Term 3 Week 2 2025
Term 3Week 3 2025 |
School Events |
Monday 4th August |
Prime Ministers Spelling Bee Week Library Yr 5/6 Guitar lessons 6pm School Community Group meeting |
Tuesday 5th August |
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Wednesday 6th August |
Library Yr 1/2 Band lessons |
Thursday 7th August |
Kindergarten Library Todd Woodbridge Cup (Stage 2) |
Friday 8th August |
Feast of Mary Mackillop 2:20 Assembly |
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Term 3 Week 4 Monday 11th August - Parent Education Evening Friday 15th August - Feast of the Assumption of Mary Term 3 Week 5 Monday 18th August - Todd Woodbridge Cup (Stage 3) Friday 22nd August - Book Week Parade Term 3 Week 6 Tuesday 26th August - Dio Athletics Carnival Thursday 28th August - Schuberts Legend 7's |
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Kindergarten 2026 Interviews
It's been a pleasure meeting many of our new Kindergarten parents and their wonderful children over the past few weeks during our 2026 Kindergarten Enrolment Interview meetings! We've enjoyed getting to know each of them and are very excited about them joining our school community. We've also appreciated the opportunity to reconnect with our existing families as they've brought along their younger children for interviews. It's always a delight to see familiar faces and welcome new siblings! Interviews will continue next week, with letters of offer being sent out in the coming weeks.
School Community Group Meeting
We look forward to meeting with parents and carers at the upcoming School Community Group meeting, scheduled for Monday, 4 August, at 6:00 PM. During the meeting, we will discuss further planning for fundraising and friend-raising events, future parent education opportunities, special school projects, and general business topics. If any parents or carers would like to add items to the agenda, please forward them to larp@lism.catholic.edu.au.
The Zoom link will be sent via Compass.
Family Faith Night
We are looking forward to our Family Faith night on Saturday 2nd August. Emails have been sent to those who have RSVP’d. It may be a little wet, so bring your umbrellas for the dash between the church and parish hall. Meals can be left at the hall from 4:40 pm onwards, while you and the children attend Mass. Can we have the choir, readers and offertory children be at mass by 4:50pm, dressed in warm casual/smart casual clothes.
With much organisation that goes into the dinner and after-mass activities, the cut off for RSVP has now passsed, however, all are welcome to join us at Mass from 5-6pm.
Well Being Night (Parent Education and Pyjama Night)
RSVPs are now open on Compass for our Well Being NIght and Pyjama party.
On Monday, 11th August, we will hold a Well-Being Night. There will be education sessions for parents, and a movie and popcorn for the kids with pizza dinner supplied for everyone. Children are encouraged to wear their Pyjamas, Oodies and Ugg Boots so they can slide straight to bed when they get home. Alternative warm clothes are fine. Parents don't need to wear their Pyjamas, unless you are game!
Plan:
5:30 Parents drop children to Library (Movie/Pizza and Popcorn)
5:35 Parents gather in the hall for dinner/tea/coffee
5:45 Explain how the night works to parents
5:55 Session 1 - parents choose from one of the 5 speakers
6:20 Session 2 - parents choose from one of the 5 speakers
6:40 Session 3 - parents choose from one of the 5 speakers
7:00 Pick children up from the Library- go home
Best wishes from the leadership team
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Mr Rick Galvin Principal |
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Mrs Maria Wilson Assistant Principal Mission |
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Mrs Jessica Koenig Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching |
Compass Events
Well-Being Night
Todd Woodbridge Tennis Stage 2
School Camp - Year 5&6
Non-Government School Census Collection
The Australian Government Department of Education (the Department) would like to advise all staff, parents, guardians and students (where applicable) that it will collect certain information about your school, its staff and student body as part of the non-government schools census collection (the Census).
For more information please click on the link:
Non Government Schools Census Collection Notice 2025
Free Parent Courses
Learning that your child is or may be neurodivergent, can be challenging and the information overwhelming. OLT (OnLine Training) has two FREE parent information courses available around ADHD and ASD (Autism). If you are interested, please follow the link below!
E-Safety Webinar for Parents
For Parents and Carers
The Changing Face of Cyberbullying: Protecting Your Child in 2025
Cyberbullying is evolving—with AI-powered tactics, coded emojis, and subtle manipulation. This 45-minute webinar will help you:
- Spot the signs
- Build support at home
- Guide your child to respond safely
Suitable for parents of both primary and secondary school students.
