Principals Message

Dear Families

What a week it has been, one of our best celebrations of Catholic Schools Week and acknowledgement of 200 years of Catholic Education.

We started the week with a Liturgy to open the celebrations. 

• On Monday Kinder created their plant memento gifts for the Woodburn community and prepared cards for the Josephite Sisters- founders of our school (Acts of Kindness)
• On Tuesday Year 3 did role-plays for the students highlighting the important values of kindness, peacemaking and being humble. Year 4 wrote thank you letters to the Josephite Sisters ( Acts of thanks and love).
• On Wednesday we got to attend our first whole school Mass in over a year to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.  Following this Stage 3 presented the memento plant gifts to the shops and businesses in Woodburn for their support of our school and then did a clean up of Woodburn park(Acts of thanks and service).
• On Thursday Stage 1 presented a video of 'What I love about my school' (Thanks Mr Sandral). Then with some of our parents, we excitedly participated in the 'How well do you know St Joseph's?' Scavenger hunt (Thanks to Miss Taylor) in BFF groups. Finishing up with some of the parents staying for lunch with their children.
• Today and throughout the week in the light of us celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education we have been reflecting with gratitude on our founders, the Josephite Sisters, and our past and present students, families and staff who have all played a part in making St Joseph's an amazing Catholic School

As we continue on from this week we will always remember the past, celebrate the present and go forward into the future with great faith and hope!
 

We are so excited that the St Joseph's Community Fair and Fireworks is back and will now be held on Friday 14 May 2021.

Last week paper copies of the flyer about the Fair, the raffle prizes and a new volunteer sheet for the changed date were sent home. As noted on the volunteer sheet please text Tracey on the number provided if you are able to assist. WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT PARENT SUPPORT. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. Thank you to those parents who put their name down for the previous date, however, we need you to register again with Tracey for the new date if you are able to assist. 

The proceeds of the Fair this year will go towards updating the furniture for the Stage 2 classroom. We are working to get contemporary furniture throughout the school to offer students different ways to do their learning. 

MOTHER'S DAY WEEK 3 (SUNDAY MAY 9)

In Week 3 to celebrate our Mums, the Parent Forum have organised a Mother's Day Stall for Thursday 6 May 2021. The gifts on sale for the children to buy will be $5 each. This is not a fundraiser, the gifts that have been purchased cost $5.  Each student will be able to purchase one present, they will be offered the opportunity to purchase a second gift(for a grandparent etc,) if there are any gifts remaining. 

We are also organising a Mothers Day Breakfast for Thursday 6 May, followed by a Liturgy in the Library. The breakfast will be 7 am- 8.45 am. 

A google form was sent home yesterday via compass. This will assist us with catering for the breakfast and to organise a roster for the dads to help with the cooking and the serving. Please complete the google form by Tuesday 4 May 2021  

KINDERGARTEN 2022

The year seems to be flying away from us and it is time already to begin kindergarten enrolments for 2022.

We will be holding our Kindy Information Night on Tuesday 25 May. If you have children ready to begin school next year, or if you know of anyone who may be interested in enrolling in Kindergarten (or any other year) in 2022, the Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 25 May at 6 pm.

PUPIL FREE DAY WEDNESDAY 5 MAY 2021

A reminder that next Wednesday 5 May is a pupil free day.

Staff across the whole of the Lismore Diocese will participate in a Staff Proclaim Day.  Our staff will combine with St Joseph's Coraki and St Joseph's Alstonville at Alstonville for the day. We appreciate your support of this important day of staff development. 

CURRENT COVID GUIDELINES 

• Students and staff with even mild symptoms of COVID 19 are not to attend school. Parents of symptomatic children should provide evidence of a negative result prior to returning to school. In circumstances where children have other medical reasons for recurrent symptoms, a letter from the GP is sufficient to negate the requirement for a negative test.

• We will continue our regular COVID safe practices of student's hand sanitising on entry to the classrooms and after mealtimes and during the day.  

WEEK 2 HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR

• Catholic Schools Week
• 200 Years of Catholic Education
• Our first whole school Mass in over a year, thanks, Fr Jim.
• Our past and present students, families and staff
• The Josephite Sisters.
• The 'How well do you know St Joseph's, Scavenger Hunt. 
• Our Community Fair and Fireworks is back on!
• Jed and Reily for representing our  Richmond Zone at the Diocesan Level Rugby Trials.

Have a wonderful weekend!  

Regards