St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Handbook

PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Ask your child about the weekly focus for students.

This week's focus- Is your uniform correct?

Happy Birthday

Wishing all our students a very happy birthday who celebrated their special day over the last week.

28 July - Harlan D Year 3, Abbygail F Kinder and George S Kinder

30 July - Xavier M Year 5 and Taavi R Year 4

1 August - Sophia J Year 3

2 August - Imogen T Year 6 and Ivy S Year 6

3 August - Sophia M Year 5

Crazy Hair Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Friday 4 August is Crazy Hair Day at St Joseph’s and is part of the lead up to the Spring Fair.

Below are some expectations that students have been made aware of and may be of assistance to parents and carers.

Students are required to wear their school uniform or sports uniform (even if it is not sports day)
Hair below shoulder length is not to be worn out but must be tied back, plaited- including multiple plaits or a half up-half down style.
Ensure hair is not covering the face.
Hair may be coloured but the colour must be easily washed out so that hair is returned to normal by Monday morning.
Ensure anything added to hair, such as colours, will not have the potential to damage school property or harm other students.
No crazy haircuts as per the school policy
Gels may be used in order to have a crazy hairstyle for the day
Wigs may be worn.

We are looking forward to a fun day. Please see the SJB Spring Fair Page information in the newsletter regarding donations for the fete on Crazy Hair Day.

Note: Year 1 donation is coloured hairspray

Mathematics

Kindergarten

When Kindergarten students were given the open-ended Mathematics task of deciding which animals could be on a farm if only 10 legs could be seen, they stepped up to the challenge. As part of their learning students participated in a gallery walk to view each other's work.

Year 4

Year 4's Mathematics open-ended challenge included a link to their unit on area. They had to come up with the least number of squares to cover a rectangle 8 x 9 units. Kirby and Arkie were able to solve the problem with fewer squares than Mrs Walls. Well done boys!

Mrs Walls

Mathematics

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence

The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (NDA) is Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative for schools, encouraging whole-school communities to work together to implement evidence-informed positive and proactive solutions to prevent and address bullying.

The NDA will be held on Friday 18 August.

In 2022, 68% of Australian schools joined together to say - Bullying. No Way! The NDA is an opportunity to create a shared understanding of what bullying is and show support to students who may be experiencing bullying.

The NDA theme for 2023 is 'Growing Connections'. This theme supports research findings that strong school community connections and social skills are protective factors in the prevention of bullying and help enable positive, help-seeking behaviours in students.

St Joseph's will join in the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence on Friday the 18 August. Students will participate in activities and webinars, and view videos linked to the theme of 'Growing Connections'. We will conclude our day with an assembly organised by Year 6.

Book Club Issue 5 - CLOSES Sunday 6 August

Students received our Book Club Issue 5, 2023 yesterday. Issue 5 will close Sunday 6 August 2023.

Books will be delivered in the week beginning 14 August 2023.

Library News

Premier Reading Challenge

Premier's Reading Challenge will finish on 18 August. We already have numerous students who have completed the challenge. If you are interested in completing the challenge there is still time!!

And don't forget there will be a prize for the most books read and recorded for the Premier's Reading Challenge.

Book Covering

Thank you to all the parents who have already kindly covered many of the new books we have in our library. We have recently received a large collection of amazing donations for the students and as such there are a number of bags of books to be covered. If you are interested in helping with covering please see the office staff about this.

Students' library class visits for Term 3 are as follows.

ODD WEEKS
MONDAY	Year 6, 5J,1M & KM
TUESDAY	Year 3 & 2M

EVEN WEEKS
MONDAY	5M, 4M, 1J & KJ
TUESDAY	4J & 2J

I can't wait to see all your amazing Book Week costumes in week 6!

Mrs Holly Pirie

Teacher Librarian

Sports News

Sports Uniform Days - Term 3

Students are required to wear sports uniform as outlined below.

Please be advised that students will be required to wear their sports uniform the following days.

