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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
As we commence Week 6 of the school term, excitement is building towards us being able to access the new play spaces. It has been a longer than anticipated journey towards using the space, and we have been working closely with the building company and associated sub-contractors to bring the project to completion. While the play space has taken shape, Cook Building have taken over the site of the stage 1 master plan build, and there has been a hive of activity in recent days. Walls have disappeared, and old spaces are beginning to take on a new shape. Whilst I realise that these projects are having an impact on the operations of the school, I am very excited by the possibilities both projects will provide our children and the school community!
As a school community, we very much appreciate families support of our COVID management protocols. As the rest of the year progresses, there will continue to be adjustments to the normal operations of the school community, such that it may not always be possible to host events that all families can attend. We appreciate your ongoing understanding around this, and we very much look forward to a time in the near future when we can host the events and activities that give life to our school, with participation from all families.
What we have been able to do in recent times, is host, and plan for, activities involving the students- incursions and some excursions, sports carnivals, masses and Liturgies, our Disco, and our biennial concert - being planned for as a virtual event. We have also been able to plan for school camps, that will go ahead, subject to any new restrictions being put in place!
Planning for 2021 is well underway. We have had a significant increase in the number of enrolment enquires and confirmed enrolments for 2021, which is a reflection of the hard work of many. Earlier this term (and at the end of term 2), we asked families to confirm their children returning enrolment for 2021. As the time for completing that information is now well past, we are assuming that unless we have specifically heard from families, that all children will be returning for an exciting 2021 school year! A reminder of the school’s policy of providing 2 terms notice of a move of schools.
As mentioned in my previous newsletter, Catholic Education SA recently celebrated Catholic Schools Open Week. This year, CESA launched a new brand initiative, “Raising Hearts and Minds” which captures the hopes and aspirations of all involved in Catholic Education. As part of an overall campaign of raising awareness of our schools, a variety of media was produced-you may have seen the bus shelter at Mitcham, advertising our school! There will be another campaign featuring St. Joseph’s later in the year. The following prayer captures the essence of raising hearts and Minds:
Loving God, Guide us to know life in its fullness,
to raise our hearts and minds to know God’s love.
Raise our hearts and minds to be inspired by Jesus,
the Catholic faith and tradition.
Raise our hearts to be loving,
compassionate and respectful.
Raise our minds to be inquisitive,
capable and seek truth.
May we be aware of listening to the stirring of our hearts to prompt action.
Guide us to respond to the needs of others and all of God’s creation.
In all our thoughts, words and actions, help us raise our hearts and minds in creating the world you desire.
Loving God hear our prayer
Amen
Have a great week everyone,
God bless,
Phil
Hello everyone, I hope you are all travelling well through Term 3. As discussed in my last note, the school is looking very different at the moment. Unfortunately, the playground is not quite finished but it is in the last stages of development and should be ready really soon. Our new admin building is well underway with windows being smashed out and walls being knocked down.
Last week the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra visited our school and performed 2 concerts for our junior and senior students. It was a great show that was entertaining and informative at the same time. I learnt a lot about different instruments and the sounds they make. The students thoroughly enjoyed the performance and it was a welcome break from the normal school day.
Last week I also managed to get down to the Knockout Netball carnival. When I got there Kingswood was down by quite a few goals. They fought back during the game and had a great last quarter to tie the game at the end. They then outscored the other team 5 to 1 in extra time, winning by 4. It was a great show of grit and determination and so wonderful to see their worn out faces at the end, happy that they hadn’t given up and had won the game. The students displayed wonderful sportsmanship and were humble in their victory.
I hope you all have a great couple of weeks. Phil and I are sharing an office in the old JOEYS/Playgroup room if you need anything.
Take care,
Jamie
As mentioned in the last issue of the newsletter, we have been doing class liturgies in place of Masses this term. The first one was with Year 4/5 Bello on Friday 21st August. It was truly beautiful to be with the students in one of their safe places: their class. The liturgy revolved around the Parable of the Good Samaritan; unpacking the attributes we need to develop in ourselves in order to “see a need and do something about it”.
WORLD REFUGEE DAY
I draw your attention to World Refugee Day on the 26th August. A refugee is any person who is too afraid to live in their own country because they are persecuted for the colour of their skin, for what they believe, for their nationality, for what they think and, because of this fear, feel too scared to return.
As followers of Jesus, we pray that we
- educate ourselves and others about the plight of refugees around the world
- understand the challenges that refugees face
- celebrate the contribution that refugees make to our communities
- welcome refugees and create a safe environment for them
- act with commitment and compassion to make a difference in the lives of refugees
- reflect on what services are provided and consider what else could be done to help refugees
We stand together with all those who have no country, no home, and no hope of a future.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR CARE OF CREATION
As winter slowly approaches its end, we approach the celebration World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation on the first day of Spring. During this time, I invite you to focus on the Creator and the created world, and our prayerful response to the ongoing work of creation. Caring for creation means just that - caring for all the created world, people and nature. There is no conflict between caring for the earth and caring for the poor: to care for the earth is to care for the poor. The sustainable use of water and oceans, agricultural land and forests is the only way to protect the rights of vulnerable people and future generations. Scientists call for long term planning rather than short term profits. Long term visioning and planning calls for patience. In the larger scheme of creation, we know how the universe is immensely old and its evolution and ongoing existence more complicated than we have yet imagined. The earth is patient, the universe is patient, God is patient: we too must be in tune with our God, with our universe, with our earth, with life and nature around us.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
Current Candidates: Please be on the lookout for an email from Sr Jasmine Lawrence.
