St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Wandal Newsletter

The end of the school year is always a challenging time, yet it is filled with hope too. Everyone is getting tired from the busy year that has gone before us, and then we fill this part of the year with numerous events to celebrate another year's passing. It’s a time to say farewell to Miss Bridget Fox who has been great contributor to our community and a time to say goodbye to our Year Six students and wish them well for their futures. Along with these students, we acknowledge the families that will no longer be doing drop-offs and pick-ups at St Joseph’s as it’s time for their child to move on from this school. All those leaving have shared in some part of the life of St Joseph’s and contributed to the culture that exists. We appreciate their contributions and hope they continue with zeal into the future.

I wish everyone joy and blessings this Christmas and look forward to seeing everyone return safely in 2024.

“To Love is to Serve”

Bernadette Brennan

2024 TEACHING STAFF – new section

Leadership:

Principal - Bernadette Brennan

Assistant to the Principal Religious Education - Rheanna Starr

Assistant to the Principal Curriculum - Janette McLennan

Class Teachers:

Prep White - Louise Effeney

Prep Gold - Emma Murphy

Year 1 White - Anna McKenzie

Year 1 Gold - Sarah O’Leary

Year 2 White – Lilli-Mae Molloy

Year 2 Gold - Emily Clair

Year 3 White - Melanie Egan

Year 3 Gold - Sarah McKean / Marguerite Warren

Year 4 White – Emma Moon / Rosemary Wilson

Year 4 Gold - Annette Brightman 

Year 5 White - Kristen Jones

Year 5 Gold - Shannon McMaster

Year 6 White - Aidan Godbaz / Annette Gillis

Year 6 Gold - Brittany Harris

Inclusive Education:

Michelle Hannah, Hayley Hutchinson, Andrea Rutherford, Julia Greene, Phil Standen, Anne Standen.

Specialist Teachers:

STEM – Leah Muhling, Hayley Hutchinson, Michelle Hannah

Auslan - Aidan Godbaz

Physical Education – Elli Lorraway          

The Arts - Jody Walker

Thank you, Parents and Caregivers,

Wow!  Another academic year is almost over!  I would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to all of you.

Thank you for having confidence in us, allowing us to help your children grow as learners and as humans. 

Thank you for helping us to develop our learning dispositions of resilience, resourcefulness, responsibility, reasonableness, reflection, and respect.

Thank you for your unfailing support - for the teams you coached, for the events you attended and for the posts you liked.

Thank you for the homework you supervised, the learning goals you helped us to monitor and the successes you helped us celebrate.

Thank you.  For those of you who are about to end your association with us, don’t be a stranger.  For those of you continuing with us in 2024, let’s do this all again!

Thank you to our teachers and support staff.

The 2023 year is almost over, but before it is, I would like to thank all the amazing staff here at Wandal who have done such an outstanding job.

Thanks to the teachers and other members of the leadership team for the care, planning, dedication, humour and excellence you have shown throughout another hectic year.

Thank you to the support staff (teacher assistants, secretaries, library and IT staff, tuckshop, cleaners, grounds people and everyone else who I have accidentally forgotten!  Thank you for all the things, big and small, that have helped to make Wandal fabulous.

I wish those of you not continuing with us well and look forward to all that 2024 will bring each of us.

Merry Christmas!

Finally, to the amazing students here at St Joseph’s Wandal.

Thank you for your enthusiasm, the way you worked hard each day, the way you cared for each other and the way you accepted the challenges that 2023 brought you way.

For those of you leaving us, goodbye and good luck.  Enjoy your new adventures!

Have a lovely break,

Janette

We aim to have report cards uploaded to parent lounge on Friday.  A reminder to all year six parents that these reports will only be available for a limited time and will need to be downloaded in the next 60 days.

Don’t forget to check out some of the events happening locally over the school holidays.

Rockhampton Museum of Art https://www.rmoa.com.au/Whats-On/School-Holiday-Activities

Rockhampton Library Crafternoon https://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/CommunityEvents/Events-Activities/Crafternoon-Southside-Library-2023

St Joseph’s Cathedral ‘Lights of Christmas’ https://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/CommunityEvents/Events-Activities/The-Lights-of-Christmas-St-Joseph39s-Cathedral

Coming early this year…….

Saturday 2nd December ‘23    8.30am – 11.30am

Junior Development Day precedes our Development Program for children from

9 years to 16 years –     Girls & Boys born 2014/2015 up to those born 2008/2009

Rocky Touch Junior Development Program is free for any girl or boy wishing to learn and develop skills of the game from some of Rocky’s very best junior coaches.

Our follow on development programs will be run thereafter for each division individually according to coaches’ schedules (check our Facebook Page & Website for dates, times etc).

The development Program will culminate in selections for Rockhampton Junior representative teams to attend the 2024 Junior State Cup.  HOWEVER,  the main focus is on SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

Anyone interested in attending the Development Day please email name and age division for 2024 to admin@rockytouch.com.

Players to wear shoes, hat, sunscreen and bring water bottle.

If your child is keen to participate in the development program but cannot attend the original Development Day, please contact Michelle at admin@rockytouch.com or keep watch for the continuing program dates and information on our facebook page or this website.

Reminder that all medication held at school is to be collected on students final day of school.

New medication forms will be required for the 2024 school year.  Please take the time over the Summer break to ensure your child (rens) medical action plan is up to date.