School News
PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)
Whole School Expection
Be Responsible: When leaving assembly lines, walk quietly in two lines, ready for classroom learning.
Meet and Greets with Teachers and parents/carers
Parents of students in Years 1 to 6 have begun meeting with teachers this week and will continue next week. Kindergarten Meet and Greets will be held in Weeks 5 and 6 and not as previously advertised. Information on how to book will be provided to Kindergarten parents late next week.
2021 School Fees
School fees have now been sent by email. For your information payment requirements are as follows:
- For families that have submitted a Request to Pay via Instalment Form or who previously had a Request to Pay via Instalments in 2021, a schedule of the required payments and the due date have been noted on school fee statements. The first instalment payment will be due on 28 February 2021.
Parents may commence payments earlier if they wish, however, it is important that any existing regular payment is equal to the instalment amount provided on the school fee statement and that payment is made on or before the due dates on the statement.
Reference should be made to the Request to Pay by Instalments on the school’s website for conditions relating to payment in this manner. - For families that have not submitted a Request to Pay via Instalment Form, fees are required to be paid in full 30 days from the issue date (30 March 2021) of the statement. Non-payment will be followed up by the school.
All student activity levies include all costs except the Swimming Carnival and Gala Days. These items will be billed separately through EVENTS on the COMPASS Parent Portal.
Home Reading
Home reading begins this week for Years 1 - 6. An information sheet was sent home on Monday with your child regarding home reading expectations and routines. This sheet is attached below for future reference.
Did You Know?
Did you know that researchers discovered that the very best readers (children who scored better than 90 percent of their peers on reading tests) read for more than 20 minutes a day.
Reading for 20 minutes a day = student will read about 1.8 million words a year
Reading for 5 minutes a day = about 280 000 words a year
Reading less than 1 minute a day = 8000 words a year.
A child who reads less than 1 minute a day, would require one year to read what the best readers read in two days! This highlights the importance of daily reading, so your support is greatly appreciated and will benefit your child.
Book Club Issue 1 2021
Students received our Book Club Issue 1, 2021, last week. Issue 1 will close Sunday 14 February 2021.
Books will be delivered in the week beginning Monday 22 February 2021.
Please click below to browse through the latest book club.
What do I need to do if my child's arrangements for going home change?
At times your child's travel arrangement for going home can change for various reasons. When this occurs it is always advisable to let the school office know to save any confusion.
The school office is able to advise your child and their teacher if messages are received by 1:20 pm.
Student Absences
Whole Days
The school must receive notification by a parent or caregiver of any whole day absence. This can be done via the Compass School Management System on the day of the absence. In the event that notification is not supplied, the absence will be recorded as Unjustified/Unexplained.
Partial Absences
The School Office records partial absences when a child enters school late or leaves school early and parents are not required to enter these via Compass.
Unexplained extended absences from school are serious and the school adheres to the School Attendance Guidelines and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Bulli Procedures of the Catholic Education Office, Wollongong.
What Should I Do If My Child Is Returning To School With An Injury?
The care and safety of a student with a significant injury while at school is important.
Parents of a student who has sustained an injury such as a broken or badly sprained arm, leg or leg or foot injury requiring a boot or crutches, or cannot participate in normal school or sports activities, must present the school with a Medical Certificate signed off by a third party Medical Practitioner prior to returning to school.
The certificate must state that the student is medically fit to attend school, the activities he/she is able to participate in and the activities the child should not participate in.
Once the certificate is received the school will conduct a risk assessment for the student before the child can return to school. Until the risk assessment is completed, injured students as described above will not be able to attend class.
The Risk Management Plan will remain in place at school until a further medical certificate is provided clearing the student to resume normal school activities.
I ask that parents adhere to this process as school staff must adhere to Work, Health, and Safety requirements.
SJB School Enrolment Package - Kindergarten 2022 NOW OPEN
Happy Birthday
10 February: Georgia P Yr1
12 February: Alani F Yr3
14 February: Zoe C Yr3
15 February: Arki A Yr5
