WELCOME

A big special welcome to Fr Salvador Fernandes mfs who will be leading the congregtion at St Joseph’s Parish until 23 June.  Fr Salvador is filling in for Fr Jim, who is on a well-earned break.  We welcome Fr Salvador not just to our parish, but also to our College community. 

Fr Salvador is also offering ‘Basics of French Language’ mini course whilst he is here. 

Learn to read, write and speak all the essentials of daily life in French. The cost is $2 for a group of 5 per hour. Contact Fr Salvador directly on 0428304318 for more information. 

REPORTING

Students have been very busy in recent weeks working on, and submitting all their necessary assessment.  Now teachers are in action drafting and marking in time to complete the student Academic Report Cards.  Lots of hard work is being done by both students and our staff.  Report Cards will be released on Parent Portal in Week 10 and a hard copy sent home with students.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

At the College, we set high expectations of ourselves as staff and of our students.  Our ultimate goal as educators in a P-12 Catholic College is to grow great people.  We work as a staff to grow each person into a great teacher or school officer.  We work with our students along their education journey to grow them into great people who will leave our College after Year 12 ready to face the challenges and rewards of adult life.  Parents are an essential part of this journey and we work with them in partnership throughout all the years of schooling.  We set high expectations for students to engage in their learning to ensure they are taking up every opportunity in class to progress as learners and to see success.  Lately, we have been reminding students of our expectations around our focus on learning and working hard both in class and at home to do our best work, wearing our uniform correctly and the correct use of technology.  All of these things contribute to the growing of great people.  Sometimes we stumble or make mistakes and it is with resilience, persistence and a positive attitude that we are able to learn from our mistakes and do better next time.  We will continue to focus on learning as we finish off the last three weeks of the term. 

Cate Brennan

Deputy Principal Religious Education