Term 4 Week 9 2022
- What's on Next Week - Week 10
- Leadership Report
- $20 Boss AWARDS
- SIGNING INTO THE OFFICE
- NEWCOMBE BALL SEMI - FINALS
- Christmas Choir
- Year 5 Update - CODING
- Year 1 Lego
- Kindergarten Week 9 Update
- Assembly week 8
- Assembly Week 9
- Semester Two Reports 2022
- Pool Day FORM
- MAI Interviews 2023
- 2023 Best Start Interviews (Kinder)
- Parent Portal
- Christmas Choir Information
- Class Parent Network Events
Term 4 Week 10 |
School Events |
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Monday 12th December |
Kendall Pool Day End of Year Student Reports delivered to Parent Portal |
| Tuesday 13th December |
End of Year Awards Ceremony - 9:30am Transition / Step-Up Day Newcomeball Finals |
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Wednesday 14th December |
8:30am Early Bird Reading Bush Tucker Cook Off |
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Thursday 15th December |
Year 6 Graduation - LUSC 8:30 Early Bird Reading Sport Day K-6 |
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Friday 16th December |
LAST DAY OF TERM 4! 8:30 Early Bird Reading 2:40 Year 6 Ring the Bell Canteen Day |
| Christmas Holidays |
Sunday 18th December - 5:30 Christmas Choir at Bonny Hills Saturday 24th December - 5:30 Choir before Christmas Mass at 6pm |
| Term 1 Week 1 2023 |
Friday 27th January - Staff Return Monday 30th January - Yr 1-6 MAI & Kindergarten Best Start Interviews by appointment Tuesday 31st January- Yr 1-6 MAI & Kindergarten Best Start Interviews by appointment Wednesday 1st February - Year 1-6 Commence Kindergarten Best Start Interviews by appointment Thursday 2nd February Kindergarten Best Start Interviews by appointment Friday 3rd February - Kindergarten Commence |
Staffing 2023
We are excited to announce the staffing for the 2023 school year. All the students will have the opportunity to meet their new teacher and support staff at the class transition session on Tuesday.
Leadership Team:
Principal: Rick Galvin
Assistant Principal Mission: Mrs Maria Wilson
Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching: Mrs Jessica Koenig- 4 days per week ( Monday-Thursday)
Leader of Learning - Literacy and Numeracy: Mrs Kristan Nichols
Leader of Inclusion: Mrs Fiona Hayward
Class Teachers:
Kindergarten : Mrs Carlie Dedal & Mrs Leah Toole ( Co-Teacher)
Year 1: Mrs Lorna Aldridge
Year 2: Mrs Jessica Watts
Stage 1 Support Teacher: Mrs Kristan Nichols
Year 3: Mrs Sonya Steep
Year 4: Mr Michael Marshall
Stage 2 Support Teacher: Mrs Jessica Koenig
Year 5: Miss Josie Lulham
Year 6: Mrs Vanessa Peck
Stage 3 Support Teacher: Mrs Maria Wilson
Teacher Release: Mrs Lou O’Neill, Mrs Alfina Jackson and Mrs Fiona Hayward
School Counsellor/Psychologist: Mrs Rebecca Jamieson ( Wednesday and Thursday)
Speech Therapist: Mrs Nerine McGrath ( Monday and Thursday)
Teacher Assistants: Rebecca Faddy, Jane Border, Leanne Parsons, Lynda King, Sharni-Lee Pollard. We would also like to welcome Hilary Burch and Amy McCormick to the team.
School Office and Other Positions:
School Administration Officers: Mrs Crystal Batt ( Monday - Friday) and Mrs Amanda Hansen ( Wednesday- Friday)
Canteen Coordinator: Mrs Emma Hockham
Maintenance & Grounds: Mr Brad Shea
Staff Farewells
We farewell Brittany Goodsell, Mel McCoullogh and Eloise Pepper. Brittany will work on a casual basis in the office next year. We wish her all the best as she prepares for the birth of her first child in early March. Mel has been a wonderful Teacher’s Assistant at the school over the past 5 years, and we wish her every success as she pursues her teaching career. We also farewell Eloise Pepper who is pursuing her teaching career in Newcastle next year.
New School Counsellor commencing in 2023
We would like to introduce our new school counsellor, Mrs Rebecca Jamieson who will be commencing at the school at the beginning of 2023. Rebecca will be working on Wednesdays and Thursdays next year. We are looking forward to Rebecca joining our wonderful school community.
