RJ Community Connect

At RJ, our desire is for our students to have a strong sense of belonging to the RJ community, to discover the joys of service, and to succeed in all facets of life. Similarly, we are delighted to appoint Year Group Parent Ambassadors who are willing to cultivate this sense of belonging in the parent community, serve with their time and talents, and help our RJ community to succeed in a wider sense.

A Year Group Parent Ambassador is selected from each Year Group to moderate their Year Group based Facebook page in February and to assist RJ in building community within the Year Groups for a 12 month period. Ambassadors are not expected to answer all the parent questions. The Facebook groups are intended to be a place where all parents can help each other. Ambassadors will primarily be checking posts for tone and appropriateness.

As a Christian school, we would like Facebook questions and comments to be encouraging and helpful. Moreover, we are hopeful that, over time, parents will become more familiar with each other and friendships will grow within the Year Group as families progress through the various stages at RJ.

Current parents of RJ can join their relevant closed Facebook group. (Please note the groups are not open to the wider community e.g. grandparents.)

Facebook Groups 2024

In addition to the Parent Ambassador program, we usually offer "RJ Community Connect" events in Terms 1, 2 and 3.

Another fun way to get to know other parents is to volunteer to assist in the classroom (e.g. reading groups) on excursions, in the canteen, or fund raising activities (e.g. RJ Spring Festival). Parents or grandparents who want to volunteer for student-related activities must provide a Volunteer Working With Children Check clearance and have read the Volunteer Handbook. (Refer Volunteers Section).