END OF YEAR WHOLE SCHOOL MASS

Date: Friday, 6 December 2019

Time: 9.30am

Where: St Nicholas School Undercroft

Uniform: Full School Summer Uniform

All parents, carers and grandparents are welcome to attend.

PRESENTATION NIGHT REHEARSAL DAY

Date: Thursday, 12 December 2019

Time: 8.45am to 2.55pm

Uniform: Sports Uniform

Students come to school as normal with recess, lunch and water bottle packed in their school bag. Students will be transported to and from the TRECC throughout the day. There will be NO CANTEEN FACILITIES on this day. Infant students may be collected early from school after 11.00am and only if convenient for parents to rest up for the big night.

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Date: Thursday, 12 December 2019

Time: 6.30pm start (students to arrive no later than 6.10pm)

Where: TRECC

Uniform: Full School Summer Uniform

Please join us for a night of celebration to see out the 2019 school year.

KINDERGARTEN 2020

Our Kindergarten classes are now full for 2020. If you have a child starting Kindergarten in 2020, please mark your diary with these upcoming dates. Any queries, please contact our office staff.

Kindergarten Best Start Interviews - Thursday, 30 January to Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Kindergarten 2020 students start 2020 school year (full school days) - Thursday, 6 February 2020

YEAR 5 LEADERSHIP DAY

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Our Year 5 Leadership Day will be held on Wednesday, 4 December 2019 in the school auditorium. All Year 5 students will take part in the activities for the Leadership Day and all students can hear the nomination speeches of those seeking to be elected as School Captains, Vice Captains and House Captains in 2020.

NEARLY THE END OF PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR OUR YEAR 6 STUDENTS

It is such a busy and exciting final term for our senior students in Year 6 as they complete their primary schooling. In many ways these students have 'outgrown' the Primary routine and are looking forward to the new challenges and routines provided by the High School setting.

However, it is important not to look too far ahead and forget to cherish what is happening in the present. With only weeks left, we encourage our Year 6 students to continue to work hard in class, respect the teachers and their peers who have travelled the Primary journey with them and to enjoy, for what may be the last time, the friendship and opportunities that have made their Year 6 experience so memorable.

YEAR 6 YEAR BOOK

Please note that the Year 6 Year Book is currently being compiled. We have photographs including students other than Year 6 children (eg. buddies) throughout the Year Book and we need to make all aware that if you do not wish to have your child's photograph appear in the Year Book then you must notify the school as soon as possible.

STUDENT ABSENCE

Please notify the school if your child is absent. Due to government legislation, notification of your child's absence must be received no later than 7 days after your child's last day of absence.

You can do this in the following three ways ....

1. Telephone our office staff (office hours 8am to 4pm).

2. Email our office staff (admin@stnicholastamworth.catholic.edu.au).

3. Use the school website home page to send through a student absentee.

Many parents are surprised by their child's absence details when receiving the end of Semester reports. Please do not panic. Notifying the school can be easily forgotten, especially when caring for an ill member of the family. If you are in doubt as to whether you have notified the school, please contact our office staff and they are more than welcome to print you a list of your child's absences and rectify.

MCCARTHY CATHOLIC COLLEGE

Year 7 2020 Orientation & Information Night

ORIENTATION DAY

Monday 2 December 2019 - 9.30am to 2.30pm

McCarthy Catholic College Hall

Students from St Nicholas School will be transported to MCC at 9.00am and returned at 2.30pm with Hannafords Coaches. Students are to wear their full primary school uniform and bring their own morning tea, lunch and a drink bottle. All students will be met by senior student buddies on their arrival at the College.

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

Monday 2 December 2019 - 6.00pm to 6.45pm

McCarthy Catholic College Hall

Following the Year 7 2020 Orientation Day we will be holding a Parent Information Night to discuss important information for the transition of your child to high school at MCC.

If you have any questions in regards to Orientation Day or the Parent Information Night please contact: Mrs Belinda Gleeson-Barker

Enrolments Officer

Telephone: 02-67610802

Email: bgleeson@arm.catholic.edu.au.

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS

All parents need to be aware our supervision of students does not begin until 8.15am each day. We are becoming increasingly concerned that children are being dropped off and left on their own, unsupervised by parents before this time - often up to half an hour earlier. This is not a safe or acceptable practice. Currently students are expected to come in and sit in the Holy Family Courtyard unsupervised and wait. We cannot be responsible for any accident or potentially harmful incidents occurring. Please organise alternative care for your child if your child requires supervision before 8.15am.

SCHOOL STUDENT TRANSPORT SCHEME (SSTS)

For information visit https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts

Applications for student travel in 2020 opened on Friday, 11 October 2019.

Students progressing to year 3 and year 7 no longer need to re-apply if they:

· are continuing at the same school

· are residing at the same address

· have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification via email.

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply.

If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails

Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2019 to ensure student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement/card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2019, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement/card and a new one will need to be issued.

Students residing in Rural and Regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the commencement of the new school year from their nominated operator, this may be distributed via the school or sent direct to their address. Note: some R&R operators do not issue travel passes. Students/Parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

Sherpa Kids After School Care

TIME TO THINK ABOUT VACATION CARE FOR CHRISTMAS SUMMER HOLIDAYS