Dear Members of the St Joseph’s School Community,
Creative Creatures, Wild Minds! What a fantastic theme for Book Week this year. Children and teachers alike used the opportunity to be creative, to have some fun and enjoy the world of literature. Classes engaged in many activities, storytelling and reading, as well as dressing up as their favourite book character for our Book Week Dress Up Day. A BIG thank you goes to Nadia Pasquini for leading and hosting the ‘dance off’ and parade for all the children and teachers to enjoy. We would also like to thank Jess and Nick Catalano who supported us with music and entertainment. A special thanks goes to you our parents, grandparents and wider community for supporting your children to look and feel great on this special day. You out did yourselves this year!
Make a Book Competition winners will be announced shortly. We have been inundated with amazing stories both fact and fiction and our Year 6 student judges are thoroughly enjoying reading all the entries.
Sports Day
Sports Day will be held for students only on Wednesday 4th November, during normal school hours. Students may wear their team colours and must wear their school hat.
COVID-19 restrictions are still in place for holding events on school grounds and based on SA Health COVID-19 Management Plan requirements, we are not able to facilitate the obligatory guidelines, therefore Sports Day will be students only.
We understand that this is disappointing for many of you, however, based on event limits of 1000 people inclusive of staff and students, the obligatory provision of 2 square metres of space per person, and that our grounds will be set up for sports activities, we will not be able to provide the required space for adults to socially distance on our school grounds.
We will endeavour to make this Sports Day as special to your children as all others and appreciate your understanding and support.
Christmas Celebrations
Although there are still many restrictions in place to ensure our children, families and wider community continue to stay safe and well during this pandemic, the staff are looking to provide opportunity for you and your children to celebrate the end of the year with assemblies and mini concerts.
We are not able to hold a whole school event due to the restrictions, so instead each year level will perform on different days, and in some cases at different times throughout the day for you to attend. Teachers will provide you with further details regarding their mini concert via Seesaw. Please see the School Calendar for dates for each year level. Year 6 students will include something special for parents during Graduation.
Channel 7 Sunrise appearance
Violet Mignone in Year 4 Pasquini represented our school and state in the Sunrise weather segment quiz. Our congratulations and thanks to Violet and her family on this amazing opportunity. You made us very proud Violet.
Past students shining
We would like to congratulate Mia Larkin and Laura Lines on their role as School Captains at Kildare College in 2021. Mia and Laura were students here at St. Joseph’s until 2016.
Warm regards
Liz Thomas
Principal
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