This has been another busy week at St Joseph's with students in various years involved in final preparations for the school musical, You’re History. This requires a huge commitment outside of school hours, including weekends, for staff and students alike, and their generous giving of their own time and talents is greatly appreciated. All members of the school community are encouraged to support those involved in the show by purchasing tickets for the musical, as it is certainly shaping up to be another fabulous community event.

The school acknowledged Reconciliation Week with a School Reconciliation Assembly on Monday, 3rd June. This assembly was well organised by our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Coordinator, Mr Kane Brown and during the assembly Mr Stephen Jones MP presented the school with three new flags which will be prominently placed in the school's grounds in due course.  

On Friday 7th June, the Athletics Carnival was held at Croome Road Sporting Complex, with students demonstrating fine school spirit by participating to a high level in all activities. We were blessed with beautiful sunshine and warm weather which, combined with the hard work of the carnival organisers Mr Brian Hetherington, Mrs Natalie Behl and the PDHPE Staff, contributed to making this an excellent and very successful community day.

Thank you to Year 10 parents and carers who attended the Year 11, 2020 Information Night on Tuesday evening this week. We trust that Year 10 students are now well on their way to finalising their course selections for Year 11 as required. Please do not hesitate to contact the Curriculum Coordinator, Ms Sarah-Jane Janson if you need any further information or advice to assist with this process.

Students have again been reminded this week that wearing non - school uniform items is not permitted at school. Students are permitted to wear a black or blue scarf, and winter uniform must include long pants for boys and the regulation opaque black school tights when the skirt is worn by girls. Students are permitted to wear one earring in each ear and facial piercings are not permitted.

All students have agreed to abide by our school uniform regulations upon enrolment at the school. We would greatly appreciate the support of all parents by checking that your child is correctly attired for school each day. 

Last weekend at Mass we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost and below is a reflective prayer for this time in our Church. 

May the Gifts of the Holy Spirit bring fire to the earth
so that the presence of God may be seen
in a new light, in new places, in new ways.

May our own hearts burst into flame
so that no obstacle, no matter how great,
ever obstructs the message of the God within each of us.

May we come to trust the Word of God in our heart,
to speak it with courage, to follow it faithfully and to fan it to flame in others.

Joan Chittister OSB

Mrs Jenny Bell