School News

COVID Lockdown Timetable

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Please click here to access our school calendar to view all important upcoming dates.

R.E. NEWS

Confirmation 

Confirmation has been postponed until further notice.

St. Vincent de Paul - Winter Appeal - PJ Day

Our PJ Day has been postponed until further notice.

The Feast of the Assuption of Mary

This Sunday 15th August is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Jesus’ mother. The Assumption marks the end of Mary’s earthly life as she is taken to heaven, body and soul. We invite you to prayer the Hail Mary as a family to mark this solemnity.

Parish News

St Edward's Parish are about to commence a program for those interested in learning more about the Catholic faith tradition.

Some are joining the group with a view to joining the Catholic Church, others may join simply to learn more about the faith.

If you are interested in joining the program, please feel welcome to call Deacon Paul on 0418 667 329 or the Parish Office  southtamworthparish@armidale.catholic.org.au

LIBRARY NEWS

Online resources for lockdown learning from home

Each day during lockdown the Library is providing online stories read by Mrs Madden. The links are being sent via Compass and the stories are categorised into various grade levels. Please take a moment to share these resources with your child so they continue to be provided with rich literature opportunities during lockdown.

Today, there were some tips shared to encourage a positive attitude to reading which will, in turn, encourage our children to read more. Nothing promotes reading more than making reading time enjoyable and a pleasant experience.  The article Reading Tips From Kids can be found HERE.

Book Week is coming

It's the most exciting time of the year for book lovers and dress up fans alike. The Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week celebrations are from 21-27 August. 

The theme this year is 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds' which covers just about any story you would like to think of!

The best books by Australian authors for Australian kids are celebrated in all sorts of ways in schools across Australia. To see the shortlisted books that may be the winners of the Book of the Year in each category, go to the CBCA website HERE. We are currently looking at the books in class library visits and they will be able to be borrowed by the students after Book Week. The selection this year are excellent, as always, and if you see them while out shopping they always make great gifts for kids.

There will be lots of activities in the library for students at Recess and Lunch during that week to celebrate all things books. However, the most exciting event every time is the Book Character Parade!

The dates for the parades are:

Primary:  Wednesday 25th August

Infants:    Thursday 26th August

Sadly, due to Covid-19 rules, parents are unable to attend but we will take lots pics of happy smiling faces for our social media sites.

To keep students safe and in the spirit of the event, there are just a couple of rules we need to keep in place.

The basic rules are: 

• no flip flops (proper shoes only).
• clothes appropriate for the weather and school environment.
• each student must know their character and the book they are from. If they can bring a copy or photocopy that's great, but not mandatory.
• if a student doesn't want to participate, then school uniform is to be worn. However, with a little bit of thought anyone can manage such characters as Too Cool!, Billie B Brown, Hey Jack!, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and other such realistic fiction characters.

If you need a little bit of inspiration, here are some links with some ideas. https://www.familiesmagazine.com.au/childrens-book-week-costume-ideas/

https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/g28594281/book-character-costumes/

https://desertchica.com/diy-book-character-costumes/

Drum Lesson Opportunity - Primary Students

If we have any Year 3 - 6 students that are interested in learning to play the drums, Jarron McGrane from the Conservatorium of Music can offer drum lessons at school. Jarron already teaches guitar lessons at the Primary Campus.

If your child would be interested in drum lessons, you can contact Hannah Caterer (Acting Program Manager at the Tamworth Conservatorium on Music)

hcaterer@thecon.com.au  or by phone on 6766 6911.