St Edward's Primary School, Tamworth

General News

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Cultural Learning Plans

If you were unable to attend the Cultural Learning Plan meetings, your child/children's CLP's will be sent home by Friday 5th April. You will receive 2 copies, we ask that you sign and return 1 copy by Wednesday 10th April and keep the 2nd copy at home. We are so sorry for the push back of the recent dates announced. 

If you have any questions in regard to your child/children's CLP, please contact the AEA of your child/children's campus. 

 

Gamilaraay Word of the Week:

Gawu (Word for Easter) - Egg

 

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 10  Word of the Week "DEVOUR"

 

PRIMARY Mathematics Learning Walk - Monday 8th April, 12 noon

 

Primary Learning Walk, please Register here by Friday 5th April!

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 Fees

Term 1 school fees were due Friday 22nd March. Thank you to those parents that have already paid. BPAY is our preferred method of payment for School Fees. BPAY can be set up as a recurring payment with a set amount to cover annual school fees. If you would like weekly/fortnightly/monthly amount worked out for you please email Hannah - hbarnes@arm.catholic.edu.au. Please see attached sample statement, 2024 school tuition fees and link to a video to help set up your BPAY.  Any further questions please email or call Hannah in the Primary office.

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 P & F Trivia Night - Saturday 24th August

ANZAC Day March 

St Edward’s students will once again join the Tamworth community in the ANZAC Day March on Thursday 25th April 2024.  We encourage all students from Kinder to Year 6 to 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. Please confirm your child/ren's attendance via the Compass Event that will go out to parents next week (Week 11). 

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. 

2025 Kindergarten - ENROL NOW

Applications for Kindergarten 2025 are NOW OPEN. Please contact the Infants Campus for an enrolment pack or download the online form.

Enrolment Applications must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents as listed on the cover page of the application form. ie: Birth and Immunisation Certificate; Baptismal Certificate (only required if your child is baptised Catholic) and proof of student’s residential address. 

Please spread the word if you know of anyone with a child wishing to start at St Edward's School in Kindergarten in 2025.  Please note enrolment applications close on Friday 12th April.

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.

 

COVID INFORMATION

At the end of 2022, National Cabinet announced that people who test positive to COVID-19 do not need to isolate. In line with this announcement, schools will continue to follow guidance issued by NSW Health to support the safety and wellbeing of our school communities. 

 

Staff and Students with COVID-19 Symptoms

If a student or staff member is unwell and has any symptoms they should always test for COVID-19 and not attend school until they are symptom free. 

 

Positive COVID-19 Cases

If a student or staff member receives a positive result with a RAT or PCR test they should:

  1. Record the positive result through the Services NSW website or App.
  2. Notify school of positive results as soon as possible. 

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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NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook

The “NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook” is a comprehensive and free resource to assist parents, carers as well as teachers on a range of topics essential to child safety.  

The updated digital edition includes important content updates from: Fire and Rescue NSW (home fire safety), Transport NSW (school bus and seat belt safety), NSW Department of Communities and Justice (keeping children safe), eSafety Commissioner and NSW Rural Fire.   

Please click here to view the digital handbook.

Healthy Lunch Box

Drama Holiday Workshops...

 

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