Dear Parents and Carers,

Mrs Beavan’s return

It is very exciting to announce that Mrs Beavan will be returning to her role as Principal at St Joseph’s this Monday. She has maintained a keen interest in all things at school over the past year and is very excited to be back learning with our community. This also means that I will be heading to Cootamundra on a full time basis. Thank you again for the amazing welcome and opportunity to be a part of the wonderful community at St Joseph’s.

Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all of our students who participated at last week's swimming carnival at the Adelong Pool. Notes have gone home and  information sent out via Compass regarding  the Western Region Swimming Carnival next Thursday 23rd February. Our swim team will get to wear our new swimming caps purchased over the break. Students are to hold onto their caps to use in the following years that they participate at this carnival.

Uniform

There have been several posts in the newsletter and via Compass regarding school uniforms, however, I see it important to ensure that families are aware of our uniform policy and this has been attached in this week’s newsletter. Please refer to this (including information about hair, nail polish and jewellery - for boys and girls) when purchasing a uniform. As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, parents can use the Premier’s back to school vouchers to assist paying for these items.  

Mowing Roster

I would like to thank families for their contribution to ensuring our school is looking tidy and that our students have a playground that they can enjoy. Please find below, some information regarding the mowing roster to further support the handover/information about these duties to ensure that our grounds are mowed:

• families check the mowing roster posted each week in the newsletter.
• once finished please contact the next family on the roster or contact the office to let them know.
• check around the rockeries and garden beds for whipper snipping.
• re-fill the mower with fuel and advise the school if more fuel is needed.
• instructions on how to use the mower are in the shed.
• contact the school to find out how to unlock the shed.

We do ask that once it is your turn that you endeavour to get the mowing done sooner rather than later to ensure our school grounds are well maintained and safe for our children to enjoy.  

Have a great week!

Ryan Forsyth

Acting Principal

I would like to thank Mr Forsyth for his leadership, guidance and support during your time at St Joseph’s. We appreciate all the hard work you have done in Kirsty’s absence. Your enthusiasm and positivity has been felt throughout our whole school community. We wish you the best of luck as you begin your next chapter in Cootamundra.

We wish Mrs Beavan all the best for her return on Monday, we look forward to seeing her back.

Opening Mass

On Tuesday, we celebrated our Opening Mass. Thank you to Fr Joe for leading us in Mass. It was a lovely celebration and all the students read beautifully and were very reverent. I have heard lots of positive comments! Thank you to all the families who were in attendance.

Lent

Next week we mark the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday. For Catholics this is a time for self-reflection and deeper engagement in prayer. It can also be a time of fasting, abstinence or acts of generosity. This helps to focus on the ultimate sacrifice, the death of Jesus and the new life offered through the Resurrection.

Next week for Shrove Tuesday, students will enjoy premade pancakes at lunch time. If your child is not able to eat these, please contact me to make alternative arrangements.

Our school will celebrate Ash Wednesday with a liturgy at 10:30am in St James’ Church. Parents, carers or parishioners are more than welcome to attend. 

Stacey Braun

Religious Education Coordinator

Congratulations to our Swimming Age Champions & Runners Ups from our Swimming Carnival.  Students qualifying for Western Region Swimming will travel to Young Aquatic Centre next Thursday 23rd February 2023.

Please check Compass to approve permission and payment for this event.

The Adelong Show is being held on Saturday 10th March 2023. 

St Joseph's will be running a BBQ stall from 2pm and we will be looking for families to help out on the day.

We encourage all families to lend a hand if possible.  This is a great fundraising opportunity for our school and all help is greatly appreciated.

For those that can't be there on the day there is also opportunity to help in the lead-up to the show with things like collection of supplies, bread roll preparation (cutting/bagging), etc.

The roster will be in next week's newsletter.

Adelong Liturgy Roster - January - June - 2023

Keep up to date with events happening at St Joseph's via our electronic school calendar (please note dates can be subject to change).