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TERM DATES & CALENDAR TERM DATES 2022, Term 3 - SAVE THE DATE..., TERM THREE, Term 4 - SAVE THE DATE..., TERM FOUR

PRINCIPAL'S NEWS PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE..., School Closure Day, Parent Teacher Interviews, Father's Day, Social Club News, Police Liaison Officer, Footy Dress-up Day & Hot Dog Lunch, Working with Children Checks , Student Absences, Mad on Music Concert, Pre-loved Uniform Sale & Sausage Sizzle, Child Safe Standards

EDUCATION IN FAITH Saint Joseph's Northcote , Father's Day Mass: Sunday August 28th , **Please note that the scheduled Senior Class Mass: Tuesday September 6th will be moved to 4th Term - date to be advised**, Religious Education at Saint Joseph’s

MIDDLES in the SPOTLIGHT Inquiry in Middles: Listening to Immigration Stories, Thursday 15th September, Come at your convenience between 2:30-3:30pm

BOOK WEEK, 2022 BOOK WEEK PARADE, PREPS, JUNIORS, MIDDLES, SENIORS

SCIENCE WEEK 2022 NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK, Glass: More than meets the eye.

Prime Minister's Spelling Bee Banner Photo

Prime Minister's Spelling Bee Big congratulations goes to Samantha Keogh in Middle A and James Thomas in Senior L who took out the class champion award. , Miss Angela

STUDENT AWARDS TERM 3 - WEEK 6, LEARNER QUALITY AWARDS, TERM 3 - WEEK 7, POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR AWARDS

SOCIAL CLUB Our 2022 Social Club members are :, Our Social Club have been busy beavers these past few weeks!

SCHOOL UNIFORM Please support us by ensuring that: , ADDITIONAL ITEMS for Winter:

GOVERNANCE PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT, Our Vision

CHILD SAFE STANDARDS Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy, Child Safety Code of Conduct, New Victorian Child Safe Standards, 1. Culturally safe environments – Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued., 2. Leadership, governance and culture – Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture., 3. Child and student empowerment – Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously., 4. Family engagement – Families and communities are informed, and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing., 5. Diversity and equity – Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice., 6. Suitable staff and volunteers – People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice., 7. Complaints processes – Processes for complaints and concerns are child focused., 8. Child safety knowledge, skills and awareness – Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training., 9. Child safety in physical and online environments – Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed., 10. Review of child safety practices – Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved., 11. Implementation of child safety practices – Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people.

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Music
Chess
Tennis
Reading Club
Kelly Dance
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CODE CLUB

CodeClub is an after-school learning opportunity that we are offering to our students. Children participate in coding lessons working towards the creation of their own game.

Sessions will be held from 3:15pm-4:30pm each Monday, commencing early in term 2.

The cost to participate is $260 per term - and includes 8 sessions (on consecutive Mondays). Participants will use the school Chromebooks - so there are no additional fees.

Click on the Code Camp logo for more information.

MUSIC LESSONS...

Music lessons with Mad on Music are held each Friday. Lessons on offer include singing, keyboard and guitar. Enrolment forms are available from the office.

If you are interested in after school music lessons with Creative Music please contact the office.

Click on the Mad on Music logo for more information

CHESS CLUB

Chess Club in once again available to all students. Given the current Covid restrictions, sessions are held online on Wednesdays at 5:30pm. See below for more details or contact the school office.

SJPS CHESS CLUB 2022 T1v2.pdf

TENNIS LESSONS

Enrolments are open for Todd's Tennis Coaching at St Joseph's parish tennis courts. Spots are available for new students. Please contact Matthew Todd on 0414 628 633 or CLICK HERE for more information.

ST VINNIES READING CLUB

St Vincent de Paul Education Program offer a reading club at St Joseph's every Wednesday afternoon from 3:15 - 4:30pm

The Reading Club is open to students in Grades 2 to 6. This is not homework, tutoring or remedial English class but simply an opportunity for children to enjoy books and experience the benefits of reading. The aim of the Program is to help young children: *enjoy reading

*read with greater clarity and understanding

*share books

*gain confidence in approaching and understanding a variety of texts

The students will be supported by St Vincent de Paul volunteers together with students from Santa Maria College, Northcote.

Please click on the link below for an enrolment form or contact the office if you would like information

St Vinnies Reading Club.pdf