Term 2 Week 8 2024
Term 2 Week 9 2024 |
School Events |
Monday 24th June |
Guitar Lessons Year 5/6 Library Day Canteen |
Tuesday 25th June |
Yr 1/2 Library Day Kindergarten Museum of Me |
Wednesday 26th June |
Kindergarten Library Day |
Thursday 27th June |
Sports Uniform |
Friday 28th June |
Year 4 Library Day 2.20 pm Assembly School Photographer Catch-up Day |
Saturday 29th June |
Family Faith Night 5-7:30 pm |
Up Coming Events |
Term 2 Week 10 Wednesday 3rd July - Sami Bayly Visit & Winter Appeal Pyjama Day Thursday 4th July - Last Day for Students Friday 5th July - Staff Spirituality Day --------------- Term 3 Week 1 Monday 22nd July - Staff Development Day Tuesday 23rd July - First Day for Students Wednesday 24th July - Zone Athletics Carnival Friday 26th July - Grandparents' Day Term 3 Week 2 Tuesday 30th July - Newcastle Permanent Maths Competition Wednesday 31st July - NAIDOC Day Celebrations - Maths Explorer & Olympiad Competition
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School Athletics Carnival
We were blessed with a beautiful day for the Athletics Carnival yesterday. It was wonderful to see all the students participating with such enthusiasm and displaying great sportsmanship throughout the day. A huge thank you goes out to Mr. Michael Marshall and Bec Faddy, whose outstanding coordination made the day possible. We also extend our gratitude to all the staff and parents whose efforts and support ensured the smooth running of the carnival. Congratulations to Callistemon, the overall house winner of the day. We are incredibly proud of all our students and thankful to our community for coming together to make the Athletics Carnival a memorable and successful event.
Parent and Teacher Interviews in Week 10
Parents and carers are invited to attend a face-to-face meeting with your child's class teacher during Week 10 of this term, following the release of written reports. Bookings for these meetings are available in the Conferences module on Compass, which opened on Wednesday, June 19th. This information should also appear on your homepage when you open the app. Please select an available time slot that suits your schedule. If you are unable to find a suitable time, please contact your child's class teacher directly to discuss alternative arrangements. We look forward to seeing all parents engage in this valuable process to support your child's learning at school.
First Holy Communion
This Sunday, June 23rd, some of our year 4 students will make their First Holy Communion at 9 am., followed by a celebration in the Parish Hall. We hope lots of families will support this momentous occasion. Families are welcome to bring a plate to share for morning tea or just come along. We have a big cake to celebrate with.
Family Faith Night
On Saturday 29th June, we will hold a Family Faith Night. We haven’t done it in this format before. We are being joined by some special guests and are looking forward to lots of families to come along. AN EVENT IS NOW IN COMPASS.
Plan:
5 pm Mass
6 pm Gather in Parish Hall - Student games, shared dinner (bring a dish), faith sharing, activities
7:30 pm Conclude
Students must be accompanied by their parents or responsible adult.
Please RSVP ASAP via Compass Events.
Incitare
On Wednesday our Year 6 students participated in Incitare. We were so lucky to have the Yr 10 CSYMA class from Regional College join us as well as the Year 6 students from St Joseph’s Port Macquarie.
It was a fantastic day during which we delved into how to be courageous, how to be a leader, and how to grow our faith. The day was filled with games, discussions, songs, and prayer and ended with a beautiful liturgy prepared by the students.
Incitare is just one of the faith events in our discipleship continuum, which starts in Year 4 with “Accenture” and Year 5 with “Exuro”.
Best wishes from the leadership team
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Mr Rick Galvin Principal |
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Mrs Maria Wilson Assistant Principal Mission |
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Mrs Jessica Koenig Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching |
Compass Events
Angel Choir - selected students
Speech and Drama - Selected students
Family Faith Night - Whole School
Compass Conferences
Semester 1 Parent Teacher Interviews
Wellbeing and Behaviour Expectations
Being an Active Listener
For the remainder of the term we are focussing on being Active Listeners.
