School News
PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)
Whole School Expectation
Be Responsible! Listen to playground reminders and follow playground expectations.
Parent/Carer Survey
We are working with the Catholic Education Office to give every family the opportunity to provide feedback on your school experience and tell us how you think we can best support your child’s faith, learning and wellbeing, and the sense of community at our school.
By completing this short 10-15 minute survey, you’ll not only help shape the future of our school and Catholic schools across the diocese, you’ll also be in the running to win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro OR a $250 JB HI-FI voucher.
The survey will be open until Friday 9 April 2021. You will need to provide an email address to be eligible for the prize, but please be assured your responses will remain entirely anonymous.
Your feedback and ideas will help our school continue to improve, so your child and their peers have every opportunity to reach their potential in a safe, supportive and faith-filled environment.
Later in Term 2, there will be opportunities to participate in follow-up discussions in person and online with other parents and carers, where you can provide further input into the topics covered in the survey. If you would like to take part in one of these discussions, please be sure to indicate your interest at the end of the survey.
Please don’t let this opportunity to have your say pass you by. We are seeking your open and honest feedback, because the only way we can continue to make our school the best place to learn and grow is by listening to the voices of our school community.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
NAPLAN 2021
NAPLAN tests provide information on student progress in literacy and numeracy.
Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
When are the NAPLAN Tests?
The NAPLAN Online tests will be conducted from Tuesday 11 May (Week 4) to Friday 21 May. A schedule of test days will soon be forwarded to Year 3 and 5 parents.
Is there a Practice Test?
Yes, students in Years 3 and 5 will participate in a practice test on Thursday the 25 March at 11:30 am. It is important that your child brings to school their iPad fully charged, and headphones. The aim of the practice test is to provide your child/ren with the opportunity to experience the online platform and also to ensure all of our technology requirements are in place in readiness for NAPLAN.
Further Information
Please download the Parent Information Sheet below for further information.
Parents in Years 3 and 5 will receive further information from the school early in Term 2.
2021 Premier's Reading Challenge
This year we invite all students from K-6 to participate in the 2021 Premier's Reading Challenge.
The challenge is not a competition but a way to foster a love of reading for pleasure for all our Kindergarten to Year 6 students.
The challenge starts NOW and closes on Friday 20 August. Parents of students who wish to take on the challenge should register by clicking the consent button in COMPASS. As soon as possible a username and password to access the PRC website will be provided by the school. This website will allow parents and students to find books and codes and to also self manage the online reading log.
For more information please visit the links below and/or contact Mr Aguilera via the school office for more information.
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/
If you wish for your child/dren to participate please complete the online consent through the COMPASS Parent Portal by Wednesday 31 March 2021.
Thank you to all parents who have indicated their interest in participating in the challenge. Login details and a reading record document to help you and your child keep track of books read will be sent out next week.
Book Club 2021 Issue 2 is closed..
Book Club Issue 2, 2021 is now closed.
Books will be delivered in the week beginning Monday 29 March 2021.
No Way to Bullying: Friday 26 March
We’re proud to be an NDA school!
We are excited for our school community to Take Action Together, alongside more than 60% of Australian schools on Friday 26 March 2021 for the 11th National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA).
The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is an important day in our school calendar to join with other schools across Australia to say, ‘Bullying. No Way!’
Our school is taking action to empower its students to be part of the solution when addressing bullying in our school community.
On and leading up to the day, students will learn about types of bullying, online bullying, signs of bullying and ways to prevent bullying. The whole school will participate in activities to help raise awareness of how to prevent and deal with bullying. Students will also take a pledge to say,
More information for families is provided on the link below: https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/support-and-advice/for-families
Would your child benefit from seeing the school counsellor?
This year we have a new school counsellor who is doing a wonderful job supporting students. Emily Lim is employed by Catholic Care and works at St Joseph's on a Tuesday (three our of four weeks per month). She has many years of experience and is fully trained in her field.
The school counsellor support students and their wellbeing at school. If you would like counselling for your child please contact Mrs Charadia via the school office.
2021 School Fees
For families that have submitted a Request to Pay via Instalment Form or who previously had a Request to Pay via Instalments in 2020, your first instalment was due last week, 28 February 2021.
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.
SJB School Enrolment Package - Kindergarten 2022 NOW OPEN
Happy Birthday
24 March: Hayes G Yr4
25 March: Andy O Kinder
26 March: Miles E Yr2 & Rosalind K Yr3
28 March: Xavier H Kinder, Aubrey H Yr5
29 March: Huon C Yr5
30 March: Zachary S Kinder, Gabriella Q Yr4 & Lillian G Yr6
