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Message from the Leadership Team
Congratulations to our Primary Interschool Swimming team who represented the school superbly on Tuesday at the CAPPS carnival in Perth. There were some excellent individual results, however, the most wonderful thing to see was the encouragement of our students when each of their teammates took to the water. Thank you to Mr Watson for his organisation of the event.
Northam Town Team Children’s Street Fair
The Northam Town Team Children’s Street Fair is on this Saturday afternoon from 2.00pm - 5.00pm in the grounds of the St Joseph’s Church. Come along and support those students and families who are holding a stall. There are also many free stalls for children to take part in as well as a free sausage sizzle.
Also, this Saturday, is the first of our Community Masses, held at 5:30pm in the Church. We would love to see many of our students and their families at this mass.
Colour Run
Information regarding the Colour Run on Friday 28 March, has been sent home with each child. The booklet contains all the information you will need regarding times and what to wear. This link for online donations was emailed to families late last week and can also be found below. The link can be shared with neighbours, grandparents and extended family.
We recognise that the cost of living is difficult for many families, however, we are asking that all families try to make a donation towards the Colour Run as this is the P&F’s major fundraiser and is only held every 2 years.
With the funds raised the P&F will be making donations towards
- new home readers on the Primary campus,
- a laser cutter on the Secondary campus
- if there are enough funds then a water bottle filling station on each campus
We can’t wait for the fun of the day!
Click on images to access the colour run booklet and online donation site
Events in the Next Week
| Friday | March 14 | Mursell Shield Tennis Tournament Secondary Boys Team |
| Saturday | March 15 | School Community Mass 5.30pm |
| Sunday | March 16 | |
| Monday | March 17 | Swimming Lessons begin for Years 2 & 4 |
| Tuesday | March 18 | |
| Wednesday | March 19 | |
| Thursday | March 20 | ACC (Secondary) Interschool Swimming Carnival |
| Friday | March 21 |
Harmony Day |
Term 1 Dates for your Diary
| Friday | March 28 | P&F Colour Run |
| Monday | March 31 | Swimming Lessons begin for Years 3 & 5 |
| 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 |
Employment Opportunities
School Fees for 2025 School Year
2025 School Fees have been emailed out today. Please make sure you check in your junk mail box that it hasn't gone there by mistake. If you haven't received your fee statement please contact our Finance Department at finance@sjsnortham.wa.edu.au or by calling the Primary Campus on 9621 3500, thank you.
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.
click image to access the School Fees website pageThis week's clip has a focus on 'Temptations' and more particularly, The Jesus in the Desert story.
Project Compassion
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.
Year 2 Classes
What a wonderful start to the new school year, in Year 2! We are very excited for swimming lessons coming up next week and the colour run in week 8. We have been focusing on our red and green choices in the classroom, our new routines and treating others the way we would like to be treated.
In Maths we have been learning all about shapes which has been lots of fun, along with learning about Place Value and how it helps us understand bigger numbers.
In English we have been practicing our new spelling words each week with lots of fun activities in our rotations and how to partner test at the end! In writing our focus has been on recounts and narratives, writing all about our weekends in the correct structure. In our Talk for Writing, Alfie has been keeping us on our toes with his bag of jellybeans and new places we continue to take the original story.
We are very excited for all the upcoming events!
Little Joeys
Booking link: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/bwfau
Event code: bwfau
Pre-Kindy - 2nd Group
Physical & Health Education
OUTDOOR EDUCATION: Sarah Lynch
Year 9 students have been learning about water safety with theory and practical sessions down at the Avon River and Rec Centre. This has included learning about risks in different aquatic environments, safe entries and different types of rescues. Year 10 students have been doing practical First Aid lessons using mannequins and mountain biking around the river. Both classes also began the year with team-building games and activities and some knowledge about leave no trace.
