Week 8 Term 2 2025
Dear Families,
We have had another wonderful 2 weeks at St Joey's. Our amazing Community forum has been working hard planning our Community Fair, we were visited by the Bishop for Confirmation, and our students have continued to achieve our high expectations in learning and love.
Although we only have 2 more weeks in the term, there is still a lot to come.
Athletics Carnival
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Our postponed Athletics Carnival will be happening at school on Thursday, 26 June. All events other than the 200m races will happen on this day. We will also be holding our Health Hustle competition. All students need to wear their Sports Uniform, or house colours and bring a drink bottle and hat. All parents are invited to join us for this wonderful day. The 200m races will be happening on Monday, 23 June. Only students who have been given permission through Compass will be permitted to attend. |
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Woodburn Winter Festival
On Saturday, 28th June, we will be holding a stall at the Woodburn Winter festival. This will be an opportunity to share our amazing school with the wider community. It would be wonderful to have some of our students supporting us on the day, showing the children how to use the digital technologies on display and talking to others about what they love about St Joey's.
I will be developing a roster so the children will only have to donate a short period to help out. We would like the students dressed in their sports uniform whilst rostered on.
More information can be found on the Compass Event that was shared with all parents. Please give consent for this event if you would like your children to attend.
St Joseph's Cracker Night and Community Fair
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Our Community Fair has been moved to Saturday, 23rd August (from Friday, 22nd August). This decision was voted for and passed by the Community Forum to ensure the Fair didnt clash with local children's sports. Our Community is currently working hard to find sponsors for our fair to allow it to be the best possible community celebration it can be. Sponsorship letters and forms have been sent home to everyone on Compass, so if there is anyone you know who may like to sponsor a part of our fair, for as little as $100, please pass on the sponsorship details using these. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Community Forum via email sjwcforum@gmail.com |
School Disco- Wednesday 2nd July 5:00 pm
Our Community Forum is holding a School Disco for our students on Wednesday, 2nd July.
All families are invited to join us from 5 pm-6:30 pm in the School Library for this fun afternoon of dancing and catching up.
As this is a parent-run event, all students must have a designated supervisor at school for this.
There will be a sausage sizzle, drinks and lollies available for purchase.
Sausage Sizzle-$3 Poppers-$2 Lollies- $2
Canteen Roster Term 3
If you would like to be a part of our amazing canteen team, please complete this form to indicate your availability for next term. A roster will be sent to all parents who complete the form.
CLICK HERE FOR THE CANTEEN ROSTER FORM
Superstar Learners
Congratulations to this fortnight's Superstar Learners. These students have been demonstrating exemplary dedication, perseverance and a positive attitude toward all that they do in class. Upholding St Joseph's high expectations in learning and love.
Brooklyn is learning to; leave spaces between her words, write from left to right, stretch out her words and reread her writing.
Oliver has shown great persistence this week with his informative writing about dinosaurs. He also impressed his teachers with his wonderful independent work in Literacy Teams. What a superstar!
Lachlan Salmi. He's been absolutely crushing it in maths, showing incredible dedication and focus. Lachlan is always engaged in lessons, offers thoughtful responses, and never shies away from a challenge
Sonny, Jackson and Sophie have been learning how to use compass points to direct people around their 3D map. They worked well as a team and didnt give up when they faced obstacles in their design.
Izzy and Amahli have been experimenting with a variety of art concepts, including line, shape, design and texture to create their own unique, tribal inspired masks.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Congratulations to our four students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Wednesday, 11th June.
We were very blessed to have Bishop Greg Homeming celebrate the Sacrament, supported by Father Max Gow.
The children showed great reverence and enjoyed chatting with the Bishop about the importance of Confirmation and what the gift of the HOly Spirit means to them.
Thank you to everyone involved with this beautiful celebration that was greatly enjoyed by the children, families and staff.
Discus and High Jump Nominations
If your child is 8-13 years of age this year, and interested in participating in high jump or discus at Diocesan level, please collect the nomination form from the office to complete. These forms need to be signed off by an accredited coach to be considered, and unfortunately, cannot be accepted if this is unable to happen. The heights and/or distances recorded will be compared with other students in the Zone to decide who will be successful for Dio. This form must be returned to school by 26th June 2025.
1500m Nominations for Richmond Zone
If your child wishes to nominate for the 1500m at the Richmond Zone Athletics carnival, can they please see Mrs Barnes or email melissa.barnes@lism.catholic.edu.au to express their interest. Age groups are Juniors (8/9/10 years), 11 years and 12 years. If we have more than 2 nominations, a trial will be held at school to select athletes. Nominations close Monday, 23rd June.
St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival - Thursday 26th June
St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday, 26th June in our school grounds.
Children may wear blue, green and yellow coloured shirts appropriate to their Sports House and appropriate shorts. Sunscreen should be applied before leaving home and reapplied during the day. School hats must be worn.
The 200m Zone Trials will be held at Woodburn Recreation Oval on Monday, 23 June.
A timetable for the Athletics Carnival has been sent to parents via Compass.
Age Champions and the winning colour house will be announced at a special sports assembly on Friday,27th June,at 3 pm.
Important Sport Dates
Thursday 31st July Richmond Zone Athletics Carnival - Woodlawn.
Tuesday 26th August - Diocesan Athletics Carnival - Coffs Harbour.
Friday 29th August - Stage 3 Soccer, Netball and Multisport Gala Day - Lismore
PASTORAL CARE NEWS- MS DANIELLE NILON
| Kindergarten | Tayden Hickling | Brooklyn Daley |
| Year 1 | Deiaaline Ladignon | Lottie Duncan |
| Year 2 | Indie Martin | Kayde Donnelly |
| Year 3 | Sonny Feil | Sophie Symonds, Luca Skinner |
| Year 4 | Nancy Moran | Flynn Brown (Yr 3) |
| Year 5 | Brooke Cameron | Brooke Cameron |
| Year 6 | Lotte Duignan | Hazel Johnston, Chase Martin |
Our Community Forum will be holding a Whole School Disco on Wednesday, 2nd July. All families are invited to come and dance the afternoon away.
All students will need to have a supervising adult with them for the duration of the disco, as this is a parent-run event.
