AND THE WINNER IS...

Congratulations to Mia Schumann-Gross on winning the Years 3-6 section of the Students as Authors Writing Competition. This is a wonderful achievement and we are incredibly proud of Mia! Please see a copy of her winning entry below.

NEWS FLASH!!! WRITING FLOURISHES AT ST NICS FROM KINDER TO YEAR 6!!!

We are thrilled to share that writing continues to flourish and develop across all grades at St Nicholas. On any given day one can witness imagination pouring onto paper as teachers inspire, support, motivate and guide our students. A “Big Write” is the perfect opportunity for students to showcase their writing skills, and then later highlight, edit & uplevel their work. Thank you parents for continuing to take an interest in your child’s ‘Big Write’ topics by taking a few moments to chat at home with them about them.

Now, sit back and enjoy some clever excerpts of writing from our student authors below. And take a look at our gallery of snapshots from our learning spaces!!

Just off the Southern Coast is an island. Clear, crystal waves crash onto the mystical beach sands. Both the sea and the rivers are as clear as diamonds. But crouching in the shrubs, a creature locks eyes with its next victim, then sprints towards its prey. The casualty cowers in fear, waiting for its demise. Oscar Yr 6

The green troll was scary and fearless and mighty with all his strength.

Henry, Kinder

Whoosh! Curious George zooms past people and cars. He finally arrives at a dark cave. He is scared, but he is brave! He shivers as he enters the cave. Then Boom! A wizard comes from no-where. He chuckles at George, “Be my servant or I will turn you into stone!”

Henry Yr 1

“3,2,1, GO!” The crowd starts screaming as the rocket launches high into the night sky. As the onlookers squeal with delight, the rocket plunges down, deep into the underwater world below! Klara and Eleanor Yr 5

Breaking News!! You’ll never believe what happened to Noah Dreary, the type of boy who never stopped complaining. His head fell off and rolled into the lake! Flynn Yr 3

“Noooo”! screams the miniscule bee. The poor creature is chased by the grubby-fingered toddler, yielding his brothers cricket bat!!The bee takes one last, high pitched buzzing breath, and then his final black-out occurs. Maddy Yr 5

One dark, misty night I went into my backyard and saw something very mysterious!!!

Corben Yr 1

High above the city I flew through the clouds. My nostrils were filled with the city smoke.

Spencer Yr 1

How to make a potion so I can talk to animals. I need to gather all the ingredients before I blend them. I need: ancient rose petals, unicorn tears and rainbow sunlight. Lila Yr 2

Spring

New Birth

Blossoms blooming

Birds chirping, Rain drizzling

Sun shining, Comfortable, Calming

Flowers Will Yr 4

Have you ever tasted the sweet sensation of hot fries and burgers? A delicious, scrumptious snack, with just the perfect amount of flavour. But, is take-away food really a good thing? George Yr 4

Crack, Bang, Crash!

The lightning is here.

Boom goes the thunder,

as we all cry in fear! Lucy Yr 4

High above the city I zoomed and hovered. I noticed foggy clouds and skyscrapers.

I could hear birds chirping and I could feel the gushing wind! Ryan Yr 1

How to make a unicorn potion. Boil all the ingredients in a large cauldron over a hot fire. One cup of shimmery water, one magic unicorn horn, a handful of beautiful rosemary leaf, small butterfly wings and a tiny spoonful of golden glitter. Layla Yr 2

Woosh went Little Red Riding Hood as her cape flew. She was going to her Grandma’s house in the forest. Addyson, Kinder

In the park there is a dog, like a fierce dragon that flies through the air as fast as a lion. The swings are green rockets that lift me to the moon. The monkey bars are like jungle vines that I swing on to cross the pit of lava. Lily Yr 3

Bzzzz Swat!! The crinkly old lady swung the fly swatter at me as I quickly zoomed behind her. Campbell Yr 5

In the deep, dark forest lives a creepy, haggard, horned, humongous dragon!!! Yr 1 Student

ATHLETE'S FOOT VOUCHERS

Congratulations to these students who were the first to find Mrs Daley last Friday with the answer to the riddle. The answer was 'a runny nose'.

Kinder: Levi Charlesworth

Year 1: Audrey Rosewarne

Year 2: Harper Charlesworth

Year 3: Harry Marshall

Year 4: Noah Grimley

Year 5: Matilda Marshall

Year 6: Tyler O'Neile

Keep your eyes peeled in future newsletters for more opportunities to win vouchers.

CSO STAGE 3 DEBATING COMPETITION

Over the past few weeks our debating teams have been busily preparing for the second round of debates in the CSO Stage 3 Debating Competition.

Both teams were the negative teams in the debate "That we should stop selling bottled water."

Ariel Pannan, Ivy Thomas, Georgie O'Halloran and Irvan Kaur versed St Xavier's Gunnedah over zoom last week. They were very convincing and were awarded the win! Congratulations girls!

Today, Lucinda Crockett, Klara Bunnemeyer, Lacey Hutton and Eve Sedon travelled to St Edward's to hold a 'live' debate. Unfortunately we were not declared the winner, however the girls all put up very strong arguments and spoke well.

We will hold our third round of debates in Week 8.

2023 NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS CENSUS COLLECTION NOTICE

ICAS TEST DATES

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

ENGLISH: Monday 14th August, 11:20am

SPELLING: Monday 21st August, 11:20am

SCIENCE: Monday 21st August, 1:20pm

MATHEMATICS: Monday 28th August, 11:20am

FEAST DAY MUFTI DAYS

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

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.

Please also be aware the there is no supervision until 8:15am. Students arriving before this time need to be sitting down until the teachers dismiss them. If you need to drop your child to school before the gate opens at approximately 8:10am, please consider the use of Esteem Kids Before School Care.

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

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; Hank Jones, Tao Dunst, Spencer Felton, Arveen Kaur, Abigail Lewis, Rylee French, Mia McCarthy, Emerson Feasey, Amelia Wilson, Brianna Tuazon, Molly Jones, Paige Gwatkin, Will Gardiner, Annie Bui, Mason Knox, Jason Igbeije, Matilda Marshall, Isabelle Harding-Brown, Lillian Hobden, Henry Armstrong, Michael Pham, Payton Bell, Isaac Bennett, Alex Chaffey, Mia Schumann- Gross,

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

NOTICE BOARD