This year we have decided to organise the Year 4 – 6 students in Year level groups in English and Mathematics.  I have been meeting regularly with “middle school” teaching staff and have been impressed with progress to date.  Student feedback has been positive too!!  Additional teaching staff work with the class teachers during English and Mathematics instruction. This allows teachers to be able to provide students with more individualised attention or work with small groups of students assisting them to consolidate learning.  An additional benefit of this approach is also to prepare senior students for High School where students will have many teachers throughout each day. 

Next week the “Orientation to Preschool and School’ Programme will begin -  culminating in a liturgy on Wednesday 24 June.

It is so important for children to experience these rites of passage as they move from stage one to the next.  Just as significant is the rite of passage from primary school to high school and so on! 

I look forward to celebrating all these significant events with students and families.

Generous remissions to school fees are available on request. Please do not hesitate to contact Karyn or myself either by phone, in person or by email. We are here to support you and your family in these extraordinary times. We are in this together!! 

I am aware that some parents have been issued with infringement notices recently.  As I’ve mentioned on other occasions, the local council regularly patrols the area surrounding our school to ensure that vehicular traffic adheres to traffic controls in place.  This includes no standing, no parking or parking across our neighbours driveways.  Parking inappropriately also results in traffic congestion which can increase risk for accidents to occur and therefore reducing safety for our precious children, staff and members of our community.  PLEASE, PLEASE take care around our school – EVERY child and member of this community depend on you!  If everyone adheres to this no child’s safety will be compromised! 

We are all in this together !!!

Please note the council has extended the white line on the school crossing which now makes 3-point turns illegal. Parents who perform 3-point turns at the crossing will receive infringement notices from if council staff are patrolling the area.

Sacrament

Sunday Mass - 10:30am

Mass Online with Fr Lancy & Deacon Michael

Every Wednesday - 6:00pm

Beginning with Rosary, followed by Mass, and concluding with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Email: shparish@sjsh.catholic.edu.au for further information

Or access via Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/sacredhearthindmarshparish

Patrick O’Regan will be installed as the 9th archbishop of Adelaide on the 25th of May at St Francis Cathedral. This is also the feast day of Our Lady Help of Christians, who is the patron Saint of Australia.

The ceremony will be streamed live on the archdiocesan website at 10:30am. You can also view a replay on Channel 44 at 5:30pm.

Mini Vinnies has about 30 keen members from year 5 and 6. They met to discuss how they can continue to seek justice by helping others in times of social distancing.

They will be supporting the Vinnies Winter Appeal, by collecting donations of clean blankets, sleeping bags, beanies, socks etc that can be delivered to St Vincent de Paul’s to be distributed by Fred’s Van.

Another initiative that they are in the process of organising is cooking meals that can be frozen and also used by Vinnie’s Food distribution services. Over the coming weeks they will be working in groups of around 5-8 in the hall kitchen, supported by Ms D’Aloia and Miss Clark. They will be seeking any donations and will put a notice/poster up listing ingredients that they may need. We greatly appreciate the generosity of our St Joseph’s Community.

Please find links for our Liturgies and Assemblies that are being live streamed on the days listed below. This is an important way for our St Joseph’s School to maintain community.

Thanks to all the students who participated in the Trick Challenge, there were some fantastic entries! A special congratulations to our Finalists: Maggie, Jordan, Grace, Josh and Chace. 

Thank you to our students, teachers and families for voting! 

(?drum roll) Congratulations to our winners:

?  1st Place: Maggie

?  2nd Place & Teachers Choice: Chace

Ms Keller will present our winners with their prizes soon. Also, a big THANK YOU to Ms Keller for organising a great challenge.

Earlier in the week the children created wind spinners that we have hung in the hut. They created a colourful spectacle as they spin and move when the wind blows.

The children have also been voicing their theories and sharing their ideas about how wind and air have energy to move things.

Our Preschool was featured on the Little Scientists Facebook page!

Did you know our Preschool is an official Little Scientist House?! They've been exploring their world and are committed to discovering the joy of STEM together. ??

Our vegetable garden certainly has grown and is looking good!