PARENT WEBINARS

Our Parent Assembly, sponsored by the Catholic Schools Office, is a wonderful group of parents across the Diocese who provide opportunities for parents to engage in ways to support their children as they move through school.

There are two webinars coming up through Parent Assembly that you may find useful in areas of supporting your children. The beauty of webinars is that you don’t need to leave home to sit in a room listening to a presenter - you can join in via the comfort of home!

These are always quality engaging presenters, speaking on matters that are relevant to families. I encourage you to look at the two that are coming up to see if they may be suitable to you. 

1. Maggie Dent - From the Sandpit to Adulthood: Helping Today’s Children to Thrive
    Monday 22nd June 7:00-8:15pm

2. Michelle Mitchell - Turn everyday challenges into moments that build resilience
    Thursday 6th August 7:00-8:00pm

Please see the flyers for both webinars in the Parent Assembly article of this newsletter.

A previous webinar which is very relevant to parents whose children enjoy gaming online was “Game Aware” with Andrew Kinch. If you missed this one, and have concerns about how gaming is affecting your child, I recommend you look up what Andrew says about it via his website. https://www.gameaware.com.au/about-us/

WINTER UNIFORMS

• Thank you for ensuring your children are in their correct winter uniforms. If there are any items that you require, they can be sourced through St Agnes’ Uniform Store in Boronia Street or check our second hand items at school. If unsure, please check our parent handbook for items required.
  https://sjpport.schoolzineplus.com/st-joseph-s-primary-information-handbook
• We have been reminding families via the newsletter and speaking with students at school about ensuring they are back in the correct uniforms during the transition back to school. We will be starting Term 3 with the expectation that students are wearing correct items. Notes will come home in Term 3 with requests should there still be uniforms that are not correct.
• If you have any uniforms that you no longer need you may like to consider donating these to the second hand uniform room at school. This is especially useful for students who are completing school this year and will not be requiring them next year.

SOCIAL DISTANCING

• As restrictions change in the wider community, our practices remain the same, with the prediction that they will remain until the end of Term 2. We will update families on activities that can begin to resume in Term 3 as we have clear guidelines.

DROP OFF AND PICK UP

• Our practices remain as they have been for the past number of weeks. Thank you for your assistance in the drop off and pick up procedures.
  Handy tip: staggering of pick up is available via our Warlters Street process - duty for pick up is from 3:10-3:30pm, so a wise choice to avoid lengthy lining up would be to come during the later part of this timeframe.

ILLNESS

• Children must remain at home if they have any cold or flu symptoms. If they present unwell at school they will be sent home. This also applies to staff members.
• If any family member is being tested for COVID-19, the school needs to be informed and all students from the family are not to attend school until the results are returned as negative.

ATHLETICS SELECTIONS

Unfortunately neither Zone or Diocesan Athletics will be held this year, however we will still hold small group finals to determine place getters at St Joseph’s for Year 2 - 6 on Thursday next week. Due to the guidelines around social distancing and current restrictions in place we are unable to hold our usual community 'carnival' and we will not be able to have visitors join us on the selection day. The 800m and 1500m have been postponed from Friday next week and will now be held in Term 3, due to a waterlogged Dixie Park. Please see further details in the Sport Spotlight section of this newsletter.

Tess Koning
Principal