2025 Week 8 Term 1

Parent Community Forum

Last Week's AGM saw a significant transition as we moved from the Parents and Friends Association to the St Joseph's Primary Community Forum. We extend our sincere gratitude to the outgoing committee: Victoria Thrum (President), Rebecca Curtis (Vice President), Ross Walker (Treasurer), and Laurence Fulbrook (Secretary) for their dedication over the past year. We warmly welcome our new executive: Ross Walker (Chairperson), Anna Stavrevski (Assistant Chairperson), Andrew Anderson (Secretary), and Victoria Thrum (Treasurer). We wish the new executive and the Community Forum every success.

RICHTIES IGA

We're excited to announce that our school is now participating in the Ritchies Community Benefit program! This is a fantastic opportunity to raise funds for our school simply by doing your regular grocery shopping. 

How it Works:

Ritchies Supermarkets offers a program where card members can support a chosen club, school, or charity. By becoming a Ritchie's card member and selecting our school as your beneficiary, a portion of your spending will be donated back to us.   

• Become a Ritchies Card Member: If you're not already a member, you can sign up for a free Ritchies card or download the Ritchies app.   
• Select Our School as Your Beneficiary: When you sign up or in your existing account, you can choose our school from the list of participating organizations.   
• Shop and Scan: Every time you shop at Ritchies, simply scan your Ritchies card or app at the checkout.
• Raise Funds: A percentage of your purchases will be automatically donated to our school.

Learn More:

For more information about the Ritchies Card program, please visit the Ritchies website or ask a staff member at your local Ritchies store.

We encourage you to participate in this easy and effective fundraising initiative. Your support will make a significant difference!

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Attendance

Consistent school attendance is a cornerstone of academic success and personal growth. Every day a student is present, they gain valuable knowledge, participate in crucial discussions, and develop essential social skills. Missing school can lead to gaps in learning, making it harder to keep up with coursework and potentially affecting future opportunities. Regular attendance also instills a sense of responsibility and discipline, qualities that are vital for success in all aspects of life. By ensuring your child attends school regularly, you're investing in their future and providing them with the best possible foundation for a fulfilling and successful life.

If you are having trouble getting your child to school please talk to your child's teacher. 

Congratulations

Congratulations to John Y2 Lasiandra and Chloe Y1 Babo on the birth of their little brother Henry.

Year 7 Transition to St Joseph's Regional College

Last Thursday, our school welcomed Mrs Tanya Daley, principal of St Joseph's Regional College. She brought along Owen and Chelsea from the class of 2024 to speak to our Year 6 students as they embark on their transition into Year 7. It was wonderful to hear about the College, understand the students' experience and for all our Year 6 students to ask all those wondering questions about high school.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Enrolments are now open. Please complete the application if you haven't done so already.

• Information Evenings and college tours for Year 6 students and their parents at
  St Joseph’s Regional College on Monday 5 May 2025 College Drive, Port Macquarie, commencing at 5.00 pm

• Enrolment Interviews will be conducted at St Joseph's Regional College during the weeks following the Information and Open evenings.
All parents enrolling a child are requested to book an interview. Instructions for booking interviews online will be available at the Information and Open Evening. Students are expected to attend these interviews with their parents or
carers.

For more information, please call the St Joseph's Regional College office.

Lasiandra Festival

Caritas Australia - Stage 3 Zoom call

Cross Country

Drama - Stage 2

Kindergarten Special Quiet Place for Prayer

Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers

Re: Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School  Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already  available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative  requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in  line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).  

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

∙ year of schooling 

∙ category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional 

∙ level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive. 

This information assists schools to: 

∙ formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools

∙ consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools

∙ develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational  outcomes for students with disability. 

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for  the support of students with disability. 

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be  able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by  privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more  about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy  

(https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy). 

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au). If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school.  

Nigel Toole

Acting Principal

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