Dear Families

Last week our Foundation/Year 1 students enjoyed an excursion to Healesville Sanctuary. They learned about a variety of animals and their habitats, and everyone had a wonderful day exploring and discovering together.

Our church celebrates All Saints day on Saturday and All Souls day on Sunday.

Prayer for All Saints and All Souls Day

Loving God,
We thank You for the saints who have shown us how to live with faith, hope, and love.
May their example inspire us to be kind, caring, and brave in following You each day.

We also pray for all souls who have gone before us.
Welcome them into Your loving arms and grant them eternal peace.

Bless our school community, and help us to live as Your saints-in-the-making —
sharing Your light with everyone we meet.

Amen.

School Reports

At St Joseph's school we believe working together with parents makes a big difference in our students' learning.  Communication is a positive part of this relationship.  We formally report student progress each term. Additionally, parents are very welcome to make an appointment to see their child's classroom teacher whenever they have a concern or wondering.

Term 1: Parent/Teacher conversations early in the year

Term 2:  Written reports at the end of the term

Term 3:  Parent/Teacher interviews (week 6)

Term 4:  Written reports at the end of term

This term written reports will be available on PAM on Monday December 15th.  Hard copy reports will be available on request.

School Uniforms

Teachers would like to remind students about wearing the correct school uniform.  We show respect for our school when we wear our correct uniform.  Remember no jewellery, or nail polish.  Students with long hair, need to wear it tied back.  Please know that bike shorts are not part of our uniform.

The uniform is outlined here:
Winter Uniform  Grey school trousers School Polo Shirt
Bottle green V neck windcheater, complete with school logo
Grey socks
Black shoes or black school boots

Summer Uniform
Grey school shorts School Polo Shirt
Bottle green V neck windcheater, complete with school logo
Black school shoes or black boots Grey socks.
School hat complete with logo

Pleated skirt or pinafore in school fabricor grey slacks
School Polo Shirt
Bottle green V neck windcheater, complete with school logo
Bottle green tights or bottle green socks. Black school shoes

Dress in school fabric
Bottle green V neck windcheater, complete with school logo
Black school shoes Bottle green socks
School hat complete with logo Grey school shorts

Sports Uniform (only to be worn on sports days)

Bottle green V neck windcheater, complete with school logo
School Polo Shirt Bottle green shorts
Bottle green track pants Runners with white socks

Bottle green V neck windcheater, complete with school logo
Gold polo shirt, complete with school logo
Bottle green shorts or bottle green skort Bottle green track pants.
Runners with white socks

Day For Daniel

Day for Daniel is a National Day of Action hosted by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation (DMF) to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention. Held on the last Friday of October each year, it is about educating children and adults about keeping kids safe through child safety and protection initiatives.  Tomorrow we are all encouraged to wear red on this day. 

Tomorrow is also World Teacher's Day.  Students are encouraged to write a letter or card or pick a flower from the garden, to thank their teachers.  Our teachers give so much of their energy and positiveness to our work, it really is nice to go out of our way to personally thank them for their work.  

Remember Monday Nov 3rd and Tuesday Nov 4th are school holidays.  Happy Melbourne Cup Day.

May God continue to bless us in our learning.

Trish Mulqueen