Principal's Message
Each month we will be learning and teaching about Catholic values. This month the value is love. Love is mentioned many times throughout the Bible.
God himself is love (1 John 4:8). Love for God is the greatest commandment. Love for others is the second commandment (Matt 22:34–40). This is why Love is the greatest Christian virtue.
In assembly this week we spoke about why we need to show love… and the simple answer is that God asks us to, Jesus showed us how to love and we are asked to love God and to love others.
We also looked at ways that we could show love to others:
- Being kind
- Helping others
- Smiling
- Asking others to join in play
- Sharing
Our students at St Joseph's show love to each other in many ways. Some children were awarded in our assembly for this.
5/6 - Cruz Becker
3/4 - Annie Cairns
1/2 - Siobhan Alexander
P - Stevie Woolett
Mason Crawford was given two awards including the principal award for showing love at school. He has been kind, thoughtful and has shown acts of empathy as well as sacrificing his time, showing love to others by helping the younger students at the bike track every lunch time. Thank you Mason.
Awards for learning
P- Nina Makino
1/2 - Evelynne Goodson
3/4 - Mayson Brumby
5/6 - Jack Triffett, Keely Austbo
Toys from home
We ask that children do not bring in toys from home to school unless arranged with the teacher prior. These can provide unnecessary distraction and stress throughout the day. We have plenty of options for students to play.
School Imporvement
Insight SRC is conducting this survey on behalf of St Joseph's Catholic School and Catholic Education Tasmania. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents' perceptions of their children’s experience of school.
The results will benefit everyone within the school by providing valuable information about the ways in which the school can use staff, student and parent input to plan programs and activities to improve your child's experience at school.
While your participation is voluntary, it is important to remember that the success of this important project is dependent on the involvement of all parents
From your participation in our survey from last year we are looking at ways to improve. These will include looking at better ways to include parents in student’s learning including how we share student achievement.
Anglicare counselling
Carl Ross has begun working with some students at St Joseph's. If you think that your child could benefit from having support please contact the office for a referral form.
With Kindness,
Teresa