Assistant Principal's Message
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And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ." |
Dear parents and carers,
Over the last few weeks, we have had the opportunity to admire the achievements and greatness of our students and our community. A wise man once said: “greatness is not about our victories or our wealth, it is knowing the meaning of life for your soul and then living it.” It is always wonderful to witness our students demonstrating great courage and commitment to those things that are important to them.
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Tournament of Minds
We are extremely proud of our Tournament of Minds teams who competed last weekend at ANU. It was the culmination of many months of sacrificed play time to prepare for this challenging event. A heartfelt thankyou to the students for representing St Joseph’s so admirably, Mrs Fletcher for her unwavering support of these students and our upper primary teachers who provided additional supervision and worked as judges across the weekend. Excitingly we have three teams who progressed to the final to be held in several weeks.
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Battle for Australia Commemoration
Last Wednesday Mr Tarrant and our defence mentor Mrs. Bauer were accompanied by 4 of our senior defence students as they attended the Battle for Australia Commemoration at the Australian War Memorial. The ceremony was an opportunity to reflect on the bravery of those who served on Australia's home front, the islands, the seas and in the skies. It was an important reminder of a challenging time for Australians between 1942 and 1945. Our student’s respectful participation and laying of a wreath honoured the legacy of those who fought for our freedom.
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Confirmation
Our Year 6 students are in the final stages of their preparation for Confirmation this Saturday at 6pm. Today the students took part in a Confirmation retreat day and tomorrow they will spend time meeting with Archbishop Prowse in preparation for their ceremony on Saturday. We keep all our students as well as the children from the Parish in our prayers, as they confirm the promises made when they were baptised.
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Code Club
St Joseph’s will continue to host Code Club in Term 4. The club is held during a break time at school. Please see the attached information if you think your child may be interested.
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Trivia Night
On Saturday evening our Community Council hosted a very successful Trivia evening. We have the greatest gratitude for Frances McNamara and Dale Percival for all their work behind the scenes and to Rob Scott for being our MC for the night. Thank you to all those parents who contributed prizes, donations, and their time to ensure the evening was a success. It was fantastic to see so many parents and members of our extended community as they tested their Olympics knowledge!
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Community Council Open Meeting
This evening at 6:30pm we have our Community Council open meeting in an online format. It is an opportunity to give and receive feedback about a variety of things currently happening in the school. Discussion topics include 2024 NAPLAN results, newly acquired STEM resources, Admin Building Project, Playground upgrade, and Community Council projects. Please see COMPASS for the meeting link.
Yours in Christ,
Beth Hawkes