Professional Learning Day
On Monday, Teachers engaged in some professional learning about Assessment and Intervention plans to be implemented across K-6 next year. In particular, we learnt about an evidenced based assessment tool that will identify where students are at in their reading skills called DIBELS which stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. This is a comprehensive reading assessment that identifies skills in phonemic awareness, phonic knowledge, decoding and comprehension. We look forward to implementing this in our school next year to complement the range of data that we collect about students growth and achievement in English that helps to inform our teaching and learning plans.
School Captain Speeches
Congratulations to all the Year 5 students who courageously presented a speech to the school nominating themselves for School Captain 2023. All of the students were encouraging of each other, spoke clearly and enthusiastically and were excellent ambassadors for our school.
On Wednesday we proudly presented Jaylah Jolley and Kynan Thompson to each class as the 2023 School Captains. We trust that they will lead the school with Courtesy, Faith and Diligence.
End of Year Mass
Today we celebrated our End of Year Mass, sending our Year 6 students out to “Let their light Shine”. Our 2022 School Captains, Abbie Hudson and Jack Dorn, passed on the school candle, the light of our school, to the new 2023 School Captains, Jaylah Jolley and Kynan Thompson.
Pool Day
On Monday, we will celebrate our end of the year with a fun Pool Day. Thank you to everyone who has sent their notes back and who has volunteered on the day. After thoroughly assessing risk and parent responses, we have made a decision that Kindergarten will not use the pontoon; however, the pool has allowed us to use bubble wands and have a slip-and-slide for students not using the pontoon. The school will use a PH-balanced baby bubble bath for the slip-and-slide. If your child is sensitive to this, please let their teacher know, so they are kept off it.
Thank you to our parents for your overwhelming response to volunteer. Where you are not needed by the P&F coordinating the food and BBQ, we would love extra support at the slip and slide and other areas.
A huge Thank You to the P&F committee working behind the scenes to make this a great day.
Please review the permission form and ensure your child comes with everything they need, including adequate sun safety (including a rash shirt, hat and sunscreen) towel, recess and water. Year 6 are permitted to wear their Year 6 Leaders shirt with their sports uniform.
End-of-Year Awards
A reminder that we will be presenting our End of Year Awards Ceremony next Tuesday from 9:30 am in the school Hall. All parents are welcome and encouraged to join us as a celebration of learning for all students in 2023. Each student will receive a class award and be congratulated on stage by their teacher. Class awards for academic achievement, effort, Religious Education, sport and Principal’s Pennants will also be presented along with some other extra special awards. We look forward to seeing you there. Please remember this is a formal event, and all students are required to wear their full school uniform, including correct shoes and socks.
Year 6 Graduation
The year 6 Graduation Dinner will be held next Thursday for all year 6 students and their nominated guests. We look forward to this being a very special event where we congratulate and farewell our current year 6 students before they head off to high school and beyond! Those attending should purchase their tickets through the front office by no later than Monday.
Semester Two Reports
Please be reminded that Semester Two reports will be distributed by our online parent portal again this semester. The reports will be available for viewing on Monday, 12th December, at 3:00 pm. If you require a printed copy, please fill in the following link.
Best wishes from the leadership team
Congratulations to Year 5 and 6 on their $20 Boss Businesses! This year they have raised enough money to self-funded the $20 Boss program for another year and also donated $700 in vouchers to our Mini Vinnies Christmas Appeal. Well done to all businesses receiving an award, and a special congratulations to our business of the year, Wildflower!
Business of the Year nominations:
Wildflower
Sasheek
A Splash of Succulents
Begmac’s Bakehouse
Business of the Year Winner - Wildflower by Samara Koenig
Award: High Achievement
WINNER: Logan, Jack and Harry H with Candles and Soap
WINNER: Cougar, Adam, Jack W and Roman with Brain Freezers
WINNER: Abbie, Helayna and Lily M with HAL Lucky Dip and Candles
WINNER: Zavier with Football Cards
WINNER: Ebony, Abby & Sophie T with Coral Cove
WINNER: Riley Sams, & Milli with Lucky Dips
Award: Popular Choice
WINNER: Ciara and Skylah with S&C Sweets and Treats
WINNER: Freddie, Kynan & Riley K with Sodalicious
Award: Quality over Quantity
WINNER: Jamie and Declan with Catastrophic Clothing
WINNER: Jayla J, Amelia G, Ivy with Daisies & Care
Award: Entrepreneur Skills
WINNER: Mason and Lauchlan with Begmac’s Bakehouse
WINNER: Lily, Ruby, Riley A with Juice City
Award: Teamwork
WINNER: Zarah, Liliana, Kitty and Maya with Embrace with Bracelets
WINNER: Harry, Ezekiel & Isaac with Doggo Walking
Award: Year 6 Teacher’s Choice
WINNER: Xarli and Armanii with ANX
Award: Year 5 Teacher’s Choice
WINNER: Amelia H & Sophie C with Sisters of Sensory & Skincare
Award: Most Unique Idea
WINNER: Jaylah K, Shanay and Araminta with Picture This
Award: Best Marketing Strategy
WINNER: Shayla, Starri, Ava with Sasheek
Award: Individual Success
WINNER: Aida / ASOS (A Scent of Success)
WINNER: Finlay Toole/ Rust-eze
Award: Highest Profit
WINNER: Ruby Whitelaw with A Splash of Succulents
WINNER: Samara Koenig with Wild Flower
Dear Parents and Carers,
Please ensure you remember to SIGN IN and OUT via the office when entering and departing the school. As a general rule, if you are going past the office to a classroom, hall, canteen, library or playground, then you need to sign in. Please contact the office if you have any questions.
