus died for us to save us. The Last Supper is like the Holy Communion. It was fun and I had a great time”
Sunny - Year 4
Today’s reflection of the Eucharist and parts of the mass showed me that the Last Supper is a large part of the life of Jesus and how our mass works today. In one of our activities we were shown what we do at the altar when receiving the Eucharist. Mrs Blundell showed us the importance of different items on the altar, some of them were more important than others. In our next activity we looked at different photos of the Last Supper and talked about the differentiating moods between the selection of pictures. After, we got to taste the un-blessed bread which would become the body of Christ at Mass. Our final activity was reading through the mass book and deciphering the cards that were given to us. To finish off the day we sang some songs and blessed the candidates that will receive Christ.
This makes me reflect on my life and how I can live like Jesus and his Disciples and receive the Eucharist with pride, honour and respect because the church is God's house and we must be filled with its love and glory. I have reflected on recent problems and have continued to live in God's name.
I am looking forward to receiving my first communion and becoming closer to Jesus and God. I am looking forward to taking part in lots of more sacraments.
Lillian and Emmett - Year 5
First Holy Communion Masses
SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASSES |
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SATURDAY 6.00pm |
SUNDAY 10.30am |
TUESDAY 6.00pm |
FRIDAY 6.00pm |
SUNDAY 5.00pm |
Creative Arts Nest, A4Art Showcase!
Creativity has been exploding at the St Agnes' Education, Creative Arts Nest, A4Art Prize. With more than 240 artworks submitted into the inaugural competition, the top 82 finalist artworks have been touring around St Agnes' Education schools in their 'pop-up' A4Art Exhibition.
The conversations between the NEST Team, students and staff have been open, educational and engaging. The team is already bracing itself for next year's competition with so much interest and enthusiasm displayed amongst budding artists.
The Creative Arts Nest A4Art Room proved to be a showstopper at last Friday Night's Port Macquarie ArtWalk. With over 1800 tokens placed into jars the Port Macquarie community eagerly voted for their favourite artwork under the enormous blow up tent housing the A4Art exhibition. It was wonderful to see the greater community sharing in the creativity displayed amongst St Agnes' Education students and staff.
Finally, the Creative Arts Nest hosted the A4Art Awards Night last night at Newman Senior Technical College. 82 finalists and their guests were invited to the event where the winners and highly commended artists were announced for each of the categories. Keep your eyes posted on the Creative Arts Nest Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up to date with the competition.
Baptism for Children
Year 11 Enrolment Information
You are invited to join us for the Year 11 Enrolment Information nights.
These nights allow you to meet teachers and collect information about enrolling your child in Year 11 at St Agnes' Catholic Parish secondary schools in 2023.
Please check the zoning maps before registering to ensure you attend the information session aligned to the zoning for where you live.
For zoning details and to register visit:www.enrolinexcellence.org.au
We look forward to seeing you on the night!
St Joseph's Regional College, Year 11 Enrolment Information Night
Date: Monday 25th July 2022
Time: 6.00pm
Address: St Joseph's Regional College, College Drive, Port Macquarie
Newman Senior Technical College, Year 11 Enrolment Information Night
Date: Tuesday 26th July 2022
Time: 6.00pm
Address: Newman Senior Technical College, Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie
MacKillop College, Year 11 Enrolment Information Night
Date: Wednesday 27th July 2022
Time: 6.00pm
Address: MacKillop College (senior campus), Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie
Yarning Circle - Indigenous News
Wiyabu!
Thank you to all our families who attended our inaugural Reconciliation Week afternoon tea. It was a wonderful afternoon of community building and sharing of stories and ideas. As you know we are working towards our NAIDOC Week celebrations which will be held during Week 1 Term 3, 18th - 22nd July. We welcome your input so if you have ideas or are able to contribute to our celebrations, we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Caleb Smith or Elise Howard with your contributions.
Marrumbu
Mini Vinnies - St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal
Mini Vinnies is our Year 6 Leadership Faith group who get together to help those in need within our school community. Mini Vinnies introduces children to social justice issues, to the St Vincent de Paul Society and to living faith through action.
In Week 9 our wonderful Mini Vinnies are asking students to gather unwanted preloved clothes from home so that we may donate them to families in need.
These items will be collected by our Mini Vinnies directly from the classroom and then will be delivered in Week 10.
Debbie Rennes and David Lynch
Mini Vinnies Leaders
Ongoing Stock Shortages
Unfortunately there is a supply shortage on the Gluten Free nuggets and I am unable to source them anywhere at the moment. I will keep trying to get them and update Flexischools ordering system accordingly when they are available again. As an alternative, I have updated Flexischools with some other Gluten Free options (all ingredients used are gluten free).
