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Dear Colleagues, Parents and Parishioners,

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Jones as Principal at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen commencing from Term 1 of 2026.

Liz is a high performing and future focussed leader with significant experience in leadership across Catholic education. Since joining Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) in 2012, she has held the role of Religious Education Coordinator (REC) at St Thomas’, Willoughby and the role of Assistant Principal (AP) at St Gerard’s, Carlingford and most recently at St John the Baptist, Freshwater.

Liz has demonstrated passion and dedication to building a culture of faith and learning that is Christ centred, through daily interactions with all staff, students and the wider school community.

Liz is deeply committed to our Shaping Tomorrow Together in Faith Vision of authentic, professional Catholic education delivered with care and compassion and has a clear focus on inspiring hearts and minds to know Christ and love learning.

Please join me in congratulating Elizabeth and welcoming her into her new role as Principal at St Joseph’s, Narrabeen.

Yours sincerely, Danny Casey Director of Schools

We’d love you to invite our Dads and Father Figures to join us in celebrating Father’s Day!

Breakfast orders are now open on QKR and will close on Sept 1st at 3pm.

Thank you to Sara and Kristy in Year 3 for organising this Joey’s Hub event!

Following last month’s launch of its bold and innovative five-year strategy Shaping Tomorrow, Together in Faith, Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) has revealed transformational changes set to redefine Catholic education across the Diocese.

Unveiled by Bishop Anthony Randazzo on 4 July at the all-staff Strategy Day, the plan charts a visionary course for a Catholic education that is faith-driven, future- ready, and designed to meet the evolving needs of families.

“This strategy is about courageously shaping a future where every child can thrive from Baptism into post-school life,” Bishop Randazzo said. “Together, we are building an extraordinary future.” Director of Schools Danny Casey said the transformation is about far more than new facilities.

“We are expanding pathways, modernising facilities, and reshaping the way Catholic education supports parents and their children,” Mr Casey said. “Our aim is to walk alongside families from the very earliest years of learning, through school and beyond — while staying true to our mission of faith and academic excellence.”

Read the full media release here, including updates for the Northern Beaches areas. 

The 2025 School ATHLETICS CARNIVAL will be held on TUESDAY 29th July at the Academy of Sport, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen (Week 2 Term 3).

ALL children will be required to travel to the venue by bus with the whole school. The bus will leave school at 9.15am and return at 2.30pm. Should you wish to take your child home at the conclusion of the carnival (expected time is 2 pm), you would have elected so on the permission form.  If you intend to pick up your child please arrive at 1:45pm sharp for pick up. The buses will be leaving at 2pm sharp with all remaining students returning to school (including students who have not been picked up). Please ensure you have let your child’s teacher know they are leaving, prior to departing with them.

Parents are able to attend as a spectator or as official volunteers. All parking is at the stands area. 

All students will participate in a variety of running, relays, field events as well as novelty events.

In 2025 the running races will be held on the grass track near the indoor arena and field events held after the running races back at the stands area.

5, 6, 7 YEAR OLDS:  will compete in the track in the 70m and 100m

8, 9, 10, 11, 12 YEAR OLDS:
100m – run in separate age groups and gender
200m and 800m – run as Junior (Under 8, 9 and 10’s); 11 years and 12 years

FIELD EVENTS: Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt and Discus –  Please note field events are grouped into Junior (Under 8, 9 and 10’s); 11 years and 12 Years. High jump qualifications will be held at school in 2025.

UNIFORM: Students must wear their sports uniform including a hat and their colour house t-shirt.  Please remember to bring recess, lunch, drinks for the day, sunscreen and any required medication.

THE CANTEEN WILL NOT BE OPEN AND CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANY FOOD AT THE ACADEMY OF SPORT.

Please refer to linked information from CSBB for parents concerning injury management at school sporting events, including further pathway events (Broken Bay, Polding, NSWCCC etc)
https://www.sjndbb.catholic.edu.au/news-events/school-sports-events-injury-management/

The Order of Events are below.

HELPFUL TIP: We love having parents and family along to cheer our Joeys on at the Athletics Carnival! A reminder that currently, the main track area is closed which means we will be running on the grass space to the left hand side. There is no seating here for spectators, so you may want to bring a chair or rug to sit on. Please don’t sit too close to the track, allowing our Joeys some space to run. There’s also no canteen (so BYO coffee, water and snacks). See you there!

See you there!

We’ve love you to join us for a special morning, hosted by Year 4.

The event is free but please RSVP (for catering purposes).