Year	Days required to wear sports uniform
Kindergarten	Wednesday & Friday
Year 1	Monday & Wednesday
Year 2	Monday and Thursday (Please note the change of uniform days for Term 3)
Year 3	Tuesday & Thursday (Please note the change of uniform days for Term 3)
Year 4	Wednesday & Friday
Year 5	Monday & Wednesday
Year 6	Tuesday & Friday

NSWPSSA Championships

A huge congratulations to London C in Year 6 who represented the MacKillop Netball team at the NSW PSSA Championships last week. The MacKillop team came 3rd overall and London gained selection in the NSW Team. Wow, an outstanding achievement for a very talented sportswoman. London will now represent NSW at the National Championships in Perth in September. We wish her continued success. Well done London!

Senior Soccer Gala Day

Years 5 and 6 students travelled to Unanderra for the Senior Boys and Girls Soccer Gala Day last Friday. A cold start to the morning quickly heated up, just like the energy and enthusiasm our students brought to their games! All students demonstrated their amazing SJB spirit and sportsmanship as they played each game within the guidelines of Gala Day values - to have fun and share the sport they love with students who might be trying it out for the first time. Our Senior boys and girls shared positions on the field, cheered for each other when they weren’t playing, and helped out with other teams when needed. A huge thank you to the many organisers of the day, and to the parents who came to manage teams, to watch, and to support wherever they could. These days wouldn’t happen without you!

Junior Soccer Gala Day

Six teams from Years 3 and 4 participated in the Junior Soccer Gala Day on Friday. The teams joined in the spirit of the day - to have fun and play with sportsmanship in non-competitive, friendly games. For some of our students, it was their first experience of playing soccer and many commented that it was quite enjoyable to play - even if they didn’t know all the rules and had to learn along the way. By displaying fairness, enthusiasm and a positive attitude, the students represented St Joseph’s in the best way possible. Big thanks to the teachers who prepared the students, and a massive thank you to the parent volunteers who managed teams on the day and helped out where needed. We appreciate the support!

Canteen

Open Monday to Friday for recess and lunch.

Cash purchases for snacks and drinks can be made at recess and lunchtime. Snacks and drinks can also be ordered via the new platform FlexiSchools.

Lunch orders

Orders for lunch can only be made through Flexischools. Please note that orders close at 9.15am daily. Orders cannot be placed after this time.

Changes to Online Canteen Platform

Flexischools is now the online ordering canteen platform.

What do I need to do?

close your QUICK CLIQ account.

Download the Flexischools APP and follow the instructions on how to set up your account.

Select the school name by entering “Bulli” - St Joseph’s Catholic Primary will pop up.

Flexischools have advised that the menu is now up and running. A reminder the cut off time for all orders is 9.15am. Should you miss the cut off time, you will need to organise for your child's lunch to be dropped off at the school office. We thank you for your understanding regarding this change.

Flexischool Parent Support Line - 1300 361 769 (Hours: 7.00am-12.00 noon)

Catholic Care

OOSH, Out of School Hours care at St Joseph's

Email: bullioosh@catholiccare.dow.org.au

Mobile: 0437 713 067

Booking Information

Enrolment Form

CatholicCare Website

Service hours

Before School Care

7:00am – 8:30am

After School Care

2:45pm – 6:00pm

If you require the use of OOSH for your child/ren you need to be enrolled in the service prior to commencing.

Casual bookings

If your child already uses the service and you require a casual booking please do this via the Xplor app.

Before School Care: Bookings are to be made no later than 5:30 pm the night before

After School Care: Bookings are to be made no later than 9:00 am that morning

Casual booking must be made as per the times above to ensure enough staff. If notice is not provided within these time frames and the service does not have sufficient staff your child/ren will be sent to the office for collection. This is something that we all wish to avoid, so please keep in mind the time frames to help support the service.

If there is an emergency and care is needed please phone and leave a message and we will see what we can do.

If you do have any questions, need clarification, or have any feedback please feel free to contact the service mobile during operating hours on 0437 713 067 or Jacinta, Team Leader – 0407 759 720.

2023 SJB Spring Fair