General News

Dhulu - Message Stick

Yaama!

Significant Dates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - Term 2

May 26th - National Sorry Day

May 27th-June 3rd - National Reconciliation Week

July 6th-13th - NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC WEEK 2025

"The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy"

Birralii-gal-gu Ngiyaningu "For our children".

Cultural Immersion Groups

At St Edward's School, we provide weekly Cultural Immersion lessons for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The lessons are programmed and taught by our Aboriginal Education Assistants. Each grade will have one lesson a week focusing on a significant part of Aboriginal Education and Culture.

Kindergarten - The Dreamtime

Year 1 - Aboriginal Art & Gamilaraay Language

Year 2 - Cultural practices & Gamilaraay Language

Year 3 - Identity, Family/Kinship & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Role Models

Year 4 - Gamilaraay Language

Year 5 - Connections to Country

Year 6 - Indigenous History, Storytelling & Song lines and Men's & Women's business

Gamilaraay Word of the Week

Term 2 - Maabu (Numbers)

Week 1 - Maal - One

What are we learning next term?

Dhii - Animals

AEA team

Brittany Cloake - bcloake2@arm.catholic.edu.au

Primary AEA

Jarrod Peachey - jpeachey@arm.catholic.edu.au

Primary AEA

Amanda Gwalter - agwalter@arm.catholic.edu.au

Infants AEA

Sally-Anne Clarke - sclarke@arm.catholic.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Focus Teacher

Word of the Week

Our Word of the Week is back and we are excited to kick off another year of expanding our K-6 students' oral language skills, one word at a time! Each time a student uses our 'Word of the Week' in the classroom, they will earn a point. The student with the most points at the end of the term will receive a book prize to further expand their vocabulary.

We will publish our Word of the Week on Facebook and in the newsletter. Please encourage your child to use this word at home.

Term 2 Week 2 Word of the Week "FLAWLESS"

Term 2 Infants Leaders

A huge congratulations to our Term 2 Infants Leaders! Each term new Infants Leaders from Year 2 are selected to be positive role models for our K - 2 students. These students take on important daily tasks for teachers, while consistently demonstrating respect and responsibility in the classroom and on the playground. We are incredibly proud of their commitment and leadership!!

L - R: Eden Bhanthumnavin, Quinn Hemmings, Flynn Swan, Isabella Gay & George Simpson

Mother's Day Celebrations - Friday 9th May

Our school will be celebrating the important role Mothers have in our lives this Friday 9th May, with a Mother's Day Breakfast at the Primary Campus from 7.30-9.00am.

Thank you for your continued support of our school and we look forward to sharing this special day with you.

Happy Mother's Day to all our lovely Mums, Grandmothers, Aunties and Mother figures. We hope you all have a wonderful day together this Sunday!

Mother’s Day Stall

Our Mother's Day Stalls were held at both Campuses today, Thursday 8th May. If any students were away, a selection of gifts will be available for purchase at the Primary or Infants Office on Friday 9th May. All gifts are $5 each, and there is a maximum of 2 gifts. Cash only.

A huge thank you must go to our amazing P & F Committee (and parent helpers) for purchasing and coordinating the gifts and for organising/running the Mother’s Day Stalls. Also, a special thank you to those families who donated beautiful gifts for our stalls.

All funds raised will go towards the purchase of more seating, gazebos and sports equipment

Application for Extended Leave - 10 days or more

Family holidays and travel are no longer considered under the Exemption from School Procedures. Travel outside of vacation periods is now counted as an absence for statistical purposes. Please contact the school office if your child/ren will be away from school for 10 days or more as an application form will need to be completed and approved at the discretion of the Principal.

2025 Pupil Free/Staff Development Days

Please mark your calendars for the remaining Pupil Free/Staff Development Days for 2025:

Monday 26th May (Catholic Schools Week)

Friday 4th July (last day of Term 2)

Monday 21st July (first day of Term 3)

Monday 13th October (first day of Term 4)

Thursday 18th December (last day of Term 4)

Term 2 - School Uniform

All students may continue to wear their summer school uniform in Term 2. The official date for the changeover from summer to winter uniform is after the June long weekend. However, if the weather turns chilly before this time, students are allowed to wear their full school winter uniform. This includes a long-sleeved shirt and tie. We ask that whichever uniform your child selects to wear, that they wear the full uniform correctly - please do not mix summer and winter uniform items. Thank you for your support with this. Lowes stock all our new St Edward's uniforms, or we have good quality second-hand uniforms in our clothing pool at either school campus.

National Walk Safely to School Day - 2025 - Friday 16th May

https://www.walk.com.au/WSTSD/how-to-participate.asp

Now in its 26th year, National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual event when all Primary School children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a Community Event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment.

All information can found at: walk.com.au

The event will be held throughout Australia on Friday 16th May 2025

The objectives of WSTSD are:

To encourage parents and carers to walk to school with primary school age children and reinforce safe pedestrian behaviour.
To promote the health benefits of walking and help create regular walking habits at an early age.
To ensure that children up to 10 years old hold an adult's hand when crossing the road.
To help children develop the vital road-crossing skills they will need as they become mature pedestrians.
To reduce the car dependency habits that are being created at an early age and which will be difficult to change as children become adults.
To promote the use of Public Transport.
To reduce the level of air pollution created by motor vehicles.
To reduce the level of traffic congestion.

Compass Events

Please ensure you regularly log into your Compass parent portal and approve or decline any events shown for your child/children. Thank you to the families who have already attended to this.

ions can be emailed to setadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au or can be handed into the Infants Office in Robert Street.

Student Absences

All student absences need to be lodged on the Compass Parent Portal. Due to government legislation, notification of your child's absence must be received no later than 7 days after your child's last day of absence.

Esteem Kids

Before school care is available in the Infants Hall for both Primary and Infants students. It operates from 7:00am to 8:30am, Monday to Friday during the term, and includes breakfast.

After-school care is available in the Infants Hall for Infants students only from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Our Primary after school care operates from the Art Room for primary students only from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Afternoon tea is also provided.

Families are encouraged to make enquiries or express interest by contacting William Wong on 0410 841 628 or email: info@esteemkidsgroup.com.au or visit the website at www.esteemkidsgroup.com.au

ABSENCES - Please remember to contact (telephone or text) Esteem Kids St Edward's directly if your child is going to be absent on 0481 373 883. Thank you.

LOWES 20% off sale..

SWAP IT

SWAP IT is a free, evidence-based school lunchbox program. The program supports parents and carers to SWAP what is packed in their child’s lunchbox from sometimes foods to everyday foods. Visit their Website here.

Cancer Council Healthy Lunch Box

Visit 'Cancer Council Healthy Lunch Box' for a one-stop shop for everything you need to know about packing a healthy lunch box.

SORA - Free Parent Program

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