Interschool Swim Training: Lauren Stone & Natalie Williamson-Holley
Twelve Primary students and 36 Secondary students have been training at the Rec Centre for their ACC Interschool Swim Carnivals during periods 5 and 6 on Fridays. They have been focusing on starts, relay changeovers and swimming technique in the lead up to their big days in Perth.
ASDAN Water Safety: Natalie Williamson-Holley
Students have been learning about keeping safe around water, as well as meeting different staff down at the Rec Centre.
Friday ISP: Lauren Stone, Ryan Sinclair, Cam Greenley, Lloyd Reidy and Natalie Williamson-Holley
Marist Youth Ministry 'Connect' Camp
On Wednesday March 12 some of our Senior Secondary Students journeyed to Bunbury to participate in the 1st Marist Youth 'Connect' Night in WA for 2025. Students gathered with students from Newman College and Bunbury Catholic College to discuss elements of God's plan for us and avenues where we can be Pilgrims of Hope.
The night included games, Liturgy and a Q & A session that allowed students to learn about God's plans for us in amongst a Marist setting.
Our students enjoyed the time away to reflect and develop as a group and we thank Issy Ochtman, Marist Youth Ministry, Mrs Marasco and Bunbury Catholic College for hosting us during our visit.
Perm-a-Pleat News!
- Navy skirts are now available to order
- Size 14 blue relaxed shirts are out of stock and won’t be available until mid to late May
- Soft-shell jackets won’t be available until mid to late May, due to fabric delays
A reminder that Perm-a-Pleat do not deliver to Post Office Boxes. If you do not have a street address, please use the school address of 1 Lance Street NORTHAM 6401. When it arrives here, it will be popped into your child’s class/homeroom basket. Please be advised that Permapleat orders are taking around one week to be processed.
Perm-a-Pleat Returns
If you have received something which doesn’t fit, you are welcome to send the item/s back to school and we will return it to Perm-a-Pleat for you. Please complete the ‘Product Exchange Form’ available on the Perm-a-Pleat website and return that with the item/s to St Joseph’s.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MUST BE WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF RECEIVING YOUR ORDER, TO ENABLE US TO RETURN IT TO PERMAPLEAT WITHIN THEIR TWO-WEEK RETURN TIME-FRAME.
CDF Pay School Orders News!
Due to the high influx of online orders for the uniform shop, items are taking up to one week to make it home. Thank you for your patience.
Uniform Shop Information
Please note that we are no longer accepting donations of preloved uniform at school. Current uniform preloved items will still be available outside the uniform shop on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, until further notice.
Disclaimer:
All returns and or exchanges of uniforms to either Perm-a-Pleat or the St Joseph’s uniform shop are to be made within 14 days of initial purchase.
More information to come regarding return/exchange of Perm-a-Pleat items.
Michelle James
uniform@sjsnortham.wa.edu.au
9621 3524
The Primary Canteen is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Click Image to access Volunteer Sign-up Page|
Angela Sandrini (Primary) 9621 3525 |
Desrae Smith (Secondary) 9621 8104 |
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
Click on the image to access the Colour Run booklet
The Colour Run is only 3 weeks away! For information regarding the colour run on the day, please see the booklet sent home last week. Below is the link for online donations.
Click on the link below or look up our event using the below address:
Link: https://www.mycause.com.au/events/stjosephsschoolpfcolourrun2025
- Use the link above to go straight to our event
- Click on “Find My Class”
- Select class or homeroom
- Make your donation
To share with family and friends you can use the above link or once you have selected your class/homeroom, highlight the web address and copy link then send it on.
REMEMBER: the winning class and homeroom gets a slide/pool pass AND a pizza party; the runner up gets a class party pizza ?
EASTER RAFFLE
From next week we will be asking for donations of Easter items for the annual raffle. If you would like to donate an Easter themed item, please drop them off to the admin office of either campus. Thank you.
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!
Follow us on Facebook
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
A note from the School Health Nurse for Primary Parents
Welcome to the new school year!
My name is Aimee Leeson and I am the School Health Nurse who visits your school.
School Health nurses support children’s healthy development and wellbeing in primary schools. We offer a free health check (School Entry Health Assessment) for all children in the year that they start school. You may recall receiving a School Entry Health Assessment form at enrolment in Kindy. If you sign and return it, I can check your child’s vision, hearing, teeth, growth, and development (Thank you to the Kindy Parents who have already returned their form!) School Health Nurses provide feedback and support to families and schools after assessment and connect you with services in the community. We promote parenting programs and help with health care plans for students with identified and chronic health needs. Additionally, we may provide advice and support for some areas of the curriculum delivery on request by the school.
If you have a concern about your child’s health or wellbeing please contact me at aimee.leeson@health.wa.gov.au or on 0400 182 654
Immunisation - a reminder
Maintaining a high level of immunisation within our community is very important in controlling many communicable diseases in Australia.
It is important for parents to make sure that their children have received all of the childhood vaccinations. This includes Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), and polio vaccines as soon as your child has turned 4 years old. If you are unsure, phone 1800 653 809.
If your child has missed out on vaccinations, a doctor or immunisation nurse can provide ‘catch-up’ vaccinations.
Make an appointment with a GP or visit the local (free) immunisation clinic run by our Child Health Nurses at the Northam Hospital- Ambulatory Care Building (Phone (08) 9690 1320 to arrange an appointment).
A note from the School Health Nurse for Secondary Parents
If you have any concerns about your child’s health, development, or well-being, please contact me through the school office, or through the contact details noted below.
School health services are an easy way for secondary students to access health care and health information for issues including;
- mental health and wellbeing
- healthy lifestyle – nutrition and physical activity
- development and growth
- relationships and sexual health and
- alcohol and other drugs.
School Health Nurses are skilled in assessing adolescent health needs. We engage in health counselling with young people to identify issues, risks and protective factors, provide advice and brief intervention, assist with access and referral to other services, and provide follow up care. Young people can arrange an appointment to discuss health and wellbeing issues.
Young people are always encouraged and supported to talk to their parents or guardians about significant health issues. The services provided are free and confidential. I will be at the school with my team of nurses for the Year 7’s in Week 7 and Year 10’s in Week 8 of Term 2 for their immunisations, information will be sent out in Term 2.
If you have a concern about your child’s health or wellbeing please contact me at aimee.leeson@health.wa.gov.au or on 0400 182 654
Aimee Leeson
Clinical Nurse | School Health (Tuesday’s & Wednesday’s)
WA Country Health Service - Wheatbelt
Robinson Street, Northam WA 6401
PO Box 337, Northam WA
P (08) 96901320 M 0400 182 654
| How to Work Positively With Your Child's School | Online via Zoom on March 13 |
| Grandcarers Support Group | Monthly starting on March 26 |
For more information, visit headspace Northam or see their website.
Better Health Program
Kickstart the School Year with the Better Health Program
Give your family a healthy start to the year with the Better Health Program! Learn with your kids how to pack nutritious lunches, keep your kids active, and build lifelong healthy habits and more —all for free!
What’s included?
10 free calls with a health professional
Support from an accredited health professional
Join thousands of WA families making healthy changes today!
Free spots are available all year—start whenever you're ready, but be quick, spots are filling fast!
Signup - Better Health Program— it’s free!
I really appreciate your support in spreading the word—this is a fantastic free program for parents looking for guidance in raising healthy kids.
I’d love to hear back soon! Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions.
Leila Mohmedi
Community Engagement Officer
School Dental Therapy Centre
Please note that the School Dental Therapy Centre is available to see school-aged children from Pre-Primary to 16 years of age at their Northam Centre, located on the Northam Primary School campus. If any students require Dental Care, please contact us at the following:
Northam Dental Therapy Centre
c/- Northam Primary School (entry via Duke Street)
0458 644 530
NorthamDTC@dental.health.wa.gov.au
2025 Elevate Festival
Children's Book Council of Australia
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