School News

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Please click here to access our school calendar to view all important upcoming dates. St Edward's Parent Calendar can also be accessed via your Compass Portal. From the Compass app you can access the calendar from the calendar symbol at the bottom of the screen. If you are accessing Compass via a browser the calendar symbol is on the top left.

R.E. NEWS

Grandparents' Day Celebrations - 26th July

The Feast of St. Anne and St. Joachim (Jesus' grandparents) is next Tuesday 26th July. All grandparents are invited to our celebrations at the Primary Campus on this day. We will begin with a liturgy at 12.30pm in the Primary Hall, followed by lunch in the grounds. The Infants students will catch a bus to the Primary. Please leave the bus bay at the Primary clear for buses only. We hope you are able to join us!

Confirmation

The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place on Sunday 18th September at Mary Help of Christians Church. Students wishing to receive the sacrament must be baptised and have received the Sacraments of Confession and Eucharist. The Information Night for families is next Tuesday 26th July at 6.00pm in 6K's classroom.

Students will be required to enrol in the sacrament by attending an Enrolment Mass. The available Mass times are:

Saturday 30th July at 5.30pm

Sunday 31st July at 9.00am or 5.30pm

Real Talk

As part of a focus by the Catholic Schools Office in Armidale, Real Talk has been invited to speak to every Year 4, 6, 7 and 9 student across the 24 Armidale Diocesan schools. Real Talk visited the Year 4 and 6 students at our school last year, and we are excited to have them visit again this year! Real Talk will be facilitating a session with the Year 4 & Year 6 students on Wednesday 3rd August, discussing topics of self worth, personal identity, good decision-making and cyber-safety. There is a parent information zoom session next Wednesday 27th July. Please see details below.

Topic:  Respectful Relationships - Real Talk Parents and Caregivers Seminar

Time:   Wednesday 27th July 2022 at 7.30pm

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5349350161

Meeting ID:  534 935 0161

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LIBRARY NEWS

What day is your child's library day?

With a new start to the term, here is a reminder about library days for your child. Library bags on library day are an expectation and borrowing a variety of books greatly exposes your child to new vocabulary and spelling BUT, even more importantly, new points of view, environments, situations and characters. Reading builds EMPATHY!

We have a beautiful, growing library collection at each campus, so please ensure your child has an opportunity to take advantage of that.

Kinder - every Friday

Year 1  - every Thursday

Year 2  - every Thursday

Year 3 - ODD weeks of term - Monday or Tuesday

Year 4 - ODD weeks of term - Tuesday or Wednesday

Year 5 - EVEN weeks of term - Monday

Year 6 - EVEN weeks of term - Tuesday or Wednesday

Save the Date

Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week is in Week 6 this term! 

So, dust off the costumes from your favourite book character and get ready for the best books for Australian children to be announced! More details later.

1000 Books Before School Project

A reminder that if you have enrolled your child for Kinder 2023, you are most welcome and encouraged to join our 1000 Books Before School Project.

Just pop into the ladies at the Infants Office and they will get you started. A never-ending bag of books to borrow and to share with your child to help set them up for the best start to their school learning years.

If you have already joined, don't forget to come and visit to exchange your new set of books.

PRC Reminder for Participants

Another gentle reminder that this year's Premier's Reading Challenge closes in mid August. If you are completing this at home with your child, please be noting the books on your PRC Reading Record log so everyone gets to complete it who nominated in Term 1. 

What day is the library open on each campus?

Primary:  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday every week.

Infants:   Thursday and Friday every week.

Both campuses are open:

From 8.15am for Early Bird reading and sticker collecting; and Recess and Lunch in playtime for reading, drawing and various clubs.

See you in the Library,

Mrs Annie 

K-6 Teacher Librarian

School TV

Today parents face a multitude of modern day challenges in raising happy, well and resilient young people. Whilst there is a great deal of information available, this can often be confusing and overwhelming for parents looking for guidance.

SchoolTV addresses this as an online resource designed to empower you as parents with credible and sound information with realistic, practical ongoing support strategies.

Check out the resources on our school website @ https://stedwardstamworth.catholic.schooltv.me/