Matthew O'Brien, Principal

Happy Birthday to children celebrating their birthday this week.

Mae Flett, Bodhi Harman, Harry Walsh, Bel Wiese, Sibella Evans, Mia Hatfield, Tommy Stuart, Oscar Lawlor, Bryan Bhullar, Emma Hatfield, Molly McNeil, Leo McSween, Mila Place, James Taylor, Ava Gleeson Templeton, Jack Morris and Eddie Wearne.

Parent Teachers Conversations (Interviews) and Reports

At 4pm on Friday 21st June, Semester 1 reports will be released via the Parent Access Module (PAM) accessible from the SZApp and our website. These reports provide families with information about children’s progress socially, academically and behaviorally. The written report will be accompanied by each child’s “Work Sample Folder”. This folder will contain examples of the children’s work across the semester. It may include a range of subjects, assessment pieces, unedited work and published pieces. 

Following the reports we will be conducting the mid-year Parent Teacher Conversations.  These conversations are designed for two way communication between parents and teachers to further discuss children’s progress. These are held from 3:30pm - 6:00pm on Monday 24th June and Tuesday 25th June.

Parent Teacher Conversations can be booked via PAM are are now open.

Parents are welcome to book a phone call or come into school for a face to face meeting. 

Please note that some parents have participated in a PSG in the second half of the term this meeting will take the place of the Parent Teacher Conversation. 

First Eucharist is a Sacramental Program for Year 4 students who have been Baptised and Confirmed.

Under the lead of Father Bill, we are trialing a combined Parish Parent Information session and a combined Parish schools Eucharist preparation Day.

Please complete this form and make a $20 payment for the booklet and iron on transfer through CDFpay.

A kit containing the materials and information to prepare your child for the Celebration of First Eucharist will be provided to your child. Parents work through this booklet at home with their child (rather that the previous Family Groups after school).

Key Dates

Thursday 27th June

Students are welcome to wear their pyjamas, Oodie or onesie (no sleeveless tops please).

Slippers are suitable in the classroom but suitable shoes/runners are required in the playground.

It is suggested that children bring a warm jumper or coat for recess and lunch play.

Normal eating times and canteen orders on this day. No sharing of food or lollies.

Is your child in Primary Performers this year?

This year we are allowing each child who is participating in Primary Performers to invite one friend to come along and watch them perform.

Please complete the form if you child is in Primary Performers and wishes to invite a friend.

Note: Year 3s will be going on a excursion to watch the show on Thursday 27th June and Year 4s on Friday 28th June. Friends would attend on Thursday 27th June unless you are a Year 4 student and you will attend with your class on the Friday.

Please complete the form by 3pm on Monday 17th June.

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and we are excited to be participating again in 2024. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:

• access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
• a modern user-friendly interface
• rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
• the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2024.

• Children from Foundation to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers.
• Children from Year 3 to Year 6 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers. To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit:

Please fill in the attached link to an online form to register your child’s interest in joining the Reading Challenge this year.

Registrations close: Friday 21st June

Any other queries please feel free to email me at elloyd@sjwarrnambool.catholic.edu.au  

Mrs Emily Lloyd, LRC Coordinator

Pizza Day: Tuesday 18th June, 2024

Orders Close: 3pm Thursday 13th June, 2024

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

This term the Pizza Day is set to coincide with the school's St Joseph's Feast Day Celebrations.

Children can choose from either Garlic or Hawaiian pizza (Gluten Free options available) which are provided by Pepper's Pizza (formerly Pinkies Pizza) who are one of our school sponsors.

Orders are now open via CDFPay (Canteen ordering system)

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.

Online Enrolment

Online enrolments are now available and can be completed and submitted electronically. 

For this process go to our school website and select the Enrolment tab. Complete the Enrolment Enquiry to add your details for reminders and updates.  

Under the Enrolment Tab you will also notice an Online Enrolment Form - select this and away you go. A tip with this one is do not use a phone or ipad to complete the form, any laptop or desktop computer will work fine. 

You will also need to make sure you have your child's documentation (birth, immunisation, baptism certificates and any specialist reports) loaded onto your device, either by taking a photo or scanning and uploading as you will be able to upload all of that as well.  

A letter from the Australian Smile Group is being sent home with all children this week containing information regarding onsite dental services being provided at our school by their qualified Dental Health Team.

The dental van will be onsite at the school starting on Monday 5th August. 

If you wish your child to participate in this program please complete and return the form to the school office by Tuesday 16th July.

Note: This is a service provided by the Australian Smile Group and is NOT compulsory.

The Year 6 leaders have been working on an important project to help the environment and raise money for our St. Joseph’s community. This all started when our Year 6 leaders went to Deakin University and came up with the brilliant idea to start recycling the 10c bottles used at our school, instead of throwing them out. Doing this will not only help the environment, but will also help to raise money for a new playground at St. Joseph’s.

Just a quick reminder, outside every classroom area is one community bin for all the children who have bottles from lunch orders to throw them in that bin in order to start building the new middle/senior school playground.

You can donate your bottles to our cause via this code at any recycling centre.

The easiest way to get the barcode is via the school SZApp.

8:30am - 9:00am on Thursday 13th June and Friday 14th June

Items for second hand sale can be dropped into the school office at any time of the year.  

Uniform items MUST be:

• current "Lowes" brand uniform items only
• very good to excellent quality
• washed and free of stains
• have any naming labels crossed out
• labelled with either the printable Pricing Label template or similar.

Items that are NOT suitable are:

• school bags more than 2 years old
• library/book bags
• stained or torn clothing
• non-current school uniform
• sports shorts without the school logo
• shoes
• secondary school uniform items.

Unsuitable items will be returned to the seller/donator.

Pricing of Uniform Items

Price uniform items accordingly and receive 70% of the amount (when the item is sold) with 30% of your sale going to the school’s PSA.

Items are kept in the second hand uniform shop until they are sold. We will notify via text of any monies to be collected, this may be after a family has left the school.

Alternatively you can donate items to be sold. We will label and price donated items. 100% of these sales go to the school's PSA.

Refer to suggested pricing guide linked below.

Purchasing of Uniform Items

Parents are able to complete an online form indicating the uniform item and size required and it will then be sent home with your child or made available for collection.

Payment to be made in cash the following day. Items can be returned if they aren't the correct size or quality.

School Canteen Support