School News

Happy Birthday

Wishing all our students a very happy birthday who celebrated their special day over the holiday break and last fortnight.

21 March - Emma H Year 6

22 March - Edward P Kinder

23 March - Tiana B Year 3

25 March - Jacob M Year 1 and Andy O Year 4

26 March - Miles E Year 6

28 March - Xavier H Year 4

30 March - Zachary S Year 4

2 April - Scarlett C Year 4

3 April - Morris M Year 4 and Charlotte K Year 4

Maths Cafe - TOMORROW!

When: Friday 4 April 2025

Time: 1:00 - 1.45pm

Where: Year 6 Classroom

Why: Learn some Mathematical games to play with your child at home.

Please RSVP below:

Fabiola Walls

Mathematics

School Photo Day - Wednesday 9 April

School Photo Day will be held on Wednesday 9 April 2025.  Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following this link . (CODE IS LY9LKXN18)

Important Information:

• School photos are to be purchased online 

• All students are to wear Summer School Uniform

• Sibling Photos - sibling photographs must be ordered online prior to the day of photography.  A photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school. 

• Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day

• Photos will be returned to our school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken.

School Cyclic Inquiry - Parent Listening Session

A reminder that parents are warmly invited to join the Leadership Team on Thursday 10 April as part of our School Cyclic Inquiry process. Parents’ insights into the successes and challenges the school has had over the past four years and their thoughts on the school’s future directions are very much valued and this will be a great opportunity for us to listen to your voice. 

The session will be held in the school hall from 6pm and we anticipate it will conclude by 7.15pm. There is also an option for joining the session via Zoom. 

Please indicate your attendance by Wednesday 9 April. 

St Joseph’s School Choir News

A huge thank you to the 50 children who sang so beautifully at the Parish Family Mass on Sunday. Your dedication and joyful voices made the celebration extra special!

We warmly invite all families to come and watch the choir perform at our Term 2 - Week 2 school assembly on Friday 9 May. It’s a fantastic opportunity to see our talented students in action as they share their love of music with the school community.

Finally we would like to share some exciting news that our choir has been entered into the City of Wollongong Eisteddfod on Monday 2 June! We can’t wait to showcase our hard work and represent our school with pride. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the event!

Ms Boyd-Skinner

Lunch Time Activities - Term 2, 2025

Once again we will be running lunchtime activities for the students in Term 2. These structured activities give students the opportunity to join in play where they feel connected and part of a group that share similar interests. We are blessed at St Joseph’s to have such dedicated, enthusiastic and talented staff at our school willing to share their time, skills and expertise with our students. 

There are a number of activities and clubs on offer for students to participate in during Term 2. These activities will be facilitated by classroom teachers and conducted across the week, some open for specific levels of children others for anyone who is interested from Kindergarten to Year 6.

If your child would like to take part in these lunchtime activities during Term 2, please complete the form attached by Thursday 10 April. Please note that not all activities will run and that there is an expectation that your child will commit and attend the activity(ies) he/she has been allocated, as these will be part of our lunchtime teacher supervision roster.  If you have any questions please contact Mr Aguilera.

(If you have more than one child at the school, please complete a separate form for each student)

Emergency Management Plan

As part of our Emergency Management Plan, we annually facilitate emergency drills. Over the past fortnight we held an Evacuation Drill and a Lockdown Drill. These enabled us to refine our procedures. In the event we ever actually need to enact our Evacuation or Lockdown Procedures, parents will be informed via a Compass Alert. 

2026 Enrolments - Do you have a child starting Kinder in 2026?

A shoutout to parents who have a child ready to start Kindergarten in 2026 - Please get your applications in!! Our online applications are now open.

You will be required to use our new online enrolment platform, called Funnel, removing the use of all paper forms. Please take note, particularly for sibling applications. The online application form will be accessible from the home page of our school website

Book Club, Issue - CLOSED

Book Club Issue 2 is now closed. Delivery of books will commence the Week 11 - Monday 7 April. Note that every order from Issue 2 above $19.50 receives $5 to spend on Issue 3.

Missing Umbrella from Family Mass

If you have accidently picked up a large grey umbrella with a overlay (no branding) from the Family Mass that was held last Sunday morning, can you please return it to the school office.

2025 Premier Reading Challenge 

Premier's Reading Challenge 2025 has begun. If your child would like to participate in the challenge this year, there are two options available for how you can log your children's reading.

Blank Reading Logs are available for pick up from the library any morning before school starts. You can fill these in at home as books are read and then drop back off at the library and Mrs Pirie or Mrs Parker will enter these books into your child's online reading log.

