School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Please click here to access our school calendar to view all important upcoming dates. St Edward's Parent Calendar can also be accessed via your Compass Portal. From the Compass app you can access the calendar from the calendar symbol at the bottom of the screen. If you are accessing Compass via a browser the calendar symbol is on the top left.
R.E. NEWS
Grandparents' Day
On Tuesday this week we celebrated Grandparents' Day at our Primary Campus. Following two years of Covid-19 restrictions limiting our opportunities to have visitors on site, we were blown away by the numbers of attendees this year! The hall was packed to the rafters, with standing room being the only available space remaining!
The highlight of the liturgy was certainly the angelic singing from all students, which provided a memorable soundtrack for the family members who were able to be there. Grandparents and families were then able to enjoy a picnic lunch in the sunshine with the children. We would like to thank all grandparents and family members who were able to join us for this special occasion.
Year 6 RE Test Results
Congratulations to our Year 6 students who performed well on our annual Year 6 Religious Education Test. All Year 6 students in the Armidale Diocese sit the test each year. Our results are above the Diocesan average. We had 8 students achieve a High Distinction, 28 Distinctions and 35 Credits.
On Monday, Father Paul presented the students with their High Distinction Certificates.
Students pictured below with Father Paul are:
Back row: Evie Jackson, Isabella Brydon, Leah Boreham, Meredith Gilbert, Maye Hatton
Front: Will Tomlinson, Isla Grills and Jasmine Ryan
Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place on Sunday 18th September at Mary Help of Christians Church. Students wishing to receive the sacrament must be baptised and have received the Sacraments of Confession and Eucharist.
Students will be required to enrol in the sacrament by attending an Enrolment Mass this weekend.
The available Mass times are:
Saturday 30th July at 5.30pm
Sunday 31st July at 9.00am or 5.30pm
Please hand in the enrolment slip and have your name marked off before Mass.
Real Talk
As part of a focus by the Catholic Schools Office in Armidale, Real Talk has been invited to speak to every Year 4, 6, 7 and 9 student across the 24 Armidale Diocesan schools. Real Talk visited the Year 4 and 6 students at our school last year, and we are excited to have them visit again this year! Real Talk will be facilitating a session with the Year 4 & Year 6 students on Wednesday 3rd August, discussing topics of self worth, personal identity, good decision-making and cyber-safety.
LIBRARY NEWS
What day is your child's library day?
With a new start to the term, here is a reminder about library days for your child. Library bags on library day are an expectation and borrowing a variety of books greatly exposes your child to new vocabulary and spelling BUT, even more importantly, new points of view, environments, situations and characters. Reading builds EMPATHY!
We have a beautiful, growing library collection at each campus, so please ensure your child has an opportunity to take advantage of that.
Kinder - every Friday
Year 1 - every Thursday
Year 2 - every Thursday
Year 3 - ODD weeks of term - Monday or Tuesday
Year 4 - ODD weeks of term - Tuesday or Wednesday
Year 5 - EVEN weeks of term - Monday
Year 6 - EVEN weeks of term - Tuesday or Wednesday
Save the Date
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week is in Week 6 this term!
So, dust off the costumes from your favourite book character and get ready for the best books for Australian children to be announced! More details later.
SORA
Sora is a FREE e-book platform available to every student enrolled in the Armidale Diocese. From Kinder to Year 6, there is a vast array of e-books including magazines and graphic novels. The instructions to log in are below. For any difficulties email Mrs Madden at: amadden1@arm.catholic.edu.au
How to start using SORA
To know:
- You can have up to 4 books at a time for 2 weeks at a time.
- There are tons of new magazines available.
- Our students are limited to the ‘Juvenile’ collections.
- Google ’SORA’.
- Open SORA
- Choose ‘I have a set up code’ which is right at the bottom of the page.
- Type in cenetau
- Drop down box ‘Select your school’. Choose ACEN Member Collection.
- Sign in with the green button.
- You will need to use your usual diocesan logins the first time you do this on a device.
- Explore away!!!
PRC Reminder for Participants
Another gentle reminder that this year's Premier's Reading Challenge closes on Friday 19th August. If you nominated to complete this at home with your child, please be noting the books on your PRC Reading Record log. Friday 19th August is a hard finish line and the organisers will not accept admissions after that.
What day is the library open on each campus?
Primary: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday every week.
Infants: Thursday and Friday every week.
Both campuses are open:
From 8.15am for Early Bird reading and sticker collecting; and Recess and Lunch in playtime for reading, drawing and various clubs.
See you in the Library,
Mrs Annie
K-6 Teacher Librarian
School TV
Today parents face a multitude of modern day challenges in raising happy, well and resilient young people. Whilst there is a great deal of information available, this can often be confusing and overwhelming for parents looking for guidance.
SchoolTV addresses this as an online resource designed to empower you as parents with credible and sound information with realistic, practical ongoing support strategies.
Check out the resources on our school website