Week 1 October 2nd 2023: Newsletter #30
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Week 1 Prayer
- From the Principal
- Summer Dresses
- ReLate Wellbeing Day
- Learning Walk
- Important School reminders
- Student/Staff News
- Around our School- Term 3 Week 10
- Student Awards- Week 10
- Happy Birthday
- Grandparent's Day
- Parents and Friends Social Group News
- School Sponsorship
- Star of the Sea Bulletin
- Community Notices
- Upcoming Events
Acknowledgement of Country
St. John’s school community respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.
Week 1 Prayer
From the Principal
Welcome Back: It's always good to be back at school when the sun is shining! I hope everyone had an amazing break and everyone has returned ready to tackle the rollercoaster that is term 4.
Staffing Updates: We are excited to welcome Grace Lucas into the the Gr 3/4 team, and we are also pleased to welcome back Kristie Painter back onto staff in a part time capacity. Kristie has been on leave for the past 12 months following the birth of her son George.
School Hats: A reminder that all students are required to wear hats whilst outside in Term 4.
Enjoy your week, Ben
Summer Dresses
We have a few summer dresses left over from our discontinued uniform shop that we are clearing out for $5 each. Cash only. Sizes 12 -18. Please call the office if you are interested in purchasing a dress.
ReLate Wellbeing Day
This Wednesday all students will participate in a Wellbeing Day- this is a new initiative that we are commencing as part of our ReLATE program and as part of an overall approach to enhancing the wellbeing of our school community. Students are to wear comfortable casual clothes.
On this day the children will also view the movie "Inside Out" which is rated PG, please speak with your child's teacher if this presents an issue for you.
Learning Walk
Important School reminders
Russell Street Crossing: If parents and children are needing to cross Russell Street then it must be done at the supervised pedestrian crossing. This is the only safe place to do.
Parking: Please refrain from parking in the designated disability car spaces in the carparks if you do not have a sticker displayed on your vehicle. It is important these spaces are reserved for families that need them.
We also ask that if you have to hop out of the car to assist your child into the car that you park your car and collect them rather than hold up the loop.
Entering the School Buildings: All visitors during the school day must enter via the front office. This includes children late to school.
Student Messages: Please ensure change of pick up arrangement messages etc are received by the office ideally by 3.00pm and no later than 3.10pm to allow office staff adequate time to pass them on to students.
Student News: If you have some exciting news you would like to share with our school community we would love to hear about it. Please email admin@sjdennington.catholic.edu.au
Parent/School Communication: When contacting school staff please refer to our Communications Guidelines for the appropriate processes, this can be found under the forms and documents tab on our schoolzine app and in the Parent Information tab in PAM.
TheirCare: To make a booking with TheirCare, our outside school hours care provider please click on the following link and select St. John's Dennington as the booking location https://theircare.com.au/
Student/Staff News
During the holidays, Olivia and Kiara competed in the Calisthenics Victoria State Championships in Bendigo. Miss Mugavin proudly coached the team to victory, earning 1st place in almost all of their performances. The girls were very proud to walk away as state champions in their sub-junior division. Miss Mugavin's senior team also won the reserve aggregate at the competition. Well done girls!
Miss Mellblom's Open Netball team won the Hampden League Grand Final, for the second year running! Amazing result! Our former trainee Miss Marris is also in the team. We are very proud of you both.
If you have some exciting news you would like to share with our school community we would love to hear about it. We welcome all news, not only sport. Please email admin@sjdennington.catholic.edu.au
Around our School- Term 3 Week 10
Wow, what an action packed term we had. We hope all of our superstars are well rested and ready to take on Term 4!
In week 10 we held our annual footy/netball day. This day is always a popular day on the calendar for both students and staff. The Grade 6 student v staff netball match saw the students take the win, for the third year in a row! In the footy match Vanda's Vipers were victorius over Madden's Maddogs!!! We also farewelled Mr Porter who is moving to be closer to his fiance by throwing him a suprise a mock wedding- what fun!
Student Awards- Week 10
Happy Birthday
A big Happy Birthday to Seth B, Imogen B, Caleb G, Evie S, Nash H, Harper H, Jaxon B, Milla B who celebrated their birthday during the holidays. We hope you had an amazing day!
Best wishes to Arlo O, Dakota A, Fern S, Charlotte B, Lottie S and Dakota S who celebrate their special day this week. We hope you have a magical day!
Grandparent's Day
Please click this link to RSVP by Monday 9th October
Parents and Friends Social Group News
Meeting
Our next meeting will be held tomorrow night- Tuesday 3rd October at 6.30pm at the Cally Hotel. Please RSVP via the post on the Facebook Page. Everybody welcome!
Dennington's Day Out!
The countdown is on! Only 41 days until the biggest fundraising event on the calendar!
There will be plenty of opportunities to volunteer your time and tick off your participation points in the lead up to the event, so keep your eyes on our facebook page and the newsletter.
Our next meeting will be held next Wednesday 11th October at 7.00pm in the Gathering Space.
Please like and share our posts which are on the facebook page ‘Dennington’s Day Out’. This helps our event reach members of the public to ensure we have a big crowd on the day to raise funds for our school.
Cake Raffle
Each week on a Friday, families are rostered on to bring in a cake which will then be raffled and drawn out at Assembly. All funds raised throughout the year will be donated to the Good Friday Appeal the following year.
All students will have the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket for 20c each Friday. The Johnnies will come around to the classrooms during the day to write out tickets and collect money.
The following families are rostered on this week:
Dance, Dalton, Daffy and Cuzens.
School Sponsorship
Would you like to advertise your business in our school newsletter? Businesses can advertise for only $100 a year and will have a business card sized listing in every school newsletter.
Please contact parents@sjdennington.catholic.edu.au for more information.
A big thank you to Fry Painting, O'Brien Electrical Warrnambool, Brownies Shed, Tubbie & Rayz Indoor Batting house and Carry On Travel who sponsor our school!
Star of the Sea Bulletin
Sunday Mass is held at 10.00am at St. Pius X Church. School families are always welcome.
The Parish office can be contacted on 5562 2231 and this weekends bulletin is featured below. Other information and contact details can be found on the Star of the Sea South West Coast website: https://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au/parish/southwestcoast/
Community Notices
The Woolworths blaster program returns to the Dennington Cricket Club for another season.Starting on Thursday October 19 at the dennington recreation reserve, sessions run from 4.30pm until 5.30pm
To register, click on the following link: https://www.playhq.com/
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 3rd October: P & F Dinner Meeting at the Cally at 6.30pm
Wednesday 4th October: ReLate Wellbeing day
Wednesday 11th October: Grandparents & Special Friends Day
Friday 13th October: Healthy Moves Display in the Stadium
Monday 23rd October: School Closure Day- No students to attend on this day
Tuesday 24th/Wednesday 25th October: Grade 3/4 Camp
Monday 30th October: F-4 Swimming program commences
Sunday 12th November: DDO
Monday 13th/Tuesday 14th/Wednesday 15th November: Gr 5/6 Camp
Thursday 30th November: Foundation Extended Stay program
Monday 4th/Tuesday 5th/Wednesday 6th/Friday 8th December: Gr 5/6 Surf Awareness program
Thursday 7th December: Gr 1/2 Extended Stay program
Tuesday 12th December: Orientation Day
Wednesday 13th December: Mass of Thanksgiving at 10.00am
Thursday 14th December: Gr 6 Graduation Ceremony
Friday 15th December: Term 4 concludes at 2.20pm