Volunteers
I am still looking for more volunteers to help in the canteen. Volunteers are only required to come in to help for three hours once a month, or you can come in more often if you like.
You can register to volunteer via this link - Click here for Volunteers Form. You will also need to email or drop in a copy of your Volunteer Working With Children Check and a proof of double vaccination to sjpport@lism.catholic.edu.au. After registering your availability in the above online form and sending in your supporting documents Kim, our Canteen Co-ordinator will be in contact with you to arrange your first day.
Fruit for Crunch’n’Sip
Fruit can be ordered in a lunch order for Fruit Break (Crunch’n’Sip) but please remember to let your child know that it is part of their lunch order and that they will need to collect it from the Canteen. Fruit can be ordered with over the counter lunch orders or Flexischool online orders (preferred method).
Lunch Orders and Flexischools Cutoff Time
A friendly reminder that Flexischools cutoff for canteen lunch orders is 8.30am each day.
Orders can be placed via Flexischools or by dropping them in the basket on the counter each morning.
Flexischools is our preferred method for submitting lunch orders.
- Download the Flexischools app from the App Storeor from Google Play.
Note: for iPhone and iPad please select ‘Allow’ notification - Click “Register Now” to create account
- Top-up your balance
- Start ordering immediately
- Alternatively Go to www.flexischools.com.au or you can find the link on the school website.
Don’t forget you can place your online orders days or even weeks in advance, making the morning rush even easier!
Kim Goldie
Canteen Coodinator
Athletics Carnival - New Date
We are excited to announce that we will be holding our annual Athletics Carnival here at school next Thursday 23rd June. A note will go home shortly with a reminder of what to bring to school and approximate times for the events.
Term 2 Sport - Basketball Coaching Sessions
We welcomed Robert Linton and his team from the Port Macquarie Basketball Association back to our school for the third week of basketball skills training. Our students had a blast and are looking forward to even more fun next week.
Student Success
Over the last few weeks Xavier Mat has been traveling around the state representing our school. Xavier has been competing at the PSSA level in basketball and AFL. The competition was intense, but Xavier rose to the challenge at every corner. We at St Joseph’s are incredibly proud of this superstar! Keep an eye out on our St Joseph’s Facebook page for Xavier’s student-athlete interview.
David Lynch
Sports Coordinator
KHB | Phoebe Briggs | Maxi Clement | Bowie Blackstock |
1CS | Duaansh Sachan | Ellie Lawrence | Zoey Smurthwaite |
1PS | Flynn Wallis | Claire Leonard | Johns Mejo |
2BT | Ashvik Thapa | Zoe Bentley | Logan Reilly |
3B | Cailin Daley | Patrick Sleeman-Duncombe | Kingston Shooter |
3MH | Isabel Shijo | Yu Xiang Lin | Flynn Watts |
4MM | Marielle Obeid | Koby McGinley | Advik Thapa |
4R | Jack Cunneen | Lily Rose Francis | Byron Thompson-McLeish |
5BH | Charlotte Pascua | Zada Robinson | Freya Praveen |
5T | James Reilly | Bryce Tickle | Joseph Jarvis |
6H | Lachlan Matheson | Willa Corless-Brown | Bronte Gawith |
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Please note these dates can change from time to time due to unforeseen circumstances and we will endeavour to advise you of any changes at the earliest possible opportunity. Our school Google calendar can be accessed via this link for additional advanced dates -
For your convenience 2022 school term dates are listed below. They are also located on our website. Click on the words “TERM DATES” on the home page.
TERM 2
Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 2 - Tuesday
26th April 2022
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Friday 24th June 2022
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 2 – Friday
1st July 2022
TERM 3
Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 3 - Monday
18th July 2022
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 3 – Thursday
22nd September 2022
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Friday 23rd September 2022
TERM 4
Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 4 - Monday
10th October 2022
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes for Term 4 - Friday
16th December 2022
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Monday 19th December 2022
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) - Tuesday 20th December 2022
Other Holidays in 2022
Australia Day – 26th January (Public Holiday)
Good Friday – 15th April (Public Holiday)
Easter Monday – 18th April (Public Holiday)
ANZAC Day – 25th April (Public Holiday)
Queen’s Birthday – 13th June (Public Holiday)
Labour Day – 3rd October (Public Holiday)
Christmas Day - 25th December (Public Holiday)
Boxing Day - 26th December (Public Holiday)
Year 5 and 6 Glasshouse excursions - Courage to Care
Community Feedback - Joey's Jottings Newsletter
Year 1 Space Day
Supply of Rapid Antigen Tests for Students - W8T2
Faith Choir invited to attend Sacrament of Communion
The Shoe That Grows
Mini Vinnies Winter Appeal