FROM THE DEPUTY
Hi everyone, I hope you have had another great fortnight. Last week we had a wonderful St Joseph’s/Harmony Day. It was lovely to see the Year 3 and 4 students having fun raising money for such a worthy cause. One of the things I love about Catholic schools, is that we are always willing to give back to the community and help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Starting next week, we will be using a slightly different format for managing our waste at St Joseph’s Kingswood. We will now place our soft plastics and some rubbish that would have gone to landfill into our big bin located on the Seafield Ave side of our school. This waste will be collected by SUEZ ResourceCO South Australia and used as Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF). This fuel will be used in place of fossil fuels to power the Brighton Cement kiln. This process improves environment outcomes by reducing greenhouse gases as well as keeping rubbish out of landfill.
Saturday the 30th of April millions of people around the world will switch off their electronics at 8.30pm for Earth Hour. This call to actions shows that we are serious about climate change and that we care about our world. Please think about taking the pledge to join people in over 160 countries and switching off at home every little bit helps. As a response, St Joseph’s Kingswood will switch off all electronics and screens from 10am until 2pm this Thursday. To find out more follow the link below and/or watch the video.
On a personal note, my friends, family and I recently celebrated the christening of my daughter Isobel. We held the ceremony here at the Our Lady of Dolours Church and moved into the school hall for afternoon tea afterwards. My friends and family were very impressed by the look of our school and commented on how great Father Bob was. A big thank you to Karen de Sousa for helping out with the organisation.
