Dear Parents and Carers

We have had a very busy and exciting couple of weeks.  Our school has been fortunate enough to receive a Building Grant from the Catholic Schools Office.  Included in this grant is the construction of a new sick bay and uniform shop in the administration block, the roof, windows and decking of the administration block is being restored and all guttering around the school being repaired to assist with water run off around the school.  We are expecting that this work will be completed by the end of the term.

Thanks Mark

During the last week of Term 3 and over the holidays our groundsman Mark Stepowikow renewed the grass on our top and middle fields.  Thanks to Mark our students now have beautiful green grass to play on and they are loving it.

Tell Them From Me Survey

All parents/carers at St Joseph’s are invited to contribute to a community consultation survey. The survey has now been extended to 12 November 2021.

The survey is anonymous, voluntary and easy to use. It takes about 20 minutes to complete and covers parents’ perceptions of the school’s support for learning, positive behaviours, and the promotion of safety and inclusion.

Please consider taking some time to provide us with your valuable thoughts.

Parents/carers can access the survey by clicking this http://tellthemfromme.com/f6b2j

Welcome Bella

This week we welcomed Bella and her family to Year 2 and our school community.  Bella’s classmates were very excited to welcome a new friend to their class. 

National Children’s Week

Children’s Week is an annual event celebrated in Australia. A diverse range of events and activities are organised at National, State and Local levels. These focus the attention of the wider community on children, their rights and achievements.

Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood. It is also a time for children to demonstrate their talents, skills and interests.

Designated by the nations of the world, Universal Children’s Day, Wednesday 27 October calls society to a greater response to the plight of many millions of children around the world who are denied the basic necessities of a happy childhood and the education to develop their capacities.

It also calls us in Australia to consider those conditions in society which affect the lives and future of our own children.

Parish Gift

Thank you Wingham Parish for the very kind gift of the image of St Joseph.  

Kinder 2022

We are very excited to be starting Early birds transition for our Kinder 2022 students and their families next week.  Next Tuesday evening we will begin our parent information sessions via zoom so that we can continue to comply with COVID restrictions.  On Friday our Kinder 2022 cohort begin their transition journey, their Year 5 buddies and Mrs Minett are looking forward to welcoming our new students to St Joseph’s. 

World Teacher’s Day

Today we celebrate World Teacher’s Day.  We are certainly blessed to have amazing teachers at St Joseph’s.  The genuine care and commitment that they show to our students is something that makes our school incredibly special. 

Please join me in saying a prayer of thanks for our wonderful teachers.

God Bless

Making Jesus Real - Values of the Week

Week 5 - I play safely and act with integrity

Week 6 - I Greet, Treat and Speak with kindness (G.T.S)

Prime Minister Award

 ‘ Being a steward of creation’, ‘trying your best’, ‘speaking with kindness’ and ‘ being a responsible learner’ are some of the qualities that teachers consider when awarding ‘Prime Minister’ at our weekly assembly. It is an acknowledgement of the student’s efforts and they have the privilege of wearing the badge with honour, of suggesting a focus the school can work on, award Gotchas to other students at lunch time as well as earning Gotchas for themselves.  Congratulations to Jayden Jordan (Week 4) and Harry Gibbins (Week 5).

MJR Awards

As part of our MJR system ,we acknowledge that the following students, Rydah Richards, Izac Xuereb, Zahkari O'Toole-Chase, Foxx Williams, Alex Zielke and William Irwin have reached 50 Gotchas and Jaxon Osgood has reached 200 Gotchas. Well Done!

Year 1 Happenings............

Year 1 are crazy about the new laptops and having the opportunity to use them to investigate living and non-living things is very exciting. Children have been using the information they find to help them write their information texts on minibeasts and to construct their very own minibeast.

New baby Congratulations..............

Congratulations to Chris Jordan and Kirra Briffa on the safe arrival of " Alikai"  born on the 15th October.  A baby brother for Atreyu, Shaylee, Savanagh, Zaybien and Jandamarra. 

Weekly Meal Deals

From this week, we will be sending home canteen meal deal orders on a coloured piece of paper.  Please use your re-useable lunch order bag to return your order.

These bags can be purchased from the office for $7.00.  Otherwise please return in paper bag provided.

Grace Maidens turns 6; Eleanor Healy and Asta Van Vliet turn 8; Oliver Barry and Shaneden Clarke turn 9; Kaden Cooper and Riley Knoke turn 10; Zac wall turns 11 and Jake Guppy turns 13.