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

It was wonderful to see many from our St Joseph’s School community gather together on Saturday night to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi at our first Parish/School Mass for 2021. Thank you to Ben, Pritika, Sophie, Aaron, Marvin and Layla for leading the readings and to Ashley, Adam, Annabelle and Olivia for being our welcomers.  

Semester Reporting and Parent/Teacher Interviews

This semester, student reports across all Catholic schools in the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese will consist of grades only, with no written comments provided by teachers. Reports will be made available on the Compass Parent Portal on Wednesday 16 June at 12pm.

In order to provide you with a clear understanding of identified areas of growth and areas for growth for your child/ren, we will be holding Parent/Teacher Interviews in Week 10. These interviews will run for 15 minutes. Bookings are now open on the Compass Parent Portal. Bookings will close on Friday 18 June.

Please click here for information on how to access Parent/Teacher Conferences in the Compass Parent Portal using the Mobile App or a Desktop.

Today, another email regarding logging into the Compass Parent Portal was sent to those who have not yet logged in and updated their temporary password. Please action this email to ensure you will be able to book Parent/Teacher Interviews, access student reports and submit absence notes.

Please note that from Term 3, SZapp will no longer be used to send alerts, reminders and messages. These will be sent via the Compass Parent Portal.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are having any difficulty accessing or using the Parent Portal.

Camp Australia Coordinator

We are very pleased to announce the Dani Sawell will be our full-time Camp Australia Coordinator for our After School Program. Dani has been at St Joseph's since the end of last term and will now be with us on a permanent basis. We welcome Dani to the role and to her new home of Canberra. 

Winter Woolly Day

With the plummeting temperature today, it is a timely reminder to think of those in our Canberra community who are experiencing homelessness and are exposed to the elements night after night. To help raise funds for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal we will be holding a Winter Woolly Day on Friday 18 June (Week 9). Students are invited to rug up for the day in scarves, gloves, beanies, oodies and the like for a gold coin donation. Our donations will be contributed to the fundraising efforts of members from Catholic Education who will be participating in the CEO Sleepout on 17 June.

Social and Emotional Learning 

My focus for the last fortnight has been on using our ‘N Voice’. Our N Voice is nice, normal, and neutral instead of a mean, angry, whiny or sarcastic tone. I encourage you to use the language of ‘N Voice’ at home. Perhaps you could praise your child for using their N Voice or remind them of the need to use it, especially as a way to help calm any negative emotions they may be feeling.

I hope you have an enjoyable end to the week. Stay Warm!