Principal's Post

Dear Families,

Teachers have been working many additional hours over the past few weeks collating assessments, preparing and writing your children's end of semester reports. It takes at least  an hour per student per report which may sound reasonable per child but when you have a class of 25 students that's many additional hours on weeknights and weekends. Teachers do not acquire Time In Lieu for report writing. I write about this for two reasons. Firstly to express my gratitude to the staff we have here who support me and embrace our "St James way of doing things" and secondly to remind you of the extra time and commitment our staff put in for the sake of your children, our students.

Our Year 5/6 students participated in their Winter Gala Interschool Sports Day today. Whilst the main aim is to provide students with an opportunity to practice their skills learned in a competitive environment while representing the school, having fun is just as important. Some teams progressed onto the next stage and will compete against other district winners.

Thank you to the parents, teachers and Mrs Wall for organising the day and supporting the students. Here are some photos of their day:

Concert Production Update

Our students have been hard at work singing, twirling, dancing and prancing as they learn and rehearse their various performances for our whole school original production of "A World for Everyone: The Journey of a Magic Suitcase".  Step inside a magical suitcase and travel across continents in this vibrant, original production celebrating inclusion, diversity, and harmony.

With music, dance, colour, and plenty of fun – this is a journey you won’t want to miss!

We have a dress rehearsal on Monday 4 August with the whole school rehearsal at the venue on Monday 11 August. This will be followed by the actual performance on the evenings of Monday 11 August and Tuesday 12 August.

Ticket sales will be released on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 July - the first attendance day for students next term.

Monday Assembly, Friday Prayer Service and Student Awards

All parents and extended family members are always welcome at our Monday morning outdoor whole school assembly where our Year Six  Wellbeing Leaders hand out our 'value of the term' awards.

All parents and extended family members are also always welcome at our Friday Prayer Services where we hand out our Student of the Week Awards and Birthday Certificates. These Prayer Services commence at 2.30pm and awards are usually handed out at 2.50 - 3.00pm.

We also hand out various awards at spontaneous times depending on a number of factors including interruptions to the usual flow of the week and the timeliness of the acknowledgement.

Preps 2026

Our letters of offer have gone out to all our 2026 Prep families and we are in the process of finalising our new intake. If you have not yet completed your enrolment acceptance form, please do so ASAP to ensure that your child is enrolled in a timely manner.

Farmyard

With just two weeks left of term, we're now looking for families to volunteer for farm duty over the holidays. If you’re staying local and would like to lend a hand, the available dates are listed below. Simply send me an email with your preferred days. joanne.magnik@sjvermont.catholic.edu.au

Out of Hours School Care - MACSEYE

Please register your children here if you require this service.

If you have any questions you can email MACSEYE

directly at enrolments@macseye.vic.edu.au

Don't forget you can book in for our closure day on the first Monday of next term.

Other News Items

You will have seen an order slip for our Mini Mission Fete Sausage Sizzle in your child's bag last week, please send in your child's orders with coins by next Monday, 30 June.

We are collecting grocery items for the St Vincent De Paul Food Drive which will be donated at the Feast of the Sacred Heart mass on Friday 27th June. For more details please look at the Education in Faith page.

Message from the St James P&F Wild West Night committee

We are seeking donations for our wine raffle. We kindly welcome donations of wine, champagne and spirits, as they will contribute significantly to the success of our fundraising.  One of our P&F representatives will be at the top school gate in the morning to gratefully receive any donations on the following dates:

• Tuesday 24th June
• Wednesday 2nd July
•  Friday 25th July

•  Every day commencing Monday 28th July. 

   

  Alternatively, if these dates aren't suitable, then donations can also be dropped off at the office at any time.  Many thanks in advance from the St James P&F Wild West Night committee

   

Please book your tickets HERE for our St James P&F Social Event on August 2nd 2025.

Hope you all have a great  week ahead

Kind regards,

Dave