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P&F Meeting and AGM - Tonight
Attending this meeting does not require a more substantial commitment on the P&F itself, as all parents are welcome to attend any P&F Meeting.
By attending the P&F Meeting, you are able to hear about, and contribute to, the community building and fundraising plans for 2023.
We hope to see many new faces at our meeting tonight.
School Board 2023
The School Board for 2023 is:
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Fr Paul Nulley |
Molly Henson |
Amy Doszpot |
Cameron Tarrant |
Rebecca Jackson |
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Si Kayser |
James Strachan |
Simon Loftus |
Alicia Porter |
Jane Childs |
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Tiffany Fletcher |
Parent/Teacher Interviews
Our Semester 2 reporting cycle will include a Parent/Teacher interview in Week 9, prior to reports being sent home in Week 10 on Wednesday 14 December.
Interviews are now able to be booked via the Compass Parent Portal. Bookings will close on Friday 2 December.
Please note that two different modes of interviews will be offered:
Monday 5 December - Interviews will be via Teams
Wednesday 7 December - Interviews will be face to face
James Parkes Award
Today I was thrilled to contact the parents of our James Parkes Award nominees for 2022. The James Parkes Award recognises a student who displays exceptional school spirit, a positive attitude, initiative, determination, and kindness and care for others.
All nominees will be formally acknowledged, and the winner announced at the end of year Graduation and Thanksgiving Mass.
Our nominees for 2022 are:
Foundation: Emmy McG
Year 1: Mia M
Year 2: Amelia S
Year 3: Owen H
Year 4: Ricky B
Year 5: Ashley F
Year 6: Hamish E
Canteen News
Religious Life of the School
Advent is approaching at lightning speed. It is easy to get caught up with the busyness of Christmas preparations. Have you thought about how you will prepare your heart for the birth of Jesus? At St Joseph’s Primary school we are focussing on one daily act of kindness. This week we have been:
- Saying hello to everyone you walk past.
- Giving a meaningful compliment to someone.
- Making a small gift for a friend or relative.
- Thinking about something that you no longer play with, use or wear. Could it be donated to a local charity or hospital?
- Sitting next to someone who is on their own at break or lunchtime.
- Helping somebody with a task at home such as setting the table, doing the washing up or tidying your bedroom.
- Writing a kind letter to someone. Maybe an elderly relative who you haven’t seen recently, or a family member or friend.
We have also been preparing for the birth of Jesus by sharing the stories of Jesus’ family tree through the Jesse Tree. This week we have heard the stories of:
- Creation
- Adam and Eve
- Noah’s Ark
- The Promised Land
- God’s Promise to Abraham
Social Action and Justice
It’s that time of year again. Time to share all the wonderful Christmas cheer at St Joseph’s with those who are less fortunate than us. To help those in need this Friday we will launch the St Vincent de Paul 2022 Christmas Appeal. More information will come home on Friday but we are again creating Christmas Hampers. We will also have our giving tree for families to take a gift tag to buy and wrap a gift for a person in our community. The giving tree will be set up in the school foyer this coming Friday. Please see below for some examples of donations.
Prayer and Worship
Pope Francis entrusts his Worldwide Prayer Network each month with prayer intentions that express his great concern for humanity and for the mission of the Church. His monthly prayer intention is a worldwide call to transform our prayer into specific actions; it is a compass for a mission of compassion for the world.
November Prayer Intention- For children who suffer
We pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war; may they be guaranteed access to education and the opportunity to experience family affection.
Lord Jesus Christ, you asked
that we let the children come to you.
Send your Spirit, O Lord, of comfort and relief
for the many children who are victims
of marginalisation, abandonment, and violence in the world.
Give us a generous heart to offer to them
concrete paths of hope
through education that opens
possibilities of freedom and decision.
Inspire in us a desire to welcome them
into the restorative love of a family
with a warm embrace and caring love which
gives them back their dignity
of being children of the one Loving Father.
Amen.
Celebrating Liturgy
We are so happy to be able to hold our Advent prayer celebrations with students together in the hall. These prayer celebrations are a vital part of our St Joseph’s tradition. Parents of classes leading the prayer celebration are warmly invited to attend these prayer celebrations.
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Term 4 Prayer Celebrations and Class Masses |
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Week 7: Thursday 24 November - Advent Prayer Celebration (2:15pm) Week 8: Grade Mass: Tuesday 9.15am Year 6 Thursday 1 December - Advent Prayer Celebration (2:15pm) Week 9: Thursday 8 December - Advent Prayer Celebration (2:15pm) Thursday 8 December - Christmas Nativity (6:00pm) Friday 9 December - Thanksgiving & Year 6 Graduation Mass Week 10: Thursday 15 December - Advent Prayer Celebration led by |
Evangelisation and Faith Formation
Faith Formation
St Joseph’s Parish has begun its annual Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) journey this October.
If you are curious about God or the Catholic Church, were baptised as a child but did not receive Eucharist or Confirmation, visit the parish one Sunday and speak to Fr Paul.
If you have questions about the RCIA process, please email Father Paul at Paul_Nulley@hotmail.com
Melanie Stratford
Religious Education Coordinator
Sustainability in Action
Seeking animal-lover to take home our beautiful chickens for Summer holidays! A chicken cage can be delivered to your house for chicken safe-keeping. If interested in being rostered on, please email me ASAP.
Last Friday, these fabulous Joey’s won the 2021 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year award for Environment and Sustainability. Their efforts in connecting with local cafes to improve sustainability standards was a success and can pave the way for future Joeys to receive top recognition for their efforts! Not pictured and also receiving a commendation for the Young Achiever category, we are happy to congratulate Josie Sill!
Have you had a slow start to your Summer gardening? Please help yourself to our tomato varieties that will be placed outside the school. These were kindly donated by Merici and we would love them to find a loving home.
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan, Author
Ryan McGee
ryan.mcgee@cg.catholic.edu.au
BOOK CLUB DUE 2ND DEC (Week 8 Friday)
End of Year in the Library.
We are starting to collect all overdue books now in the hope we will have a 100% return rate. Next week will be the last week of borrowing for all students. Please return your books promptly to the library in the coming weeks.If you are still having trouble locating books. Please email me at georgina.jaram@cg.catholic.edu.au.
Uniform Shop News
Congratulations to the Week 5 award recipients.
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Foundation Red |
Eloise P Amelia B |
Foundation White |
Xavier P-E Blake B |
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1 Purple |
Cooper D Nate M |
1 Teal |
Ryder W Sahana B |
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2 Magenta |
Sebastian P Xander W |
2 Yellow |
Enoch A Sam N |
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3 Black |
Leo W Ellie-Mei L |
3 Navy |
Aria K Kendryck M Patrick McD |
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4 Gold |
Luke D Kathy A |
4 Green |
James W Alice P Oliver L |
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5 Blue |
Christopher B Tejas G |
5 Orange |
Louis P Janek W |
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6 Lime |
Anthony S Bridget M |
6 Silver |
Ben L Lottie W-B Lucy P |
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Sustainability |
Droduel T Samphel N |
Happy birthday to these students who celebrated their birthday this week:
| Levi N |
| Olivia D |
| Ivy E |
| Ryan L |
| Tyler B |
| Amaani S |
