Principal's Page
Dear Families,
Last week we celebrated Catholic Education Week with St Joseph's participating in many activities to celebrate it. Students attended the annual Mass of St Patrick and concert in the Treasury Gardens, Assunta and Jessie attended the SAC Chair Dinner, students artwork being selected and displayed at the Creative Arts Exhibition and various school based events such as St Joseph's Day and Open Day.
At the Annual Children's Mass we prayed that the Holy Spirit may inspire students' hearts and may students embrace the call to be pilgrims of hope, leading the world towards a future of faith, compassion and joy.
St Joseph's Day
We had a wonderful day last Wednesday celebrating the patron saint of our school St Joseph and acknowledging that we all belong to the St Joseph's School community. Thank you to Jess, Jenny and Jacqui for organising the day of activities and to all the parent volunteers who assisted in various ways.
The Sorrento Schools Community Fete
We all enjoyed another fantastic community event at the fete, connecting as a community and raising funds for the pool that we share with Sorrento Primary School. There were so many highlights and many memories created. Thank you again to everyone who supported the fete whether itbe by attending, volunteering on a stall, donations etc. A special thanks to the organising committee: Assunta Galbraith, Louise Heinnen, Jacqui Hayes, Phoebe Muller and Caili O'Toole. Please support the sponsors who supported us. They are listed on the Fete page of this newsletter.
St Joseph's Award
Congratulations Max and Evie on receiving the St Joseph's Award last week acknowledging students who consistently uphold our school values and behaviour expectations.
Learning Conferences
Student/Teacher/Parent Learning Conferences are a wonderful opportunity to discuss with your child's teacher, their progress, next steps in their learning progression and goals. Students are encouraged to attend but this is left to the parents' discretion. These will take place again this Wednesday. Please check the Operoo that was sent out a few weeks ago.
Easter Egg Raffle
We will be conducting our annual Easter Egg Raffle again this year. Tickets will be sent home later this week. Money raised will gotowardsequipment for students to use at recess and lunch. If you can support this years raffle, we would love donations including:
- Easter books
- Easter games
- Easter decorations/ornaments
- Easter artwork/colouring books/craft
- Easter eggs
The raffle will be drawn at a final assembly on the last day of term Thursday 3rd April, at 2:30pm.
National eSmart Week
It takes a village. Keeping children and young people safe online takes collective effort – from government, tech companies, and everyone in the community. It’s government’s responsibility to ensure children’s digital rights are upheld and realised – setting minimum standards based on community expectations and holding tech companies to account for not meeting these standards.
It’s tech companies’ responsibility to prevent their services and products from being used in ways that violate children’s rights and which expose children to harms while using their services and platforms.
And it’s up to the rest of us to take responsibility to upskill and educate ourselves and our children on how to navigate tech and the online world safely and confidently; to participate with them in their digital worlds, not just police them. Please keep our responsibilities in mind with school holidays coming up.
Sorrento Writer's Festival
Students will enjoy the Schools Program on Wednesday and Thursday of the first week of next term with over thirteen authors visiting. There is a family afternoon from 3:30 -5:00pm with authors such as with Alison Lester, Andrea Rowe, Tony Armstrong, Kate Mildenhall, Thomas Mayo and more amazing authors attending. A celebration of words, art, storytelling and creativity, this special event is for all kids and families who love stories and adventure – come along and be part of the magic. Please open the attachment below for more details.
School Photos
School photos will be taken on Monday 28th April. Please scan the QR code below for more details.
School Fees
Term One School Fees are now due. Please settle this before the end of term. Please contact myself if you are experiencing difficulties.
Term Two
Term One finishes on Thursday 3rd April at 3:20pm. Term Two commences on Tuesday 22nd April. We have included some dates on the next page. Please note them in your calendars.
The next fortnight @ St Joseph's
Wed 26 Learning Conferences
SAC Meeting
Thurs 27 Sacrament of Penance
Mon 31 Assembly
Tues 1 Open Afternoon-Maths Focus 2:40
Wed 2. Open Morning for new enrolments
Thurs 3 Assembly to draw Easter Raffle 2:30
Last day of Term One for students
Fri 4 School Closure Day
Please let me know if I can assist you in any way.
May you and your families have a relaxing holiday and beautiful Easter season.
Monica