A chilly end to Week 3.  A really settled week at St Joseph’s which is great.  There is lots of extra things happening in the next couple of weeks, with sport, public speaking and book week so don’t forget to check the school calendar.

Our community council meeting is tonight at 6pm – all most welcome to attend.  The parish pastoral council meeting is next Tuesday night at 7.30 pm.

Uniform policy

Last week a survey was sent out to all parents regarding the uniform policy.  This was an opportunity for all parents to make suggestions about any changes they would like to see regarding the current uniform and to identify what parts of the uniform you are happy with.  The survey results will guide the meeting that will take place later in the term about possible changes to be made to the policy.  Not all families have completed their survey but currently the items that will be reviewed are the girls’ dresses and winter tunics, with the majority wanting to source a dress and tunic similar to what is already in place.  The sports shirts are a 50/50 split – half the community would like the shirts to remain the same and half would like to see them updated, so if you haven’t filled out your survey please do so!

Sunglasses

Thank you to all those students who are wearing their sunglasses during play time.  As you are aware the community council has purchased sunglasses for all students to wear all year round along with their hats.  The survey indicated that the majority of families were happy with this change.  It would be great for all students to have their sunglasses clipped onto their case and the motto is “It’s on your face or in your case”.  The children are not use to wearing them yet, however with your support it will be an easy transition.  In line with the Sunsmart safety policy for Primary schools Staff and students are encouraged to wear close-fitting wrap-around sunglasses that cover as much of the eye area as possible and comply with Australian Standard AS1067.

At the end of 2019 it would be great to review the sunglasses after a full six months of wearing them both in the summer and winter months.  I thank you for your support on ensuring that your child is sunsmart.

Have a great week!

Kind Regards

Kirsty Beavan

Parking

Parking for parents throughout the day is in Gundagai Street, please ensure that during school hours and drop off/pick up that no cars enter the school grounds.

In the case of wet weather (heavy rain) at drop off/pick up time, parents can use the Wydham Street entrance forming a car line to drop off/pick up students at the eating area then exiting via Gundagai St.  

For those parents travelling to Selwyn the costs are:

Please note if you are hiring skis, I need your shoe size, height and approx. weight, these can be emailed to me at marg.reynolds@cg.catholic.edu.au.  Payment and details must be finalised by Tuesday 13th August.

Once you have obtained your number please send in a copy to the office.  We also ask that if you have a current WWWC number that you check the expiry date to ensure it is current.

We ask that this matter is treated as a matter of urgency!

Important dates for our 2020 Kinders:

Parent Information Night:  Monday 12^th August - 6pm

Term 3 Orientation Days: Tuesday 10^th September - 9:30am -11:30am,  Tuesday 24^th September - 9:30am -11:30am

Community Council Street Stall - Friday 16th August

Thank you to Jim & Nicki Pearce who have donated the load of wood for the raffle and to our families who will help out on the stall for the day.  We still have a fews spots that need filling, please let the school know if you can help.

Each week we will feature students who will share books they are enjoying reading.

Laura:  "Go Girl Birthday Girl" I have just finished reading this book, about Annabelle having a birthday at the beach.  It was a funny and refreshing book!	Culley:  "Friday Barnes - Under Suspicion" I am enjoying this book because it is full of mystery as Friday solves cases such as the missing microwave.  The book has a lot of descriptive words.
Sydney: "Brotherland - The Outcasts" Hugh recommended this book to me.  It is about Vikings in their ships and they are training to go overseas.	Matilda: part of the "Then" series by Morris Gleitzman The story is set in Germany in the war.  Felix has to pretend to be a Nazi to survive.  I like it because it has heaps of suspense and you don't know what's going to happen next.

The Primary Class have been learning about Government and Federation. They did a STEM challenge where Team A had to follow the rules and Team B didn’t. After the challenge students discussed why it wasn’t fair and related this to what Australia was like before the Australian Constitution was written.

Tennis - Todd Woodbridge Cup has been postponed until next Friday 16th August due to the weather.  All details will remain the same.

Trent Barrett Shield - Wednesday 28th August in Gundagai.  Please return permission notes.  A reminder for the boys to bring their headgear, mouthguard and footy boots for practice on Wednesday.

Week 5 -19th - 23rd August

Keep up to date with events happening at St Joseph's via our electronic school calendar (please note dates can be subject to change).