- Welcome to Mr Catalano
- Reconciliation Week 2021
- Cultural Day Information
- Catholic Schools Music Festival
- Let's Move at Playgroup
Hindmarsh Edition: Term 2 Week 6
School PE Sport Uniform
The school board has provided approval for students to wear either their PE shorts or PE tracksuit pants on their designated PE Sport day year-round. There is to be no mismatching of formal and PE Sport Uniforms.
Reconciliation Week 2021
Each year, National Reconciliation Week celebrates the rich culture and history of the first Australians.
2021 marks 20 years of Reconciliation Australia.
It’s the ideal time for all of us to join the reconciliation conversation and to think about how we can help turn around the disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
NARRAGUNNAWALI - Reconciliation in Education
NARRAGUNNAWALI (Pronounced narra-gunna- wally) is a word from the language of the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Owners of the land on which Reconciliation Australia’s Canberra office is located, meaning alive, wellbeing, coming together and peace.
In late 2020, St Joseph’s Hindmarsh began the journey to commit to ‘reconciliation’ actions and initiatives.
As a St Joseph’s school community we are planning to prioritise and develop our initiatives, (beyond what we are currently practising in the classroom & around the school) to actively take ‘action’ and work towards a whole-school commitment of Reconciliation through a RAP statement- (Reconciliation Action Plan). This framework enables us to provide a structured approach to advance reconciliation.
In support of our commitment to ‘reconciliation,’ St Joseph’s Hindmarsh, applied for a grant in the Aboriginal Cultural Residency Program. Consequently, we were successfully offered the opportunity to work with Karno Martin, an Aboriginal residency consultant. Karno began his work at St Joseph’s, in Week 4, Term 2.
All the classes will have the opportunity to work with Karno throughout this term, but will focus more of his time with the Year 4C class. Karno is at St Joseph’s on Mondays, for 7 half day sessions, across 7 weeks.
Karno is a Kaurna dancer, artist and musician with a strong connection to culture through his uncle Karl Telfer. He is also an experienced cultural educator, working at Star of the Sea Marine Discovery Centre and Nazareth College.
The 26th May is National Sorry Day
This is the day we remember and acknowledge the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as 'The Stolen Generations'.
As part of Sorry Day, the year 4 class took the lead and organised the whole school to be part of creating a 'Sorry' sign. We asked every student in the school to place a handprint around the word SORRY, to represent 'coming together'.
This is Karno the Indigenous teacher, who was happy to place his handprint on our 'Sorry' sign!!✋?
A huge thank you to, Angela and Jessica for volunteering their time. I would also like to acknowledge, the year 4 students, who worked extremely hard and well together for this to happen. This sign would not have been completed without the parents and students' support. Thank you!
Thank you to our parent volunteers and to year 4C for organising and creating our 'Sorry' Banner.
Visits in the classroom with Karno
Sacramental Program: Upcoming Dates
Celebrating 200 Years of Catholic Education
On Monday 31st May, the Feast of Australia's patron saint, Mary Help of Christians, Catholic schools across Australia commemorated 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia.
Helen Clark, Rita Garreffa and our School Captains, Laurence and Isabella were proud to attend the nations first simultaneous Mass to mark the bicentenary of the first catholic school that opened in Parramatta, NSW in 1820.
Learn more about the event available in the Southern Cross Newspaper.
Hindmarsh-Findon Parish Bulletin
Cultural Day at St Joseph's
The Breakfast Club is back!
Thank you to Jacki Bishop, our friendly parent volunteer and our partnership with FOODBANK, the breakfast club will operate three times a week for students.
Breakfast will be served every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8.30 am until 8.45 am.
We would love to have more VOLUNTEERS assist – Many hands make light work!
Do you want to Volunteer in the School?
Volunteers are truly valued at St Joseph's.
All Volunteers are required to hold:
- a valid and current Working with Children's Check (WWCC). This is at no cost to the Volunteer.
- CESA Volunteer Application documentation
- to complete the Responding to Abuse and Neglect: Education and Care (RAN-EC) online for volunteers. Please use the following link: https://www.plink.sa.edu.au/pages/signup.jsf
The school also runs a face-to-face training course. Please refer to future Newsletters for dates.
