Dear Parents,

Congratulations to all members of our Athletics team who competed at Ballam Park on Wednesday this week. All students gave their best effort in their events and we are so proud of them. Well done to our students who placed first and second in their respective events. Good luck for your events at the Divisional competition early next term. (See photo and item further on in this newsletter).

What a fantastic Fathers’ Day breakfast we had this morning! It was great to see a large number of our wonderful dads joining their children for a delicious hot breakfast, coffee and a family photo. Our prayers and blessing of dads, granddads and other father figures, along with students singing, and the raffle draw, were also highlights. Thank you so much to our Parents and Friends group, led by Lauren Wilson and Sarah Cruise, and ably assisted by a number of mums, for their organization, decorations, cooking, serving and packing up. Thank you also to Genevieve for taking our family photos. The generosity and hard work of our Parents and Friends is greatly appreciated.

Thank you to Fr. Martin, St. Anne’s parish, parents and teachers who prepared and supported our students who received their First Eucharist during the month of August.

Next week we have our Book Fair at school. This event promotes reading for enjoyment and learning to our students, and provides an opportunity for families to purchase a variety of books to enjoy together. The Book Fair sales are available from 2:45 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. from Monday to Wednesday next week.

Congratulations to Leonel (SWD) who participated in the Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod for Piano recently. Leonel competed in two categories and achieved outstanding results: Highly Commended in the Grade 5 AMEB Piano section and second Place in the Under 11s Piano section. Leonel has also qualified to compete in the Australian State Instrumental Championships. Well done Leonel!

Thank you to the families who have recently completed the MACSSIS surveys. I strongly encourage all families to take 30 minutes to complete the survey if you haven’t yet done so. Your feedback is valued and makes an important contribution to our ongoing school improvement plans. With thanks.

Some forthcoming dates for your calendars;

Monday 8th September – Feast of our Lady of the Nativity

Thursday 18th September - Student disco organized by our Parents and Friends – (Foundation and Juniors 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m, Middles and Seniors 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.)

Friday 19th September – School finishes for Term 3 – 1:00 p.m. 

I wish all of our dads, grandfathers and father figures a wonderful Father's Day on Sunday. Thank you for the many ways you support your family and work in partnership with us to support your children and our school.

Paul Dwyer,
Principal

JDB celebrated their Liturgy of the Word

(23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME )

The following is their reflection and prayers:

In today’s liturgy we are called to be followers of Jesus. We are taught to love one another and be forgiving and kind.

Our liturgy theme focused on what it means to follow Jesus. As a class, we reflected on how respecting and caring for the special people in our lives is one way we can live like Jesus.

This Sunday, we celebrate Father’s Day, a time to honour the many sacrifices fathers make for their children and families — both big and small.

We give thanks for all the grandfathers, uncles, brothers, cousins, teachers, coaches, and other special men who care for us, guide us, and show us love. Their actions remind us of Jesus’ call to serve others with kindness and generosity.

Prayers of the Faithful:

Loving God,

Let us pray for our families, our schools and our faith community, that they be strengthened to support all who belong to them. Lord hear us. 

Loving Father, 

Bless all fathers and father figures in our community. May they continue to love and nurture children and cherish their precious gift of fathering. May they offer friendship, support and encouragement to each other. Lord, hear us.

Dear God, 

For the courage to make a deeper commitment to follow Jesus even when it is difficult for us. Lord hear us. 

Dear God, 

Shower your blessing and protection upon us and those for whom we pray. Lord hear us.

Loving God,

We pray for all those who suffer. We also remember their family and friends and we ask God to give them strength and comfort at this time of need. Lord hear us.

Thankyou for a wonderful breakfast: 

On behalf of the school community we extend our grateful thanks to our Parents and Friends executive and general members (Lauren F, Lauren O, Elizabeth, Sarah and Leanne) plus Maria Cook (P&F general committee) and to the many parents who assisted before, during and after our Fathers Day breakfast this morning in a variety of roles.

Thank you also to Paula Kiss, Alison Lahn, Tarra Kenny, Jenny Rae, Leah McCabe and Louise Miller, Trudi Marden, Christine Macnish, Aakanksha Sharma and Tania Evans who helped with the Fathers Day stall! 

Your generosity and hard work made this a very successful event for our dads and their families! 

Assembly Awards:

FRF Matilda - For working hard in Maths. Excellent work solving addition and subtraction problems. Superstar!

FRF Deklan - For an informative Show and Tell about cheetahs. Superstar!

