Diversity
Prayer for Inclusion
Lord, give us new strength so that we can build places of belonging:To create a community for all to share their gifts,To know that each of us is loved,To help us to see the light of Christ in all that we serve.Let us remember that each of us is loved, each of us is willed and each of us is necessary.May we balance mercy and justice so that we can achieve equity and access for all of Your children.We do this in Your name.AMEN.Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to Week 5 and I cannot believe that we are halfway through the Term 2. There are many exciting events happenings in the next few weeks starting with Under 8’s tomorrow for Prep to Year 2, Reconciliation Week in Week 7, Athletics Carnival from Prep to Year 6 on Thursday the 6th of June and the Weipa Fishing Classic.
NCCD - Nationally Consistent Collection of Data
The NCCD is an annual collection of information from all Australian schools on the numbers of students with disability and the adjustments they receive. All Teachers at St. Joseph’s School will be expected to understand their obligations to students with disability under the DDA and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 and consistently collect and provide evidence which is recorded on ENGAGE.
Last week we had Lorraine Carroll - CES Speech Therapist and Zinna Alyward - CES Occupational Therapist visiting Weipa providing their services to St. Joseph's School.
This week we have Ms Sandi Brown - our School Counsellor visiting St. Joseph's School Weipa and working with Staff, Parents, and Students.
P.E
Last week was a massive week of Footy with both codes visiting our school. Firstly, Prep to Year 3 got to meet Peri Creamer (Game Development Officer) and his Team from NRL Cairns. The NRL were visiting Weipa for the RISE Program which is run at the Local Club for the 13+age group. The Prep to Year 3 students completed Skills and Drills in Rugby League and had a great afternoon.
Secondly, Years 4 to Year 6 also got to meet Joe Cockshott - Cowboys Game Development Coach for the North Queensland Cowboys. The students completed Skills and Drills in Rugby League, and we had a great afternoon. We are looking forward to learning more techniques in the future when the Cowboys visit Weipa again.
Finally Prep to Year 6 completed 3 weeks of Skills and Drills in AFL with Matt Mellahn and Jake O'Halloran from AFL Cape York. The Program runs for 5 weeks in Term 2 and also had an after-school session with over 60 children participating as well. A great day had by all and we are looking forward to learning more techniques in AFL when they come back in a few weeks.
My email address is mturner@cns.catholic.edu.au
Kind Regards,
Melanie Turner.
