School News

SCHOOL CALENDAR

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R.E. NEWS

Confirmation 

Confirmation will be held on Sunday 15th August at 11.00am in the school hall. Please keep the candidates in your prayers, as they prepare for this sacrament. 

Reminder: all attendees over 12 years of age are to wear a mask during the Mass.

St. Vincent de Paul - Winter Appeal - PJ Day

Parish News

St Edward's Parish are about to commence a program for those interested in learning more about the Catholic faith tradition.

Some are joining the group with a view to joining the Catholic Church, others may join simply to learn more about the faith.

If you are interested in joining the program, please feel welcome to call Deacon Paul on 0418 667 329 or the Parish Office  southtamworthparish@armidale.catholic.org.au

Wonder White Recycling - Mini Vinnies

Thank you to all families who sent in bread bags and tags. Our collection has now ended. Our Mini Vinnies team sorted and folded all bags! Our boxes have been sent off to Wonder White to be processed.

LIBRARY NEWS

Book Week is coming

It's the most exciting time of the year for book lovers and dress up fans alike. The Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week celebrations are from 21-27 August. 

The theme this year is 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds' which covers just about any story you would like to think of!

The best books by Australian authors for Australian kids are celebrated in all sorts of ways in schools across Australia. To see the shortlisted books that may be the winners of the Book of the Year in each category, go to the CBCA website HERE. We are currently looking at the books in class library visits and they will be able to be borrowed by the students after Book Week. The selection this year are excellent, as always, and if you see them while out shopping they always make great gifts for kids.

There will be lots of activities in the library for students at Recess and Lunch during that week to celebrate all things books. However, the most exciting event every time is the Book Character Parade!

The dates for the parades are:

Primary:  Wednesday 25th August

Infants:    Thursday 26th August

Sadly, due to Covid-19 rules, parents are unable to attend but we will take lots pics of happy smiling faces for our social media sites.

To keep students safe and in the spirit of the event, there are just a couple of rules we need to keep in place.

The basic rules are: 

• no flip flops (proper shoes only).
• clothes appropriate for the weather and school environment.
• each student must know their character and the book they are from. If they can bring a copy or photocopy that's great, but not mandatory.
• if a student doesn't want to participate, then school uniform is to be worn. However, with a little bit of thought anyone can manage such characters as Too Cool!, Billie B Brown, Hey Jack!, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and other such realistic fiction characters.

If you need a little bit of inspiration, here are some links with some ideas. https://www.familiesmagazine.com.au/childrens-book-week-costume-ideas/

https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/g28594281/book-character-costumes/

https://desertchica.com/diy-book-character-costumes/

Drum Lesson Opportunity - Primary Students

If we have any Year 3 - 6 students that are interested in learning to play the drums, Jarron McGrane from the Conservatorium of Music can offer drum lessons at school. Jarron already teaches guitar lessons at the Primary Campus.

If your child would be interested in drum lessons, you can contact Hannah Caterer (Acting Program Manager at the Tamworth Conservatorium on Music)

hcaterer@thecon.com.au  or by phone on 6766 6911.