School News
ptio St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Handbook
PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)
Whole School Expectation - Weekly Focus for Students
Be responsible!
Use your words or ask for help. Physical contact is not okay!
The PB4L Team
Bicycle Policy and Permission Form
At St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, the riding of bicycles to and from school is encouraged and is the responsibility of parents and carers outside of the school. St Joseph’s aims to support parents and carers by providing a shared understanding of road safety education, school procedures and the safe riding of bicycles to ensure the health, safety and welfare of our students.
Before riding a bicycle to school students must have a signed Bicycle Riders Parental Permission Form. By signing the form, parents also acknowledge: responsibility for their child riding to and from school, that they have spoken to their child about bicycle safety, and that they have explained the St Joseph’s Bicycle Policy to the child (see below).
It is recommended that students under 10 years of age, DO NOT ride bicycles to or from school unless accompanied by an adult accepting responsibility for the student and identifying the safest route to and from school.
ACTION:
If your child rides a bike to school, read the policy and if you haven't already done so sign the attached permission form. Please do this even if you have signed the previous form.
Mr Miguel Aguilera
Assistant Principal
Dismissal Arrangement - Walkers
Should you need to contact the school requiring your child to change their dismissal arrangements, please ensure you include in your email your child's destination to enable the school to direct them to the correct dismissal area.
Three walker assembly options are as follows:
WALKERS - BASKETBALL COURT/PARK ROAD
- For students who cross Park Road at school crossing
- For students who walk down the pathway on Park Road towards beach.
WALKERS ROWAN STREET
- For students exiting west on Park Road and cross over Rowan Street.
- For students who walk down Rowan Street towards Hutton Avenue
WALKERS HUTTON AVENUE
- For students who exit the back of the school on Hutton Avenue.
Mathematics at St Joseph's
Challenging Maths continued in Year 6 this week. Students were posed with the following problem and worked collaboratively to find a solution, explain their thinking and justify their working out.
Stage 3 teachers spent Monday co-planning and collaborating with Mr Boss from the Catholic Education Office, Mr Aguilera and Mrs Walls. Watch out Years 5 and 6, more challenges are coming your way!
Fabiola Walls
Year 4 Support Teacher
Walk Safely to School Day
St Joseph's participated in the 'Walk Safely to School Day' last Friday. Staff, students and parents enjoyed a beautiful walk in the sunshine and definitely felt the benefits of an early morning walk. I think the final count was approximately 130 students. Well done St Joseph’s on walking safely to school!
Yrs 3-6 Badminton
Stage 2 and Stage 3 have been developing their striking skills and ability to grip the racket and control the shuttlecock with the direction of qualified coaches from the Australian International Sports Organisation. Students will continue with the 4-week program on Wednesdays till Week 7.
National Simultaneous Storytime
Yesterday, Wednesday 24 May, St Joseph's participated in National Simultaneous Storytime, an event where a chosen book written by an Australian Author and an Australian Illustrator is read at 11am across the country. This year the book was The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young and Heath McKenzie. To celebrate this event teachers at St Joseph's coordinated a special reader's theatre. Please enjoy the photos below.
Library News
In the library at lunch on Monday and Tuesday we have different activities, one of the activities this week was recycled robot construction. K-2 had a wonderful time constructing their masterpieces.
Last term we had the pleasure of having a number of Dads visit the library in the mornings, to share the space and books with their children. This was an initiative of the Fathering Project and it was evident from these special visits that both the father's and their children loved the opportunity to share the library and a story together.
Library Class Times
Due to library visits being fortnightly students are able to borrow up to 4 books during their fortnightly library lessons.
Students library class visits for Term 2 will be as follows.
ODD WEEKS | |
|---|---|
| MONDAY | Year 6, 5J,1M & KM |
| TUESDAY | Year 3 & 2M |
| EVEN WEEKS | |
|---|---|
| MONDAY | 5M, 4M, 1J & KJ |
| TUESDAY | 4J & 2J |
Library Borrowing - Kinder
Kindergarten students will continue to have a weekly borrowing session on Fridays. They will still visit the library fortnightly for library enrichment lessons, but will not borrow during this time.
School Uniform
From Monday 29 May all students are required to wear the full winter uniform.
Items available from the school office are as follows:
Legionnaire Hat: $18
Slouch Hat: $20
Girls Tab Ties: $9
Boys Ties: $20
School Bags: $40
EFTPOS is the preferred payment option.
ICAS Assessments
Years 3-6 students at St Joseph’s have the opportunity to participate in the University of New South Wales ICAS Assessments this year.
ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Digital Technologies and is not compulsory.
If your child is interested, parents must register and pay online by Monday 31 July 2023 through the Parent Payment System, NO payment will be taken via the school office.
Access details for parents:
| Your school access code is: | XHL569 |
| Your parent page link is: | https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps |
SUBJECT | SITTING WINDOWS | COST |
| Digital Technologies | 7 Aug – 11 Aug 2023 - Exact Sitting Date TBC | $19.25 |
| Writing | 7 Aug – 11 Aug 2023 - Exact Sitting Date TBC | $23.65 |
| English | 14 Aug – 18 Aug 2023 - Exact Sitting Date TBC | $19.25 |
| Science | 21 Aug – 25 Aug 2023 - Exact Sitting Date TBC | $19.25 |
| Spelling Bee | 21 Aug – 25 Aug 2023 - Exact Sitting Date TBC | $19.25 |
| Mathematics | 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2023 - Exact Sitting Date TBC | $19.25 |
2024 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN (Kindergarten 2024)
2024 Kindergarten are now open and enrolment packages are available from the school office.
Happy Birthday
Wishing all our students a very happy birthday who celebrated their special day over the last week.
19 May - Cristiano H Year 3 & Hannah L Year 1
20 May - Ethan M Year 6 & George W Year 3
23 May - Elle A Year 4 and Georgia H Year 2
24 May - Daisy W Year 1
25 May - Loreli G Year 5, Leo S Year 5, Ned S Year 5 and Patrick L Year 1
Sports Uniform Days - Term 2
Students will be required to wear their PE uniform on the following days.
Year | Days required to wear sports uniform |
|---|---|
Kindergarten | Wednesday & Friday |
Year 1 | Monday & Wednesday |
Year 2 | Tuesday & Thursday |
Year 3 | Wednesday & Thursday |
Year 4 | Wednesday & Friday |
Year 5 | Monday & Wednesday |
Year 6 | Wednesday & Friday (Weeks 4-7 15 May-9 June) |
Tuesday & Friday (Weeks 8-10 12 June-30 June) |
South Coast Netball Gala Day
On Tuesday 20 June 2023, the South Coast Netball Gala Day will be held for nominated students. Please ensure the Compass Event permission is completed at your earliest convenience so we can replace any students who are unable to attend. We are still seeking the support of parent volunteers to assist with some umpiring and team managing on the day.
If you are available, please indicate in the questions tab on the Compass Event.
2023 Diocesan Cross Country
Congratulations to all the St Joseph’s students who participated in the 2023 Diocesan Cross Country Championship in Nowra on Tuesday.
It was a beautiful day and the St Joseph’s students represented our school exceptionally well. All students showed outstanding school spirit, determination and persistence when competing on the challenging course against strong competitors. It was noticed by staff, parents and officials the lovely way students supported and encouraged one another. They did themselves, their parents and school very proud. Thank you to Mrs Bailey who was an official for our school and Mrs Grose and Mrs Smith for their time in training and supporting the students in the lead up and on the day.
The SJB squad was awarded OVERALL CHAMPION BOYS SCHOOL & OVERALL CHAMPION GIRLS SCHOOL which resulted in St Joseph’s Bulli winning the point score for OVERALL CHAMPION SCHOOL 2023!
Students who finished in the top 8 places will go on to represent the Wollongong Diocese at the Mackillop trials. These students will be recognised on assembly this coming Friday.
Special congratulations goes to Natalia H (1st), London C (2nd), Will G (3rd), Maisy C (3rd) for their podium results and Lorelei G (4th), Arlo B (5th), George W (6th), Sebastian B (7th) who placed in the top 8 of their races and were selected in the Wollongong Diocesan team. These talented runners will now compete in NSWCPS Cross Country Championships at Sydney Equestrian Centre on June 13.
We wish them the very best of luck!
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 Quickcliq.
Lunch orders
Orders for lunch can only be made through QUICKCLIQ. Please note that orders close at 9.15am daily. Orders cannot be placed after this time.
Catholic Care
OOSH, Out of School Hours care at St Joseph's
Email: bullioosh@catholiccare.dow.org.au
Mobile: 0437 713 067
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 requireacasual booking please do this viathe 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.
Community Notices
Holy Spirit Colleg - Peter Pan Jr Production
Wollongong Running Festival
If you would like to be part of a running challenge to reach new heights at the Wollongong Running Festival, visit the link below. Did you know you can create a Primary School Team for the Peoplecare 2k Kids run? $1000 is up for grabs for the primary school with the most registrations and a chance to create the WRF Mascot!
Visit this link for more information