St Joseph's School Cairns eNewsletter

Principal's Weekly Update

Dear Families

2025 Student House Leaders

This week saw us move onto the appointment of the 2025 House Leaders. These positions attracted a large number of quality applicants that spoke to Yr 4-6 students on Monday before students and staff cast their vote.

The Captains are as follows:

Please join me in congratulating these students on their appointment. A significant appointment these students will have important responsibilities in assisting at our sport carnivals, school events and providing support to our two school leaders.

Happy World Teachers Day ~ Friday 25th October. Every staff member at St Joseph’s regardless of their role is considered a teacher through their interactions and role modelling each and every day with every child they see and speak to. The impact is profound and may never truly be known or understood by our students, your children. All Staff play a small part in nurturing the growth of society’s next adults…they will likely forget 90% of what we say, but they will likely remember 90% of how they are treated. Thank you to the JCC for supporting our celebrations on behalf of all parents and families.

With Christ We Live, Love and Learn

James Roberts

Principal

Highlights of the Week

World Teacher Day

On Friday, the whole school came together to celebrate World Teacher Day and acknowledge the amazing educators at St. Joseph's.

Thank you to grade 1 for your leading us in the celebrations during assembly, and thank you to the JCC for providing lunch for all staff.

Congratulations to this week's recipients of the St. Joseph's Awards, keep up the hard work!

Year 5 & 6 Swimming Carnival Age Champions & Winning House

Congratulations to the age champions and runner ups who received their certificates during assembly. Well done to Kelly house, who took home the overall win for the carnival.

Upcoming Events

2025 Sacramental Program

Parents of children in Grades 4,5,6 (in 2025) who have been baptised in the Catholic Church and who have not yet received the Sacraments of Penance (Reconciliation), Confirmation and Eucharist (First Holy Communion) are invited to enrol their child/children in the Parish Sacramental Program 2025.

If you wish your child to receive these sacraments for the first time, please send an expression of interest by email to: sacraments.ppparish@cairns.catholic.org.au requesting an Enrolment Form and providing a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate (scan/email).

Enrolments need to be completed by 6 th December, 2024.

Sacrament preparation sessions will commence at the start of Term 1, 2025.

Calling all Writers and Artists

Are you a budding author or future novelist? Enter the St. Joey's Book Club Writing Competition for 2024. To enter, students must:

write an illustrated short story (picture book) of no more than 500 words. Any subject - think about what excites you or what you want to read about, it could be a magical adventure, a mystery or a story about friendship
it must be all your own work
entries open in week 4 and close in week 7
entry box in the library or email to sjp.library@cns.catholic.edu.au
entries will be judged on creativity and imagination

The winner will receive a prize and have their story published and displayed in the treehouse library!

Term 4 - Week 4 Principal's Weekly Update