Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Dear Parents, Guardians, Families, Students and Members of our College
Community.
Over the past month there have been many activities such as Easter liturgies,
swimming carnivals and St Joseph’s Day. These events all take an enormous amount
of time and effort. St Joseph’s College is fortunate to have staff, parents and
students who work together to enable these events to occur and our school
community certainly enjoys the resultant benefits. Thank you to everyone for their
commitment to our school.
In recent years, St Joseph’s College has built a number of new classrooms or
refurbished older parts of the school. These improvements have made a huge
difference to the standard of our overall facilities. Our focus will now become the
teaching and learning programme delivered from Kindergarten to Year Twelve and
ways to enhance the achievement of all students. Families are asked to promote
the excellent education available at St Joseph’s College in the wider Albany
community and in surrounding towns such as Denmark, Mt Barker, Jerramungup,
Bremer Bay etc. St Joseph’s College also has access to available beds at the hostel
for students needing boarding facilities. Please encourage families who may be
interested to contact the school for further information, or to arrange a visit. We
have vacancies in some grades so all enquiries are welcome.
Financial assistance is available to current and new families; a workable solution is
always possible based on the circumstances of individual families. The key criteria
for entry is the desire of the family for the child to attend St Joseph’s College AND to
be supportive of the Catholic ethos.
Publication Date
ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE NEWSLETTER
From the Principal
Prayer
Almighty and Everlasting God,
You have given the human race
Jesus Christ our Saviour as a model of humility.
He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man
And giving His life on the Cross.
Help us to bear witness to You
By following His example of suffering
And make us worthy to share in His Resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son
Amen
Important Dates Coming Up
Mon 4-8 April
Swimming Lessons (Yrs 5 & 6) @ Emu Point
Tues 5 April
GSSSA Swimming Carnival
Dianne Wolfer- Visiting Author (Yr8-10)
Wed 6 April
Secondary Parent Teacher Interviews
Thurs 7 April
About FACE Albany Youth Choir Concerts (JS, MS/SS)
Fri 8 April
Last Day of Term 1
GSSSSA Yr 10 - 12 AFL Sports Ready Cup Football
School Holidays 9 - 26 April 2016
Mon 25 April
ANZAC Day - Public Holiday
Tues 26 April
Pupil Free Day
Phone: Fax: Email: Internet: 9844 0222 9844 0223 [email protected] http://web.sjc-albany.wa.edu.au
Term 1 - Week 9 Friday, 1 April 2016
General Information
Uniform Shop Opening Hours Tuesdays 8.15am - 9.30am and Wednesdays 2.15pm - 4.00pm
Absentee Phone Line 9844 0280
Absentee Email: [email protected]
Principal Mr Mark Browning
Head of Secondary Mr Greg Cranwell
Head of Junior School
Mrs Erica Mielens
Business Manager Mrs Marion Leonhardt
WEEK 10
Term 2 - Week 1
St Joseph’s College Newsletter Page2
When a student is elected as a leader this position is a great honour and does require
representing St Joseph’s College at key community events. Thank you to Megan Winter and
Joe Gorman (Head Prefects) for representing our College at the washing of the feet
ceremony on Holy Thursday evening. At the conclusion of the school holidays, ANZAC Day
will be celebrated on Monday 25 April. A letter and permission form were recently given to
all student leaders in the Junior and Secondary Schools. Thank you to those families who
have returned them. If your son/daughter’s form has not been returned, please do so on
Monday.
At the beginning of Term Two, classes will commence for students in Kindergarten to Year
Twelve on Wednesday 27 April.
Parents/guardians who hold a Family Health Care Card or eligible Centrelink or Veterans
Affairs Pension Card can claim fee discounts by presenting the card at the College Office and
completing a simple form by Friday 8 April. Parents of students in Years Seven-Twelve who
hold these cards can also claim the Government Secondary Assistance Scheme rebate.
Wishing all in the St Joseph’s community a rewarding and safe week!
