STo live, to learn, love in all things JoSeph’S School

1 Welcome back to another School year. This week we particularly welcome new students and families to our School community. This year we welcome the following students to our Reception classes:Sam Abbott - Amy & Warwick AbbottChinyere Alozie - Kylie & Chido AlozieHayley Bennett - Stephanie & Darrin BennettThomas Bollen - Skye Page & Mark BollenAmelia Brunker - Claire Hannagan & Capel BrunkerLewis Casey - Abby & Matt CaseyTess Chapman - Kelly & Paul ChapmanWesley Correa - Dyne CorreaHunter Earle - Courtney Heinjus & Nick EarleThomas Flannery - Helen & Mathew FlanneryMillie Hancock - Nicky & Tim HancockJoshua Harvey - Kate Harvey Noah - Laura & Justin WaldhuterOlive Hombsch - Natasha & Anthony HombschLucy Honan - Lauren

2 & Brett HonanLincoln Jaeschke - Naomi & Simon JaeschkeSophia Liebelt-Seymon - Katie Liebelt & Ben SeymonHarry Lloyd - Kirsty Modystach & Troy LloydJames Manhood - Peta & Hayden ManhoodNate Matasi - Christine WalelaSammi McCarthy - Kristy Lewis & Mark McCarthyMalachy Mitchell - Peggy & David MitchellSyd Mitchell - Kimberley & Andrew MitchellAmali & Koa Murphy - Kylie & Brodie MurphyEdwina Nicholls - Alex & Sid NichollsKate Reljich - Jessica & Steven ReljichThomas Scammell - Deborah & Joseph ScammellNate Short - Peta & Matthew ShortNick Slattery - Karen & Christopher SlatteryDarcy Smith - Teresa Burner & Mathew SmithMitchell Sommerville - Natalie & Dane Stewart - Victoria & Mark StewartPatrick Tilley - Kirsty & Leith TilleySophie Waldhuter - Laura & Justin WaldhuterElla Wehr - Kate & Kym WehrWilliam White - Nicky & Joel WhiteWe would also like to welcome the following students and their families who are continuing their schooling for the first time at St Joseph s.

3 Charles (3/4-ME) & Amaya (01-JV) Craig - Penny Roberts-Craig & Nathan CraigJackson Hombsch (01-JV)- Natasha & Anthony HombschThomas Ingham (06-LL) - Bridget Ross & David InghamCharlie (4/5-CK) & Matilda Kells (03-LN) - Carmen & Jeremy KellsJessica (07-KW) and Ella (02-SL) Lloyd - Kirsty Modystach & Troy Ryan (4/5-CK) - Belinda Heinrich & Nick RyanI m sure these new students, families and staff will witness our core values of: Collegiality - We work together & support each other. Support - There s always someone there to help and be helped.

4 Please think of a way you can make these families and students feel wlecome in our School and community. I must admit I felt a great sense of pride to hear that some of our new families had been contacted by existing families to organise play-dates to ensure the new students felt INFORMATIONE arly this week a Student Information Checklist was sent home with your child s emergency contact and health information. Please check through the documents, make any changes required, sign it and return to us ASAP. NOTE: If your child has any health concerns (asthma, anaphylaxis etc) - we ask that medication and an Action Plan (signed by your doctor) are returned to us as a matter of priority to enable us to provide the best possible care of your child.

5 Also sent home was the Digital Citizen User Agreements that need to be signed by both you and your child. Please write your child s name on this and return it to the Front Office as soon as possible INFORMATION NIGHTM onday 5th February - please see flyer included with this FEbRuARy 2018 WEEk 1 TERM 1 IMPORTANT dATESFrom the parents & friends of St Joseph s School , Clare,ST JOSEPH S SCHOOL29 Victoria Road, Clare 5453 EMAIL: WEBSITE: 5thParent Info Night 7pmTue 13thSchool Picnic, 6pmWed 14thAsh WednesdayWhole School Liturgy 18thFamily MassFri 23rdNew Parents Cocktail EveningMon 25thSAPSASA Swimming Carnival, Clare 5pmMARFri 2ndClean Up Australia DayFri 9thAssembly 9amWed 14thSAPSASA Summer Hub3 Way InterviewsMon 19thSt Joseph s Day Mass3 Way InterviewsCatholic Swimming CarnivalTues 20thGala DayAPRILThu 12thAssemblyFri 13thSports DayPhone: (08) 8842 3830 | Fax.

6 (08) 8842 3410 | St JoSeph S SchoolProudly learning on Ngadjuri landTo live, to learn, love in all thingsTo live, to learn, love in all thingsSCHOOL NEWSMESSAGE FROM FR PAuLIn the recent Sevenhill Parish Bulletin Fr Paul acknowledged the School saying, I also thank St Joseph s School and Staff for their continued generosity .uNIFORMT hank you for everyone who has taken the effort to send their child/ren back to School in the correct uniform - it looks great. Special thanks to the committee who work hard to supply our uniform which is practical, smart and affordable.

7 To ensure we maintain the standard and appearance of our uniform and (probably more importantly) stop peer pressure and the expense this can cause, can you please support your child, other parents, the uniform volunteers and staff by following the policy - by not following this is putting pressure on areas to watch:Girls - White socks - knee high or crew (not sockettes) - Black leather (or leather -like) shoes or navy - Black leather (or leather-like) lace up shoes or elastic sided boots or brown sandals. No canvas lace-ups or coloured visible uniforms: - White socks - no logos - Predominately white sport shoes and white for your uniforms to be worn on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week.

8 NOTE: Thanks to our parent volunteers, the Uniform Shop will be open each Wednesday morning from 8:30am to 8:50am. Alternatively, you can order via the QKR! Ice-blocks will be available for sale at lunchtimes (Mon-Thurs) during Terms 1 & 4. Cost: 30c ea limit of 1 per child. Please talk to your child about these being a treat, not an expectation. VOLuNTEERING We welcome parents to volunteer in many ways from listening to children read in the classroom or assisting on excursions to canteen, uniform shop and fundraising activities.

9 Please ensure you complete a Police Check if you wish to volunteer. Forms are available from the Front Office. It is a requirement by Catholic Education that people working with children have a current Police check. CAR PARkING We are currently in the process of having our Master Plan approved by Catholic Education. The plan is designed to improve our School site and will include additional parking and a kiss and drop zone. In the meantime, we are aware that parking is limited around the School and ask that you abide by road rules and parking regulations.

10 Our local police have noted many cars have been parking across yellow lines and on corners. Warning notices were issued but they have advised that they will be monitoring the situation and will not be so lenient next time. Above all, safety of our students is 7s AT ST JOSEPHSWith the return to School there has been comments circulating in certain areas of the media, regarding Catholic Schools transitioning their Year 7 students into secondary sites (I assure you that CESA, Catholic Education , has the current policy that states, If there is no Catholic Secondary pathway Year 7s will stay at the primary site.)