Thank you to families for promtly responding to the Operoo eForm regarding photo permission and other items! Look at these great photos!

School Uniform 

We begin Term 1 wearing our summer uniform only including a school hat. If a student does not have a school hat they will be required to play in a shaded area until they bring their hat.
Reminders: 

• Hair below the shoulder must be put up (both boys and girls). 

• Only clear nail polish is acceptable at school.

• Sleepers or small studs only please. 

Beginning of School Year Mass

Today, we gathered in the Hall to celebrate the start of a new school year. Fr. Martin led a beautiful Mass, during which we welcomed back all those who were part of the St. Joachim’s school community, as well as giving a special welcome to our new Foundation grade students and staff members. It was a particularly meaningful occasion, as the staff were commissioned, and the entire community took the Jubilee pledge.

Throughout this year, we will continue to learn and grow together, supporting one another and sharing God’s love with everyone we encounter. We are committed to strengthening our community by fostering relationships through shared experiences and collaboration, creating a sense of belonging for all.

The theme for this Jubilee Year in 2025 is called Pilgrims of Hope. As Pope Francis expressed it:

“We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision.”

Pope Francis has invited Catholics to renew our hope and discover a vision that can “restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone”. We are also invited to rediscover a spirituality of God’s creation in which we understand ourselves as “pilgrims on the earth” rather than masters of the world.

STEAM @ St Joachim's

Year 3 students loving their time programing and working with the robots.

Maths

Foundation students out and about learning about patterns in Maths

MYK have been focusing on the narrative genre and sizzling starts.

Sizzling starts hook the reader in. A story has about 60 seconds to grab the reader and make them want to keep turning the pages

Here are some of MYK’s sizzling starts.

Everyone Welcome!

All  parents and friends of the school are encouraged to come to the P & F meetings and all are welcome. If you are unable to attend meetings but would like to be involved please send an email to pandfpresident@sjcarrumdowns.catholic.edu.au

Audiri App

Our school uses the Audiri App to help us communicate more effectively with our Parent community. This type of notification does not usually require a response from parents (as Operoo does).

We ask parents to install our Audiri School App which is easily obtainable from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Once installed, just search for our school name “St Joachim's Primary School”. 

Absence Notifications on Audiri

Absence notifications are sent to the school via the Audiri App. These notifications are seen by the classroom teacher, and the office staff who manage the daily roll. 

Parents and carers have an obligation to notify the school of their child’s absence as soon as possible on the day of absence - preferably before 8:30am.

Other messages such as early pick up, can also sent using the Absence notifications form of the Audiri App.

Here’s a video on how to send absence notifications.

If you're having trouble with your Audiri App on your phone, it may need to be deleted and the latest version installed. Families and staff are telling us that this has fixed any Audiri issues that they have been having.