NEWSLETTER ~ TERM 3 ~ No. 1 ~ 23 July 2020

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK - Aaron Richards Welcome back Welcome back to Term 3. It has been wonderful seeing the children walk through the gate with big smiles on their faces, eager to catch up with their friends and teachers. I would like to thank the parents who took the time to pop in to catch up with the teachers. The teachers greatly appreciated the positive welcome that many parents have provided. The inquiry focus for the second half of the year is called “Step Up”. It will be initiated by looking at Jesus or the Saints and consider how they stepped up to evangelise the Good News. The topic will then move in various directions depending on the interests and ideas the children have that relate their lives to the focus. I will be interested to see how the inquiry develops over the next few months. Choir Children from years 5-8 are welcome to join the choir. We will practice from 12:45 on Tuesday lunchtimes, for about half an hour. At this stage we are hoping the Catholic Jubilate will be happening later in the year and we will learn songs for that occasion. There might also be other suitable times for us to perform later in the year (grandparents day and/or end of year celebrations?). The choir is a great way to improve singing and musical skills (although you don't need to be able to read music to be a part of the choir) and to have fun!

Learner-Led Conferences Learner-Led Conferences have been part of the St

Joseph’s School Learning programme for well over

12 years. When the conferences were initiated, St

Joseph’s School was at the forefront of what is now a

well established process that has been adopted by

most schools throughout the country.

Learner-led Conferences provide children with an

opportunity to celebrate their learning with their

parents. Sharing and articulating their learning as

well as achievement is key to success for learners.

Parents can support this process by acknowledging

progress and praising their child on his or her

achievement. The conferences are facilitated by the

teachers who are available to clarify information for

parents.

The Learner-Led conferences will take place on the

3rd and 4th of August. The Junior Teachers (Year 1-

4) will contact parents to organise a conference time

with you. An invitation will be sent out to parents of

children in the Senior team (Year 5-8) to make an

online booking. Please note that children who are

younger than 6 years of age may not be required to

attend a conference as reporting student achievement

at this age is approached differently.

The mid-year written report will be provided to

parents at the Learner-Led Conference. The report is

a summary of student achievement in the core

subjects of Religious Education, Reading, Writing

and Mathematics. Effective reporting priorities

conversation in favour of written report. This is a

process similar to that used at many secondary

schools such as St Bede’s College. Over time, it is

my hope that many of the practices used at Catholic

primary and secondary schools are aligned.

Congratulations

A huge congratulations to Angela Bennett and her

husband Dillon who have announced they are

expecting the birth of a daughter towards the end of

the year. I know that we will all share in the joy of

their first born child.

Community Consultation (from St Joseph's Board of Trustees and Principal) Thank you to the parents who attended the Parent Consultation evening that was held in March this year. As a follow on from this event, we have made the decision to appoint Terri Johnstone. Terri is an experienced, independent consultant who will come into our school to canvas our parent community. This will be done by gathering information from you to help inform the strategic direction and priorities going forward. We ask that you please look out for a survey link from ‘Catalyst for Change Ltd’. This link will direct you to a survey across a secure network and will remain confidential! We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey as St Joseph’s School prides itself on being a community of learners in partnership with parents.

PMP ROSTER—Term 3 Monday Tuesday

Term 3 Mass & Liturgy Timetable (updated—changes in blue)

Class Liturgy

On Friday in the School Hall

11am & 11:45am

Parents Welcome!

Friday Mass

This class joins the Mass in

the Parish Centre at 9:10am

Parents welcome!

Sunday Mass 8:30am

at St Gregory’s Church

The classes join the Parish Mass with their

family at our Sunday Mass at 8:30am

Week 1 - 20/7- 24/7

No liturgy Kealy 1 Sunday 26 July

Timoney 2, Ashby 2 and McAuley 3

Week 2 - 27/7- 31/7 Ashby 1 McAuley 1

Week 3 - 3/8- 7/8 Mercy 1 McAuley 2

Week 4 - 10/8- 14/8 Kealy 1 Assumption Liturgy McAuley 3

Week 5 - 17/8- 21/8 McAuley 4 McAuley 4

Week 6 - 24/8- 28/8

Timoney 1

Hanrahan 1

Sunday 30 August

Timoney 1 & 3 and Hanrahan 2 (tbc)

Week 7 - 31/8- 4/9 No Liturgy Timoney 2/3 now T4

Hanrahan 2

Week 8 - 7/9- 11/9

McAuley 2

Social Justice Liturgy

Timoney 1

Week 9 - 14/9-18/9

Principal’s Liturgy

Timoney 3

Sunday 20 September

Mercy 4 and Hanrahan 1 (tbc)

Friday 25 September— Whole School Mercy Mass at St Gregory’s Week 10 - 21 – 25/9

Faith Fact - Week 1 ~ 20—24 July based on “Our Faith, Our Future” (a pastoral letter from Bishop Paul Martin SM) outlining his vision for the future of the diocese.

‘My own best teachers are people of all ages who are my family, friends, those I have worked with in parishes and taught alongside in schools. Every one of these groups knows that to live is to change and to be perfect is to have changed often.’

SUNDAY MASS Being part of a Catholic community means we invite

classes to attend and participate in the 8:30am parish

Mass on a Sunday at St Gregory's Church. This

week Timoney 2, Ashby 2 and McAuley 3 are down

to attend.

Thank you for supporting the special character of our

school. Angela Bennett (Acting DRS)

Week 3

3-4 Aug

Abao

Higgins

Hill

Salvan

Week 4

10 - 11 Aug

Ollattupuram Albert

Vega Reynoso

Blackburn

Kamo-Vertogen

Week 5

17 - 18 Aug

Tamagushiku

Coxon

Dorado

Idanan

Week 6

24 - 25 Aug

Arthur

Healy

Sutherland

Mendoza

Week 7

31 Aug - 1 Sep

Whitby

John

Hovenden

Stephen

Week 8

7 - 8 Sep

Romero

Ahn

Villarojo

Macaspac

Week 9

14 - 15 Sep

Docherty

Fenemor

Dumo

Holtslag

PTA FRIDAY LUNCHES

“Friday Lunches” will resume tomorrow

with BBQ Sausages—$1.50.

Orders and cash taken before school from the

Hall kitchen. Lunches will alternate each

Friday between Sausages ($1.50) and Hot

Dogs ($2.50)

Thank you to this term’s volunteer helpers:

24 July Tash Edlin Melinda Sweeney

31 July Kala Zivkovic Jude Pryce

7 Aug Suzy Smith Cindy Chapman

14 Aug Vicki Hubble Kim Ric-Hansen

21 Aug Stacey Ryder Brenda Vivian

28 Aug Jessie Fyall Gerardine Baxter

4 Sept Sara Golding Jenni Krammer

11 Sept Denise Howse Catherine de Bruin

18 Sept Tash Edlin Koree Roberts

25 Sept Mercy Day, TBA