SJW **Special Student Edition** Newsletter

On Saturday some teachers and students went to the races. The Year 6 helpers (Charlotte, Xander, Luke, Lahni, Aida and Lily) gave out tickets and were dressed up as leprechauns and Irish colleens. They all looked very green. We thank all the people who went to the St Pat’s Race Day who helped raise money for the Catholic primary schools in Rockhampton.

Jasmine and Laila – Year 2

Kellie Jenkinson

This Friday, we are celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Joseph, the Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Please join us and Father Matthias in the Hall at 9am for Mass, so we can pray with our patron Saint. We will remember how Joseph was a faithful man who followed God's ways.

Year 3J

Saint Joseph is a very special man. He was Jesus’ Dad on Earth and Mary’s husband. He was a carpenter and he used wood to make things. We have set up ‘Saint Joseph’s Workshop’ in our classroom so that we can make things like Joseph did. We are excited to celebrate Saint Joseph’s Feast Day on Friday. 

By Prep

 In class, we went to the Harmony Day website and learned that almost half of Australians were either born overseas or have parents who were. Australia is made up of lots of people with different backgrounds. We created an acrostic poem using special words associated with Harmony Day. We though Harmony Day was similar to the Catholic Social Justice Teachings we have been learning about in Religion because it is all about treating others how Jesus would treat them.

By Dia and Braxtyn - Year4

In Year 1A we learnt about bullying.

Olivia – Bullying is being unkind over and over.

Ella – We had a paper plate and a tube of toothpaste and everyone had a go at squeezing out the toothpaste. We talked about why we did this.

Oliver – It is empty now, you can’t put the toothpaste back in, it’s impossible.

Hudson – When we bully people it dents their hearts, like the tube of toothpaste.

Archie – When you are being a bully it empties people’s buckets and it also empties your bucket.

Mackenna – We can fill other people’s buckets by being kind.

Ethan – When you bully someone you feel yucky inside and you can’t sleep.

Luke – When you bully someone they don’t want to go to school.

Felix – A good friend doesn’t bully. You feel happy when you are with a good friend.

Raina – When you have no one to play with a friend will come and ask you to play.

Inika – Respecting others is playing with people and including everyone. Say, “Do you want to play with us?”

Tiffany – Respecting others is saying kind words.

Ivy – Respecting others is helping people.

Makenda – Respecting others is being kind.

Kaitlyn – Respecting others is holding hands and being gentle.

Evie – Respect others by not being bullies. Say nice words to people.

Remi – If someone doesn’t have a rubber or pencil, you could share yours.

Teddy – Help someone when they are hurt.

WESTy’s aren’t bullies. Fill up other people’s buckets and you will fill your bucket too and you will feel happy inside.

We have been reading about Allen the Alien who is learning about the do’s and don’ts of being a human. His stories taught us that it is important to share, take turns and to include others.

Rheanna Starr

'The Cow That Swam Out to Sea' written by Pamela Rushby, illustrated by Nicola Hooper

‘The Cow That Swam Out to Sea’ is based on a true story and set in Queensland. We discussed the cover of this book and made the prediction that the cow was going to go on a journey because of the city on the cover. We also noticed the Brisbane Story Bridge on the cover which sparked our interest.

Everyone was silent and absorbed in the story when our teacher read this book as it was so engaging. We were scared for the cow and sat in suspense waiting to hear what would happen to her.

Things we liked about the book were how the cows mooed in different ways, we had to use different expression with our moos as we read. We also liked how the author, Pamela Rushby used ellipses, as we enjoy looking for interesting punctuation.

It reminded us of another story based on a true event, 'A Mummy for Owen'.

We feel this book would be good for people who live in Brisbane, as well as people who have travelled there, as they will see familiar landmarks. We recommend this text for all children over 5 years old, as it is a longer book and we think that they will enjoy it and understand it more. Even big kids will love this book, especially because it is based on a true story.

We give this book 5 stars.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Year 1M

“The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things.“

Jean Piaget

 Janette McLennan