Dear Families,
Welcome to the 2024 school year. We hope that all families enjoyed wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations, as well as a terrific holiday period. The January break certainly provided us with a mix of all seasons. From hot days to drenching rain, the break had it all. We hope that all families enjoyed time to rest, relax and rejuvenate.
As a staff we officially commenced the school year on Monday 29th January. We were most fortunate to be led in a professional learning day with a focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning led by Mrs Patrice Wiseman. Patrice has extensive experience and a wealth of expertise in the area of Positive Behaviour for Learning. As a staff we reflected and reviewed what were previously the SJB ‘School Rules’ to a contemporary focus on ‘School Wide Expectations’ for all. Over the coming weeks we will share further information on our updated ‘School Wide Expectations’ with the community. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Patrice throughout 2024.
Whilst the first day of the school year was Monday, many of the staff have been onsite and/or working from home busily planning and preparing for the return of students. We thank all staff for their dedication and hard work in ensuring a smooth and wonderful start to the school year. We thank our families for making bookings for the beginning of the year Learning Interviews and for your support with ensuring students were punctual to their interviews.
This year we welcome the return of a number of dedicated and committed St John the Baptist staff who are well known to the parish and school communities. We also welcome new staff members to the St John the Baptist community. We warmly welcome Amanda Heidenrijk - Year 3/4 teacher, Mrs Brylie Johnson - Year 3/4 teacher, Mr Christian der Kinderen - Year 5/6 teacher and Sustainability Leader, Mrs Melissa Lynch - Prep Teacher & Mrs Franca Paduano - Learning Diversity/Wellbeing Leader. We are very excited as our SJB team brings a wonderful mix of experience, expertise, pedagogical knowledge, passion and dedication as a group of educators. We look forward to continuing to collaborate, learn and grow together to provide our students with a quality education.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our school community as a whole on Thursday. It is always great to see how students have grown and changed over their break, as well as sharing in the excitement of getting to know their teacher and settling in with new classmates. We always look forward to welcoming our Preps and settling them in as our newest members of our St John’s community. We wish everyone a fabulous start to the school year and look forward to working in partnership with our families and community, as we work together to create an environment for our students to thrive and flourish.
We invite all families to join us for the Beginning of School Year mass to be celebrated on Friday 9th February, at 11:00am.
Congratulations to Katie, Marty and Zac on the safe arrival of their little boy and brother, Mason Daniel. Mason safely arrived on Thursday 28th December. We wish you all every happiness and know that Mason will bring much love and joy to your family.
Do you hold a Services Australia Health Care Card/Concession Card, or are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander? Then you may be eligible to receive the CSEF and School Fees Concession Program.
Please complete the attached forms and return to school ASAP, along with a copy of your Centrelink Pension Concession Card.
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CSEF Application FormDownload |
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School Fee Concession FormDownload |
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School Concession Fee - InformationDownload |
Reflecting on the PAST
Embracing the PRESENT
Growing towards the FUTURE
Living in the SPIRIT
Responding to GOD in all.