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Cultural Learning Plans
If you were unable to attend the Cultural Learning Plan meetings, your child/children's CLP's will be sent home by Tuesday 2nd April. You will receive 2 copies, we ask that you sign and return 1 copy by Friday 5th April and keep the 2nd copy at home.
If you have any questions in regard to your child/children's CLP, please contact the AEA of your child/children's campus.
Gamilaraay Word of the Week:
Minyanga - What's up?
Learn how to pronounce this weeks Gamilaraay word of the week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4KVJ73M3kg&t=2s
AEA team
Brittany Cloake
Primary AEA
Jarrod Peachey
Primary AEA
Amanda Gwalter
Infants AEA
Sally-Anne Clarke
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Focus Teacher
Word of the Week
Each time a student uses our "Word of the Week" in the classroom they will be awarded a point and the student with the most points at the end of the term will receive a book to further expand their vocabulary.
We will publish our Word of the Week on Facebook and in the newsletter. Please support your child to use this word at home.
Term 1 Week 9 Word of the Week "EPIPHANY"
St Ed's P & F Easter Raffle Winners
Congratulations to our lucky Easter Raffle Winners pictured below.
A HUGE thank you to our fabulous P & F committee and their helpers for the behind the scenes organisation of our Easter Raffle. We are thrilled to announce $2,800 was raised, what an amazing fundraising effort!!! Special thanks to all our wonderful St Ed's families for your support in donating items for the raffle and the purchase of tickets!! We hope all our winners enjoy their easter treats.
Easter Hat Parade
There was plenty of excitement in the air with lots of bunny ears, colourful eggs, feathers and happy smiling faces on display for our Easter Hat Parade. Thank you to our families who attended and watched the joy on the children's faces, especially when they saw the Easter Bunny arrive!!
Wishing all our St Edward's families a happy and relaxing Easter break. Please see our St Edward's Primary School Facebook page for all of the photos and a video.
School Fees
Term 1 school fees were due Friday 22nd March. Thank you to those parents that have already paid. BPAY is our preferred method of payment for School Fees. BPAY can be set up as a recurring payment with a set amount to cover annual school fees. If you would like weekly/fortnightly/monthly amount worked out for you please email Hannah - hbarnes@arm.catholic.edu.au. Please see attached sample statement, 2024 school tuition fees and link to a video to help set up your BPAY. Any further questions please email or call Hannah in the Primary office.
2024 Pupil Free/Staff Development Days
We ask parents and carers to please mark the remaining Pupil Free Days for 2024 in your calendars:
Monday 29th April
Monday 27th May
Monday 22nd July
Friday 27th September
Monday 14th October
Friday 20th December
St Ed's P & F Trivia Night - Saturday 24th August
PRIMARY Mathematics Learning Walk
Primary Learning Walk, please Register here by Friday 5th April!
ANZAC Day March
St Edward’s students will once again join the Tamworth community in the ANZAC Day March on Thursday 25th April 2024. We encourage all students from Kinder to Year 6 to represent our school in this march. Children are asked to wear full summer uniform (including hat) and meet the teachers at 9.30am in Bourke Street. At the conclusion of the march, all students can be collected from Number 1 Oval in Kable Avenue. Thank you for your support of this important community event.
Attendance
Regular attendance at school is essential if students are to maximise their potential. Schools, in partnership with parents, are responsible for promoting the regular attendance of students. While parents are legally responsible for the regular attendance of their children, school staff, as a part of their duty of care, monitor part or whole day absences.
Classes commence at 8:45am and late arrival makes it more difficult for a child to settle in class. Leaving class early results in your child missing out on important information to help them prepare for the next day. Each day or part day missed makes the support of your child more challenging as staff attempt to ensure they are learning at an appropriate rate. The below infographics demonstrate the importance of consistent attendance at school. Every day does count and is essential to the academic success of your child. Thank you for helping to maximise your child’s potential by ensuring their attendance at school is a priority.
2025 Kindergarten - ENROL NOW
Applications for Kindergarten 2025 are NOW OPEN. Please contact the Infants Campus for an enrolment pack or download the online form.
Enrolment Applications must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents as listed on the cover page of the application form. ie: Birth and Immunisation Certificate; Baptismal Certificate (only required if your child is baptised Catholic) and proof of student’s residential address.
Please spread the word if you know of anyone with a child wishing to start at St Edward's School in Kindergarten in 2025. Please note enrolment applications close on Friday 12th April.
School Bus Run Tracking Apps
Here are some useful bus tracking app’s available for mobile phones. https://transportnsw.info/apps
Any Trip
https://anytrip.com.au/region/nsw
Any Trip has a desktop version, click on the S number, which will display the trip map, where the bus is and details of the tracking.
COVID INFORMATION
At the end of 2022, National Cabinet announced that people who test positive to COVID-19 do not need to isolate. In line with this announcement, schools will continue to follow guidance issued by NSW Health to support the safety and wellbeing of our school communities.
Staff and Students with COVID-19 Symptoms
If a student or staff member is unwell and has any symptoms they should always test for COVID-19 and not attend school until they are symptom free.
Positive COVID-19 Cases
If a student or staff member receives a positive result with a RAT or PCR test they should:
- Record the positive result through the Services NSW website or App.
- Notify school of positive results as soon as possible.
Esteem Kids
Before school care is available in the Infants Hall for both Primary and Infants students. It operates from 7:00am to 8:30am, Monday through Friday during term and breakfast is provided.
After school care is available in the Infants Hall for Infants students only from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. PLEASE NOTE this year that after school care is now operating from the Primary Art Room for primary students only from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Afternoon tea is provided.
Families are encouraged to make enquiries or express interest by contacting William Wong on 0410 841 628 or email: info@esteemkidsgroup.com.au or visit the website at www.esteemkidsgroup.com.au
ABSENCES - Please remember to contact (telephone or text) Esteem Kids St Edward's directly if your child is going to be absent on 0481 373 883. Thank you.
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NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook
The “NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook” is a comprehensive and free resource to assist parents, carers as well as teachers on a range of topics essential to child safety.
The updated digital edition includes important content updates from: Fire and Rescue NSW (home fire safety), Transport NSW (school bus and seat belt safety), NSW Department of Communities and Justice (keeping children safe), eSafety Commissioner and NSW Rural Fire.
Please click here to view the digital handbook.
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