Dear Parents and Carers,

In a year where lots of events have been cancelled, this week we have had some great news.  The Townsville Primary Schools Sporting Association has confirmed that the A Schools Swimming Carnival will go ahead on Tuesday 17th November.  For those students selected in our Putney Swimming Team, a letter regarding participation and training times will come home this week.  We wish our Joey’s Swimming Team all the very best. 

Next Friday (30th October) is World Teachers’ Day.  This day is an opportunity to thank our teachers for the wonderful work that they have been called to provide for our students.  While our teachers work incredibly hard every year, this year they have faced the added pressure of adjusting to online learning.  They adapted quickly to this new way of teaching and have taken many of the lessons they learnt during this time and have applied them to their regular everyday teaching in their classrooms.  I can’t say enough how proud I am of what they have achieved this year and I am sure that you will join me in thanking them for what they do each and every day to provide a supportive, rich and engaging learning environment for our students. 

We would like to congratulate Olivia Roveglia who has taken on the role of P&F President.  Olivia is a long time parent of the school and is very familiar with the community.  We thank  Olivia for taking on this role.  Our final P&F Meeting for 2020 will be on Tuesday 17th November.  I encourage you to consider attending as it is a wonderful opportunity to meet other parents and is another way to participate in our school community.

As the end of the year approaches, information around end of year events will be communicated to families.  Please carefully read the newsletter each week for this information.  Also, keep an eye out for communication from teachers around their end of year plans with their classes.

I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Amanda

Mission Month

A huge thank you to all of our families who have supported our Mission Month fundraising by wearing crazy socks last Friday and participating in the Guess the Number of Lollies in the Jar competition.  Watch this space to see who our winner will be!  We raised $523  which will go to help support Catholic Mission projects in Cambodia.  We can always count on the generosity of our Joey’s families.  Thank you again for your ongoing support.

Rosary and Class Masses

Thank you to Fr Siby for leading our students in saying the Rosary over the past 3 weeks.   The students have all enjoyed participating in this month of the Rosary and have done an amazing job with their reverence towards this special prayer.  While the Rosary is explicitly taught in Year 5, the prayers of the Rosary are introduced and taught from Prep all the way through to Year 5.  

Thank you also to Fr Siby for leading our classes in Class Mass.  Each year level has now attended a Class Mass.  

3 Minute Retreat 

Engage in a spiritual “time out” to reconnect with God and experience peace of mind.  Stop and reflect at the beginning or end of the day. Download a 3 Minute Retreat app for more regular use. Commit yourself to having times of stillness and silence throughout the week. 

​3 Minute Retreats can also be found here.  

Have a great week

Take care and God Bless

Jan