GENERAL NEWS
SPORTS DRINKS - PRIME ETC
We have recently seen some children bringing sports drinks to school such as 'Prime'. Please only send water in a drink bottle for your child to drink during the school day. Poppers are allowed to be sent in for break times. We appreciate your support in not sending in 'Prime' or other sports or energy drinks to school.
ANZAC DAY MARCH
We will be taking part in the ANZAC Day March in Tamworth. Students are encouraged to come and represent St Nicholas School. We will be meeting in Bourke St at 9:45am. Students will be required to wear full school winter uniform.
PUPIL FREE DAYS
The following are the Pupil Free Days for the remainder of 2023.
Please mark in your diary....
Thursday 6th April
Monday 22nd May
Monday 18th December
Tuesday 19th December
KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS FOR 2024
Enrolment Applications close on Monday the 3rd of April.
Please see the front office for Enrolment Application forms or they can be found online here
WELCOME TO THE HIVE & THE ZONE
Tomorrow we welcome our families of students in Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 5 and Year 6 to come along to your child's classroom to have a look at some of the learning they have been doing. This opportunity is available for parents from 8:15 - 8:45am. We hope to see many parents there.
EASTER HAT PARADE
Next Tuesday 4th April, we invite you to attend our Easter Hat Parade where Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 will proudly showcase their hats they have been working on at school. The parade will be at 2:15pm on the school oval. We hope to see you there.
Calling Kinder and Year 1 parents for book covering help!!
Recently we purchased an enormous number of books to boost our home reading supplies, yet we are unable to begin using them until they are covered. We really need this big job completed by the end of this term.
If you can possibly help and would like a bag of books and contact sent home, please get in touch over the next few days via email below.
Alternatively, if you are free to pop by school for an hour or so on the upcoming pupil free day (Thursday 6th April between 10am-2pm) please also let us know via email. We will have a “book covering station” set up along with some simple activities to occupy your children. Think of it as a little social opportunity whilst ‘many hands make light work’!
Many thanks in advance.
Shelly O’Sullivan and Amanda Doyle (Leaders of Pedagogy)
sosullivan @arm.catholic.edu.au adoyle@arm.catholic.edu.au
SMART WATCHES
If your child is choosing to wear a smart watch to school it is important to look at the watch settings so that a child’s learning is not affected if used at the wrong times. Smart watches will need to be "locked" during school hours. Please be assured that if you need to get a message to your child, the front office staff can get the message to them for you. Thank you for your support with this matter.
ATHLETE'S FOOT VOUCHERS
Our school has taken part in the Athlete's Foot school loyalty program. Every time a pair of shoes is bought at the Athlete's Foot and St Nicholas is mentioned as the child's school, it earns us vouchers. This year we have several $20 vouchers to give away. The first person from each grade to come to Mrs Daley tomorrow and correctly answer the riddle will receive a voucher. Good luck!!
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
SCHOOL UNIFORM - SUMMER TO WINTER
With the change of weather and winter approaching, it is time to consider the conversion from summer to winter uniform. We expect that the days will still be warm enough for the students to wear summer uniform on the commencement of Term 2, however it is expected that all students will be wearing the full winter uniform by Monday 8th May. Lowes stock all the St Nicholas uniforms, or we have a selection available in our clothing pool.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR DRUM LESSONS
If your child is interested in learning the drums at school please contact Isaac Smith from the Conservatorium of Music on 0467 666 910.
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;
Nellie Thomas, Bill Davidson, Blake Lloyd, Elsie Gibson, Eden Hill, Lara Ebzery, Harper Henry, Lewis Flynn, Stella Clery, Taylor Langford, Isabelle Amos, Christian Iles, Tyler Kilby, Sara Scott, Matilda Tyne, Sophie Dowsett, Lucy Milne, Mia Simpson, Harshita Harshita, Thant Thiha, Connor Shaw, Evelyn Iles, Dean Mayer, Elloise Marsh, Maddie Robinson, India Hicks, Max Edgar, Molly Stokeld and Mia Schumann Gross.
STUDENT ABSENCE
All student absences need to be lodged on the Compass Parent Portal. 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.
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
All parents need to be aware, our supervision of students
does not begin until 8.15am each day.
If your child/ren require supervision and care before 8.15am please contact Esteem Kids for before school care. 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.
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
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ADIG BONUS SAVER ACCOUNT
Please see a short video about the ADIG Bonus Saver Account.