The Morcombe Foundation’s ‘Day for Daniel’ is coming up on Friday 29th October (Week 4), and once again St Joseph’s will be wearing red to support this important cause. The work of the Morcombe Foundation is manifold. They provide education for children on ways to keep themselves safe through programs at school and at home […]

Come along to our Prep Open Evening and ‘Get Set for Prep’ Transition Program to meet our staff and other parents.

The students have continued to complete activities to support Indigenous Literacy Day. The day is a celebration of language and stories of the First Nations people. Some classes have been working through the interactive resources which taught them words in Kriol, sang songs and took them on a virtual tour of a waterholes on the […]

FATHER’S DAY COLOUR RUN / OBSTACLE COURSE Next Wednesday is a very special day here at St Joseph’s as we celebrate Father’s Day with a Colour Run/Obstacle course. All parents are invited to come and run with their children on the day and join in the fun. We will also be joined by some of the PYCYC […]

Last term the Year 6 students participated in a Leadership Day which included a workshop on reconciliation.  Reconciliation means many different things to different people. In Australia, reconciliation usually means working to ensure everyone understands and values our culture and that we can learn, know and speak in many different ways.  A large part of learning about and working towards reconciliation is learning about and respecting Australia’s First Peoples […]

This week we celebrated NAIDOC week, a time to celebrate the history, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. St Joseph’s NAIDOC week this year was centred around experiences with the community and the sharing of knowledge of the unique pace we live in.   On Monday we had the Kindy children visit from C&K Weipa and C&K Napranum. […]

This week we celebrated Catholic Education Week. The theme for 2021 celebrations is A Spirited Tomorrow. This theme acknowledges the long tradition of Catholic education and its continued relevance in preparing students for the future. Celebrated annually in week 3 of term 3, Catholic Education Week is an opportunity for all 309 Catholic schools in Queensland to […]

Term 3 in the library is always lots of fun. Term 3 is when we celebrate the Children’s Book Council’s Book Week … a celebration of books, libraries and all things reading. In 2021, the theme for Book Week is Old Worlds … New Worlds … Other Worlds. This relates so well to our experiences […]

Thanks to everyone who was able to come and be part of our Athletics carnival on Wednesday. Threatening clouds teased us early on, but thankfully moved away and we ended up having a wonderful day of activities. I was very proud to see so much determination and sportsmanship throughout the carnival. Thank you all involved for making it […]

Year 6 Leadership Retreat   On Friday 4th June Year 6 participated in the St Joseph’s Leadership Retreat which included several sessions around leadership qualities and leadership in action. Miss Libby and Mrs Gear focussed on leaders in the Church and modern-day leaders who have been positive role models.  Mrs Pearce led a session on the “flock of the geese” and how working as a team is highly effective. We were fortunate […]