Principal's Report
Dear Parents/Carers,
Blessed are you, Lord God, Creator of body and mind and heart;
At the beginning of this new school year ask you to bless the students, staff, and families of St John's, that together we may grow in faith, hope, and love as we learn from you and each other how to follow your Son Jesus.
Expand the horizons of our minds, that we may grow in wisdom, understanding, and knowledge; deepen our commitment to seek the truth of your ways; and enliven our faith to reach out to those in need.
Amen
Welcome to the 2022 school year. I trust that your Christmas was a time of great blessing, and that your family was able to have some quality time together during the summer break. It has been wonderful seeing our Year 1-6 students return to school so positively this week, and we look forward to the Kindergarten children joining us next Tuesday. On behalf of Fr John and our staff, I would especially like to welcome our new families to St John's. I pray that your time with the our community is rewarding.
I also welcome our new staff to St John's:
- Mr Trevor Williams (Assistant Principal)
- Mrs Tracey Nieuwenhuis (Year 1 Red teacher)
- Miss Natalie Johnson (Year 1 Gold teacher)
- Mrs Naomi Guyer (Year 3 Red teacher)
- Mrs Stephen Zamroz (Year 5 Red teacher)
- Mr Michael Dahler (Indentured casual teacher)
Parent-School Partnership Framework
Our diocesan system of schools has developed this framework to support the positive connections that exist bewteen home, school and parish. Together, we are all striving to provide a school environment for the children to find meaning and purpose through continual growth in faith and learning. I encourage you to read through this framework.
At times during the year, you may need to raise an issue or concern about your child's learning or social and emotional wellbeing. In the first instance, we ask you to contact your child's teacher. Please be mindful that their teacher will be on class and supervision duty for most of the day, so they may not be able to contact you until the afternoon or the next day. After this initial contact, it may be considered that support from one of our Leadership Team members is required. Our Leadership Team members are:
Principal: Mr Paul Moroney
Assistant Principal: Mr Trevor Williams
Religious Education Coordinator: Mrs Kathryn Hampton
Middle Leaders: Mrs Lesley Aliphon, Mrs Kylie Billett, Mrs Helen Libro
If your concern is related to school procedures, please refer these to Mr Williams or myself.
COVID Restrictions
Please keep referring to the Catholic Education, Diocese of Wollongong site (link) for any upadtes about restrictions. As a school we will also keep you informed via the Newsletter and Compass.
Thank you for your ongoing support of all the expectations regarding testing, notifying us of positive results and mask-wearing.
Wishing you a safe and fulfilling week,
Principal