Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care

What a great week at St Joseph’s Regional College! We were genuinely delighted to welcome our new and returning students to school this week. Students and staff have settled back into routines positively and seamlessly. I would like to extend a particularly warm welcome to our Year 7 students and families and to our new students in all year groups and their families.

Students have spent time with their Pastoral Care (PC) groups this week, becoming familiar with their timetables and discussing how to best set themselves up for a successful year of learning and school involvement. Sincere gratitude to PC Teachers for investing their time and expertise in ensuring students commence the academic year in an informed and supported way. A reminder to all parents and carers, that PC Teachers and Leaders of Student Wellbeing are always available to listen, offer support and answer questions related to your child’s learning or wellbeing. College Staff can be contacted via email/Compass or by ringing the College Office- 5525 4100.

At our College Assembly on Thursday morning, I reminded students of some baseline expectations to underpin a calm and productive school environment where our core focus is learning and teaching. Punctuality, learning readiness and positive learning habits are all simple things that students can do to generate a mindset for learning. We also spoke about the importance of the Code of Presentation. Visual information to supplement the Code of Presentation was emailed to parents during the school holidays and can be accessed at the links below:

Uniform Reminders for Senior Students

Uniform Reminder for Junior Students

The beginning of a new school year is a great time to think about the importance of establishing and maintaining positive patterns of school attendance. Whilst regular school attendance is mandated by legislation for all young people under 17, the most important benefits of regular school attendance are increased learning and wellbeing outcomes for our students. Please support your child in attending school on time every day if they are physically able to do so.

I wish all of our students a positive, healthy and supported school year!

Mrs Jennifer Furney
Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care