Active listening is a part of communication that involves paying full attention to what the speaker is saying and trying to understand it by reacting and responding thoughtfully. Active Listening is an important skill in each of our 3R’s, being Respectful, Responsible and Resilient.
Some ways to show our active listening include:
- Making eye contact
- Face the speaker
- Nod your head
- Wait for the speaker to stop speaking before speaking
- Repeat back what you have heard
- Keep hands and feet still
- Ask questions
- Ignore distractions
- Tell the speaker if you understand or don’t understand
- Focus on what is being said
While we will continue to give ‘Calm and Kind cards’ whilst on the playground, we will now also have ‘Active Listening’ cards for in the classroom. Our students can earn these cards which will continue to go into the raffle to be drawn each Monday morning, to win Canteen vouchers.
Thank you to our Wellbeing leaders, Max, Logan, Brax and Bella who designed our Active Listening card and continue to lead our behaviour focuses each week.
We look forward to seeing our students blossom into Active Listeners!
Leah Toole
Kindergarten Musem of Me
Winter Appeal
Sami Bayly Visit
Sami Bayly will visit the school on Wednesday, July 3rd. If you would like to purchase books before her arrival, please follow the link or see the attached flyer. The cut-off for the book orders is the 1st of July.
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/
Grandparents' Day
Grandparent's Fundraiser
Yesterday, our Athletics carnival was held at the Laurieton Athletics Oval. The children all competed with enthusiasm and great sportsmanship. Seeing so many children supporting one another and having fun throughout the day was great. Many thanks to all parent helpers and our excellent staff for making the carnival run smoothly. Callistemon were the House points winners, second place went to Melaleuca and third place Grevillea. Champions and Runners Up for the day are as follows:
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Jnr Girls Champion |
Harper Kelly |
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Jnr Girls Runner Up |
Harper Lee |
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Jnr Boys Champion |
Dean Harthog |
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Jnr Boys Runner Up |
Iggy Patrzala |
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11Yrs Girls Champion |
Adrijana Riethmuller |
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11Yrs girls Runner Up -(Joint) |
Yasmin Cain & Skylah Burgess |
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11Yrs Boys Champion |
Willem DeVries |
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11Yrs Boys Runner Up |
Lincoln Todd |
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Snr Girls Champion |
Jaidah Stevens |
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Snr Girls Runner Up |
Charlise Dollery |
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Snr Girls Multi Class Champion |
Bella Fede |
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Snr Boys Champion |
Hardy Fletcher |
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Snr Boys Runner Up |
Logan Higgins |
Michael Marshall
Hockey Skills
Kindergarten before and after Maths work
Class Awards
Ministry Awards
Date |
Event |
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Week 8 - Saturday 22nd June |
Year 5 - Family Night at Kew Pub |
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Week 9 - Saturday 29th June |
Year 1 Dads Golf Day |
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Holidays - Saturday 13th July |
Whole school mum night out: K-6 |
*Further dates will be advised via Compass or Schoolzine. Please contact your class parent/s for more information on social activity.
2024 CLASS PARENTS
All Dads: Tony Maher (Artie Year 1)
K: Irene Santi, Taliska Arentsen, Katie Barker
1: Rachel deVries, Emma Hockham. Justine Reedy, Tony Maher
2: Lyndelle Lee, Emily Fogg, Katie Barker
3: Lou Roberts, Emma Hockham, Aaron Jackson, Erin Elliot, Katie Barker, Brooke Hudson
4: Erin Richards, Lyndelle Lee, Hayley Guffogg
5: Tamara Romer, Rachel deVries, Emily Fogg
6: Brooke Hudson. Michelle Latham, Chaney Boyle
School Leadership Contact: Fiona Hayward
Knowledgeable Others (for support to new class parents): Brooke Hudson and Michelle Latham
