PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Matthew O'Brien, Principal
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and the wider St. Joseph’s Primary School Community,
All Saints Day
Wednesday 1st November
Mindful of a creative, energising magnificence at work in all places:
In the vastness of the universe
In life here on earth
In every breath we take
We take inspiration from those who knew the Presence of Jesus in their life, who recognised it in the life of others, who called upon this Presence to transform a world of sorrow and pain into a world of hope, promise and joy.
Doshisha Elementary School Partnership
St Joseph’s Primary school began our partnership with Doshisha Elementary School in 2017. The goals of the partnership are to:
- Develop mutual understanding and friendship,
- Promote better understanding of our nations, culture, economy, history, customs and environment
- Encourage engagement in each country's language, written and spoken.
A major element of this partnership is the exchange of teachers and students for short term visits. Sadly, these visits were cancelled during the COVID pandemic.
Doshisha students and teachers will be visiting St Joseph’s next March and will be billeted with school families. We are looking forward to making them welcome.
The Warrnambool and District Catholic Schools Network will be sending a group of Year 6 students to Kyoto, Japan in September next year.
Both of these opportunities (hosting and visiting) provide children with real cultural insights through building relationships.
Information Session
To gather more information about the trip please attend the following session.
Japan Trip 2024 Information Session
4:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday 22nd November
St. Joseph's Primary School, 70 Botanic Road, Warrnambool
The aim of this meeting is to present information regarding the proposed Japan Trip for students in September 2024. (Year 6 students, and the possibility of Year 5 students which is to be confirmed.)
We are currently gathering details about pricing, and will have more information regarding this at the meeting.