School News
Upcoming Dates, RE News, Library News & Important Updates
SCHOOL CALENDAR & COMMUNICATION
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R.E. NEWS
Caritas - Project Compassion
During Lent we try to think of others, especially those less fortunate. Please give generously to Project Compassion this Lent. The money boxes that have been sent home can be sent back to school at the end of this term.
Palm Sunday Liturgy - Infants Campus
Parents of Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 students are warmly invited to our Infants Campus Palm Sunday Liturgy this Friday 11th April at 11.45am. The Liturgy will be in the Infants' Campus Hall.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday (this Sunday) is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified.
Palm Sunday is known as such because the faithful will often receive palm fronds which they use to participate in the reenactment of Christ's arrival in Jerusalem. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, and to the lavish praise of the townspeople who threw clothes, or possibly palms or small branches, in front of him as a sign of homage. This was a customary practice for people of great respect. Palm branches are a widely recognised symbol of peace and victory, hence their preferred use on Palm Sunday.
A Morning with Mum - Mother's Day Celebrations
We will be celebrating the important role mothers have in our lives on Friday 9th May, with a Mother's Day Breakfast - "A Morning With Mum". Our celebrations will be at the Primary Campus from 7.30am - 9.00am.
Please complete this google form for catering purposes.
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First Eucharist Information and Dates
Any student wishing to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion (First Eucharist) must attend the information and enrolment night on Tuesday, 13th May at 5.30pm (Week 3 of Term 2). This session will be held at Mary Help of Christians Church with Father Roel, Deacon Paul, Mrs Clarke and teachers from Year 3. Please bring your child to this evening.
Please note: Students must be baptised Catholic and have made their First Confession. Any child from Years 4- 6 wanting to receive the sacrament must attend the enrolment night and must contact Mrs Clarke to organise preparation classes.
Important Dates:
Information Session: Tuesday 13th May at 5.30pm (Week 3)
Sacrament - First Eucharist: Sunday 22nd June - 9.00am
(Feast of Corpus Christi - Week 9)
LIBRARY
Students as Authors Writing Competition
Entries are open to students who would like to enter the "Students as Authors" competition run by the Armidale Catholic Schools Office. This year students are asked to "write a story that will make us smile or giggle, or chuckle or laugh; a story to lift our spirits".
There are 4 age categories, with the winner having their story published on SORA Digital Library. Students are able to work indiviually or in groups. Entries close on the 30th May 2025. If you have any questions, please reach out.
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 2025 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. This is a proud tradition at St Edward’s, and every student is invited wholeheartedly to participate.
Every student at the Infants Campus will automatically be signed up to 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.
Login details will be handed out to all primary students who are participating in this year's challenge. If your child has not received their login details, please ask them to come and see Mrs Michell in the library or email cmichell@arm.catholic.edu.au
Students can start logging their books today using this link
https://online.education.nsw.gov.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/
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 books they have read and also discover books that are part of the PRC using the link above. If you have any problems with logging books or access, please reach out.
The Challenge runs until Friday, 22nd August, 2025. Students can join at any time but the end date remains the same.
PLEASE NOTE!! Any books on the list that your child has read (or you have read to your child for K - 2) over the summer holidays can be counted for this year’s Challenge.
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.
Class Library Days
Cycle A - ODD weeks
Monday: 3P, 3M and 3E
Tuesday: 4E
Wednesday: 4M and 4B
Thursday: 2I, 2M, 2H. Year 1 students who bring their bags can swap their books.
Friday: All Kindergarten - every week.
Cycle B - EVEN weeks
Monday: 5Q, 5H and 5M
Wednesday: 6C, 6M and 6O
Thursday: 1M, 1B, and 1W. 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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SCHOOL TV
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