From the Principal

St Justin’s Primary School acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's First People and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which our school stands.

We pay our respects to the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation, and their elders past and present, and emerging as we continue to proudly live and learn on their land.

St Justin's Primary School - Celebrating over 40 years of Catholic Education

Dear Families and Friends,

St Justin's Feast Day

Today we celebrated the Feast of St Justin, or Justin Martyr (St Justin’s Feast Day is 1st June). As part of our celebrations, we gathered as a community for Mass in our Parish Church. It was a beautiful celebration and we thank all those who were involved. We also thank the Parents and Friends for providing us with donuts for morning tea and running the P&F Hot Dog Lunch.

Thank you to all who helped make this day special for us all.

First Eucharist

This term our Year 4 students will receive their First Eucharist. This Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June, students will attend First Eucharist Medal Mass, which will take place during one of our Parish Masses. Also on Tuesday 3rd June students and parents will attend a Eucharist Workshop Meeting in the PAC at 6.45pm to 7.45pm.

First Eucharist will be celebrated on Saturday 14th June 6.30pm Mass, Sunday 15th June 10.00am Mass and Sunday 15th June 5.00pm Mass.

Please keep our Year 4 students in your prayers as they continue on their faith journey.

Celebrating Reconciliation Week with Nikki Visaj Movement

Supporting Student Wellbeing with the Zones of Regulation

At St Justin’s, we are committed to supporting the emotional and social development of our students alongside their academic learning. This term, we are excited to share that we have introduced the Zones of Regulation framework as part of our whole-school approach to wellbeing.

For more information, please follow the link to the Student Welbeing page.

Important Dates

Whilst we have most dates in the calendar, some dates include:

Saturday 31st May - First Eucharist Medal Masses 6:30pm
Sunday 1st June - First Eucharist Medal Masses 10:00am or 5.00pm
Tuesday 3rd June - First Eucharist Workshop Evening 6:45 – 7:45pm
Friday 6th June - School Closure Day - RE Professional Learning Day
Monday 9th June - Kings Birthday - Public Holiday
Tues 10th - Weds 11th June - Year 5 Camp

Please refer to Dates Ahead for a full list of important dates in Term 2.

Division Cross Country 2025

On Wednesday morning our 13 students from Years 3-6 who had progressed to the Division Cross Country had their opportunity to race again for a chance to make the Regional Championships that will be held in June.

It was a wet and cold morning which some would say makes perfect cross country weather. The conditions were met with great optimism and attitude from our runners who were ready to take it on in the rain, hail or shine.

Our day got off to a terrific start with Sienna Z coming 2nd in the 12/13 Girls race to book her sport at regionals. Khiara S, Charli A and Mia B all ran amazing races as well with strong finishes. Following her we had another strong performance from Cristian L who snuck into 10th place with a gutsy finish to book his place in the 12/13 Boys race. Lachlan D ran his heart out to come in around 20th place.

From then on we continued to show true St Justin's determination with Sienna B and Mia G each running really strong races in the 11 Girls race and leaving nothing left in the tank.

To finish off our morning we had representation in both the Girls and Boys 9/10 age group. The girls kicked things off first with Charlotte G and Brooklyn D getting off to a fast start. Charlotte managed to dig deep and hold a really consistent pace, finishing 4th and booking her spot to the Regional Championships with Brooklyn finishing in a large pack of runners with her head held high and a big smile on her face.

It was then the last race of the day, the 9/10 Boys and as they took off Jackson D, Kabe M and Oli M all had fast starts. As the runners came back into view it was a familiar face leading the way. Jackson, holding a slender lead on rivals closing in on the finish line, he found another gear and powered home to finish first place. But if you blinked you would have missed it when shortly after Jackson crossed the line Oli and Kabe side by side egging each other on powered to the line to finish 6th and 7th respectively and also booked their ticket to the Regionals.

All of our 13 kids ran amazing races with 6 progressing through to Regionals which is believed to be a school record! We certainly have some wonderful athletes here at St Justin's.

Well done to you all and good luck to those running in a couple of week's time.

Mr J

“The Justin Time Aerobic Squad” at State Finals!

Our amazing school aerobics team, The Justin Time Aerobic Squad, have qualified and will be competing in the Regional State Finals this Sunday, June1, and we’d love to see some familiar faces in the crowd cheering them on!

Their session is Session 6, which begins at 2:50pm (Block F only), so it’s a exciting way to show your support.

The event will be held at:

Rowville Secondary College –Eastern Campus

Humphreys Way, Rowville

If you’d like to come along, you can purchase tickets via this link:

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1406475

I know the girls would be absolutely thrilled to have as many of you there as possible. Let’s get behind them and show our support!

Professional Learning - School Closure Days

Ongoing professional learning is essential for St Justin's to keep abreast of the latest in education. Please note there will be no school for students on these days.

Term 2 Friday 6th June - School Closure Day - RE Professional Learning Day

Term 3 Monday 11th August - School Closure Day - Staff Professional Learning Day Focus: UFLI Phonics

Please note that these days are not taken lightly - they are essential for us to continue supporting our students at St Justin's.

School Absences

As the wintery conditions set in, so do the reports of coughs, colds, flu and Covid. Can we please encourage parents to keep their children at home whenever they display the symptoms of being unwell. Thank you for your cooperation.

Notification of student absences

We take the opportunity to remind all families that student absences should be reported to school via nForma or by phoning the office prior to school commencing to assist our teachers and staff in meeting their duty of care to our students for accurately recording the whereabouts of all students on school days.

Student Absences are to be reported in the following way:

Leave a message via Student Absence on 9561 764

Log into nForma - Select student - Mark Attendance and follow the drop down box options to submit absences.

We appreciate your support with this advice.

All the best,

Pat

Mr Patrick Torpey

Principal