PRINCIPAL'S NEWS

Trivia Night - SAVE THE DATE

This year our annual TRIVIA NIGHT will be held on Saturday, September 02.  Please note the date and keep it free - it is always a fun night and a great community event.

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

A reminder that next Friday, August 18, is a school closure day.  The staff will be visiting the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry and the Aboriginal Advancement League as we continue our professional development focussed on Indigenous Perspectives.

CHANGE OF DATE...

The date for our Father's Day Stall has been changed from Friday Sept 01 to Thursday Aug 31...  If you are available to assist with the selling/wrapping/donation of gifts/ anything at all...  please call Jo - 0411 277 208

FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST WILL GO AHEAD ON FRIDAY MORNING - SEPT 01...  

A message from Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS)

Curriculum resource materials to better support our teachers and learning

MACS will shortly commence working with schools to develop high-quality, comprehensive curriculum resource materials to better support our teachers to deliver the F–6 Victorian Curriculum.

This follows the overwhelming endorsement of this approach by teachers across the Catholic sector in a survey conducted last year. Research also shows that high-quality curriculum resources will create more sustainable workloads for our teachers and allow them to focus more on teaching and student engagement, where their time and energy counts the most.

In addition, this approach will promote equity and excellence across MACS schools, ensuring all students have access to evidence-based, quality-assured, sequenced learning materials that will help lift their outcomes over time.

MACS anticipate the rollout of the F–6 resource materials will be a three-year project. The initial phase will focus on F–2 Mathematics. These materials will be made available in Term 4 this year for review and planning purposes, with implementation in Term 1, 2024.

Importantly, teachers will retain autonomy to tailor curriculum implementation to meet the individual and local needs of their students. Teachers will also have opportunities to participate in the development and quality assurance of the materials.

This is an exciting development for our school community and clearly demonstrates the commitment all Catholic schools share to supporting every student to fully flourish in their learning.

We will keep you informed as this important work continues.

Middle's Hooptime

Last week our Middles attended the Hooptime (Basketball round-robin) competition at MSAC in Albert Park.

St Joey's had 5 teams compete, each team requiring two parent helpers to coach and score.  I want to express my gratitude to the parents who assisted on the day, without your support, it wouldn't have been possible to provide our children with such a fun experience.  Thank you also to Peter Zammit for effectively coordinating the event. His planning and organization ensured that the day was a success for all of our students.

See 'Middle's News' for some student feedback on the day.

Prep 100 Days of School

Last week also saw our Preppies celebrate their 100th day of school.  Please see their 'Prep Spotlight' section of this newsletter for some very fabulous pictures and feedback on their special day.

District Athletics

Next week, 31 of our middle and senior students will be competing in the District Athletics Carnival.  There was a lot of interest in this event and over the last few weeks, we have held trials in order to assemble our team.  I would like to thank each and every child who attended the trials and gave their best.  Congratulations to the following children who qualified to compete...

9/10 Girls

Amelia Brown (100m sprint & 4x100 relay)             

Sophie Brunton (200m & 4x100 relay)

Saskia Thomas (800m & 4x100 relay)                   

Charlie Jamieson (1500m & 4x100 relay)

Grace Amad ( shot put and long jump)                  

Elise Jones (80m hurdles??)               

Frankie Indovino (80m hurdles?? & discus)

9/10 Boys

Caolan Mayne (100m sprint & 4x100 relay)          

Noah Ryan (4x100 relay)

Liam Keogh (4x100 relay)                                          

Oscar Toohey-Wrotny (200m, long jump & 4x100 relay) 

James Huynh (discus)    

11 Girls    

Neve Morison (100m sprint, long jump & 4x100 relay)  

Freya Hamilton (200m & 4x100 relay)              

Zahra Lania (800m, 1500m & 4x100 relay)

Havana Hadjistamatis (discus, shot put & 4x100 relay)

11 Boys

Julian Zammit (100m sprint, long jump & 4x100 relay)

Joshua Tame (200m, discus & 4x100 relay)

Zachary Wright (800m, 1500m & 4x100 relay)

Jacob Rajab (4x100 relay)

Gabriel Caputo (80m hurdles)

12/13 Girls

Parker Jamieson (100m sprint & 4x100 relay)

Stella Ryan (1500m, shot put & 4x100 relay)

Sienna Iuele (200m, 800m & 4x100 relay)

Lucia White (long jump & 4x100 relay)

Klara Nakic (80m hurdles & discus)

12/13 Boys

Daniel Dang (100m sprint & 4x100 relay)

Vincent Dang (shot put & 4x100 relay)

Elliot Becroft (800m, 1500m & 4x100 relay)

Mason Catena (long jump & 4x100 relay)

Daniel Persichilli (discus)

National Day Against Bullying

On Monday, August 14 we will be acknowledging the National Day Against Bullying.  See the 'Wellbeing' section of this newsletter for more information.