In this issue

Classroom Learning 

St John’s students are involved in a wide range of learning opportunities each and every day. This fortnight we would like to share with you teaching and learning that has been happening in the Prep classrooms and during Physical Education. 

During Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), students in Prep have been learning about families, celebrations and significant events. To share their own story with each other, Prep students created a memory box and chose photographs, artefacts and mementos from home to add to their box. Students have enjoyed sharing their special items with the class and discovering the significant events and people in each other’s lives.

Prep Blue creating their Memory Boxes 

Woolworths Cricket Blast

Last week, students in Years 5 & 6 competed in the Woolworths Cricket Blast local school competition held at Kendall Flats. St John’s entered three teams into the competition. All teams played well and are congratulated on their effort and sportsmanship.  

Students were excited to meet Lucy Hamilton who plays for Queensland in the Women’s National Cricket League and for Brisbane Heat in the Women’s Big Bash League.  

One of the St John’s teams with Lucy Hamilton  

In Physical Education lessons, Year 1 to 6 have been learning about AFL with Mr Higgins and have had the opportunity to learn AFL skills from a visiting AFL Development Officer. Each week the Development Officer assists with skill and technique development. Students have enjoyed practising kicking, handballing and playing the games ‘Kick Tennis’, ‘Bomb the Coach’ and ‘Ogre’s Treasure’. 

SSRC  

Don’t forget our Student Service Representative Council (SSRC) would like to encourage you to crochet your own square to be included in our Community Blanket. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs Carroll if you would like to be involved in this wonderful opportunity to serve our local community and we encourage you to get involved.  

ST JOHN’S FELLOWSHIP EVENING 

St John’s Lutheran Church will be holding a Fellowship Evening on Friday 8 September from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Please come along and join in a Potluck meal and fellowship. Please contact our school or church office, if you would like to know more details.  

CHILD PROTECTION WEEK  

Please see a host of events for 2023 Child Protection Week (3-9 September) brought to you by the Bundaberg Child Protection Week Action Group. Attached to this newsletter, you will also find a Child Protection Week Colouring Competition with entry details located at the bottom. Please support the important work of this group and empower our community to have conversations to promote child safety and wellbeing. 

2023 Colouring in competition for children

2023 Child Protection Week Calendar

ANXIETY/SCHOOL REFUSAL 

School refusal is when children get extremely upset at the idea of going to school and often miss some or all of the school day. This distress doesn’t go away. 

School refusal can mean that children have trouble going to school or trouble leaving home. Children who refuse to go to school usually spend the day at home with their parents’ knowledge, even though their parents try hard to get them to go. School refusal is not a condition that is clinically diagnosed, rather it is a name given to an emotional response, perhaps linked to an underlying issue. 

If your child refuses to go to school, you might feel that school nights and mornings are a ‘battle’. Your child might: 

• cry, throw tantrums, yell or scream 
• refuse to move 
• beg or plead not to go 
• complain of aches, pains and illness before school, which generally get better if you let your child stay at home 

If this is a problem with your child, it is important that parents/school work together early to address the situation. Early intervention is imperative. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or to Mrs Carroll should you require support in having your child at school every day learning, as every minute of every school day counts! For further information, please visit:  

School refusal: children & teenagers | Raising Children Network 

Journey with Map, Zip and the villagers of Silvercliff on their quest to find “The Prize”. Will good triumph over evil? Will anyone ever find ‘The Prize’? And who will learn the most valuable lesson of all?
It is not the end goal that is the most important thing; it’s the journey.
Kindness, friendship and love conquer all.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, during normal box office opening times (9.00am to 5.00pm) either in person, via phone or using the online ticketing service via the following link.

St John’s Lutheran School Musical Concert

Thank you from St John’s Library!

 It is evident at St John’s that our families take reading very seriously and have a deep love for books. This year’s book week theme ‘Red Grow Inspire’, has highlighted the power of words and the boundless horizons books can offer.  

With a remarkable collection sourced from the renowned Dymocks book shop, this year’s book fair has been an incredible success. We are thrilled to announce that a staggering $8500 worth of books found new homes. We receive 20% commission of these sales from Dymocks, which enables us to purchase more books and great literature for our school library over the next 12 months. The success of this event is a testament to your unwavering support, we extend our heartfelt gratitude.  

A BIG THANK YOU to all the families who bought and donated books to the library from our Book Fair. The books will be covered and catalogued and put out on display for students to borrow and enjoy. 

St John’s Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Vacation Care Program is on again during the September holidays!

The below link includes details pertaining to the Vacation Care Program. These holidays, some and very exciting excursions and incursions are planned, so make sure you get your bookings in quickly!

OSHC Vacation Care Program – Vacation Care September 23

For all bookings and enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Barb Thom on 0409 759 831 or email stjohns.oshc@qlecs.org.au

Tennis Family Open Day

The Bundaberg & District Junior Tennis Club are having a Family Open Day on Sunday, October the 22nd.
For more information, please follow the link attached: Bundy Tennis Open Day

LYQ Summer Holiday Camp

Lutheran Youth Of Queensland (LYQ) camp registrations are now OPEN!

As LYQ, our purpose is to sow seeds of hope into the lives of young people, adults and their families to intentionally support and nurture young people as they grow into the person they are created to be. We are committed to introducing young lives to the Good News about Jesus and supporting them and their families to develop their God-given potential.

We have a wonderful line-up of four fantastic camps to get your young people to and registrations are now OPEN!

See images below for more information.