Playground
Please note the playground is not supervised by staff BEFORE and AFTER school. Teachers are on yard duty to supervise students entering or leaving the school grounds.
Students are therefore not permitted to be on the playground before or after school – even if parents/carers are supervising as this confuses other students and on occasion students engage in play rather than go directly out to the ‘kiss and drop’ area. Students can only use the playground at recess or lunch times or when teachers are supervising outdoor play.
Your co-operation with this is appreciated. Our aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all members of our community.
COVID-19 Update
Stop the Spread by staying home when sick
Please consider others. Stay home if you, your child or someone living with you us unwell.
Fruit Fly ??
We have contacted the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) and confirmed we are in the red ? zone .
We have been advised that ? honeydew, ? watermelon, ? pineapple,? rock melon,? cucumber and ? carrot can be brought on to our premises and is also permitted to leave the school if the student has not consumed it during the day.
You can purchase fruit from a green ? or yellow ? zone store and bring to school. However, if the fruit is not consumed it must not leave the school. Please note fruit purchased from a store in the red zone or home grown in a red ? zone are not permitted to be brought to school.
Please refer to www.fruitfly.sa.gov.au website for current maps of zoning as this is regularly updated by PIRSA. If you have any further questions regarding zoning and the various requirements, please contact PIRSA directly.
? Catholic School Music Festival
This year our school is involved in the Catholic Schools Music Festival, set to be held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in September. We are excited post-COVID, to enjoy once again singing & performing alongside fellow Catholic school students in the creation of a massive stage performance. This is such a special and unique event, and we are excited to be involved. It is more than a performance; it is a learning journey over many months, building skills beyond the stage.
National Simultaneous Storytime
“Oh no, the book is floating away.”
Where is the best place to read a book about space exploration? From outer space of course!
In Week 4, St Joseph’s Hindmarsh enjoyed the beautifully written and illustrated book Give Me Some Space! by Philip Bunting. The ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime event was recorded from the International Space Station, combining science and literature. The reading experience was shared around Australia with 1,980,280 readers. There are copies in the MacKillop Centre library for students to share the curiosity and wonder of the book with their families.
Our Preschoolers talked about "what they think Space looks like?"
The Challenge
Students are continuing the Premier's Reading Challenge this term. The challenge is to read 12 books.
Reception to Year 2/3 classes are completing this with support from their class teacher.
Years 3 to 6 have their own individual recording sheets.
Congratulations Year 4C who have already completed the challenge!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
The book is about a boy who doesn’t like school that much. I like it because the author is good at writing the character’s perspective. It will make you laugh. I recommend it to you!
- Shayla
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr Fox is about a fox family trying to run away underground so that they don’t get killed by three farmers. I would recommend Fantastic Mr Fox because it’s funny and the author of the book (Roald Dahl) makes really interesting characters.
- Chelsea
Humansons’ Time Machine by Knife & Packer
I like the book because they go back to the dinosaur age with a time machine that was made of fruit and vegetables. I would recommend you read the book because it is humorous and it has danger and suspense.
- Hardik
The 65 Story Tree House by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
The 65 Story Tree House is about two children named Andy and Terry doing crazy stuff that is hilarious. There is a lot of books in the series. I would recommend it because it’s amusing, crazy and it’s very short. Also, it is very cool!
- Chaamin
Happy Reading!
Are you interested in playing school soccer?
Soccer season has begun! With St Joseph’s School Hindmarsh fielding five teams.
U6, U7, U8, U9, U12.
Unfortunately, we did not have enough players to field an under 10 or under 11 team, however one of our students showed courage and resilience and have joined an U11 team at Lockleys North Primary School. Well done Marco 4C for showing such resilience and playing with a group of students that you have never met before. Everyone from St Joseph’s School Hindmarsh wish you luck and we all hope you have a great season ahead.
Our U12 team are still looking for interested players so that we can complete the team. School soccer is run through North West Junior Soccer Association (NWJSA). The North West Junior Soccer Association Inc (NWJSA) runs a program designed for children from as young as five years of age through to senior primary school students, enabling them to learn about the sport of soccer.
The association is a non-competitive organisation, so it is a great fun place to start and learn more about the game.
Please note spots have been filled. (Thanks Nayia for the write up.)
