Dear Parents and Carers,

May God's blessing go with us today. At the end of this school year we pray, that you keep us safe and give us rest, so we start again renewed and refreshed. Full of health, full of fun, ready to come and learn again. May God's blessing go with us today, as we begin our school holiday. Give your peace and your joy, to every girl and every boy. Help the teachers enjoy the break, and prepare and plan for the new intake. May God's blessings await us next year, to embrace each new challenge without fear. Fill this school with your love, and guide our hearts from above. Full of faith, full of hope, full of joy, and full of love. Amen.

This being the final Newsletter for the school year, I would like to pass on every blessing to you and your family for the Christmas season and the summer break. May you experience the joy and peace that the birth of Christ can bring. Thank you for your support during this year. Even though there were significant disruptions with COVID restrictions at the beginning of the year, and a lot of student and staff illness in the middle of the year, there was a lot of progress made with student learning and wellbeing. It is lovely that we get to finish the year by joining together as a school community at the Christmas Carols tonight and at Mass tomorrow.

I would also like to thank and farewell the families who finish their time at St John's this year. We thank you for contributions to our school community over the years and wish you and your children every best wish for the future.

Student Academic Reports

Student reports for Semester 2 were made available for viewing on Compass yesterday. Please contact the office if you are having any difficulty accessing the report for your child.

Staffing

This year we are sadly farewelling Mrs Shea, Miss Day, Mr Dahler, Mr Rolfe (part-time) and Miss Firth (part-time) who have been successful in pursuing employment in other schools. We thank each of them for their contributions to our school community and we wish them the very best in their new endeavours.

In 2023 we welcome back Mr Nash who is returning from a year’s leave, and Mrs Severyn will be returning in a part-time capacity after a period of maternity leave. It will be great to have them back in our school community. We also welcome Mrs Leah Skinner back to St John’s. Leah had been at St John’s up until the end of 2020 and we look forward to having her as part of our teaching staff again. We also welcome three part-time teachers who will specifically work in the area of Diverse Learning: Mrs Sandra Watson, Mrs Trish Coffey and Mrs Jessica Walker, and Miss Lily Clarke who will be teaching PE.

Mrs Small, Miss Polsen, Ms Johnson and Mrs Marshall have all made a decision to move into a different role in 2023. They are each very excited about this opportunity to continue honing their skills in an area of interest and passion.

Staffing arrangements are as follows:

Principal: Mr Moroney

Assistant Principal: Mr Williams

Religious Education Coordinator: Mrs Hampton

Middle Leaders: Mrs Aliphon, Mrs Billett (Diverse Learning Coordinator), Mrs Libro (Instructional Coach)

Kindergarten: Miss Brticevic, Miss Titone, Miss Witheridge

Year 1: Miss Johnson, Mrs Le-Guier, Mrs Skinner (4 days/week)

Year 2: Miss Davidson, Mrs Nieuwenhuis, Mrs Sinfield

Year 3: Mrs Aliphon, Mrs Glen, Mrs Guyer

Year 4: Miss Duncan, Mrs Katon, Miss Ryan

Year 5: Mrs Small (4days/week) & Mrs Skinner (1 day/week), Mrs Vasquez, Mr Zamroz

Year 6: Ms Afchal, Mrs Hampton, Mr Nash

Diverse Learning: Ms Coffey, Mrs Walker, Mrs Watson

Visual Arts: Miss Polsen

Music/Drama: Ms Johnson

PE: Miss Clarke

Leadership release: Mrs Severyn

Indentured Casual: Mrs Marshall

School Office staff: Mrs Schembri, Mrs Zappia

School Support Officers: Mrs Burnett, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Fuller, Mrs Garcia-Omac, Mrs Lucas, Mrs Marten, Mrs Noy, Mrs Virga, Mrs Whalan.

Every blessing to you all for Christmas. For those returning in 2023, I look forward to seeing you then.

Paul Moroney

Principal