General News

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Term 3 - Significant dates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Indigenous Literacy Day - 7th September

Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - 13th September

NSW Aboriginal Rugby League KnockOut - 29th September - 1st October

AEA team

Brittany Cloake

Primary AEA

Jarrod Peachey

Primary AEA

Amanda Gwalter

Infants AEA

Sally-Anne Clarke

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Focus Teacher

Word of the Week

Students are encouraged to continually use the "Word of the Week" in context during class, this will gain them points and the student who has used the word of the week the most will be awarded a book at the end of this term.

We will publish our Word of the Week on Facebook and in the newsletter. Please support your child to use this word at home.

Term 3 Week 4 Word of the Week "WANDERLUST"

Book Week Parade - this Wednesday 21/8/24

Next week (Week 5) St Edward's will be celebrating the CBCA Book Week. There will be many different activities held in the libraries during Week 5 to celebrate. This years CBCA theme is "Reading is Magic". One of our students most loved events is our annual Book Week parade. We invite students to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. We also welcome members of our school community to join us in celebrating "Book Week" and see our wonderful students parade in their favourite book character costumes.

Date and times for the 2024 Book Week Parade:

Infants - Wednesday 21st August at 8:45am

Primary - Wednesday 21st August at 10:00am

SAVE THE DATE - Father's Day Celebrations - Friday 30th August

Come and join us for breakfast, hoops and handball to celebrate our wonderful dads, stepdads, grandads, pops, uncles and other father figures on Friday 30th August from 7.30am-9.00am at the PRIMARY Campus. Bacon and egg sandwiches will be provided. If you will be attending, please scan the QR code in the flyer below and complete your details for catering purposes, thank you.

Nut Aware School

Please remember that we are a nut aware school and have a number of students who have severe and mild allergies to both peanuts and tree nuts. We strongly encourage parents not to send food containing nuts to school as the smallest traces can cause a severe anaphylactic reaction. Thank you for your continued support.

2024 Pupil Free/Staff Development Days

We ask parents and carers to please mark the remaining Pupil Free Days for 2024 in your calendars. These dates are when St Edward's staff will be undertaking professional development:

Friday 27th September

Monday 14th October

Friday 20th December

Save the Date - St Ed's School Fun Run - Friday 18th October, 4.30pm, Primary Oval

Our wonderful St Ed's P & F are once again hosting our 2024 School Fun Run to fundraise for our school. The Fun Run will be held on Friday 18th October (Term 4, Week 1) at 4.30pm on the Primary Campus Oval. A letter and information booklet went home with all students last Friday. Don't forget to register your child's name and class at funrun.com.au. Create your child's profile page and share with family and friends to spread the word! Every student who raises $10 or more will be able to pick a prize! The Class with the most registered profiles by Friday 23rd August will also get a prize each.

School Fun Run_Parent_Letter 9th August.pdf

St Ed's P & F 90's Trivia Night

Our St Ed's P & F Trivia Night is fast approaching, so don't forget to start organising your table and register for a fun evening out!

WHEN: Saturday 24th August 2024

TIME: 6:30pm

WHERE: St Edward's Primary Hall, Hillvue Road

Head back to the 90's and enjoy a great night out with family and friends whilst recalling on one of the best eras with our St Ed's Trivia Night!!!

Come dressed in your best 90's costume to have the chance to win amazing prizes!!

Don't forget to bring your money for multiple raffles, an auction and to be able to buy ‘bonus’ questions to skip ahead of the other teams to take out the title of the winning table!!

It promises to be an unforgettable night, complete with a photo wall to grab those happy snaps in your fancy dress!! BYO nibbles and drinks.

Tables of 8 @ $25 per ticket. Buy your tickets via the link below....

90s Trivia Night

Supervision of Students

A reminder that school commences at 8.45am and ends at 3.00pm.

Please note that supervision of students commences at 8.15am and families are kindly asked not to drop off children before this time. 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.

Change in Afternoon Routine

If there is any change in your child's afternoon routine, parents and carers are asked to please phone either school office before 2.30pm, thank you.

Attendance

Hope Kitchen

“HOPe Outreach are looking for additional volunteers to join their team to assist in HOPe’s ministry to the Rural Fire Service. HOPe will use our food truck to provide meals to fire fighters, support staff, incident controllers & evacuees in fire emergencies around the Diocese. Training in food handling and the operation of the truck is provided free of charge to volunteers.

In order to keep the skills required and build team spirit, we also make our truck available to serve food & coffee at parish functions & fetes around the Diocese. Contact us if you will like the HOPe truck to come to your parish or school function!

Can you assist as a volunteer? Many employers provide paid leave for staff who volunteer to assist the RFS & SES in times of crisis or you may have time to volunteer out of work hours remembering that emergencies are not 9 to 5 events! If you are interested in joining this amazing team, or to make an enquiry about the work of HOPe, please email your details to pmanvell@armidale.catholic.org.au and we will be in touch with you.

God Bless one and all,

Deacon Paul Manvell – Heart Of Peace

Esteem Kids

Before school care is available in the Infants Hall for both Primary and Infants students. It operates from 7:00am to 8:30am, Monday through Friday during term and breakfast is provided.

After school care is available in the Infants Hall for Infants students only from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. PLEASE NOTE this year that after school care is now operating from the Primary Art Room for primary students only from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Afternoon tea is provided.

Families are encouraged to make enquiries or express interest by contacting William Wong on 0410 841 628 or email: info@esteemkidsgroup.com.au or visit the website at www.esteemkidsgroup.com.au

ABSENCES - Please remember to contact (telephone or text) Esteem Kids St Edward's directly if your child is going to be absent on 0481 373 883. Thank you.

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