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The Prep Pampering Parlour is on again this year. Lots of fun for all the Prep Mums! May 3, 2012: Woolworths Earn and Learn From now until July 1st 2012, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding the purchase of tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. These stickers can then be given to your children to collect on a special sticker card sent home this week. Once it is completed, they can simply bring it back here to school or you can drop them into your local Woolworths collection box. The more points we earn, the more we can redeem from a choice of over 7,000 educational resources including mathematics and English resources, art & crafts materials and much, much more! We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program. If you have any questions, please ask at School or visit the Woolworths website www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn. April 24, 2012: 2013 Prep Enrolments April 18, 2012: Appointment of the Archbishop of Brisbane Archbishop Coleridge already is a distinguished leader in the Church in Australia, and his appointment to Brisbane will be of great significance for the Archdiocese and the Catholic Church and community in Queensland. March 22, 2012: Walk for Justice March 15, 2012: Intra School Swimming Carnival Congratulations to the 2012 Champion Team -Penola and they also won the “Ubuntu Team Spirit Award” March 8, 2012: St Joey's Walk for Justice March 8, 2012: Clean up Australia Day
February 16, 2012: P&F Welcome Pancake Breakfast February 9, 2012: St Joey's Kids Matter Program February 9, 2012: P&F President Lilley Australia Day Award This year Kevin is continuing his great work in the role of Vice President. February 2, 2012: Be Active, Get Connected, Stay Involved Social and emotional skills are really ‘core capabilities’ for children. If children know how to manage their emotions, get along with other people and they feel accepted by their peers, they enjoy going to school and are more likely to be engaged in their learning. As the year unfolds, we will share more with you about how our school community will focus our learning, planning and action for addressing children’s wellbeing. January 16, 2012: Welcome to the 2012 School Year Our school website is updatedly weekly throughout the school terms, so please check back regularly for news and details regarding school events and achievements. Applications for new enrolments in all year levels are warmly welcomed. Please call us on 3266 2405, drop into the office to pick up an enrolment form or download the enrolment form. On the 24th January 2012, we will be opening your new After School Care Service. We will be located in the Multi-purpose room (ground floor next to driveway) of the school and we will be providing care for 30 children each afternoon, between the hours of 3pm and 6pm, Monday to Friday, school terms only. |
This year’s cross country training regime certainly made a difference to the student’s efforts and I would like to thank Kate Campbell & Rebecca Hutton for their generosity in providing before school training at Boyd Pk. It was good to see a committed group of students taking advantage of that extra training, as well as some of our parents too! Thank you to all parents and grandparents who came along to offer support and encouragement on the day. The kids gave their best and we were very proud of them.
We are excited to be taking part in the 2012 Woolworths Earn & Learn program.
Last year, we were able to purchase some great science resources with the points we earned, thanks to you. 
The Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese, Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett, has warmly welcomed the announcement of the appointment by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of the Most Reverend Mark Coleridge as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane.
St Joseph’s School knows how to MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What a wonderful sight to see: St Joey’s kids, parents and even one grandparent walking for justice. It was a great community effort with so many children having a go!!! The way the children behaved and their positive attitude to all the activities planned for St Joseph’s Day were a credit to themselves, their parents and our school. Thank you to the fabulous Walk for Justice Volunteers who helped out, giving their time and support to enable the walk to run smoothly. All donations go towards Project Compassion and the generosity families have shown is amazing. Thank you. Special thanks to Jenny Davissen for her preparation and organisation of the event and to the staff and parents for their words of encouragement and the example they set for the children.
Well done to all who were involved in the running of the St Joseph’s Swimming Carnival. As I say to the children the day is about having a go, doing your best, having fun and team spirit. Thank you to Kate Campbell for her organisation and preparation of the carnival, the fabulous parent volunteers who helped make the day a great one for the kids, our staff – teachers and school officers for their assistance and encouragement of the children and our St Joey kids for their energy and enthusiasm. The groundsman at the pool was keen for the children to be thanked for leaving the pool area so clean - the cleanest he has ever seen!
The St Joseph's Walk for Justice which will take place on St Joseph’s Day - Monday 19th March from 9am. All students and staff (and any parents who are able to join us) will be walking around our local block to show that we can make a difference in our world. Our aim is to raise awareness and funds for those people who are struggling the most in our world; those who live with poverty, war, domestic violence and injustices of any kind. Permission slips and volunteer forms need to be returned as soon as possible. Donation cards can be filled in and returned to school on the day of the walk so that it can be stamped as evidence of participation. Donation money can be brought in within the next three weeks. May you continue to love, to care and to give generously this week. 
The Environmental Ministry is about keeping the environment of our school community clean. This term the Environmental Ministry will be conducting the Gardening Club and the food we produce will be used for the SJ’s Café. The Environmental Ministry has also helped to organise Clean Up Australia Day. Prep to Year 2 cleaned up St Joseph’s while the Year 3 – Year 7s cleaned up Kalinga Park. If was very hot but we filled our bags full of rubbish! The park certainly looks cleaner.
We warmly invite all families, both new and old, to the P&F Welcome Pancake Breakfast next week on Shrove Tuesday 21 February starting at 7.30am. Come along and join in the feast before the famine of Lent. Helpers are appreciated, so if you are able to assist with cooking or serving, please let the office know. Thank you 
In 2012 St Joseph’s School embarked on a journey to become a Kids Matter School. Kids Matter is a flexible, whole-school approach to children’s mental health and wellbeing for primary schools. It works both on its own and as an umbrella under which a school’s existing programs can comfortably fit. Part of this process involves surveying teachers and parents about the importance of mental health for children. You will find attached a survey which we would love you to be able to complete so we as a school can gain an understanding of your thoughts regarding mental health at your school. If you require further information about Kids Matter please look at this website 
Congratulations to our own Kevin Ryan, for his Lilley Australia Day award. Kevin received this award for his community building efforts as the St Joseph’s Parents & Friends President in 2010 and 2011.