Principal's Report

Dear Parents

We trust you enjoyed celebrating Mother’s Day on the weekend. 

Please find below a prayer and reading for the Mothers, Grandmothers and Carers in our lives.

Lord, bless our mothers.

Draw close to them and hear their prayers

for their children.

Give them the grace of surrendered love –

a love that images the love of our

heavenly mother, Mary.

May all mothers find daily

the strength to love generously,

the patience to endure graciously,

and the grace to live their vocation of

motherhood joyously.

We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ,

Amen

The Gospel Reading for Sunday 9 May 21

John 15:9-17

Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love.

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete.

This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.

I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

This I command you: love one another.”

New Staff Member Term 3 2021

We are delighted to welcome Ms Kirsty Lisowski to the staff of St Joseph's School commencing term 3.

Ms Lisowski is a collaborative and passionate teacher with extensive experience in teaching special needs students. She has demonstrated experience in the implementation of the Diocesan approach to learning based upon the 14 Parameters of Lyn Sharratt and the Collaborative Inquiry Initiative.   

Ms McMeniman will continue as the Stage 3 teacher. 

Ms Lisowski will have some time in Stage 3 and Stage 1. We are confident that she will bring great experience to the school.

Cross Country

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Cross Country in Barraba! Well done to you all. For those who qualified for Eastern Creek - Aila McBain; Fletcher Barratt; Bobby Chard; Patrick Wright; Mary Arandale; and  Danika Elliot   - this is a great effort. Please see Mrs Chard’s Sports report for further details!.