School News

 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Handbook

PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Whole School Expectation - Weekly Focus for Students

Use a strategy to respond respectfully when you are feeling upset, overwhelmed or angry. It starts with you!

The PB4L Team

2024 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN (Kindergarten 2024)

2024 Kindergarten are now open and enrolment packages are available from the school office.

Bulli Mine Disaster Commemoration Service

It was a privilege and honour to represent the school community at the 2023 Bulli Mine Disaster Commemorative Service today, which was held  at the Bulli Anglican Church. This disaster occurred on 23 March 1887 where 81 miners lost their lives, some as young as 14 years of age. We listened to several politicians pay their respects along with a descendant of Sir Humphry Davy, who invented  ‘The Miner’s Safety Lamp’. The ‘Arcadians Lamplighters’ sung three songs in tribute to the miners and their families. This is a significant event in Bulli’s History and one always to remember in prayer. 

At the conclusion of the service we laid a bouquet of flowers at the memorial site in honour of those who died. Thank you to Mrs Smith who accompanied us at the service.

Hannah M, Minerva B, Kobi C & Lachie G (Year 6 Leaders)

Year 1 - Gymnastics 

Year 1 and Kinder continue to enjoy participating in the Gymnastics Sporting Schools program on Tuesdays where they have been learning to perform movement skills in a variety of sequences. This week year 1 focussed on balancing and the skills required to stay balanced. The students were given opportunities to use the hula hoop and perform locomotor skills using different body parts to travel in different directions with a focus on control and balance.

Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong - Lighting The Way 2023

Book Club - 2023 Edition 2 - Closes tomorrow

Students have now received Book Club Edition 2 2023.  Edition 2 2023 will close tomorrow, Friday 24 March 2023.

Books will be delivered in the week beginning 3 April 2023.

How Do I Order?

Parents Guide to Access and Ordering Book Club

Please see attachment below, giving you a guideline as to how to order your child/rens Book Club.  All orders are to be placed online.  Cash is NOT accepted.

Lost Property

If any of the items in this photo belong to you, please come to the office and collect.

Get ready for The Big Vegie Crunch!

On Thursday 30 March at 10am our school will be joining hundreds of schools across NSW to break the record for the most students crunching vegetables simultaneously.

But we need your help to make it a success!

On Thursday 30 March, please pack your child a container of vegetables (not fruit this time) for them to crunch on.

Need some ideas?

• carrot, celery, cucumber – cut into sticks or left whole
• capsicum – cut into sticks or wedges
• corn – raw baby corn spears or a cooked corn cob
• broccoli or cauliflower florets - raw or lightly cooked to keep their crunch
• tomatoes – small cherry tomatoes or a large tomato that can be eaten like an apple
• beans or snow peas - raw or lightly cooked to keep their crunch
• mushrooms – sliced or left whole
• if fresh veg isn’t possible, try canned or frozen vegetables instead

The canteen will be providing corn on the cob in support of the Big Vegie Crunch. These can be ordered online using quickcliq.com.au.  The cost is $1.20ea

Big Vege Crunch

During Week 10 (March 27 

- March 31) St Joseph’s will be celebrating the Big Veggie Crunch. This is a health promotion to encourage children in NSW to eat enough veggies on a daily basis. On Thursday 30 March at 10am the Big Veggie Crunch will attempt to break the record for the highest number of children eating vegetables at the same time in NSW. 

The Year 6 Health and Wellbeing Committee have this week provided each class with a Big Veggie Crunch table to track the veggies each class is crunching that week and a competition entry form. To promote the healthy eating initiative, we will be running a school wide competition for students to design a Veggie Mascot. The Health and Wellbeing committee will be looking for the most fun, cool and creative design. The winner from each grade will be shared in the newsletter and the top 5 entries will be submitted to the Big Veggie Crunch website, where the winning mascot will be used in all promotional material and resources NSW wide for the 2024 Big Veggie Crunch. 

Please return all competition entries to the office by Wednesday 29 March.

Year 6 Health and Wellbeing Committee 

School Photos - Wednesday 26 April 2023

St Joseph's School Photo Day will be held on WEDNESDAY 26 April 2023.  

Please see the image below on how to order your 2023 School Photos

Online CODE: LY9 LKX N18

SIBLING ORDERS CLOSE:         Tuesday 25 April

INDIVIDUAL ORDERS CLOSE:  Wednesday 26 April

Packages can be purchased ONLINE using VISA, Mastercard, PayPal or LatitudePay.  

Please note that all students are to wear their full summer uniform (not sports), which is as follows:

Girls Summer Uniform

• Blue school pattern tunic
• white above ankle length school socks
• black polishable leather shoes 
• Hair Ties - Navy 

Optional Summer Uniform:

• Peter Pan collared blue shirt with school logo
• Navy Culotte

Boys Summer Uniform

• Grey shorts (not cargo type)
• blue short- sleeved shirt with school logo
• grey socks
• black-polishable leather shoes 

All Fathers of SJB

Thank you to all the Dads who have joined or shown an interest in The Fathering Project.

