Matthew O'Brien, Principal

Happy Birthday to children celebrating their birthday this week.

Sophie Hardiman, Harry Kenna, Millie Langley, Seb Amos, Emmy Marris, Audrey Wolff, Hudson Coates, Zara Harrington, Blair MacDougall, Felix Wright, Meg Coleman, Harvey McDowall and Macy Vagg.

7:00am - 9:00am
Friday 2nd September

We are looking forward to seeing all our school dads (or special persons) this Friday for our Father's Day Breakfast

I didn't place a food order, can I still come?

Absolutely! You are more than welcome to come along and enjoy the tea, coffee, juice and fruit and visit your child's classroom. You may like to bring along some food from home or perhaps stop at the bakery on your way.

What do I do with my child's school bag?

Classrooms will be open, enter via the school foyer, your child can drop their bag in before you head around to the hall.

Should I bring my keep cup?

Feel free to bring along your keep cup for the provided tea and coffee.

Will the coffee van be there?

Yes, the Piccolo Coffee Van will be there making coffees between 7:00am - 7:45am (cash or eftPOS).

Can I go to my child's classroom?

Absolutely, after breakfast feel free to head to your child's classroom with them to take a tour.

Is the Choir still performing?

Yes, our school Choir have some lovely songs to perform between 8:15am - 8:25am.

I have volunteered what do I do?

Come along at your nominated day/time, please bring an apron.

Last week was a week to celebrate Books! Learning to love literature becomes a life-long habit with the support of so many people.  Thank you to all the parents and guardians who negotiated potential costumes with their children and ensured they had something to wear that celebrated their reading choices!

We had Pop-Up library venues, Colouring-in competitions, Wet Day timetable Book Week Trivia, Dream-Catchers and games too! We would like to also express our sincere gratitude to those who donated books to our 2nd Hand Book Sale. The Mini-Vinnies group showed dedication to operating the stall each day and raising over $348.00.

We are thrilled to also have the winner of one of the CBCA categories for Book of the Year - Jetty Jumping. Andrea Rowe will come and visit the Year 1 and 2 students on Wednesday 7th September.  Followed by another local author/illustrators of 'Wylah - the Koorie Warrior' visit the Year 3 and 4 students on Friday 9th September. How lucky we are to have the opportunity to engage our students with such fantastic Australian literature!

Thanks again to all the staff, especially Layla Monk, who helped make this week a memorable one for our students.

Mrs Emily Lloyd

Last week as an introduction to Science Week, students attended the Mad Science Show in our school hall. The incursion was a science sampler to immerse students in science and whet their appetite. The show was all about air, electricity and fire! There were giant smoke vortices, levitating beach balls, flying toilet paper, hair-raising electricity and lots of learning! The show was full of demonstrations and included audience participation. 

As the week progressed, so did the students' learning of science as they continued to engage in an array of science activities within their classrooms. Scientific curiosity was certainly sparked and combined with Book Week, last week was an enjoyable week for all!

As we are starting to look towards and prepare for 2023 we are looking for information from any families that know, or think, they may be relocating and won't be attending St Josephs Primary School next year. 

If this is your family can you please email Cathy Duynhoven on cduyn@sjwarrnambool.catholic.edu.au outlining the dates you may be moving and where you are moving to.

A special congratulations goes out the Year 4 students who made their first Eucharist on Sunday.

It was great to see so many families supporting our students during this important sacrament.  

From Friday 1 September, 2022, children are required to wear their hats at school whilst outside at recess, lunch and sport.

No Hat = No Play

Children without hats will have to stay in the undercover area during lunch and recess. We do NOT have a grace period, hats must be worn from the 1st September.

Hats are now back in stock at Lowes, Gateway Plaza.

As per our Sun Protection policy:

Please ensure your child has adequate sun protection during the months of September to May. You child will require the following:

a) their own sunscreen SPF 30+ or higher,

b) St Joseph's Primary School sun hat,

c) rash vest (if they are going swimming).

The above items are all to be labelled with their name and room number please.

Classrooms all have a supply of sunscreen available.

We have noticed an increase in the amount of jewellery being worn at school. Necklaces and braclets present a safety hazard in the playground and the loss of jewellery at school may cause distress.

An extract from our School Information Handbook.

Accessories:

Jewellery: One set of ear rings studs/sleepers only and a watch may be worn.

Hair: A navy blue hair band/clip/ribbons may be worn.

We ask for parent support in following this policy.

Drawn this Friday 2nd September, 2022

Over Term 3 we are running a raffle aimed at supporting local and school connected businesses.

Thank you to families who have already sold and returned their tickets.

We are asking each family to sell 4 x $25 tickets, with there being one prize of $10,000 worth of vouchers.  The winner will select their vouchers from the participating businesses outlined in the attached booklet.

If you have not sold your 4 allocated tickets, please return your sold, and unsold, tickets to the office so they can be redistributed to other families who are in the position to sell more.

The seller of the winning ticket will also have their 2023 Family fee (at least $1,375 based on the 2022 fees) credited off their school fee account.

In preparation for our Foundation, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 swimming program for  Term 4 parents are asked to complete this form for Aquazone.

This will enable the swimming instructors to group children into groups.

School Canteen Support 

Seasons for Growth

Warrnambool Lions Club

Movie Fundraiser