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Matthew O'Brien, Principal
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and the wider St. Joseph’s Primary School Community,
Prayer for Peace in the Middle East
God of mercy and compassion,
of grace and reconciliation,
pour your power upon all your children in the Middle East:
Jews, Muslims and Christians,
Palestinians and Israelis.
Let hatred be turned into love, fear to trust, despair to hope,
oppression to freedom, occupation to liberation,
that violent encounters may be replaced by loving embraces,
and peace and justice could be experienced by all.
- Reverend Said Ailabouni
Little Learners Love Literacy
Members of the St Joseph’s staff engaged in the Little Learners Love Literacy Professional Development last week.
School Camps
Good luck to all of the children and staff who are heading off on camp over the next three weeks.
Our Year 4 children have been at the Warra Gnan Coastal Camp here in Warrnambool. Our Year 6 team head to Melbourne on the train for two nights and three days next week followed by our Year 3 group heading to Warra Gnan in Week 5.
For many students, school camp is the highlight of the year. It’s a chance to learn away from the walls of the classroom and engage in activities outside of the mainstream curriculum. Being away from home can also be a challenging time for students (and parents). But attending camp is an important milestone and the benefits are overwhelmingly positive. Benefits include but are not limited to:
- Builds independence
- Builds Resilience and Confidence
- Builds Relationships
- Builds Social Skills
- Builds Physical Fitness
- Builds Connection Between Teachers and Their Students
- Most importantly, camps are just plain good fun.
A special thanks to the staff (Teachers, LSOs and Trainees) and the parents who volunteer without whom our camp program would not be possible.
2024 Enrolment
If your child/ren are not returning to St Joseph’s in 2024 could you please let us know ASAP as we have many children on waiting lists in various year levels.
Regards
Matthew O'Brien, Principal
Happy Birthday to children celebrating their birthday this week.
Flynn Burleigh, Georgie Milroy, Cara Carlin, Lachie Crowley, Harley Inns, Meredith Jones, Ivy McDonald, Lylah O'Grady, Hugo Wilson, Charlie Lloyd and Ollie Harris.
Book Club - Issue #7
The current issue #7 Book Club orders need to be completed by 5pm on Monday 23rd October.
Do you have a Book Worm living in your home?
Here is a link to a fantastic online Book Club community that might be a great chance to extend your own little Book Worms in the comfort of home!
Premier’s Reading Challenge - Assembly Presentation
We would like to congratulate all the students who participated in this year’s Challenge and present them with a certificate at this week’s Assembly on Friday 20th October. There will be some additional prizes awarded to some of the lucky winners too! All parents are welcome to attend.
Mrs Emily Lloyd
LRC Co-ordinator
The Australia Japan Business Council of Victoria (AJBCV) has been invited to send four children (2 boys and 2 girls) to the BRIDGE Summer Camp (Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention) in Fukuoka Japan, which will be held for approximately 10 days from the middle of July 2024.
This year we will celebrate Grandparents Day at St Joseph's
on the morning of Thursday 19th October.
9:30am - 10:30am
Classroom Visits
10:30am - 12:00pm
Morning tea in the Hall
11:30am
Choir Performance
Notes:
- Let your visiting Grandparent know which Room Numbers to visit.
- There is no need to RSVP.
- Morning tea provided for Grandparents (children not present at morning tea)
- Parking available in staff carkpark and school oval (enter via staff carpark).
If the classroom isn't in their room they will be at a specialist class. Look for the note on the whiteboard in the classroom, eg F4 students are in an art lesson in E6.
The PSA (Primary School Association) is a forum for all parents to become involved in the life of the School. It’s where we work to provide, improve and maintain the amenities available for the school students, including equipment and maintenance of School Buildings and grounds.
To provide opportunities for social meetings between parents, and promote a spirit of union and good fellowship. The PSA runs and supports several events throughout the year to raise money for the school and to support our school community.
Who can attend? Anyone and everyone, meetings are held at the school in Room C19 or the staffroom.
Next meeting date: Tuesday 17th October. Meetings commence at 7:30pm.
How can I help? Come along to the meetings, contribute to the discussion, share ideas, support events that enrich the school community.
We really need our school families to support this group. It’s only 8 meetings per year! Hope to see you there, better still bring a friend!
Students from our 'Friendship School,' Doshisha Elementary School in Kyoto, Japan, will be visiting Warrnambool in March, 2024.
We would like an indication of how many St. Joseph's families may be interested in hosting two students at their home when they visit.
This would be for four nights from 24th March to 28th March, 2024.
Adults are required to have a current Working with Children Check, please ensure that the school office has been provided with a copy of this.
If you are interested, please fill in the attached form.
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.