Today the staff and students welcomed Fr George into their classrooms. In the 4/5/6 Class, Fr George spoke to the children about Mary our Mother and prayed a decade of the Rosary.

Kindergarten to Year 3 have been learning about Rituals and Traditions in our Faith, and Fr George demonstrated the Rites of Baptism and showed them the symbols associated with this Sacrament.

It was wonderful to have Fr George participate in our learning programs and share his skills and knowledge. The children loved interacting with him and asked a variety of thoughtful questions. Of course, they also enjoyed playing basketball and footy with Fr George at lunchtime.

- Liz Murray

Religious Education Co-ordinator

Reminder:  Athletics Carnival - Monday 31st May - Tumut Bull Paddock.

Students will come to school and travel to Tumut by bus with Goode's Coaches and return in time for normal pick and bus times.  They will need sports uniform, packed fruit, recess, lunch and lots of water.  

We appreciate parents who have volunteered their time to help on the day.

Thank you to our parents who have been informing the school of the their children's absence this term, it is very much appreciated.  It is a legal requirement to notify the school within 7 school days of any absence.  After this time it is automatically recorded as an unexplained absence.

We have moved to COMPASS which tracks student attendance, it is important that we receive an explanation as to why your child is absent.  All current methods of informing the school are still in place, Schoolzine, phoning the school, emailing the office email or sending in a note.  

If your child arrives after bell time, we ask that you attend the front office with your child to sign them in, an office staff member will put their arrival into the computer, if the office is unattended we ask that you please fill out the late arrival/early departure book as a record.  This also applies if you need to pick your child up early.  

Thank you to our families who have returned their Student Information Checklist, please ensure these are returned at your earliest convenience.  Even if all the details are correct, we ask that you still return this form.

Medical Alerts and Asthma Action Plans are particularly important. 

Change and loss are issues that affect all of us at some stage in our lives. At St. Joseph's, we recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separation, loss of friendships and related circumstances, young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effectively. We are therefore offering a very successful education program called Seasons for Growth which will commence on in Term 3. This program is facilitated in small groups and is based on research which highlights the importance of social support and the need the practise new skills to cope effectively with change and loss. 

The program focuses on issues such as self-esteem, managing feelings, problem-solving, decision-making, effective communication, and support networks. If you feel your son or daughter would benefit from Seasons for Growth, we encourage you to talk to him/her about participating in the program. 

St. Joesph's is pleased to be able to offer this important program and we are confident that it will be a valuable learning experience for those who request to be involved. If you require further information, please contact Mrs Clay or Mrs Beavan.

The 4/5/6 Class have been thoroughly enjoying gymnastics with Little Champions. They have been focusing on their strength and balance by practising L-shapes, Angry cats, front and back support.

They have also had a lot of fun learning circus skills with the balancing plates and diabolos.

Scholastic Book Club Issue 4 orders are due by Monday 31st May.  Please use the LOOP app when ordering.  

St Joseph's had a very successful street stall on Friday. A HUGE thank you to all our wonderful families, who baked goodies, made jams and butters, made soap and bath bombs and potted up plants and gave up their time to man the stall and help out. A special thanks to the Bowden family for donating the load of wood (won by Amanda Roche) and to the Robson family for their box of apples (won by Rob Wilde).

A BIG thank you to our fantastic families who came to the working bee on Saturday. Our school grounds are looking sensational and we really appreciate the time you put in on Saturday. A special shout out to Mick Campbell for co-ordinating and organising the day. What a great sense of community we have here at St Joseph's.

Community Council Meeting is set down for Tuesday June 8th. 

If you would like to add items for discussion to the agenda please email Lauren on sjasecretary1@gmail.com

Each week the staff gather together for prayer. We read and reflect on the Gospel reading of the day or focus on a Feast Day. This week we commemorated Reconciliation Week with the following prayer.

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