Two Weeks at a Glance

Date Activity Venue Details
Fri 4 Sept Student Free Day School  School Closed

Bundaberg Lutheran Parish

Lead/School Pastor: Pastor Greg Graham
Parish Pastor: Pastor Ryan Norris

Phone: 4152 5900
Email: office@stjohnsbundaberg.org.au
www.stjohnsbundy.org.au


St John’s: 30 George Street | Service Times: 8.30am & 10.00am
Faith: Larson Street | Service Time: 7.30am
Redeemer: Tirroan Road, Gin Gin | Service Time: 8.00am
Rosedale: 10.30am | 1st/3rd Sunday of the month
Gracehaven Chapel: Dr May’s Road | Service Time: 10.30am

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General Notices

Cutlery for School Morning Teas & Lunches We have recently had an increase in students requiring spoons or forks when eating their morning tea or …

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Cutlery for School Morning Teas & Lunches

We have recently had an increase in students requiring spoons or forks when eating their morning tea or lunch. Should your child require a spoon or fork, it would be greatly appreciated if one could be packed inside their lunch bag, please.

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Did you know that you can now let us know of your child’s absence through Parent Lounge? Our Parent Lounge not only enables parents to …

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Parent Lounge

Did you know that you can now let us know of your child’s absence through Parent Lounge?

Our Parent Lounge not only enables parents to see what is happening but is also a quick and easy way to update important information including if your child is going to be absent or late to school.

Thank you to those families who are already using Parent Lounge, we hope that you have found it useful.

Should you have any issues accessing Parent Lounge, please phone the school on  4132 6888 or email school@stjohnsbundaberg.qld.edu.au during office hours for assistance.

 

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Uniform Shop

Uniform Shop – Changes to Opening Hours The Uniform Shop will be closed until further notice. If you need to purchase items please complete an …

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Uniform Shop – Changes to Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop will be closed until further notice. If you need to purchase items please complete an order form/s below and email to school@stjohnsbundaberg.qld.edu.au

We shall contact you once the order has been filled for payment and collection.

2020 Prep Order Form

2020 Order Form Yr1-6


New Hair Accessories have Arrived!

We are delighted to advise that new hair accessories have just arrived and are available for purchase. Should you wish to view the different styles, please do not hesitate to contact the office to arrange an appointment time.

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Student Awards

Congratulations to this fortnight’s award recipients Prep Red Charlotte Devlin, Jobe Leckie, Daniel Park, Ebony Rayner Prep Blue Mia Pearce, Asher Sampson, Tanatswa Bere, Ruby …

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Student Awards

Congratulations to this fortnight’s award recipients
Prep Red Charlotte Devlin, Jobe Leckie, Daniel Park, Ebony Rayner
Prep Blue Mia Pearce, Asher Sampson, Tanatswa Bere, Ruby Moreny
Year 1 Randy Wahyudi, Sophia Pohlman, Aleeyah Forman, Tiffany Fyfe
Year 1/2 Hayden Evans, Sophie Warburton, Charlie Rogers, Bailey Green
Year 2 Jonte Gledhill, Hayden Banks, Minkang Jeon, Eli Mutton
Year 3 Dainan Rasmussen, Jacob Bonney, Nashe Bere, Olivia Kronk
Year 4 Christian Russell, Alexis Heading, Indee Bakker, Indianna Boardman, Madalyn Johnson
Year 5 Hunter Heidke, Sophia Van der Klugt, Cannon Zahn, Declan Roberts, Edward Rayner, Savannah Watts
Year 6 Jayden Dugdell, Jenna Knott, Bridie Longford-Banks, Mia Marano, Riley Jones, Rheanna Hall
Music Indee Bakker, Olivia Mallett, Alexis Heading, Oscar Quarrell, Connor Petts, Brayth Burkitt, Shaile Findlay, Isabella Pohlman
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Pastor’s Message

In the Gospel of John we hear a story of two men who were disciples of John the Baptist. But when they heard John the …

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Pastor’s Message

In the Gospel of John we hear a story of two men who were disciples of John the Baptist. But when they heard John the Baptist pointing towards Jesus and saying: “Behold the Lamb of God” they began to follow Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “WHAT DO YOU WANT?”

