Our neighbours are continuing to be inconvenienced with parents parking very close or over driveways which impedes them being able to leave their homes to collect their own children, go to work, be on time for medical appointments etc.  Of particular concern, is that when they have requested parents to move their vehicle the responses on occasion, have been disrespectful and do not give witness to our motto or values.  Our children look to us as ‘role models’ and are very impressionable and therefore it is our responsibility to demonstrate appropriate behaviours when interacting with others.  Please help build a positive impression of our school to the wider community. 

Parents & Friends Committee are excited to launch a Christmas Raffle as our last fundraiser for 2020! Classes have been allocated ‘themes’ for raffle baskets and are kindly asked to bring fun suitable donations from November 16th to 30th.

Tickets will be sold for $1 via Qkr app towards the end of November and ticket sales will close on Monday 7th December.

Seven lucky winners will be drawn on Tuesday 8th December 2020.

We are calling for donations of items from all families for our 2020 P&F Christmas Raffle. Each class or year level has been allocated a ‘theme’ for their raffle basket. A collection box has been placed in your child’s classroom.

The ‘themes’ for each class/year level’s basket have been set as follows below and we have outlined some suggestions to assist families with the types of item they could purchase and donate. These are only suggestions, please get as creative as you like within your theme. Please know that your local supermarket, cheap shops, Kmart, Tony & Marks, Office Works etc are all helpful places for some of the different baskets. Foodland are always good for SA made products too! If you are thinking of a bigger ticket item, why not join with another family to make a high quality yet affordable (because you split the cost) purchase? Please don’t bring chocolates or perishable food/beverage products.

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 I am very appreciative of the ingenious and creative ways the P & F have continued to FUNraise and FUNDraise during this COVID year!  Thank you!  Thank you! Thank you!

God Bless,Maria D'Aloia

Vanessa Morelli has been appointed as Reception teacher at St Michael’s College Beverley.  Please join me in congratulating Vanessa and extending our best wishes for the future.

We have loved having Vanessa as a member of the St Joseph’s community for 2.5 years!

Thank you for dropping off and picking up your children from the school gate. Please note due to current advice parents will be unable to attend any school events on site until further notice.

Please be assured that as advice is updated we will also review our practices.

All updates will be posted on Facebook and SkoolBag.

At St Joseph's we've been celebrating NAIDOC Week! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are regarded as the oldest surviving cultures in the world. NAIDOC Week provides an opportunity for all Australian people, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to celebrate and honour this culture.

This week our students were involved in activities focussed on the indigenous people and their culture. Artwork was created, stories were shared and we came together for a special assembly and prayer.

Our Preschoolers celebrated NAIDOC Week with a visit from some native Australian animals. These animals are respected and often featured in Dreaming stories of our Aboriginal people. Thanks to Animals Anonymous for visiting and teaching us about these endangered animals.

Prayer of the Aboriginal People

Let us join with Aboriginal people in praying their prayer…
Father of all, you gave us the Dreaming
You have spoken to us through our beliefs
You then made your love clear to us in the person of Jesus
We thank you for your careYou own us
You are our hope
Make us strong as we face the problems of change
We ask you to help the people of Australia to listen to us and respect our culture
Meet the knowledge of you grow strong in all people
So that you can be at home in us and we can make a home for everyone in our land.
Amen
Always was. Always will be. This prayer was composed for the meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Aboriginal People

Marcus is our PE WEEK Athlete of the Day!

Marcus has been selected to represent the Western District for SAPSASA State Swimming Day in Term 4.

Marcus trains 5 times per week, sometimes waking at 5am to train before school.

In 2020, Marcus has set new PBs in a range of events which demonstrates his commitment and dedication to swimming.

Marcus hopes to further improve his times in 2020/2021 and be considered for the Bronze Squad. Keep up the good work Marcus!

The PE Week Athlete of the Day today is Clara!

Clara recently competed in her first Womens Artisitic Gymnastics (WAG) Competition. Her club Alpha Gymnastics, competed against clubs from all over South Australia. Clara competed in Floor, Bars, Beam and Vault. She was rewarded with 3 silver medals and 1 gold medal and prize for best vault in her division on the day.

Great effort Clara!

Today’s PE Week Athlete of the Day is Sienna!

Sienna dances at Star Academy Adelaide as part of their Elite Team. They train 3 times a week in various types of dance including jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, lyrical and contemporary.

At this years Candance Australia competitions she competed in solo, trio and troupe divisions coming away with 6 x 1st place, 6 x 2nd place and 5 x 3rd place medals.Her Trio (which includes Isabella S) won Adjudicators Choice for the whole competition!

Well done Sienna!