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Welcome Back BBQ
A huge thank you to our wonderful P&F group for quickly organising our 'Welcome Back BBQ'. Covid has derailed our sense of connectedness to school community and finally we are taking small steps towards being together again. It was wonderful to see families join staff for the BBQ and we look forward to many more opportunities to come together in the near future.
Temporary Car Line
Thank you for the safe manner in which families are using our temporary car line. Traffic seems to be flowing well, and having an earlier dismissal time avoids the potential traffic congestion with Marist Sion. If you are using our car line at 3pm, you will notice two lines for pick up, please let the staff safely walk your children across if you are in the right-hand side car line.
No Assembly this week
Due to the early dismissal this week and next week, there will be no Assembly this Friday 1st April. We warmly welcome families to our Stations of the Cross next Tuesday at 12:30pm in our school hall. Please see the flyer below.
Lightness of Mercy
Frequently we hear the whinging: “how come this person or these people are assisted by the government or the church etc. when they haven’t earned it the way we or I have?” “I’m getting cheated! I’m an honest, hard-working taxpayer and these marginal layabouts are parasites “on the system’”. No empathy or fellow-feeling here! They would enforce harsh law – “justice” – over compassion. They visualise a bucket of goodies. “If anyone else shares it, then we will lose out.” Or maybe they just enjoy feeling superior.
The same people feel particularly cheated, quite affronted and resentful at God’s mercy too. At the notion of “sinners” (other people) being forgiven. “I’m an upright God-fearing, church attending citizen. I’ve always paid my bit to the poor box. I live by the rules.” “These are the rules and I live by them!”
Their subtext is, “I’ve earned my salvation. I’ve ticked the boxes and I’m entitled to a place in God’s Kingdom, both now and in eternity.” Close on the heels of this notion is, “How come these other characters who haven’t been righteous like me earn a place?”
And of course the answer is illustrated in this week’s gospel (John 8:1-11). Firstly, no-one but Jesus is perfect, so no wonder the accusers drift away in shame. Jesus doesn’t interrogate the woman caught in adultery and she doesn’t deny her sin. He doesn’t suggest she hasn’t sinned but what Jesus shows is a mercy, not dependent on ticking boxes or technical righteousness, but on God’s unfathomable love. God’s mercy defeats our sins. She is sent to live her life sinning no more.
Pope Francis compares God’s mercy to the sun: “we look at the sky, the many stars, but when the morning sun comes, we don’t see the stars. Such is the mercy of God: it is a great light of love, of tenderness”. (Pope Francis Forgiveness in a caress 7 April 2014)
Deacon Mark Kelly
Friday 1 April - Warragul District Athletics
- School Photos – catch up session
- Parents and Friends Meeting at 2pm
Thursday 7 – 8 April - Grade 3/4 Forest Edge School Camp
Friday 8 April - Last Day of Term 1 – Students finish school at 2:20pm
Monday 25 April - Anzac Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 26 April - First Day of Term 2
Friday 29 April - State Swimming Championships
Tuesday 3 May - West Gippsland Division Athletics
Friday 20 May - Andrew Chinn Concert (TBC)
*Please note that dates are subject to change in accordance with DOSCEL recommendations
*TBC – To be confirmed
Middle School
Senior School
Sport
Upcoming Dates
Friday 1st April - Warragul District Athletics
Wednesday 6th April - Back up day for Warragul District Athletics
Friday 29th April - State Swimming Championships
Tuesday 3rd May - West Gippsland Division Athletics
*These dates are subject to change in accordance with DOSCEL recommendations
Collaborative artwork created by our junior school students in celebration and recognition of Harmony Week.
Thank you to all our families that have contributed to Book Club Issue 2. All orders have been placed and items should be distributed to all students by the end of this week.
Over the last few weeks we have moved the student library into it’s new space. The student library is now located in the first classroom on the left as you enter the multipurpose room. It looks great and students are enjoying exploring the layout and rediscovering old favourites and finding new ones.
Overdues
Overdues will be emailed at the end of this week. If you have any concerns regarding your children's overdue books, please don't hesitate to contact the library staff on library@stjwarragul.catholic.edu.au
Library Volunteers
If you have any spare time, we are looking for volunteers to help shelf library books. No experience needed, we will gladly show you how.
