There has been a lot of sickness at St Joseph’s over the past week and illness struck over half of our students and families as well as staff.  Please ensure that your child/ren are only at school if they are feeling well.  Coming to school unwell spreads germs and illness very quickly – so let’s keep everyone as healthy as we can!

Last week St Joseph’s hosted the Western Region Principals for our term three meeting.  The Principals were very impressed with our new facilities and thoroughly enjoyed their time in Adelong.

Last week was a busy week at St Joseph’s as we celebrated our Dad’s, Grandads and special father figures in our students lives.  We all enjoyed a sausage sizzle for lunch and then hit the bowling green and tennis court for a fun afternoon in the sun with our special visitors.  A huge thank you to David Wren and his band of helpers who not only let us use the Adelong bowling greens but gave the students many tips on the day.  It was great that our students in Yrs 3 – 6 who have been participating in lawn bowls for sport this term got to put their skills to use!

Thank you to all our dads, grandads, uncles and friends who came to enjoy a great afternoon with us.  A big thank you to Miss Braun who organised a very successful afternoon.

This week we are incredibly fortunate that we have a team of Allied Health Clinicians from Royal Far West spending the week at our school.  Staff will have many professional learning opportunities as well as parents to attend a workshop or to come in to meet with the team and speak with them individually.  I encourage all families to utilise the team whilst they are here – we know that accessing allied health professionals in our region can be difficult. Supervision will be provided on Wednesday afternoon for the Parent workshop “Understanding and responding to children’s BIG feelings”

We look forward to welcoming our 2026 Kindergarten students next week for their first Orientation session.  Enrolment forms are now due and we would love to welcome any families to our beautiful school for 2026.

Blessings for a great week,

Kirsty Beavan

Principal

A big thank you to our wonderful students, families, and staff for supporting our Winter Woollies Day! It was fantastic to see everyone dressed in their cosy pyjamas, dressing gowns and trackies while showing such generosity. We have collected a fantastic range of winter items which will bring warmth and comfort to those in need.

Happy Father’s Day

We hope that all fathers and the special men in the lives of our students enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. We give thanks for their love and support and may they be inspired by the example of St Joseph, who lived with faith, humility and deep care for his family.

Saint Carlos Acutis

The Catholic world has gained its first millennial saint.

Saint Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who tragically died in 2006, has been canonised by Pope Leo XIV this week in a ceremony at the Vatican, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith.

Pope Leo canonised Saint Carlo during an open-air mass in St Peter's Square that was attended by tens of thousands of people.

Saint Carlo, who is known as the "saint in sneakers", has been touted as the patron saint of the internet for his work cataloguing miracles and evangelising online.

Stacey Braun

Religious Education Coordinator

Save the Date for our important upcoming events! 

End of Year Mass and Awards Ceremony - Tuesday 9th December, 2025

Matinee Performance - Tuesday 16th December, 2025

Evening Performance - Wednesday 17th December, 2025

Last day of Term 4 for Students - Thursday 18th December, 2025

More information, such as times for these events, will be posted closer to the date. 

The Community Council recently applied for a grant through TransGrid under the HumeLink Community Investment and Benefits Program. This was an opportunity for a significant amount of funding, and the Community Council highlighted the need for a COLA (Covered Outdoor Learning Area) over the current basketball and tennis courts. It is exciting to announce the proposed project has been shortlisted. The next step is our project is available for viewing at community drop-in sessions to determine the value the community sees in our project. Community members are welcome to drop into these sessions and encouraged to complete a survey which will determine which projects receive funding. While not a voting system, the survey is important for the success of our application. 

Drop-in sessions are as follows, and members of the Community Council, along with Mrs Beavan will attend the Tumut Session. If you have a few minutes to spare it would be wonderful if some members of our school community could attend. You won't need to be there the full 2 hours, even 15 minutes would be great. 

• Tumut Golf Club, Monday 15^th September, 5-7pm
• Gundagai Services Club, Tuesday 16^th September 5-7pm

We also hope to make the survey available online next week. Below is a link for more information on the Program, and a One page Summary of our Project that will be available at the Drop-in sessions.

One page project summary

HumeLink Community Investment and Benefits Program l Transgrid

We currently have Allied Health Clinicians from Royal Far West (RFW) visiting our school.

On Wednesday afternoon, they will be holding a free Parent workshop - Understanding and responding to children's BIG feelings.

This will be held at School from 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Mrs Beavan will be providing supervision for Children for Parents who wish to attend! 

On Thursday, the clinician team are available to meet individually with Parents/Carers in a drop in session. This will take place from 8.30am - 9.30am and 1.45pm - 3.30pm.

