Uniform Orders

Dear Parents and Carers,

Summer Uniforms are available to order online via https://bit.ly/3cIRfakWinter Uniforms are available to order online via https://bit.ly/3cCMU8j

All uniforms are now available to be ordered online.

Please note that individual products have been removed from Qkr!, and all future orders are to be placed using these forms.

Payments are still to be made via Qkr! or direct deposit. If you require an alternate method of payment or have any questions, please contact the school office via phone or email at weeadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au.

Regards,

St Joseph's Primary Wee Waa

Winter Uniform

Dear Parents and Carers,

Orders for Winter Uniforms are now open.

The official change to the winter uniform is Tuesday 15 June. You may choose to send your child to school wearing their winter uniform before this day. However, please ensure that it is the full uniform (i.e. including tie).

Please submit orders for winter uniforms by Wednesday 21 April. We will notify families when orders are ready to collect next term via Compass and SMS.

Regards,

St Joseph's Primary

Cross Country Trials

Dear Parents and Carers,

The Cross Country Trials will be held on Wednesday 28 April to select students who will represent our school at a Diocesan level.

Only students who wish to gain selection to attend the Diocesan Cross Country on Friday 7 May in Barraba will participate. Students who are not participating in the trials will attend school as usual.

For further information, and to opt-in your child for this event, please go to Events on the Compass School Manager app, or, alternatively, go to https://stjosephsweewaa-nsw.compass.education/Organise/Activities/Events/

If you are able to volunteer to assist on the day, please complete the following form:

2021 Cross Country Trials Volunteer Form

Many Thanks and Kind Regards,

Elise Vinson

Sports Coordinator

Reconciliation Parent Information Night

Dear Parents and Carers of Year 2 students who are baptised Catholic,

You are invited to attend our Sacrament of Reconciliation Parent Information Night on Wednesday 21st April at 5:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. We apologise for the incorrect day and time printed on the Sacramental note sent home earlier this term.

This event will be followed by our Family BBQ at school straight after.

Regards,

Karlee Hatton

Religious Education Coordinator

NAPLAN

Dear Parents and Carers of Year 3 and 5 students,

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

Our school will be participating in NAPLAN Online between 11 and 21 May 2021.

Excessive preparation for NAPLAN Online is not recommended. Students do not need to be able to touch type to complete NAPLAN Online as the tests are not about keyboard skills (just as the paper test is not about handwriting skills). Students can use the public demonstration site to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in the NAPLAN Online tests.

Please see the attached NAPLAN Online – Information for parents and carers sheet for further information.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact the school office.

Additional resources:

· Public demonstration site

· NESA NAPLAN website

· NAP parent/carer support page

· Watch a video that explains NAPLAN Online

· Watch a video that explains tailored testing

Regards,

St Joseph’s Primary Wee Waa

Compass Updates

Dear Parents and Carers,

Consent for events (excursions, sports etc) are now obtained online via Compass

The Parent Portal in Compass will be updated over the holidays with updates to the following:

A new login page
A new header across all modules
A new look homepage

Please note that none of these changes will impact the functionality that you are used to within Compass, they are updates to the design that we hope will make your use of Compass easier.

To open your compass portal on your mobile phone, you will need to open this in browser. When opening your Compass app, 3 bars in the top left-hand corner will appear. Choose 'open in browser' from the drop-down list and you will then be able to view your dashboard as you would on a computer device.

To receive instant Compass push-notifications on your device, please check that this is enabled in Settings.

Regards,

St Joseph’s Primary Wee Waa

Health Alert: Flood related disease risks

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please see the following attachment communicated by Hunter New England Health regarding flood-related health risks.

Regards,

St Joseph's Primary Wee Waa

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