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Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
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2024 Presentation Night
Thank you to the whole of our St Edward's community who joined us for our 2024 Presentation Night at the TRECC on Tuesday evening. The venue was buzzing with excitement as we were able to celebrate together all the wonderful achievements from the school year.
Special congratulations to our Class Award and Major Award Recipients for 2024.
Well done everyone!!
| CLASS | NAME | AWARD |
| Mrs Lesley Ashton | ||
| KA | Andrew O'Neill | Academic Award |
| KA | Jane Finlayson | Application Award |
| KA | Hunter Moffett | Application Award |
| KA | Darcy Forsythe | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Alex Brownsmith | ||
| KB | Charli Bennett | Academic Award |
| KB | Laura Barrett | Application Award |
| KB | Jack Sheather | Application Award |
| KB | Noah Ware | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Marisa Cartan | ||
| KC | Joey Hardaker | Academic Award |
| KC | Lily Pearson | Application Award |
| KC | Isaiah Douglas | Application Award |
| KC | Tyanna Mehra | Improvement Award |
| Miss Emily Blundell | ||
| 1B | Scarlett Gippel | Academic Award |
| 1B | Grace Casson | Application Award |
| 1B | Spencer Stevenson | Application Award |
| 1B | Jack Washburn | Improvement Award |
| Miss Bridget Little | ||
| 1L | Essie Heyman | Academic Award |
| 1L | Rosie Jolliffe | Application Award |
| 1L | George Simpson | Application Award |
| 1L | August Jackson | Improvement Award |
| Miss Carly Wilkes | ||
| 1W | Isabella Gay | Academic Award |
| 1W | Aaron Whitehead | Application Award |
| 1W | Zahli Brims | Application Award |
| 1W | Hudson Jeffrey | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Julie George | ||
| 2G | Katie Reeves | Academic Award |
| 2G | Tyler Manalastas | Application Award |
| 2G | Annabelle Grant | Application Award |
| 2G | Spencer Germany | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Cecily Hankin | ||
| 2H | Franklin Mann | Academic Award |
| 2H | Matilda Cock | Application Award |
| 2H | Eadie Hardaker | Application Award |
| 2H | Jack Heyman | Improvement Award |
| Miss Moira Watts | ||
| 2M | Beau Rayner | Academic Award |
| 2M | Lilah Riordan | Application Award |
| 2M | Rylan Stevens | Application Award |
| 2M | Cody Cooper | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Alicen Ward | ||
| 2W | Mitchell Hague | Academic Award |
| 2W | Jett O'Hearn | Application Award |
| 2W | Olivia Preston | Application Award |
| 2W | Mason Parry | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Emily Press | ||
| 3E | Grace Skimmings | Academic Award |
| 3E | Elijah Miller | Application Award |
| 3E | Ella Parry | Application Award |
| 3E | Layla Jarvis | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Taylor Mavin | ||
| 3M | Aiden Steel | Academic Award |
| 3M | Harrison Maguire | Application Award |
| 3M | Emily O'Leary | Application Award |
| 3M | Madden Hayes | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Kizzy Pearson | ||
| 3P | Matthew Press | Academic Award |
| 3P | Lillian Johnson | Application Award |
| 3P | Jai Boney | Application Award |
| 3P | Mary-Jane Manning | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Emily Marshall | ||
| 4E | Sophie Webster | Academic Award |
| 4E | Maison Smith | Application Award |
| 4E | Lylah Ison | Application Award |
| 4E | Andreas Androutsos | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Renee Maguire | ||
| 4M | Sidney Mann | Academic Award |
| 4M | Alice Nguyen | Application Award |
| 4M | Lily Pieper | Application Award |
| 4M | Ariana Rogers | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Deb Rafferty | ||
| 4R | Peyton Gippel | Academic Award |
| 4R | Mackenzie Stevenson | Application Award |
| 4R | Olive Harris | Application Award |
| 4R | Allyra Ford | Improvement Award |
| Miss Caitlin Holman | ||
| 5H | Ashton Jeffrey | Academic Award |
| 5H | Aria Swan | Application Award |
| 5H | Abby Tickle | Application Award |
