Dear Parents and Carers,

World Teachers Day

Today, Friday 28th October, is World Teachers Day. Teaching is not just a job but more so a vocation and with this in mind, would like to acknowledge the amazing work of our teachers at Adelong.

We are very fortunate to have such a knowledgeable, dedicated, connected, community minded group of teachers here at St Joseph's. I have been very fortunate to work alongside all of our staff as they enrich and nourish the lives of our students and community. Thank you to both our teaching and support staff for all they do!

Fundraisers

Congratulations to Nate and Preston who ran a very successful fundraiser for the Mark Hughes Foundation and  ‘Beanies for Brain Cancer’ yesterday. It was great to see students wearing their favourite footy team colours and jerseys. Nate and Preston spoke confidently about their cause to staff and students and provided some entertaining activities for students! If anyone would like to access further information about Mark Hughes and his foundation, please visit the link https://markhughesfoundation.com.au/stories/marks-story/

Socktober 

Today we will be acknowledging Mission Week and the work of Catholic Mission through Socktober. The 2022 Mission focus will be the country of Ethiopia. Ethiopia have a population of 115 million and one in four people are below the poverty line. We are really appreciative of Mrs Braun sharing resources and visiting our classes to share what life is like for children and families in Ethiopia. Tomorrow, students can wear footy/hockey/sport socks, their favourite socks or some bright socks to school, however, with all of the fundraising that has happened this semester, they won't need to bring in a donation. A donation will be organised by the school.

Uniform

With rain and cooler weather expected next week, students can continue to wear Winter or Summer uniforms. After Week 4, we will officially go to our Summer uniform. Could parents please ensure that students are wearing appropriate uniforms where possible (particularly regarding hat, socks and shoes). If students are out of uniform, a note to their classroom teacher would assist staff in their follow up of this. Thank you again for your cooperation with this.

ICT Form

Please keep an eye out on Compass for a link to the Google form about IT information. I briefly spoke about this in last term’s newsletter. This form will be shared with parents, with the intention of finding out information to better understand the wants and needs of our school community in the area of technology, both in regards to devices at school and information for parents.

Enjoy the remainder of your week,

Ryan Forsyth

Acting Principal