Message from the Leadership Team

Congratulations to all those involved in last Friday’s Swimming Carnival. It was a wonderful day and well done to Leonard House for taking out the Overall Combined Shield. While there were many individual success stories, the biggest winner on the day was the overall school spirit. I congratulate those students who attended on their behaviour and willingness to have a go. 

Uniform Issues

Sports shirts  

• Thank you to those who have provided us feedback about the challenges faced with the fabric of the new sports shirts. We have been in touch with the supplier and will be working with them to try to find a solution moving forward. Please note that it will not be a quick fix. 

Formal uniform  

• We have asked Perm-a-Pleat to add the school as a drop-down option for the delivery address for those who only have a PO Box. Until that happens families are able to type in the school’s address (1 Lance Street) and the item will be delivered to the Primary office. 

• We have passed on the concerns about lack of tracking of the parcels and they are working on this. We are hopeful that this will be added to their processes. 

• Unfortunately , there has been a delay in the fabric for the softshell jackets and these will not be available until early May. However, the jumpers are now available online from the Perm-a-Pleat store: https://stjosephsschoolnortham.permapleat.com.au/shop  

Long Weekend

There is a long weekend this weekend. I hope all families enjoy the down time. We look forward to seeing all students back on Tuesday March 4. 

Events in the Next Week

Friday: February 28	Year 5 Excursion 8.50am - 4.00pm Herbert Edward Tennis Cup (Secondary)
Sunday: March 2
Monday: March 3	Labour Day Public Holiday
Tuesday: March 4	ACC Secondary Basketball Comp 7.00am - 3.30pm
Wednesday: March 5	Ash Wednesday Liturgies (Sec: 8.50am / Prim: 12.30pm)
Thursday: March 6
Friday: March 7	Primary Assembly

Term 1 Dates for your Diary

Monday: March 10	Parent Workshop (WANSLEA) 6.00pm @ Primary
Tuesday: March 11	CAPSS (Primary) Interschool Swimming Carnival
Saturday: March 15	School Community Mass 5.30pm
Thursday: March 20	ACC (Secondary) Interschool Swimming Carnival
Friday: March 28	P&F Colour Run
Friday: April 4	Pre-Kindy G 2025 Information Session 2.00pm
Wednesday: April 9	Parent Teacher Meetings (Secondary only)
Friday: April 11	Term 1 Concludes

School Fees for 2025 School Year 

The School Advisory Council has endorsed the increase of the school fees by 4%. This is an average figure, with the primary fees not being impacted as much by the increases. This was tabled at the Annual School Community Meeting in November. A link to the 2025 school fees can be found here.

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This week's clip has a focus on 'Turning the other Cheek' and Human Dignity as we launch Project Compassion.

Project Compassion

Liturgies

Sacramental Programs

If you would like your child to participate in the Sacramental Programs this year please complete the form attached to the image below and return it to the school addressed to Mrs Kathy Pollard along with the registration fee (cash please) , thank you.

If you have any queries regarding the Sacramental Programs or if you would like to begin the process with a Baptism, please contact Kathy Pollard at kathy.pollard@cewa.edu.au. 

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Leonard Day

Leonard Day started with a whole school assembly on the Primary campus.  Followed by Year 6 treat stalls and fun activities at lunchtime.  A big congratulations to the Year 6 Leonard students for their efforts in organising treats for the students to purchase and raising $534.00.  Well done!

Year 4 Classes

We are all excited to be back at school and looking forward to the busy year ahead of us. Some of the things we are looking forward to are swimming lessons, fun days, excursions and the athletics carnival with the big kids.

This term we have been busy learning how to write suspense stories, investigating the difference between laws and rules; and exploring the properties of odd and even numbers.

We cannot wait for the busy year ahead of us and all of the exciting things to come.

Little Joeys

Welcome back to Little Joeys in 2025: First Day Back!

After a very successful year with our 'Little Joey's Stay & Play' group last year for 0-3 year olds, we are running this group again in 2025.  We are very excited to be able to offer this fun introduction to St Joseph’s School and we look forward to seeing the excited faces most Friday mornings.

Booking link: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/bwfau
Event code: bwfau

Click the image to take you to the booking site

 

Pre-Kindy - 2nd Group

Click on the image to access the Enrolment page of our website

Leonard House Day

After beginning Leonard Day at Primary for a whole school assembly, more festivities were to be had during the lunchbreak at secondary.  

Humanities & Social Sciences

Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the landforms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. While our Year 8s were learning how to read a Topographic map, the Year 11 Geography class was taking a more indepth look at natural features and calculating total areas in certain outlined parts of their maps.

The Primary Canteen is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 

 Click Image to access Volunteer Sign-up Page

The P&F help run some of the major events held throughout the school year. I encourage all families and parents to get involved in the P&F; many hands make light work! It is also a great way to get to know other parents and families especially if you are new to the school!

Some key dates to put in your diaries:

• Colour Run: Friday March 28
• Easter Raffle: From week 8

Both the school and P&F Facebook pages are updated regularly and I encourage everyone to check both pages for up to date information. We also have a great addition with the 'P&F Uniform and Books Sale' Facebook page for families wanting to buy/sell uniforms and text books. We also have the individual year Facebook groups: if there are any parents new to your year please add them in!

P&F Meetings are held twice throughout the term. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page and newsletters for dates.

All caregivers are welcome to attend the meetings and it would be great to have many people there to help support our school! We have lots of great events coming up this year, I can’t wait to share them with you!

If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to reach out! I look forward to working with you all this year!

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To stay up to date with the P&F please follow our Facebook page for more updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1764507137145087

Casey Pearse
P&F Chair