Dear parents and carers,

Congratulations to our school leaders who were inducted at Mass yesterday – we wish you every success in your roles as our school leaders this year.

We also welcomed those who have joined our St Joseph’s community in recent times, it is hoped that you will enjoy your time with us.

Thank you to all parents and family who joined us for the celebration, it is wonderful to be able to celebrate these special occasions together.

Congratulations to our Western Region Swimming team – you did a terrific job in West Wyalong.  Good luck to Genevieve, Saskia and India who will progress to the Archdiocesan carnival in the coming weeks.  Our small schools relay team also gained a nomination to attend the Archdiocesan swimming carnival in Narooma.  We look forward to hearing about your successes.

Parent Information Evening — thank you to everyone who was able to attend the information evening last week.  Thank you also to those who’ve been in touch since the event, teachers have been sending home information since the event and we hope that this has provided  you with an understanding of the areas of focus for this term.

Next Friday (26/02) sees us enjoy our first MUFTI Day for 2021.  Children can choose to wear Mufti clothes to school and bring a gold coin donation – we collect these donations to support various Catholic Missions activities.  Please remember to be sun smart in your choice of clothes and everyone needs to wear their school hat and closed in shoes.

Sport – information about the different sporting trials that are available this year is attached to this newsletter.  If you would like further information about these trials, please contact Mrs. Best.

P & F News – thank you to everyone who came along to the meeting last night.  Congratulations to those elected to various positions.

The next P & F meeting will be held on Tuesday March 16 beginning at 7pm – a zoom invitation will be sent in the coming days. 

NITS - Please be aware that there have been some reports of nits around our Grenfell community.  Please take the time to check your child and taken action as needed, thank you for being proactive with this situation.

Take care and stay safe,

Thank you to all who made a special effort to attend our Opening Mass yesterday. It is always such a pleasure to watch the new Kindergarten students place their stars on the school star banner and the new school leaders look so proud as their equally proud parents pin their badges on.

This year, we added a choir into the mix. A big thank-you to Mr Martens, and the choir members for preparing for the mass and leading the other students in the singing.

Last, but not least, I thank Father Allen for making himself available to come and celebrate this mass with us. As it was also Ash Wednesday, there was a lot to think about, but Father Allen took it all in his stride. Several of the younger children remarked that they liked the method of the distribution of ashes this year as it made the cross more distinct and helped them to think about the meaning of the day.

Peace and blessings as the Lenten journey continues,