Dear Parents and Caregivers, 

We are nearly at the end of what has been a very busy and productive school term. I have been impressed with the quality of learning that has taken place during the term. I have also been delighted with the range of community events we have hosted here at St. Joseph’s Kingswood. One of the aspects of this community that makes us great is the range of opportunities afforded to our children. This term, in addition to the high quality class learning program, we have participated in a broad range of camps, excursions, celebrations of learning, sporting and musical opportunities – and at the same time being a part of a small, safe, secure environment where every child is known values and cared for.

Our year 4 students had their first taste of a school camp last week, when they participated in a ‘Zoo Snooze.’ These opportunities allow for students to have fun, learning new things and develop their resilience and independence in managing time away from family. Our year 3 students participated during the day/early evening and are looking forward to their chance next year!

Next Monday, our Catholic Schools Music Festival choir will perform at the Festival Theatre. This performance will be the culmination of a year’s hard work, and it will be an amazing experience for these young musicians. My sincere thanks to Mrs Steph Insanally for her leadership of our choir throughout the year. As they say in the entertainment business, ‘chookas’ to all involved!

This Friday, we will be hosting our Grandparents and Special Friends for a classroom visit, assembly and morning tea. We very much value the role of Grandparents and other special adults in the lives of our children, and we look forward to welcoming them. Visitors are welcome at any time during the morning from 9am, with our Assembly commencing at around 10.15am. Morning tea will follow in the parish hall.

We are excited to have received our first concept drawings of the proposed nature play development on the Eastern side of the school. While these plans are the first of various iterations and the build of the new nature play area will likely take a couple of years to complete, we are committed to breaking ground in 2020. The process so far has been consultative, seeking input from students, parents and teachers, and now that we have the initial drawings, we are seeking your feedback again. We sent a notification (click here to access the plans and feedback form) providing you an opportunity to submit feedback, ideally by the end of the week. We will be meeting with the landscape architect again next week, to continue to refine the concept plans. We will continue to keep you updated regarding the progress of this exciting initiative for our school. Click here to view the 

Two weeks ago, our Year 6 netball team participated in the Semi Finals of the SAPSASA State knockout Netball. Whilst we didn’t progress, it was an outstanding achievement to have made the semi finals, backing up from our grand final appearance last year! As with Soccer, this is a reflection of our quality programs!

Momentum is building for our very first Vacation Care program this coming holidays. If you haven’t yet booked and would like to take advantage of the excellent and affordable program on offer, please click here to book or visit the OSHC button on SZapp for more info.

A final reminder to all families that if you want to provide feedback regarding class placements, please click here to complete the form by the end of this week – 20^th September.

Lastly - please note school photo day is set for Tuesday 22nd October. All students will be required to wear formal Summer uniform (including shoulder length hair tied up, short-sleeved shirts for boys (no ties) etc.). Students will be bringing home an order form in their bags this week. 

Have a great week everyone!

God bless,

Phil