Activities and Events
2024 SCHOOL LEADERS
We are already half way through Term 1 and our 2024 School Leaders are shining in their new roles and taking great pride in their responsibilities. Throughout the year, our leaders are responsible for a variety of tasks including the preparation and running of morning and weekly assemblies, presenting MaxFM radio news, Buddy Time with our Kindergarten students, participation at community events such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day as well as being positive role models for the rest of the students on a daily basis.
Our School Leaders for 2024 are:
School Captains: Angus Irwin and Isabela Campbell
Vice Captains: Walter Read and Ebony Lehmann
Prefects: Harrison Tout and Zoe Walters
Band Captain: Shiloh Vuragu
Joseph House Captains: Thomas McFarland and Ezrah Watene
MacKillop House Captains: Sophia Chappel and Indigo Ryan
Penola House Captains: Ivy Towner and Jonty O’Connor
Xavier House Captains: Hailem Roberts and Archie Greenaway
DIOCESAN YUGA-LI YULU-GI WESTERN CLUSTER DANCE GROUP
Seven of our Stage 3 students are excited to be part of the Diocesan Yuga-li Yulu-gi Western
Cluster Dance Group. Last Friday, they travelled to the Dhiiyaan Centre in Moree to join dancers from Diocesan schools in Moree, Walgett and Wee Waa. This was their first of three group rehearsals in preparation to perform at the Catholic Schools NSW Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education Conference in Tamworth in October.
The rehearsal was under the guidance of the amazing cultural performers from Yulugi Marumali and Milan Dhiiyaan.
The students were very enthusiastic during the rehearsal and represented our school with pride. Thank you to Miss Maddy, Mr Hynch and Miss Squire who accompanied the students to Moree.
NARRABRI CARP MUSTER COLOURING COMPETITION
The Narrabri Carp Muster took place last weekend along the Narrabri Creek and we enjoyed hearing all about it at school on Monday. As well as being out on the river fishing, students had the opportunity to participate in a colouring competition.
Well done to everyone who entered the competition and congratulations to the place winners in the infants competition - Mary Smith who placed fourth and Elliott Rily who received highly commended.
PRINCIPAL'S READING CHALLENGE
The Principal's Reading Challenge encourages children to keep reading over the Christmas holiday break. Well done to everyone who participated in the challenge last school holidays. Certificates were awarded at assembly last Friday for the following categories;
Bronze Certificate - completing up to 10 reading sessions
Silver Certificate - completing up to 20 reading sessions
Gold Certificate - completing up to 30 reading sessions
Platinum Certificate - completing over 40 reading sessions
Our Champion Readers are those who completed the most reading sessions during the challenge and they were presented with a medal. Congratulations to our Champion Reader from Stage 1 - Tigerlily McIlrick, from Stage 2 - Quade Browne and from Stage 3 -Carrington Browne.
INITIALIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Mrs Craig, Miss Verrier and Mrs Creighton recently participated in a two day video conference workshop relating to the InitaLit reading program. This is the third year this great program has been in place at our school as it was introduced to our Year 2 students when they were in Kindergarten.
The main objective of the course was to provide our staff with the best tools to assist our students with reaching their full potential in regards to reading and spelling.