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| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| Tuesday | 26th July | Grandparents Day |
| Friday | 5th August | Western Regional Athletics |
| Tues & Wed | 16th & 17th August | Parish Sacrament of Confirmation |
| Sunday | 28th August | 200 Year Anniversary Parish Mass - 10.00am |
| Mon-Tues | 12th-13th September | Year 6 Canberra Excursion |
| Thursday | 15th September | Basketball Gala Day Yr 3 & Yr 4 |
| Friday | 16th September | Basketball Gala Day Yr 5 & Yr 6 |
| Monday | 19th September | Year 6 Activate Fire Day |
| Friday | 23rd September | Last day of term |
Dear Parents/Carers,
God of love and compassion, you are the creator of this land and of all its people. We pray that we work together so that all people's culture, spirituality, traditions and customs are respected and valued. May we get up, stand up and show up and build strong relationships that seek out justice and equality for all. Amen.NAIDOC Week 2022 will be held nationally from this Sunday 3 July and continue through to Sunday 11 July 2022.
This year's NAIDOC 2022 theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! a theme that calls for all of us to support and secure institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative reforms that ensures the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non‑Indigenous Australians is based on justice, equity, and the proper recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights.
During this early part of Term 3, we are acknowledging NAIDOC Week which occurred during the recent school holidays. On Monday morning, many of our Aboriginal students led the school in a prayer assembly. Today an Aboriginal performer has led a workshop for all our students, and on Thursday some of our Aboriginal students will be attending the NAIDOC celebration at John Therry Catholic College. Finally, in two weeks time Janelle and Andrew, our Aboriginal Education Assistants, will be running a Meet and Greet for the parents of our Aboriginal students.
Grandparents Day
Next Tuesday 26 July we will be celebrating Grandparents Day. This is the actual Feast Day of Jesus' grandparents, Sts Joachim and Anne. We hope that each child can have a grandparent or a significant adult attend some part of the day. Mass will be held under the COLA commencing at 10.15am. We will have a limited number of chairs available for our visitors so it would be good if they can bring their own chair, if possible. Morning tea will be provided for our visitors and then they will have the chance to visit the children's classrooms. Children will be able to leave early with their grandparents if you wish.
200 Year Anniversary Mass
On 1 September 1822 Fr John Therry celebrated the first Mass in the Macarthur and our Diocese. Our Parish will be celebrating this significant event on Sunday 28 August with Mass under our school COLA at 10.00am followed by refreshments. We would like as many families as possible to attend this Mass as a show of support for our Parish, of which we are all a member. Please mark it in your diary.
COVID directives
There are no updates to the COVID-safe directives. Procedures that we are now very familiar with must continue to be followed:
- Although not mandatory, masks can be worn at school
- If your child is presenting with COVID or flu-like symptoms then they should not attend school
- Your child is to isolate from school for one week if they test positive for COVID, and the school must be notified
Wishing you all a happy and safe week,
Paul Moroney
Principal
WELCOME BACK TO TERM 3
We all hope the children and their families had a wonderful winter break. It certainly was well deserved after a busy Semester One.
We look forward to the students engaging in new learning and experiences this term. There are some special events taking place this term for the whole school community. This begins next week when we celebrate Grandparents Day and open classrooms.
DOGS CONNECT PROGRAM
A reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, 21 July 2022, (Term 3, Week 1) an afternoon tea will be organised at 2:20pm to discuss and answer any questions about the Dogs Connect Program with parents and carers. It will take place in the Hall. If you are planning to attend please click on the link below to assist us for catering purposes.
Dogs Connect Program- Information session
DOGS CONNECT PROGRAM- SURVEY
Thank you to the students and their families who have completed the ‘Dogs Connect Program Survey’. Today we have sent a letter home to parents who have not yet completed the survey online. It is essential that every family complete this survey to ensure that we can meet the needs of each child in the school.
We are looking forward to welcoming Maple next week. We are planning for her to commence on Thursday, 28 July, but must have the survey completed by families.
Mariana G 2R said when Maple comes we need to stay still so she can sniff us because we don’t want her to get scared. I'm very excited and Maple is so cute, I can’t wait to meet her in real life.
MAPLE’S WATER BOWL DESIGN
This week each student is designing a sticker to be placed on Maple’s water bowl. Two designs will be chosen by classroom teachers to be placed onto the water bowl. Winning designs and the names of these students will be in next week’s newsletter.
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration held during the first full week of July each year, to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
On Monday, Miss Polsen and Ms Freeman along with some of our Aboriginal student representatives led us in a whole school prayer. During the prayer they encouraged each grade to say ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show up!’ the theme for NAIDOC Week 2022. We thank them for organising and leading us in prayer to recognise this significant week.
Today, each stage attended the NAIDOC Performance by Glenda Stanley titled, ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show up!’ This performance gave our students an insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Some of the teachers and students danced on stage and we learnt a lot about language and artifacts.
Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating their
birthday this week and during the school holidays , 3rd July - 23rd July
| Kohen C | Jayella T | Anthony M |
| Nadia D | Rutvi D | Callaghan O |
| Jayden G | Elizabeth C | Olivia J |
| David P | Lincoln C | Elijah A |
| Isaac M | Chelsea H | Joseph T |
| Alyssa G | Jax N | Amelia R |
| William C | Lachlan F | Tyler F |
| Jardel P | Stashna P | Summa-Lee J |
| George B | Noah T | Sherissa W |
| Hudson B | Damien D | Miss Davidson |
Our Canteen is getting increrasingly busier and is in desperate need of helpers particularly on a wednesday, thursday or Friday, if you are able to help out at all, it doesn't matter if it is only for an hour in the morning or to help serve at lunch time or all day, every little bit helps . Please let the office know and we will pass on your information to the canteen managers
Thank you in advance for your consideration of assistance
For all our new and exsisting families, our school canteen lunch ordering system is an online program called Flexischools. All lunch orders need to be made through this app, the menu is on the app and orders need to be in by 9am
Please find below the instructions for downloading and using the Flexischools App