WELLBEING & LEARNING DIVERSITY

This Friday 16 May is "Walk Safely to School Day" and we hope to see as many students as possible walking to school on Friday.

💡 If you live a little further away from school, you could try parking your car a few blocks away or getting of the tram a bit earlier and walking the rest of the way.

By walking to school on this day students will earn house points and stickers!

We're pleased to announce St Joseph's participation in the WOW (Walk or Wheel Once a Week) program, in collaboration with the City of Darebin.

What's WOW?

It's an initiative to promote walking or wheeling to or from school every Thursday. It started on 1 May and runs until 26 June. Each class will track their participation on a WOW wall calendar, competing for the prestigious Golden Boot Award and a class pizza party!

Why WOW?

Along with the Council, we want to encourage healthy habits and reduce traffic congestion around the school. By walking, riding, scooting, or skating to or from school, students improve their health and contribute to road safety awareness.

And don't worry if you live too far from school — catching public transport and walking part of the way, or parking a few blocks from school and walking the rest, still counts towards WOW!

Speaking of road safety, let’s brush up on some important tips:

Use ‘Stop, Look, Listen, and Think’ before crossing the road.
Slow down near driveways.
Always exit the car on the kerb side for safety.

Let’s make every Thursday a WOW day, promoting health, safety, and community spirit!

Thank you, from the Sustainability Team.

Cyber Safety Information Evening - Preston Police

SAVE THE DATE | Free Event

When: Tuesday 23rd June 2025

Time: 6-7pm

Location: St Joseph’s School. Northcote

Senior Constable Andy Moreton will attend St Joseph's to support our families with online Cyber Safety. The session will run for approximately one hour. The presentation will:

Provide information on what young people SEE, SAY and DO online, challenges they might face and how to get help if something goes wrong.
Highlight and promote safe and responsible online behaviours.
Empower parents with the tools to be confident in managing the challenges associated with technology use.
Focus on the challenges that can impact online safety for young people, as well as providing tools to take action

Please contact Bella Zachariouakis at: bzacharioudakis@sjnorthcote.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions.

School Counselling Service

We are pleased to offer an on site counselling service to our families again in 2025.

Rishika Sangeeta is an experienced counsellor who has worked with Catholic Care across a number of schools in both primary and secondary school settings. She has worked individually with students and has developed group programsto run in schools over the last few years.

With her passion and enthusiasm for counselling and her ability to connect with students, we are thrilled to have Rishika at our school and to continue work with her this term.

Rishka is available to see students on Thursdays.

Please contact Ashlyn Keane for more information: akeane@sjnorthcote.catholic.edu.au

Speech and Occupational Therapy at St Joseph’s

At St Joseph's we offer Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy on site. We work with Lauren from Connecting OT and Carla from Dee Wardrop to support our students.

Please see the flyers below for more information.

Both Lauren and Carla are available to see students on Thursdays.

Please contact Ashlyn Keane for more information: akeane@sjnorthcote.catholic.edu.au