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February 24 Newsletter

24 Feb 2021

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February 17 Newsletter

17 Feb 2021

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February 10 Newsletter

10 Feb 2021

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Water Play Afternoon - Foundation & Year 1

05 Feb 2021

Foundation and Year 1 will not be attending the Swimming Carnival on Monday.

Instead, they will participate in an afternoon of watery fun! 

Students will need to wear their sport uniform.

February 3 Newsletter

03 Feb 2021

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Welcome to 2021 - Some important information

22 Jan 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to the new school year. I trust that everyone has had a restful and enjoyable summer so far.

While there is still a week to go before the students return, I thought it necessary to communicate a few important details in preparation for the new year ahead.

UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop will be OPEN on Thursday 28 January between 1 - 3pm. As is the preference, please place any orders via Qkr! prior to visiting the Uniform Shop. All payments on the day will also need to be made via Qkr!

Qkr! How To Guide

The Uniform Shop is also be OPEN on Monday 1 February from 2 - 3pm. At this time, it is likely that orders placed prior via Qkr! will be delivered to students in the classrooms. All payments on the day will also need to be made via Qkr!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - If you have a spare hour to help in the Uniform Shop at these times. or throughout the year, please contact P&F President, Kate Osborn.

COVID-19 UPDATE

Following the challenges of 2020, we continue to have a need to maintain certain restrictions in and around our school. While these will be more fully outlined in my Welcome Letter sent home Monday 1 February, please note these current points:

• ACT Government currently has travel and quarantine restrictions and advice in place for a number of existing COVID-affected areas in NSW. If you or members of your family have visited, or intend to visit a COVID-affected area, you are required to follow all ACT Health directions and isolate for 14 days from the time of leaving the affected area. Further information in relation to COVID-19 can be round here.
• The restrictions around parents visiting the school will initially be in place for larger events, in that numbers will be managed and attendance recorded. Further details provided at the time of upcoming events.
• Parents are encouraged to continue using drive-through for drop off and pick up, but are welcome to be on school grounds, especially for the start of the new school year!
• All visitors to the school are expected to maintain physical distancing and now-common safe practices to keep the students, staff and St Joseph's community healthy.
• If your child is unwell, they are to stay at home. If they are exhibiting flu-like symptoms, they are required to have a COVID test before returning to school. Likewise, if you are unwell, please do not visit the school.
• All other safe practice protocols, previously in place, will be reviewed and communicated to the students and wider community on the first day back. 

FIRST DAY BACK

All students return to school on Monday 1 February. Supervision begins at 8.20am and the students will place their bags in the courtyard as usual and begin the day at 8.50am.

Our new Foundation students are welcome to be taken to their classrooms via the external doors near the new classrooms by 9.15am on the first day, and by 8.50am for the remainder of the first week. They can also be collected from there at 2.50pm each day for that week. Below is a link to the Foundation Information Handbook.

Orientation Handbook for 2021 

END OF THE DAY

Now that our building project is completed (yes, we are all into the wonderful new learning spaces right across the school!), afternoon pick-up will return to under the trees near the ELC. Parents are encouraged to continue using drive-through, or to ensure they maintain physical distancing until further notice. 

Well, that is quite a lot of information to get us started, but I do hope that it answers some of the questions that parents may have as we begin the new year. 

Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing all the students, and yourselves, on Monday 1 February.

Regards,
Cameron Tarrant
Principal

Merry Christmas

26 Dec 2020

Dear Parents, Carers and the St Joseph's Community,

Wishing everyone a happy and holy Christmas. I hope you all had a very special day yesterday with family and friends.

On behalf of all the staff at St Joseph's, thank you for the wonderful messages and recognition in recent weeks; it is always so very much appreciated.

Have a safe and relaxing break and we look forward to seeing everyone return to our wonderful school in 2021.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Regards,
Cameron Tarrant
Principal

Merry Christmas

18 Dec 2020

In keeping with a long-standing school tradition, we hope you enjoy this video

December 16 Newsletter

16 Dec 2020

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Christmas Carols - TOMORROW

13 Dec 2020

Good morning parents and carers,

A reminder that our End of Year Thank You and Christmas Carols are on tomorrow. Please see the flyer below and be aware that there will be COVID safety protocols in place that all visitors will need to follow. The QR code for the Check in Cbr app is linked below.

QR_Code.pdf

All students are encouraged to wear free dress in Christmas colours or patterns. Reindeer, Christmas hats and fun festive accessories are also allowed - but please do not go out today to buy things. Just make do!

Looking forward to seeing many of you join us in the morning.

Regards,
Cameron Tarrant
Principal