PARENTÂ
INVOLVEMENT
At St Joseph's, we see the partnership between the school and home as integral to the successful education of your child. Parents are actively encouraged to be a part of their child's education. All parents should feel welcome to involve themselves in school activities.
The areas below are examples of ways parents can be involved at school, but is no means an exhaustive list;
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Classroom Parent Assistance - Teachers may request the help of parents to assist in the classroom e.g. reading, maths activities, story writing. This help is invaluable. Parents are encouraged to become involved where possible.
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Be involved in the School P&F or the School Board
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Volunteer in the Tuckshop
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Assist with fundraising
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Lend a hand at working bees
P&F ASSOCIATION
At St Joseph's, we see the partnership between the school and home as integral to the successful education of your child. Parents are actively encouraged to be a part of their child's education. All parents should feel welcome to involve themselves in school activities.
The areas below are examples of ways parents can be involved at school, but is no means an exhaustive list;
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Classroom Parent Assistance - Teachers may request the help of parents to assist in the classroom e.g. reading, maths activities, story writing. This help is invaluable. Parents are encouraged to become involved where possible.
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Be involved in the school P&F or the School Board
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Volunteer in the Tuckshop
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Assist with fundraising
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Lend a hand at working bees
SCHOOL BOARD
St. Joseph’s School Board consists of
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Spiritual advisor
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School principal
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One staff representative
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Four parent representatives
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One member from the parish community
The functions of the School Board are:
I. To support the principal and staff
II. To develop school policies
III. To facilitate broad consultation in developing policies
IV. To be responsible for the provision and maintenance of buildings, budgeting and communication
COMMUNICATION
An essential element of our work together is the building and maintenance of good communication. The preferred way to communicate is via our school app or email.
From School
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A newsletter is available every fortnight on a Monday and deals with up-to-date happenings at the school. Community bodies who wish to communicate with parents should send the information to be communicated, in writing, to the school office before noon on Friday. The newsletter is distributed digitally every fortnight to parents, via email.
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Homework will be sent home each week and students have a week to complete it (7 days).
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Formal parent/teacher interviews are held in term 1 and 3.
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Formal report cards are issued term 2 and term 4
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Informal reports are used if necessary
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Meetings to explain the various aspects of the curriculum are held when necessary.
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Parents are most welcome to organise a meeting with their child’s teacher or the Principal at any time throughout the school year. This can be arranged by phoning or emailing the class teacher or Principal.
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Notes are sent with full details of special events as the need arises.
​ALL NOTICES ARE SENT WITH THE ELDEST CHILD IN YOUR FAMILY AT THE SCHOOL. If you do not receive a notice please check your child’s school bag.
From Parents:
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Notes or personal contact by phone are required to explain pupil absences or inability to complete homework etc in student diaries.
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Personal comment is welcome at any time to let the teachers know about how parents feel about certain activities.
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Relevant topics can be raised for discussion at Parents and Friends’ meetings, if put in writing for inclusion in the agenda by the Wednesday preceding the relevant meeting.
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Parents are encouraged to attend the Parents and Friends Association meetings to keep in touch with events at St Joseph’s.
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Parents are encouraged to sign homework and comment in writing.
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If parents have a personal message to pass on to their child or child’s teacher in school hours, such messages should be sent through the administration officer at our school.
IV. To be responsible for the provision and maintenance of buildings, budgeting and communication
SCHOOL APP
We are thrilled to introduce our new app that connects seamlessly to Parent Lounge.
Now all your information and communication can be accessed in one simple, easy-to-navigate app.
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Add Absences
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View and Pay Fees
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View Academic Reports
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Accept / Decline Events & Payments
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Accept / Decline Excursions
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Update Student Details
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Update Parent Details
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Links to Order Tuckshop
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Links to Order Uniforms
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To download and install go to the app store on your device (e.g. Apple App Store or Google Play Store) and search for "Parent Orbit". Once you've found it, click the "Install" button to download and install it. You will need your parent lounge username and details to log in.
