St Jude's Primary School and Early Learning Centre

Principal's Message

Gospel Reading: Mark 6: 1-6

And going out from thence, he went into his own country; and his disciples followed him. And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine, saying: How came this man by all these things? and what wisdom is this that is given to him, and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? are not also his sisters here with us? And they were scandalized in regard of him. And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred. And he could not do any miracles there, only that he cured a few that were sick, laying his hands upon them. And he wondered because of their unbelief, and he went through the villages round about teaching.

Thank you

A very sincere thank you to all our staff. Our school is much better placed than most other schools in Canberra in relation to continuity of teachers in classrooms. Our staff absences are minimal, they will often put the wellbeing and learning of the students before their own self care. As you are aware, there is a significant teacher shortage across Australia. I am hoping that each of them find time to recharge over the break, however, I know that their high level of professionalism will also mean that they will spend time preparing for Term 3. Thank you also to our parents and carers for your support and understanding. We are fortunate to have such a caring community.

Fencing of St Jude’s

This has been an ongoing project for nearly 2 years. The key driver is student safety. You may have seen that they have begun to put in the uprights at the back of the oval. They will continue to work their way around the school boundary. The final installation will be the gates. Over this coming weekend, weather permitting, part of the car park will be closed off. This is to allow work to be done in relation to slope and drainage. This part of the project will be completed before the end of the holidays. I will share more information as it is available.

What can I do in the holidays to help my child?

Minimise screen time,
Have them read, every day,
Rug them up and get them out and about,
Have catch ups with friends, give them opportunities to be both with and away from you,
Allow for some recharge time.

Pupil Free Day

A reminder that the first day of Term 3 for students is the Tuesday, 23 July. Camp Australia are offering a holiday program, which can also include Monday, 22 July. Staff will be involved in professional learning experiences at school on the Monday.

Camp Australia

I have been informed by our before and after school provider, that there are spaces in both the morning and afternoon programs on each day. Please check out their website or call the school for contact details.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Cameron

Important Dates

Week 10	Friday 5 July	Uniform Shop open 2:30-3:15pm
Term 3 Week 1	Monday 22 July	Pupil Free Day
	Tuesday 23 July	Reflection evening for Confirmation 5:30pm

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to

Zara L-F, Deirdre K, Sam P, Matilda L, Shunlae O, Eva R, Lachlan T.

School News

Earlier this year, Archbishop Christopher announced changes to the governance arrangements for Catholic Education within the Archdiocese from 2025. This will result in a change to the proprietor of each Catholic School in the ACT but will not otherwise materially impact school operations. If you would like further information about this change, or you would like to provide feedback about the change in proprietor, please contact governance@cg.catholic.edu.au by 19 July 2024

Not returning in 2025

If your child/ren is not in year 6 and will not be returning to St Jude's please complete below.

Not returning to St Jude's in 2025

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RE News

Sacramental Update

Is your child eligible for a sacrament? In the Parish of Our Lady of the Annunciation sacraments are completed in Years 3, 4 and 6. Reflection evenings for Confirmation have started. It's not too late to register! The next reflection evening is Tuesday the 23 of July at 5.30pm. Click this link to find out more.

May your light shine over the school holiday break.

Jessica Betterton

ELC News

ELC NEWS

Happy Birthday Elian Y, Katarina K and Theodore H

As part of the Resilience Program, we have been learning about gratitude. Please help grow our Gratitude Tree in the ELC foyer. Take a moment to think about what you are grateful for, write it on a leaf and add it to our tree. We hope you are able to enjoy a break and some family time to recharge during the term break.

Canberra Theatre Excursion – Grug

On Friday 26 July (Term 3, Week 1) the Lobsters and Turtles will enjoy a fun bus trip to the Canberra Theatre to see Grug. The cost is $35 per child and will be added to your week 1 ELC account. This includes the ticket to the Canberra Theatre and the charter bus. Permission notes are in your notes pocket.

St Jude’s Walkathon

Thank you to everyone who supported the St Jude’s walkathon which is one of our major annual fundraisers. It’s not too late to drop in your sponsorship form and money. Deposits can be made via Qkr!

ELC Fees and CCS changes

Your next fee statement will be sent in the first week of the holidays. It will include Week 2 of the holidays and Week 1 of Term 3. It will also include the $85 Term 3 Resource Fee and the $35 excursion fee for Grug (for the Lobsters and Turtles). From 8 July, the CCS hourly cap and family income thresholds will increase with CPI so you may notice a small increase in your total CCS. This will be processed automatically and you do not need to do anything to action it.

St John Vianney’s Fete

Have a holiday clean out and support SJV’s fete! SJV are collecting items for the upcoming fete including items for the White Elephant stall (books, toys etc), plants and seeds for the plant stall, and supermarket paper bags. Items can be dropped to the SJV carpark between 2pm-4pm on Sunday 21 July, the last day of the school holidays. For more information contact the fete crew at sjvfete@gmail.com. If you forgot to bring your chocolate donation from the ELC uniform free day, it’s not too late to drop that off to the ELC.

