Term 4 - Week 6 Principal's Weekly Update
Principal's Weekly Update
Dear Families
ICT Changes for 2025
Back in Term 2 an ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) Steering Committee was formed to bring together key stakeholders to discuss and make decisions about future directions for the school in relation to digital resourcing. There have been a number of decisions made informed by system initiatives, digital security, budgeting, staff feedback and good governance. Below is a list of key changes that students will notice and will see a positive impact teaching and learning, as well as the operations of the school.
Student Digital Resources
- Prep to Yr 4 will remain with class sets of iPads that will remain in the Habitats at all times. They will be housed in storage trolleys that will provide safe and reliable charging as well as added security.
- Yr 5 -6 will no longer be iPad based and move to a windows-based (PC) laptop. This decision was based on feedback from staff and parents asking us to review our approach in preparing senior students for high school. These will also remain in the Habitats, housed and charged in laptop trolleys.
- Moving from google products to microsoft. This will be a staged changeover, commencing at the beginning of 2025 with the switch from Gmail & Google calendars to Outlook Web Mail.
- Review of 3rd party software apps
With Christ We Live, Love and Learn
James Roberts
Principal
Highlights of the Week
Assembly led by our 2024 Prep Class
Our current prep class led the school in a beautiful assembly to welcome our 2025 Prep students.
Week 6 Award Winners
Congratulations to all our award winners this week. Keep up your hard work and dedication to the St. Joseph's Way.
Congratulations to the students who have been successful with their application to be a Mercy Leader in 2025. We look forward to their contribution next year.
To those students who applied but were unsuccessful, we look forward to their contribution as mercy workers to support the work of the Mercy Leaders and each mercy group.
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.
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Holiday Pass – Affordable school holiday program for ages 8 to 18
Youth Social Volleyball – Weekly Social Gameplay, for ages 13 to 18
Kelp Roots – Grassroots incursion style program for ages 6 to 12.
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Sharks Camp – 4-day holiday training program, ages 10 to 18.
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