Principal's Message
God of all hope, we pray for our world with all its beauty and need.
May all creation know your compassion this Lent and may we take courage to share it, especially with those who don’t have what they need.
In our time, we hear the same words you spoke to Moses:
Through our prayers, fasting and almsgiving, move us to act in the company of your Spirit, showing compassion and acting for justice to renew the face of the Earth,
We ask this in the name of Christ.
Amen
Thank you to all school community who attended, supported and became involved in our recent school and community events. The Welcome to the new School Year Morning Assembly, Meet and Greet Learning Conversations, P & F monthly meeting, the Ash Wednesday & Beginning School Year Mass and our Kindergarten / Year 6 Saturday evening Children's Liturgy have all been excellent and important opportunities to gather. We have a busy life at school and within our own families, we certainly appreciate parents and families supporting such events.
Meet and Greets
Child Safe Standards
St Joseph's School community is committed to the wellbeing and safety of all children. Our interaction with all our community is founded on respect for each person. Within a Catholic Community, this respect of each individual is rooted in the belief that each person is made in the image and likeness of God.
Over the coming newsletters, each of the Child Safe Standards will be highlighted with examples of how the learning community of St Joseph's school promotes a culture of child safety.
Child Safe Standard 1 - Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued.
- Acknowledgement of Country is visible and used in classrooms, assemblies, liturgies and professional learning.
- Indigenous perspectives are embedded in relevant units of inquiry, including opportunities for incursions related to indigenous culture awareness, such as Harmony Day, Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week.
- Our IEW works with families and students to promote and embed culturally safe environments for Aboriginal children and other cultural groups within the school community.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait and Australian flags fly in the school playground.
- Enrolment pack has a First Nations component for families and students to be identified.
- Staff Meetings about Child Safe environments are scheduled throughout the year.
- Staff induction training and online modules on Child Safe Standards are available.
- St Joseph's School Child Safety & Wellbeing Policy outlines the controls in place to establish a culturally safe environment and is implemented.
Sibling Enrolments
If you are intending to enrol a sibling/siblings for Kindergarten at St Joseph’s School in 2025, it is important that the enrolment application is completed promptly and all necessary information is conveyed to the school ASAP. That way we can have a position available for your child in Kindergarten. We have already received applications from new families through our online enrolment process. Existing Families can begin their enrolment online through our schools website.
Existing Families - St Joseph's Primary School Wauchope (wauplism.catholic.edu.au)
Volunteering
Inclusion Model
Accredited ACER School Reviewer
This week I have had the privelage of attending Professional Learning in becoming an accredited ACER School Reviewer. The purpose of the training is to assist school's to realise their own reality and desire for continuous 'School Improvement' through a School Review. The training has been extremely timely, as our school will take part in its own School Review in late June. I look forward to sharing in this journey of school improvement over the coming months with you. I thank you for your understanding of me having to take time out of the school to complete my training.