St Joseph's Primary School Gloucester
PDF Details

Newsletter QR Code

53 Denison Street
Gloucester NSW 2422
Subscribe: https://sjpsgloucester.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe

Email: admin@gloucester.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6558 1555

Principal's Report

Dear Parents & Carers,  

This week we celebrate Catholic Schools Week across our Diocese. The theme this year is 'Fully Alive'. Our school will be celebrating by having a Liturgy, Open Classrooms and a BBQ. This will be held next Tuesday 31st May. Time and details will be confirmed through Compass notification soon. 

In the last weeks Year 3 & Year 5 have sat their NAPLAN tests. Tests were completed online with the exception of Year 3 writing which is still completed on paper. We are proud of the work teachers and students have put into preparing for these tests. Thank you in particular to Miss Jordan who coordinated the NAPLAN tests. Results will be sent home as soon as they are available later in the year. We are mindful that NAPLAN is a snapshot of student learning on one particular day. 

Well done to our Minni Vinnies, and thank you to Mrs Jensen, in organising a successful fundraising to support Guide Dogs NSW. Students voted on names to name a Guide puppy and were successful in raising enough money to name four Guide puppies. Thanks to all staff for organising the sausage sizzle and parents for your support of this Minni Vinnies event. 

Our school community has been affected by COVID in the last few weeks, with a number of student cases. At school we promote active washing of hands sanitsing and social distancing. As per the current COVID guidelines, staff and students cannot attend school if they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. These include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, extreme tiredness, unexplained chest pain or conjunctivitis (eye infection). Close contacts may attend if they have a negative RAT test on the morning before school and are not displaying any symptoms. 

We are now taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2023. Next month, there will be an information session on Successful Foundations. We look forward to inviting new families and students into the St. Joseph's community next year. If you know of anyone that is interested in enrolling their child for next year please share this information and ask them to contact the school. 

On Friday 27th May, teachers across the state will be taking Stop Work Action. As a result of this there will be no classes on Friday. Please see the letter attached from Mr. Gerard Mowbray, Director of schools below. 

Peace and best wishes

Amy Maslen

Principal