Early Years & Prep 2022 – Ready, Set, Prep Day

Do you know someone who is starting Prep in 2022?

Make sure they join us on Saturday 27 March from 9am – 11am for our Ready, Set, Prep.

Come along and meet our staff, make new friends and learn about our school.

Click on the link for more details and registration: Ready, Set, Prep Day

 

Two Weeks at a Glance »
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Two Weeks at a Glance

Date Activity Venue Details Tue 16 Mar Year 1 Excursion Baldwin Swamp Parent Lounge permission to be completed by this date Thur 18 Mar Year …

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Two Weeks at a Glance

Date Activity Venue Details
Tue 16 Mar Year 1 Excursion Baldwin Swamp Parent Lounge permission to be completed by this date
Thur 18 Mar Year 1 Excursion Baldwin Swamp Depart at 9:00am – CANCELLED DUE TO WET WEATHER
Fri 19 Mar Lots of Socks Day School Students can wear socks of their own choice today and bring along a gold coin donation. Socks can be bright, colourful, long or short!!~

(Normal school uniform please)

Fri 26 Mar Kindy, Prep and Year 1 Excursion – ‘There Once was a Puffin’ Moncrieff Entertainment Centre Depart St John’s at 9.15am

Return approx. 11.30am

Thur 1 Apr Last day of Term 1 Wishing everyone an enjoyable and relaxing Easter break.

 

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St John’s OSHC Vacation Care

St John’s Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Vacation Care Program is on again during the holidays! The below link includes details pertaining to the Vacation Care …

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St John’s OSHC Vacation Care

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

The below link includes details pertaining to the Vacation Care Program.

OSHC Vacation Care Program – April 2021

For all bookings and enquires, please do not hesitate to contact Barb Thom on 0409 759 831.

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Community Events

St John’s Lutheran Church Hall and Office Working Bee – Volunteer Helpers Needed On Saturday 27 March at 7:30am we are having a clean out …

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Community Events

St John’s Lutheran Church Hall and Office Working Bee – Volunteer Helpers Needed

On Saturday 27 March at 7:30am we are having a clean out and re-organisation of the storage area in the hall adjacent to the Youth room as well as a look at the Youth room chattels and a clean out of unwanted items.  Many of the items have been from previous programs run by St John’s and can be reallocated or given to groups who may find a use for them.

We are going to replace all the old cupboards with steel shelving so some heavy lifting will be involved. Anyone who has been or is still involved with some of these chattels can help prepare for the day by sorting items and placing them in an orderly manner on the Hall stage for either reuse or to dispose of.

If you feel that you can be of assistance but cannot make it on a Saturday morning, please contact a Church Council member or Elder. What is the old saying, “Many hands make light work”.

For more information, please phone Jeffrey 0417 796 419 or ask Pastor Greg


Bargara Little Athletics Season 2021

Please click on the attached to view this season’s details:

Bargara Little A’s Promo Flyer 2021


Fairymead House Sugar History Museum

Please click on the attached to read about the new & exciting exhibition:

Toad vs Beetle Exhibition – Fairymead House


Lutheran Youth of Queensland – Winter Kids Camp 2021

Kids Camp is a five day adventure for children in grades 3-6. The Kids Camp program is a beautiful mix of learning about God, spending time outdoors and enjoying games with friends… lots of good clean fun and laughter!

For more information and to register, please click on the link:

LYQ Winter Kids Camp 2021

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Sporting News

Fraser Coast Futsal Titles St John’s U/12 Boys competed at the Fraser Coast Futsal Titles on Tuesday 9 March. This was the first time that …

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Sporting News

Fraser Coast Futsal Titles

St John’s U/12 Boys competed at the Fraser Coast Futsal Titles on Tuesday 9 March. This was the first time that St John’s had entered a team in the competition. The boys did extremely well and had two wins and two losses from their group matches. These results were enough to earn them a place in the final. The boys played their best game of the tournament and went down in a tightly fought contest 3-2 to Granville Black.

Congratulations to Edward, Savya, Archer, Cooper, Declan, Riley, Knox and Caleb for your sportsmanship and efforts!

Also, Riley, Declan, Knox and Caleb have been selected to represent the Queensland Country Futsal Team! Well done!


School Sporting Carnival Dates 2021

Further to Mr Higgins recent email, please click on the link to find a copy of the school sporting carnival dates.

