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Dear Parents & Carers,
Thank you to all families who were able to join us to support and celebrate the very special occasion of our students receiveing the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation on Sunday June 8th; Mia Abalos, Josie Banyer, Amelia Fulton, Freya MacGregor, Hamish MacGregor, Gaby Paynter, Dimity Tighe, Henry Tighe and Ava Wiencke. It was a joyful celebration, presided by Bishop Michael. Thank you to all who supported the students throughout their preparation for the sacraments.
Kindergarten 2026 enrolments
Last week our first round offers went out for our Kinder 2026 cohort. Second round applications are now open. If you know anyone that is thinking about sending their children to our wonderful school, please encourage them to contact the office for a school tour. Our playgroup sessions will now also continue into Term 3 on a Tuesday. Children of ages below 5 are able to attend with a parent. The final session for Term 2 will be Tuesday 24th June 9:15-10:15am.
Warm regards,
Amy Maslen
Principal
Congratulations to all of our students who received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion and Confirmation on Sunday 8th June; Henry, Hamish, Millie, Freya, Josie, Ava, Dimity, Mia and Gaby. It was wonderful to be part of this special day. Thank you to Bishop Michael who presided over the mass and sacraments, Deacon John and the Parish and Mr McCann and parents for the support for the children during the preparation for these sacraments.
Congratulations to Mia Abalos, Dimity Tighe, Elliot Banyer, Harrison Morton, Remi Ashby, and Georgia Morton, who will now competed in the Regional Finals at Holy Name Forster on Friday 13th June. Each of these students did a fabulous job of representing St. Joseph's at the Regional Bees.
| K1 Awards | |
| Tommy Tighe | Welcome and congratulations on fabulous start |
| Hazel MacGregor | Fantastic work with her decoding and phonemic awareness |
| Storm Gittoes | For amazing progress in achieving her personal goals. |
| 2/3 Awards | |
| Indianna Clinch | Improved effort in all Key Learning Areas |
| Amelia Fulton | For her thoughtful contributions to whole class discussions. |
| Ishann Puthur | Continued improvement in all areas. |
| 4/5/6 Awards | |
| Henry Tighe | For being an enthusiastic learning in all subject areas |
| Kiara Gibson | For working consistently towards her reading goals |
| Eli Fenning | For continuously extending himself in mathematics |
| Thomas Cawthorne McKinley | For showing growth in spelling |
| Principal's Awards | |
| Nihal Singh | For acts of kindness and friendship |
| Ava Wiencke | For excellent work in persuasive writing |
| Revel Rejo | For her outstanding poetry writing |
Congratulations to all students who participated in our sports carnival last Thursday. We were able to hold the majority of track and field events for primary students, while infants participated in novelty events at school. Congratulations to the following students who will be participating in the Regional Athletics Carnival held in Forster/Tuncurry on Thursday 26th June.
| Eli Fenning | 11Yrs Long Jump, 11Yrs. 200m, 11Yrs Shot Put, small schools relay, 11Yrs boys High Jump, 11Yrs Boys 800m. |
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Elliot Banyer |
Small schools relay |
| Hamish MacGregor | 11 Yrs Shot Put |
| Jack Butchers | Jnr Boys Long Jump, Jnr Boys High Jump, Jnr Boys 200m, Jnr Boys Shot Put, Jnr Boys 800m, 9Yr Boys 100m and small school relay. |
| Harrison Morton | Jnr Boys Long Jump, Jnr Boys 200m, Jnr Boys High Jump, Jnr Boys 800m, Jnr Boys 1500m, 10Yr Boys 100m and small school relay. |
| Ava Wiencke | Junior Girls 800m. |
| Freya MacGregor | Jnr Girls Shot Put, Jnr Girls Long Jump, Jnr Girls 1500m and 8Yr Girls 100m. |
| Josephine Banyer | Jnr Girls 800m and Jnr Girls 1500m. |
| Dimity Tighe | Jnr Girls Long Jump, 8Yr Girls 100m and Jnr Girls 200m. |
Hello Parents/Carers,
As you are aware our current uniform prices have been very affordable over the past couple of years however due to price increases from our suppliers we will be increasing our uniform costs.
Attached is new price list. Also friendly reminder we currently have good quality second hand uniforms for gold coin donation.
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country.
St. Joseph's will be celebrating NAIDOC Week in Week 10. During Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons students will participate in a number of activites in order to acknowledge and celebrate First Nations people.
| Week 9 | |
| Tuesday 24th | Playgroup 9:15-10:15am in the hall |
| Wednesday 25th | Year 6 - Young Scriptwriters |
| Thursday 26th | Regional Athletics Carnival |
| School Counsellor - Sascha Isaacs | |
| Friday 27th | Shrek, GHS Performance Excursion |
| Week 10 | |
| Tuesday 1st | Semester One reports distributed this week |
| NAIDOC Week | |
| Wednesday 2nd | Sport day |
| Thursday 3rd | Library day |
| School Counsellor - Sascha Isaacs | |
| Friday 4th | Final day Term 2 |
| Assembly K1 9:30am |
TERM 3
| Week 1 | |
| Monday 21st July | Term 3 Commences |
| Wednesday 23rd | Library Day |
| Thursday 24th | Sport Day |
| School Counsellor - Sascha Isaacs | |
| Friday 25th | Canteen |
| Week 3 | |
| Monday 4th August | Staff Development / Pupil Free Day |
| Wednesday 6th | Diocesan Athletics Carnival |
| Thursday 7th | FACE (Family & Community Engagement) Meeting. Sascha Issaacs |
| Week 5 | |
| Monday 18th August | School Photos |
| Week 7 | |
| Friday 5th August | Father's Day Breakfast |
| Week 8 | |
| Thursday 11th September | Book Week Parade & Meerkat CBCA Book Week Performance |
| Week 9 | |
| Wednesday 17th September | Year 5/6 Sydney Excursion |
| Thursday 18th September | Year 5/6 Sydney Excursion |
| Friday 19th September | Year 5/6 Sydney Excursion |
| Week 10 | |
| Monday 22nd September | |
| Friday 26th September | Final Day Term 3 |
On Monday 4th August, staff will be engaging in whole school professional development. This will be our Term 3 Pupil Free Day.
Hello Parents/Carers,
If you wish to become a volunteer at our school please click Volunteer Registration form below.
https://www.mn.catholic.org.au/people/volunteer/
Please reach out if you have any queries.
Lisa Moore
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