Year 3 Prayer Service
A reminder for all parents in Year 3 to attend the Year 3 Prayer Service led by the children tomorrow (Thursday June 27) starting in the school hall at 2.10pm

Confirmation Commissioning Mass
The Confirmation program has now concluded for the students in Year 6 who received the Sacrament in June. We congratulate the students for the maturity they demonstrated throughout their preparation and for the support of families during this important stage of the students’ lives.

A reminder to all parents of students who were confirmed that the Rite of Commissioning will be held during all the Masses this weekend (29 & 30 of June.) This is when your child will receive their Confirmation certificate. All newly confirmed children are expected to attend.

Mathematics Interchange 

At Francis Jordan we have been grouping our children for the Number strand of Mathematics for many years.  After taking much time to consider if this is best pedagogical practice, we have decided not to continue with Maths Interchange for Semester Two.  Research shows that we will have greater impact on your child’s learning by having dedicated numeracy blocks.  Our numeracy block (60 minutes) will be designed around the six key principles for effective teaching of mathematics:

1. Articulating goals
2. Making connections
3. Fostering engagement
4. Differentiating challenges
5. Structuring lessons
6. Promoting fluency and transfer.

The hour will be broken up into a four-part lesson.

1. Mental/Warm-up
2. Introduction – This involves letting kids in on the secret
3. Main Lesson Body – This involves where the big learning takes place and the choice of proficiency strand is important
4. Plenary/reflection activities – This is crucial for consolidation and allows for the development of reasoning.

Regards,
Gloria Ward

Assistant Principal Curriculum

Children’s Book Week
Next term we will be having a dress up day, Week five on Wednesday 21/8/19, to celebrate Children’s Book Week. Students can dress as their favourite book character and a parade will be held in the Hall during the morning.   Vouchers will be awarded to the winners.

Scholastic Book Fair
This year’s Book Fair will be Week seven in the Library.  The Fair will be held over two days Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 September.  Books and novelty items will be on sale during the lunch breaks and after school so parents are able to come in and purchase books.

The school receives commission from the Book Fair which is then used to purchase new books for our library.

Students can enter the colouring competition during the Fair week, book prizes will be awarded to Lower, Middle and Upper class winners.

Further information will be provided next term.

Roslyn de Mamiel

Library Officer

Francis Jordan Catholic School Concert

Dear Parents

 A school concert is being organised this year for term three 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 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

Week 7-8 – Winter has arrived in force!!

Well done to all our girls and teams for making it to the courts again this week, under adverse flu and rain conditions! Bronwyn says she’s going to bring a sprinkler to training on Tuesday, so we get used to the wet weather which tends to hit around 12.30pm! mmm let’s hope we don’t have natural Sprinklers this week and are all able to train as it’s a great time to reflect on our game and see what new skills we can learn.

Team Phoenix (U10) – Team of the Fortnight
Coach Sandra Kent is super proud to see her team applying their netball skills amazingly each week – a warm welcome to Maria, Keeley, Lilly and Scarlet, it’s their first year with FJNC. We also have Orlagh and Ellena returning and playing up from U/9 and are thankful to have Arabella and Niamh from FJCS year 4, continuing their netball careers with FJNC and bringing their experience and passion to the team. Fabulous Phoenix are growing from strength to strength and are enjoying forming a lovely team of courageous netballers. We love watching your games each week and our parents’ cheers get louder and louder! Thank you, FJ Phoenix, for all your hard work and dedication! 3-2-1 Go Phoenix!

News from our Registrar – Mark Kent
Over the next season, FJNC representative body will comprise a member from each team (coach/or manager) so that we can all have an input into how our club is being managed and what we want for our athletes. This will create a great opportunity for all year groups to drive our club forward and enjoy being a part of our children’s netball development. As the club is evolving with our younger age groups, we are looking forward to seeing a vibrant FJNC club with as many players as possible out on the courts each Saturday! Please contact me for further information, francisjordannc@yahoo.com.au

News from our Treasurer and Cadbury Fundraiser manager – Kate Fitzsimons
Thank you to those who have already sent through their payment, we hope you have enjoyed this chocolate fundraiser for the winter season. All funds are due 4th July please BSB 036-231 A/C 169262.

Warriors Cup 30 June 2019, 8.30am
This year we have the FJ U11 Spitting Cobras competing in the Warriors Cup, the competition starts at 8.30am at Kingsway Netball courts, there’s a whole host of fun activities on and we’d love to see you and hear you cheer us on.

Important Dates for your FJNC Calendar

Let’s keep hitting those courts with the brilliant Green and Black Spirit that we have! Go FJNC!

Woolworths Earn and Learn is BACK for 2019
This year the funds will go towards updating Kindy Resources – puzzles, books, game.   To be a part of this, each time you shop at Woolworths between May 1 and June 25, you will earn ONE sticker for EVERY $10 spent. THEN stick your stickers to an OFFICIAL Sticker Sheet (each child will bring ONE home and more are available in the front office). Then, your child can ‘post’ completed Sticker Sheets either into the Earn and Learn box in the front office OR directly into the Earn and Learn box located at the front of Woolworths Currambine (make sure you fill up the box with OUR school logo on it!) It’s that simple to make a HUGE difference! Thanks for your support!

Trinity College are now accepting enrolments for students entering Year 7 in 2020 and 2021. To find out more and to access the enrolment form, please visit the Trinity College website: trinity.wa.edu.au. If you would like to book a personalised tour and learn more about the College, contact our Registrar via registrar@trinity.wa.edu.au or (08) 9223 8121. 

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.