On Friday the 3rd of September, we will virtually celebrate
Father’s Day during our Assembly Zoom at 10:15 am.
To participate in our Father’s Day celebrations, it would be wonderful if you could please email me (joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au) one or more of the following suggestions before Wednesday the 1st of September.
A photo/drawing of a father figure
Written dad joke. E.G: Why did the teddy bear say no to dessert? Because she was stuffed.
Written adjective to complete the following sentence starter. My dad is ………
Galilee's Got Talent is a wonderful way for our students to showcase their talents and celebrate Galilee’s Name Day on Friday the 8th October
All the students are encouraged to participate. They may wish to do a solo act or a group act. For example, students can sing a song, perform a dance routine, tell jokes, create a magic act, develop a skit, show off athletic skills, play an instrument, cook, perform aerobics, recite poetry, comedy, drama, trampoline tricks or demonstrate their own particular talent in their very own unique way.
All the students are encouraged to be creative, wear a costume and keep to a time limit of 2 mins. Please film an individual or a group performance. Then, email it to the following email address before Monday 4th October (Term 4 week 1). Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au
If the file can’t be sent via email, please share it via Google Drive.
It is very important that we uphold copyright legislations and make sure all the music is retrieved from a reputable website. Please click the links below to access free music and acknowledge ‘Bensounds’ or ‘Epidemic Sound’ in your 2 min video.
https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/2
https://www.epidemicsound.com/commercial-subscription/
The Year 6 RE Test has been postponed to Wednesday 3rd November
Dona and I have been regularly working with the Year 6 students to help them prepare for the Year 6 RE Test. Some of the activities are listed below:
-completing a daily quiz based on questions from past Religious Education papers
-revising answers and explaining content to the students during Zoom meetings
-completing follow up activities and past papers
The students have access to digital copies of past papers, answer keys and notes. If you would like to be provided with a hard copy of past papers and answers, please send an email to dona.mccabe@syd.catholic.edu.au
Please encourage your child to keep up the great work. We are very proud of them!
Please click the link for more information
Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition
All the students in Stage 3 are warmly invited to participate in the 2021 Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition. Please click the link to access The Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition Site which will assist students to explore creative, artistic and reflective ability in expressing understanding of the Christmas story. A series of new instructional videos are on the site to help guide students in their artistic processes for the Christmas Story Art Competition and Exhibition. If your child would like to participate, please let me know via the following email. joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au
Pope Francis Award program
Congratulations to the Pope Francis students for completing a number service hours. At the moment the students are completing the following online modules. At the end of Term 4, the students will be rewarded.
Thrive Film Festival
Students are invited to enter the Thrive Film Festival, celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia. THRIVE is a short film competition with the theme 'CELEBRATE' Please see attached additional information and email me if your child would like to participate. joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au
Ignite Conference 2021- Registrations now open!!!
It is with great pleasure that we announce that registrations are now open and with some very generous subsidies to encourage attendance this year.
With no WYD or Australian Catholic Youth Festival, this is the ticket event of the year!
Date: Wednesday 29th September to Saturday 2nd October 2021
(Term 3 school holidays – long weekend)
Location: Freeman Catholic College (Mount Street, Bonnyrigg Heights)
Age: The conference is open to students and staff from Primary and Secondary schools (Other family members are welcome but will not receive SCS subsidies).
Time: Please click here for a general overview of the program.
Cost: Please see below.
For Primary school students (Ignite Kids program)
$25 (subsidised cost, full price ticket usually $100).
SCS is subsidising the cost for the first 100 students who register
so that they only pay $50.
After that, a 50% subsidy will be applied and students will pay $130.
Note: Cost includes all meals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday including lunch, dinner, morning/afternoon tea packs. Cost does not include dinner on Wednesday night, however, food will be available for purchase.
Click here for comprehensive information regarding the conference and how to register.
