Together in God’s love, St Joseph’s will empower students to encounter the future with respect, courage and kindness, enriched by life-giving relationships and inspired to bring the Gospel to life.
Today I am grateful to the staff, students and parent/carers at St Joseph’s. Yes, all of You! I have noticed the actions of each and every one of you, as well as having the good fortune to hold a conversation with most of you. I am so grateful for how you dig deep to find connection with the children, the staff and beginning to do this with each other. The children are calm because you are calm. Calm is contagious just as much as the opposite emotion, anxiety. Thank you for supporting each other and for helping me. I really appreciate the laughter, high energy, willingness to seek to understand and for the curiosity coming from questions that are being asked, especially in the Welcome Conversations that have occurred over the past weeks, finishing tonight. Thank you for creating and contributing to our community, that I love to drive to work to see and sit amongst you all.
Last Thursday, two students were presented bikes that had been built by the Point Cook Centrals Football Club, as part of a team building exercise and supporting local communities. The smiles on those children’s faces were taken as a picture memory for my mind for eternity, as they rode their bikes to school the next day.
The welcome conversations end today and the positive responses are filling our cups! These are the little things that make me feel like the luckiest principal in the world. You are making a difference, sharing love and building relationships with each little Christ action you do! It counts!
Thank you all.
Kind regards,
Shelley
