Issue #8 29th May 2024
Principal's Update
Feast Day
What a day! Our students (and staff) had a wonderful time celebrating our school Feast Day 'Mary, Help of Christians' last Friday. Mrs Kyle and Miss Dawson led the team of teachers who organised the day, so a big thank you to everyone involved. The children enjoyed the many activities throughout the day, the yummy sausage sandwiches, as well as the Year 6 verses Teachers relays. The score was 4-4.
We were so are so lucky to have many organisations volunteer to make this day a success. A huge thankyou to the following people and organisations, thank you again for your support:
Bianca Bailey and Anayla Schipp from Cathy Makin Dance, Tim Doyle from O’Grady Drama, Kristy Curran from Liberte Pilates, Rebecca Roast and Mia Heran from BBMA North Lakes, Bailey Ibbett from NSW Touch, Jocelyn Kelleher, Jasmine Wolfe and Lailani Montgomery from the NRL, Nikki Simpson, Tracy Mexon and Ethan Shadbolt-Connors from Hockey NSW, Benjamin Francis, Hannah Stewart and Ella Hutchison from NSW Rugby and Steph Kyle and Mikaedy Sammut from Mackillop Netball.
Also, a huge thank you to our parent volunteers who cooked the BBQ for our students, we appreciate your time. Also, thank you to our PIP Team leaders for their organisation of the BBQ.
Semester One Reports and Parent/Teachers Meetings
Semester One Reports will be made available on Compass on Friday 21st June. Parent/Teacher Meetings will take place later this term (June 24th-28th). These are important opportunities to formally meet again with your child's teacher and discuss their learning and progress.
Bookings for all Parent/Teacher Meetings are open, you will be able to book a time from now until Wednesday 19th June. To book a meeting: Please make your appointment through the Compass App, by going to the ‘Conferences’ tab in the menu. From there, find ‘2024 Parent Teacher Meetings, June’, your child’s teacher and then follow the steps.
Year 4 Excursion
Year 4 enjoyed a wonderful day of learning in Sydney last Thursday. The weather was perfect and the children had fun on their walking tour of The Rocks, supporting their History unit.
School Phone Number
Just a reminder that our school phone number has changed. Our new number is (02) 7256 2143. Please update this in your phones as many families are not answering our calls.
First Eucharist
Please keep the many children in Year 4 and above who are making their First Communion this weekend, in your prayers. We hope you are nourished and feel closer to God, through Communion, and this next important step in your Catholic faith. Congratulations, boys and girls.
Year 6 in Canberra
Our fantastic Year 6 leaders head to the nation's capital next week for a 3 day excursion to learn more about democracy. I have the pleasure of joining Year 6 in Canberra over these 3 days as they visit lots of great places including the War Memorial, Electoral Commision, Parliament House, Dinosaur Museum, AIS and Questacon. We hope you all enjoy this wonderful experience - pack your warmest jumper!
Debaters
Congratulations to our Year 6 Debating Team, winning their debate against St Brenadan's Lake Munmorah this morning. Their insightful rebuttals and factual, well-researched arguments ensured they convinced the audience that "We should NOT stop selling bottled water". Congratulations, keep it up!
Year 2 Excursion
We hope Year 2 have a wonderful time this Friday on their excursion to Tocal Homestead.
From our REC
First Eucharist
This weekend many of our Year 4 students and some of our Year 5 and 6 students will celebrate their First Eucharist. Please keep them in your prayers. We look forward to sharing the Eucharist with you at our next school mass.
Confirmation
In a few weeks our Parish Sacramental Team will begin preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. This sacrament is open to any children in Year 3 or above who have been Baptised. There is a compulsory Parent Session on Monday 3rd June at 3.30pm in the Parish Centre at St Mary's and Tuesday 4th June at 2.45pm at St Brendan's and 7pm at St Mary's. Parents only need to attend one session. Enrolment is open from 4th June until 19th June. The ceremony, lead by Bishop Anthony Randazzo, will be on Saturday 17th August at 11am. The only ceremony will be at our church here at St Mary's.
Winter Appeal
Next week our Mini Vinnies Team will be launching our annual Winter Appeal. If you have any preloved clothes, blankets or jackets these can be sent into school. We will be collecting these until Week 6.
Sacred Heart Mass - Friday 7th June
Next Friday our Kinder students will lead our School Mass for the Sacred Heart Mass. This will begin at 9.15am. Please remember this is a sacred place and we do not bring hot drinks into our Church.
Feast Day - Our Lady Help of Christians
Last Friday we celebrated our school Feast Day, Our Lady Help of Christians. Thank you to our team of teachers who planned our mass and our students who lead the ministries so well. A massive thank you to Miss Dawson for organising all the different sporting organisations who came to our school. Our students had a fabulous time. Another thank you to our PIP Team and all the volunteers who helped to cook the BBQ. You were super organised and we appreciate the time you gave to our community.
Year 1 Baptism
Yesterday our Year 1 students Baptised many of their special toys. They have been learning about our ritual of Baptism and the symbols associated with this. Our students were very excited!
Combined Family Mass with St Brigid's
Thank you to all our families who attended our first combined Family Mass with St Brigid's. It was wonderful to see the children playing cricket on the oval with our priests, Father Tomy and Father Baby. The 6pm mass was led beautifully by the St Brigid's band. They have some talented musicians. Thank you to Archie and Stella who read beautifully.
ICAS 2024
We will be offering ICAS Assessments again this year. Please read the letter below including how to sign up and pay for these assessments. ICAS Assessments are optional and are targeted at students who wish to extend themselves academically. These assessments are held before school at 8am in our library. All assessments are online.
Other News
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