Dear St John the Apostle Community,

Welcome to a new school year! We had an absolutely perfect day on Monday with so many happy and excited faces (I think some were the parents).

Welcome to our 40 bright eyed and new Kindergarten children and 28 other students from Years 1 to 6. Welcome to our 7 new, experienced and enthusiastic staff members.

We had our corridors and breakout spaces painted over the school holidays, adding freshness and some much needed colour to our learning environment. You'll be able to see them on Wednesday evening. At the same time Camp Australia invested in ugrading their building with a makover inside that includes fresh paint and joinery and new equipment for children to use.

Our staff are excited to begin implmenting two new school wide curriculum initiatives, Integrated Inquiry Learning and the Daily 5, building upon the successful impact of the school wide SoundsWrite/Soundwaves programs. They also participated in two days of Berry Street training to provide us with the curriculum and strategies to engage every student. It is based on proven positive education, trauma-informed and wellbeing practices that enable students’ academic and personal growth.

We will begin the implementation of our Outdoor Education Masterplan and shape an outdoor learning environment that meets every students needs for creativity, activity, friendship and curiosity. This will be launched at the Parent Information Evening on Monday.

We have an exciting year ahead and look forward to sharing with you our school and class plans for the year.

Community Council

The Community Council AGM will be held on Wednesday 20 February at 6pm. All parents, carers and members of the community are welcome to attend.

The Community Council provides an opportunity for members of the school and parish communities to support the vision of the school, and is an amalgamation of theroles of the P&F and School Board. 

Membership is made up of the school principal, assistant principal, elected parent representatives, staff representative and a representative from the Parish and we all come together twice a term to meet. 

This year, the Council is seeking a new Chairperson. If you are interested in this position or being a part of the Community Council, please nominate by contacting Veronica (current Community Council Chair) CommunityCouncil.sjaps@cg.catholic.edu.au or see me for further information.

Have a lovely weekend.

Matthew Garton (Principal)