Project Compassion 2019
I sing the praises of parents at Francis Jordan regularly. I have taught at 8 schools and I have never witnessed such generosity from families as I have at Francis Jordan Catholic School. Once again, the kindness of families was evident in our recent Project Compassion appeal. As you know, we were aiming to provide water collection systems for schools in the Solomon Islands. We raised an incredible total of $2 274.40. This means we have provided 41 systems. THANK YOU for such outstanding generosity.

Confirmation Commitment Masses
This coming weekend, parents of students in Year 6 who are receiving their Confirmation are asked to take their child to Mass at Saint Simon Peter church for the Confirmation Commitment Mass. Mass times are as follows:

Saturday May 4 – 6.00pm

Sunday May 5 – 8.00am, 10.00am or 5.00pm

Mothers Day Liturgy And Morning Tea
An invitation to all Mums to attend our Mothers Day liturgy and morning tea starting at 8.45am in the school hall on Friday May 10. Your child should have brought home an invitation. Please return the reply slip at the bottom of the invitation for catering purposes.

Term Two Religious Education Dates

Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension
After the Term One Parent Interviews, it has come to our attention that providing an information session on how to improve reading comprehension may be beneficial.  In the coming weeks, I will set a date for this to happen. 

In the meantime, here is one strategy that you could try at home which will help with children being able to retell information they have read.

1. Allow your child to read the text out loud (or part of the text)
2. Once they have read the text, go back to the beginning and ask them to read the first sentence.
3. After reading this sentence, ask them to explain what the sentence means – they MUST begin the sentence with the sentence starter “I think this means……”
4. Continue this process for a number of sentences.
5. To add more depth, add the following part to the strategy – “I think this means……. and I know this because…..…”

Speech Pathologist
For those people who may not be aware, Francis Jordan has a visiting Speech Pathologist two days a week (Wednesday and Thursday).  Cassidy has worked with children for over 7 years now and has experience in assessment and treatment for speech, language, literacy, fluency/stuttering, working memory, voice, multimodal communication (communication using technology or without verbal speech), motor speech disorders and swallowing difficulties.  If you would like more information, please contact:

Cassidy McAlpine- Mobile Speech Pathologist                                                                       

M: 0488 199 504


E: cassidy@wcsp.com.au                                 

Wed-Thurs 8:30am-4:30pm 

Regards,
Gloria Ward

Assistant Principal Curriculum

Firstly on behalf of the P&F I would like to welcome you all back for Term 2.

Secondly, don’t forget that our Cyber Safety seminar has been scheduled for Thursday evening, 16 May 2019.  The event will be held in the school hall starting at 6.30pm. We encourage all parents, especially those in year 4 whose children are going through the first year of navigating their devices, to seriously consider attending this amazing workshop. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.trybooking.com/BBRYW

Our next P&F meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 15 May 2019 at 7.15 om in the Library.  We hope to see you there!

If you have any queries regarding involvement in the P&F please do not hesitate to contact me.

Shannon Britten
P&F President
0417 183 345

britten.shannon@fjcs.wa.edu.au

Welcome back – We’re Excited to be on court!

We hope all families enjoyed their holidays and had a great Easter! First term holidays are so important for us to rest and restore our energy for a busy second term, I hope you’re all ready and buzzing with renewed energy for a fabulous season ahead.

It was great to see all our FJNC girls on the courts in your new dresses – you all looked amazing and we received many compliments from our fellow clubs and from our JNA volunteers. Thank you to all the girls who bought our new hair ties and caps too, they looked great with our new uniform! Please remember to pop your payment through to our FJNC bank account.

Managers please remember to check your scorecards at the end of every game – the scorecard needs to be signed by the manager/coach, the scorer and captain. Please also remember if anyone plays up from another FJNC team, the player’s name needs to be written on the back of the scorecard.

Rotations – not necessary for U7 and U8s, but it is advisable throughout the season in order for girls to get an understanding for each position. It is probably best not to rotate girls too much through the game as they will get confused. We recommend two positions for each game, first half in one; second half in the other, if possible. Please let us know if you need help using the rotations spreadsheet distributed by Mark last term.

FJNC Corkers and Curly Ties
Corkers (1 for $7) and Curly ties (2 for $10) in our colours which make the outfit pop! We only have a limited number, please send an email to francisjordannc@yahoo.com.au to secure your purchases please make payment to our bank account or cash on the day: BSB 036-231, A/C 169 262 

We have a limited number of FJNC black caps selling for $20 too please let us know if you would like to order one for mother’s day, father’s day, birthday’s etc!!

 Important Dates for your FJNC Calendar

See you on the FJCS netball courts for training this week.

Francis Jordan Catholic School Concert

Dear Parents

 A school Concert is being organised this year for Term 3 at the Redmond Theatre at Prendiville Catholic College.

The Concert will be held over two nights on Tuesday 10 September and Wednesday 11 September. This will be a Performing Arts Concert and all children from Years 1 – 6 will be involved.

Once details have been organised, you will be notified about details regarding the night that your child will be performing, ticketing, rehearsal, general information, etc.

Please mark these dates into your calendar.

Parents are reminded that the School Concert is a compulsory event and that students are required to attend on the night that they have been allocated.

 Kind Regards

S.  Giannasi

Music Coordinator

Hello Families, we hope you had a wonderful Easter break 🙂

Below is some valuable information for new parents and any changes that have been made to policies or procedures at OSHClub.

• At NO TIME are your children out of our sight. We pride ourselves on being vigilant and our priority is the safety and well-being of your child.
• Please understand that from 2.40 pm we have children arriving after school to OSHCLub. It is essential we are greeting each child, ensuring that they are safely within our boundaries and we are often busy collecting smaller children from their class room.
• Due to the above please understand our need for you to contact us between 7-9 am or after 3 pm in the afternoon to discuss any issues.
• If we do not answer your call, we are involved with the children. Please leave a text message and we will get back to you asap.
• If you have any difficulties or problems with your Account, you must contact our Customer Service Accounts number on 1300 395 735.

Changes To Cancellations And Late Booking Fees

• Our Cancellation Policy is 48 hours before the start of the session that you required the booking. If you have not cancelled your booking in that time frame you will be charged the fee for the session. No additional fees will be incurred.
• If you make a late booking (within 24 hours) of the start of the session you are charged an additional fee of $4 on top of the price of the session.

Parents please note: We are not permitted to have anyone on the premises prior to 7 am or after 6 pm. This is non-negotiable and if you are unable to drop/collect your child within the time frame you will need to organise an alternative person to drop/collect your child.

We look forward to seeing during the week.

If you have any queries regarding your Account, Bookings or Cancellations, please contact our Customer Service Team on 1300 395 735.

Warm Regards
Stacey, Sophie and Hanaa 🙂

Your OSHClub Team

OSHClub Head Office:
All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.