From the Principal's Desk
School Handbook
2020 School Fees
For your convenience, the 2020 School Fees are listed below.
There are three levels of annual fees to be paid:
- Tuition Fees- paid per family and not per student.
- Primary School SEDSO Building & Maintenance Levy
- School Resource Fees and Activities Levy set by each school.
All families are asked to read the attached information regarding payments of 2020 School Fees and are requested to the complete the attached form (Request to Pay via Instalments Form) and returned as soon as possible. A hard copy of this form will be sent home with students tomorrow.
These fees are paid per family:
1. Tuition Fees: $1678
2. SEDSO: $1025
These fees are paid per student:
3. School Resource Fee:
Kindergarten and Year 1: $155 per student
3.School Resource Fee
Year 2 to Year 6: $170 per student
3. Activities levy per student (See below)
Kindergarten Activities Levy: $102 (Includes school bag and hat)
Year 1 Activities Levy: $52
Year 2 Activities Levy: $52
Year 3 Activities Levy: $47 + 1:1 pad as per agreement
Year 4 Activities Levy: $52
Year 5 Activities Levy: $58
Year 5 Camp: $174
Year 6 Activities Levy: $193 (inc Year 6 Farewell and Year 6 Shirt)
Year 6 Camp: $161 (20-21 February 2020)
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.
Help Needed!
We are seeking a new volunteer canteen buyer for 2020. The roll is shared with other volunteers and is very straight forward. If you can spare some time to help out or would like some more information please contact Kim Liplyn at kimliplyn@hotmail.com
What's happening this week at school...
Thursday 12 December
St Joseph's Christmas Carols
Monday 16 December
Students may begin bringing Christmas cards etc to school.
Tuesday 17 December
Learning Leap into 2020- students spend time in their 2020 class.
Year 6 Farewell Mass and celebration
Wednesday 20 December
Last day of 2019 school year for students.
2:00pm End of year Liturgy and Farewell to Year 6 students
Learning Leap into 2020
The classes for 2020 have now been finalised. Thank you to those parents who have made written requests, addressed to the Principal, regarding any information that may affect the placement of their child into a class for 2020. Wherever possible efforts have been made to accommodate concerns and requests. No further requests can now be considered.
Allocating students into classes for 2020 is a complex process and what may seem like a reasonable request for a parent, may have unintended consequences for your child or other students. The academic, social and emotional needs of all students are considered, and teachers have a very good knowledge of their students and how they operate in the learning environment.
Classes will be announced to students on Tuesday 17 December. I know that parents will understand that no requests for a change of class will be considered once announced. Changing classes will affect other students and create an imbalance across the grade.
Students will spend time in their new class on Tuesday 17 December and teachers are looking forward to meeting with their new students. This is an opportunity for students to take a Learning Leap into 2020.
2019 Year Book
The 2019 St Joseph's Year Book will be sent home on Friday to all those who placed orders.
The year book is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on a year of blessing in our school community and you and your children will enjoy spending some time reading through it.
A huge thank you to Rachael Murrie for the many, many hours she spent collaborating with staff, collating the content and designing the laying out ready for printing. The result is a very professional and engaging year book. I am sure everyone will be enormously grateful to Rachael when you are enjoying it on Monday evening.
Year 6 Farewell Mass and Supper
The Year 6 Farewell Mass and Supper will be held on Tuesday 17 December at 5:30pm. This very special celebration will begin with Mass followed by dinner in the school hall. Information is located on the COMPASS Parent Portal.
St Joseph's Christmas Carols - Tomorrow
Thursday 12 December
The staff have begun planning for the St Joseph's Christmas Carols to be held tomorrow, Thursday 12 December. The evening will begin at 5:00 pm with a BBQ hosted by the P&F and carols will begin at 6:00pm.
Semester 2 Reports Go Digital
Semester 2 student reports will be available via the COMPASS Parent Portal this year. This means that all reports can be viewed digitally by parents and paper copies will no longer be provided. Reports can be accessed after approximately 5:00pm today, Wednesday 11 December 2019.
Keeping Children Focused In Term 4
As this term progresses the children will become excited about the approaching Advent and Christmas seasons. It is very important that the children remain focused and settled throughout Term 4. When the children begin to bring Christmas cards, candy canes and the like to school too early they tend to ‘tune out’.
It is for this reason, and the fact that waiting is a part of our Catholic tradition within the season of Advent, that the children may begin to bring Christmas cards, candy canes etc. for their classmates from the beginning of Week 10 – Monday 16 December.
Acknowledgment to Country
St Joseph's Bulli acknowledges and pays respect to the Dharawal people past and present, the traditional custodians of the land on which our school is built.
