From the Principal
St Justin’s Primary School acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's First People and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which our school stands.
We pay our respects to the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation, and their elders past and present, and emerging as we continue to proudly live and learn on their land.
St Justin's Primary School - Celebrating over 40 years of Catholic Education
Dear Families and Friends,
First Eucharist Workshop
This term our Year 4 students will receive their First Eucharist. First Eucharist will be celebrated on Saturday 20th June 6.30pm Mass, Sunday 21st June 10.00am Mass and Sunday 21st June 5.00pm Mass.
Thanks to Mrs Snell for presenting a very personal First Eucharist Family Workshop last Tuesday - very much appreciated and to Mr Torpey, Father Andrew and Father Jean-Sebastien for assiting on the night. Thank you also to the Year 4 students who particiated at the workshop with great enthusiasm and to their parents for their support.
Please keep our Year 4 students in your prayers as they continue on their faith journey.
Important Dates
Whilst we have most dates in the calendar, some dates include:
- Monday 18th May - Book Fair
- Friday 22nd May - Year 5/6 Winter Sport - Day 1
Please refer to Dates Ahead for a full list of important dates in Term 2.
Student Led Conferences/Interviews
Student-Led Conferences will be held on:
- Monday 18th May from 3.30pm
- Tuesday 19th May from 3.45pm
- Thursday 21st May from 2.00pm
Due to Thursday's Meetings commencing at 2.00pm all students will finish at 1.00pm on Thursday 21st May.
Please refer to the Student Led Conferences & Interviews page for more details.
St Justin’s Guitar Ensemble
Our talented St Justin’s Guitar Ensemble will be performing for assembly on Monday 25th May at 2:30pm.
Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the performance!
Privacy policy, students and parent updated
Our Privacy Policy, Privacy Collection Notice, and the associated Photography and Recording Permission Form have changed. The changes will take effect on Friday 15th May 2026.
The updated documents are available on the MACS policies webpage in the ‘Governance’ tab.
The Bloody Long Walk
As you would be aware, Miranda Kirk is one of our volunteers at St Justin’s. She comes every Thursday, which is a highlight of her week.
As mentioned previously, Miranda has Mitochondrial disease - a group of chronic, genetic disorders occurring when mitochondria fail to produce enough energy for cell function, often affecting high-energy organs like the brain, heart, and muscles.
Each year a fundraiser is conducted called “The Bloody Long Walk”, to help raise funds for a cure for Mitochondrial disease. This year
Mrs Loadman and her friends will be walking 35 km on Sunday May 17th. If you would to donate, please follow the link.
Parents and Friends Books
WHERE WILL THE MONEY GO?
The funds raised by the PnF Committee are spent by the school where required. They can assist with new resources for teachers/classrooms, books for the library, sports equipment for the children and so on. The committee also use these funds to give back to families with events such as, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Snack, Anzac Biscuit Celebration.
We are currently raising money and looking to purchase some shop front cubby houses for our junior school playground. Watch this space and we will continue to share updates where we can.
Should you have any suggestions or ideas on items to fundraise for, attending our PnF meetings are a great way to discuss and share your thoughts.
Term 2 Dates to Highlight:
- Trivia Night- Saturday 30th May
- P&F Hot Dog Lunch Day - Wednesday 24th June
- Cinema Night - Friday 26th June
P&F Trivia Night
Trivia Night Donations
Trivia Night Booking link:
https://www.trybooking.com/DKPAA
Parents and Friends Movie Night
Parents and Friends invite you to attend our first ever Cinema night.
This is an open event and we encourage you to bring along family, friends and cousins! What a better way to celebrate the end of Term 2 than to buy tickets to this special event.
Disclaimers: This fundraiser is run by the Parents and Friends committee and will not be supervised by school staff.
Book via the link below:
Parents & Friends Thank you
Parents & Friends would like to celebrate and thank all our volunteers and organisers for our Mother's Day Stall & Morning with Mum Event.
Parents & Friends - Save the Dates
Fair on the Hill
Our Fair on the Hill will be held on Saturday 7th November 2026 (the weekend after the Melbourne Cup - lock it in).
Lunch Box Reminders
St Justin’s Primary School seeks to provide, as far as practicable, a safe and supportive environment. We are not a Nut Free school but we encourage parents to be mindful of sending nut products and be conscientious in the selection of snacks that your child brings to school. Please be mindful we do have students in our school who are allergic to nuts and are Anaphylactic.
We appreciate your support in this.
As always, thank you for your ongoing support.
All the best,
Pat
Mr Patrick Torpey
Principal