5 Mar 2021 – Carnival Dates Letter

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Dr Cameron Stelzer – Author Visit

Dr Cameron started a jam-packed day of workshops with very excited students from Year 6. The students explored techniques to create blockbuster action stories, think …

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Dr Cameron Stelzer – Author Visit

Dr Cameron started a jam-packed day of workshops with very excited students from Year 6. The students explored techniques to create blockbuster action stories, think gripping suspense scenes, epic action encounters and hold-on-to-your-seat cliff-hangers.

The next session was a fun and interactive Big Screen Book reading with one of DR Cameron’s famous Stroogle stories with the Prep’s and Year 1 students. The very enthusiastic students then could show their drawing talents through a follow-along illustration activity with Dr Cameron.

Dr Cameron engaged the students from Year 4 and Year 5 in a workshop where they explored exciting and descriptive writing. The students then put their writing ideas to the test and wrote awesome descriptions of places that could be part of their stories. Dr Cameron also showed the students some stories and pictures he drew when he was a Year 4 student here at St John’s.

The last session of the day with Dr Cameron was the Year 2, Year 2/3 and Year 3 students. They focused on fantastic ideas and inspirations for story writing. They finished the workshop with an easy-to-follow step by step illustration of their very own Pierat character.

Dr Cameron, students and teachers had a fantastic day!

 

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School Photo Day

The school has engaged MSP Photography to create our school records this year and you are invited to purchase prints of your child/ren. Photo day …

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School Photo Day

The school has engaged MSP Photography to create our school records this year and you are invited to purchase prints of your child/ren. Photo day will take place on Tuesday 20 April, 2021. (1st week of Term 2)

Please find below important information directly from MSP Photography regarding ordering and photo day:

On photo day, every student will be photographed regardless of whether you are purchasing or not. Your child will be bringing home a personalised order envelope from the photographers very soon. Please take care to read and follow all the instructions carefully. This will ensure your order is processed smoothly and efficiently and will help you to avoid any late fees. You will have the option to order online or with cash in your child’s envelope.

Additional order envelopes are available from the school office for separated parents, blended families and grandparents. You will need to collect these on or before photo day and give it to the photographer on photo day. Please be sure to write “Mum’s order” or “Dad’s order” on top of your envelope.


COVID 19 NOTICE
Due to the Chief Health Officer’s current social distancing health directive, school photographers are obligated to social distance from all students, school staff and parents whilst visiting your school. This is a hard and fast rule that we cannot break or bend. As a result of this requirement, we have had to amend our procedures for traditional group photos, so these may look subtly different this year. 

Our photographers are all trained in COVID 19 hygiene to keep you and your family safe while we are in your school.


Sibling Photos

Sibling photos are only for siblings who all attend the school. Sibling photos can be ordered by collecting a sibling envelope form the school’s admin office, and following the instructions on the envelope.

NOTE: Online sibling orders close at midday the day before photo day. (Monday 19 April, 2021) Cash orders can still be accepted on photo day.


As school staff are unable to help with photography enquiries or payments, please direct your questions and comments directly to MSP Photography by phoning 4921 3355 or to schoolphotos.cq@msp.com.au

Thank you for working with us through these unusual times and we look forward to a great photo day. Keep smiling!

MSP Photography Team

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Student Awards

Student Awards Congratulations to this fortnight’s award recipients Prep Red Isaac O’Brien, Duke Nicholas, Eli Avenell, Harper Daley Prep Blue Charlotte Devlin, Ruan Otto, Stella …

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Student Awards

Student Awards

Congratulations to this fortnight’s award recipients
Prep Red Isaac O’Brien, Duke Nicholas, Eli Avenell, Harper Daley
Prep Blue Charlotte Devlin, Ruan Otto, Stella Jones, Roman Marshall
Year 1 Red Annie Venter, Madix Daley, Emeilia Green, Aleeia Quinn
Year 1 Blue Zenna Amiku, Tanatswa Bere, Adrian Lu, Ruby Moreno, Mia Pearce
Year 2 Harlow Tickel, Eamon DÁlbret, Harrison Caruana, Grace Wilkins
Year 2/3 Dylan Linderberg, Harrison Neal, Chloe Park, Katelyn Midson, Scarlett Porter, Ruby Robertson
Year 3 Aiden Smith, Brieanna Forman, Arianna Juster, Harrison Smyth
Year 4 Piper Weier, LJ Avery, Riley Douglas, Abbey-Rose Gaston
Year 5 Ella Park, Indee Bakker, Christian Russell, Lillee Curteis
Year 6 Archer Kewley, Thea Smits, Lucas Stedman, Chyler Lamberth
Music Layla Heading, Jacinda Smyth, Lachlan Ewald, Lennox Higgins, Harrison Costar, Cooper Higgins

 

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Pastor’s Message

REJOICE. Late last week some of our region had rain and for those of us who received it, the rain gave us great joy. After …

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Pastor’s Message

REJOICE. Late last week some of our region had rain and for those of us who received it, the rain gave us great joy. After such a long time and seemingly missing out on a wet season it was wonderful to hear the rain on the roof.

