School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
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R.E. NEWS
Confirmation Enrolment
The sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Sunday, 13th September. Thank you to those families who have attended our Information and Enrolment NIght. If your child has not enrolled, please ensure you attend a weekend Parish Mass and let Father Roel know you are there to enrol. It is a requirement that all candidates enrol.
St. Mary of the Cross Mackillop
The Feast of St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop is Saturday, 8th August. Mary MacKillop became known as St. Mary of the Cross when Pope Benedict XVI canonised her in 2010. She is Australia's first Saint.
Mary was a Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. St Mary of the Cross and Fr Woods opened their first school in Penola, South Australia. From there, they founded other schools for children who were poor, especially in country areas. They taught about God’s love and being faithful to the Gospels. St. Edward's School is a Josephite School - founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Students will participate in class liturgies on Friday to mark this special day.
Father's Day Breakfast
Our annual Father's Day Breakfast is fast approaching. Please see the flyer on the General News page of the newsletter for dates, details and a catering link. We look forward to celebrating with all of our wonderful dads!
Upcoming Dates:
- Family Mass - Sunday, 23rd August, 9.00am
- Fathers' Day Breakfast - Friday, 4th September, 7.30am - 9.00am
- Sacrament of Confirmation - Sunday, 13th September, 9.00am
LIBRARY
Advanced notice - Book Week Parade Term 3
St Edward's will be celebrating the CBCA Book Week in Week 6. There will be many different activities held at both libraries during Week 6 to celebrate. This year's CBCA theme is "Symphony of Stories". 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 2026 Book Week Parade:
Infants - Wednesday, 26th August at 8.45am
Primary - Wednesday, 26th August at 10.00am
NSW Premier's Reading Challenge
We are very excited to give the students at St Edward’s Primary School the opportunity to participate in the 2026 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge.
Every student at the Infants Campus will automatically be signed up for the challenge and read books from the challenge as part of their class and library sessions.
Primary students wanting to participate in this year's challenge will need to see Mrs Michell in the library to sign up.
Students are encouraged to log onto the PRC website from home to log their books, or Mrs Michell can log them in the library. Students should now start to log the books they have read. Students can also discover books that are part of the PRC using the link above. If you have any problems with logging books or accessing, please reach out.
If you have any questions, please reach out.
Class Library Days
Cycle A - ODD weeks (Week 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Monday: 3H, 3M and 3P
Tuesday: 4M
Wednesday: 4P and 4B
Thursday: 2I, 2M, 2H. Year 1 students who bring their library bag can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week
Cycle B - EVEN weeks (Week 2, 4, 6, 8,10)
Monday: 5Q, 5T and 5M
Wednesday: 6C, 6M and 6O
Thursday: 1M, 1B, 1W. Year 2 students who bring their library bag can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week
St Edward's Library Clubs
The clubs include:
Early Bird Reading Club: from 8.30 am 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
SORA - Get free eBooks and audiobooks from your school
We encourage students to continue reading during the school holidays. St Edward's students have access to SORA, an online library offering a wide range of eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines. To log in from home, students will need their school email address and password, which can be obtained from their teacher. Below are instructions for logging into SORA.
If you experience any issues, please contact cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au via email.
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