School News

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Handbook

2024 Bus Timetable (Premier Charters)

PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Ask your child about the weekly focus for students.

This week's focus:

Listen and respond respectfully to your teachers and peers.

Happy Birthday

We wish the following students a very happy birthday who celebrate their special day during the the past 2 weeks.

7 June - Maya J Year 6

8 June - Sebastian G Kinder, Shae C Kinder, Sylvie C Kinder & Arkie Q Year 5

9 June - Ziva B Year 1

11 June - Maggie R Year 2 and Arlo N Year 3

14 June - Alexander N Year 2

15 June - Neave E Kinder, Thomas G Kinder, Alana Q Year 5 and Carter O Year 6

16 June - Harrison N Year 4, Lewis B Year 4

17 June - Margot G Year 1

18 June - Eleanor H Year 3

19 June - Lucas C Year 5

20 June - Anastasia P Kinder and Blair B Year 1

NAIDOC Week - Save the Date - 5 July 2024

This year, we will honour and celebrate NAIDOC Week on Friday 5 July. 

 Further details of the day and the experiences that will be provided will be shared with the community closer to the day.

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 29 July 2024 through the Parent Payment System, NO payment will be taken via the school office.

Access details for parents: 

Book Club Issue 4 2024 - Closes tomorrow - Friday 21 June!

Students received our Book Club Issue 4, 2024 earlier this week.  Issue 4 will close Friday 21 June 2024.

Books will be delivered in the week commencing Monday 1 July 2024.

Library News

Kindergarten will borrow on Fridays and will be visiting the library on alternating Tuesdays.

Book Week Competitions - 19-23 August 

Premier Reading Challenge

Our SJB Premier Reading Challenge has begun.

In 2024 St Joseph's will be running a school wide challenge. All students will participate. 

Kinder-Year 2 books will be lodged by Mrs Pirie.  Years 3-6 students will log books they have read, both class reading and home reading will be included, during library lessons.

Sports News

Sports Uniform Days - Term 2

Students are required to wear sports uniform as outlined below.

Please be advised that students will be required to wear their sports uniform the following days.

SJB Athletics Carnival 

Our SJB Athletics Carnival will take place on Monday 24 June 2024. 

Thank you to all parents who have completed the online consent form for this event. 

All students will be transported to the carnival by bus, leaving school at approx 8:55am.  Parents are asked not to take students directly to the carnival as they need to be marked on the roll at school. The only exception to this will be students of a parent who is helping at the carnival. These parents may wish to transport their own child to the carnival and will need to advise the school office by email as soon as possible. Please avoid doing this on the morning of the carnival. 

Buses will transport students back to school in time for afternoon dismissal. Parents will have the option to collect their child/ren from Beaton Park at the conclusion of the carnival. Please remember to sign them out with the teacher responsible for their class at the completion of the carnival following War Cries.

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students will rotate in their class groups. Please note that the Kindergarten and Year 1 rotations will be non competitive, therefore, no ribbons will be given out for these events, with the exception of the 80m sprint run. See the rotations and time guide below.

All primary students will rotate and compete in age groups (the age they have turned or are turning in 2024). Any Year 3 student turning 8 in 2024 will rotate and compete with Year 2 students. Students can still mix with grade peers during bus travel, at lunch, during war cries, and when they finish each rotation.

A reminder the 800m event is for students who are 8 yrs - 12 yrs only. It is run in Junior (8-10yr olds combined), 11yrs and Senior divisions. Please find parent job allocations and additional information in the following attachments.

P&F Sausage Sizzle

The P&F will be running a mini canteen (chocolate, lollies, chips & drinks) on the day plus a sausage sizzle.

MacKillop Touch Football

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the MacKillop touch football trials last Friday in Wagga. Special congratulations goes to Brody N who was selected in the MacKillop Touch football team and will compete in the NSW PSSA Championships. 

Well done Brody!

Rugby League Gala Day 

On Friday June 14, a number of students in Yrs 3-6 travelled to Reed Park Dapto to participate in the NRL Catholic Legends Rugby League/ League Tag day! The sun was shining and every team was competitive in their  4 or 5 games played. While on the field, students displayed wonderful sportsmanship which was noted by teachers, parents and friends who supported them. Their conduct and approach was to be commended. Off the field, students enjoyed the canteen, socialising with one another and participating in some dance competitions. Many SJB students were awarded NRL merchandise for their talented dance moves! 

A special thank you to our parent and teacher helpers, Mr & Mrs Harb, Mr Murphy, Mrs Luchetti, Mr Grose, Mrs Van Gemmet, Mrs Woods, Mr and Mrs O’Reilly, Mr Quain, Mr Wallace, Mrs Bywater and many other parents and grandparents who were a wonderful support crew on the day! We appreciate your time, care and support. 

Some lovely feedback was shared by a parent helper, which I have included below. 

What a great day! The team showed excellent sportsmanship, inclusion and fairness, it was extremely impressive watching them work together, problem solving and listening to one another. They should all be proud of how they conducted themselves. 

Mrs Kylie Grose 

League Gala Day Co-ordinator 

Netball Gala Day  - Tuesday 25 June 2024

Thank you to all for completing the COMPASS Event.

We require students to arrive at school by 7.30am on Tuesday 25 June 2024 as the bus will depart 7.45am sharp. 

Buses will arrive back to school in time for dismissal.  If your child is leaving early please see teacher to have them marked off the roll.  If your child is leaving the Gala Day with another parent, please advise the office by email.

Please ensure your child brings their medication with them on the day if needed.

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 the new platform FlexiSchools.

Lunch orders

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

Flexischool Parent Support Line - 1300 361 769 (Hours: 7.00am-12.00 noon)

Catholic Care

July Vacation Care 2024 - St Michael's Thirroul

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.

New Service Offerings

CatholicCare's Families and Communities Program has developed a new stream of service offerings to complement our current group work programs, with single sessions now available.

• Professional Development Sessions: These single sessions focus on a range of topics to support professionals working with individuals, families or within communities. 
• Parenting, Relationship, Wellbeing Sessions: These individual psycho-educational sessions focus on a range of topics related to strengthening relationships and supporting individuals and families. The sessions can be facilitated to a group of clients, within the community, or from other venues. 

The sessions can be adapted to suit different audiences and the needs of your clients and the community. CatholicCare welcomes any ideas for further sessions to suit your needs. 

Click below to find out more about the latest service offerings from CatholicCare. 

We currently have the ability to offer a limited number of the Individual Parenting, Relationship, Wellbeing sessions for free up until the end of June.

For more information or to register your interest, please complete the online enquiry form.

Community Notices

NAIDOC Week Community Event - Friday 12 July

Holy Spirit College - FROZEN Production

The community is invited to view the Holy Spirits College musical "Frozen" to be held at Holy Spirit College, Bellambi.

To access tickets if you google "Frozen in Wollongong Holy Spirit" and our production is through TRYBooking.com.

PCYC Bulli - School Holiday Fun