This week I have been in Broome taking part in the review of a school and its principal. I was treated to a magnificent spectacle of the Stairway to the Moon one evening, and it left me truly in awe of the beauty of our country.

During this process, there have been many moments of reflection where I have been able to consider St Jospeh’s School with great pride at what is happening, while also recognising that there is always room for improvement in every school. I have also had the opportunity to reflect on just how lucky we are in Northam.

Our pupil free day this Friday will be spent at Holy Cross College in Ellenbrook with many of the other Catholic schools in our eastern region. This day is devoted to our faith and the keynote speaker is Father Elio Capra. He will speak about the challenges of being Catholic in our modern world and what this might mean for our Catholic schools of the future.

Congratulations  

The school would like to congratulate the following groups of students on their recent successes: 

1. Those students in Year 3 who took part in their first Sacrament of Penance. This is a significant step in the faith journey of these children and it is lovely to see such as large group actively involved.  
2. The Year 5 & 6 students involved in the successful VaNS interschool carnival on Tuesday. St Joseph’s is showing those city schools that country kids can hold their own on the sporting field.
3. The ACC Cross-Country team who ran their hearts out on Thursday down in Perth. Individual results will be published in the next newsletter. 

Uniforms

Thank you to those families who have made an effort to ensure that your children are coming to school with the correct uniform on each day. There has been a noticeable improvement across the school.

We are very close to being able to seek feedback from the school community on the items selected for the new school uniform. We are meeting with the uniform providers in the coming weeks to view samples and provided that we are happy with what they are showing us, we will then display them on both campuses for a short period of time and have an avenue for feedback from families and students. It is important to note that there will be a two-year transition period so any uniforms purchased this year will still be able to be worn until the end of 2026.

With God’s blessings, 

Andrea Woodgate
Principal 

Dates for your Diary

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