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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Handbook

PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Whole School Expectation - Weekly Focus for Students

Let’s get dismissal right!

The PB4L Team

School Photos

School photos were distributed to students today.

If your child was absent from school today, their photo's were given to a sibling or are available for collection from the school office.

Family photographs were included with the eldest childs photo package.  

Catholic Schools Guide: Treasure Hunt Competition  

Catholic School Guide is offering one lucky family the chance to win $2,000 worth of school fees. Every student attending a Catholic school in Australia is invited to enter this competition which closes at 5.00 pm on Friday 1 September 2023.

To enter the competition visit catholicschoolsguide.com.au/competition.   

What Should I Do If My Child Is Returning To School With A Significant Injury?

The care and safety of a student with a significant injury while at school is important. 

Parents of a student who has sustained an injury such as a broken or badly sprained arm,  leg or leg or foot injury requiring a boot or crutches, and cannot participate in normal school or sports activities, must present the school with a Medical Certificate signed off by a third party Medical Practitioner prior to returning to school.

The certificate must state that the student is medically fit to attend school, the activities he/she is able to participate in and the activities the child should not participate in.

Once the certificate is received the school will conduct a risk assessment for the student before the child can return to school. Until the risk assessment is completed, injured students as described above will not be able to attend class.

The Risk Management Plan will remain in place at school until a further medical certificate is provided clearing the student to resume normal school activities.

I ask that parents adhere to this process as school staff must adhere to Work, Health, and Safety requirements.

Kindergarten 2024 Acceptance Letters

Kindergarten 2024 enrolment Letters of Offer were sent Monday 19 June 2023. This is an exciting time for families and we look forward to having these students at St Joseph's next year.

Included in the email and letter was information regarding the Transition to School Playgroup Sessions to be held in Term 4.

Parents are asked to return the completed forms by tomorrow, Friday 30 June 2023.  These can also be returned via email to info@sjbdow.catholic.edu.au

Library Class Times

Due to library visits being fortnightly students are able to borrow up to 4 books during their fortnightly library lessons.

Students library class visits for Term 2 will be as follows.

Library Borrowing - Kinder

Kindergarten students will continue to have a weekly borrowing session on Fridays. They will still visit the library fortnightly for library enrichment lessons, but will not borrow during this time.

ICAS Assessments

Years 3-6 students at St Joseph’s have the opportunity to participate in the University of New South Wales ICAS Assessments this year.

ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Digital Technologies and is not compulsory.

If your child is interested, parents must register and pay online by Monday 31 July 2023 through the Parent Payment System, NO payment will be taken via the school office.

Access details for parents:

Happy Birthday

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

23 June - Jake C Year 6, Xavier C Year 2

24 June - Abigail C Year 1, Clara A Year 1 and Charlotte B Kinder

25 June - Madeline B Year 2

27 June - Chase L Year 5, Quade S Year 3 and Ella G Year 2

29 June - Bella B Year 6

Sports Uniform Days - Term 2 

Students will be required to wear their PE uniform on the following days.

SJB Athletics Carnival 2023

Our 2023 athletics carnival was a wonderful success in the sunshine! Our whole school returned to Beaton Park with around 378 SJB student competitors, 29 attending staff members, 48 parent helpers, and 23 Holy Spirit College students assisting, along with hundreds of spectators enjoying the day as a school community! 

Thank you to the students, parents and family members for contributing to our 2023 carnival. Once again, the competitors' behaviour, attitudes, skill level, determination, and athleticism were to be commended. The way students supported and encouraged each other and showed enjoyment was a real highlight for staff to witness, as I am sure parents, carers and spectators.

An enormous thank you is dedicated to our amazing volunteers who acted in an official capacity. Your support is very much appreciated. We know you worked tirelessly all day. Please pass on our gratitude to anyone who assisted in any way, great or small, some for the last time in 12+ years!  We also wish to acknowledge our dedicated staff, who started the day extremely early, setting up, supervising and spending the whole day encouraging and supporting students. 

What a great school community we are part of, where everyone goes above and beyond, so students get these opportunities! We have appreciated the positive feedback received and have heard some staff and parents are keen to start preparing for a parent and teacher addition to the All Age Relay! 

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!

Congratulations to the 2023 Age Champions:

Medals will be awarded at the assembly on tomorrow, Friday 30 June 2023.

Age Champion Point System 

A computerised point scoring system is used to allocate points at our carnival. 

