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R.E. NEWS

Fourth Sunday of Lent

This week, we open our eyes to see the love of God in all people. We pray for those in need, the sad, the lonely and those in conflict.

We pray for peace in our world.

FREE HAT Friday - Friday 13th March

This Friday, 13th March is our second FREE HAT Friday for 2026. Students are asked to leave their school hat at home and wear another hat of their choice to remind us of others during Lent. 

No gold coin is needed, as this is now covered in our school fees, as previously communicated.

First Confession 

First Confession is next Tuesday, 17th March at 4.00pm. Please be seated quietly in the church by 3.50pm. 

We pray for the candidates as they complete their second sacrament and continue to grow in their faith. 

St. Patrick's Day - Mufti Day

Next Tuesday, 17th March students are encouraged to wear green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Please see further information in General News.

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, traveling and enduring much suffering because of his faith, he died March 17, 461.

Caritas - Project Compassion

During Lent, we try to think of others, especially those less fortunate. Project Compassion is a wonderful program run by Caritas Australia, to raise funds for communities in need. Each student has received a money box for families to make donations throughout Lent. These will be collected at the end of the term. Each classroom will have a donation box to encourage students to help those in need.

Upcoming Dates:

• Friday, 13th March - Free Hat Friday
• Tuesday, 17th March - St. Patrick's Mufti Day  
• Tuesday, 17th March - First Confession - 4.00pm, Mary Help of Christians Church
• Sunday, 29th March - Years 2 & 5 Family Mass (Palm Sunday)

LIBRARY  

We are thrilled to introduce this Term’s Library Leaders at the Infants Campus, a helpful team of students working alongside Mrs Michell to inspire a love of stories and keep our reading community thriving in 2026. 

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. 

cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au

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

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. 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 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.  

Login details will be handed out to all primary students who are participating in this year's 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 accessing, 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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