School Newsletter

Thank you to Emma Clark, mother of Jenson in Reception, who applied for, and won, an employee community grant through the REA Group on our behalf.  This grant of $1000 will go towards the costs of our recent playground development and we are absolutely thrilled that Emma has gone above and beyond in this way to give back to the school community.

Since 2022, St Joseph’s School has been engaged in a Partners in Practice Project with Motivate Kids Occupational Therapy. This was made possible jointly through a grant from Catholic Education South Australia and our own budgeted commitment to the professional learning of our staff.  Rochelle Mutton, Director and Senior OT, and Jordan Liseno, Senior OT, have been working with our staff and students over this time to ensure our practices and environments are supportive of students’ sensory needs, as well as developing the skills of our students to regulate in their environments to maximise learning and wellbeing.

Rochelle and Jordan will provide an opportunity for parents/caregivers to learn more about the connection between children’s wellbeing and regulation, as well regulation techniques that can be used at home to support behaviour and wellbeing.  This is an excellent opportunity for our families and should not be missed!  Please RSVP as soon as possible via this link if you are able to attend on Wednesday May 17 from 6:30-7:30pm.

As communicated prior to the term starting, our canteen is now operating on a Thursday and Friday for lunch orders. Over-the-counter sales of snacks and ice-creams will be available on these days at lunch times, and also at recess times where volunteers are available. Thank you to Maria Fiorenza who is managing the canteen service this term.

Please note, due to lunch items needing to be ordered then collected offsite, lunch orders need to be completed on the QKR app by 11am each Wednesday for the Thursday and Friday service.

This reduced capacity for both food choices and opening times is an interim measure as we continue to explore other viable options for a food service for our students. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Our students will have the opportunity to purchase a lovely gift for the special women in their lives this Thursday in preparation for Mother’s Day on Sunday.  Items will cost between $2 and $6.  A huge thank you goes to the following parent volunteers who have made this event possible – Graziella P, Lori W, Ashleigh D, Loretta D and Caterina V.

Today, year 3/4AF hosted a Mother’s Day Liturgy. This was a celebration for all our wonderful Mothers, Grandmothers and important female people in our lives. We hope you all have a wonderful day on Sunday spent with your loved ones.

Last term we raised money for Project Compassion. Caritas Australia uses these funds to support the communities who are struggling and need urgent funds to help the achieve their developmental goals and build a better future for all. This year’s slogan was ‘For All Future Generations’ and showcased storied from Nepal, Zimbabwe, Vietnam and Australia. We did this two ways – we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday where students donated a gold coin in return for a pancake, and we sent home Project Compassion boxes to all our families to donate any loose change they had over a 6 week period. It was very pleasing to see the overwhelming support we received from both of these fundraisers.

We raised $306.00 through the Shrove Tuesday pancake Day and $536.40 from the Project Compassion boxes. Thank you to everyone who supported this fundraiser. I know the money will be used to help vulnerable people.

Caritas Australia and Catholic Earthcare invites you to an ecological action event online. In 2 hours take 10 actions to care for creation in your home, centred around the themes of energy, nature, waste, food, First Nations peoples, water, transportation, prayer and education. To engage in this event, it would be best to engage on Zoom via phone, iPad, or laptop. Wednesday, May 17th from 4pm, (3:30pm ACST).

Bookings are essential via this link: 

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1051574

A reminder the next Community Mass is on Sunday, 21st May at 9am at Sacred Heart Church. This will be hosted by Nazareth Catholic College.

Next will be Sunday, 28th May at 9am at Sacred Heart Parish Church. Immaculate Heart of Mary School will be hosting this Mass.

On Sunday, 25th June, 9am at Sacred Heart Parish, St Joseph’s will be hosting the family Mass. It would be great if you could put this date in your diary to attend.

You might see some familiar faces in this week's episode of Behind the News. Some of our year 3/4 students are featured in a shout out at the 15:00 min mark.

You can watch the episode here 👇

Delilah is a year 4 student here at St Joseph's and here is some interesting information about her cheerleading journey.

🤩 Delilah’s club is Skybound Elite and her team name is Altitude

🏆 They'll be competing in the Global Dance Competition and Cheer Games on the 20th and 21st of May at the Hawaiian Convention Centre

🌎 Athletes from all over the world will be competing

4️⃣ This is Delilah’s 4th year of cheerleading for Skybound Elite.

🤸‍♂️ The team have been training for 12 months for this competition!

We wish Delilah and the Altitude team all the best at their upcoming competition!

OSHC bookings do not carry over each term. Please remember to book your children in via the SPIKE app.