School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
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R.E. NEWS
Palm Sunday &Family Mass - Years 2 &5
Please join us this Sunday, 29th March at 9.00am for our Family Mass. Students are involved in the Mass through reading and the offertory. All families are invited to attend and celebrate Mass as a Parish community. Students from Years 2 and 5 are asked to bring morning tea to share.
Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week. It commemorates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, where crowds welcomed him by spreading palm branches and cloaks. It symbolises peace and victory, celebrating Jesus as King while beginning the transition into the Passion.
Chrism Mass - Armidale
Confirmation candidates will travel by bus to Armidale next Tuesday, 31st March to attend the Chrism Mass. The students have already consented on Compass. Please meet Mrs Clarke, Miss Maguire & Mrs Duffy in the bus shelter, ready to leave at 8.45am. Please bring a hat, packed lunch, morning tea and a water bottle.
The Chrism Mass is a significant Catholic liturgical celebration, held during Holy Week, where the Bishop blesses three holy oils - the Oil of Chrism, the Oil of Catechumens, and the Oil of the Sick - used for sacraments throughout the year.
Caritas - Project Compassion
Project Compassion boxes are to be returned to school by the last day of this term (Thursday, 2nd April). Thank you.
Parish Easter Schedule - Mary Help of Christians Church
Holy Thursday
06.00pm Mass of the Lord's Supper
Good Friday
09.00am Stations of the Cross
03.00pm Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Holy Saturday
06.00pm Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday
09.00am Holy Mass
05.30pm Holy Mass
Upcoming Dates
Saturday, 25th April - ANZAC March
Tuesday, 5th May, 5.30pm - First Eucharist enrolment and information session. Mary Help of Christians Church.
LIBRARY
Infants - Early Bird reading club
Infants - Early Bird reading club
Students as Authors Writing Competition
Entries are open to students who would like to enter the "Students as Authors Writing Competition" run by Armidale Catholic Schools. This year is an open theme - Students can write about anything! Submit their BEST creative story.
There are 3 grade categories, with the winner/s having their story published on SORA Digital Library. Students are able to work individually or in groups. Entries close on Friday, 17th April 2026. If you have any questions, please reach out.
Enter using the QR code located on the poster or using this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWzECm_jBJAOV9yXOCq3eJJo-XdSQQL01eR0Zg8Crqk990Gg/viewform?pli=1
Due to the closing date being in the holidays, we are asking all students to enter their stories by the end of the term to avoid any technical issues uploading their stories online.
NSW Premier's Reading Challenge
We are very excited to give the students at St Edward’s Primary School the opportunity to participate in the 2026 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge.
Every student at the Infants Campus will automatically be signed up for the challenge and read books from the challenge as part of their class and library sessions.
Primary students wanting to participate in this year's challenge will need to see Mrs Michell in the library to sign up.
Students are encouraged to log onto the PRC website from home to log their books, or Mrs Michell can log them in the library. Students should now start to log books they have read and also discover books that are part of the PRC using the link above. If you have any problems with logging books or accessing, please reach out.
If you have any questions, please reach out.
Class Library Days
Cycle A - ODD weeks (Week 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Monday: 3H, 3M and 3P
Tuesday: 4M
Wednesday: 4P and 4B
Thursday: 2I, 2M, 2H. Year 1 students who bring their library bag can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week
Cycle B - EVEN weeks (Week 2, 4, 6, 8,10)
Monday: 5Q, 5T and 5M
Wednesday: 6C, 6M and 6O
Thursday: 1M, 1B, 1W. Year 2 students who bring their library bag can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week
St Edward's Library Clubs
The clubs include:
Early Bird Reading Club: from 8.30 am every day when each campus is open.
Monday: Lego Club - Primary
Tuesday: Games Club - Primary
Wednesday: Lego Club or Craft Club - Primary
Thursday: Lego Club - Infants
Friday: Games and Lego Club - Infants
SORA - Get free eBooks and audiobooks from your school
We encourage students to continue reading during the school holidays. St Edward's students have access to SORA, an online library offering a wide range of eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines. To log in from home, students will need their school email address and password, which can be obtained from their teacher. Below are instructions for logging into SORA.
If you experience any issues, please contact cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au via email.
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