Principal's Page

Dear Parents and Carers

Last week I attended the Australia Catholic School Principals Conference in Wollongong. The theme of the conference was New Hope and New Horizons reflecting the timelessness of Hope within our changing world. The Hope we experience through our faith plays a significant role in enhancing our well being. This celebration of Catholic school leadership was a focus of the conference. The Keynote speakers spoke of Hope in the context of the influence of leaders.

One such speaker used the analogy of the characters involved in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" to articulate the elements of influence. It is important to not confuse the notion of a leaders influence with manipulation.

Ben Walden (keynote speaker), spoke of the Elements of Influence:

• Fire- Spirit (Spiritual Body) characterised by Inspiration, Values and our motivators
• Water - Heart (Emotional Body)  characterised by Relationships, Feelings and Connecting with people
• Earth-Body (Physical Body)  characterised by Personal Presence, Confidence and Energy
• Air- Mind (Mental Body)  characterised by Logic and Negotiation Strategy.

One part of my role throughout the past 5 months, has been working with the student leaders discussing the way they lead and their positive influence.

Thank you to Mr Aguilera and Mrs Smith for their leadership during my absence.

CatholicCare talk on Tweenagers 

Parents of children 8-12 are invited to a talk by Mrs Doreen Waddington, our school counsellor,  on Wednesday 31 May on the Topic: Tweenagers. This talk will cover the following:

• What are the pre-tween years?
• What is going on with my child?
• Changes and challenges
• What does my child need from me?

Mrs Waddington will run two sessions;

• Morning session - 9.00am
• Afternoon session -5.00 pm.  

Register your attendance. To date we have 14 participants registered for the morning session and 3 participants for the 5:00pm session

For all things at St Joseph’s, give thanks!

What are you grateful for this week?

Philip Moore

Acting Principal

COVID smart measures for schools and families

While COVID-19 remains an unpredictable virus, NSW Health advise that it will continue to present a health risk to the community. Accordingly, our school continues to implement baseline COVID-smart measures to help reduce the risk of transmission for students and staff members.

We ask that students who are feeling unwell be kept home and test, and only attend school when symptom free.

Please find below Covid-19 advice-for-families

Principal Awards - Friday 2 June 2

The following students will receive their Principal Awards, Friday 2 June (Term 2 Week 6).

How does my child receive a Principal's Award?

Class teachers nominate students for Blue Merit Awards and are presented at the weekly assembly.  When five Blue Merit Awards have been received, students send them to the school office to be recorded and are then eligible for a Principal’s Award. When students attain their 4th Principal Award, they are awarded a Principal’s Medallion at an assembly. End of Term awards can be included as part of the 5 awards.

Acknowledgement 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.