Dear families and community members,

All together again at St Joseph’s!!

After two weeks we can welcome back all students! We have missed the ‘buzz’ of excitement at the beginning of the year when children return from the summer break. I am sure those of you who have been teaching at home will enjoy drop off this week and finally get to your list! Online learning has been relatively smooth, nothing can replace the benefits of face-to-face teaching, especially at the beginning of the year as teachers and students get to know each other.

As children return, we will continue to be very alert to putting in place strategies to reduce the spread of COVID. This will include sanitising, air-conditioners, windows and doors open, and limit mixing of groups – particularly indoors. Thank you to those who are wearing masks and social distancing at drop off and pick up times. Please move from the gate and free up the paths as soon as you can.

I have been most impressed with the commitment by our teaching teams. The 4 Teams have had lots of opportunity to plan and program together for term 1, planning for new opportunities to students to have increased ownership in their learning and in decision making. We hope this will bring some new opportunities for students and build their connection to our school and improved outcomes.

In the coming weeks, I look forward to welcoming parents, so we ALL be together. I hope this week and incoming weeks have an opportunity to ‘meet’ with your child’s teacher to work together to support your child.

I take this opportunity to welcome the new members of our community with LOVE this Valentine’s Day. 

Kindest regards,

Jodie Higgins
Principal