Mr Mark Browning - Principal
From the Head of Secondary
It was nice to welcome a refreshed College community back to school after the Easter break.
With only a short time to go this term, it is vital that students finish off strongly.
An important reminder to students and their guardians is that winter is upon us next term.
This means rain and football and College winter uniform. All students need to wear ties, and
boys must wear long grey College trousers with grey socks. Girls may wear College Navy
tights (must be worn on formal occasions) or white ankle socks (not sockettes or anklets).
Senior students in Years Ten to Twelve must wear their College blazer. All students may
wear a College jumper and are reminded that rain jackets are not to be worn in the
classroom.
Please note the Uniform Shop opening hours are Tuesdays, 8.15am - 9.30am and
Wednesdays, 2.15pm - 4.00pm during school term. Next week (Week 10) and Tuesday 26
April (Pupil Free Day) are the last dates to purchase uniform requirements before the start
of Term Two. The Uniform Shop is not open during the April school holidays.
General Notices
Tuesday’s special will be a Potato
Pie. Savoury mince with a creamy
potato and cheese topping for
$4.50.
Author to Sign Books
Dear Parents of Year Eight, Nine
and Ten students,
In Week Ten on Tuesday 5 April
the Year Eight, Nine, and Ten
classes will be attending a
workshop/presentation with
Dianne Wolfer, an author who
lives in Albany.
Students can purchase her
books Lighthouse Girl, Light Horse
Boy and Photographs in Mud from
Paperbark Merchants and bring
their clearly named copy with
them on the day for her to sign.
Mrs Jude Wiegele - Teacher
Librarian
Principal’s Report
Middle and Senior School News
Interim Reports
The Secondary Interim Reports have now been released and are accessible on SEQTA
Engage. You will have also received instructions by email and direqt message on booking
Parent Teacher interviews. If you have any problems accessing the reports or the interview
bookings, please contact the College and we will be happy to assist you. For your
convenience I have included a copy of the instructions for Parent Teacher bookings in this
newsletter.
Secondary Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent-Teacher interviews will be held for Years Seven to Twelve from 3.45pm to 7.00pm on
6 and 28 April.
Interviews will be of 10 minutes duration.
Using the online PTO system, you will be able to book the interview times that suit you best
from any internet-connected computer.
Please access the system as follows:
Go to the school’s home page: http://web.sjc-albany.wa.edu.au
Click the Parent Teacher Bookings link
Click “Obtain PIN/Password” and enter your email address. Your PIN will be emailed to
you. The email you receive will include a link that can be clicked on to log straight into
PTO, bypassing the login screen.
Full instructions are provided to you after log in. Please note the following points:
When you log on, the system displays only your own child/children. Bookings are made
for individual parents/guardians, not for couples. Couples can however log on to the
system simultaneously to coordinate bookings. If two parents/guardians wish to attend a
single interview time slot, one parent/guardian should make the booking then both can
attend.
You will only see time slots that are available at the time you are using the system. As
time slots are booked for teachers, those time slots are no longer displayed as available.
PTO prevents double-booking of teachers or parents/guardians.
When you have made all the bookings you require, you can download or email a report of
your bookings, in time order for printing. You can log in and change bookings any time up
to 4.00pm the day before interviews commence.
Other parents may be making bookings at the same time that you are using the system. It
is possible, though unlikely, that a time slot is displayed to you as available, but is then
booked by another parent shortly afterwards. If you then attempt to book this time slot it
will not be available and a message will be displayed to indicate this.
If you encounter any problems using PTO please contact the College office by phone on
08 98440 222, or by email to [email protected].
I am sure the system will be of benefit to students, parents and staff. Any feedback you may
wish to provide will be most welcome.
Mr Greg Cranwell - Head of Secondary
Chaplain’s Corner
By Fr Christian Saminal,
OSJ
Have you ever experienced asking
for forgiveness, and instead of
saying, “I forgive you”, he says
“peace be with you”?