How would you answer that question? My list is almost endless. Family, friends, an end to COVID-19, world peace and on and on! But fundamentally I would like Jesus to return to bring an end to the pain and suffering we cause one another. And I want all people to rejoice in his light and love.

What do you want Jesus to do for you? Jesus answered the disciples of John with these words: Come (and follow me). John 1:35.

God bless you and cheers,

Pastor Greg Graham

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Curriculum Connections

REMINDERS ICAS English Monday 24 August 2020 ICAS Mathematics Monday 31 August 2020 Both will be administered in the morning session after assembly in the …

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REMINDERS

ICAS English Monday 24 August 2020

ICAS Mathematics Monday 31 August 2020

Both will be administered in the morning session after assembly in the school library under the direction of Mrs Anderson and myself.


PAT – Progressive Achievement Tests

These tests have been used at St John’s for several years in paper form. This year we are trialing an online administration of these tests. The reason we use achievement testing is to map student growth and development academically over a period. These tests aim to formally assess students’ skills and abilities in subject specific content areas. At St John’s we use the PAT to track student achievement and inform teaching in the areas of Mathematics, English (reading and spelling) and this year we are introducing a Social-Emotional Wellbeing survey for students in Years 2 – 6. All tests are tiered so that questions range from less-challenging to more-challenging with the aim of gathering information to assist with future planning and instruction.

These achievement tests are used to compliment formative and summative information that teachers are already collating on students in their class. These tests allow us to longitudinally track student growth throughout their time at St John’s. Teachers and I have been working together to set-up our online schedule and we will ensure students are well-supported as we trial the online version.

These tests are another piece of information that support planning at the student, class and school level.

If you have any further questions, please contact your child’s class teacher or myself, and we can talk you through your queries.

Jocelyn Bakker

Director of Learning and Teaching

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From the Principal

The Butterfly Story Last Friday and Saturday we were the host school for the Lutheran Principal’s meeting. There were many great discussions across the two …

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The Butterfly Story

Last Friday and Saturday we were the host school for the Lutheran Principal’s meeting. There were many great discussions across the two days, but one that resonated was related to the concept of resilience, and how we as educators and parents have to let our students experience challenges that allow them to build character. This concept I will illustrate through a simple, yet effective story, as follows:

Once a little boy was playing outdoors and found a fascinating caterpillar. He carefully picked it up and took it home to show his mother. He asked his mother if he could keep it, and she said he could if he would take good care of it.

The little boy got a large jar from his mother and put plants to eat, and a stick to climb on, in the jar. Every day he watched the caterpillar and brought it new plants to eat.

One day the caterpillar climbed up the stick and started acting strangely. The boy worriedly called his mother, who came and understood that the caterpillar was creating a cocoon. The mother explained to the boy how the caterpillar was going to go through a metamorphosis to become a butterfly.

The little boy was thrilled to hear about the changes his caterpillar would go through. He watched every day, waiting for the butterfly to emerge. One day it happened; a small hole appeared in the cocoon and the butterfly started to struggle to come out.

At first the boy was excited, but soon he became concerned. The butterfly was struggling so hard to get out! It looked like it couldn’t break free! It looked desperate! It looked like it was making no progress!

The boy was so concerned he decided to help. He ran to get scissors, and then walked back (because he had learned not to run with scissors). He snipped the cocoon to make the hole bigger and the butterfly quickly emerged!

As the butterfly came out the boy was surprised. It had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly expecting that, at any moment, the wings would dry out, enlarge and expand to support the swollen body. He knew that in time the body would shrink and the butterfly’s wings would expand.

But neither happened!

The butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled wings.

It never was able to fly.

As the boy tried to figure out what had gone wrong his mother took him to talk to a scientist from a local college. He learned that the butterfly was SUPPOSED to struggle. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to push its way through the tiny opening of the cocoon pushes the fluid out of its body and into its wings. Without the struggle, the butterfly would never, ever fly. The boy’s good intentions hurt the butterfly.

As our sons and daughters go through school, and life, keep in mind that struggling, experiencing difficulty, and making mistakes is an important part of any learning growth experience.

Sometimes, as parents, it is easy to snip open the cocoon to allow the butterfly to fly early. But in fact, it is the struggle that causes them to develop their ability to fly.

Thank you for working in partnership with us.

Grace and peace,

Chris Mallett

PRINCIPAL

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