Written by Nayia in 5/6C
Everyone is loving Morning Fitness on Fridays!
ELLA App: Polyglots at the Birthday Party ?
Birthdays are a tradition that often includes cake. Most children have had the experience of eating cake at a birthday celebration. Loose parts play offers the children an opportunity to express their creative thinking. The materials placed on our cake table were carefully selected for their potential to be used with the boxes.
There is problem-solving, the elements of artistic design and mathematical thinking all within this play. As the children collaborate in the design process, they are also communicating ideas and developing social skills.
We introduced this provocation to complement ELLA app 3 Birthday Party. ℹ️Learn more about the ELLA Apps here: https://www.ella.edu.au/exploreapps/4856
Counting in Italian
Learning Italian vocabulary and mathematical concepts from ELLA app 3….the Birthday Party.
The children created birthday cakes. They counted the number of candles on their cake and we wrote the name of the numeral in Italian. As the children made their cakes, they were using the standard number system, quantifying and patterning with a selection of materials.
Year 5/6 Photography
Earlier this term, the Year 5/6s completed a Photography Project for Media Arts. Their task was to photograph the same subject, in four different ways, using a variety of photography techniques. Some of the techniques they experimented with were camera angles, positioning, distance, orientation and creative framing. The learning intentions for this project were for students to:
Develop skills with media technologies to shape space, time, movement and lighting within images.
Make artworks that communicate meaning
Explain how ideas are communicated in artworks they make
Some of the results were extremely impressive and professional!
Let's Move at Playgroup!
Last week we hosted a very special session at playgroup called 'Let's Move'. We incorporated movement, dance, singing and making to the day.
We enjoyed making some colourful musical shakers to sing and dance along with! Thanks to everyone who joined us!
July Vacation Care Program is here!
Head to our website to read our upcoming Vacation Care Program for the July School Holidays.
Click here to view the Program!
BOOK IN EARLY!
Bookings are available from Week 6, Monday the 31st of May and open until the 14th of June 2021 for families whose child is enrolled at St Joseph Catholic School. The number of spaces available for Vacation Care bookings are subject to staffing, venue availability and may become fully booked prior to the closing date.
For any questions about Vacation Care please see our Director Matthew or OSHC staff, alternatively you can email OSHC at oshc@sjsh.catholic.edu.au
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Download: July Vacation Care ProgramDon't forget to book in early, spaces will fill up fast!
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Sport Forms: We've gone digital!
Reminder: When using the SkoolBag app please click the School Logo, followed by “eForms” to access the permission forms.
NetSetGO is coming to our school!
We have been successful in securing a grant so that this program can be run free of charge. Places are strictly limited, and nominations will be taken on a first in-basis.
Parents are expected to attend with their child, and parent participation is encouraged. Students who attend OSHC at this time are allowed to attend and they will be supervised by OSHC staff. If your child is interested in attending, please fill in the form on the SkoolBag app.
NetSetGo will run on the following days. Details are as follows:
| Day: Tuesday | Time: | Years |
25th May 1st June 8th June 15th June 22nd June 29th June | 3.10 pm - 4.00 pm | Reception - Year |
Cross Country Information
STUDENTS IN YEAR 3-6 wanting to attend the SACPSSA Cross Country on August 5th are invited to attend Cross Country Training at 8:10am sharp on the school oval in weeks 7-9. Students will need to attend at least one Thursday to be selected to attend.
The SACPSSA Cross Country Carnival is held each year in the East Parklands, starting on the Prince Alfred College Oval and making its way along a 2km course through Park 15.
SACPSSA Lacrosse Carnival
Last chance to nominate for SACPSSA Lacrosse.
Nominations have been extended to Wednesday 2nd June at 12:00pm.
The SACPSSA Lacrosse Carnival is being held on Thursday 10th June at Barratt Reserve West Beach from 9.30 am - 2.00 pm.
This Carnival is open to all students from Year 3-6. Places are limited, so please fill out the form on the SkoolBag app which will be available from this Friday.
The cost for this carnival is dependent on the number of parent volunteers who are available to attend. We need at least 8 parent volunteers for this carnival.
Credit Union SA's School Community Rewards Program
How do you teach your kids about money when (almost) no one uses cash anymore?
Head to this link and learn how to give them a head start, so they can build good money habits.
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