This is what had happened to the
disciples of Jesus when they were
hiding from the Jews in a very
small room. Instead of scolding
them for abandoning him on the
cross, Jesus, in his gentleness and
compassion, greeted them with
peace. Furthermore, he told them
to “receive the Holy Spirit” – for
whoever they forgive, will be
forgiven; for whoever they retain,
will be retained. What an
unfathomable event in the lives of
the disciples.
Jesus came into their midst and
extended the two gifts they so
desperately needed; peace and
forgiveness. These very gifts
allowed them to share with others
the same love and forgiveness that
they received from the Christ.
I think this is the greatest way to
forgive one another – to know that
we have also been forgiven. To
know that we are sinners is an
important insight. More important
is the knowledge that we are
forgiven and accepted. The death
and resurrection of Jesus affirms
our dignity and worth. We can risk
accepting who we are. We can find
the courage to let peace take root
in our heart and history. All of this
is possible because we can trust
that God is true to His word. We
can surrender all that we are to
God.
St Joseph’s College Newsletter Page 3
Middle and Senior School News
Dental Therapy Centre hours during school holidays
Spencer Park Dental Therapy Centre will be closed on Friday 15 April until Tuesday 26 April.
If you child develops an urgent dental problem during this time please contact Yakamia
Dental Therapy Centre on 9841 3498 between 8:15am – 4:30pm or Mount Barker Dental Van
on 0437486143 between 8am-4pm.
For non-urgent enquiries please contact Spencer Park Dental Therapy Centre when we re-
open on Tuesday 26th April or email us at: [email protected]
For after-hours dental emergencies please contact your own private dentist or Albany
regional hospital on 9892 2222.
The staff at Spencer Park Dental Therapy Centre would like to wish all children an enjoyable
break and REMEMBER – YOU MIGHT BE ON HOLIDAYS, BUT YOUR TOOTH BRUSH NEVER
IS!!!
I share with you the thoughts of
Stanley Hauerwas: “…In a sense to
be a ‘forgiven people’ makes us
lose control. To be forgiven means
that I must face the fact that my
life actually lies in the hands of
others. I must learn to trust them
as I have learned to trust God…
When we exist as a forgiven people
we are able to be at peace with our
histories…We no longer need to
deny our past, or tell ourselves
false stories, as now we can accept
what we have been without the
knowledge of our sin destroying
us.”
Community Notices
St Joseph’s College Newsletter Page 4
My Time Supporting parents of children with disabilities
We welcome families/carers who are caring for a child aged 0-16yrs with a disability, developmental delay or
chronic illness to attend.
WHERE: Wanslea, 26 Prior Street, Albany TIME: 9.30am-11.30am each Wednesday Term 2 Dates: 4th May - 22nd June Contact: 9843 0077, [email protected]
Please contact Wanslea for further details.
MyTime is a FREE service just for you! Come along and join others in
similar circumstances to socialise over coffee/tea and cake in a re-laxed setting, while your child and their siblings are engaged in activi-
ties with an experienced Play helper.
Term 2, 2016 Swimming Lessons
Term 2 Timetables are now available Enrolments open Saturday, 2 April 2016
Term 2 Swimming Lessons commence
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Contact: Swim2Survive Swim School Ph: 9844 2274
Swim School Team Leader
Nola Osborne - [email protected]
Swim School Co-ordinator Casey Willmore - [email protected]
For further enquiries or to make an enrolment -
please contact our swim school staff
Community Notices
St Joseph’s College Newsletter Page 5
Academic Group
Academic Task Force will be in Albany in April
2016 Study Skills and Learning Skills Programme
Enrol in Learning Skills (Years 7-10) Thursday 21 April. Cost $195
9.30am - 4.00pm (6 hour course) Venue: Great Southern Grammar
Enrol in Study Skills (Years 11 & 12)
Friday 22 April. Cost $195 9.30am - 4.00pm (6 hour course) Venue: Great Southern Grammar
Please enrol by Thursday 14 April by enrolling online at
www.academictaskforce.com.au click on Current courses - Study Skills in Albany
Or phone: 9314 9500
