Last week the library welcomed the first Year 7 classes in the library to participate in a break out room themed library orientation lesson. After a short talk from the library staff the boys embarked on a scavenger hunt and were tasked with solving a variety of challenges and puzzles; the solutions providing them with…
After the BBQ dinner it was time for Year 7 to learn some of the cheers used for sport here at Joeys. It was a bit of a shaky start as Year 7 were a bit unsure but it didn’t take long until they were trying to lift the roof off the hall. Enjoy some…
During the first week of Term 1 each of the Year 7 boys were allocated a Year 12 ‘buddy’ (some Year 7 boys actually got two buddies). All the boys shared a BBQ dinner in the Year 12 boarding area and the Year 12 boys shared their wisdom and a few tips with the Year…
During week 2 the library welcomed Mr. Tim William’s 7R and 7L History classes for a wide reading lesson. Mr. Williams spoke to the boys about the importance and joy of reading for pleasure and invited them to choose any book to read as long as it had historical content. The library staff then spoke…
Below are the sport fixtures for this weekend. Any sport cancellations will be posted to this webpage: http://www.twitter.com/JoeysSport. Games are on unless indicated otherwise on that page. (You do not have to have a twitter account to view this page). The boys need to find what team they are in from their coach or from the…
Year 7 are currently drawing a still life on the topic of Art chef: food in art. The boys were drawing cupcakes and got to eat them at the end of the lesson.
Self Managing and taking responsibility for learning and organization is an important skill essential for all students. The STRIVE model is our learning framework that we use at the College. Learning how to correctly use your timetable and correctly use your diary is an important skill. Below are Year 7 being introduced to how to…
On four mornings a week the boys have a short class before school called Pastoral groups. This is a great opportunity to meet different boys in their Year Group that they may not necessarily have classes with. This week students were focusing on organizing their lockers and working on organizing their diaries. One group had…
Year 7 are learning to draw with Mrs Simon. Their task was to draw fruit free hand. For many of the boys the best part was after class enjoying eating the fruit.
Today in period 4, 7R completed some observational drawings of fruit still life arrangements for our first unit ‘Art Chef’. They got to eat the fruit at the end of the lesson.
Tonight is the first night of evening study. The boys are still getting used to it but already they are doing some productive work. Homework support is running with two staff to assist the boys as well as the Year 7 boarding staff, most of whom are teachers.
Unfortunately most of the Year 7 sport was cancelled due to the rain this morning. Only the water polo was played. Here Jack, Henry and Sam are at the Park watching the 1st XI cricket which is still on.
Below are the sport fixtures for this weekend. Any sport cancellations will be posted to this webpage: http://www.twitter.com/JoeysSport. Games are on unless indicated otherwise on that page. (You do not have to have a twitter account to view this page). The boys need to find what team they are in from their coach or from the…
In preparation for the Family Mass on Sunday the whole school had a singing practice during Period 2 today. Similar to the cheering yesterday, it was great watching the boys as they heard the volume of the singing coming from the rest of the school behind them. It was a mixture of surprise, smiles and…
You may have heard different things about Joeys food. On the menu last night: steak, potato bake with cheese, pumpkin, corn, gravy. Plus for desert there was a tub of ice cream between 8. No complaints last night….
The boys are starting to get really organised as they get used to going to 6 different subjects each day. Ben has sorted out his locker with his name and subject on everything. Grab the next subject and go…
The school year started with the first school assembly. Dr Hayes welcomed new staff and, in particular, all new boys. The First Basketball and First Tennis were presented with their representative singlets and shirt as their first GPS competition games are this weekend. It was great watching the faces of some of the Year 7…
After the parents left tonight the Headmaster, Dr Hayes, spoke to the boys and then the Deputy Headmaster, Brother Anthony and Head of Boarding Mr Reading. They welcomed the boys and spoke about the fantastic journey that they are beginning and all the opportunities that they now have. After that, it was time for a…
Parents of day students in Year 7 nominate the departure time of their son each day as either 5:00pm or 8:00pm. This is done either on a weekly basis or for the whole term. The system for entering day student departure times accessed through the “Parent Portal” which is a password protected website where other…
Below is information about the first week for Year 7 at Joeys that you might find helpful. Each day it outlines what the boys are doing, key times and what they need to bring and wear. This is a copy of the document sent to all parents on 17 January. The first week is an…
There are a number of events at Joeys each year which are compulsory for boys at the College to attend. We believe that attendance by all the boys at a variety of different school events throughout the year is one of the things that helps maintain the community spirit and sense of support that the…
The textbook list below is in the format of an order form for Campion Books, however you can source the books from anywhere. One benefit of using Campion is that they will deliver to the College for boarding students and we will distribute the books to the boys. Please do not stress if your son…