1st place = 10 points, 2nd place =8 points, 3rd place = 6 points, 4th place = 4 points, 5th place = 3 points, 6th place = 2 points and remaining places receive 1 participation point. 

School Records 

Congratulations to the following children who broke school records on Tuesday. 

South Coast Athletics

Our Regional Athletics team will receive a permission note via Compass inviting them to compete at the South Coast Athletics Carnival on Tuesday, 8 August 2023. This a reminder the age representation for field events at the next carnival is the athlete who jumped or threw the greatest distance in each division. Juniors are 8yrs, 9yrs & 10yrs combined, 11 yrs and Senior (12/13s). For track events, there are two representatives for the 100m and 200m events. 

Congratulations to the following athletes who will form our Regional Athletics Squad:

Lani B, Arlo B, Hartley B, Maisie C, London C, Ruby D, Lorelei G, Natalia H, Rosalind K, Isabella L, Indigo P, Molly P, Ella R, Nieve R, Daphne W

Jack A, Sebastian B, Zanen B, Nash H, Thomas M, Xavier M, Zane N, Daniel N, Owen O, Saul O, Finn P, Thomas S, Harry S, Archer T, Flynn W. 

1500m Event

The 1500m event (in boys and girls Junior, 11 years and Senior divisions) is included in the MacKillop athletics program for this year, 2023. The event WILL NOT be added to the regional carnival at this time, however it will be added to the selection trial day to be held at Beaton Park on Tuesday 15 August (Date TBC)  The event should be for athletes who have run this event before and have proof of times. This is not a 'come and try' event, and athletes should meet the qualifying standards listed below before nominating. Please note that the 1500m and 800m events will be run on the same day at the selection trials.

Qualifying Times

Boys Junior (8 –10 years) – 5:30.00, Boys 11 years – 5:20.00, Boys Seniors (12 –13 years) – 5:15.00

Girls Junior (8 –10 years) – 5:45.00, Girls 11 years – 5:40.00, Girls Seniors (12 – 13 years) – 5:30.00

To nominate for the 1500m event please use this link.  All nominations will be collated in age divisions and our school will be advised of qualifying students. If numbers are low, some of the 1500m events may be combined at the selection trials. The top two (2) place getters in each division will represent Wollongong at the MacKillop trials in September. 

Nominations for the 1500m event close on Thursday 27 July, 2023.

NSWCPS Golf Tournament - Monday 7 August (See flyer below)

Date: Monday 7 August 2023     Eligibility Criteria: Year 3-6 students 

Students must have a golf link number and handicap to register. The NSWCPS Golf Tournament (MacKillop team to be selected from this tournament) is coming up early in Term 3. 

NSWCPS Girls 7s Rugby - Monday 2 August (See flyer below)

Date: Monday 2 August 2023    Eligibility Criteria: 11-12 years

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 Quickcliq.

Lunch orders

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

Changes to Online Canteen Platform

We have been informed by Fresh Start Canteen that they will be changing the online lunch ordering platform to Flexi Schools.  This will commence at the start of Term 3.  More information will be provided by the end of the week on how to close your Quick Cliq Account and register with Flexi Schools.  There will be a bonus credit for all families who register.

Catholic Care

OOSH, Out of School Hours care at St Joseph's 

Email:   bullioosh@catholiccare.dow.org.au

Mobile:  0437 713 067

Booking Information

Enrolment Form

CatholicCare Website

Service hours

Before School Care

7:00am – 8:30am

After School Care

2:45pm – 6:00pm

If you require the use of OOSH for your child/ren you need to be enrolled in the service prior to commencing. 

Casual bookings

If your child already uses the service and you requireacasual booking please do this viathe Xplor app. 

Before School Care: Bookings are to be made no later than 5:30 pm the night before

After School Care: Bookings are to be made no later than 9:00 am that morning

Casual booking must be made as per the times above to ensure enough staff. If notice is not provided within these time frames and the service does not have sufficient staff your child/ren will be sent to the office for collection. This is something that we all wish to avoid, so please keep in mind the time frames to help support the service.

If there is an emergency and care is needed please phone and leave a message and we will see what we can do.

If you do have any questions, need clarification, or have any feedback please feel free to contact the service mobile during operating hours on 0437 713 067 or Jacinta, Team Leader – 0407 759 720.

Community Notices

LOWES - 20% Everything - TODAY & TOMORROW

Northern Suburbs Netball Club

Holy Spirit College - 40 year Celebration

PCYC Bulli - Winter School Holiday Activities

Wollongong Touch Association