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School Reports and Parent Teacher Conference

Semester 1 School Reports will be available on Compass on Friday the 26th of June.  

 Parent/ Teacher Conferences

We encourage all parents/carer's to attend our Parent/Teacher Conferences this week. This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your child/ren's progress with your classroom teacher/s.  

Please follow these instructions to book your interview time with your child's teacher:

• Open in Browser

• From the Compass homepage click the hamburger menu button at the top left (three horizontal bars) and then select 'Conferences'.  

• To start the booking process click on the T2 2026 Parent/Teacher Conference option.

• Once you've selected the cycle you will first be shown a popup which contains information from the school. Read the message and click 'Okay' at the bottom to continue.   

• Select your student to proceed with booking. 

• Select your child's teacher from the Right Hand Side of the screen. 

• To book in just click an available (white) timeslot.

• This will open a booking popup for you to confirm. 

• Confirm booking

Bookings are made more easily from a device other than a phone.  If you are having trouble making a booking, please call Kate in the front office and she will be able to help you. 

Athletics Carnival - This Friday!

We are very excited to hold our annual Athletics Carnival this Friday at the Golland Fields. 

Students are to come to school by 8:50am on Friday and will be marked on the roll before boarding the bus at 9am to go to the Golland Fields.

Please read the Sports page for more information as well as the PT&F page in regards to ordering lunch and volunteering to help in the canteen. 

Enrolments are Now Open!

We are now accepting online applications. Whether you are a new family or a familiar face, the process is now quicker and easier than ever.

How to Apply

• New Families: Applications can be accessed directly via our official website: Visit our new "Enrolment Information" page and click the ‘Start an Application’ button.

• Current Parents: Simply log in and apply through the Compass portal.

Kindergarten 2027: Important Dates

We have already seen a fantastic response for our Kindy 2027 cohort! To ensure we can dedicate enough time to every family, please submit your application by end of Term 2, 2026.

Meeting this deadline allows us to:

1. Process your application efficiently.

2. Schedule enrolment interviews promptly.

3. Organize our specialized Term 4 School Readiness Program 

Spread the Word: If you know friends or relatives considering our school for 2027, please encourage them to apply soon so they don't miss out on our upcoming transition programs!

Garden Reminder

A quick reminder to families to keep children out of the garden beds at the front of the school please.  We are trying hard to make sure our plants can grow and multiply in those garden beds. 

Week 8 Award Winners

Kinder

Chloe: Using her knowledge of our “sound friends” to spell accurately.

Year 1/2

Malachi: For reading with accuracy and beginning to use expression.

Marlee: For always being an active listener and developing great reading strategies.

Ana: For always wanting to learn new things and practise her spelling.

Year 3/4

Evie: For her consistent effort during our writing tasks this week; I admire your resilience.

Eden: For making good progress in her reading levels. You have gone up 2 levels. Keep climbing up the ladder. I am proud of you.

Year 5/6

Mia: For displaying excellent confidence in increasing engagement and contributions to group learning and discussions. Keep shining!

Cash: For demonstrating excellence in mathematics with all your hard work. You have shown great growth the past few weeks, you should be proud. Well done!

Leaders’ Award

Harry: For being respectful in church and being quiet.

Principal’s Awards

Andy : For being a responsible role model to his buddy in Mass. A leader in the making!

Week 9 Award Winners

Kinder

Makeil: Making a big effort to be respectful and reverent in prayer time. 

Year 1/2

Charlie: Making an effort to be ready to learn and be respectful 

Bonnie: Always being ready to learn and share her ideas

Saige: Being a kind and caring class member

Edward: Planning and discussing his ideas during writing

Year 3/4

Grace: An amazing effort in spelling during our SpellEx group.

Theo: For showing keen interest in his Big Write on Gold Rush.

Year 5/6

Andy: For expanding your learning with your excellent well thought out detailed questions and responses during our lessons. 

Scarlett: For fantastic growth in your interactions to answer mathematical questions and explain your thinking in Newtons Navigators. 

Principal’s Award 

Carter:   For always being ready to learn and a delight to have at our school.

School Holiday Jobs

With the holidays coming up, it’s a perfect opportunity to get organized for Term 3! 

Please check your child's Compass portal for any outstanding permissions or messages, read the Week 10 newsletter and also check the attached list and top up any supplies your child might need so they’re ready to go on the first day back.

• Art shirt – labelled
• Library bag
• Textas and/or special pencils they may want to use
• Highlighters - yellow, pink, green, blue for VCOP writing
• Headphones or earbuds 
• Pens and  pencils
• Pencil case 
• Scissors
• Years 5/6 need a geometry set 
• Glue Stick/s
• Pencil sharpener

We wish all our families a happy and safe break. If you are traveling, please stay safe on the roads. 

We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Wednesday, July 22!

Winter uniform time

Our student's looked very neat and tidy in their winter uniforms today.  Thank you to all of our families who made the effort to ensure students were in full winter uniform.  

School Processes

• Late Arrivals: School begins at 8:50 AM. If arriving after this time, an adult must accompany the child to the office to sign in.

• Absences: Must be explained within 7 days (this is a legal requirement).

• Visitor Sign-In: Mandatory for all adults entering the school grounds.

• Office Hours: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Please wait for the gates to open before entering.

• Finance: Tracey is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Parking: Park strictly between the lines at the front of the school to maximize space.

• Canteen:  All canteen orders and cancellations must be processed via Compass before 8:00 AM on Fridays. No late orders or changes will be accepted after this cutoff. For any other canteen inquiries, please email quicanteen@arm.catholic.edu.au (rather than contacting staff personally) so our on-duty team can assist you promptly.

• Compass Events: Please respond to all notifications by the due date, even if your child is not attending. Closed events cannot be reopened.

• PT&F Pre-orders: Place all meal deal and fundraising orders strictly within the advertised timeframes.

School Fees

Due to the school billing system being fully automated the following reminders are now occurring through the system:- Reminders are sent via SMS and are scheduled to run each week on Tuesdays.  Monthly letters will be sent to those debtors who have outstanding fees or a missed instalment which is letter 1.  Letter 2 follows up from letter 1 if there is still an outstanding amount, and no response from letter 1.  Both letters 1 and 2 are from the our school principal.  Letter 3 will be from Helen Bentham, Armidale Catholic Schools Office head of finance, facilities & ICT.  Letter 4 will be from the FAAS team, Armidale and will be about recovering the debt owing.  If you are paying regular payments outside of the monthly instalments you might find that on occasion you will receive a SMS reminder or letter 1 due to timing of payments, this will be the system picking up a balance due which hasn't been included in your payment yet, but if you are concerned about receiving a SMS/letter extra payments can be made at any time through Compass, BPay (details are on your statement) or EFTPOS through the front office.  If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact the school.

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