Library News

Thank you to all the children who have returned their Reading Challenge sheets. Well done! Mrs Comley will be looking at those over the holiday period.

Let the Games begin!

Once again thank you to the wonderful grandmother Book Covering League.

Reminders

*The Reading Challenge ends in Week 10 and Yrs 3-6 sheets need to be handed in by tomorrow, Friday, 5 July. So prize levels can be determined over the holidays. Prizes will then be chosen by students in Week 1 Term 3.

*Wanted: If anyone has spare/odd balls of multicoloured wool that they no longer need, donations to the Library would be appreciated.

*Wanted: small blue objects eg. buttons, lids, small plastic toys, bits of fabric or ribbon, clips, pics of blue things from magazines etc. These things are needed in preparation for craft next term so any donations to grow the ‘blue’ collection would be great! Thank you!

*Please collect up and return all overdue Library books.

*Thank you to the families who have donated multicoloured wool and small blue objects to the library.

Have a terrific holiday,

Donna Gordon

Sports News

Walkathon

What a beautiful sunny day we had last Friday for our annual Walkathon. Everyone was pumped for the 2km and 5km walk with best friends in the sunshine. Thank you to parents for your amazing efforts with costumes, it was wonderful to see the creativity and enthusiasm, which generated much excitement amongst the students. A huge thank you to Danni M, Pip S, Cathy B and Cathy S for assisting with the drink stations and checkpoint markers and to Sarah Mongos and her band of faithful helpers for the yummy sausage sizzle lunch.

Qkr! is the preferred payment method, however cash will be accepted at the front office. Please remember to return your child's sponsorship booklet with their full name and class written on the front. Students will receive 1 raffle ticket for every $10 raised. Raffle tickets will go into the walkathon prize draw. The prize draw will be held early Term 3. There will also be a special class activity for the class that raises the most money. This will be calculated pro rata.

It would be greatly appreciated if all money could please be returned to school by the end of week 2 Term 3. Thank you to families who have returned their money already and for your generosity. A reminder that all funds raised will go to the upgrade of both our irrigation system and our oval.

Hannah Dunn AFL Cup ACT Final

Huge congratulations to our Year 4/5/6 AFL team who competed in the ACT Final of the Hannah Dunn AFL Cup at Solar Park, Phillip last Thursday. The girls played a total of 5 games, with 3 wins and 2 losses on the game. The girls came 3^rd overall and were the top ACT school on the day. Special thanks to Andrew Brown for coaching and training the team and to Pete Lilley for managing the team. Well done Lexie, Sadie, Isla, Ashley, Maddy, Matilda, Ella, Ivy, Marlia, Zara, Giselle, Ruby, Abby, Izzy and Eve. This Friday we are fortunate enough to have some of the AFL Giants Women Team visiting St Jude's from 10.45-11.45pm. We are super proud of our girls, what a wonderful experience for them. Thank you to Mr Kucher for supervising and being number one cheer leader on the day.

Gymnastics

Kindergarten to Year 6 students will participate in a gymnastics program at Woden Valley Gym commencing Week 1 Term 3. Students will walk to and from the gym for their lesson and will need to be dressed in sports uniform. This program will run for 7 weeks and . This will form the students PE lessons for the term. Please find the timetable below.

Time	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
12.00-12.45pm	Year 4		Year 1
12.45-1.00pm	Year 3	Year 6	Kinder
RECESS
2.00-2.45PM	Year 2	Year 5

Irish Dancing

Bronte B, Ashy B and Willow M recently danced at the Irish dance Feis held by the Tir An Oir Irish dance school in Canberra. Willow competed in the 9 years section and placed first in the 9 years premiership. Bronte B competed in the 8 years section and came first place. Ashy B competed in her first ever competition, and got a Highly.

Mulleyduds Uniform Shop

Uniform Shop open Friday 5 July 2:30-3:15pm.

Any orders made over the holidays (before Sunday 21 July) will be packed and can be collected from the office on Monday 22 July (pupil free day) between 10am and 2 pm.

For second hand requests please email to: uniform.stjudes@gmail.com. Please include your child’s name and classroom for us to deliver to. **Please do not make payment for secondhand items, until we reply to your request confirming stock is available.

Mulleygrubs Cafe News

Thank you to everyone who volunteered this term!

Your efforts have not gone unnoticed

If you are able to volunteer next term please email office.stjudes@cg.catholic.edu.au

Fete News

In our Friday assembly we had the greatest pleasure of formally thanking our 2024 Fete Major Sponsors for their contributions and support!

Thank you Tim and Justine Team Burke - Luton , Weston Dentistry, Andrew from Enhanced Plumbing and Gas, and Jimmy from JD Homes Pty Ltd!

Can’t wait to start our planning together for our fete in 2025!