During Term 1, in Weeks 8, 9 and 10 we are encouraging dads to bring their child/ren to the School Library in the mornings to read and help your children find books of interest. We thought this would be a great chance to be further involved in your child’s learning and help to foster a love of reading.

The Library will be open from 8.30am. Anybody who has any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Mr Matthews.

Thanks again and can't wait to see you there!

2023 Premier's Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2023 has just begun! The Premier’s Reading Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for pleasure and to enable students to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.

The Challenge began on the 27 February and ends on 18 August. During this time, students who read books from a set list and log their reading online will have successfully completed the challenge and will receive acknowledgement of their achievement from the Premier of New South Wales.

Parents of students who wish to take on the challenge should register by clicking the consent button in COMPASS.   Once this has been completed  a username, password and further information about how to log your books and where to access the complete Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist will be forwarded by the school. Classroom teachers and the library will keep track of all books read during class time and add these to the student’s reading logs.

This year we invite all students from K-6 to participate in the 2023 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.

Usernames will be sent home tomorrow for those that have completed the online consent.

If you have any questions or need any further assistance please feel free to reach out to Mrs Pirie in the library on Mondays or Tuesdays.

Happy Reading

Happy Birthday

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

17 March - Harry M Year 4 and Zane M Year 1

20 March - Charlotte L Year 6

21 March - Hudson M Year 6 and Emma H Year 4

23 March - Tiana B Year 1

Sports News

Sports Uniform Days - Term 1

Students will be required to wear their PE uniform on the following days for the remainder of the term.

Due to the gymnastics program Kindergarten and Year 1 has changed their sports days.  See below.

Cross Country Carnival

It was so lovely to enjoy our first whole school carnival for 2023, together at Bulli Park on Friday. Congratulations to all the students who participated competitively or in the fun event! It was a hot day, but the smiles and effort from the students prevailed.  Thank you to all the parents, carers and friends who attended the carnival and cheered on the runners.  Thank you to our generous P & F for the refreshing ice blocks. These were thoroughly enjoyed by all!  

A special thank you to the parent officials and staff for their generosity of time and effort before, during and after the carnival. These events take time to prepare and everything is done to benefit the students at St Joseph’s. All of the extra assistance and organisation are appreciated, especially those who assisted from the early hours of the day and came back to help us unload at school. 

Many hands made lighter work in the heat. THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL SCHOOL COMMUNITY!  For all things St Joseph - we give thanks! 

Congratulations to the following Age Champions: 

Congratulations to the top 3 place getters in the events Kinder, 7 and Under, 8yrs, 9yrs, 10yrs, 11yrs and 12/13yrs. These students will receive ribbons and age champion medals at our Friday afternoon assembly. Parents of these students are most welcome to attend the presentation. 

Kinder

Allegra B (1st), Harriet V (2nd), Mya T (3rd)

Sebastian R (1st), Cooper N (2nd), Elliot S (3rd) 

7 and under

Chelsea L (1st), Daisy W (2nd), Arabella P (3rd)

Patrick L (1st), Hudson B (2nd), Zane M (3rd)

8 years - 

Arlo B (1st), Madeline B (2nd), Eleanor H (3rd)

Thomas M (1st), Lucas M (2nd), Lachlan M (3rd)

9 years - 

Indiana G (1st), Lani B (2nd), Grace M (3rd)

George W (1st), Archer T (2nd), Hamish B (3rd)

10 years:

Maisie C (1st), Alana QH (2nd), Hartley B (3rd)

Saul O (1st), Will G (2nd)  and Lukas C (3rd)

11 years:

Lorelei G (1st), Andie K (2nd), Molly P (3rd)

Owen O (1st), Harry S (2nd), Ned S (3rd)

12 years:

Natalia H (1st), London C (2nd), Daphne W (3rd)

Sebastian B (1st), Hayes G (2nd) and Ethan M  (3rd)

Overall winning house will be announced at the assembly on Friday. 

The top three children in the combined 8/9yrs race, 10yrs, 11yrs and 12s, will form our squad to represent at the Diocesan Cross Country Carnival at Nowra on Tuesday, 2 May. Parents are asked to complete the permission in Compass regarding this event as soon as it becomes available. If your child is unable to participate, please contact the school office.  

We wish the squad the best of luck when they represent:

George W, Archer T, Tommy M, Arlo B, Indianna G, Lani B,  Maisie C, Alana QH, Hartley B, Saul O, Will G, Lukas C, Lorelei G, Andie K, Molly P, Owen O, Harry S, Ned S, Natalia H, London C, Daphne W, Sebastian B, Hayes G and Ethan M.

Kylie Grose & Christine Smith 

Sport Co-ordinators

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.

SJB Easter Lunch Pack

Our Canteen is offering Easter Lunch packs on Tuesday 4 April.  There are 4 Lunch packs to choose from.  Please order online through QuickCliq by 3 April.

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 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 Services

Positive Partnership - Autism Workshop

PCYC - Star Jump Challenge 2023

Holy Spirit College

PCYC - 2023 Easter School Holiday Activities