Term 1, Week 10 2025

Sacramental Program
The first session for the Sacramental Program was held last Wednesday in the hall. It was a successful night attended by both the candidates and their parents. We look forward to the Reconciliation celebration next term on Wednesday 7th May.

Baptism
Evie Raneberg was baptised last Sunday at St John the Baptist Catholic church. We congratulate her on this special occasion and keep her close to our prayers as she continues her journey of faith.

Baptism Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank you for the gift of this child. Surround them with your love and protection, guide their steps along the path of faith, and fill their heart with your peace. May they always know your presence and find joy in following your ways.

Amen

Project Compassion
We have been selling organic apples this week to raise funds for Project Compassion. A big thank you to the Sadler family for organising this as well as our Justice and Mission Leaders for running the stall.

Tomorrow is our Walk for Water event where the students will be walking around our school grounds. This walk is to remind us that other people overseas need to walk long distances to access clean water.

We are very thankful for the efforts and contribution to causes like this. The proceeds fundraised will help many individuals from vulnerable communities. Thank you for your generosity.

Lent
As we prepare for the holidays, we approach an important time in the Church calendar, Holy Week and Easter. We will explore the story of Jesus’ Passion in class with various activities and follow the Way of the Cross, otherwise known as the Stations of the Cross.

Statement of Accounts – Instalments now overdue
This is a friendly reminder that Term 1 instalments should now have been paid, so please do so this week if you have not yet made a payment.  If you are having trouble making a payment or need help working out how much to pay, please phone or email me this week so we can work out a solution. 

School Card
This is for families, single parents, or businesses on a low income of around $74,189 last financial year.  Please follow the links below to apply for the 2025 School Card Scheme. These must be completed each school year:

Form A (Income Assessment)

https://online.forms.sa.edu.au/content/forms/af/public/application-for-school-card.html

Form B (hardship, change of circumstances or self-employed)

https://online.forms.sa.edu.au/content/forms/af/public/form-b-hardship-or-circumstance-or-self-employed.html

If accepted, this will allow us to reduce your tuition fees to the lower-income fee, so please apply as soon as possible as it can take 4-6 weeks for approval. If you need help applying please bring your CRN details into the office and I can lodge it with you as it only takes a few minutes online.

If you have any queries or if you are having trouble making payments please email me on accounts@stjohnpl.catholic.edu.au , phone me on 8218 3304 or come in and see me Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm.

Jodie Veldhoen
Finance Officer

Dear St John’s Community,

Believe it or not, we are fast approaching the end of the term. It has been great to see many students taking up the opportunities provided to them in the areas of sport. It’s really positive to see students having the right attitude and really eager to improve their skill sets. On top of this we really do have some talented students that engage in their preferred sports very well.

‘Gather Round School Footy’ has been an absolute winner for the students involved. We are now 3 rounds in with just one round remaining. The boys and girls Year 5/6 team have the ‘Bye’ next Monday night and this works well as the Year 6’s will be away on Camp. Students are now focusing their attention on the all-important and exciting ‘AFL Gather Round’ experience. Information regarding this will be communicated to you as parents as soon as confirmation of this event is emailed through.

Last Tuesday the 25^th of March our 36 competitive swimmers ventured to the George Bolton Swimming Centre in Burnside for our annual SACPSSA Carnival. As a squad we didn’t know what to expect after being promoted to Section 2 for this years event. Our very first event really set the tone for the day with the ‘Boys Open Medley Team’ winning by nearly half a lap in that first race. Congratulations to the following Year 4 girls: Olivia (4G), Winne (4G), Elsie (4G), Scarlett (4G) and Stella (4PC) who were awarded with a pennant for Year Level Champions. Also, congratulations to Ethan Beresford who became an Age Group Champion for the third time throughout his primary school years. All of the swimmers that attended on the day did an excellent job and really represented our school extremely well with their sportsmanship and overall behaviour. A huge thanks to the parent volunteers on the day and to all of the parents that were present to support their child/ren on the day. On reflection, I thought it was really quite nice to be outside enjoying the carnival as a school.

 

 

 

With Term 2 fast approaching we are already looking ahead at the next 3 SACPSSA Carnival opportunities. During Term 2 we will be involved in the following SACPSSA Carnivals: Year 3-6 Lacrosse (20^th May), Year 5/6 Basketball (13^th June) and Year 3-6 Netball (Date TBC). Student PE lessons here at school will align with these carnivals in order to give our students the best possible results while participating in the carnivals.

Behind the scenes we are busy preparing for the Term 2 Winter After School Sports. We will be offering Basketball, Soccer and Netball to our students. We would really like to try and get a Volleyball team together if we could. Once organised and ready to go these sports can be found on the Qkr! App where you can go to get your child/ren registered. If you have any queries regarding these sports or any general information, please email us at: sport@stjohnpl.catholic.edu.au

All students have now received their ‘Premiers Be Active’ Booklet, so now is the time for them to put those devices down and become that little bit more active at home. Students can start the 10 week physical activity challenge as soon as they like. Once the 10 weeks has been recorded, parents complete the front section and sign off their child/ren. It is a good idea once the 10 week challenge is completed, to have your child/ren bring the booklet directly to the PE office, so your child’s efforts/results can be submitted.   

Go well everyone and enjoy the remainder of Term 1.

Yours in sport

Sam Putland
SPORTS COORDINATOR

• School Colour Run - 11th April
• Mother's Day Stall - 8th & 9th May
• Father's Day Stall - 3rd & 4th September

All orders for both recess and lunch are to be ordered via our Qkr! app.   

Canteen orders close each canteen day (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) at 9.00am.

Healthy Canteen (Tuesday & Thursday) orders close on Mondays at 12pm.

Canteen Roster

Term 1

Friday 4th April - Jo, Stacey Arnold & Tate Jarvis

Monday 7th April - Julie

Tuesday 8th April - Jo

Wednesday 9th April - Julie

Thursday 10th April - Jo

Friday 11th April - Jo, Toni Stevens & Karen Drury

Canteen Feedback

We would love your feedback regarding the canteen.

Is there anything that you would like to see on the menu that we may be able to consider adding on?

Please send your feedback to jfitzgerald@stjohnpl.catholic.edu.au

Julie Henschke & Jo Fitzgerald

St John the Baptist School provides a safe environment for all while valuing the partnership between school and home.

As a Catholic community, we welcome and value volunteers. To be able to volunteer, and/or attend at other times throughout the school year, we ask that you hold a current Catholic Police Check (parents/caregivers attending excursions, reading in class, helping in class, attending community events), a current Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect in Education and Care for Volunteers certificate and have completed the volunteers application package.

A Catholic Police Check for volunteers is free for our current parents and caregivers. Application Forms are available in our school office.

This process ensures we maintain a child safe environment. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to apply for a Catholic Police Check through the school office as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the school office on 8218 3300 or email Julia Roy on jroy@stjohnpl.catholic.edu.au .

                                               

Insights may be discussed at future School Advisory Board meetings or you may be contacted personally for further follow up!

Please find link here for your suggestions.

Principal's tours are held at the college each term, we encourage families who may be considering Cabra Dominican College, to join us on a college tour. More information including tour dates and the registration link can be found HERE

If I can be of assistance with any questions, please feel most welcome to contact Lee-Anne on registrar@cabra.catholic.edu.au or phone: 8179 2429.

Local MP Jayne Stinson is running a colouring in competition.

Entries close 17 April 2025 and the winner will receive an easter hamper full of goodies.

Please find PDF link here.

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