School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
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R.E. NEWS
Advent
Advent is a period of preparation, extending over four Sundays, before Christmas. The word Advent comes from the Latin advenio, "to come to," and refers to the coming of Christ. This refers, first of all, to our celebration of Christ's birth at Christmas; but second, to the coming of Christ in our lives through grace and the Sacrament of Holy Communion; and finally, to His Second Coming at the end of time.
This Sunday, 1st December, is the first Sunday of Advent. We light the first purple candle, typically called the "Prophecy Candle" in remembrance of the prophets, especially Isaiah, who foretold the birth of Christ. This first candle represents hope or expectation in anticipation of the coming Messiah.
Please enjoy this 2 minute clip as a family, exploring the meaning of Advent and some practical things you can do to prepare for the coming of Christ.
St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Hamper Appeal
Please give generously to our St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Hamper Appeal. We ask all students and families to donate non-perishable food items that can be put into a Christmas hamper to help those families who are in need in our community. Donations can be made to the class teachers or at either school office.
Advanced Notice
Wednesday 11th December - St. Vinnies Appeal - Infants Disco - Primary Hall 6 -7.00pm
Thursday 12th December - St. Vinnies Appeal - Primary Disco - Primary Hall 6 -7.30pm
Friday 13th December - End of Year Mass K - 6, 10.00am
Wednesday 18th December - Year 6 Graduation Mass, 10.00am
Parish News
Passionist Family Group - White Ants: For more information, or to join the White Ants Family Group, please call Sandra - 0408 659 971 or Kerry - 0427 367 628.
LIBRARY
The end of term is coming around super quick and in the Library we are starting to get ready for our end of year stocktake. Overdue notices will be sent out regularly in the next few weeks, as we aim to get all our books returned. If your child receives an overdue notice, could you please assist in returning the book/s ASAP to our library. If you believe there is an error on the notice, please send me a quick email to let me know: cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au
SORA - Get free eBooks and audio books from your school
We want to encourage students to continue reading during the school holidays. Students of St Edward's have access to SORA, an online library where students can access a wide range of ebooks, audio books and magazines from home. Students will need their student email address and password to login from home, available from their teacher. Below are instructions on how to login to SORA. If you have any problems, please make contact via email cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au
Class Library Days
Cycle A - ODD weeks
Monday: 3M and 3E
Tuesday: 3P and 4E
Wednesday: 4M and 4R
Thursday: 2M, 2H, 2P, 2W. Year 1 students who bring their bags can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week.
Cycle B - EVEN weeks
Monday: 5Q, 5H and 5 C
Wednesday: 6C, 6S and 6O
Thursday: 1L, 1C, and 1K. 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
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.
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