Reviewing 'Joeys Jottings' Newsletter - Community Feedback invited

You may have noticed over the past months that there have been some changes to our newsletter as well as our website late last year. We are working through a process that will make our communication platforms more meaningful to our families and wider community. Many things are emailed to families as this is a medium that most people use in their daily lives extensively, but as a school we also use our newsletter, website and social media to share different elements of our school.   

The newsletter in particular, is a place where most communication happens and we would like this to be a place that our families engage with. As we look at redesigning and launching a new Joey's Jottings Newsletter, during the initial stages we value your ideas and input. 

Please share your thoughts with us by filling out this short Google form - https://forms.gle/BisjNmw8KetFogFL6 

Website updates

If you haven’t looked lately, our website has undergone quite a few changes too. The format is much more contemporary and easy to navigate, and this development will continue in the coming months. One of the main areas we are now looking at are the visual elements by way of photos, due to the change of uniform and age of some of the photos that have in the past been the public face of our school. As you will appreciate, this is an ongoing process, and as this is the first place that people outside of our school will see, it is important that we continue to make this a great reflection of our school. It is also a very useful place for our families to access important information, so continue to check it out as we work on it.

Band Performance

Our wonderful Band students who have been working each week to develop their skills at their chosen instruments and at working together, are very excited to be sharing this with us next week. At our assembly next Friday 17th June which takes place between 2:20 to 2:45pm, our Band will be showcasing their progress so far. All parents and carers are invited each week to our prayer assemblies, but we are certain that families of our students in Band would love to see how they are going. We look forward to seeing you there. 

Thinking of Our Community

Our sympathy goes out to Jesse Leslie (6H) and his family for the recent loss of his Grandmother.

Celebrating Our Faith

Pentecost

Last week we celebrated Pentecost as a Parish and School.

Just before Jesus was taken up to heaven he told the disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on them and they'd be his witnesses in the whole world (Acts 1:8).  Even more, he told them much earlier that the Holy Spirit would be sent by the Father, that He would teach them all things and remind them of everything he said to them (John 14:26).

Year 4 celebrated in prayer and reflection during this special time in our Liturgical Calendar. Isla shared this beautiful reflection.

Look how they are filled with the Holy Spirit!

First Holy Communion Masses

Our Year 4 and 5 students will attend their reflection day here at school next Tuesday 14th June. We look forward to preparing with them and supporting our friends making their Sacrament of First Holy Communion.

SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASSES
SATURDAY 18th JUNE 6.00pm	SUNDAY 19th JUNE 10.30am	TUESDAY 21st JUNE 6.00pm	FRIDAY 24th JUNE 6.00pm	SUNDAY 26th JUNE 6.00pm

Thank you for praying for our students and supporting our community by attending one of these special Masses to celebrate them receiving their Sacrament of First Holy Communion.

Learning Together

Semester 1 Student School Reports and Parent Portal

In Week 10 our student Semester 1 School Reports will go live. Reporting on student progress and achievement is an integral part of the teaching and learning process. Reporting provides a formal avenue for communicating information about student achievement and progress. This report is a culmination of two terms learning and an opportunity to share with parents, formally, how their child is progressing. Parents will be able to access the reports via the Parent Portal.

The Parent Portal is a secure web based application which contains information about the school and your child including the schools google calendar, semester reports, NAPLAN results and class and teacher information. We have been using this system for a few years now, however, if you are new to our school or haven’t registered previously the instructions are listed below for you.

An account needs to be created as a first step. For security reasons the username for this account must be your email address recorded at the school. The process is as follows.

1. Log in to http://parent.lism.catholic.edu.au and create an account with your email address as the username.
2. An email will be sent to this address stating that a new account has been created and includes instructions to activate your account by following the embedded link.
3. If the email does not arrive check your spam folder.
4. You will be prompted to create a password and to confirm this password.
5. Select the blue login button. Add the username and new password created in step 4.
6. Click on the Schoolworx icon to enter the Schoolworx parent portal.
7. Select your child.
8. Log out when done.

If you do not have an email address which is known to the school or you have changed your email address or provider please contact the school office to update your details.

These instructions are also available on our website via the ‘Portals & Links’ tab.