If you carry one thing throughout your entire life, let it be hope.

Let it be hope that the better things are always ahead. Let it be hope that you can get through the toughest of times.

Let it be hope that you are stronger than any challenge that comes your way. Let it be hope that you are exactly where you are meant to be right now, and that you are on the path where you are meant to be....

Because during these times, hope will be the very thing that carries you through.

Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and the wider St. Joseph’s Primary School Community,

Together we face another lockdown and again remote learning is a reality for our community. I commend the staff and families for the smooth transition but most of all the children.  As we move forward our short-term goals are to ensure the wellbeing of our community, particularly the children in our care.

Work Permits for Parents of Onsite Students

From Tuesday 24th August, parents and carers will only be able to request onsite supervision at school for their children in the categories below.

Category A •

• Children where both parents and or carers are considered authorised workers who cannot work from home, work for an essential provider and where no other supervision arrangements can be made: 
• Where there are two parents/carers, both must be essential workers, working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision.
• For single parents/ carers, the essential worker must be working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision.

Category B • Children experiencing vulnerability, including:

• in out-of-home care
• deemed vulnerable by a government agency, funded family or family violence service, and assessed as requiring education and care outside the family home
• identified by a school or early childhood service as vulnerable, (including via referral from a government agency, or funded family or family violence service, homeless or youth justice service or mental health or other health service)
• Authorised worker permits for on-site supervision Parents and carers will only be able to request on-site supervision for their child/ren in Category A if they hold a permit as an authorised worker.

Google Meets/School Contacts

This week our Foundation students will begin Google Meets with their teachers and classmates.  This means that our whole school is now accessing this platform to support home learning.  Feedback from parents has been overwhelmingly positive towards this means of remote learning.  I congratulate our Year 1 teachers and now our Foundation teachers for their enthusiasm in engaging their students this way.

By way of clarity I will take this opportunity to remind you that children will get Google Meet contact with their teachers at least 3 times this week and 4 times when at home for a full week.  On the day without contact the classroom teacher is onsite teaching the learning plan to children at school.  The remote plan and the school plan are exactly the same.

Small Face Masks - SOLD OUT

Primary aged children are now strongly recommended to wear face masks at school.  We have some reusable cloth masks for sale at the office.  All SOLD now, thanks for the great response.

Thank you to Westcoast Wilcleen for the donation of these masks.