The Application Form for the new sacramental program is now available. A hard copy of the application form can be obtained from the school Admin office, or is available to download by clicking the link here.
Many blessings
Christine Farrugia
APRIM St Joseph’s School | Kingswood
Thank you to everyone who supported our Kyton's Winter Warmer fundraising appeal. We hope you enjoyed the delicious goodies.
Following current guidelines from SA Health and CESA, our P&F are pleased (barring any unexpected changes) to be able to host the annual student Disco on 11th September.
Due to COVID-19, we have dropped the ticket price and decided to do away with the food and beverages - please purchase your child/ren's $10 ticket ASAP on Qkr!
There will be signs on the night and social distancing among the parents/caregivers required, so please be patient, and swift in your exiting. We will need a number of volunteers to assist with the evening, please click here if you are able to volunteer on the night. noting you will need to have a current police check and have completed the volunteer process).
Looking forward to a fun evening for the kids!
*We understand it's tough to miss out on things, but any children who are unwell on the day are unable to attend the Disco.
On the 13th of August ten girls participated in the knockout netball carnival from grade five and six. We travelled to Clapham Primary School and we were ready for the competition to begin. On the day we were going to play against Clapham Primary School, Heritage College and St Spyridon Primary School. Half an hour before the game was going to start we began to warm up as our adrenaline pumped through our bodies.
We all felt excited for our first game against Clapham and we knew they were going to be a tough team to beat. Through this game, we all felt that we might lose, but in the second half we began to come back. The end of the game had come and the final score was a draw and we had to play six minutes more and then we scored five goals and they scored one. This game was definitely a very intense match and all the girls came out with red faces and we looked like red ripe tomatoes.
The next game we went against Heritage College and we underestimated how good they were, sadly we lost to this team by a whopping amount approximately fifteen goals. After this match we learnt a valuable lesson to not make judgements based on their previous game score. This meant we had won one out of two games so far. If we wanted to get in to the next round we had to win the next game against Spyridon Primary School with a margin of fifty goals and Clapham Primary School had to win against Heritage College.
Spyridon Primary School was a good team, but they lacked height and this gave us a great advantage. In this match we won forty-six to four, but soon finding out that Clapham Primary School lost against Heritage College we knew that we did not get in to the next round.
We were quite disappointed in how we went, so the parents decided to make a stop at KFC and Maccas. This was a great experience for all of us and in the end we were all proud of ourselves for just trying our best and giving it a go. Go Joeys!
On Wednesday of Week 4 all students sat in the church while the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra played some songs for us. If we knew the words we were be able to sing along. There were lots of instruments being played like: those from The Percussion Family, The String’s Family, The WoodWinds Family and The Brass Family. There Was also a man who was the conductor and a lady who was the lead singer. During the session we all started to make a rap about going to get Ice Cream as a little treat. At the end of the session everybody in the school sang the finale. While we were singing the finale song the lady made everybody do song actions to the beat like: click our fingers, clap our hands, stomp our feet and wave our hands to the beat. We all thoroughly enjoyed this incursion and the best part was that we were able to be actively involved throughout the session.
- Lily Cooke
SAPSASA Girls Knockout Netball
On Thursday 13th August the Year 6 Knockout Netball Team participated in a round robin tournament against St Spyridon, Heritage College and Clapham Primary School. The matches were held at Clapham Primary school in a modified format. Unfortunately, the girls didn’t progress to the next round but did win two of their 3 matches. Special thanks to Vicky Wilson for coaching the team and umpiring on the day and Mrs Bridget Hughes, Mr Deverson and Mr Shultz for their help on the day and Raelee Vick, Kylie Harvey and Steven Patriarca for their help transporting the students to and from the venue.
SAPSASA Boys Knockout Soccer
On Friday 14th August the Year 5/6 Knockout Soccer Team participated in a round robin tournament against Mt Barker, Hahndorf and McAuley Primary School. The matches were held at Mt Barker Primary School in a modified format. Unfortunately, the boys didn’t progress to the next round but did win one of their matches and had two very narrow losses on the day. Special thanks to Darius Sabou for coaching on the day and Emma Brooke, Lisa Harriss, Darius Sabou and Rose Rossi for their help transporting the students to and from the venue.
SAPSASA Southern Heights/City South District Athletics Day
Any Primary School student born in 2010, 2009, 2008 or 2007 is invited to nominate to participate in the SAPSASA District Athletics Day, held on 13th October 2020. Please note that SAPSASA competitions are set up for students who have experience or a special skill in a sporting endeavour and therefore students participate against other highly skilled competitors. To ensure an even contest we are asked to send athletes of high achievement in their chosen area. Successful participation in Lttle Athletics or the SACPSSA Athletics Carnival previously are a good measure of the students ability to participate in this Carnival. If your child would like to participate, please complete the nomination form, no later than 18th September 2020.
Mr De Giovanniello (Phyiscal Education Teacher/Sports Coordinator)
The vacation care program and bookings form will be available next week.
Keep an eye on SZapp for details of the fun-filled program.
The Entertainment Book fundraiser is back at St Joseph's School, Kingswood.
To purchase a digital membership, and ensure the percentage of fundraising goes to our school, please click this link.