From the Principal's Desk
School Handbook
A Little Change to Student Dismissal
Thank you so much to our parents and carers for your cooperation at dismissal time. The staff is very appreciative of your assistance in keeping students safe and getting to where they need to go. On Monday we are going to change our routine a little to overcome a few difficulties.
Dismissal
At 2:50 pm students who catch a bus, walk or ride a bicycle home will be called to go to the usual designated areas. (Either outside the canteen or on the concrete depending on which direction they travel home)
Most school gates will continue to open at 2:50 pm except for the hall gate which will be opened a few minutes later to ease congestion and provide students with clearer access to the school hall for bus lines.
Once the hall gate walkway is clear of parents, walkers and riders will be dismissed at 2:50 pm, followed immediately by the dismissal of students on pick-up lines.
A gentle reminder to parents picking up children that they should remain with parents/caregivers once collected and no ball games or use of play equipment is permitted.
Brave Parenting in a Culture Riddled with Worry
Parents are invited to a free webinar designed to help parents understand where their anxiety about their kids comes from, and why they don’t let their kids do half the stuff they did growing up.
Hear from Lenore Skenazy, President of Let Grow, a non-profit promoting childhood independence and resilience, and founder of the Free-Range Kids movement. Lenore will talk about ways to make it easy and normal to start loosening the reins so both generations get more freedom. Key learning outcomes include:
- Why treating our kids as physically and emotionally fragile is bad for their future
- That your kids are not in constant danger
- How independence impacts children
- How to raise nimble problem solvers
- Ideas to know how safe, smart and capable your kids can be
When
Wednesday 27 November 2019 8:00pm AEDT
Price- Free
This webinar is $37 per person to attend, and is free of charge to families at schools that have a Parenting Ideas membership.
About the experts
This webinar will be hosted by Michael Grose with guest presenter Lenore Skenazy.
Your exclusive voucher
Below is your voucher for the webinar. This voucher can be redeemed by all the parents but ne sure to register by the 'valid to' date on the voucher. It's as easy as that!
How parents can redeem the voucher
- Click this link: https://www.parentingideas.com.au/parent-resources/parent-webinars/webinar-brave-parenting-in-a-culture-riddled-with-worry
- Click ‘Add to cart’
- Click ‘View cart’
- Enter the voucher code BRAVE and click ‘Apply’. Your discount of $37 will be applied to the order. This voucher is valid until 27 December 2019.
- Click ‘Proceed to checkout’
- Fill in your account details. These are the details you will use to login to your account and access your parenting material
- Click ‘Place Order’
Hair Lice
We have been advised of a number of cases of hair lice within our school. Please ensure your child's hair is tied back at all times whilst attending school.
Please treat your child/children's hair accordingly.
Have you kept us up to date...
If you have changed your contact phone numbers, home address and/or email addresses recently, please let the office staff know. This is important if we need to contact you, particularly in an emergency situation.
Year 2 1:1 iPad Information Session
Parents and carers of Year 2 students are invited to an information session on Tuesday 5 November at 6.30pm-7.30pm.
This information session will be conducted in the 3M classroom.
St Joseph's Christmas Carols
The staff has begun planning for the St Joseph's Christmas Carols to be held on Thursday 12 December. The evening will begin at 5:00 pm with a BBQ hosted by the P&F and carols will begin at 6:00pm.
Formation of Classes for 2020
The process for forming classes for 2020 will soon begin. Teachers have a very good understanding of how the students in their class work in the class environment and of their social and academic needs and strengths. They spend a great deal of time considering the placement of each student with grade partners.
Included with this newsletter is the St Joseph’s formation of classes policy. Please take time to read the policy as it will provide you with an understanding of the process.
All requests regarding a child’s placement should be in writing and addressed to the Principal. Whilst parental requests are considered, there is never a guarantee that they will be granted. If you plan to make a request, particularly about your child being placed within a friendship group, please be aware that there may be circumstances surrounding such requests that prevent it from being granted.
Year 6 Farewell Mass and Supper
The Year 6 Farewell Mass and Supper will be held on Tuesday 17 December at 5:30pm. This very special celebration will begin with Mass followed by dinner in the school hall. Further information will be provided to Year 6 parents early in Term 4.
Pupil Free Day - Friday 22 November
Friday 22 November will be a pupil free day as staff gather for their annual spirituality day.
Principal Awards - Term 4 Week 4 - Monday 4 November 2019
The following students will receive their Principal Awards at next Monday's afternoon assembly to be held on Monday 4 November @ 2pm in the hall.
Tierna M Yr3 - 3rd
Rishay P Yr6 - 5th
Odin J Yr3 - 2nd
Sebastian B Yr2 - 2nd
Lucy K Yr4 - 4th
London C Yr2 - 3rd
Michael A Yr4 - 4th
Felix P Kinder - 1st
Lucy R Yr4 - 4th
Jakob F Yr4 - 4th
Mikayla K Yr1 - 2nd
Breanna F Yr4 - 3rd
Ming-Huei C Kinder - 1st
Isobelle W Yr6 - 6th
Kiran D Yr6 - 7th
Hartley B Kinder - 1st
Bridget C Yr5 - 5th
Piper S Yr2 - 2nd
Archie S Kinder - 1st
Acknowledgment to Country
St Joseph's Bulli acknowledges and pays respect to the Dharawal people past and present, the traditional custodians of the land on which our school is built.
