School Newsletter - Issue 14 - Friday, 8th September 2023

Principal's News

Dear Parents and Carers, 

Welcome to the end of Week 8, two weeks to go this term…can you believe it? We have had another huge couple of weeks celebrating Father’s Day as a community last week and ending this week with our Year 4 students receiving their First Eucharist this evening, congratulations to our Year 4 students. 

Father’s Day 

From all reports, last Friday’s turnout of our dads, granddads and Father figures was one of the biggest we have had. First, thank you to those who were able to turn up to celebrate with us. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge our amazing PEC, Kate Benton and the amazing Mums who volunteered to set up on Thursday afternoon or turn up at 6am on Friday morning to cook and host the morning. I acknowledge how busy we all are and that it isn’t possible for us all to volunteer, but for those who went to work late or were able to take the morning off to help, THANKYOU! These events would not be able to go ahead without the support from our community.

We will always endeavour to give as much notice in advance for these events to encourage parents/carers to see if you can support in any way, I know that Kate is always accommodating, and we are all appreciative. 

Spirituality Day (Pupil Free) 

On Friday 3  November (Week 4, Term 4) our staff will be participating in our Staff Spirituality Day (Pupil Free) This will be off site so no staff will be at school. We will be reviewing the Catholic Schools Broken Bay Charter and addressing what this looks like in our school and parish communities as well as providing the opportunity for staff to embrace their own spirituality. 

Foundation Principal Survey 

On a personal note, I would like to thank and acknowledge everyone who was able to complete my Foundation Principal Survey. I truly feel blessed to lead our Tumbi community. Both the affirmations and suggestions from our community will help develop some clear goals for my own professional and personal development. We have an amazing team here at Tumbi, all working together in partnership with our parents and carers to provide the best education and environment we can for your children. 

Long Service Leave 

I will be on leave in Week 10. The school will be in the very capable hands of Stephen Lynch in my absence. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy and safe holiday break (for those who are able to have a break) Buckle yourselves in, Term 4…here we come!! 

 Kind Regards

Marcle Arendse
Principal

Assistant Principal's News

Term 4 Calendar 

Below in the upcoming events is the updated Term 4 calendar. All of these dates should also be on the Compass calendar. If there are any changes or updates we will let you know. 

Afternoon Walkers 

A quick reminder to families who are collecting their children from afternoon walkers to be mindful of where they are parking their cars. The drop off point on the corner of Hansen’s Road and Jacana Close has a parking strip on the grass in front of the green fence. However, those spots fill up very quickly. You are more than welcome to park your car on the other side of the road, but please be mindful not to park on the neighbour’s lawn. There has been reports of lawn damage and bins not being picked up. Thanks for your understanding with this. 

Stephen Lynch
Assistant Principal

Class Merit Awards

Growing in Faith and Knowledge Awards

Religious Education Co-ordinator News

With the start of Spring, we wish you all a season
filled with love and peace.

Prayerbyemail.com 

Peer Pals 

Last Friday we started ‘Peer Pals’.  The program fosters students’ wellbeing by nurturing peer relationships, empowering students to take on leadership roles, and enabling all students to learn and practice transferable life skills that will support their mental health and wellbeing now and into the future. 

Here is what some of the Year 5 Peer Pal leaders thought of the first session: 

“Being a Peer Pals Leader is challenging and exciting experience for everyone.   In Peer Pals we learnt about Bucket Filling.  We learnt what a Bucket Filler and Bucket Dipper is.  Bucket Fillers say and do nice things like complement others, say nice words and have nice actions.  Bucket Dippers are people who make nasty comments, say rude words and have bad actions.  In order to lead the Peer Pals sessions, we have training beforehand so that we know what to do.  It was lots of fun.” 

 By Jasper, Hazelle, Aria and Charlotte B in Year 5 

Father’s Day 

A huge thank you to everyone for helping with our Father’s Day celebrations.  It was a wonderful way to celebrate the special men in our lives and we hope that the fatherly figures had a wonderful weekend.  

Behavioural Expectations 

As you are all aware, we focus on the explicit teaching of behaviours from Kindergarten to Year 6 in order for all students at SJF to learn how to:  

“Make Good Choices to be Respectful, Responsible Citizens” 

This fortnight we have been focusing on: 

SJF a Safe and Happy Place when:  

We Speak Respectfully
 

Here is a great website to help with this at home. 

Grandparent’s Day 

On the 27th October we will be celebrating our wonderful Grandparents and grandparent figures.  We will have:  

Open Classrooms from 9-9.20 am followed by a  

Liturgy at 9.30 am and a 

Morning tea at 10.20 am  

We warmly welcome Grandparents to come along and enjoy their special day with us.   

