General News
Dhulu - Message Stick
INFANTS INDIGENOUS GARDEN WORKING BEE - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
You may have noticed the amazing new garden and totem poles at our Infants' Pick Up. We are almost finished but are looking for a few helping hands to paint a mural (under the expert guidance of Mrs Gwalter!) and to complete some garden work.
If you’re able to help out, we’d really appreciate it. Please get in touch with us via email:
Thank you to those who have contacted us already!
Cultural Immersion Groups
At St Edward's School, we provide weekly Cultural Immersion lessons for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The lessons are programmed and taught by our Aboriginal Education Assistants. Each grade will have one lesson a week focusing on a significant part of Aboriginal Education and Culture.
Kindergarten - The Dreamtime
Year 1 - Aboriginal Art & Gamilaraay Language
Year 2 - Cultural practices & Gamilaraay Language
Year 3 - Identity, Family/Kinship & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Role Models
Year 4 - Gamilaraay Language
Year 5 - Connections to Country
Year 6 - Indigenous Storytelling, History & Miyay (Girl) and Birray (Boy) Business
Gamilaraay Word of the Week
For our new parents and guardians at St Edward's School, we provide students with the opportunity to learn words in Gamilaraay language each week.
Term 3: Dhii (Animals)
Week 1: Dhinawan - Emu
AEA team
Brittany Cloake - bcloake2@arm.catholic.edu.au
Primary AEA
Jarrod Peachey - jpeachey@arm.catholic.edu.au
Primary AEA
Amanda Gwalter - agwalter@arm.catholic.edu.au
Infants AEA
Sally-Anne Clarke - sclarke@arm.catholic.edu.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Focus Teacher
Word of the Week
Students are encouraged to continually use the "Word of the Week" in context during class, expanding their oral language skills, one word at a time! Each time a student uses our 'Word of the Week' in the classroom, they will earn a point. The student with the most points at the end of the term will receive a book prize to further expand their vocabulary.
We will publish our Word of the Week on Facebook and in the newsletter. Please encourage and support your child to use this word at home.
Term 3 Week 1 Word of the Week "WHIMPER"
Year 2 Infants Leaders - Term 3
A huge congratulations to our Term 3 Infants Leaders! Each term, a group of new Infants students from Year 2 are selected to be positive role models for our K - 2 students. These students take on important daily tasks for teachers, while consistently demonstrating respect, kindness and responsibility in the classroom and on the playground. We are incredibly proud of their commitment and the leadership they bring to our school community!!
Pictured below: Losalini, Thomas, Jane, Rex, Macy & Jayla
A special thank you must also go to our outgoing Term 2 Leaders (shown below) on a job well done! We are so proud of the positive example you set and the care you all showed to our Infants school community last term.
Grandparents' Day - Friday 24th July
One of the happiest and biggest days on our school calendar is Grandparents' Day. This will be celebrated on Friday 24th July at the Primary Campus. The day will start with a whole school liturgy (K-6) at 12.30 pm in the Primary Campus Hall, followed by a picnic lunch on the school grounds (please bring your own food and picnic rug). Infants students will travel to the Primary by bus. Please do not park in the bus bay, to ensure the safety of our Infants students.
We would love to invite all of our Nans, Pops, Grandmothers and Grandfathers to come along and join us on this special day where we have the opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to God for these wonderful people in our lives. We hope to see you there!
100 Days of Kindergarten - Friday 24th July
Our Kindergarten students are soon to reach a significant milestone of completing 100 days of learning at St Edward's. Children are asked to dress up as a 100-year-old so that we can have a parade to celebrate all of their achievements thus far. In previous years, we have had children wear wigs, glasses, hair rollers, walking sticks, etc.
Parents and carers are invited to please join us for our 100 Days of Kindergarten Parade at 8.45am on Friday, 24th July under the Infants COLA. We cannot wait to see all the little people dressed up as old people! We hope you can join us for this memorable moment in our Kindergarten journey. Let's make it a day to remember!
WANTED - Clothing Pool Donations
St Ed's P & F Next Meeting - Tues 28th July, 5.30 pm
Our next St Ed's P & F Meeting will be held in the Primary Campus Staffroom on Tuesday 28th July at 5.30pm. Once again, we warmly welcome all parents and carers to come along and become involved in this important facet of school life, especially any of our new parents! We look forward to seeing you there.
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 to Friday during the term, and includes breakfast.
After-school care is available in the Infants Hall for Infants students only from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Our Primary after-school care operates from the Art Room for primary students only from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Afternoon tea is also 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.
ADIG Special Offer
Centacare - Seasons for Growth Program
SORA Free Parenting Course
Tamworth Regional Council - Active Transport Strategy - Have your Say!
SWAP IT
SWAP IT is a free, evidence-based school lunchbox program. The program supports parents and carers to SWAP what is packed in their child’s lunchbox from sometimes foods to everyday foods. Visit their Website here.
Cancer Council Healthy Lunch Box
Visit 'Cancer Council Healthy Lunch Box' for a one-stop shop for everything you need to know about packing a healthy lunch box.
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