GENERAL NEWS
UNIFORM
Due to the current warm weather, students are allowed to come to school in either their full summer uniform or their full winter uniform on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of the term. Thank you for your support in ensuring that our students are wearing their uniforms correctly.
SCHOOL FEES
A gentle reminder that school fees must be paid in full by Monday, 4 December 2023. School Fee Statements are emailed to parents on a regular basis. If you are not receiving these statements, please contact our office staff. Thank you for your support.
ICAS TEST DATES
Please take note of the following dates if you have booked your child to sit an ICAS test/s
MATHEMATICS: Monday 28th August, 11:20am
FEAST DAY MUFTI DAYS
This term we will be celebrating the following feast days with a mufti day for the children in that house.
Friday 8th September (Frederic Ozanam Feast Day is Saturday 9th September)
Fredric Ozanam Feast Day - Mufti Day (Ozanam students only)
SURVEY MY SCHOOL
An annual satisfaction survey of parents, students and staff will be conducted on behalf of all Catholic schools in the Diocese this term. The surveys are designed to gather feedback from parents, staff and students about our school and will be used to inform school improvement. Responses are confidential, and individuals can not be identified.
The surveys will be launched via email on Monday, 21 August 2023 using the email addresses supplied to the school. If you do not receive an email with a link to the survey, you can access and complete the survey via the following link. https://www.research.net/r/StNicholasTamworthPARENT2023 The survey will close on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023.
REALTALK
This site includes quick reference guides, conversation starters, short videos, deep-dive seminars, printable resources, videos and curated links for parenting on the tough topics to do with relationships and eSafety.
Our website is: Real Talk Parents
To sign up please go to: www.realtalkparents.com/armidale
SCHOOL TRAVEL - BUS PASSES - CONCESSIONS
There is a new website where parents can access bus pass applications.
https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/ticket-eligibility-concessions/school-student-travel
PUPIL FREE DAYS
The following are the Pupil Free Days for the remainder of 2023.
Please mark in your diary....
Monday 18th December
Tuesday 19th December
VERITAS
Our Veritas Awards stem from our school motto - ‘Veritas’ - meaning truth. The Veritas Award is awarded to students who have been consistently displaying citizenship, leadership and/or Christian Living. Students receiving a Veritas Award are those students who have displayed our ‘Rules for Living’ in their everyday interactions. This term our focus is on ‘Valuing, respecting and caring for others’.
Congratulations to the following children who received Veritas Awards recently;Mahlia Pendergast, Tommy Cunningham, Alexis Rowland, Alyssa Malla, Spencer Willis, Daniel Hatch, Remy Roworth, Lilly Gibson, Maisie Jones, Sebastian Slater, Maximus Hodges, Anirudh Sharma, Lucas Bevan, Liam Gallagher, Nate Deacon, Alfie Sharp, Lacey Tuckey, Isaac Bennett , Alex Chaffey, Xavier Parris and Oliver Riley.
COVID INFORMATION
At the end of 2022, National Cabinet announced that people who test positive to COVID-19 do not need to isolate. In line with this announcement, schools will continue to follow guidance issued by NSW Health to support the safety and wellbeing of our school communities.
Staff and Students with COVID-19 Symptoms
If a student or staff member is unwell and has any symptoms they should always test for COVID-19 and not attend school until they are symptom free.
Positive COVID-19 Cases
If a student or staff member receives a positive result with a RAT or PCR test they should:
- Record the positive result through the Services NSW website or App.
- Notify school of positive results as soon as possible.