Thank you for your support.
On Thursday, we held the major semi-finals for Newcombeball. The first game was the Stingrays v Seals, and what an exciting game, with both teams getting to match point! The winning point was won by the Seals, which means they now play the Pearls in the grand final. The Piranhas took on the Starfish in another awesome match, but in the end, it was the Piranhas who won 15-12.
Year 1 made some wonderful lego creations during Science this week as part of the Lego Build to Give project. For each lego creation that was posted to the Lego Build to Give Instagram page, Lego will donate a lego set to a child in need for Christmas.
Year 1 made thirteen Lego builds which means in one afternoon they have given thirteen children in need lago sets for Christmas. You can visit https://www.lego.com/en-
Data Collection with SMARTIES
Geography
In Geography this week Kinder went on a virtual tour to Uluru. We loved riding in the camels and looking at the big red rock from a birds eye view.
Mrs Lou O'Neil
Semester Two 2022 - Paper Copy Request
Please complete this pool day permission.
Dear Parents
2023 MAI (Maths Assessment Interviews) for Years 1 – 6 students
These interviews provide valuable information for class teachers to help cater for individual student learning needs and are a mandatory requirement from the CSO to start the new school year. Please book at: www.schoolinterviews.com.au
Sessions are being held on:
Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st January
Session times are 9-11 am, 11:30 am-1 pm, or 1:30 pm-3 pm
*Please simply drop your child off and pick them up from the front gates. You must sign your child in and out at the beginning and end of the session. Students do not need to wear their school uniform.
TO BOOK ONLINE:
https://www.schoolinterviews.
ENTER THE EVENT CODE: kkwc8 and follow the directions.
**This booking system will close Thursday 15th December at 2pm**
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the school. If you do not have internet access or have difficulties with the online process, please phone the school office for assistance on 6559 9466. Note - the first day for Years 1 through to 6 is Wednesday, 4th February.
Yours sincerely
Jessica Koenig
Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching/ LOP
Dear Parents,
All Kindergarten students will need to come into school prior to the commencement of classes for a Best Start Assessment. These interviews provide valuable information to the teachers, which will help them to cater for individual student needs and get them off to the best possible start in their educational journey.
Times for interviews have been set aside next year, commencing Monday 30th January, through until Thursday 2nd February. Each interview will take around 60 minutes and will be conducted by either Mrs Dedal or Mrs Toole.
The first day of school for the Kinder 2023 class will be Friday 3rd, February.
Bookings for interviews can be made online at:
https://www.schoolinterviews.
ENTER THE EVENT CODE: xe7r9 (online bookings will close 15th December 2022)
Should you have any further queries or if you have difficulty with the online process, please phone the school office on 6559 9466.
Yours sincerely,
Jessica Koenig
Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching/LOP
St Joseph's School has activated a Parent Portal as part of our Student Information System software – Schoolworx.
The Parent Portal is a secure web-based application that contains information about the school and your child including calendar, semester reports, NAPLAN results.
An account needs to be created as a first step. For security reasons, the username for this account must be your email address recorded at the school. The process is as follows.
- Log in to http://parent.lism.catholic.edu.au and create an account with your email address as the username.
- An email will be sent to this address stating that a new account has been created and includes instructions to activate your account by following the embedded link.
- If the email does not arrive check your spam folder.
- You will be prompted to create a password and to confirm this password.
- Select the blue login button. Add the username and new password created in step 4.
- Click on the Schoolworx icon to enter the Schoolworx parent portal.
- Select your child.
- Log out when done.
If you do not have an email address that is known to the school or you have changed your email address or provider please contact the St Joseph's school office to update your details.
Christmas Choir 2022
| Date | Event Details |
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Term 4 Week 9 - Saturday 10th December |
Kindergarten & Year 6 - Wildnets - 3:00pm - 5:00pm |