General Information
P&F News
Easter Raffle
The P&F Committee are seeking donations for the annual Easter Raffle. The committee are looking to provide prizes of baskets full of Easter treats and goodies .
Raffle tickets were sent home last week to those who nominated via Compass to assist in the selling of these tickets.
The raffle will be drawn Wednesday, 1st April and books are due in by Monday, 30th March.
P&F Meeting
The P&F plays an important role in building community by organising social events and supporting the school through fundraising activities. We encourage everyone to become involved in the P&F Association. We have a wonderful committee so we encourage our parent body to come along and support our marvelous P&F this year.
Our next P&F meeting is on Tuesday 5th May at 5:30pm in the Staffroom (Week 3 Term 2).
Library News
Once again, the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) is on for all students from Kinder to Year 6. The Challenge is intended to encourage children to read, read more and read more widely. This year we are celebrating 25 years of the NSW PRC and it is the largest reading challenge in Australia. The Challenge opens Monday 23rd of February 2026 and closes Friday 18th of September 2026.
The PRC is free, the only requirement being students read the prescribed number of books from a specific list in the allocated time. The book list consists of many titles available from St Joseph’s School Library, Tamworth Regional Library and free choice books which you may source from home. At the completion of the challenge, students receive a commemorative certificate signed by the Premier of NSW.
This Friday, 6th of March, Mrs Whitney will be going through all the details with the children in our Library lessons.
Book Club
Book Club Issue 2 for 2026 is now live, and we are accepting orders! Orders need to be completed and returned by Monday, 16th March.
Orders can be:
Returned to the school office, or
Placed online directly through the Scholastic website at:
https://scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/ (see below information)
How Parents Order from Book Club Online (LOOP)
Log in, or create a new account at LOOP.
New parents can follow the setup wizard to create their child’s profile.
Click the ORDER tab and select your child’s school and the Book Club Issue.
Select your child’s name.
Enter the product item number from the Book Club catalogue.
Apply any promotional codes your child may have earned from previous issues.
Make payment via credit card (please note a 1% surcharge applies to all card payments).
Feel great knowing that your order helps earn Scholastic Rewards for our school!
Students as Authors Writing Competition
The Armidale Catholic Schools has launched the 2026 Students As Authors Writing Competition. Please see the following flyer for further details.
School TV
For our new families or those who may have forgotten, we would like to bring your attention to an excellent wellbeing resource we have available to parents called SchoolTV. It is designed to help support you in the challenges of parenting by delivering credible and current information from wellbeing experts.
Some examples of topics are cybersafety, anxiety, screen time and online gaming, positive parenting, friendship and belonging, sleep, neurodiversity, grief and many more. New topics are published every month and you are also able to access an archive of past topics. Within each, you will find resources such as factsheets, videos, podcast and app suggestions, articles and practical strategies.
You may also like to check out the ‘Special Reports’ section. Here SchoolTV will publish timely information related to recent or ongoing events such as flooding, bushfires, social media regulations, cost of living and many more.
Written content can be translated into more than 60 languages, with video content available in Hindi, Chinese and Arabic.
See the SchoolTV logo above which contains the direct link to our SchoolTV page or particular topics or reports worth exploring as they arise.
Cultural Groups
We are very fortunate to have Cassie from the Opportunity Hub and Richard from the Walaybaa Rangers work with our Stage 3 students on 'Care for Country'. The students have been identifying ways they can care for Country through exploring our school playground and reading stories. We look forward to the next lesson that will teach us about water filtration.
Afternoon Pick Up - Crown Street
A gentle reminder if you pick your child up from school in the afternoons via the back gate, please do not use the Presbytery driveway or grounds to enter this area. This is a private driveway and not a public thoroughfare. Please use the church gates to access our afternoon school pick up area. Your assistance with this is greatly appreciated.
Cutlery
A reminder the school does not supply cutlery. Please remind your child to pack any cutlery requirements they may need to eat their lunch.
Enrolling Now for Kinder 2027
Our enrolment period for Kindergarten 2027 is now open! Please visit https://stjosephstamworth.catholic.edu.au/enrolment/ for enrolment details or contact the office on 6765 4079 for further information. Enrolment applications must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents as listed on the cover page of the application form. Applications close on 31st March 2026. If you know anyone who has a child wishing to start Kindergarten at St Joseph's next year, please share this information with them.
Open Day
We are holding an Open Day on Saturday 14th March between 9am and 12pm. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of what St Joseph's has to offer and how we support the education of the children in our care.
Esteem Kids
If you require the services of after school care please contact William Wong directly at info@esteemkidsgroup.com.au or 0410 841 628. If your child has a change of plans and will not be attending after school on a particular day please let William know.
