Bulletin Week 6, Term 1

Welcome to the Week 6 Parent Bulletin. Parent Teacher Interviews are planned for Week 8. Each parent will soon receive an email via Operoo, to book interview times. This will provide parents an opportunity to pass on information about their child and for class teachers discuss how students are performing at school so far this year. Term 1 Parent Teacher Interviews are compulsory for all parents. 

All parents and grandparents are invited to the rescheduled Year 5/6 Assembly this Friday, 10th March at 2:40pm in the Learning Centre. We look forward to hearing about what they have been learning about. 

In 2023, St. James will be offering mid year enrolments. If your child turns 5 before 31st October 2023, they can start school at St. James in Term 3, 2023 and the school fees are free. Children starting in Reception mid-year will have a minimum of 6 terms in Reception. Enrolments are also open for the beginning of 2024. Please contact the school and register your interest and to book a discovery tour. Children who turn 5 on or before 30th April can begin school in Term 1 of 2024. Please let friends and family know that enrolments are open for Mid Year, 2023 and for the beginning of 2024.

Volunteers are highly valued at St. James School and they make wonderful contributions towards our school including School Board, Parents and Friends, Tuckshop, Uniform Sales, Working Bees, Catering and Woodchops, just to name a few.  

On Tuesday 14th March at 6pm, half an hour before the P&F AGM, an induction for volunteers will be run. All volunteers will need to be re-inducted this year, as the school has had a major change to the site, with the new building now in use. The induction will take up to 30 minutes. We hope to see you there. New volunteers are always welcome. 

St James P&F sends a warm welcome to all new & existing parents & caregivers for 2023. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any ideas, suggestions or questions about how P & F works. We encourage all those who are interested to jump onboard with any of our initiatives and to have fun along the way. 

Our next P&F meeting will start with the AGM. This will take place on Tuesday 14th March at 6:30pm after the volunteer induction. 

All positions are declared vacant 

We are looking for a Secretary & some new Committee members.  

Existing and new committee members are welcome to nominate.

Everyone is welcome to attend. The AGM is followed by a short general meeting. 

Bridget Lange, President 0437 233 210 

The School Board AGM is scheduled for Monday 20th March at 7.30pm. All parents are warmly invited and encouraged to attend the AGM. This is an opportunity to find out more about what happens in our school and contribute to our community consultation, which will direct our future school improvement plans. Board members are elected for two years, with an option for re-election for two further tenures with a maximum of six years. 

Some of our Board members will be completing their terms so there are vacancies which need to be filled as follows: 

• Sara Clark (Chairperson) will step down after completing a 4 year term 
• Vanessa Duke (Secretary) has served for two years and is eligible for re-nomination 

We have 2 vacancies for our School Board. 

Continuing Board members include;  

• James Redden (Vice Chairperson) 
• Luke Clark (Treasurer) 
• Kelly Kelly (Committee) 
• Ben Home (Committee) 
• Fr. Brian Mathews 
• Belinda Heness (Parent and Friends Representative) 

Attached to the Bulletin email you will find a School Board nomination return slip, to be returned to the school office in an envelope marked Confidential for Principal. I ask all parents to consider nominating a parent to join the board or to nominate themselves.

Our Sports day is fast approaching. Sports Day takes place on Friday 17th March. This is a twilight event. The schedule for the day is as follows; 

11:50am - Students arrive at school and meet teachers in their classes 

12:00pm – Sports Day Mass (led by the Year 3/4 Class) 

1:00pm – Whole school assembles on Community Oval for Welcome and Health Hustle 

1:15pm – Running races and tabloid events begin 

5:00pm – Conclusion and Trophy Presentation 

*Please note that while every effort will be made to adhere to the timetable set out in the Sports Day program, we may run ahead of or behind time. 

Volunteers needed 

We are always thankful for the assistance our parents provide at our Sports Day. Please contact Judy Walkington or Peta Caulfield at the front office if you are able to assist on the day with any of the following- Scoring, judging or starting. Thank you in advance! 

Sports Day Uniform 

Students will need to wear their school PE uniform shorts with a plain POLO SHIRT in their team colour. If you have any difficulty sourcing a polo shirt, please let us know at the front office as soon as possible. 

ST JAMES – RED    ST MARY’S – BLUE   ST JOSEPH’S - GOLD 

Hats are compulsory on sports day for all students. 

As a part of Project Compassion, each class will run a fundraising activity in Term 1. Please see below for the fundraiser timetable. This week students are asked to bring small change for the Coin Charlie activity. Thank you for your kind support of our social justice activities. 

Week 6 – Thursday 9th March – Reception Class – Coin Charlie – Students to bring coins to be made into a line of coins with their class.

Week 8 – Thursday 23rd March – Year 3/4 – Tippy Tap

Week 9 – Thursday 30th March – Year 1/2 – Cake Stall

Week 11 – Thursday 13th April – Year 5/6 – Sausage Sizzle