School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
Please click here to access our school calendar to view all important upcoming dates. St Edward's Parent Calendar can also be accessed via your Compass Portal. From the Compass app you can access the calendar from the calendar symbol at the bottom of the screen. If you are accessing Compass via a browser the calendar symbol is on the top left.
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R.E. NEWS
Family Mass - Years 1 & 4
This Sunday 5th November we invite all families to attend our Family Mass. This Mass will be Father Paul's final Family Mass as our Parish Priest, before he moves to the Armidale Parish. It is at 9.00am at Mary Help of Christians Church, Hillvue Road. Everyone is then invited to stay and share morning tea provided by families from Year 1 and Year 4. It is a wonderful parish morning and we hope that you are able to join us.
Real Talk
As part of a focus by the Catholic Schools Office in Armidale, Real Talk has been invited to speak to every Year 4, 6, 7 and 9 student across the 24 Armidale Diocesan Schools. Real Talk visited the Year 4 and 6 students at our school last year, and we are excited to have them visit again this year! Real Talk will be facilitating sessions with the Year 4 & Year 6 students discussing topics of self worth, personal identity, good decision-making and cyber-safety. There is a Parent Information Zoom starting at 6.00pm on Monday 6th November. Parents from all grades are welcome on the Zoom.
Zoom details:
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5349350161
Meeting ID: 534 935 0161
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St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Hamper Appeal
The launch of our annual St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Hamper Appeal will begin next week on Monday 6th November. We ask all students and families to donate non-perishable food items that can be put into a Christmas hamper to help those families who are struggling. Donations can be made to the class teachers or at either School Office.
LIBRARY NEWS
Early Bird Reading Club
Please remind your child that the Early Bird Reading Club is on each day from 8.30am. This is an opportunity for students to get in some valuable quiet reading time. Every chance to read personal choice books can only help reading development and building reading abilities.
At Infants there is always an opportunity to read with the library staff. Stickers, books and lots of congratulations are always available. At Primary it is quiet independent reading in a warm comfortable space.
Class Library days
Cycle A - ODD weeks
Monday: 3R and 3C
Tuesday: 3P and 4E
Wednesday: 4U and 4R
Thursday: All Year 1
Friday: Kindergarten - every week and all Year 2
Cycle B - EVEN weeks
Monday: All Year 5
Tuesday:
Wednesday: All Year 6
Thursday: All Year 1 and all Year 2
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week
St Edward's Library Clubs
The clubs include:
Early Bird Reading Club: from 8.30am every day when each campus is open.
Monday: Lego Club - Primary
Tuesday: Games Club - Primary
Wednesday: Lego Club or Craft Club - Primary
Born to Buzz About Books - fortnightly at Primary
Thursday: Lego Club - Infants
Friday: Games and Lego Club - Infants
Encourage your child to be a part of our busy, happy, vibrant library community by occasionally joining in with any or all of these activities.
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