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Dear Families,
We are very excited to introduce our newest member of our community – Joey!!!
Along with our new school values - Excellence, Connection and Gratitude we have introduced 5 Learner Dispositions.
We strongly believe that if your child is skillful in applying these dispositions they will thrive. Having set dispositions helps us as a community keep focused and have a common language to support students.
Our Learner Dispositions are:
At our most recent assembly the Mrs Steciuk’s year 4/5 group role played ways we can use Learner dispositions to overcome challenges. The teachers will continue to develop the teach how the dispositions can be used. I strongly encourage you to also use them at home.
Congratulations to all those students who achieved our first set of new certificates awarded for showing these dispositions.
AGM
Don’t forget to attend our AGM on Wednesday 22nd March at 7pm to hear about our new Strategic Plan and to meet Joey! The AGM booklet will be provided with reports tabled so we can use the meeting as a great opportunity for you to hear about our future plans as we continue aim for excellence at St Joseph’s Kingswood. For more information about the AGM evening, please click here. Nominations for the three Board positions close on Wednesday 15th March. Please click here to access the link to nominate.
As I write, our year 6 students are on the way home from camp at Kangaroo Island. It sounds like they have had an amazing time …. I hear the food was great! The year 5’s will be heading off at the end of the term for their camp in the hills.
A reminder that following Monday’s public holiday we have a pupil free day next Tuesday 14th March. The staff will be undertaking training with Autism SA to develop their knowledge and skills to help children with needs and in turn enable staff to more effectively work with all students.
Jodie Higgins
In all things Charity
Harmony Day
We are celebrating Harmony Day on Tuesday 21st March. Children are encouraged to wear either orange (could be a touch of e.g. ribbon/socks or an entire orange outfit) or tranditional cultural attire. We will also be having our St Joseph's Day Mass at 12pm in the church - which parents/carers/families are very welcome to attend.
Dear St Joseph’s Families
Thank you to all those who attended the Ash Wednesday Liturgy. It was a very solemn and special occasion. At this Mass we launched our yearly Caritas: Project Compassion Appeal. Your child/ren would have brought home a Project Compassion money box last week. Please give generously to help support an organization that works very hard to help those in need. Caritas Australia also have an online portal with plenty of information about their outreach and the opportunity to donate money online. Money Boxes are to be sent back to school in Week 11.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2023
This weekend we will be commencing the 2023 Sacramental Program. Please join us on Sunday 12th March at 9:00am for the Presentation of this year’s candidates.
ST JOSEPH’S DAY MASS
On Tuesday 21st March we will be celebrating Mass for the Feast of St Joseph. All are invited to attend at 12pm at Our Lady of Dolours Church, next to our school.
SCHOOL SPIRIT COMMITTEE
I am thrilled to announce that we have extended our School Spirit TEAM this year. We want to provide more students with this Religious Leadership Opportunity and so, a student from each class has been elected to be part of the SSC. I am proud to present the following students as the 2023 School Spirit Committee:
Lillian Carman (Team Leader)
Toby Medlow (Team Leader)
Elsa Szymaniak
Lucy Beames
Albie Davies
Francis Bosco
Indianna Hartlett
Victoria Schwarz
Alessandro Tropeano
Scarlett Senyard
Murray Pagsanjan
Freddie Marwe
These students will be planning, organizing and running masses, fundraisers, events and prayers at our school over the coming year. We wish them the best of luck and fun in this role.
Year 3 Strings Program
Our Year Three Strings Program started off super well, with the students under the expert guidance of Julian Ferraretto. The students had fun exploring their new instrument and making some interesting sounds. We look forward to hearing the students progress in a concert next term.
Steph Insanally
WINTER SPORT (TERMS 2 & 3)
Nominations for Winter Sports will be opening soon for students in Years 2 to 6.
We will be offering:
Basketball - with mid week games through Life.Be.In.It Unley
Volleyball - Friday afternoons through Life.Be.In.It Unley
Soccer - Saturday mornings
Football - Saturday mornings
Netball - Saturday mornings
Teams can only be offered if the school has enough players to form a team and a parent coach.
AusKick Coodinator needed! (R-1 students)
St Joseph’s Kingswood has a proud tradition of offering its own Auskick centre since 2008 and we would like this to continue this year.
Our Auskick Centre is based at Urrbrae High School (Please don’t register for the Unley Jets Auskick as this is run by the club NOT our school) on a Saturday morning between 8.30-9.30am in Term 2.
The school will not open registrations until we have a coordinator or group of parents that can run the program. The AFL provide all coordinators with resources, equipment and information seminars to assist in running the program.
We are looking for a new Auskick coordinator or group of parents to share the role for our centre. If you can assist, please let me know ASAP as we would like the program to begin early next Term.
sdegiovanniello@stjk.catholic.edu.au
-Steven De Giovanniello
On Monday the year 5’s and 6’s walked to the monastery to join in prayer as a community. Fourteen people got chosen to read the stations of the cross in the sacred garden and the others got to walk from each station thinking about Jesus and the difficult journey he had to go on. I got chosen to read the second station which is when Jesus was made to bear his cross. There was a statue of each station throughout the sacred garden. After that we started our gratitude hunt where we found objects in nature. For instance, we had to find something that we can give to someone to make them happy. We also got the opportunity to go inside the church where we got to pray together and think about Jesus. I felt so lucky that I got to have this incredible experience.
Lucia Burvill
