Collection of Recycable Plastic Bags

Every minute over 7 000 plastic shopping bags are placed in landfill.

Coles and the Junior Landcare organisation have joined forces tp collect 200 tonnes of these bags. They are seeking the help of schools.
If you have any of these bags lying around your house please send them along to school where we will collect and count them. We have until the 17th of October to collect as many as possible.

Mary MacKillop Garden

We now have seven Mary MacKillop bottle brushes planted in this new garden. Thanks to Sr Jenny, Mr Boulton and Ms Schloman for donating the plants for this garden. We're sure the garden will be enjoyed by students of St Joseph's for many years to come.

New Online Educational Game from Origin

This week Origin has launched a new, educational online game called Energy Force that encourages students to save energy and our planet by joining a secret spy force. As agents of A.N.Z.E.A (Australian and New Zealand Energy Alliance), students are challenged to track down and capture energy wasting villains from W.A.S.T.E (We Are Stealing The Energy), an organisation determined to steal the power of the sun.
It is suitable for children aged 8 to 12 years and requires the permission of parents to join. It can be found at energyforcegame.com.au, a link to the site is also available from the school blog.

Claymation

All of our Grade Three students and Grade 2N have enjoyed working on the new laptops using a program called Claymation. They have incorporated their study on plants with ICT to create animated models showing the growth of plants.

New Laptops

With Government funding and an allocation of funds from the P&F we have 20 new laptops available for use within the school. Each has an inbuilt webcam which will allow our students to add vodcasts to their repertoire of ICT activities. Keep a look out on these blogs for some examples of their great work.

Our New Native garden

Thanks to the efforts of Mag M, the Warriors group and a number of grade 7's , our new garden has been established in the area near 1V. a number of trees had been removed due to their roots and branches causing damage to the school building. It was decided that the rest of the vegetation, mainly plants considered pests would be removed, topsoil added, then mulched.
A number of Mary MacKillop bottle brushes are to be planted, along with a variety of ground covering natives. It is hoped that with the continued care from students the area will thrive and provide shelter for the many water dragons that once called the area home.