Principal's Message
Dear St Joseph’s Families,
Farewell to Our Term 4 Teachers
This week, we say a fond farewell and thank you to our two conditionally approved teachers who have been working with us this term, Miss Jasmine Paris and Miss Olivia Justen. We are incredibly grateful for their energy, hard work, and commitment to our students. We wish them both all the very best for their future endeavours in their teaching careers!
Semester 2 Reports
Our dedicated staff are currently hard at work writing and finalising the Semester 2 student reports. We anticipate that these reports will be finalised and uploaded to Compass shortly. Parents will be notified via our usual communication channels as soon as the reports are available for viewing.
2026 Class Staffing
We are pleased to announce that the staff/teachers in each class for 2026 are outlined below. We are excited about teaching teams and continue to be hopeful in recruiting new teachers in the new year. We will continue to work closely with Armidale Catholic Schools on recruitment to ensure all positions are filled by high-quality educators.
- Kindergarten - Meredith Logan and Reburdah Dennis
- Stage 1 - Jo Dennis, Zoe Newton, Jess Nunan, Emily Wheeler and Demani Suey
- Stage 2 - Therese Skennar, Courtney Hughes, Cath Deshon, Sharon Pitt, Casie Saunders and Imogen Hope
- Stage 3 - Tara Schiller, Kathleen Holcombe, Martika Walford and Corina Bashford
Other teaching staff/support staff - Karen Ricardo, Regina Warden and Donna Fiechtner
AEA/Language - Aunty Fay Green and JB
Admin - Leonie Price, Carolyn Farr
Canteen - Bec Yeomans
Gardening and Maintenance - Richard “Panther” McKenzie
Infants Intensive Swimming Program
The Infants intensive swimming program is going very well! We are so proud of our students who have shown great resilience, especially with the cooler weather at the start of the week. The intensive swimming lessons will continue throughout next week. We extend our sincere gratitude to Bec Wilson and Claudia Logan for being our coaches and providing this valuable and professional instruction for our students.
End of Year Concert & Celebrations
Final practices are going ahead for our exciting end of year concert! We can't wait to see our students shine on stage. Please ensure that all costumes and associated costume payments are sent into school ASAP. If you have any concerns regarding costumes or payments, please do not hesitate to contact your child's class teacher immediately.
Key Term 4 Dates to Note
Please mark your calendars for these important upcoming events:
- 8th Dec - 12th Dec - Infants Intensive Swimming
- 10th December - Year 6 Graduation
- 15th December - End of Year Mass and Awards
- 16th December - Concert
- 17th December - Last day for students
Blessings for the week ahead,
Donna