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Matthew O'Brien, Principal
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and the wider St. Joseph’s Primary School Community,
Thank You to all of our Volunteers
As we approach the end of another school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to all our incredible parent volunteers without whom our school would not function.
At this time when volunteerism is waning the unwavering support and commitment to our school community have not gone unnoticed. Whether you were helping in the classroom, organising and running events, supporting excursions, camps or sport events, providing leadership, energy and ideas through the School Advisory Council or the Parent School Association or contributing in any other way, your generosity of time and effort has made a significant impact on the educational experience of our students.
The dedication to fostering a positive and enriching environment for our children is truly commendable. The countless hours that have been devoted to enhancing their learning and creating memorable experiences have left an indelible mark on our school.
It's heartening to see parents, grandparents and carers and friends actively involved in shaping the educational experiences of the children. Your willingness to go above and beyond for the well-being of our school community is a testament to the strong sense of partnership we share.
As we reflect on the achievements and growth of our students throughout the year, it is clear that your contributions have played a vital role in their success. Your selflessness and enthusiasm inspire us all, and we are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated group of parents supporting our school.
On behalf of the entire school community please accept our heartfelt thanks for your outstanding efforts. Your involvement has not only enriched the educational experience but has also strengthened the sense of community that makes our school so special.
As a small token of our appreciation please join us at the Cally Hotel next Tuesday to celebrate our successes this year. (See invitation in this newsletter.)
Regards
Matthew O'Brien, Principal
Happy Birthday to children celebrating their birthday this week.
Bowie Barber-Francis, Oscar Saywell, Sophie Jardine, Audrey Russell, Harrison Williams, Jaeda Willoughby, Abel Delaney, Sulli Maddern, Leilani Baulch, Levi Coates, William Saker, Vincent Uzkuraitis, Juliette Smedts, Eli Smith, Ella Down, May Shoo and Alfie Van Engelen.
On Wednesday 1st November Year 2 classes all attended our parish mass. It was a beautiful morning for our first time walking to the Church. All Saints Day is a special day in the life of our church that begins the month of November when we remember those who have died.
We had prepared our own collages of 5 special Catholic Saints-Mary, Mother of Jesus, St Joseph, St Mary MacKillop, St Francis of Assisi and St Teresa of Calcutta which we carried in with Fr John. We held them up for everyone to see and placed them in front of the altar. We have learnt about these saints in our classrooms and prayed a Litany of Saints after leading the prayers of the faithful. We participated by joining in the responses and prayers, singing the hymns and taking up the bread and wine.
It was great to see so many parents, brothers and sisters and grandparents join with our parishioners to mark this important day.
State Athletics
Well done to Noah Anderson on representing the school at the State Athletics. Noah has been a regular in representative sport throughout his time at St. Josephs, and this representation at State level is a testament to his dedication to sport and fitness. Congratulations Noah
BMX
Congratulations to Milla and Tate Rentsch, as well as Will and Jackson Rogers who competed at the National BMX competition in Shepparton. We are all very proud of your efforts and dedication to BMX riding. Well done!
Cricket
Our Year 6 boys cricket team took out the Regional championship in Ballarat last week, the boys played a total of 5 games, winning each one as they progressed through the tournament. This sees them move onto the State championship in St. Kilda on the Friday 1st December. Good luck boys!
Basketball
A huge congratulations to our Year 6 boys basketball team. The boys had the difficult task of a day of basketball against quality opposition at the State level championship held at MSAC last week. The boys won 2 out of their 3 group stage games, which was enough to qualify for the final on percentage. We came up against a very well drilled Serpell Primary, the game was neck and neck for the whole 30 minutes, and in the end our boys narrowly went down by a mere 2 points, an incredible achievement to be crowned second best in the state! Well done boys.
Term 4 Book Business!
Big announcement …
We have been lucky enough to be chosen for a special guest to visit our school on Monday 11th December. His name is ‘Stig’ and he is a well-known narrator of many audio books available in Australia, namely ‘The Treehouse Series’ written by Andy Griffiths.
Our special guest will be coming to St Joseph’s Primary School to promote the State program ‘Big Summer Read.’
If you think your children would be keen to register and be in the running to win some great prizes.
It will be a fantastic opportunity to maintain their literacy skills that they’ve developed this year and instil a love of reading for life!
Feel free to email me with any questions at elloyd@sjwarrnambool.catholic.edu.au
Mrs Emily Lloyd
LRC coordinator
As we prepare for the end of year we invite our volunteers that have assisted over 2023 to Drinks and Nibbles. The School Advisory Council, PSA members, Canteen volunteers, Classroom Coordinators and anyone that has assisted volunteering in our school community over the year.
Volunteers include committee attendees, classroom and swimming helpers, excursion and sporting volunteers, canteen volunteers, Mothers Day stall and Fathers Day breakfast volunteers, disco committee and helpers on the night, and anyone else who has volunteered their time at our school this year.
The PSA are providing a BBQ lunch for the students of a sausage in bread and Zooper Dooper on Orientation Day, Tuesday 12th December.
If you are able to assist on the day your help would be greatly appreciated.
School Canteen Support
Term 4 Roster - Can you Help?
There are lots of gaps on our Term 4 Canteen Roster. Can you help? Training provided.