General News

Dhulu - Message Stick

Cultural Learning Plans

If you were unable to attend the Cultural Learning Plan meetings, your child/children's CLP's have been sent home, if not your child will receive theirs early next term. We ask for 1 copy to be signed and returned.

If you have any questions in regards to your child/children's CLP, please contact the AEA of your child/children's campus or contact the school office to book a meeting.

Holiday Fun - Learning Gamilaraay

Revise over these words with your child to see if they can remember this term's weekly Gamilaraay word of the week!

Yaama	Hello
Yaluu	See you again
Dhiiyaan	Family
Maliyaa	Friend
Maarubaa	Thank you
Dhiirrabaa	School
Dhirrabuu	Deadly
Gulbiyaay	Welcome
What’s up?	Minyanga
Gawu	Egg (Easter)

We look forward to teaching our numbers (Maabu) 1-10 weekly, in Gamilaraay language as Term 2's topic for our Gamilaraay word of the week.

Enjoy your holidays and stay safe, we will see you mob next term! Stay Dhirrabuu!

Dhirrabuu - Deadly

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

Each time a student uses our "Word of the Week" in the classroom they will be awarded a point and the student with the most points at the end of the term will receive a book to further expand their vocabulary.

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 1 Week 11 Word of the Week "RECTIFY"

School Cross Country - Friday 12th April

We welcome families to join us for our School Cross Country (K-6) on Friday 12th April. It will be held on our PRIMARY Campus Oval from 9.00am. Infants' students will be bussed to the Primary with their grade at their allocated time. Please see below for an approximate time for each age group. Don't forget to pack your children's hat, sunscreen and plenty of water.

School Holidays

Term 1 finishes this Friday afternoon, 12th April. We would like to wish all our St Ed's staff, students, and their families a wonderful, safe and relaxing holiday break.

We look forward to welcoming back all students for the commencement of Term 2 on Tuesday 30th April.

Pupil Free Day - Monday 29th April

ANZAC Day March - Thursday 25th April

St Edward’s students will once again join the Tamworth community in the ANZAC Day March on Thursday 25th April (last Thursday of school holidays). We encourage as many K-6 students to join staff and represent our school in this march. Children are asked to wear full summer uniform (including hat) and meet the teachers at 9.30am in Bourke Street. At the conclusion of the march, all students can be collected from Number 1 Oval in Kable Avenue. Thank you for your support of this important community event. If your child/ren will be attending the march, please 'confirm' their attendance via the Compass Event on the parent portal.

School Uniform Changeover - Summer to Winter

All students may continue to wear their summer school uniform in Term 2. The official date for changeover from summer to winter uniform is after the June long weekend (Tuesday 11th June). However, if the weather turns chilly before this time students are allowed to wear their full school winter uniform. This includes a long sleeve shirt and tie. We ask that whichever uniform your child elects to wear, that they wear the full uniform correctly - please do not mix summer and winter uniform items. Thank you for your support with this. Lowes stock all our new St Edward's uniforms, or we have good quality second hand uniforms in our clothing pool at eithercampus.

Sport Uniform Days Term 2 - Wednesday & Friday

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) - Kindergarten Students only

From May 2024, our school, along with thousands of others across the country, will participate in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC is a teacher-completed census (similar to a questionnaire) which provides a comprehensive picture of how children have developed by the time they start their first year of full-time school. The AEDC is an Australian Government Initiative and is completed nationally every three years. Children don’t miss any class time while the AEDC is completed, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information. The data collected through the AEDC is used by schools, communities and governments to better understand children and families’ needs, and identify the services, resources and support they need. AEDC data is reported at a school, community, state/territory and national level. AEDC results for individual children are not reported and the AEDC is not used as an individual diagnostic tool. Participation in the AEDC is voluntary, however the AEDC relies on all schools with children in their first year of full-time school participating in the collection. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.

To find out more about the AEDC and how it is being used to help children and families visit: www.aedc.gov.au.

2024 Pupil Free/Staff Development Days

We ask parents and carers to please mark the remaining Pupil Free Days for 2024 in your calendars:

Monday 29th April

Monday 27th May

Monday 22nd July

Friday 27th September

Monday 14th October

Friday 20th December

St Ed’s Annual Mother’s Day Stall 2024 - 8th May

When: Wednesday 8th May 2024 (both campuses)

What: an opportunity for all students to purchase a gift/s for the special women in their lives, leading up to Mother’s Day.

Who: All students will have the opportunity to visit the stall with their class throughout the day.

Why: Helping to raise funds to go towards purchasing fresh water refill stations for students.

Important Notes:

All gifts will be $5 with students able to purchase a maximum of 2 gifts on the day. Cash only.
Limited number of grandparent gift options will also be available.
If your child is away on the day, a selection of gifts will be available at the campus office for purchase following the day.
Come and volunteer for an hour or two, use the link below to select a time that suits.

Infants Volunteers - https://signup.com/go/jyJirCg

Primary Volunteers - https://signup.com/go/FWVyBuY

Student Absences

All student absences need to be lodged on the Compass Parent Portal. Due to government legislation, notification of your child's absence must be received no later than 7 days after your child's last day of absence.

School Bus Run Tracking Apps

Here are some useful bus tracking app’s available for mobile phones. https://transportnsw.info/apps

Any Trip

https://anytrip.com.au/region/nsw

Any Trip has a desktop version, click on the S number, which will display the trip map, where the bus is and details of the tracking.

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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