2026 Principal Appreciation Day

Today our school celebrated Mrs Dinale and the wonderful work she does daily as our school principal. Mrs Dinale works tirelessly for all of the students, staff and parents and we thank her for all of her dedication. Thank you Mrs Dinale!

Mathematics and Literacy Parent Volunteers Required

We are looking for parents who may have half an hour once or a few times a week to work specifically with students in the following grades and areas. All training provided.

Years 3 and 4 Mathematics. Recall of number facts and times tables games will be the focus.

Year 2 Reading

Kindergarten Reading

Please email samantha.edwards1@dbb.catholic.edu.au if you are interested.

ICAS Testing Years 3-6

The following dates have been allocated for Years 3-6 ICAS tests over the next few weeks. Students who are absent will be able to make up the test until the Friday and then the test portal for that subject will close.

Science - Tuesday 18th August 9am

Mathematics - Tuesday 25th August 9am

ICAS Parent Note 2026.docx

Year 1 and Year 2 CSBB Screeners

Catholic School Broken Bay has mandated that all students in Year 1 and Year 2 complete the following screening tests by the end of Week Five (Year 1) and Week Six (Year 2).

Year 1 Phonics

Year 1 Number Sense

Year 2 Number Sense

Screener assessments are short 1-1 assessments conducted by the classroom teacher. They assess only for that point in time. They are used by the school to identify students who may need intervention or extension in Mathematics and English. Results of these screeners are not usually communicated to parents as they form one small part of the overall assessment that teachers do daily in their course of work.

Casual Teachers have been employed to release the Year 1 and 2 teachers to complete these screeners by the due date. We always attempt to employ casual teachers that are known to the students and well aware of our students and school.

If you would like more information, please see communication from CSBB.

CSBB Early Years Screeners

Book Week - Week Six Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August

Each year at Holy Family we love to celebrate Book Week! Book week is a week designated by the Book Council of Australia to celebrate all things literature and reading.

During this week the following exciting events have been planned -

Monday - Author Louise Park will be leading two sessions based on her working life as a successful author

Kinder - Year 2 - 10am - 10:55am

Year 3 - Year 6 - 11:25- 12:30am

For more information on Louise Park please CLICK HERE

Wednesday - Year 5 and 6 - Write a Book in a Day Competition

Thursday 9am - Book Parade in the hall - All parents are invited (please also dress us!)

Students are invited to dress up as their favourite book (not movie or tv show!) character.

We encourage everyone to use what they have at home to create innovative costumes. There is no need to buy new costumes. There will also be a special Book Week performance by staff.

Friday - Picture Book of the Year Announced

Students this term have been reading the shortlisted Picture Books of the Year. On Monday of Week Six they will vote for their choice. The students who choose the winner will receive some extra play on Friday as their reward.

Holy Family Public Speaking Competition Term Three

This term, all students at Holy Family will be involved in the annual Public Speaking Competition. This competition is school based and aims to give students opportunities to practice and display important public speaking skills.

City2Surf – Two Years in a Row!

For the second year in a row, Harvey completed the 14km City2Surf from Sydney to Bondi Beach!

At not quite eight years old, it was a big challenge. There were plenty of hills and some very tired legs along the way, but Harvey kept going and was thrilled to cross the finish line and collect his medal again. He is already talking about coming back for number three next year! Maybe we’ll see a few more Holy Family runners joining him in 2027!

Basketball Milestone for Lauryn

Lauryn W performed strongly as the youngest athlete at this week’s Basketball NSW Under 13 Talent Athlete Program (TAP) and will progress to the September State High Performance trial. This is a milestone in her basketball development and an important step towards her long-term goal of representing NSW basketball. Congratulations Lauryn, we look forward to following your progress.

School Photo Day - Tuesday 25th August - Full School Uniform to be worn. Ordering of school photos is done via your Compass App. Please ensure that your child is at school on time as the timetable for the day moves quickly.

Kind Regards

Sam Edwards

Assistant Principal

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