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Students Return for Term 4

Students return to school on Tuesday the 13th of October.

Hotmail and Outlook Accounts

If you send an email to the school from a hotmail or Outlook account it will default to spam. If you haven't heard back from the school within 24 hours, please call to ensure your message has been received.

Message from 'Stitches By Us'

Dear Parents,

Sharon McKenna will be away for the whole month of October. If you require girls uniforms to be made, please contact her in September so that she can fill your order.

3 Way Parent Student Teacher Conferences

Dear Families, 3 Way Conferences will be held in Week 10 this term between Monday the 21st of September and Thursday the 24th. Bookings will be open to parents on Compass from the 7th of September.

We encourage all parents/carer's to attend the 3 Way Parent, Student & Teacher Conferences. The aim of these meetings is for your children to be able to showcase work they are proud of and it is also an opportunity for parental input into individual learning goals.

Please follow these instructions to book your interview time with your child's teacher:

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From the Compass homepage click the hamburger menu button at the top left (three horizontal bars) and then select 'Conferences'.
To start the booking process click on the 2023 Term 2, 3 way conference option.
Once you've selected the cycle you will first be shown a popup which contains information from the school. Read the message and click 'Okay' at the bottom to continue.
Select your student to proceed with booking.
Select your child's teacher from the Right Hand Side of the screen.
To book in just click an available (white) timeslot.
This will open a booking popup for you to confirm.
Confirm booking

Bookings are made more easily from a device other than a phone. If you are having trouble making a booking, please call Kate in the front office and she will be able to help you.

Week 6 Awards

Y3/4 Arli for being a fantastic team player who always cheers others on. Keep this spirit up. Phoebe for your hard work and excellence. You have taken feedback during conferencing and are currently working on producing a perfect piece of writing.

Principals Award: Zarabelle for representing herself with confidence and pride by singing at the Opera House. Well done.

Kinder Readiness

We are so excited to welcome our Kinder Readiness Class in Term 4. Chilren need to wear closed in shoes, bring a hat and water bottle as well as a piece of fruit for crunch and sip and also something to eat at recess.

Please find the dates and times below.

Kinder Readiness Dates (9:00am - 11.30AM)

October 23rd and 30th

November 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th

December 4th

End of year - Save the Dates

9-13th November: Canberra Excursion for Y5/6

4th December: Presentation Day Awards 9:15am - 11:00am

14th December: Year 6 Graduation Dinner 5:30pm

15th December: Year 6 Big Day Out - all day.

16th December: Last Day for Students for 2026

School Processes

Late Arrivals: School begins at 8:50 AM. If arriving after this time, an adult must accompany the child to the office to sign in.
Absences: Must be explained within 7 days (this is a legal requirement).
Visitor Sign-In: Mandatory for all adults entering the school grounds.
Office Hours: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Please wait for the gates to open before entering.
Finance: Tracey is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Parking: Park strictly between the lines at the front of the school to maximize space.
Canteen: All canteen orders and cancellations must be processed via Compass before 8:00 AM on Fridays. No late orders or changes will be accepted after this cutoff. For any other canteen inquiries, please email quicanteen@arm.catholic.edu.au (rather than contacting staff personally) so our on-duty team can assist you promptly.
Compass Events: Please respond to all notifications by the due date, even if your child is not attending. Closed events cannot be reopened.
PT&F Pre-orders: Place all meal deal and fundraising orders strictly within the advertised timeframes.

School Fees

Due to the school billing system being fully automated the following reminders are now occurring through the system:- Reminders are sent via SMS and are scheduled to run each week on Tuesdays. Monthly letters will be sent to those debtors who have outstanding fees or a missed instalment which is letter 1. Letter 2 follows up from letter 1 if there is still an outstanding amount, and no response from letter 1. Both letters 1 and 2 are from the our school principal. Letter 3 will be from Helen Bentham, Armidale Catholic Schools Office head of finance, facilities & ICT. Letter 4 will be from the FAAS team, Armidale and will be about recovering the debt owing. If you are paying regular payments outside of the monthly instalments you might find that on occasion you will receive a SMS reminder or letter 1 due to timing of payments, this will be the system picking up a balance due which hasn't been included in your payment yet, but if you are concerned about receiving a SMS/letter extra payments can be made at any time through Compass, BPay (details are on your statement) or EFTPOS through the front office. If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact the school.

St. Joseph's School, Quirindi - 2026 School Fee Schedule
Children	Yearly	*Weekly	*Fortnightly	*Monthly	With 5/6 Canberra
		Approximately		as Billed on Account	Excursion/1 Child
1 Child	1,543.00	35.88	70.13	10x $154.30	1,943.00
2 Children	2,700.25	62.79	122.73	9x $270 1x $270.25	3,100.25
3 Children	3,703.20	86.12	168.32	9x $370.30 1x $370.50
4 Children	4,088.95	95.09	185.86	9x $408.89 1x $408.94
*Weekly: Over billing cycle 23.01-21.11.2026 - 43 weeks
*Fortnightly: Over billing cycle 23.01-21.11.2026 - 22 Fortnights
*Monthly: Over billing cycle Feb-Nov 2026 - 10 Months

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