GENERAL NEWS

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Armidale will celebrate Catholic Schools Week from the 26 May- 1 June.

This event marks a time to celebrate the achievements of our school communities and acknowledge the people dedicated to providing quality learning and a nurturing environment for every student and staff member across our system of schools.

During Catholic Schools Week (CSW) the system will celebrate with 3 Deanery masses at Tamworth, Moree and Armidale, wrapping the week up with the Gary McSweeney Cup & Rugby Union Trials in Tamworth on Friday 31 May.

Director of Schools, Regina Menz, said “Our theme Pray with Hope resonates deeply with our Vision: ‘A Christ-centred inclusive learning community that supports young people to realise a hope-filled future.’In this special week, I thank every member of our school and parish community, students, staff, clergy, and our families for the vital role you play in Catholic education in the Armidale Diocese."

Masses

Mary Help of Christians Tamworth Tuesday 28 May (11am)

St Philomena’s School Moree Wednesday 29 May (11am)

De La Salle Chapel Armidale Thursday 30 May (11am)

Our school captains along with Mrs Dunst and Mr Clery will attend the Catholic Schools Mass on Tuesday to represent our school community.

excerpt taken from 'The Heights' published by the Diocese of Armidale

OUR WRITING GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

On the back of author Dr Cameron's visit, we are thrilled to report that writing (across our entire school) continues to improve and develop. Our teachers and students are working hard everyday to strengthen written composition skills through VCOP strategies, use of the 'walls as a third teacher', and student engagement in Big Writes and Cold Writes. Take a look at a snapshot from across the school.....including some creative ways our staff spark motivation!!!

ROAD SAFETY

SCHOOL PHOTOS

PUPIL FREE DAYS

The following are the Pupil Free Days for the remainder of 2024.

Please mark in your diary....

Monday 27th May
Friday 5th July
Monday 22nd July
Tuesday 23rd July
Monday 14th October
Friday 20th December

FOOD ALLERGIES/INTOLERANCES

If your child has food restrictions please provide their teacher with an alternative "Safe Food" that they can have when students bring in birthday treats.

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS FOR 2025

Applications have now closed for Kindergarten 2025. All applications now received will be immediately placed on our waiting list.

SCHOOL UNIFORM - SUMMER TO WINTER

All students are now required to be wearing the full winter uniform. Full winter uniform includes our school tie. Lowes stock all the St Nicholas uniforms, or we have a selection available in our clothing pool.

PARENT READING NIGHT

ATTENTION KINDERGARTEN PARENTS (and any Year 1 and Year 2 Parents who have not yet attended a Parent Reading Night)

We invite you to attend our St Nicholas Parent Reading Night on Wednesday 29th May at 6pm in the HUB. This is a valuable, practical evening where you will discover exactly how we teach and support your child to become a balanced reader. In the mini-workshops we will also focus on the many ways you can assist your child with their reading development at home.

Please pencil this in your diary now.

We will be hosting a creche for those families that need to bring their children. The

VERITAS

Our Veritas Awards stem from our school motto - ‘Veritas’ - meaning truth. The Veritas Award is awarded to students who have been consistently displaying citizenship, leadership and/or Christian Living. Students receiving a Veritas Award are those students who have displayed our ‘Rules for Living’ in their everyday interactions. This term our focus is on ‘Valuing, respecting and caring for others’.

Congratulations to the following children who received Veritas awards last week:

Ava Harwood, Yug Bhattarai, Levi Charlesworth, Liv Coutts, Isabella Morgan, Layla Bevan, Cali Walker, Quade Henn, Taylor Langford, Mia Langford, Noah Hobden, Sophia Elkhouri, Alexander Kidd, Mia Simpson, Aggie Daly and Ruby McHugh.

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS

All parents need to be aware, our supervision of students

does not begin until 8.15am each day.

St Nicholas School gates will not be open until the arrival of the first school bus at approximately 8.10am. It is not appropriate for children to be at school before this time with no supervision.

If your child/ren require care before 8.15am you may like to consider before school care here at school with Esteem.

COVID INFORMATION

At the end of 2022, National Cabinet announced that people who test positive to COVID-19 do not need to isolate. In line with this announcement, schools will continue to follow guidance issued by NSW Health to support the safety and wellbeing of our school communities.

Staff and Students with COVID-19 Symptoms

If a student or staff member is unwell and has any symptoms they should always test for COVID-19 and not attend school until they are symptom free.

Positive COVID-19 Cases

If a student or staff member receives a positive result with a RAT or PCR test they should:

Notify school of positive results as soon as possible.