Term 4 Week 9 - 9th December 2022

End-of-Year Celebrations & Ceremonies

We are fast approaching the end of the 2022 school year with the last day for students being Friday, 16th December. We have many great achievements to celebrate and fun activities planned at St Joseph's Regional College before the final bell rings.

Students receiving awards: Families of students who will be presented with an award will be notified via SMS prior to the event. 

Reports for students in Years 7-10 will be available on Friday, 16th December via our Parent Portal. All reports are now issued electronically, and paper copies will only be issued on request.

The Parent Portal is a secure web-based application that contains information about the College and your child, including timetables, attendance, and semester reports, along with class and teacher information. All past reports can also be accessed on the Parent Portal, and future reports will be uploaded as they become available.

Any parent not yet registered to access reports electronically will need to create an account as the first step. For security reasons, the username for this account must be your email address recorded at the school.

Instructions on how to access the Parent Portal are below and can also be found on the College website.

We’re excited to announce that parents of our College have exclusive access to Elevate Education’s Parent Webinar Series this year. Elevate works with our students, delivering high-impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing and exam preparation. By tuning in to their webinar series, you will learn how to better support your children at home by reinforcing the skills they learn at school.

I encourage you to join this exclusive webinar series where you will be shown – as parents – how to best support your child through school.

Setting up for SUCCESS

This webinar is great if you have children heading into Years 7-12 in 2023.
Elevate will guide you through the foundational study skills required to hit the ground running in January.

Wednesday 23rd November 2022
6:30pm-7:30pm

Register your attendance at -https://get.elevatecoaching.info/au/schoolwebinar

The presenter will share Elevate’s key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly.

If you are unable to make the webinar, don't worry! If you sign up to attend, you'll receive the webinar recording on Thursday morning:

Mr Tim McCosker
Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching

Hastings Education Fund (HEF) Commencing Grant Recipients for 2023

The Hastings Education Fund (HEF) provides financial assistance and support to local youth to help them achieve their post high school education, training and vocational aspirations. HEF recognises that the cost for regional students pursuing their post high school goals is often much greater than those of their metropolitan counterparts and that these costs can be prohibitive.

With this in mind, HEF fundraises throughout the year and accepts donations from local residents and businesses in order to provide financial grants to students who need an extra helping hand. The funds come directly from the local community – none of it is government funded. It’s a way for the community and businesses to say “we believe in you and want to support your goals.”

The HEF Annual Gala Presentation was held on Monday evening 5th December 2022 at Cassegrain Winery Barrel Room where the students’ success was celebrated and the sponsors were thanked for their generosity.

Congratulations to the following SJRC students who were the successful applicants of a HEF Commencing Grant for university study in 2023:

• Matthew Gleeson (Year 12 2021 student) commencing study in 2023 in a Bachelor of Surveying degree at the University of Newcastle.
• Alvin Benny (Year 12 2022 student) commencing study in 2023 in a Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Software) degree at the University of Newcastle.
• Tai Khan (Year 12 2022 student) commencing study in 2023 in a Bachelor of Film Production degree at SAE Creative Media Institute (SAE) in Brisbane.
• Sea McManus (Year 12 2022 student) commencing study in 2023 in a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Politics and International Relations) degree at the University of Sydney.
• Amelia Stubbs (Year 12 2022 student) hoping to study in 2023 in a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga campus.
• Charlie Ross (Year 12 2022 student) commencing study in 2023 in a Bachelor of Paramedicine at Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie campus.
• Kalisha Glover (Year 12 2019 student) was selected to receive the Lewis Land Group 4th year Continuing Education Grant. In 2022 Kalisha completed her third year of study in the double degree Bachelor of Communications in Media, Arts and Production/Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation at the University of Technology Sydney.
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  Cara Dowse-Collyer (Year 12 2020 student) and Kaitlyn Ashcroft (Year 12 2019 student) were selected to receive the Kay and John Burman 3rd year Continuing Education Grant. Cara has completed her 2nd year of a Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts (Technology) at Australian Catholic University Sydney. Kaitlyn has completed her 2nd year of study in a Bachelor of Aerospace Systems Engineering degree at the University of Newcastle.
• Luka Marshall (Year 12 2021 student) was awarded the inaugural Laurie Barber Memorial Scholarship (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie) for a Continuing Education Grant in an Allied Health field. Luka has completed his 1st year of a Bachelor of Paramedicine degree at Charles Sturt University and hopes to commence a Doctor of Medicine in 2023.
• Dylan Mason (Year 12 2018 student and 2018 Commencement and 2019-2022 Continuing Education Grant recipient) has been supported in his university studies by HEF and Lewis Land Group. He has recently completed his double degree in a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) at the University of Sydney, and was given the honour of speaking on behalf of all award recipients and commented on the strong community support and gratitude that all recipients have felt in being part of the scholarship program.

Dylan and Kalisha, as part of their continuing scholarships, have been provided with the opportunity to undertake paid work experience, (relevant to their field of study) at one of the Lewis Land Group businesses located in Port Macquarie, Sydney, Adelaide or the Gold Coast.

SJRC would like to thank the committee members of HEF, major sponsors and all local community members and businesses, for their extraordinary work and generosity in making this fund so successful.

Group photo of 2023 Commencing Grant students. SJRC students are:
Charlee Ross (Front row 3rd from R), Sea McManus (2nd row 1st on R), Alvin Benny and Tai Khan (3rd row 3rd and 4th from L)
Amelia Stubbs (Back row 3rd from L). Absent for photo: Matthew Gleeson.

Year 10 Charles Sturt University (CSU) Discovery Day

On Thursday, 8th December Year 10 were very fortunate to be invited to CSU to participate in a university Discovery Day. They were involved in exploring activities in the Allied Health and Business areas, toured all university facilities including accommodation and enjoyed being a university student for the day. They had the luxury of using the classrooms, gymnasium and sporting areas and most importantly the day was about discovery and inspiration, to focus on their future journeys with new eyes and wonder at what possibilities can lie ahead for them.

A massive thank you to Matthew Griffin, the Marketing Coordinator, Student Recruitment & Engagement (Port Macquarie) and his team for making the day so worthwhile……. and also providing 220 students with a fantastic lunch!

Year 10 were exemplary ambassadors for our college and participated with enthusiasm in all activities. We look forward to working with you as our senior students over the next two years.

Mrs Tinsey, Mr Inatey and Mrs Croft

Code of Presentation - College Uniform 2023

The following uniform items have been phased out and are no longer available to purchase or wear in 2023:

• old style plain black SAPSS sports shorts
• white SAPSS sports socks 
• white formal socks
• grey formal socks. 

Sports Uniform
From 2023, all students must wear the new black sports shorts with the yellow strip down the side and black SAPSS sports socks.

Formal Uniform
Boys may still wear their grey formal shorts, however, will be required to wear the new style black socks with white stripes.

Girls will be required to wear the new black socks, either with or without the white stripes.

Not Permitted

• Invisible “sockette” style socks or branded socks such as Nike or Adidas.
• Jewellery items such as beaded anklets

These items are not part of our College uniform and are not permitted to be worn at school.

I thank families for their assistance in ensuring the high standards of our Code of Presentation are maintained.

Volunteers Wanted

We cannot run the canteen without you; as the saying goes:

"Many Hands Make Light Work".

If you are able to spare an hour or so of your time, we would
love for you to join us.

Please contact Donna Hamlin through the College Office on 5525 4100.

Price Increase - Week 4

The Canteen opens at 8.00 am every school day.

CLICK HERE for the Canteen's everyday menu.

Ms Donna Hamlin
Food Services Manager

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