You would be aware that The Living Learning Leading Framework was launched this year across all Catholic Schools in South Australia. At the heart of the LLL Framework is a commitment to our students and our understanding of all people – we see them as ‘thriving people, capable learners, leaders for the world God desires.’ The Living Learning Leading Framework underpins everything we do, ensuring our students develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to thrive in a rapidly changing and complex world.

During 2019 the Catholic Education Office worked to develop the Living Learning Leading Standard to support the LLL Framework.

The Living Learning Leading Standard has been developed as part of a system-wide school improvement strategy and defines the benchmarks which are applicable to all South Australian Catholic schools against which actual performance can be measured.

The Living Learning Leading Standard has been designed to:

• raise aspirations for excellent schools within a continuously improving system;
• raise student voice, agency and achievement;
• ensure high quality teaching and learning for all students;
• support communication with the wider school community and other stakeholders;

The Living Learning Leading Standard has four defined areas:

The Staff and School Board have been examining the performance standard indicators and have conducted a self-review.  We have identified long and short-term goals which will help shape the schools next Strategic Plan.  Once this process has been completed it will be shared for your comment and feedback.  We are all in this together!

The P & F Committee have been involved in reviewing the Community Engagement component.  Many great ideas have emerged.   We would love to hear from you too! 

We aim to be a school ‘excelling’ in Community Engagement!

• Are we a school that is inclusive and has a collaborative culture where everyone is welcomed?
• Does the school give agency (provide a voice) to staff, students and families in decision making?  Is this reflected in policies and procedures?
• There is a genuine respectful partnership between families, parish and school who have a shared responsibility for student faith development, student learning and wellbeing. 
• The school regularly evaluates the impact of its community engagement strategies. 

Please send any suggestions/feedback/questions to mdaloia@sjsh.catholic.edu.au or info@sjsh.catholic.edu.au

You may also send feedback to the chairperson of the P & F, Leath Margrie: leath@lmfinance.com.au  Or the Chairperson of the School Board, Richard Ellerman: richard@patrickofcoonawarra.com

This year National Child Protection Week will celebrate its 30th year with the theme:

 Putting children first…

‘Putting children first’ was front of mind when the National Child Protection Week campaign was launched in 1990, with the aim of bringing abuse and neglect out of the shadows and putting child wellbeing on the national agenda.

Since then, the need to put children first has been recognised time and time again as an important pillar for boosting the wellbeing of all children in Australia.  

Last year’s National Child Protection Week campaign was based on research that shows the importance of putting children first when talking about parenting, and continued the message that conversations are a key part of engaging the whole community in caring for children.

Under this year’s theme of ‘Putting children first’ we invite all Australians to look at how they can prioritise children in their lives and communities and to engage in National Child Protection Week – as individuals, and as part of families, organisations, communities and society.

Putting children first means prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children. To grow up well, children need to feel safe and loved, have a chance to play and explore, have a say in decisions that affect them, and access to essential things like food, shelter and healthcare. 

If the weather is predicted to be inclement a decision will be made 24 hours prior as to whether the event will be cancelled. This will be posted on school social media sites and email sent to all families.  If Sports Day is cancelled it will be a normal school day. 

As in previous years detailed information will be provided including Sports Day Uniform requirements, Bus Transport for students in OHSC, recess and lunch for all students.

This information is based on current information as of the date of publication.  We will continue to monitor the SA government website wwww.sa.gov.au/covid-19 and will let you know by email, Facebook or Seesaw if there are any changes to the information provided in this newsletter.

The SRC have reinstated ‘Nude Food Day’ on Wednesdays in Term 3. They are encouraging people to bring a lunch box that has no wrappers in in it.

SRC are keeping a record of the number of nude food lunches. Each nude food lunch box generates a point for the student’s House Team. The point will go towards our Community Team of the Year at the end of the school year.

In Term 4, Nude Food Days will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

When picking up your children from OSHC after school please use the new OSHC gate on Albemarle Street in front of the Preschool.

The Front Office Hours are from 8.30am - 4.00pm which means the Front Office gate will be closed from 4.00pm.

We ask that parents use the new OSHC gate for pick up from 4pm onwards. If the gate is not open by this time it would mean that no one is in the Hall. If you have any trouble please call the OSHC Mobile (0408 809 107) to get in touch with an OSHC Staff Member.