The entire school travelled out to the Sydney International Regatta Centre at Penrith to support the Joeys rowing crews competing in the Head of River regatta which was first held in 1893. While no Year 7 boys were competing, they were fully involved with the rest of the school in supporting the Joeys crews. See…
Last Friday afternoon was the opening and blessing of the new tennis courts facilities. All the tennis players attended and a BBQ was cooked. Thank you to Fr Gavin for providing a prayer and blessing for the courts.
The school marked St Joseph’s Day on 19 March with a mass in the hall said by Old Boy priest Fr Tom Stevens as well as a special lunch and pizzas for dinner.
Each Sunday night the boarders return for Mass at 8:15pm in the College Chapel. Parents and other family members are always welcome to join us and many do. Last night Year 7 did the readings and offertory for the Boarder’s Mass.
The Br Louis Music Centre wishes to congratulate those boys who presented at the Scholars and Friends Soiree last Wednesday evening. The standard of music from all boys was exceptional.
Each Wednesday morning before school there is an optional Mass in the Chapel for any staff or boys who wish to attend. On 13 March the Year 12 boys invited their Year 7 buddies to join them at Mass.
On 13 March at Assembly, two Year 7 boys, Wallace McKay and Harry Sullivan, presented a report on behalf of their year group about their first weeks at Joeys so far.
Year 7 have started the year doing classwork in PDHPE. In recent weeks they have started some practical components. This requires some organisation in remembering to bring the PE uniform from the dorms, but it is worth remembering. Here Mr Mitchell’s class is playing (ahem) Rugby League touch on the Rugby Union back ovals. Much…
Our Year 7 artists are painting up a storm in the studio. Delicious cup cakes have been transformed into colorful artworks as boys learn about composition and colour relationships whilst studying the techniques of Pop artist Wayne Thiebaud.
Roast chicken and roast beef with potatos, corn on the cob and gravy. No one is going hungry tonight! The boys eat dinner at 6:30 pm between evening study sessions.
The boys had a liturgy in the Hall to recognise Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent where boys received ashes on their foreheads. The College Lenten Appeal was also launched during the liturgy.
Each year during Lent the boys raise funds for a different cause. They are encouraged to give something up and make a sacrifice to help someone who is not as well off as themselves. This year we are fund raising for the Kuya Centre for street children in the Philippines. At the Centre the children…
St Joseph’s College once again warmly welcomed Gemma Sisia to the College assembly this week. Gemma is the inspirational founder of The School of St Jude in Tanzania; no-one could hear her speak and not be inspired by her passion and commitment to improving the lives of Tanzanian children through education. She enjoys a close…
Great to see after a busy week that the boarders and plenty of day students are still working hard at their studies tonight. It’s not all hard work though because straight after a bit of study they are over to No 1 for touch footy, a BBQ dinner and ice blocks for dessert, all with…
Great to see so many Year 7 boys taking part in the optional morning speed training. This runs each Wednesday and Friday morning on the back ovals from 6:30 am. Swimmers also training early.
The 13C’s had a good win against Newington in the wet. Hamish Smith and Toby Williams both scored a half century and each of the bowlers got at least one wicket on a wet concrete pitch.
On Friday the boys spent periods 3 and 4 at the Park doing athletics testing as a PDHPE excursion. The were all tested in shot-put, high jump, long jump, sprinting and distance running.
The boys had a short singing practice tonight with Year 8 and 11. Although outnumbered by the other year groups, Year 7 sung strongly. Br Anthony said they were better than Year 11 when they were in Year 7.
On Friday Year 7 had a wonderful experience engaging with their Religious Education Teachers and with the Year 12 Liturgical Leaders as they began their journey in learning about the Marist history, traditions and culture of St Joseph’s College. Year 7 worked within small groups with the Liturgical Leaders about what it means to be…
In the College’s STRIVE Learning Framework. Students learn about self-managing and taking responsibility for their learning and organisation. This morning with the help of many of our pastoral care teachers we looked to further develop our organisation by reorganizing our lockers to further help students better cope with the demands of moving classroom constantly throughout…
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…
