Dear Parents,

Friday was a surprising day for us last week as we were visited by Channel 7 who wanted to do a story on the St Joseph’s Christmas Food Drive. We were more than happy to share about this initiative and we invite you to view the item on the Channel 7 Prime Central West; please search for the Monday 20th edition.

Please do jump on board and support the Food Drive. There will be a special end of term treat for the Colour House which contributes the most items.

This week we welcome Maddie James from Hennessy Catholic College to St Joseph’s for Work Experience. Maddie will be assisting throughout the school, and it is a pleasure to have her with us. 

With the final weeks of the year upon us, the focus of our newsletter this week is to update parents on all the end of year happenings. We look forward very much to sharing the joy with you all!

Swimming Programme – Monday 4th Dec – Friday 15th

Students will participate in daily swimming lessons, commencing on Monday the 4th of December (Weeks 9-10), run by the Grenfell Aquatic Centre and their qualified instructors. Lessons will run until the end of term or will be stopped if there is risk of poor weather conditions.

Students are to come to school in their school uniform and their swimmers ready to go underneath. It is important that students are at school on time and prepared as we will be swimming first up, in the morning session. Students will change back into their uniform to return to school.
Please ensure that students have a rashie or t-shirt to swim in, their goggles (if required), sunscreen, towel, underwear, and that all items are clearly labelled.

Please ensure to provide us with your Season Ticket number to avoid pool entry fees. If your child/ren are not season ticket holders, a daily entry cost will be incurred, amounting to $20 for the entirety of the lessons. This can be paid in full when providing consent. 

For any further questions or concerns, please contact the front office. 

Year 2/3/4 Liturgy

Please do join us at the Church this coming Wednesday the 29th of November at 9:30 am for the Year 2/3/4 Liturgy. Parents and friends are all welcome!

Award Presentation Evening – Thursday 7th December at 7.00 pm

We look forward to welcoming all our St Joseph’s families to this very special end of year event held here at school. 

Families are asked to arrive anytime from 6.45 pm and to be seated ready to commence at 7.00 pm. The children are to wear school uniform please.

We are excited to have special guests joining our school community to celebrate all the successes of 2023 and look forward to all the children participating.

End of Year and Year 6 Graduation Mass – Wednesday 13th December

Please join us to give thanks to God for all the blessings of 2023 and especially our Year 6 graduating students. Our community will come together in unity at 6.00pm at St Joseph’s Church and again, we hope that every member of the community will join this event.

Christmas Fair – Friday 15th December

Christmas Carols – Sunday 17th December 5.30 for 6.00pm Start at Taylor Park

All the children K-6 have been preparing for this event and we look forward to the St Joseph’s children presenting the carols they have been working on during this community event. We ask that the children please wear their school uniform and a Christmas accessory i.e. Santa hat, etc.

Please Support St Joseph’s Fundraising…

Our St Joseph’s Parent and Friends Association has been kindly invited to host the BBQs for the above two events. This is potentially an excellent fundraising opportunity for the school and more importantly, a great way for St Joseph’s to contribute to the wider Grenfell community. We will need lots of helpers for these events so please do keep these dates free and do volunteer to support our school and the local community.

St Joseph’s Uniform Ambassador Award

To help keep the children continue to wear their uniform with pride right up until the end of the year, for the next few weeks we have announced a special award – the St Joseph’s Uniform Ambassador Awards. At least one child (hopefully more!) from each class will receive this special award at assembly.

In Conclusion…

Hoping that the above information will be helpful in preparing for the busy weeks ahead. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call.

This coming Friday the 24th of November is the end of the month and so it will be a Mufti Day, the last for the year. 

Looking forward to seeing you all over the coming weeks!

With best wishes,

Louise Grant

Principal (Acting)