Joey’s Matters

General News 

Mrs Kate Thompson and Mrs Tracey Klitsch

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School Calendar

 

This week  - Week 11

Tuesday

  • 3 way conferences.  Book through Compass.

Wednesday

  • 1st Confirmation Lesson in the Fr Stan Campbell Hall 3:50pm

Thursday

  • School Photos -  Full Summer Uniform.  Please order through Compass -

Please sign in using the visitors sign in sheets for:

  • Art Competition Viewing (in the library) 1:50pm - 2:15pm
  • Easter Hat Parade and Raffle  2.15pm
  • Hot Cross Bun pick up  1.30pm - 4.00pm

Friday

  • Whole School Liturgy "Holy Week to Easter"  9.00am in the library
  • Last day of Term 1

ANZAC DAY

The Ode of Remembrance  They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.

Mothers Day

Even though Mothers Day is 6 weeks away, we have opened up the Mothers Day Stall payments on Compass - under the canteen section, to enable parents to pay when they can afford it, before the 8th of May.  This might help ease the financial burden over the Easter period and school holidays as well. 

  • Term 2

    28th April - Staff Development Day - Pupil Free

    29th April - Staff Development Day - Pupil Free

    30th April - Students return to school.  Sports day.

    8th May - Mother's Day Stall 2-3pm

    9th May - Mother's Day Liturgy 2.00pm in the library;  followed by a special activity in  the classrooms. ALL mums are encouraged to attend.

    11th May - Mother's Day

Travel Arrangements

If you are making any change to your child's travel arrangements, please email quiadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au before 2pm

Award Winners

ES1

Arlo Simkin for excellent listening and participation in our InitiaLit (phonics) lessons.  Well done!

 

Stage 1

Claude Trim for making connections when reading a new reader.

Eddie Hausfeld for making an effort to write independently

Evie Chen for always being a responsible and focused learner during reading groups,. 

 

Stage 3

Lyla Cook for working hard to complete your Human Rights persuasive writing task.  Well done!

Oliver Bowley for demonstrating your knowledge of 3D Shapes and the Cartesian Plane in Mathematics

 

Principal's Awards

Cash Kelly for your kindness in the classroom and on the playground. You are a superstar. Thank you!

Tayla Jamieson for caring for your classmates and your hard work in class.  Thank you!

Addison Allan for your kindness to your classmates and your hard work in class. Thank you!

Mrs Gamble for your dedication to the staff and students at St Joey's. Thank you!

Uniform

Please ensure all uniform items are clearly named as we have a few new missing items at present.  Also please check the items that your child takes home as things are often misplaced at the bag hooks or bag racks and end up in going to a different home.

Attendance - Congratulations!

Wonderful news:  As a Diocese we have been working hard to improve attendance rates in all of our schools and we wanted to share the Term 1 comparisons from 2024 and 2025 that have just been sent through from ACS.  

 

As you can see, there is a remarkable improvement in both Primary and Secondary school attendance rates.  

 

Thank you to each and every parent who has made a concerted effort to help our students attend school more often.  The benefits to their learning, both academically and socially is evident and to be celebrated.  Well done everyone!

Please remember to explain all absences on Compass within 7 days of the absence.  Once the 7 days passes, you will not be able to make any changes and this will be reflected in the end of semester school report. 

 

If you child is absent, please jump on to Compass on the day.  There are 2 messages sent out; 1 on the day between 9:30 and 10am and then every Friday at 11am as a reminder for the week. 

SCHOOL FEES

Thank you to those that have finalised the second instalment, the full year's fees or are making regular payments.  Armidale Catholic Schools office has advised that the school fee statements for this second instalment have been delayed due to technical issues.  You are able to view your current balance and transactions via the Compass app.  If you are experiencing any problems regarding this please phone the school and we can advise you of your balance.  Our apologies for the delay, apparently it is not going to be a quick fix.

 

Please note there is an instalment schedule at the bottom of your first emailed 2025 school fee statement detailing monthly payments on the current years fees.  Please direct any email enquiries to quifinance@arm.catholic.edu.au.