Dear Parents and Carers,

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new and existing families to St Joseph’s as we embark on a fresh academic year. We trust you have enjoyed a wonderful, relaxing Christmas and summer holiday break and spent some precious time with your families and friends. The first few days of a new school year are always filled with excitement as children reconnect with their friends and classmates and share news of what they did in the holidays. To all our new families who are joining us this year, a very warm welcome to the St Joseph's school community, we hope the start of your journey here at St Joseph's is a happy, prosperous and rewarding one.

Best Start Assessments

Miss Goodman conducted the Best Start Testing on Monday and Tuesday with our new Kindergarten children. This assessment checks early literacy and numeracy skills and the results will determine student learning needs. Kindergarten parents will also receive feedback on ways they can support their child’s learning at home. Starting school is such a big milestone and we look forward to supporting our new students and their families as they embark on their learning journey with us.

Living Well, Learning Well Framework

The Living Well, Learning Well framework guides us as we work to increase learning, wellbeing and life-opportunity outcomes for the children in our care. We are provided with three 'Rules for Living and Learning' which define the behaviour expectations we have for ourselves and others. As safe, respectful learners we strive to encourage good behaviour, self-discipline and respect for ourselves and others in a positive and consistent manner as all students have the right to learn in a safe and happy environment.

At St Joseph’s we remind our students the importance of using manners..’ It has been pleasing to see our students embrace these ideas and link them to our rules for living and learning as we commence our school year.

Thank you for your continued support as we begin a new year of learning at St Joseph’s.

We are looking forward to a fabulous year with our school community and hope that 2025 will bring many blessings to all.

Library

Mrs Deb McDouall