Swimming

Swimming will commence tomorrow. Students will be directed to change into their swimming costumes, thongs and rashies at lunchtime and put their sunscreen on as well. They will also need a towel. Please make sure all items of clothing and swimming gear are clearly marked with your child's name to enable return if items are mixed up when changing. If you have not returned permission notes that were sent out 3 weeks ago and again last week, students will stay at school with one of our teaching staff.

School Fees are due on 02 December, 2021.

Monthly statements were emailed on 04 November, 2021. Please don't use acc in the reference when paying school fees by EFT as this cuts off most of the account code, so instead of coming through as Cummins Acc 900 it shows as Cummins Acc 9 (surname & account no. only). Please contact Pauline to make an arrangement if you cannot have your fees paid by the due date. We are here to help.

St Joey's definitely has talent!

Compass is your one stop shop so please use it for the following applications;

Explain absences within 7 days - this is a legal requirement
Update all contact details: address, phone numbers, email addresses
Find your newsletter and newsfeed items

Even though we can not have visitors past the gate, we are here to help.

If you need uniform items, please pay for them via Qkr (quicker) and send us an email detailing the item/s and sizes you have ordered. We will send the items home with your child.
If you need to collect your child early, please phone us when you reach the gate and we will collect your child from class and sign them out on Compass for you.

School Calendar

Please click on this Parent Calendar to view all upcoming school events. Details for events can be found in the calendar for your perusal.

The Coolamon Challenge

Congratulations to Oliver and Jorja who won our first week's Coolamon Challenge.

Infants challenge - Q: What has four legs but cannot walk?

A: A table or chair.

Primary challenge - Q: What has hands and a face but cannot hold anything or smile?

A: A clock.

This week's challenges have been posted for students to enter.

Infants: I have 4 legs, I can run faster than any other animal. If I play unfair, people call me this. What am I?

Primary: I am not an odd number. I am higher than 90. I am not higher than 100. If you subtract me from 100, you get nothing. What number am I?

Make sure you get your entry in to Mrs Hofman by Thursday afternoon.

10c Bottle, Can and Juice Box Donation Drive

To help us raise funds for STEAM resources, we are putting the call out for your empty bottles, cans and juice boxes. Students will be able to bring in their donations each Wednesday to place in the bin provided. Please check that your donations have the 10c label and read the guidelines on the poster above for what you can and can't donate.

Start saving those empty bottles and cans and remember, Sports Day = Donation Day!

Our first bottle collection day was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who donated their bottles; with 160 bottles donated we were able to raise $16 to go towards our STEAM resources! We look forward to tomorrows collection.

Joey’s Matters

Weekly Newsletter of St Joseph’s Primary School Quirindi

Week 8, Term 4, 2021 · 23 Nov 2021

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