FRZ Ashton - For continuing to work on identifying the initial sounds he can hear in words when he is writing. Well done!

FRZ Angel - For continuing to work on identifying some of the sounds he can hear in words when he is writing. Well done!

JSE Sienna M - For always taking pride in learning by presenting work with neatness and care.

JSE Lily - For showing a good understanding of equal sharing by dividing objects into fair groups.

JMR Willow S - For entering the class with a calm body and making an effort to follow morning routines. 

JMR Matthew - For working really hard to practice his math skills on Essential Assessment.

JTA Simar - For a great effort during our liturgy reflection by sharing ways she can be humble and show kindness to others.

JTA Keanu - For a super effort solving division equations with remainders.

JDB Leo - For excellent solving of worded problems in Maths.

JDB Aiyana - For excellent problem solving with worded maths equations.

MNG Isthiyaq - For always having a positive attitude towards learning and giving your best effort 

MNG Richie - For sharing your learning with your peers and engaging in class discussions

MSM Olivia A - For following feedback to challenge yourself in Writing.

MSM Charlie - For working hard to complete tasks independently.

MLR Ethan - For continually putting in lots of effort into his writing tasks this term.

MLR Shivani - For having high expectations of herself in all of the work she completes.

MYK Victoria - For being a focused and motivated learner who consistently strives to improve and challenge herself.

MYK Evie - For being a responsible and respectful ICT user in the classroom.

SLN Amy - Her passion for writing where she produces stories of quality and length.

SLN Koa - For  his focus and effort in Mathematics which allows him to successfully add and subtract numbers involving decimals.

STC Charlotte Wa - For demonstrating outstanding creativity in designing a unique logo that shows the importance of protecting our oceans.

STC Chloe - For your hard work and persistence in developing skills in maths and  achieving outstanding results on your fractions test.

SWD Christina - for working hard to master her times tables. 

SWD Reo - for always making responsible choices in class and being a role model for his peers. 

SHJ Gurshan - for being friendly and bringing a positive attitude to each day.

Journey through Art Exhibition

It was wonderful to see our students working alongside their parents to answer questions about different cultures and continents as part of their Passport Around the World. Mrs Wharton and all the staff are so proud of the students for their hard work and creativity – we truly have so many talented children at St Joachim’s. A big thank you to everyone who helped make this event such a spectacular success!  

Lots more photos here!

Frankston District Athletics Carnival 

On Wednesday, the St Joachim’s Athletics team participated in the Frankston District Athletics Trials held at Ballam Park. Well done to all the team for your fantastic efforts in your respective activities. A number of the team finished first or second. 

On behalf of the school we would like to congratulate these students on their amazing achievements and wish them the best of luck for their upcoming Divisional Trials.

Thank you to the parents, grandparents and friends for supporting and assisting with supervision at the event. Thank you to the St Joachim’s staff for supervising and ensuring every student got to their respective activities on time.

The following students and teams placed first or second at the trials and they will participate in the Division Athletics Trials to be held in Term 4.

10 year age group

Kylah R - 1st for long jump and 1st for triple jump

11 year age group

Nevaeh D: 1st for 1500m and 1st for 800m

Alexis S: 1st for shot put and 1st for discus

Ruby H: 1st for 200m, 2nd for 100m

Mya G: 2nd for 80m hurdles

Ada M: 2nd long jump

12/13 year age group

Sophia L:1st for long jump

Charli P: 1st for 800m

Hailey D: 2nd for 80m hurdles

Charlotte W: 2nd for 100m and 2nd for 200m

Jasper L: 2nd for 200m

Rupert D: 2nd for triple jump

Jeremy (Onyx) L: 2nd for 100m

Boys 4 x 100m relay team: second: Onyx, Jasper L, Hamish L and Rhys A

Some children had an extra special reason to celebrate, setting new Frankston District Records at Wednesday’s Athletics Trials.

Well done to:

Kylah R in the 10 year age group for setting a new long jump record with a distance of 3.32m

Nevaeh D in the 11 year age group for setting 2 new records for completing 

• 800m event in a time of 3:00:63 minutes

• 1500m event in a time of 6:16:39 minutes

Boys 12/13, (Onyx, Jasper, Hamish and Rhys)  4 X 100 metre relay event in a time of 59.46 seconds.

Congratulations to the following girls who danced as a part of their dance school, Miss Megan's in house competition. The senior girls came second in trios.

All participated in musical theatre show.

One of the highlights was having Mrs Tanya Antalous come to the show and watch them!