Our 2024 Staff

On Tuesday next week, students will meet with their teachers and grade peers for 2024. Everyone is looking forward to a wonderful start to their new year. Our full staff list is below as we acknowledge our great teams for 2024.

We welcome Miss Ellie Norman to our team for Term 1 while Mrs Sarah McKinnon is on maternity leave. 

It is with sadness yet delight in her future pursuits, that we farewell Mrs Leanne Parsons, IEW. Leanne has been a valued member of our community and will be missed. We wish her every happiness and success in her future and hope she will take a little bit of St Joseph’s in her heart, wherever she goes.

Thank you

We express our gratitude to the fantastic members of our community who gathered with us during our year-end celebrations this week. It was a joyous occasion to reunite in the church for our Mass of Thanksgiving.

During our End of Year Assembly, we extended our heartfelt thanks to the exceptional volunteers who support our school. Without you, Joey's wouldn't be the extraordinary place it is.

Star of the Year Award

This is the third year we have presented the Mrs Saunders Star of the Year award. Mrs Rosemary Saunders taught at St Joseph’s for over 40 years. She was known for her smile, her positivity, compassion, friendliness and absolute consistency as a teacher, friend and person. Each week Mrs Saunders awarded a Star of the Week, where every child in the class would write a positive affirmation about that child and the child would receive a certificate laminated with affirmations from classmates.

It is always a special time when our Year 5 students learn about and prepare for leadership opportunities. We were so impressed and proud of their efforts as a group in this process and would like to congratulate next year’s Student Representative Council and Sport Captains.

In Year 3 we have been learning about different forms of energy and that energy is everywhere. Students undertook a scientific investigation around heat and light energy to gather an understanding about conduction and how colour can influence the temperature of objects. 

Mr Matthew Gourlay and Mrs Laura Stapleton
Year 3 Teachers

Please note these dates can change from time to time due to unforeseen circumstances and we will endeavour to advise you of any changes at the earliest possible opportunity. Our school Google calendar can be accessed via this link for additional advanced dates -

For your convenience 2023 school term dates are listed below. They are also located on our website. Click on the words “TERM DATES” on the home page.