Two thousand years ago a man of God- Paul- wrote a letter to a small church in northern Greece, it is known as the letter to the Philipians. In it he writes: Rejoice in the Lord (Jesus) always. I will say it again: Rejoice….Do not be anxious about anything but in everything , by prayer and petition,, with thanksgiving present your requests to God.

No matter what our situation is we, who know Jesus Christ, can rejoice because we know that God loves us and there is a wonderful life waiting for us. And that even in our difficult times Jesus is here with us to comfort us and give us hope. Rejoice!

Cheers, Pastor Greg

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Curriculum Connections

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data …

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Curriculum Connections

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

  • year of schooling
  • category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
  • level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

  • formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
  • consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
  • develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).

If your child is to be included in the NCCD the classroom teacher will always make you aware of the adjustments being made at school for your child.

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school to make an appointment.

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From the Principal

Leadership Recently we installed a number of new staff and new student leaders and celebrated the successes of our students of the week. It was …

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From the Principal

Leadership

Recently we installed a number of new staff and new student leaders and celebrated the successes of our students of the week. It was a vivid reminder of the giftedness with which God has blessed all within our school, including their giftedness as leaders. Leadership is a difficult thing to define. There are many who make a living out of helping people to become better leaders, and yet even amongst scholars and academics there is no general agreement as to what leadership is. In that void we tend to describe what leaders do, the expression of their leadership, rather than the leadership itself. In Christian and non-Christian circles alike, Jesus is often put forward as a great leader. His compassion, his teaching and his love of people are amongst the reasons given. They are all good reasons, but for those of us of faith, it was Jesus’ single-minded focus on completing the will of his father God that best demonstrates his leadership. As we continue through the season of Lent, we once again reflect on Jesus’ journey to the cross. This was God’s solution to human disobedience, that his son take the punishment that should have been ours. There is no greater example of purposeful leadership. Our God loves us and hankers for a relationship with us. Jesus makes this possible. What a comfort this is as we look to discern God’s will for us in our daily lives.


The Starfish

An old man was doing his daily walk along the beach one morning, when he spotted a young boy crouched by the water, scooping something up from the sand and throwing it into the sea. The beach was normally empty at this time of day, and so the old man stopped to watch for a while. He noticed that the boy kept on shuffling a little further down the beach, then repeating this same action again and again – stopping, scooping, throwing, moving. “What are you doing there, boy?” the old man asked, walking closer. “I’m saving these starfish that are stranded” replied the boy, “if they stay on the beach they will dry out and die, so I’m putting them back into the ocean so they can live.” The old man was silent for a few seconds. “Young man” he said, “on this stretch of beach alone, there must be more than one hundred stranded starfish. Around the next corner, there must be at least one thousand more. This goes on for miles and miles and miles – I’ve done this walk every day for 10 years, and it’s always the same. There must be millions of stranded starfish! I hate to say it, but you’ll never make a difference.” The boy replied, “well I just made a difference for that one,” and continued with his work.

The star fish reminds me that our calling to teaching in a Lutheran school is to ‘make a difference to this one’. This child in front of me right now, this is the one to whom I can make a difference. May God bless you as you go about your daily tasks this week.


Harmony Week

The Department of Home Affairs leads national celebrations for Harmony Week to recognise diversity and inclusion activities that take place during the entire week. Since 1999, more than 80,000 Harmony Week events have been held in childcare centres, schools, community groups, churches, businesses and federal, state and local government agencies across Australia.

It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our community. Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and work to maintain it. Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.

This year, our classes are undertaking a variety of activities during school learning time in honour of Harmony Week.

Facts and figures

There are some fascinating statistics about Australia’s diversity that can be good conversation -starters:

  • nearly half (49 per cent) of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was
  • we identify with over 300 ancestries
  • since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have migrated to Australia
  • 85 per cent of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia
  • apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi
  • more than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia.

These facts are taken from ABS 2016 Census Data. Check out the Australian Bureau of Statistics website.

Thank you for working in partnership with us.

Grace and Peace

Chris Mallett

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