Principal's Report
Dear Parents/Carers,
May God bless all Australians with the willingness to “Get Up!” and support our First Nations’ peoples in their walk towards greater justice, equity, and the proper recognition of their rights. May Christ bless our nation with the courage to “Stand Up!” and acknowledge with pride and gratitude the faithful stewardship of this land by our First Nations’ peoples for over 65,000 years. May the Holy Spirit bless all Australians with the determination to “Show Up!” so that this drive towards a fairer, more caring Australia for all will never “lose momentum for change.”NAIDOC Week 2022 will be held nationally from this Sunday 3 July and continue through to Sunday 11 July 2022.
This year's NAIDOC 2022 theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! a theme that calls for all of us to support and secure institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative reforms that ensures the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non‑Indigenous Australians is based on justice, equity, and the proper recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights.
During NAIDOC, we remember the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of our country and celebrate their rich cultures and inspiring contributions to Australia.
At St John's early next term we will acknowledge NAIDOC Week by having an Aboriginal dancer visit the school to run a workshop with all classes. Janelle and Andrew, our Aboriginal Education Assistants, will also be running a Meet and Greet for the parents of our Aboriginal students.
End of Term
I take this opportunity to wish your children a safe, relaxing and 'warm' holiday break. The recent round of academic reports and parent/teacher interviews have highlighted for me the commitment that the children show to their God, their learning and their friendships each day at school. St John's is blessed to have children who genuinely want to create a safe learning environment, and who are prepared to learn from their mistakes. I pray that the two weeks give them the opportunity to recharge their batteries ready for Term 3. If you also happen to get some time away from work and other commitments, I wish you a relaxing time.
Industrial Action
Just a final reminder that staff from our school will engage in protected industrial action tomorrow, 30 June, for the entire school day. This means:
● Limited supervision will be provided at school, classes will not run as normal.
● You may wish to keep your child at home.
● Any absence from school on this day will not impact your child's attendance record.
Wishing you all a happy and safe fortnight,
Paul Moroney
Principal