Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a very busy start to term 4 for all our staff and students. We have managed school photos this week, a Year 3/4 Reflection day with Year 10 Rostrevor College students, a special photo shoot of the new R-1 Learning Street, Children’s University Graduation at Bonython Hall and many other great teaching and learning moments. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for a great snapshot of life at St Joseph’s.
I would like to acknowledge and thank all our wonderful parents and carers for the way you have adapted to the new entrance to the school for dropping off and collecting students. It is greatly appreciated how our families have done this in a safe and orderly manner, using this zone more efficiently. The staff have been pleased with the way the pick-up zone is flowing as everyone has become familiar with its operation. We encourage you to keep moving along the street in the zone when possible. The more cars that can fit safely in the collection zone, the greater number of students who can then be collected safely.
Just a small reminder to all parents and carers when collecting students in this zone, you must remain in your vehicle, as exiting and leaving your vehicle will hold up the process and create some safety issues for all involved. Staff will do their best to assist students during this collection time which concludes at 3:20pm.
Thank you to the many families who are choosing to park their vehicle and then walk to collect their child/ren, especially if they are in the early years classes. We are lucky to have a reasonably safe and quiet street for our school to use, however it is important to be very aware of cars during these peak times, especially if you are crossing the road.
Important Dates Calendar:
I would like to remind families that you can access upcoming events on our school website (see link). https://www.stjotran.catholic.edu.au/news-events/upcoming-events-1
This page provides you with up-to-date main events throughout the school year, including such things as: our Christmas Gathering, end of year mass, and dismissal dates & times for holidays. I encourage you to check this page to keep you up to date with the latest information on what’s happening in our school.
Next week 40 of our students from Years 3-6 will be attending the South Australian Catholic Schools Athletics Carnival at the SA Athletics Stadium at Mile End. This carnival extends across the week with many Catholic schools and colleges attending. We wish all our athletes the very best and look forward to hearing all about their achievements when they return. We certainly value these opportunities for our students and I would like to thank Ms White for organising and preparing the team.
Finally, I would like to congratulate our Festival Choir students for their wonderful performance last term. The choir spent three terms practicing and preparing for the performance which was held at the festival theatre in the last week of Term 3. The night was a great success and the students should be very proud of their achievements. I would like to acknowledge and thank Julia Johnson, our Choir Trainer for all her hard work in preparing the choir. The festival choir is a very valuable part of our senior student music program and we thank all involved in making it such a successful and rewarding experience for our students.
Kind regards
Adrian Grbin
