Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Last week we celebrated St. Joseph’s Day and Harmony Day with a myriad of colour and activities. We began the day with Mass, followed by our annual fund-raising stalls led by our industrious year 3 and 4 class groups. It was wonderful to see all the students' hard work planning, collaborating and organising come to fruition with such success. Thank you also to the parents who contributed to the stalls. We appreciate your support of our school community. After recess, we turned our focus to Harmony Day, where we  celebrated diversity in our school and the wider community. Students enjoyed a rotation of activities in house groups, with the focus being on team work and diversity. It was a wonderful day of celebration and learning. 

Our Student Representative Council has been elected for 2019, with badges being presented in assembly. We have two groups – semester one and semester two. Our semester 1 group met for the first time on Wednesday to discuss their role and purpose and to make some initial decisions about their first actions. Mr Joshua Bratt will be leading the SRC this year.

The Annual General Meeting of the School Board was held on Tuesday 19^th March. I am delighted to announce the elections of Mrs Jodie Avery, Mr Matthew Holden and Mr Kelvin Warner as new board members, along with the re-election of Mr Matt Sykes for a further 2-year term. At the meeting, Mrs Marita Carman, Mrs Catherine Fox, Mrs Jane Edwards and Mr Damian Peterson were farewelled after distinguished service to the Board over many years. Copies of the AGM reports are available from the Front Office for those families who are interested.

A reminder to all families that we will be hosting Parent & Teacher meetings over 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April. Bookings need to be made through SZapp, prior to Thursday 28th March. I strongly encourage all families to take the time to meet with the teachers to discuss term 1 progress, and to set goals for term 2.