St Joseph’s Primary School - O'Connor
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Boronia Drive
O'Connor ACT 2602
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Email: office.sjo@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6248 9818
Fax: 02 6247 1792

Principal's Welcome Message

Dear Parents, Carers and the St Joseph’s Community,

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God of Love,
Your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us.
He is a sign of your love.
Help us walk in that love during the weeks of Advent,
As we wait and prepare for his coming.
We pray in the name of Jesus, our Saviour.
Amen.

As we head into the season of Advent, a time of waiting, we focus on all that has been done and achieved this year, but at the same time look forward to a time of renewal and celebration. Advent gives us this time to pause, think about where we are in our faith journey and then look towards the renewal that comes with the birth of Jesus. Tomorrow as a school community at our Prayer Celebration, we will focus on the HOPE that Jesus’ birth gives to us as a faith community. In the vulnerability of the baby Jesus, as we do in all our children when first born, we see the hope that life is renewed and great things await. May this be a special time for us all as we journey to Christmas.

Thank You Morning Tea and Open Classrooms

Next Wednesday 4 December, we will host the annual Thank You Morning Tea. All our community are warmly welcome to attend.

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End of Year Carols and Picnic

The St Joseph's End of Year Carols and Picnic is on Tuesday 17 December. This is always a wonderful community event, and this year the P&F would like to thank the community by providing a free sausage sizzle on the night. Thank you to YMCA who are also assisting on the night to cook and serve. Please go onto Qkr! and RSVP.  

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2020 P&F

Last Wednesday we had a wonderful turn out for the final P&F meeting of the year and the AGM. Once again thank you to all who have supported the school community this year through their involvement on the P&F. Following the AGM, we are pleased to announce the following positions for 2020:

President:                 Kate Osborn
Vice President:  Alison Marks
Secretary:    Kelly Fordham
Treasurer:   Felicity Loftus
Communications:      Rachael Whiteley-Black
Fete Coordinators:     Jane Childs / Tiffany Fletcher
Uniform Shop:          Lucy Erickson / Monique Pascoe
Canteen:                  Victoria Dolphin / Nichole Hanlon
Working Bees:           Janelle Patch
Fundraising Coordinator:             Kylie Eves
School Board Rep:     Nichole Hanlon

Also at the final meeting of the year, the P&F again generously supported the school and ELC in a number of different ways. Thank you to the P&F, and therefore to all parents and friends of St Joseph’s:

  • Following the Trivia Night raising in excess of $6000, over $3000 has been provided to the ELC to assist with playground upgrades and resourcing.
  • Due to our community events always being very popular, a second hot water urn will be bought for the school.
  • Each year the Year 6 Farewell function is supported by a donation from the P&F. This year it has been agreed to double that donation to reflect the larger class sizes we currently have.

School Board

A reminder that the School Board AGM is next Wednesday, at which Iain Slatter and Ruth Arkell will step down from their current positions.

The Board plays a vital role in the functioning of the school and is an extremely worthwhile avenue for parents to assist with the success of the school. The Board’s work is dedicated to enhancing all that happens for your children at our school and we endeavour to work towards our vision of St Joseph’s being an excellent school within a Christ-centred community. 

The School Board is comprised of elected members, voted in if necessary, who take on a two-year position on the Board. Members can only serve three consecutive terms. Please see below a link to information relating to nominations and elections for the 2020 School Board.

School Board Nomination Form 2020.pdf

Staffing

This week I am pleased to announce that Michelle Rosewell has been appointed as the new Coordinator from the start of 2020. Michelle had been appointed to a classroom role, but will now also take up this leadership position at St Joseph’s.

We also congratulate Skye McPadden who has been appointed as Religious Education Coordinator (REC) at St Thomas Aquinas from the start of 2020. Skye was already heading to St Thomas next year, but will also be taking on this important leadership position. Also earlier in the term, Skye graduated with her Masters in Religious Education. Congratulations Skye!

The Canteen Manager position, starting February 2020 is now advertised and can be accessed at https://careers.cg.catholic.edu.au/cw/en/job/496006/canteen-manager-st-josephs-primary-oconnor-act.

May God’s blessings be upon all of us as we journey into the season of Advent, awaiting the coming of Jesus.

Have a great weekend.

Cameron Tarrant

Principal

cameron.tarrant@cg.catholic.edu.au