Gippsland Water
Construction of Water Main
ANZAC DAY
Monday, 25th April
Anzac Day badges are available from the office for 20 cents each.
LUNCH ORDERS
There will be NO lunch orders on the last day of Term 1 - Friday, 8th April.
Absences & Holidays
In Victoria, it is compulsory for children and young people aged 6–17 years to attend school.
Parents are legally required to ensure their child attends school every day and to provide an explanation for their child's absence from school unless an exemption from attendance has been granted or an exception to their attendance applies.
Absences
If your child is away sick or away due to a planned absence or appointment, please ensure you advise the school office. Student absence text messages are sent out if your child is marked as absent without a reason. In some cases, if you email your child's classroom teacher, they may be away and may not be able to check their emails to forward to the office. It is imperative that you notify the office through one of the following methods:
1. Log into PAM (Parent Access Module) and register your child's absence;
2. Email absence@stjwarragul.catholic.edu.au
3. Phone the office on 5623 2943
When sending an email, you may wish to "cc" your child's classroom teacher so they are aware of the absence too.
Holidays
If you are planning an extended holiday (a week or more) during the school term, please email info@stjwarragul.catholic.edu.au addressing your intentions to our Principal, Mrs Roslyn Joyner.
School Hats
Has your child misplaced their hat? For convenience, school hats are available for purchase at the school office. The hats are available in size S-M or L-XL and are $15 each (cash only).
LOST PROPERTY
Please ensure all student belongings, especially jumpers and jackets are named!
We are now using PAM as our main platform for correspondence. It is important that you register with PAM and verify your email so you can receive all communication.
Please note that Operoo is no longer being used by our school.
PAM Instructions
- Ideally parents should have received an email – check your junk/spam folder. If you locate the email in your junk/spam folder – you should make it ‘Not Junk’, then follow the link to verify your email address and set your password.
- If you cannot find the email, please contact our office on 5623 2943 or info@stjwarragul.catholic.edu.au and we can help you.
- Once you have been provided with your username and password, go to a browser on your preferred device (phone or iPad) and enter the following web address:
http://pam.stjwarragul.catholic.edu.au
- Use the provided Username and password to login.
- Once logged in, you will need to verify your email address by clicking on the link at the top of the screen:
- This will send an email to your nominated email address. Click on the link in the email to complete the verification process.
- Once the email address has been verified, you can use this as your username.
- Finally, go to the main menu at the top right side of PAM, select ‘My Settings’.
- Enter your preferred password in ‘Change Password’ fields (new password will need to be entered twice), then update password.
- It is recommended that you save this webpage to your home screen and it will appear on your phone screen with the following icon:
A huge thank you to all families and staff who were able to join us on Thursday 17 March at the welcome barbeque. It was wonderful to be able to join together in a social setting and chat with friends old and new.
It’s the last week for our Easter Raffle.
Any final Easter egg/ Easter themed donations are welcome and can be sent to your child’s classroom. Raffle tickets are $1 each, please return your money and books by Friday 1 April to be in for the prize draw.
The Easter raffles will be drawn on Wednesday 6 April with prizes drawn from each class room.
Thank you for supporting this Parents and Friends fundraiser.
UPDATE: $2,332 raised from the raffle sales will go towards new furniture for the Foundation level.
Join us on Facebook
We welcome all families to join our P&F Facebook page, a great place to ask any questions you might have and to engage with our school community - please search 'Parents and Friends of St Joseph's Primary School Warragul'.
The first P&F meeting for 2022 will be held on Friday 1 April at 2.00pm in the school library. All are welcome.
If you would like to be involved, we would love to have you, please reach out to us via our Facebook page ‘Parents and Friends of St Joseph’s Primary School Warragul’ or email stjosephswarragulpandf@gmail.com or just turn up on the day.
Warragul Youth Theatre
presents
Alice the Musical
Looking for something to do these school holidays???
Warragul Youth Company perform at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, producing fairy tale musicals aimed at younger members of the community in order to share the magic of live theatre. These school holidays, they will bring to the stage "Alice the Musical".
TICKET PRICES
$15 Adult - $10 Child (under 2 free)
Beleza School Uniforms
NOTICEBOARD