At St Joseph's we undertake a major school review every five years which involves gathering school learning data and input from parents, students and staff via a survey conducted by Insight SRC.

Parents are randomly selected to complete this survey which asks for their perception of school life and learning at St Joseph's. The eldest child of those randomly selected have been sent home with a hard copy of that survey today with notes on arrangements for completion.

If you didn't receive a copy and you would like to participate in the survey, please contact the office by Friday 26th July and I will make arrangements for you to complete the survey.

Thank you Jim Guinan

Congratulations to Gold Box winners Shaylea Ralston, Annabel Thornton, Matilda Stevens, Maya Cameron for volunteering this time to pack up the hall.

Winners of our Gold Box get to go for a swim at the pool. An alternate activity is being planned for Term 3 when the Aquazone pool with be closed for redevelopment works.

NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. NAIDOC week celebrations were held all over Australia during the school holidays (7th - 14th July). The NAIDOC week theme for 2019 was ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let's work together for a shared future.’ At St. Joseph’s students in the Junior School engaged in activities to enrich their understanding of Australian indigenous culture.

Some of our Junior School children participating in Naidoc Week activities.

First Eucharist is a Sacramental Program for Grade 4 students who have been baptised and confirmed.

Please complete this form and make a $25 contribution payment, to meet the cost of materials, through CDFpay (our online ordering system). 

A kit containing the materials and information to prepare your child for the Celebration of First Eucharist and details of your Family Group will be available to collect at the Parent Information Meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday 13th August 2019 in the Gathering Space at St Joseph's Church.

After school parents groups meet at the school at 3:30pm and evening groups meet in the home at a time arranged by the families in the group.

Please contact the Parish Office on (03) 5562 2231 if you have any queries.

Key Dates

Division Hockey

Congratulations to all those students who competed in the Division Hockey Finals. We entered two teams on the Day. Our boys team played 5 matches and won 4 and lost 1.  They finished in 1st overall on the ladder with the highest winning points for the day and have advanced to the Regional Finals in Dimboola. Our girls played one match against Warrnambool Primary School.  They drew this game in overtime and have also advanced to the regionals in the next round in Dimboola.   

A huge thank you to our coaches Karen and Marcia for their great work in coaching and supporting the teams on the day.  Children are invited to the Hockey Centre Wednesday after school for practice at 4:15pm.  

Aussie Footy

Urgent Reminder and Donations of Football Boots.

Anybody who participated in the Aussie Footy Program will need to return their jumpers this week for our girls team who are competing this coming Friday at the Mack Oval.  

Also, any families that have old football boots at home and would like to donate them to the school would be kindly appreciated for our girls football team this Friday.  

State Football Update

Payment for bus now online through CDFPay  

Payments for State Football can be paid online now through CDFPay.  If you are having difficulties doing this then please call the office. Further training for this competition will be notified when confirmed.  

Aerobics Clinics 

Over the next two weeks, Emma Bellman from EKB Fitness will be running aerobics and dance sessions for the Foundation to Year 4 students in PE classes.  We are greatly appreciative of the support, time and energy that Emma has provided our school. We will no doubt have some very tired but very happy children in the coming weeks. 

Hooptime - Sports Report 

Well done to everyone who tried out for the upcoming 5/6 Hooptime Tournament last Friday and attended the Saturday morning training sessions in preparation for the competition.  A big thank you to Mr Gray and Mike McGorm for their support in the selection trials. This Year St Joseph’s have entered three teams into the Senior Competition: All Star Boys, All Star Girls and Future Stars Teams.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in 2019: 

The Year 3/4 Final Practice for Team Selection will be held this Wednesday at 10:00am.  Children must wear sports shoes to participate in this training.   

Please be aware that there will only be an All Star Team for Girls and Boys in year 3/4. 

Girls Footy 

Congratulations to our team of footballers who are going to compete in the Division Finals to be held this Friday the 26th July.  Please be aware that the permission forms will be sent electronically and need to be completed before Friday’s competition. A draw will be given to the students at the final training session this Tuesday lunchtime.  

The following students have been selected:

Unfortunately once again, the amount of interest demonstrated by St Joseph’s students far exceeds the number of places available.  This means that some students may have missed out.  We apologise for any disappointment caused in those cases.

Volleyball Schools Cup

Congratulations to our keen volleyballers who have qualified to compete at the ARC Stadium on Wednesday 7th August. Training will be this coming Thursday 25th July in the hall for all teams participating in the competition. We will have four teams participating:

Andrew McCombe, Physical Education and Sport Co-ordinator

Unseasonably pleasant weather greeted competitors from across Victoria at the State Cross Country Champs held at Bundoora Park.  A record seven students from our school qualified for the event, after competing at the Reid Oval at District level and then running at Deakin University twice at Division and Regional levels.

Hannah McMeel and Mikayli Hoffman took part in the 10 year old race. Lila Wilkinson, Emily Benson, Shaylea Ralston, Will Main and Sam Marris all competed in the 12 year old events. Everyone tried their hardest and achieved pleasing results. Close to 100 runners in each race took to the hilly and muddy course. Lila and Emily were impressive, finishing in the top 50. 

Emily Benson, Shaylea Ralston, Lila Wilkinson, Mikayli Hoffmann and Hannah McMeel

Sam Marris and Will Main

Hannah McMeel and Mikayli Hoffmann

George El-Hage, Cross Country Co-ordinator

Disco Tickets

Tickets to this years disco will once again be $5 and can only be puchased via CDFPay. Ticket sales close on Friday 2 August.

Disco Poster Competition - Extended

Please consider volunteering for the Disco. The Junior School Roster usually fills within days, please consider volunteering for the Middle/Senior School Disco if you have children in both areas. Thank you to all our volunteers, we need the support of parents in order to run this fun event for our students.

Middle/Senior Disco

Junior Disco - Roster now full thank you

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Monday 16th September, 2019.

This evening is for parents and we also welcome grandparents and extended family members. We currently have over 100 parents registered for this event.

Thursday 8 August, 2019, Orders close 3pm Tuesday 6 August

Once per term the PSA run a Pizza Day as a "special occasion" lunch option and to raise money for the PSA.

Children can choose from either Garlic or Hawaiian pizza (Gluten Free options available) which are ordered via CDFPay (Canteen ordering system) and provided by Pinkie’s Pizza who are one of our major school sponsors.

There are no canteen orders on Pizza Days and children not wanting to order pizza should bring their lunch from home.

Sorry, no late orders can be accepted.

Thank you to all our canteen volunteers. We are in need of a few more volunteers for Term 3. Training is provided and one shift a term is all you need to commit to.