It was a joy to see the students and staff in their sporting gear today. It is so good to have fun and to be able to laugh together and raise money for a good cause. Thank you to our Year 12 leaders for organising this.

When our young people look at the news and social media feeds they are seeing some very dark times.  I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the main news story at the moment and pay particular attention to our own country. Over many years many people have been working for equality for the first Australians, this is not a new argument. The Australian and American story and culture are different - we need to acknowledge and look for solutions, not only around policing issues of the number of Indigenous Australians in custody, or the number of deaths in custody, but also the health crisis for Indigenous Australians and then the educational disadvantage. These all need to be addressed, but at the bottom of it all is a fundamental acknowledgement of the dignity of the human person.

In the eyes of God we are all equal. Racism takes many forms, it is the bias viewpoint that doesn’t change, it is the judgement of a whole group of people of having particular characteristics, rather than focus on an individual. It is the subtle name calling in terms of put downs. It is acknowledging that there are other ways to learn and it is all about what we value as individuals and what is important to us. We need a true Reconciliation. Our young people need to have a voice and if they feel strongly about something, to act in a productive way to make change - but it starts with them not being racist and to acknowledge their personal bias and work to overcome that, to write to politicians, to write to the media, to access the correct and true information in government reports rather than relying on a media interpretation of events. to do your fact checking, to support causes in a peaceful and positive way and to show older generations another way of doing things. COVID19 has not gone away - everyone has a responsibility to make it safe for others and there are many ways to have your voice heard. 

Our young people need to be educated in history - to understand the past is to be able to plan a positive future and not make the same mistakes, our young people need to be educated in mathematics and sciences to develop medical solutions for a range of issues, to be engineers and inventors to create sustainable change, Our young people need to be educated in all aspects to be ethical business people of the future,  our young people need to be educated in spirituality to develop compassion and understanding of others and tolerance of difference. Our young people need to be beacons of hope as we move forward through the challenging times as there are some wonderful things that are in our world - friendship, love and laughter. Our young people need to be the leaders that bring hope, peace and understanding for all people. 

Ms Amanda Wilson
Principal

Year 11 and 12 Parent-Teacher Interviews - Tuesday 9 June
Parent-Teacher Interviews for Stage 6 students will be held next Tuesday (9 June - Week 7). Due to current social distancing restrictions, we will be trialling a new approach by Zoom.

Information was sent out via compass this week and can also be found here:

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos are being held on Tuesday 23 June and Thursday 25 June 2020. Please read the flyer attached below advising how to place an online order.

Newsletter.pdf

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JOEY'S RACE AROUND AUSTRALIA

Which class is going to get the furthest around Australia ?

Earn km's for your class by participating in exercise sessions.

Who will become a member of the 100km club ?  How many kms can you earn ?

Get involved.....stay active....challenge yourself.......and see if you can beat the teachers.

As of Wednesday 3rd June the following members of Joey's have earned 100kms and are now members of the 100km club.

Connor Flemming

Grace Pomery

Talia Dole

Ms Masi

Mr Hetherington

Mr Sutton

Mrs Linsley

Below is a visual of how each class is going in the Race. 

https://sites.google.com/dow.catholic.edu.au/joeysracearoundaustralia/home.

Check out the live race tracker on the Race Around Australia website to find out who is in the lead!

We have a number of lost property items in the school office. If you have lost an item, please come down and check if it is here.

Thank you

UNIFORM SHOP 

The uniform shop has advised it will be returning to normal trading hours starting Monday 18 May 2020.

Please note however social distancing measures remain in place.  All fittings are by appointment only and walk-ins are not permitted.

Trading hours
Monday trading hours are 12pm-4pm and during this time:
Appointments only between 12pm-3pm (appointments made online)
Pickup of online orders between 3pm-4pm

Thursday trading hours are 8.30am-1.30pm and during this time:
Appointments only between 8.30am -12.30pm (appointments made online)
Pickup of online orders between 12.30pm-1.30pm

New item instore for winter

Navy Blue Snood cost $38.00

New Uniform Shop phone number is: 0413 441 892

CANTEEN ONLINE ORDERS

There are no counter or cash sales in our canteen during Term 2 and this will be revised in Term 3. If you wish to buy food from the school canteen you must order it by 9.30am each day through our online canteen.

An information flyer is attached.

If you do not have an account, please click here to access an online form.