Dear Parents and Caregivers
One of the saddest facts of Christianity must surely be the divisions and in-fighting that occur between groups of differing Christian denominations or even groups within the same church. The Holy Spirit often works in and through people who are outside the expected.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus warns his disciples against becoming a closed, exclusive and narrow-minded group. Jesus rejects nothing and no-one who contributes to the well-being of humanity. Jesus also warns against damaging the faith of others who believe in him.
School Board
Membership of the St Joseph’s Memorial School Board is a significant position of leadership in the school community. We have an active and strong school board, but owing to an extended tenure this year as we moved through the significant process with Catholic Education SA and the ‘Movement of Year 7s to Secondary Schools’, we have positions available.
Strategically moving forward, if you have specific skills in Finance, Legal, Architectural Design or Building please give membership serious thought.
As a board member you will be able to give detailed consideration to all manner of practical, operational and strategic issues which serve to ensure that the students who attend our school continue to receive a quality education. You will also gain an insight into the responsible stewardship and management of school resources and management.
Please contact me if you feel that you may like to support the school by becoming a board member in the above mentioned areas.
Uniform Shop Outsourcing
Over the past term we have explored the merit of outsourcing our Uniform Shop. Over the past several years we have been reliant on the goodwill of Rebecca Humphrey who kindly operated the Uniform Shop as a volunteer. With her recent injury we realise that this is not a sustainable operation. Also the school holds significant stock that restricts the school's cash flow, which can be invested in its core business of teaching and learning.
From November 1, 2018 JS Sports will run our school uniform shop. JS Sports will provide more flexible opening hours to cater for the diversity of needs amongst families within our community. JS Sports has a shop called JS Xpress located at Shop 5/272 Montacute Rd, Rostrevor. Their opening hours will be: Monday 8am - 12pm, Wednesday 1pm - 6pm, Thursday 1pm - 6pm and Saturday 9am - 12pm. JS Sports will also have an online ordering service. Further details will be distributed via the Skoolbag app. Also, most importantly in doing this we will see reduced costs of school uniform items.
I thank you in your anticipated support of this change to our current arrangements.
Festival Choir
Our Festival Choir performed brilliantly as part of the 250 plus strong ensemble choir for the Catholic School’s Music Festival a fortnight ago. The choir have been preparing since the beginning of the year, learning numerous songs. Ms Radman does a wonderful job every year in preparing our choir for this prestigious event. We are truly grateful for her continued efforts and enthusiasm. Thank you to everybody who attended, participated, rehearsed and above all enjoyed the evening at the Entertainment Centre.
Term 4 Uniform
All students are expected to wear their full summer uniforms in Term 4, please refer to the Uniform Policy which was distributed to families at the end of Term Three. Please assist teachers in maintaining a high standard of dress and ensure your child is wearing the correct summer or sports uniform on the appropriate day. If this is not possible for any reason on a particular day, please don’t hesitate to see your child’s teacher or write a note.
Have a wonderful break from the daily routines that school life presents over the next two weeks. From the look of the Term 4 calendar, the last term will be action packed.
God Bless
Brady Stallard