Luisa Lawicki
Religious Education Co-ordinator

Learning Support Assistants Morning Tea

Library News

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge is complete for 2023. Over 6400 books were read and entered by students at St John Fisher over the 6 month period, with 136 students completing the challenge, most for the first time.  Thank you to all the families that assisted and encouraged their children to be involved. Modelling reading to children and fostering a love of stories is a very powerful way to improve student learning.  Hopefully, there will be many more next year.

Congratulations to some last minute completors: Bluebell N, Lachlan C, Mason G and Olivia L.

Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Thank you also to the families who made a gold coin donation in Book Week. With your help we will be able to donate $135 to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, so that more children will have the opportunity to learn and love reading too.

Teresa O'Keefe
Teacher Librarian

Sports News

Broken Bay Primary Athletics Championship

We would like to congratulate all of our students who participated in this years Broken Bay Athletics Championship Finals which were held on Wednesday the 30th August at Narrabeen. 

Results of the day were as follows:

Girls 9 years 100 Metre Dash Finals in 1st place - Ella S  

Girls 8-10 years Long Jump Finals in 5th place - Ella S

Boys 8-10 years 800 Metre Run Finals in 3rd place - Cooper D
Boys 12-13 years 800 Metre Run in 7th place - Kai F
Boys 10 years 100 Metre Dash Finals in 2nd place - Cooper D
Boys 8-10 years 200 Metre Run Finals in 2nd place - Cooper D
Boys8-10 years 4 x 100 Metre Relay Finals in 5th place - SJF Tumbi Umbi
                                                                                                                   Archer M, Cooper D, Isaac S, Taj C

Boys 11 years Long Jump Finals in 9th place- Kade D
Boys 12-13 years Long Jump Finals in 8th place - Cruz V
Boys 8-10 years Long Jump Finals in 1st place - Cooper D
Boys 8-10 years Shot Put Finals in 6th place - Cooper D
Boys 11 years Discus Throw Finals in 9th place - Brendan M

Boys 8-10 years Individual Scores for the Event in 1st place 
Cooper D with 37 points

                                                                                          Everyone

Michael Pobjie
Sports Co-ordinator

Parent Engagement Co-ordinator (PEC)

Outdoor Family Movie Night

You are invited to a fantastic, fun filled SJF community event. The Lego Movie, on the side oval on a giant screen next Friday 15^th September!
Here’s the link for tickets https://compasstix.com/e/ivn5aq4a8v see the flyer below for all of the extra details!

Wyong Catholic Parish BUNNINGS BBQ

Our wonderful parishioners are holding their annual Bunnings Fundraiser BBQ this Saturday 9th September. They are fundraising for a number of wonderful charities so Dads grab your Father’s Day Bunnings vouchers and head to Tuggerah Bunnings tomorrow for sausage or two! 

Meet the Teacher

This week we meet our fabulous Assistant Principal Mr Stephen Lynch!

Kate Benton
Parent Engagement Co-ordinator (PEC)

Meet The Teacher

Diocese of Broken Bay

The Diocese of Broken Bay is seeking applications for the Clergy Care Co-ordinator role. 

This is a permanent, full-time position, based at the Chancery offices in Pennant Hills but will be required to travel throughout the Diocese to provide care leadership and services to help our clergy live well and age positively

The Clergy Care Coordinator supports our clergy in their health and medical requirements, optimising their independence and maintaining a quality of live and dignity as they age.

 You’ll build and maintain strong relationships to assist clergy with their various health and medical needs including to age in place, provide information on how to access support services & coordinate those services and providers. You’ll provide information about aging and the aged care sector to advocate on behalf of sick clergy and retired priests, and to ensure access to pastoral and practical support.

 You’ll need to have an understanding of the physiology and psychology underpinning aging and how to identify changes in retired clergy and have a proactive and practical ability to seek appropriate services.

If you have tertiary qualifications in aged care, nursing, social work or equivalent experience working in the aged or healthcare sector then we invite you to apply for the Care Coordinator role by sending your CV and a brief cover letter to recruitment@bbcatholic.org.au.

Applications close Friday 22 September 2023.

Thank you & Regards

Kathryn Pike

Wyong Parish News

Chosen Youth Group Wyong Parish

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances all Parish Youth Group events have been cancelled. We will keep you posted with new events coming soon. 

National Child Protection Week

As part of National Child Protection Week, and Catholic Schools Broken Bay's commitment to safeguarding our children, we encourage you to take a look at the newly released NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook (link below). It is a wonderful, practical resource for families and schools with some great information in there! 

https://issuu.com/associatedmediagroup/docs/cshb_2023_winter_edition?fr=sOWVlZTY0MDQzNjI

Upcoming Events

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