School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
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R.E. NEWS
First Confession
Tuesday 18th March: Sacrament of Reconciliation 4.00pm, Mary Help of Christians Church. Please be seated in the church no later than 3.55pm.
Caritas - Project Compassion
During Lent, we try to think of others, especially those less fortunate. Please give generously to Project Compassion this Lent and support our St. Patrick's Day Mufti Day this Monday 17th March.
St. Patrick's Day Mufti Day
This Monday 17th March we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We ask all children to come dressed in green mufti clothes and bring a gold coin donation to raise money for CARITAS.
Please wear a hat and closed in shoes - NO CROCS, THONGS or SLIDES.
St. Patrick was a Bishop and missionary in Ireland and is the Patron Saint of Ireland. He followed his faith, trusted God and spread God’s message of love to all. He often used shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. After years of living in poverty, travelling and enduring much suffering because of his faith, he died March 17, 461.
St. Joseph's Day
Next Wednesday 19th March children will participate in a class Liturgy to remember St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. Joseph was a compassionate, caring man. He protected and cared for Mary and Jesus. Joseph respected God. He followed God's commands, by loving and respecting Mary and helping Mary to raise Jesus. St. Joseph has two feast days: 19th March and 1st May. He is also known as St. Joseph the Worker.
Second Sunday of Lent
This week, reach out to others. This may be as simple as reconnecting with a neighbour, visiting the elderly or helping out in the community.
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday 17th March - St. Patrick's Day Mufti - Please wear green (raising money for Caritas/Project Compassion)
- Tuesday 18th March - First Confession - 4.00pm, Mary Help of Christians Church
- Wednesday 19th March - St. Joseph's Feast Day
- Friday 21st March - Harmony Day - In class activities
- Sunday 30th March - Years 2 & 5 Family Mass
Parish News - RCIA
Would you, or someone you know like to learn more about our Catholic faith and its traditions? We are inviting those who would like to become a member of our faith community, or just learn or understand more about our faith, to join our RCIA Group that will meet each Monday at 5.00pm over coming weeks. Please indicate your interest by emailing southtamworthparish@armidale.catholic.org.au or ccd@armidale.catholic.org.au with your name and contact number so that we may contact you with further details.
LIBRARY
Our Infants students having fun in the Infants Library at Recess time.
Students as Authors Writing Competition
Entries are open to students who would like to enter the "Students as Authors" competition run by the Armidale Catholic Schools Office. This year students are asked to "write a story that will make us smile or giggle, or chuckle or laugh; a story to lift our spirits".
There are 4 age categories, with the winner having their story published on SORA Digital Library. Students are able to work indiviually or in groups. Entries close on the 30th May 2025. If you have any questions, please reach out.
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 2025 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. This is a proud tradition at St Edward’s and every student is invited wholeheartedly to participate.
Every student at the Infants Campus will automatically be signed up to the challenge and read books from the challenge as part of their class and library sessions.
Primary students wanting to participate in this year challenge will need to see Mrs Michell in the library to sign up.
Login details will be handed out to all primary students who are participating in this years challenge. If your child has not received their login details, please ask them to come and see Mrs Michell in the library or email cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au
Students can start logging their books today using this link
https://online.education.nsw.gov.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/
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 access please reach out.
The Challenge runs until Friday 22nd August, 2025. Students can join at any time but the end date remains the same.
PLEASE NOTE!! Any books on the list that your child has read (or you have read to your child for K - 2) over the summer holidays can be counted for this year’s Challenge.
Class Library Days
Cycle A - ODD weeks
Monday: 3P, 3M and 3E
Tuesday: 4E
Wednesday: 4M and 4B
Thursday: 2I, 2M, 2H. Year 1 students who bring their bags can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week.
Cycle B - EVEN weeks
Monday: 5Q, 5H and 5M
Wednesday: 6C, 6M and 6O
Thursday: 1M, 1B, and 1W. Year 2 students who bring their bag can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week
St Edward's Library Clubs
The clubs include: Early Bird Reading Club: from 8.30am 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
Encourage your child to be a part of our busy, happy, vibrant library community by occasionally joining in with any or all of these activities.
See you in the Library!
Living Well, Learning Well
SCHOOL TV
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