General Information
Pupil Free Day
There will be a Pupil Free Day for all students on Monday 4th September. The staff will be attending a Professional Development Day in a collaborative initiative with the staff at St Joseph's Primary School Tenterfield.
School Uniform
Just a reminder that full winter uniform including a school tie, long sleeve blue shirt and black leather shoes must be worn Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Sports Uniform is worn on Wednesday and Friday. Students will change over into summer uniform at the commencement of Term 4.
Student Absences
Due to Government Regulation, notification of your child's absence must be received no later than 7 days after your child's last day of absence. Please lodge all student absences on the Compass Parent Portal or notify the school.
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options. Just one absence per fortnight adds up to 20 missed days per year; this equates to 260 days from Kindergarten to Year 6 or 1.25 school years!
Book Week Parade & Grandparents Day
Grandparents are invited to join us on Friday 25th August to watch the Book Week Character Parade commencing at 10:00am and stay and have morning tea with their grandchild/ren out on the lawn. Please bring morning tea to share with your grandchild/ren. Following the Book Week Parade, books will be available for purchase from the The Ashton Scholastic Book Fair in the Library.
More information regarding the Book Week Parade is in the Library section of this Newsletter.
P&F Meeting
Our next P&F meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th August at 5:30pm in the staffroom. All parents and friends are welcome to attend.
Transition - Kindergarten 2024
The dates for this year's Transition are:
Term 3
Tuesday 12 September - 9am - 11am
Tuesday 19 September - 9am - 11am
Term 4
Tuesday 10 October - 9am - 2.30pm
Tuesday 17 October - 9am - 2.30pm
Tuesday 24 October - 9am - 2.30pm
Father's Day Breakfast
Our Father's Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 1st September at 8am. This event is for all dads, grandads and special friends to attend with your children. Please RSVP to the office on 6766 4079 or email kdewhurst@arm.catholic.edu.au for catering purposes. We are also seeking donations of eggs for the BBQ which can be dropped off at the office.
Father's Day Stall
Student's will have the opportunity to purchase a special gift for dad through the P & F Stall. The stall will be open on Friday 1st September. This year the P & F will have a 2 gift maximum purchase per student. An order form was sent home with children earlier this term.
Cutlery
Just a gentle reminder to please ensure your child/ren are bringing forks and spoons to eat their morning tea and /or lunch as we do not provide these at school.
School Student Broadband Initiative
The Australian Government is providing up to 30,000 unconnected families with school aged children across all states and territories with a free National Broadband Network (NBN) connection for twelve months.
The School Student Broadband Initiative is an affordability measure to narrow the digital divide and boost education opportunities for students without access to home internet.
To be eligible, a family must:
- Have a child living at home and enrolled in an Australian school in 2023
- Have no active NBN service
If you wish to nominate for this service, please contact the school office.
Stage 3 Lake Burrendong Excursion
Our Stage 3 students and staff will be travelling to Lake Burrendong for their excursion on Wednesday 15th November to Friday 17th December 2023.
Parents should have received a Compass Event notification which will include excursion details, consent and payment options. The cost for each student is $400.
Payments can be made via EFTPOS or cash to the school, or via BPay. BPay details can be found at the bottom of your school fee statement. Final payment is due Friday 2nd November.
Please contact the office if you have any questions or are experiencing any difficulties.
School Fees
Thank you to those families/carers for your ongoing support of St Joseph's Primary School and prompt payment of school fees. Term 3 fees have now been issued, they have been emailed and can also be viewed in your Compass app.
Payment options are indicated on the bottom section of your statement. By choosing the Bpay form of payment, you are able to set up a payment plan. You can stop, start or change it to suit your requirements. You can also view and pay your fees through the Compass Parent Portal. We continue to accept cash and have EFTPOS facilities available at the school.
All canteen, clothing pool and uniform purchases will continue to use QKR.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding payment of school fees: Jodie Westhorpe jwesthorpe@arm.catholic.edu.au.
School Dates 2023
Please see the Upcoming Events page of the newsletter for important school dates for 2023.