Alternatively, you can email the school to request your child's digital login details and enter their reading at your own convenience.

For any further questions please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Pirie.

Sport

Cross Country 

On Thursday, we had a fantastic day at Bulli Park for our whole school Cross Country carnival. Congratulations to all the students who participated competitively or in the fun event! It was wonderful weather, and the sense of community was alive! It was great to see the persistence and smiles. Creative whole school dances added to the fun throughout the morning! 

Thank you to all the parents, carers, and friends who attended the carnival and cheered on the runners. Thank you to our generous P&F running the BBQ/canteen and for the refreshing ice blocks. These were a great way to conclude our War Cries! 

A special thank you to the parent officials and staff for their generosity of time and effort before, during, and after the carnival. As you know, these events take time to prepare, and everything is done to benefit the students at St Joseph’s. We appreciate all of the extra assistance and organisation, especially those who assisted from 7:45 am and came back to help us unload at school.  

THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL SCHOOL COMMUNITY!  

For all things St Joseph - we give thanks! 

Congratulations to the following Age Champions: 

Congratulations to the top 3 place getters in each age division. These students will receive ribbons and age champion medals at our Friday afternoon assembly this week. Parents of these students are most welcome to attend the presentation. 

Kinder

Leo S (1st), Xennon L (2nd), Hugo B (3rd)

Alice P (1st), Molly M (2nd), Andie D (3rd)

7 and under

Reg M, Vincent O, Hudson F 

Savanna B (1st), Hayley C (2nd), Alyssa H (3rd)

8 years - 

Elliot S (1st), Cooper N (2nd), Mason R (3rd)

Allegra (1st), Evelyn (2nd), Adelaide (3rd)

9 years - 

Hudson B (1st), Patrick L (2nd), Jack E (3rd)

Siena B (1st), Lucy M (2nd), Chelsea L (3rd)

10 years:

Thomas M (1st), Emmett G (2nd), Theo D (3rd)

Arlo B (1st), Indigo P (2nd), Madeline B (3rd)

11 years:

Archer T (1st), George W (2nd), Zane N (3rd)

Lani B (1st), Grace M (2nd), Indiana G (3rd)

12 years:

Curtis VG (1st), James B (2nd), Lincoln H (3rd)

Zoe C (1st), Pria M (2nd), Alana QH (3rd)

The overall winning house and winning war cry house will be announced at the assembly tomorrow. 

The top three children in the combined 8/9yrs race, 10yrs, 11yrs and 12s, will form our SJB Cross Country Squad to represent at the Diocesan Cross Country Carnival at Nowra on Tuesday, 6 May (Backup May 27). Parents are asked to complete the permission in Compass regarding this event as soon as it becomes available. If your child is unable to participate, please contact the school office so we can replace your child. 

We wish the squad the best of luck when they represent:

Allegra, Siena B, Lucy M, Hudson B,  Patrick L, Elliot S, Thomas M , Emmett G , Theo D, Arlo B , Indigo P, Madeline B, Archer T, George W , Zane N, Lani B  Grace M, Indiana G, Curtis VG , James B , Lincoln H, Zoe C , Pria M , Alana QH 

Diocesan Trials

Congratulations to Nash K in Year 6 who were selected in the 2025 Diocesan U12 Rugby League team and will travel to Canberra to compete in the MacKillop Trials in May. We wish him the very best of luck!

NSWCPS - Girls Rugby Selection (MACKILLOP)

Friday 16 May (Term 2 - Week 3) 

Nomination process: Students nominate individually through the CSNSW Sport website/portal - register for a sport (https://csnsw.sport/)

Venue: Santa Sabina College 

Eligibility: students must be turning 11 or 12 in the year of competition

Nominations close: 7 May 

PSSA Primary Boys Netball Trials

Please see the flyer HERE for the 2025 NSW Netball Primary Boys Selection Trials.

There are 6 locations across NSW for intersectorial trails.

Registrations are through DASH.

Registrations close - Monday 12 May 2025.

Kylie Grose / Christine Smith 

Sport Co-ordinators 

Sports Days

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)

CANTEEN SPECIALS - TERM 1

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:

Respect School and Personal Property!

A BIG congratulations to Blue House who were Term 1’s PB4L token winners with a total of 337 tokens. To celebrate great playground behaviour choices Blue House can wear Blue mufti to school next Friday April 11. Thank you for a great term of respectful, responsible and safe behaviours.

1st Place: Blue House (337)

2nd Place: Red House (275)

3rd Place: Gold House (274)

4th Place: Green House (272)