General Information

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Happy birthday to the students and staff who celebrate their birthday this week: 

Fletcher Barratt, Charlie Schalk, Ayla Watson, Josie Watts, Matilda Schalk, Mrs Chard

KINDER WREATH BEARERS

ANZAC DAY 

On Sunday, St Joseph’s students represented the school at both the ANZAC Day Dawn Service and the March. 

Thank you to all the students who braved the early morning to attend the moving Dawn Service.

Thank you also to all the students who marched for St Joseph’s. You represented your school with pride and we are very proud of your mature behaviour during the service as you sat in the sun.  

NEW ENGLAND SINGS CHOIR

New England Sings! CHOIR

This October the Choral event, New England Sings! is coming back to our regional schools after being cancelled last year! This is great news for students who would like to be part of a choir for this exciting event! It will  be held over the weekend of October 17th and 18th at Lazenby Hall, Armidale. The Saturday is a Final Rehearsal and the children will travel by bus to Armidale from the school. The Sunday will be the actual concert, which will go for approximately 2 hours. Children will need to organise their own transport on that day.

The students will learn a wide variety of songs that will include an original written by Playschool Presenter, Justine Clark, who the students will also meet throughout the preparation. She will also be conducting for the actual concert.

Our school will also be hosting a Choir workshop  later in the year, that will be led by the New England Conservatorium and one of their local Choirs as part of our preparation.

It is a very memorable event for everyone involved and I am asking as many students as possible to be involved. Please let me know and return the note to school by 23rd May or before if you are able.

At this stage the Choir will be for Years 3-6, however there may be opportunities for some Year Two students to be involved, depending on numbers.

Please contact me at school if you have any questions.

Kind regards, 

Shanny Core

ENROLMENTS 2022

Enrolments for 2022 have commenced with the advertisement in the local paper this week. Please contact the office should you have a child ready to start school next year or know of anyone who would like an enrolment package.

MOTHER'S DAY STALL

Starting tomorrow, we will have a stall selling items for children to purchase for Mother’s Day. The prices range from $1.00 to $10.00. A flyer displaying these items will be sent home with the children today. 

The children always enjoy making their own purchases. However, you may like to make it easier for them by selecting what they would like and include a note and appropriate money in an envelope which they can bring with them. 

There will be two tables, one with homemade items and the other will have items purchased by the school. A limit of 1 item per child for items from the 'purchased'  so that everyone has a chance to buy something special for their mum. The students can buy as many items from the home made table as they wish.

The stall will be held in the mornings before school and 2nd half of lunch for the next 2 Wednesday's and Thursday's. 

BOOKCLUB

The latest issue of Scholastic Book Club was sent home last week. Please return orders and money to the school by FRIDAY 7th May. No late orders will be accepted. Thank you for your continued support.

UNIFORMS

The winter uniform phase in period will end on Friday 30th April. All students will be required to wear full winter uniform as of Monday 3rd May. 

CONDOLENCES

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ryan, Mya and Scarlett Key and their extended family on the sad loss of their great grandmother Betty Anderson and with Ashley and Hannah Lawler and their extended family on the sad loss of their great grandmother Nita Morley. 

Please keep the Key and Lawler families in your prayers at this sad time.