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Newsletter Term 3 Week 1

Principal's Report

Dear Community,

As we start the new term, we’re reminded of the value of the heart—not just as a symbol in Scripture, but as the centre of compassion and care. The heart helps us feel deeply, respond to others with kindness, and grow into more understanding individuals. We hope the recent break gave families time to connect and reflect on how we nurture love and empathy at home and in our wider community.

I want to thank the community for their engagement in our school values survey from last term. An email was sent earlier this week outlining the results of this survey and our next steps in bringing our school values to life at St Joseph's.

As we begin a new term, there are just a few gentle reminders:

The area out the front of the school on George St is a 'No parking' zone.
If you child is absent - please contact the school office to let us know or send the absence through the Sentral app.
Any absences of 3 days or more require a medical certificate.
If you are collecting your child early for an appointment, please come to the school office. No parents/guardians should be collecting children directly from classrooms. A school admin officer or teacher will collect the students and bring them to the office for you.
Enrolment at St Joseph’s comes with the expectation that students will participate in all school-day events unless there is a valid reason for absence. At times, children may suggest to their parents that these days lack regular class-based learning and are therefore optional—but this could not be further from the truth. These religious and community events set us apart from other schools, offering unique opportunities for holistic growth and faith-based connection.

This term, we have many events and activities planned. Please make sure to check the Term 3 calendar for important dates. I look forward to a full and prosperous term ahead.

God Bless,

Michelle

AAP_Parent_Information_Sheet_2025.pdf

From the APMI

Today we celebrated a beautiful liturgy for NAIDOC Week, presented by our Year 3/4 class. This year’s National NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of the week-long celebrations, and the theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, celebrates achievements of the past and the bright future ahead. Thank you to the Year 3/4 class for bringing us together for this liturgy.

We have a number of big events coming up in the next few weeks. In week 3 we celebrate Catholic Education Week. Every year, during the third week of Term 3, students, staff, and parents from 313 Queensland Catholic schools unite to celebrate their vibrant community. The celebrations are centered around a scripture-based theme, of faith, hope and love, with this year's major focus on hope as it is the jubilee year. We will celebrate with mass on Tuesday 29th July at 9:30am followed by our Grandparent's Day.

In week 4, we will celebrate the feast day of Mary MacKillop. This is always a very important day in our school calendar as Mary MacKillop's values underpin what we strive to teach the students in their daily lives. A note has been distributed regarding the celebrations for this day.