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Cultural Learning Plans

If you were unable to attend the Cultural Learning Plan meetings in Term 1, your child/children's CLP's have been sent home. We ask for 1 copy to be signed and returned. 

If you have any questions in regards to your child/children's CLP, please contact the AEA of your child/children's campus or contact the school office to book a meeting. 

AEA team

Brittany Cloake

Primary AEA

Jarrod Peachey

Primary AEA

Amanda Gwalter

Infants AEA

Sally-Anne Clarke

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Focus Teacher

Gamilaraay Word of the Week - Maabu (Numbers)

Week 1:  One - Maal

Week 2: Two - Bulaarr

Learn how to count to 10 in Gamilaraay

Burrulaa Balabalaa (Many butterflies)

Yaadha Gunidjarr-gu (Mothers' Day)

• Gunii - Mum (pronounced with stress on ‘ii’)
• Gunidjarr - Mother's mother
• Mamaay - Father's mother
• Badhii - Nan
• Walgan - Aunty

Learn how to pronounce 'Gunii-gu Yaadha Gayaa' in Gamilaraay language at home:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IprAUOvmhAs

Word of the Week

Term 1 Word of the Week Winners

Our students in K - 6 have been exposed to a new word each week and challenged to develop and extend their vocabulary through using the ambitious word to gain points towards being awarded a book at the end of each term. A huge congratulations to our Term 1 winners:

Infants:  Peyton McMahon (2W)

Primary:  Peyton Gippel (4R)

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 2 Week 2  Word of the Week "PERUSE"

Term 2 Infants Leaders

Each term new Infants Leaders in Year 2 are selected to be role models for our K - 2 students, responsibly completing daily jobs for teachers and always displaying respectful behaviour in the classroom and on the playground. 

Mother's Day Liturgy & Picnic

Our annual Mother's Day liturgy and picnic will be held tomorrow, Friday 10th May (with all K - 6 students). Our celebration will commence in the Primary Campus Hall at 12.30pm for our liturgy, followed by a picnic on the school grounds.  Infants children will travel by bus to the Primary Campus. We welcome all mothers and mother figures to join us in this celebration! This is a time for us to come together and give thanks for the role that mothers play in our lives.

Term 2 School Fees

Please note school fee statements have now been sent out via email. The sender will be noreply.schoolfeestatement (please check your junk/spam folders). These school fees are due by Monday 10th June 2024.  BPAY is our preferred method of payment for school fees. BPAY can be set up as a recurring payment with regular amount to cover annual school fees. If you would like a weekly/fortnightly/monthly amount worked out for you or have any further questions, please email Hannah - setadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au 

Application for Extended Leave

Family holidays and travel are no longer considered under the Exemption from School Procedures. Travel outside of vacation periods is now counted as an absence for statistical purposes. Please contact the school office if your child/ren will be away from school for 10 days or more as an application form will need to be completed and approved at the discretion of the Principal. 

Living Well Learning Well at St Edward's

Fostering a culture of safety, respect, and support is our priority at St Edward’s. Through our Living Well, Learning Well Framework, we ensure that every child feels valued, respected, and cared for while also being supported in their learning journey. By implementing the LWLW framework, we provide students with a strong foundation to achieve their academic and personal aspirations. We believe that when students feel connected and experience safe relationships, both their well-being and learning outcomes are greatly enhanced.

We invite you to watch our St Edward’s student support framework link below. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_E1JgqfYLdopXVATXpNf2Vl1WtHygIhR/view?usp=drivesdk

School Uniform Changeover - Summer to Winter

All students may continue to wear their summer school uniform in Term 2.  The official date for changeover from summer to winter uniform is after the June long weekend (Tuesday 11th June).  However, if the weather turns chilly before this time students are allowed to wear their full school winter uniform. This includes a long sleeve shirt and tie. We ask that whichever uniform your child elects to wear, that they wear the full uniform correctly - please do not mix summer and winter uniform items. Thank you for your support with this.  Lowes stock all our new St Edward's uniforms, or we have good quality second hand uniforms in our clothing pool at either campus. 

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 27th May

Monday 22nd July

Friday 27th September

Monday 14th October

Friday 20th December

Student Absences

All student absences need to be lodged on the Compass Parent Portal. Due to government legislation, notification of your child's absence must be received no later than 7 days after your child's last day of absence. 

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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