St James is a systemic, co-educational Catholic Primary School operating under the guidance of the Brisbane Catholic Education Office. Tuition is offered in all year levels from Preparatory to Year 7.
SCHOOL RENEWAL
Our school continually evaluates how we are travelling and where we wish to head across a
range of areas. We evaluate elements of school life each year and reflect on these as we
prepare our yearly action plan.
Every five years we are visited by a panel from Brisbane Catholic Education and they spend the
day in discussion and reflection on how we manage school renewal as well as look at the
achievements we have made as a community. The panel will be at our school on May 29.
Currently the School Board is managing a school wide process to develop a Strategic Renewal
Plan for the next five years. Below, is a link to Survey Monkey and a survey that the School
Board would greatly appreciate being completed in order to develop the strategic plan. Please
take a few minutes to complete the survey in the coming week. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S5FJN6D
ST ANTHONYS INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY
Last Wednesday 9th May a group of fit and keen children from years 4 – 7 participated in the St
Anthony's Invitational Cross Country Carnival. All of the children gave of their very best and are
congratulated on their excellent results:
It was very exciting for our small school to come home with a first place shield for the
Intermediate Girls Division thanks to the wonderful results from Ruby and Phoebe.
Congratulations also to Prince for his first place in the Senior Boys Division. Special thank you to
Mrs Hyde and all of the parents who came to support the children.
ST JAMES SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Our annual school Cross Country event is on next Tuesday May 22nd at
Langlands Park, Main Ave from 9am – 11am. Please mark the new date
in your diaries and return the permission slips as soon as possible to
your child's teacher. Support will be needed on the morning along the
course and also to help set up from 8:30am. Please see Jeanita
Muggeridge if you can lend a hand.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM -
Sacrament of Confirmation and First Eucharist
The Sacrament of Confirmation Program begins this term.
The dates for the Sacrament of First Confirmation and First Eucharist Program are listed in the latest school newsletter.
All Sessions will take place in the Meeting Room located on the School grounds.
The first session is a Parent Information Session about the Confirmation and First
Eucharist Parish Program.
Then there are four teaching sessions that follow where both Parents and Children are
encouraged to be involved in.
If it is your intention to present your child for Sacraments at this time we invite you to contact St
James Parish Office.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation Program begins in October in Term 4.
READING CLUB
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings the library is open to all parents
and students from 8:20 am to 8:40 am. Everyone is welcome to come in and read
a book or have a book read to you by one of our volunteers.
ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL ~
Be Active and WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL on Friday 18 May
Friday 18 May 2012 is Walk Safely to School Day. Walk Safely to School Day is an annual,
national event when all primary school children are encouraged to walk safely to school. It
promotes road safety, health, and the environment.
To celebrate Walk Safely to School Day, Students can wear crazy socks.
Being part of the Active School Travel program, we are already leading by
example and encouraging our students to actively travel every week.
Being part of a national day also shows our students they are part of a much
bigger, national movement encouraging healthier habits and a greener
environment.
So join in the fun, be active and healthy, and walk to school with your child on the 18 May!
THE NEW 2012 - 2013 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED
Books can be purchased directly from the School office or you can purchase online. To purchase
online just follow this link to the St James section of the Entertainment Book
website
https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2215k45.
Once you've placed your order your
book can be picked up the next day.
Entertainment™ Books are packed with hundreds of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for the best
restaurants, cafes, hotel accommodation, attractions and activities. The new Book is only $65, and
you'll receive $15,000 worth of valuable offers, so you can choose what you want to do and when
you want to do it up until 1 June 2013. Best of all is that $13 of your Book purchase goes towards
our fund-raising for St James.
UNIFORM SHOP - Please note the Uniform Shop will open on the
first Friday of each month from 2.30pm-3.30pm. Orders can be placed through the uniform shops email address CLICK HERE