| 5H | Reghardt Floor | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Jo Munro | ||
| 5M | Charlie Hague | Academic Award |
| 5M | Indianna Fenwick | Application Award |
| 5M | Liam Joubert | Application Award |
| 5M | Audrey Stewart | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Belinda Quayle | ||
| 5Q | Jimmy Press | Academic Award |
| 5Q | Nate Hatch | Application Award |
| 5Q | Evie Judge | Application Award |
| 5Q | Spencer Madgwick | Improvement Award |
| Mr Sam Casson | ||
| 6C | Louis Fernance | Academic Award |
| 6C | Nathan Rex | Application Award |
| 6C | Kate Seckold | Application Award |
| 6C | Tiannah Sutcliffe | Improvement Award |
| Mr Nick O'Neill | ||
| 6O | Kaycee Bett | Academic Award |
| 6O | Ruby Wall | Application Award |
| 6O | Abbie-Lea Ashbrooke | Application Award |
| 6O | Natalia Allan-Saunders | Improvement Award |
| Mrs Stacey Smith/Mrs Kayla Smith | ||
| 6S | Nash Bradley | Academic Award |
| 6S | Ruby Moore | Application Award |
| 6S | Ava Timbury | Application Award |
| 6S | Makenzie Mills | Improvement Award |
| MAJOR AWARDS | ||
| Half Blue Awards | ||
| Emily O'Connell | Athletics | |
| Ashton Jeffrey | Hockey | |
| Arlo Bullock | Softball | |
| Emily O'Connell | Sportsperson of the Year | |
| Mia Sleiman | Ayton Family Award for Pastoral Care | |
| Kiarnee Smith & Louis Fernance | Chapman Family Cultural Award | |
| Kaycee Bett | Fr Frank LeFevre Award for Citizenship | |
| Mia Coombes | Helen Fredericks Shield for Leadership | |
| Kate Seckold | Joy Makepeace Award for Public Speaking | |
| Lauren Propsting | P&F Volunteer of the Year |
PLEASE NOTE: Award Winners - Student photos will be taken by Mrs Ashford at school on Thursday 5th December and will then be emailed to parents via Compass on Friday 6th December.
R.E. NEWS
Advent
This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent. We light the second purple candle, typically called the "Bethlehem Candle." This candle symbolises faith; reminding us of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem.
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.
The closing date for donations is Wednesday 11th December.
St. Vincent de Paul Discos
Please join us for our Christmas Discos next week! Both discos will be in our Primary Campus Hall.
Infants Disco - Wednesday 11th November - 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Primary Disco - Thursday 12th November - 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Drop off options:
Please note there will be no parking inside the school grounds, for the safety of our students. If you would like to walk your child in, please park in Hillvue road and enter through the front gate. There is is a drive through drop-off/pick-up option as well, entering through the main driveway (Hillvue Rd) and exiting the same way. Note: the usual Primary Kiss & Drop (from Wongala Street) is not open for use during either disco.
Dress up in Christmas colours/attire! All money raised will go to St. Vincent de Paul, to help people in our local community.
Please note students will be able to also purchase drinks and chips on the night.
Chips: 50c
Drinks: $2.50
Disco Entry: $2
Advanced Notice
Friday 13th December - End of Year Mass K - 6, 10.00am
Wednesday 18th December - Year 6 Graduation Mass, 10.00am (Year 6 parents are invited to attend)
St. Edward's Parish Christmas Pageant
Father Roel has invited any students who would like to be a part of the Christmas Nativity Play at the 6.00pm Mass on Christmas Eve to make contact with the school.
This is a wonderful opportunity for the students to make connections with the Parish and celebrate in Jesus' birth. Please let Mrs Clarke know as soon as possible via email: sclarke@arm.catholic.edu.au
Mrs Clarke will oversee any rehearsals prior to the Christmas break and costumes will be provided. We would like to have a few parent helpers to dress the children in their costumes on the night.
Parish News
Please join us for one of the Christmas Masses.
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!
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