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We respectfully acknowledge the past and present traditional owners of this land on which we are meeting – the Algnith people. We also acknowledge the contributions of First Nations peoples to the education of all children and people in our country Australia, in which we all live and share together.
Megan
Prayer
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday 16th June
This significant Feast day in our Church calendar calls us to “Learn from the heart of our loving God… a heart of love, tender concern and compassion.” (St. Marguerite d’Youville). The message of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a message of overwhelming compassion for those who suffer—the poor, the sick and the rejected. It is a call to grow our hearts into hearts of love. Pope Francis calls us to always be in a state of Mission…the Feast of the Sacred Heart challenges us to make ‘love’ our mission. May we always remain in a state of mission as we grow hearts of love in all we do.
As we wrap up Semester 1, my prayers and gratitude are with each of you as you walk into the
final week of Term 2 and look with hope to a time of rest and rejuvenation. Please also keep Megan and her family in your prayers I will take the words attributed to Matthew (11:25-30), the Gospel reading for the feast day, with me into the school holidays
“Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in hearty, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Happy School Officer Day
We can't thank enough our amazing school officers, office staff and groundsman for the time and effort they invest into our school. They continually go above and beyond each and every day. St Joseph’s is a better place with you all around.
NAIDOC Week Celebrations
Next week there are various celebrations taking place as St Joseph’s celebrates NAIDOC Week. The theme for this year is For Our Elders. Please look out for parents slips this afternoon for excursions for students in Year 2,3,4 and 6.
Monday - Smoking Ceremony 8:45am. Mass in the Church with Father Dariusz 9am.
Tuesday - 9:00-10:30am Kindy, Prep and Year 1 and Year 5 assisting with NAIDOC Week Activities on the Basketball Court. All are welcome to join if you have a child from 0-5 years old.
9:00-10:30am. Year 2-3 visiting the Cultural Centre
Wednesday - Year 4 and Year 5 Excursion to Gombung- On Country Experience from 9:00-10:30am.
Thursday - Athletics Carnival down at Andoom Oval from 8am.
Friday - Year 1 Assembly 8:45am
The focus for MTSS-E this week was around Sportsmanship and to understand the expectations around play at our school.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to Week 10 and it has been another very busy 2 weeks and the children have been working hard during this time with lessons and end of Term 2 Assessment. We are very excited to celebrate NAIDOC next week and have been practising Ball Games in preparation for the Athletics Carnival which will be held on Thursday the 22nd of June at the Andoom Oval.
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.
Visitors
This week Marnie Carrison - Consultant Diversity from Student Engagement visited Weipa providing her services to the Teachers at St. Joseph's School.
Next week we welcomed back Ms. Lillian Miller - Consultant First Nations Education from Cairns Catholic Education to our School. Lillian will continue to provide her service to St. Joseph's School during NAIDOC Week.
With one more week to go I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very relaxing holiday and I look forward to seeing you all in Term 3.
If you have any questions, please feel free to make contact with myself at a convenient time that suits. My email address is mturner@cns.catholic.edu.au
Kind Regards,
Melanie Turner.
Year 4-6 students had a Great time competing in the Cricket Cup along with teams from Aurukun, WCC and Mapoon.
At Weipa Hospital Dental Clinic, the school dental service is now fully staffed and we are asking parents to contact the dental clinic on 07 4082 3718 to make a dental appointment for their children for a general check-up.
Follow up appointments can be made for any further required treatment if needed. Please bring your current Medicare card with you to the appointment.
We look forward to seeing you at the clinic