GENERAL NEWS

ICAS TEST DATES

Only 11 days left to enter ICAS 2023!  Online entry and payment closes Monday, 31 July 2023.

Please take note of the following dates if you have booked your child to sit an ICAS test/s

WRITING: Monday 7th August ,11:20am

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: Monday 7th August, 1:20pm

ENGLISH: Monday 14th August, 11:20am

SPELLING BEE: Monday 21st August, 11:20am

SCIENCE: Monday 21st August, 1:20pm

MATHEMATICS: Monday 28th August, 11:20am

NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS

GRANDPARENT'S DAY

FEAST DAY MUFTI DAYS

This term we will be celebrating the following feast days with a mufti day for the children in that house.

Thursday 3rd August

St Dominic Feast Day - Mufti Day (Dominic students only)

Tuesday 8th August 

Mary Mackillop Feast Day - Mufti Day (Mackillop students only)

Friday 8th September (Frederic Ozanam Feast Day is Saturday 9th September)

Fredric Ozanam Feast Day - Mufti Day (Ozanam students only) 

MORNING SCHOOL DROP OFF

A reminder that if you are using car drop off in the morning, that parents are not to get out of their car. This is for children that are able to exit their car without assistance. We appreciate your cooperation.

CLOTHING POOL

Thank you to all our families who have donated to the clothing pool. We would love a few volunteers to help sort and hang our donations. If you have any time to spare we would love your help. 

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

YEAR 5 LAKE KEEPIT EXCURSION

THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER TO FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 2023

We are still taking names of parents wanting to accompany our students to Lake Keepit. Please email jwoolaston@arm.catholic.edu.au if you would like to express your interest. 

Our Year 5 students and staff will be travelling to Lake Keepit Sport and Recreation Centre  for their annual excursion.  

Parents should have received a Compass Event Notification which will include full details, consent forms and payment options. 

Please note, you will need a current Working With Children Check to attend as a parent.  

We are really looking forward to this excursion to close out the 2023 school year and to give our 2024 school leaders the opportunity to come together as a group before they begin their final year of primary education.  Thank you for your support.  If you have any queries, please contact our office staff.  

Please Note:  NSW Government 'Back 2 School Vouchers' will be accepted before expiry on 30 June 2023 as part payment.  Please see our administration team.  

YEAR 6 CANBERRA EXCURSION

MONDAY 4 DECEMBER TO FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER 2023

Our Year 6 students and staff will be travelling to Canberra for their annual excursion.  

Parents should have received a Compass Event Notification which will include full details, consent forms and payment options. The cost will be $600.00 and this will be confirmed in the Compass Event Notification.  Please note, we are trying very hard to keep all costs to a minimum.

Thank you for your support and please do not hesitate to contact our office staff if you have any questions or are experiencing any difficulties.

Please Note:  NSW Government 'Back 2 School Vouchers' will be accepted before expiry on 30 June 2023 as part payment.  Please see our administration team.  

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; Manroop Kaur, Mia Flynn, Isla Single, Harry Bevan, Morgan Watson, Lydia Carmichael, Sarika Dube, Ella Warren, Lucy Ireland, Sophie Killeen, Zoey Davis, Nellie Burgess, Bella Pinchen, Jax Graf, Issabelle Carey, Hank Jones, Aaron Amalakumar, Clare Salkeld, Chelsea Ryan, Dylan Cayley, Ruby McHugh, Eve Sedon, Harry Wilson, Xavier Parris, Lillian Freund. 

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:

1.Record the positive result through the Services NSW website or app

2. Notify the school of the positive results as soon as possible