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,

It has been another very BIG week at St Justin's with many great events taking place.

Please read on to find out all about our week 9.

It is hard to believe there is only 1 week left of Term 1!

Harmony Day - Everyone Belongs

On Thursday we celebrated Harmony Day. The theme for the day was “Everyone Belongs”. Our day started with a whole school assembly, where our Year 6 Leaders introduced Harmony Day and led us in prayer. Students were also involved in activites around harmony Day in thier classrooms.

Students were invited to dress with a touch of orange for Harmony Day. Orange is chosen as the color for Harmony Day because it relates to open communication, fostering two-way conversations, and encouraging the development of new ideas. By wearing orange, people show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia, celebrating the various cultures that make up the country.

Harmony Day Prayer
Creator God, the God who made us all in His likeness and who wants us to be happy, this day is about recognising, and spreading, joy and love amongst your people.

Help us to see that we can make a change and bring harmony to our world.
This day is about recognising, and spreading, hope and peace through our words and actions as we dialogue with others.

Help us to feel that we are making a change and bringing harmony to our world.
Just as the colours of the rainbow are many and varied and come together as a reminder of your promise and a sign of hope,
so, too, may the many colours of our different cultures, beliefs, thoughts,
and understandings come together to bring about harmony through
respect, inclusion and belonging.

This we ask through Christ our Lord.
Amen

St Justin's Harmony Day Art Piece

House Cross Country

On Wednesday our Year 3-6 students competed in our school cross country. Competing in their respective age groups, students completed either a 2km or 3km course around the school grounds.

It was a terrific morning with strong participation and excellent performances. The top 10 students from each age group now will represent the school at the District Cross Country Carnival in Term 2.

Well done to Blue who took out the carnival by a very narrow margin.

Final scores:

Blue - 337
Red - 311
Green - 249
Gold - 237

Thank you to all staff and parent volunteers who assisted on the day.

Term 1 Chess Champions

Congratulations to the following studnets who were awarded the Chess Champions for Term 1

First Place: Best and Fairest - Thomas H

Second Place: Silver Grasshopper Badge - Rafael I

Third Place: Bronze Grasshopper Badge - Seda M

Chess club is held every Wednesday after school in the Library. More details can be found on the Community News section of our newsletter.

Caritas

Thank you to the St Justin’s community for your generosity with donations towards Caritas. Families can keep donating until Friday 4th April. On this day the RE Captains and Social Justin Team will collect and count all Caritas boxes. The class that raises the most money will have a game or activity wiht Mrs Snell in Term 2

Thank you for your generosity and support let's keep donating and see how much we can raise by the end of week 10!

Fair on the Hill Meeting

Our first meeting is being held on April 1st, 2025 and it will be held in the staff room at

St Justin's. There will be food and drink to tempt you to come along and an opportunity to find out what it is all about.

Please see formal invitation below:

Holy Week Mass Helpers

Easter is approaching and it is our tradition at St Justin’s to join with the wider community to celebrate these important events in the Church Calendar.

Please refer to the Education in Faith Page for dates and information on how your children can take part in these events.

Enrolments 2026

We are currently processing Prep enrolmets for 2026 . To be considered for first round offers, we are asking all enrolments to be completed by Friday 28th March. This includes all existing families requiring a place for Prep 2026.

Application are now online. If any current school families require an enrolment application for 2026 click on the link below:

https://www.sjwheelershill.catholic.edu.au/enrolments

Click on "Apply Now"

Reminder - Mini Hot X Bun orders

A reminder that the Parents & Friends Committee are running their annual Mini Hot X Bun Morning Tea and orders can be placed via the following link:

https://www.trybooking.com/DAEYY

No late orders excepted: Cutoff is at 3:45pm on Monday 31st March, 2025

Visitors to school

A reminder that all visitors must report to the school office before entering any other areas of the school premises.

We also take the opportunity to remind parents, grandparents and carers that they not talk to students through the school fence when the children are playing outside.

This ensures a safe and secure environment for everyone on the school premises and ensures that all persons are reporting to the office as per our policy and procedures around visitors to our school.

Visitor Toilet

There may be times when parents or grandparents need to use the toilet while visiting our school. To ensure the safety of all of our community, we ask that visiting adults use the toilet located near the office - please do not use the student toilets. This can then ensure the safety of everyone.

Collecting Students during the School Day

We have had many enquiries as to how to arrange collection of students during the course of the day for appointments. Our preference is that appointments are made outside of school hours as every hour out of school is less learning time. We understand that there are some times where this is not always possible. Please ensure that you notify your child’s classroom teacher via email or contact the office to advise the the following:

Pickup Time (Outside of Recess (11:05am- 11:45am) & Lunchtime (1:20pm – 2:00pm) as it is a challenge to get the students off the playground!
Advise whether your child will be returning after their appointment or if they will need to take their school bag home with them.

Once you have arrived at school to collect your child/children, it is a legal requirement that you sign them out via the iPad at the office. You do this by choosing “Sign Out” and then “Student”.

You must then wait for your child who can ONLY be collected from the Administration (Office) area.

As always, thank you for your ongoing support.

All the best,

Pat

Mr Patrick Torpey

Principal

Performing Arts