School News

Happy Birthday

Wishing all our students a very happy birthday who celebrated their special day over the last fortnight.

22 November - Nina B Year 2 and Mia D Year 5

23 November -  Cooper O Year 5

24 November - Charlotte S Kinder and Pria M Year 5

26 November - Addison M Kinder and Harper R Year 4

27 November - Jack B Kinder

28 November - Charles L Kinder, Jack R Kinder, Keon W Year 5 and Sophie M Year 6

29 November - Edwin S Year 2

30 November - Matilda G Year 3

3 December - Isaac L Year 3 and Evie S Year 4

4 December - Sophie I Kinder and Alby B Year 3

5 December - Eden C Year 2

Positive Partnerships

Positive Partnerships provides information to parents, carers, and educators of school-aged autistic children. This information is research-based and available through free workshops and other resources.

Please see the flyer here for upcoming workshops in Semester 1, 2025

Poem Forest

Our two shortlisted poets, Charlotte and Theo attended the Winners Announcement Ceremony for Wollongong Community Greening Local Prize category on the 20th of November. Where they had the opportunity to plant trees in the gardens of Holborn Park.

Lunch time Activities

Lunchtime robotics is a hit at St Joseph's.

Many students come and join in robotics with the spheroes during Wednesday lunch time activities.

2025 School Fees

Please find attached documentation outlining the 2025 school fees for St Joseph’s Bulli. To make it a little clearer, we have listed the total fees for each grade.

Tuition Fees:     $1,898 per Family

SEDSO Fees:     $1,320 per Family

In addition to the above family fees, the following are school based fees per student for each grade.

• Kindergarten:  $339
• Year 1:                $305
• Year 2:                $280
• Year 3:                $424
• Year 4:                $457
• Year 5:                $685
• Year 6:                $624

If you have not previously completed or wish to change your frequency of payments in 2025, a Request to Pay via Instalments form must be completed by Wednesday 18 December 2024.  For your convenience we have attached the form below.

Thank you to those families who have finalised their school fees.  Reminders have been sent to those families with remaining 2024 school fees.  Please finalise these immediately as all fees were due by 1 December 2024.

Should you be experiencing any difficulties in finalising your  school fees, please contact the school office to arrange a meeting with the Principal.

SJB Got Talent

SJB's got talent is a special time of year where students have the opportunity to showcase their talents to the rest of the school. We have made some changes to the way that our show will run this year. 

• Parents are asked to fill out a google form if they would like their child to participate in auditions with their grade. 
• This is an opportunity to showcase the talent of our students, this may be an extracurricular activity that your child does outside of school such as dance, drama, playing an instrument etc..
• Each grade will have a ‘Grade’s Got Talent’ show to hold auditions ie: Year 2’s Got Talent!. 3-4 acts will be chosen per grade to perform in the hall
• Performances will need to be 3 minutes maximum
• Forming groups for acts or practising will not be done during class time - this will need to be completed out of school hours
• Performances will be presented in two groups - infants and primary during Monday of Week 10 (more information to follow)
• Music will need to be provided via email/usb in order for us to have it ready to go

The cut off to place nominations is Monday 9 December 2024

2024 SJB Yearbook - CLOSED

Thank you for those you have ordered 2024 SJB School Year Book. Orders have now closed.  The delivery of the Yearbooks will be in Week 10.

Important Update for all Parent/Grandparent Volunteers & Contractors

New Visitor Management System for School        Sign-Ins

We are excited to announce the implementation of a new Visitor Management System designed to streamline and enhance the safety and efficiency of signing in at our schools. This system will change the way parents and visitors sign in, ensuring a smoother and more secure process.

Important Steps for All Parents:

Token for Onboarding Process: If you have previously provided the school with your Working With Children’s Check number you will receive an email with your token via email shortly. If you would like to start volunteering, please click on the link provided below to complete the new on boarding process. 

Clearance for Volunteering: Once you have completed the onboarding process, you will receive clearance from the Child Protection team from the Catholic Education Office, allowing you to volunteer in our schools.

Quick Sign-In App: To make the sign-in process even simpler, we have introduced a quick sign-in app available for download from both the App Store and Google Play Store. This app will allow you to sign in quickly and efficiently whenever you visit the school.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we transition to this new system. Our goal is to ensure the safety and security of all students, staff, and visitors. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the school office

Come One, Come All to St Joseph's Maths Cafe 

When: Friday 6 December 2024

Time: 1pm

Where: School Hall

Why: Learn some Mathematical games to play with your child at home.

RSVP:  Maths Cafe RSVP

School Student Travel - Year 3 2025

Students in the Opal network applying for an Opal card (including a Term Bus Pass) for the first time will receive their School Opal card at their nominated postal address from mid-January 2025. Students progressing from year 2 to year 3 and from year 6 to year 7 do not need to re-apply if they:

• are continuing at the same school, and
• are residing at the same address, and
• have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification.  Students who change address, school, campus location, have repeated a year or received an expiry notification for their school travel entitlement need to renew or update their details before the end of Term 4. This will ensure that schools can endorse applications, so their travel entitlement can remain valid for the start of the 2025 school year.Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition that is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Library News

Another year is ending and the library is about to start stocktake, if you have any library books still at home could they please be returned to the library by the end of Week 9 (Friday 13 December). If for any reason you are unable to find a missing book or a book is damaged please email the school office.

Congratulations to the 231 students who completed the Premier's Reading Challenge this year, this is an AMAZING number of students! Fantastic work to you all. Certificates will be handed out in week

Sports News

Sports Uniform Days - Term 4

Students are required to wear sports uniform as outlined below.

Please be advised that students will be required to wear their sports uniform the following days.

Dragons Best you can be..

Thank you to the St George Illawarra Dragons for sharing with Year 5 and 6 the Best You Can Be Program last week.

MacKillop Cricket Team

Congratulations to Will G in Year 5 who was recently selected in the 2025 MacKillop Cricket Team. This is an outstanding achievement and we wish Will every success as he competes in the NSW PSSA Championships in Maitland next February.

Canteen

Open Monday to Friday for recess and lunch.

Cash purchases for snacks and drinks can be made at recess and lunchtime. Snacks and drinks can also be ordered via the new platform FlexiSchools.

Lunch orders

Orders for lunch can only be made through Flexischools.  Please note that orders close at 9.15am daily.  Orders cannot be placed after this time.

Flexischool Parent Support Line - 1300 361 769 (Hours: 7.00am-12.00 noon)

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Handbook

2024 Bus Timetable (Premier Charters)

PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Ask your child about the weekly focus for students.

This week's focus:

  Let’s get ready for learning!