Principal's Message

(Heads, Hearts & Hands)

Pope Francis - 

For the leaders of nations

Before the madness of war, please, let us continue to pray the Rosary for peace each day. And let us pray for the leaders of nations, so they might not lose the “pulse of the people” who want peace and who know well that weapons never achieve it, never.

Amen. 

Dear Families,

Welcome to Week 4 of Term 2!

It's been a busy couple of weeks with Reconciliation for Year 3, NAPLAN, Inter-school sports, Cross Country and of course COVID to keep us on our toes!

Thank you for your ongoing support of St Joseph's and for your wonderful children who make our days special.  We have had ongoing cases across staff and students and we are trying very hard to keep our classes together. 

We welcome Neal into our St Joseph's community who has joined us in Foundation and thank Miss Wood for making his transition so successful.

Cladding works

There is combustible cladding that will be removed at some stage in the next semester. The cladding is from the original build of the 'new' school building. The cladding passed building regulations was it was installed. We have been working with MACS to determine the cost and process and at the moment the work is out to tender. I will keep you updated.

P&F

Milkshake Friday

The P&F will be making milkshakes that can be purchased during snack time.

PSGs 

Parent Support Groups will be during Week 8 the 15th and 16th of June. We will be reviewing the adjustments and goals for the students in partnership with families.

Cross Country 

Our students were amazing on Friday and I thank them for the training and the effort they put into representing our school. We came joint second which was a great result. So proud of all of our racers. Michael came first in his race with an outstanding run and will go on to the next stage which is the Beachside competition. Good luck Michael.

Baptism 

Preparation for Baptism for school aged children.

A program of Five classes will be held at

Bayside Mission Office

118 New St Brighton 

(next door to St Joan of Arc church)

4.00pm-4.40pm

A choice of two days

Thursday June 2,9,16, 23, 30

Friday June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1

Please enrol at Bayside Mission Office

95931703

Email;  BaysideOffice@cam.org.au

👫👬👭 P&F 👭👬 👫

WE NEED YOU!

We encourage as many members of the community to get involved with the P&F as it is the most effective ways to have some agency in school run events. Not only that, but it's a great way to meet other parents in the community.

Please see all events for Term 2 on the P&F page!!

Student reports and parent/teacher meetings:

Student reports will be sent home on Friday 17th June with Parent Teacher meetings happening across Wednesday and Thursday of 22nd and 23rd of June. We will be in touch with details near the time.

School Readiness Session 

(for kinder parents) 9-10am 

Please let friends and family know that we will be running a 'School Readiness Session' here at school on Friday 27th May for parents of 3 & 4 year olds who may not have considered St Joseph's as an option yet. 

 🏫 Open Days 

We will continue to host Open Days in Term 2 - please encourage anyone you know to visit if they are looking for a great school next year.

They will be on Thursday mornings 19th May - 9th June between 9am - 11am, but personalised tours are available through the office any day of the week.

🦘 Junior Joeys

We are back!! 

We are inviting parents and pre-schoolers to visit St Joseph's on Wednesday afternoons on the following dates between 2.30pm - 3.30pm: 

Please let friends and neighbours know if they are looking for a school for 2023.

It's an informal and fun way to visit St Joseph's and meet some staff and children. 

💻 Coding Club

We're excited to host CodeCamp on Thursdays after school starting 11th May. It's a great opportunity for the children to have some fun with friends while building their capacity in coding and STEM. Also, think of that extra time you can have catching up on emails, work phone calls and housework while they're out of the house after school - it's a no brainer!

📆 Save the date:

Other dates:

🥋 Karate 

Check out the website for bookings if you are interested.

linkhttps://www.allstarsdefence.com.au/st-josephs-blackrock

💃 Dance Lessons

Thank you to Mrs Bowen for her energy and expertise this term in taking our students for dance and exercise movement... it's a great way to enjoy the health benefits of moving and having fun.

Cross Country

🤔 NAPLAN

🤤 ONLINE LUNCH ORDERS ~ EVERY FRIDAY

Please click on this link to place a lunch order https://www.classroomcuisine.com.