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SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION

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R.E. NEWS

Confirmation 

The sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Sunday, 13th September. We continue to pray for the students preparing to receive this very special sacrament. Please ensure all paperwork is handed in by this Friday to the class teachers, or the front office.

Family Mass 

Please come along to our Family Mass this Sunday, 23rd August, 9.00am at Mary Help of Christians Church. Spend some time as a family, meet and mingle with other members of our Parish. Students from Years 2 & 5 will be reading and taking part in the offertory procession. Years 2 & 5 are asked to bring something to share for morning tea. All families are welcome! 

Father's Day Breakfast 

Our annual Father's Day Breakfast is fast approaching. Please see the flyer on the General News page of the newsletter for dates, details and a catering link. We look forward to celebrating with all of our wonderful dads!

Upcoming Dates:

• Family Mass - this Sunday, 23rd August!
• Fathers' Day Breakfast - Friday, 4th September, 7.30am - 9.00am
• Bishop Murphy visiting the Confirmation Candidates - Friday, 4th September, 2-3pm
• St. Carlo Acutis Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition - All classes, 8th - 10th September
• Sacrament of Confirmation - Sunday, 13th September, 9.00am

LIBRARY  

Advance notice - Book Week Parade Term 3

St Edward's will be celebrating the CBCA Book Week in Week 6. There will be many different activities held at both libraries during Week 6 to celebrate. This year's CBCA theme is "Symphony of Stories". One of our students' most loved events is our annual Book Week Parade. We invite students to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. We also welcome members of our school community to join us in celebrating "Book Week" and see our wonderful students parade in their favourite book character costumes.    

Date and times for the 2026 Book Week Parade:

Infants -  Wednesday, 26th August at 8.45 am

Primary - Wednesday, 26th August at 10.00 am 

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge

We are very excited to give the students at St Edward’s Primary School the opportunity to participate in the 2026 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Every student at the Infants Campus will automatically be signed up for the challenge and read books from the challenge as part of their class and library sessions. 

Primary students wanting to participate in this year's challenge will need to see Mrs Michell in the library to sign up. 

Students are encouraged to log on to the PRC website from home to log their books, or Mrs Michell can log them in the library. Students should now start to log the books they have read. Students can also discover books that are part of the PRC using the link above. If you have any problems with logging books or accessing, please reach out. 

If you have any questions, please reach out. 

cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au

Class Library Days

Cycle A - ODD weeks (Week 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)

Monday:        3H, 3M and 3P

Tuesday:        4M

Wednesday: 4P and 4B

Thursday:      2I, 2M, 2H.  Year 1 students who bring their library bag can swap their books. 

Friday:            All Kindergarten - every week 

Cycle B - EVEN weeks (Week 2, 4, 6, 8,10)

Monday:         5Q, 5T and 5M

Wednesday:  6C, 6M and 6O

Thursday:     1M, 1B, 1W. Year 2 students who bring their library bag can swap their books. 

Friday:            All Kindergarten - every week

St Edward's Library Clubs

The clubs include:  

Early Bird Reading Club:  from 8.30 am every day when each campus is open.

Monday:         Lego Club - Primary

Tuesday:         Games Club - Primary

Wednesday:  Lego Club or Craft Club - Primary

Thursday:       Lego Club - Infants

Friday:             Games and Lego Club - Infants

SORA - Get free eBooks and audiobooks from your school

We encourage students to continue reading during the school holidays. St Edward's students have access to SORA, an online library offering a wide range of eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines. To log in from home, students will need their school email address and password, which can be obtained from their teacher. Below are instructions for logging into SORA.

If you experience any issues, please contact cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au via email.

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