Assistant Principal's Message
Dear Parents, Carers and the St Joseph’s Community,
Building Children’s Confidence
Wellbeing is about balance in all aspects in life. It encompasses the health of the whole person – physical, mental, social and emotional. A person’s wellbeing can change moment to moment, day to day, month to month and year to year. It can be influenced by what’s happening in a specific moment and the actions that people take. One particular aspect of helping the wellbeing of children is to nurture their confidence. Feeling confident helps children do well in all aspects of their life, both now and into the future. The below fact sheet offers suggestions about nurturing confidence through resilience, praise, motivation and optimism.
House Points
With only 2 and a half weeks left in Term 3 our House Point tally is very close and all houses have nearly reached the benchmark reward of 1500 points. The current points stand at:
Fatima 1481
Lourdes 1431
Madonna 1344
Louretto 1127
When Houses reach the benchmark of 1500 points they will be able to have a free clothes day and the house with the most points for the end of term will be given a pizza lunch. Good luck to all Houses!
Welcome Back
I know I speak on behalf of all the staff and students when I warmly welcome Catherine Parmenter back to school and also thank Linley Ellis for her wonderful care and energy in the Library in Catherine’s absence. In light of Catherine’s return, the Season’s for Growth program will recommence in Week 1 of Term 4.
School Musical – Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 September
Have you brought your tickets yet? ‘A Night in the Library’ is sure to be a showcase of the talents of all our students as we follow the adventure of three inquisitive children as they uncover the secrets behind a mysterious book. Some books really do have the power to hook you until the very last page!
Tickets are on sale on Qkr! until 4pm on Thursday 19 September.
Save the date
Grandparent’s and Special Friend’s Day on Thursday 24 October. Please share this date with those who would like to join us on the day.
In closing, may I ask that we all keep Sue Dempsey, the former Principal of St Joseph’s in our thoughts and prayers. Sue’s mother passed away earlier this week.
Yours in Christ,
Amy Doszpot
Assistant Principal
