INTERIM PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Jim Guinan, Interim Principal
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and the wider St. Joseph’s Primary School Community,
Covid Guideline Update
On Thursday of last week, we received the latest School Operations Guide, which schools are directed by in relation to complying with the most up to date COVID guidelines.
As a part of the current regulations we are still limited by the 1000 members onsite, which does include all staff and students. This therefore does mean that we can permit parents on school grounds ONLY but within the buildings. Once parents enter the buildings/classrooms we must implement the density limits of 1 person per 2 sqm.
Effectively this means we still cannot have parents at assembly or as classroom helpers in the classrooms until further advice is received as it will be impossible for us to meet these limits.
Parents are permitted to attend the Whole School Cross Country this Wednesday 5th May but need to remain outside and not enter any school buildings.
At this stage, Term 2 Parent/Teacher interviews on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd June can still go ahead as these are after school hours, and will only have the teacher and parents concerned, allowing us to comply with density limits.
Our Mother’s Day stall which was held today and Pizza Day on Thursday 27th May can also still go ahead with some restrictions on volunteer duties.
National Sorry Day
The St. Joseph's Primary School Community has been invited to contribute to a commemorative display for National Sorry Day on Wednesday 26th May, 2021.
If you would like to contribute to the display of artificial/craft purple flowers, as a family, they would be most welcome Children will be asked as part of some art classes to make and design purple flowers. Contributions can be left at school before Friday 21st May or hand delivered to the Warrnambool library.
Wipe Out Waste
Wipe Out Waste is coming to St Joseph's. Keep your eyes open for further information about this initiative in future newsletters.
General Reminders
May Race Carnival is such a great community event. Let’s hope the weather holds and we stay safe while we enjoy this iconic event in our town.
Remember Thursday 6th May is a local public holiday at St Joseph’s, while Friday is a pupil free day while staff work with members of the Catholic Education Office Religious Education team and Father Barry Ryan, to improve the delivery of Religious Education at St Joseph’s.
Remembering NAPLAN takes place during next week Tuesday 11th – Thursday 13th May. If students are absent during these days they can be made up on the Friday.
Students had a great day celebrating with Andrew Chinn last Friday. Each class was entertained by Andrew as he sang contemporary songs with a Religious Education theme.