Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back. I hope the summer break was a chance to replenish and spend quality time with family and friends after what was the most extraordinary year in 2020.
The latest dates and events have been added to the SJMS Calendar.
Dear SJMS Community
I think I speak for staff and students alike in saying that we are all still recovering from our mammoth efforts on Friday at our 2020 SJMS Sports Day.
We were extremely fortunate with the weather which in the end provided perfect conditions for our students to give it their all.
It was fantastic to see so many families in attendance to support our students who represented their teams with great passion and sportsmanship. It was great to have the whole school community together, including our Preschoolers, who may have even upstaged our parents and old scholars with their tug-of-war efforts.
I must once again congratulate Woods for taking out the John Partington Memorial Shield and Tappeiner for winning the Spirit Cup. Well done also to MacKillop and Joseph for their gallant efforts during the day.
A massive thank you goes out to all of the staff and parent volunteers, Mrs Moore for managing the scoring, Mrs Fantasia for coordinating the sign in and First Aid station, Daniel Faraonio for supplying the PA system and Norwood Oval for providing the perfect venue for us. Let the countdown begin to Sports Day 2021!
Yours sincerely
Tom Siinmaa
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back, I trust that the summer holiday break allowed you to spend valuable time with family and loved ones. Can I say that it was wonderful to see everyone return, especially in the many unfortunate natural disasters that have unfolded over the summer.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to the 19 new families that have joined our St Joseph’s Memorial community this year. We are blessed with an additional 29 students who join us across the school. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly each child’s nerves and anxiety dissipate at the start of a new year, how within a few weeks their confidence blossoms.
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Dear Community Members
Our lives these days are governed by many calendars – the School or Preschool calendar, the sporting calendar and the calendar of the seasons to name a few. The Liturgical Calendar – the church’s annual cycle of seasons and celebrations – has plenty of competition. This part of Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar may struggle to stay on the radar. Not only is it shadowed by Christmas and Lent, but prone to being overshadowed by the end of the summer holidays and the resumption of school and the working year. The Gospel of last week and this week could be called, “A Day in the Life of Jesus”. They follow on from each other in the Gospel of Luke. This week’s reading is by no means ordinary, rather appealing as it is striking the commanding figure of Jesus, preaching and healing with impressive authority.
Photo: Year 3 students working together
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back. This week I write on my way to Canberra, where I join our Year 6 and Year 7 students who are about to embark on a great learning experience. On Monday morning we had a false start with our flight being rescheduled due to an engineering matter. The week should be action packed with the students visiting Parliament House, Government House, National Electoral Education Centre, Museum of Democracy, Australian War Memorial, Royal Australian Mint and the Australian Institute of Sport amongst many other places.
Photo: Year 6 and Year 7 students at the Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Last week the staff were led through the CESA document, Children: Close to the Mystery of God. The catalyst for this document was the Re-imagining Childhood initiative through CESA and the Thinkers in Residence program with Professor Carla Rinaldi from Reggio Emilia.
Photo: Reception students on the International Day of Friendship
"Love one another and help one another." Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop
