This week we have celebrated St Joseph’s Day with a whole school liturgy. St Joseph is the patron saint for the sisters of St Joseph and our first Australian saint Mary Mackillop. Mary saw St Joseph as being the protector of those who could not protect themselves. He inspired the motto “never see a need without doing something about it “. Joey’s students are great and generous young people who are the hope of the world now and in the future.

We are also moving into Holy Week as final preparation for Easter. This is a special time of year for Christians as it is central to our faith that Jesus is both human and divine. Easter is a time to reflect on your relationship not just with God but with your family and I sincerely hope that you take the time to celebrate with your family and friends and take some time to rest and relax

‘N’ Warnings

To support our senior students, we are changing the way we are notifying parents regarding outstanding work. This week we had Shane Chapman provide inservice to all teachers regarding the use of ‘N’ warnings for students in years 10 -12 and Year 9 electives.

Students may receive an ‘N’ warning and this allows them a reasonable time to rectify the situation. This allows the student to ‘redeem’ the ‘N’ warning and then business goes on as usual. Students can receive multiple warnings and can redeem each time. The work has to be done regardless of the reason for the work not being completed. Pastoral support will always be offered to students to support wellbeing, but that is a separate process to the completion of academic work. It is important that parents and carers understand that the purpose of the actions is to support the student in their learning.

If a student does not complete the outstanding work, they may receive an ‘N’ Determination for that course of study. This is a serious point that will involve multiple ‘N’ warnings and parents to support their child and work with the school. But at the end of the day the student is responsible for their own work and education as they lead to their future pathways in life.

Bus Times Update

We are still on track for a change in school time for Term Two. We are awaiting the official letter from the government and the bus company. When this arrives there will be notification going out through COMPASS to all parents and students which will include the new times for buses morning and afternoon.

Change of Bus Times summary:

8.10am Warning bell

8.15am Homeroom

2.40pm School finishes

2.45pm Buses collect students.

This will mean that SJCHS will be the first run in the area.

Ms Amanda Wilson

Principal