School News

School Bus Travel - Year 2 (Year 3 2020)

Applications for student travel in 2020 opened on Friday 11 October 2019.

Students progressing to Year 3 no longer need to re-apply if they:

• are continuing at the same school
• are residing at the same address
• have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement.  If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification via email.

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply.

If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails

Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2019 to ensure student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement/card is not cancelled.  If their application is submitted after 31 December 2019, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement/card and a new one will need to be issued.

Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2020.

Students residing in Rural and Regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the commencement of the new school year from their nominated operator, this may be distributed via the school or sent direct to their address. Note: some R&R operators do not issue travel passes. Students/Parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

St Joseph's Christmas Carols - Carols on the Green

Last Thursday evening, our school community thoroughly enjoyed the annual Christmas Carols. We gathered together to sing and prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. It was a beautiful evening with students, staff and parents celebrating Christmas together. 

Many thanks for the contribution of students to our concert and especially to the dedicated staff who ensured the children were well prepared. I especially thank our Christmas organising team 

for the extra effort in the weeks leading up to and throughout the day to ensure everything was prepared for the carols.

SJB’s Got Talent 2019

Congratulations to all our SJB's Got Talent performers.  It was just fantastic to see so many students taking part in the showcase and sharing their talent with our school community. We had dancers, singers, comedians, actors, martial artists and musicians. Thank you to all parents and families who came along to support the children. We look forward to seeing more talent in 2020!

SVDP Christmas Raffle Winners!!!!

Thank you to all families that donated gourmet food items and purchased tickets to raise money for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal.  We raised  $2,573.15.  Thank you.

Kindergarten Botanical Garden Excursion

Yesterday, Kinder students went on our excursion to the Botanical Gardens.  We traveled there by bus. 

First we met Penny and Captain Compost.  In separate groups we went on a Bush Tucker Walk and we tried lemon myrtle tea and salt bush.  Not all of us loved it. 

 We learnt  that the male turkey makes a huge nest  made of leaves, flowers and sticks for his eggs.  The temperature needs to be 39 degrees for 5 days and then the eggs need to stay at that temperature for another 29 days.

We also learnt about composting our waste.  A good compost needs nitrogen and carbon and water.  It needs to be hot, hot hot!  Bacteria, wolf spiders and spring tails help to break the compost down.  

Everyone had a great time and slept well last night.

Yesterday we went to the Wollongong Botanic Gardens to look at God's creation. We learnt about the aboriginal plants and we did compost with captain compost. On the way back we went on a bendy bus.

Gabriel A

Yesterday KJ went to the Wollongong Botanic Gardens to look at Gods creation. We went on a bus. We learnt about Aboriginal people and compost. We saw a turkey

Cooper

Lost Property

If any of these items belong to you, please collect from the school office between 8-9am tomorrow. 

The items that are not collected we will be donated.

e-Safety Website

Please see attached information regarding the latest updates to the eSafety Website.  This website provides valuable information to parent regarding students use of devices.

Happy Birthday

18 December: Stephanie S Yr6

19 December: Emily A Yr1 & James K Yr4

21 December: Jet D Yr3 & Eliza S Yr2

22 December: Liam K Yr2, Katia N Yr5 & Ollie P Yr3

23 December: Alyssa T Yr3

26 December: Kilarni S Yr4

27 December: Dylan P Yr1

28 December: William L Yr3

29 December: Isaac W Yr2

SPB4L 

(School-Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Weekly Classroom Focus

Use inside voice and friendly words

Weekly Non-Classroom 

Be ready to listen to the speaker on second bell