A beautiful celebration of our Patron saint St Joseph today at Adelong!  It was wonderful to walk through the classrooms and see all of the students showcase their learning and be proud of their progress and achievements.  Our St Joseph’s liturgy was a great opportunity to reflect on the many qualities of St Joseph and to those values that we aspire to live out – kindness, caring, hard working and honest.  It was so lovely to see our church full of family and friends to join with us on our special day.

A big thank you to our Community Council who made cakes and slices, and organised and cooked the sausages for lunch – again we appreciate all your hard work to make St Joseph’s day a great one.

Next Monday 25^th March @ 5pm Sarah Rose from Catholic Education will be presenting at our Community Council meeting.  The Community Council structure is changing and Sarah will unpack that and guide us through the changes – all parents are most welcome to attend.

Yr 3 and 5 students have now completed their NAPLAN testing.  Well done to all students who gave it their all – it is just one piece of assessment that is a snapshot at this time of how our students are progressing.

Week 9 Thursday 28^th March we will hold our Cross Country at the Adelong Golf course.  The children will be transported by bus to the course.  Thank you to all parents who have consented on Compass.  All parents are most welcome to attend and we would love if any parents could be helpers on the day standing at checkpoints and manning the water station.  In the first week of Term 2 St Mary’s Batlow and St Josephs Adelong will host the WR Cross Country at the Batlow Golf Course.  We will be calling on all families to lend a hand – either making some cakes and slices or helping man the bbq stall.  This is a big event with over 500 visitors (students and parents) expected to attend.  All money raised will go to both schools – more information will be distributed at the end of the term – please lend a hand on the day if you can.

Blessings for a great week,

Kirsty Beavan

Principal

St Joseph’s Feast Day 

Today marks the feast day of our patron saint St Joseph. The feast day of St Joseph, celebrated on March 19th, honours the life and legacy of St Joseph. Today we were blessed to celebrate as a school community with a Learning Showcase, special prayer service and BBQ lunch. Thank you to all who joined us today. It was lovely to come together as a community to celebrate. We also thank our wonderful Community Council for providing the BBQ lunch and slices.

Who was St Joseph?

St Joseph was the earthly father of Jesus and the husband of Mary. St Joseph was a carpenter, a working man and worked hard to provide for his family. St Joseph’s lived a faithful life with humility and unwavering dedication to God’s will. As we celebrate the feast day of St Joseph, let us be reminded to follow his example in our daily lives. 

How can we be like St Joseph and use our own hands to do God’s work in our lives?

Easter in a Box

On Wednesday 27th March, all students will participate in an Easter activity at school that requires a shoe box. Please bring your shoe box to school by Tuesday 26th March. If you have any spare shoe boxes at home, it would be greatly appreciated if you can bring them to school. We have decided to do this activity instead of an Easter Hat parade as it will be held every second year. 

Easter Raffle 

Our Year 6 leaders are running an Easter raffle to raise money for Project Compassion - Caritas. Caritas Australia is the international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church in Australia. 

Year 6 leaders are selling tickets each day during recess and lunch for $2 each. 

The Easter raffle will be drawn after our Easter in a Box activity on Wednesday 27th March. 

Sacramental Programs

Please let me know if your child/ren will be making any of the sacraments offered this year so I can send you the enrolment details.  

Confirmation for 5/6 Students	Wednesday 12th June at Tumut Catholic Church  (combined with McAuley)
Holy Communion for Year 4 Students	Sunday 2nd June at St James’ Church, Adelong.
Reconciliation for Year 3 Students	Term 3 - Date to be confirmed

Many thanks,
Stacey Braun

Religious Education Coordinator

Next Tuesday 26th March the Netball Schools Cup will be held in Tumut. If you haven't done so already please ensure that you have registered your Child via the link that you received. Parents are required to transport students. Please let the office know if you have any enquiries or if you are able to help with transport.

Book Club catalogues were sent home last week.

Orders need to be placed by Tuesday 26th March.

Please place your order and pay via the LOOP app
(no cash or cheques)

School fees have been issued to families. If you have any queries regarding your fees or payments etc., please do not hesitate contacting the office. Please see below fee schedule.

Below are some of the key dates for Term 2. 

Tuesday 30th April - Students return for Term 2

Thursday 2nd May - Western Region Cross Country, Batlow

Thursday 4th July - Students last day of Term 2 

Our next Community Council meeting will be held on Monday 25th March at 5pm, We will be joined by Sarah Rose from CE to discuss the transition to the new Community Council structure. All families are encouraged to attend.

A big thank you to the Community Council members that helped set up, cook and serve the barbecue and baked some beautiful slices and cakes today for St Joseph's Feast Day. It was a lovely way to celebrate

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

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