Our school is a Be You Learning Community. Be You is a national initiative for educators, aimed at promoting and protecting positive mental health in children and young people. Our vision is for a learning community that is positive, inclusive and resilient, and where every child, young person, staff member, and family can achieve their best possible mental health.

This is what we call a ‘whole learning community approach’, and it involves working together with all members of our learning community to create change. It’s about building a positive and inclusive environment which promotes resilience and allows every child, young person, educator, and family member to achieve their best possible mental health.

Hi, my name is Grace and I am your House Captain for Joseph. 

I have been actively involved in lots of in and out of school activities across my years at St Joseph’s like, school netball, the netball carnival, athletics and I have been to 5 Sport’s days.

I play piano as a musical instrument, and I have been in the school’s choir. 

This year I would love to participate in many more amazing opportunities. 

A leader is someone who leads the school and demonstrates the school values to others wherever they are e.g. on excursions, in the school yard, at school in class and in lots of other different ways. 

As your House Captain, I will do all of this and more. Don’t be afraid to come to me when you have an idea, question, or comment about anything in the school. 

I will always use my initiative and support you in every way you need.

Grace

House Captain

Monday 4th April to Thursday 7th of April

Meetings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Please see Skoolbag for how to book your interview time.

Due to the inability to secure a definite delivery of BYOD, the board elected to postpone the purchase and implementation of new BYODs in 2022. This was communicated in newsletters last year.

Existing BYODs purchased prior to this year will continue to be supported as per the guidelines in the policy families received when signing on. Please be aware that any devices purchased more than 3 years ago will no longer receive warranty support. If these devices have issues that are beyond the support of our technician, families will need to arrange their own repairs. 

Congratulations to Elizabeth and Mayen on the birth of their beautiful daughter Adau, born on 16/3/2022.

We know Bol (Year 3/4 B) is going to be a great big brother to Adau, Adit and Aluel!

May God bless, guide and watch over you, your baby and your family.

Biru lives in a rural village in India. He lost mobility in one of his legs, after contracting polio as a child, making it difficult for him to walk.

Over 26 million people who have a disability in India also live in poverty. A further 69 percent of the population living with a disability reside in rural areas, which makes access to support services, education and employment an even greater challenge.

Biru taught himself how to repair bicycles by watching other people, but he never dreamed of using those skills to start his own business. With your generous support, Biru was able to access a training program, run by Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas India.

He gained the support and skills he needed to establish his own bicycle repair business. Participating in the program also helped Biru to apply for government disability and housing schemes.  His resilience and determination to overcome the odds has inspired others in his community who are living with a disability to become independent and self-reliant.  

This term, students in R-6 have been learning about the Italian festival 'Carnevale'. We have been learning about everything that makes Carnevale so special and relevant to the Italian culture - the food, the music, the characters, the theatrics and of course.. the masks!

The 5/6 students have been fortunate enough to be working on a very exciting project, integrating both their learning in Italian and The Arts - designing and creating their OWN Carnevale masks!

They began with a concept or theme to base their mask on, then moved to sketching, designing, material selection and finally - construction. The 5/6's have incorporated sculpture, bead word, painting, papier mache, clay moulding and more to create their very own masks in the style of traditional Venetian Carnevale masks. Have a look at some of the progress so far...