Term 3 Week 10 2022

Enjoy the Holiday Break

We cannot believe we have already come to the end of Term 3! Everyone deserves a two-week break after such a busy term. We were fortunate as a school community to celebrate on numerous occasions, and it was wonderful to hear the joy, excitement and genuine sense of belonging at these community events.

Congratulations to all our students for their hard work and commitment to their learning and extra-curricular activities throughout the term. We also deeply appreciate our fantastic staff for their continual care of our students and the engaging learning opportunities they have provided this term. We are so fortunate to have such dedicated and enthusiastic staff members. 

Thank you also to our parents, grandparents and parishioners who continue to thoroughly support the school. Whether it be in the parish, the canteen, the community activities, marketing, fundraising or helping with the numerous events and opportunities given to our students, we are truly thankful for the selflessness of our volunteers for the benefit of all the students

We hope all our students, families and staff enjoy relaxing with their loved ones throughout this holiday break. We look forward to hearing about all the children's holiday adventures on their return on Monday 10th October. 

Stay safe and take care.

Here is a recap of the term: 

Dance Eisteddfod

Congratulations to our students and teachers on the wonderful performances at the Port Macquarie Dance Eisteddfod. It was wonderful to see our students on the big stage!

We are very proud of the hard work everyone has put in to gain some great results.

Stage 3: Highly Commended

Stage 2: Highly Commended

Stage 1: 3rd Place out of 13 performances!

Staff Development Day - Week 9 Term 4 2022

With the introduction of another Syllabus to be implemented in 2023, the Catholic Schools Office has granted staff an additional professional learning day to unpack this syllabus ready for implementation. This day must be taken late in Term 4 so St Joseph’s Laurieton has gazetted Monday 5th December as a Staff Development Day. We are working closely with Gowrie to see how we can support working families on this day. Gowrie notes they need a minimum of 10 enrolled children to open on this day and have confirmed that if they open, the theme will be: Minute to Win It Challenge Day! Please contact them directly if they can be of service.

Cyber Safety over the School Holidays

A reminder to families that school holidays can be a time when students' use of technology and social media platforms increases. Peer group issues can escalate more quickly in the online space. When students are on holiday, there may be less opportunity to resolve situations face-to-face, and minor problems can become a big deal. Some ideas to support your child over the two-week break are to monitor their online use, maintain healthy activities indoors and outdoors, and maybe even create a holiday routine. Enjoy the break! 

Operation Christmas Child

Thank you to all the families who were able to donate a box or contribute to a box or postage for Operation Christmas Child. We had over 80 boxes donated and the Mini Vinnies Team raised over $300 at their bake sale on Wednesday.

The funds will be used for postage and topping up some boxes, with additional funds added to our Socktober fundraiser early next term.