To lock in a time for the Parent/Carer drop in session, please contact the team at community.recovery@royalfarwest.org.au or (02) 9466 1726

Please utilise these wonderful opportunities whilst they are available.

We are excited to welcome our Kindergarten 2026 cohort for their first Kindergarten Orientation session next Monday 15th September, 2025. This session will be from 9.30am until 11.00am. 

The next one will be the following Monday, 22nd September 2025, from 9.30am - 11.00am. 

Next term we will hold two more orientation sessions. These will be:

Friday 24th October - 9.30am - 11.30am

Friday 31st October - 9.30am - 11.30am

Royal Life Saving NSW has received funding from the NSW Government to deliver Project Elevate, a Learn to Swim initiative.

St Joseph's have been lucky enough to be provided funded lessons for all Students in our school.

The program will be free of charge for participating schools.

As part of the program and its reporting requirements, parents of the students will be asked to complete a pre-program survey at enrolment and a post-program survey after the final session. All responses will be collected in a de-identified format, meaning no personal information will be shared.

Please use the link below to complete the pre-program survey. This must be completed before Students can take part in this program.

As we have all of our students participating, please fill out the form for each of your Children.

https://forms.office.com/r/ZqyW4HAFjq

We wish Barney all the best on Friday when he travels to Cootamundra and presents his speech at the Archidocese Public Speaking. 

Who are Trusted Adults?

Trusted adults are individuals children feel safe and comfortable turning to for help, support, or advice. They can include parents, carers, grandparents, teachers, coaches, family friends, or any other caring adult in a child’s life.

Talking to your child about Trusted Adults

It’s important to have regular conversations with your child about who their trusted adults are. This helps them know who they can turn to if they feel worried, unsafe, or need support.

When talking with your child, you might explain that:

• A trusted adult is a grown-up who makes you feel safe
• A trusted adult is someone you can talk to about anything
• Trusted adults listen to your questions and problems
• Trusted adults respect your personal space and body boundaries
• Trusted adults will never ask you to keep an unsafe secret

Encourage your child to name their trusted adults and remind them that they can always talk to you if they feel unsure or unsafe. For more information please visit eSafeKids Trusted Adults: Who are they and what do they do. 

Thursday 11th September is national RU Ok? Day. This is a day to raise awareness about the importance of checking in with your friends and family by asking are you ok?
To help raise awareness at school, we are inviting all students to come dressed in yellow on RU Ok? Day. Students will also be participating in some class activities about checking in with each other and how to be a good friend.

A reminder to please ensure Students are wearing their correct uniform to school. 

Students need to ensure they have their school hat, are wearing their tie and have their black school shoes on (joggers are for sports day only) 

Please click here to access the Uniform Policy. 

Please see the below correspondance regarding Uniform Ordering for 2026 from Wendellie's in Tumut. 

Last year, Wendellie's Tumut trialled asking Families in advance at a local school for uniform needs for back to school. This worked incredibly well, so this year they are asking if Parents from all schools could please think about their uniform needs for back to school 2026 and let them know. 

We are asking if you could inform your parents/guardians of our intentions.

Parents can contact Wendellie directly with their uniform needs. Wendellie would like to place their stock order no later than 30th September. This is for the summer uniform. 

School -

Style (eg. Sports shirt, School shirt, Dress, Skort) -

Size-

Quantity-

Wendellie - 0269476500

Email - orderswendellie@gmail.com

Uniforms do not have to be paid for at the time of ordering, this can be done upon pick up. Also, this is an estimate. If sizes need changing, that's not a problem. This can happen at the time of pick up and/or payment.

Goodes Coaches have found the following wireless ear pods and ear pod cases on the school buses. 

If any of these items belong to you, you can collect them from the office at the Goodes Coaches bus depot. 

Our Media Leaders, Amber and Primrose will showcase our Students in our Newsletters! 

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

The Southern Sports Academy is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for our 2026 sporting programs. We are especially excited to announce that Skateboarding is being offered for the first time in 2026, providing a new pathway for athletes in this emerging sport.

Sports now open include:

• Basketball
• Future Stars
• Golf
• Hockey
• Rugby
• Skateboarding
• Netball
• Netball Officiating

We invite your students to apply for selection in their chosen sport. We are seeking talented and enthusiastic athletes to participate in our programs. Full details, including program information and nomination forms, are available on our website: www.ssa-nsw.org.au.

We would appreciate your assistance in sharing this opportunity with your students and their families. Participation in our programs provides young athletes with access to high-quality coaching, skill development, and pathways to higher-level representation.

The Academy sincerely values the strong support we receive from schools across the region, and we acknowledge the important role you play in developing young athletes.

If you have any questions regarding the nomination process or our programs, please don’t hesitate to contact us.