Monday, 5 August | 
12:30pm (AEST)
Zone Athletics
Congratulations to all students who participated at Zone Athletics on Wednesday. Thank you to Mr Marshall, Mrs Hayward, Bec & Parents for your assistance at the carnival. As always, we’re so proud of our Joey’s community!
A special congratulations to the following students who will progress to the Dioscesan Carnival.
- Yasmin Cain - 2nd in Senior Girl Discus
- Maddy Elliot - 3rd in Junior Girl Discus
- Bonnie Vial - 2nd in Junior Girl 100m
- EJ Wilson - 3rd in Junior Girl 100m
- Gideon Fogg - 3rd in Senior Boy 1500m
- Edie Burgess, EJ Wilson, Summer Randal & Bonnie Vial - 2nd in Junior Girl Relay
- Maddy Barker - qualifies for Junior Girl High Jump
Competitions Galore!!!
Our students have been extremely busy this fortnight competing in a variety of extracurricular competitions.
On Monday 28th July, 22 Year 5 and 6 students completed the Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition, one of Australia's longest running mathematics competitions. The top performing students from each region are invited to attend a special awards presentation and further compete in the annual Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Team Challenge towards the end of the school year.
Our Stage 2 Maths Explorer and Stage 3 Maths Olympiad students sat their third round of the APSMO competitions on Thursday. Maths Explorer is a Stage 2 problem solving competition where students collaborate in small groups to solve 5 mathematical problems. Maths Olympiad is an individual competition where students solve challenging mathematical problems.
Coming up next week, students in Years 3-6 have been invited to participate in the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee. Classes are busy rehearsing words from the practice sheets and on the online practice portal. If you have yet to provide consent for the Spelling Bee, please follow the instructions on the Compass News Feed sent last week.
Next week, four of our Stage 3 STEM MAD teams will be entering the Lismore Diocese competition and will present their projects in a Shark Tank-style presentation during Week 4. We wish these teams best of luck as they compete to attend the STEM MAD National Competition in Adelaide in person or online.
Finally, our creative Year 6 students have entered a group artwork into the Jubilee Art Prize. This prize for the Jubilee Year of Hope, is an art exhibition showcasing all the entries from our diocese and will take place at the four pilgrimage churches in the Diocese of Lismore—places of hope where people are invited to worship, pray, and deepen their relationship with God. The artwork will be displayed one hour before and one hour after Saturday mass times at St Agnes, Port Macquarie on 30 August, 2025. Winners for the Jubilee Art Prize will be announced in November.
Well done to all of our students and best of luck!
Year 6 Jubilee Art Prize - Colours of Hope
In celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the Year 6 students of St Joseph’s Laurieton have collaboratively created an artwork using the vibrant technique of marbling.
The students designed symbols of hope, including a lighthouse, dove, butterfly, cross, anchor, palm branch, the Easter lily, and a candle. The swirling colours, inspired by the rainbow, symbolise hope and God’s promise. These meaningful images were thoughtfully chosen to represent light, renewal, peace, transformation, faith, and strength. The marbling process allowed students to express their creativity while working together. This artwork stands as a powerful reflection of their unity, faith, and hopeful spirit as they complete their final year of primary school.
Year 1
Kindergarten Science
This term in Kinder, we are learning all about the weather! On Tuesday with Miss Lulham we made our very own binoculars to check the weather with!
Kindergart Art
It's not a stick it's a.....!!
Kindy have been putting their imaginations to good use again this week in Drama and Art. With the help of some year 5 and 6 students, we found some plain old sticks and turned them into masterpieces!
Reading in Kindergarten
Kindergarten Basketball Skills
Gardening Club
Assembly
Birthdays
Zone Athletics
Infants Awards
Primary Awards
Week |
Class |
Date |
Location |
Contact Person |
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Kindy & Yr 6 |
15th November |
Kendall Pool Time to be confirmed |
Emily |
2025 CLASS PARENTS
Kindergarten: Justine Reedy, Bel Davis, Katie Oberg
Year 1: Taliska Arentsen, Irene Santi, Katie Barker
Year 2: Tony Maher, Tam McLaren
Year 3: Emily Fogg, Lyndelle Lee
Year 4: Louise Roberts
Year 5: Hayley Guffog, Erin Richards, Lyndelle Lee
Year 6: Emily Fogg
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