St Joseph's Learning Fair

Families are invited to come and see the learning that has occurred this term. Please bring your own lunch if you wish to stay with your child/ren. We look forward to seeing you!

Footy Finals Fever

The Canteen is offering a sausage sizzle for lunch this Friday, 26th September. There will also be a reduced menu on the day. Please see the Canteen section of this newsletter for further details.

Students can also come to school this Friday in mufti clothing, wearing the colours of their favourite football/sports team.

St Joseph's P&F Fun Run Crazy Colour Day

The P&F are holding a School Fun Run Crazy Colour Day as their major fundraising event for the year! The event will be held on Friday, 24th October 2025 during the school day. The P&F are hoping to raise $18,000 which will contribute towards a portable stage or other educational items which will benefit our students and staff.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Crazy Colour Day sponsorship forms which were sent home last week with your child/ren. Once you have the form, you can sign up for a Student Profile Page at:

https://app.schoolfundraising.com.au/app/children/new?beneficiary_id=efa4b615-25c6-4384-8b0d-53955487f7ba where you will be able to access the online fundraising platform.

The P&F are organising a great day for our school community and they would love everyone to come down to support the students on Friday, 24th October.

School Uniform

The official changeover to the summer school uniform is Term 4. However, with the weather now warming up, students may wear either the winter or summer uniform. Parents are advised to use their discretion depending on the weather. Please remember that we do not mix the winter and summer uniforms. Therefore, depending on your choice, the students are to be dressed in either full winter uniform or full summer uniform.

School Summer Uniform: Girls are to wear their summer dress and boys should be in grey shorts and blue short sleeve shirt. All students will need to wear short navy socks and black school shoes. Please ensure that your child has their hat clearly marked with their name.

Thank you for your support in maintaining our high standards in regards to uniform as we transition to the warmer weather.

Sports Socks

We have been advised that Lowes are out of stock of the St Joseph's sports socks until 2026.

Students have been asked to wear white sports socks when wearing their sports uniform until the socks are back in stock.

Clothing Pool

A reminder that our clothing pool is open Monday - Thursday 9am - 2pm. Parents and Carers are more than welcome to come in and look at the clothing pool during these times. Please note that administration staff are unable to source uniforms on behalf of families.

Transition - Kindergarten 2026

The remaining dates for Transition are:

Term 3

Tuesday 23 September - 9am - 11am

Term 4

Tuesday 14 October - 9am - 2:30pm

Tuesday 21 October - 9am - 2:30pm

Tuesday 28 October - 9am - 2:30pm (includes graduation assembly)

School Advisory Council - AGM

Our next School Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, 12th November at 5:00pm. This is our Annual General Meeting. The School Advisory Council provides the opportunity for members of the school community to be appointed to the Council. Please contact the school office for a Nomination Membership form. Nominations must be received two weeks prior to the AGM.

Pupil Free

The following are the Pupil Free Days for the remainder of 2025.

Please mark in your diary....

Monday 13th October
Thursday 18th December

Lost Property

We have a number of items in our lost property that have not been claimed. Can you please make sure that all uniform items are clearly labelled with your child's name so they can be returned. It is impossible to return items that are not labelled or unreadable. Your assistance with this is greatly appreciated.

Mobile Phones

Please remind your child that if they are bringing a mobile phone to school, they must hand it into the office at the beginning of the day. They are stored securely and students can collect them at the end of the day. Thank you for your support with this.

P&F Meeting

The next P&F meeting will be held Tuesday, 28th October at 5:30pm in the Library. All parents and friends are welcome to attend.

Supervision of Students

A gentle reminder that supervision of students begins until 8:15am each day.

St Joseph's gates open at 8:15am each morning. To ensure all children are kept safe, please do not drop them off at school before this time to be left unsupervised.

Application for Extended Leave

Family holidays and travel are no longer considered under the Exemption from School Procedures. Travel outside of vacation periods is now counted as an absence for statistical purposes. Please see the office if your child will be away from school for 10 days or more as an application form will need to be completed and approved at the discretion of the Principals or delegate.

Change in Routine

Can you please advise the school office before 2:30pm if there is any change in your child's afternoon routine so we have time to let them know.

Canteen

Mrs Nadine Grima (Canteen Coordinator)

Canteen News