The St Joseph's Memorial School community celebrated the Feast day of Australia's first Saint, Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop with a whole school Mass, P&F lunch order and special buddy class activities.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back. This week I write on my way to Canberra, where I join our Year 6 and Year 7 students who are about to embark on a great learning experience. On Monday morning we had a false start with our flight being rescheduled due to an engineering matter. The week should be action packed with the students visiting Parliament House, Government House, National Electoral Education Centre, Museum of Democracy, Australian War Memorial, Royal Australian Mint and the Australian Institute of Sport amongst many other places.
Photo: Year 6 and Year 7 students at the Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Last week the staff were led through the CESA document, Children: Close to the Mystery of God. The catalyst for this document was the Re-imagining Childhood initiative through CESA and the Thinkers in Residence program with Professor Carla Rinaldi from Reggio Emilia.
Photo: Reception students on the International Day of Friendship
"Love one another and help one another." Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Dear Parents and Caregivers
This is the final newsletter for the semester and I am struggling with the fact that we are half way through the year already. It only seems like yesterday we returned from the Christmas break.
This week has been action packed, with the highlights including a Year 5 excursion to the National Motor Museum and the SACPSSA Netball Carnival on Monday and Thursday. As we enter the final week of term it is a good time to take stock and draw our breath.
Photo: SACPSSA Netball Carnival 2 July 2018
Dear Parents and Caregivers
At Mass on Sunday, the Australian Bishops invited us to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. We acknowledged that God has been walking with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, making God’s presence known through a continuous living culture over many thousands of years. Together we prayed in thanksgiving for these ancient peoples who have enriched and sustained our continent over all that time. We praised God for the people who nurtured the land here in our parish that we call home.
Photo: Bridge Street students at Recess Friday 29 June 2018
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Red Donut Day
Thank you to all that supported Red Donut Day - SIDS and Kids South Australia's major annual fundraising campaign last Friday. SJMS raised $250 for SIDS and Kids.
Photo: Reception students with their Red Donuts Friday 29 June 2018
Dear Parents and Caregivers
As the days grow shorter and colder, with months of winter still ahead, we can find ourselves struggling with challenges that seem daunting with limited daylight. This Thursday marks the Winter Solstice. 'Solstice' derives from the Latin word 'solstitium' which means 'sun-stopping'. On the solstice, the sun does not rise precisely in the east, but rises to the north of east and sets to the north of west, meaning it's visible in the sky for a longer period of time in the Northern Hemisphere resulting in a darker day in the Southern Hemisphere.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
For the next six months of Ordinary Time within the church, we will be reading from the Gospel of Mark. Surprisingly in the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus says something amazing. As he sits teaching, surrounded by a large group of people all from different places, families and backgrounds, all eager to hear what he is teaching them about God, he tells them that he counts each one of them as a member of his family – God’s family!
Photo: Reception students during their 'Time Machine' exploration.
Last week we celebrated Catholic Education Week with activities across the school.
The Reception children experienced daily chores from Jesus' time - including grinding flour, juicing grapes and washing clothes using rocks.
