Term 2 Week 4 2024
Term 2 Week 5 2024 |
School Events |
Monday 27th May |
Guitar Lessons Year 5/6 Library Day Canteen |
Tuesday 28th May |
Yr 1/2 Library Day |
Wednesday 29th May |
Kindergarten Library Day |
Thursday 30th May |
Sports Uniform Year 3 Library Day |
Friday 31st May |
Student pupil-free day Staff at Proclaim |
Up Coming Events |
Term 2 Week 7 Monday 10th June - Kings Birthday Long Weekend Wednesday 12th June - School Photos Wednesday 12th June - Maths Explorer & Olympiad Competition Term 2 Week 8 Monday 17th June - eSports Competition (Hastings) Thursday 20th June - Athletics Carnival Sunday 23rd - First Holy Communion Term 2 Week 10 Thursday 4th July - Last Day for Students Friday 5th July - Staff Spirituality Day |
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Thank You to Our Families for Participating in the TTFM Survey!
We wish to advise that the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) survey officially closed today, and thanks to our families incredible support, we surpassed our target! We had 68 families complete the survey, exceeding our goal of 60 responses. The survey responses will provide us with invaluable insights into our school's strengths and areas of growth, ensuring we continue to create the best possible learning environment for our students. The feedback collected will also be instrumental in guiding our future strategic improvements and initiatives.
As a token of our appreciation, we are excited to share that each student will receive a Zooper Dooper on Monday! This treat is a small gesture to celebrate our collective achievement in reaching our survey completion target. Thank you once again for taking the time to contribute to our school's journey of continuous improvement. Your involvement is deeply valued and makes a significant difference in our school community.
Sacrament of Reconciliation and First Communion Reflection Night
On Wednesday night our children making their Sacrament of Reconciliation and First Communion came together for a faith reflection evening as part of their preparation. We ask you all to pray for the children as they prepare. First Reconciliation will be on Thursday 13th June at 5pm and First Communion will be on Sunday 23rd June at 9am at Laurieton. We invite families to join us on this special morning.
Save the date: Family Faith night. Saturday 29th June 2024. Children and their families will be part of the Mass at 5pm, followed by shared dinner, games and faith sharing in the parish hall. More details to come.2025 Kindergarten Interviews Underway!
We are thrilled to have begun interviews for our 2025 Kindergarten class this week. It has been delightful to meet children from both new and existing families. It is already evident that the incoming students will be a wonderful addition to our community, and we are looking forward to welcoming them into our school family.
Please be reminded that the enrolment interviews will continue until the end of this term. If you or someone you know is still interested in enrolling a child for Kindergarten in 2025, we encourage you to contact the school office as soon as possible to schedule an interview. Availability is becoming limited, and we are committed to ensuring that every interested family has the opportunity to join our community.
Staff Proclaim Day - Pupil Free Day on Friday, 31st May.
We would like to remind families that next Friday, May 31st, will be a Pupil Free Day at our school. All staff members will be attending a regional Staff Proclaim Day focused on Spiritual Development and Faith Formation at Port Panthers. Please note that there will be no staff on site at the school on this day.
For families requiring supervision for their children, Aspire After School Care will be offering a vacation care program. We encourage you to contact Aspire directly for more information and to secure a spot if needed. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We appreciate your support as our staff engages in this important faith-formation opportunity.
MultiLit Visit
On Monday, we were fortunate to have an educator from MultiLit and 2 Education Officers come and observe our infant's classrooms during our InitiaLit instruction. They were very impressed with our dedication and consistency in improving student outcomes. The Teachers and Leadership Team also had the opportunity to work with these educators to further improve our instruction and routines during InitiaLit instruction.
Best wishes from the leadership team
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Mr Rick Galvin Principal |
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Mrs Maria Wilson Assistant Principal Mission |
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Mrs Kristan Nichols Acting Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching |
Compass Events
School Athletics Carnival - Compass was having technical difficulties recently in events; this should hopefully be rectified today.
NSW PREMIER’S READING
CHALLENGE 2024
This challenge is aimed to encourage a love of reading in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition, but a challenge to each student to read and read more widely.
Kinder, Year 1 and 2 will complete the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge as a whole class at school.
Congratulations to the following Students in years 3-6 who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge individually so far.
These students will receive their awards at the End of year School Presentation in term 4.
Leah Hayward
Willem deVries
Speech and Drama Eisteddfod
The Port Macquarie Speech and Drama Eisteddfod is an exciting opportunity for your child to showcase their talents.
This Eisteddfod is an annual event that offers a friendly, community based platform for students to participate in various sections including reading, speaking and drama. Participation in the Eisteddfod is an excellent chance for your child to display their skills and talents, fostering their confidence and creativity. Students can participate in individual solos, or as part of duos, trios or groups.
When: 6th - 8th September 2024
Where: St Joseph’s Regional College Hall
Entries close: 29th July 2024
Mrs Toole takes Drama on Monday's at Recess and has begun working with many students on their various pieces. These students will receive further information soon.
For more information on how to register and participate, please visit the Port Macquarie Eisteddfod website or contact the Eisteddfod committee at pmacspeechanddrama@gmail.com.
Dear Parents,
During Term 2 on 2nd July, Rick Galvin will be involved in a principal appraisal process as part of his contract of employment. You may have already received an email regarding this, as it was sent early. Please disregard that email as the survey has been closed, and you will receive a new email and link on the 31st of May. If you have already completed the survey before it was closed, you will not need to complete it again, as all data will be transferred across. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.
The appraisal process seeks information from a variety of people associated with the school and uses a number of tools to ensure effective consultation. The process aims to highlight the positive aspects of the leadership offered and identify areas for further development.
A timeline is currently being arranged to suit the needs of the school community. The appraisal will be conducted by an External Chair nominated by the Catholic Schools Office.
The full principal appraisal process involves:
• a survey and self-appraisal statement completed by the Principal
• an interview with the Principal
• input as arranged with the Parish Priest
• surveys of parents, school staff and Catholic Schools Office personnel
• interviews with the Schools Leadership Team
• interviews with a random selection of staff who request an interview with the Chair
• interviews with a random selection of parents who request an interview with the Chair.
The preferred method of survey completion is by the online survey form. A link to this form will be forwarded to your email address. Please ensure your current email address is registered at the school as this survey link will be sent to you two weeks prior to the appraisal. Parents may express their interest to be interviewed via this electronic form. Not all those who express an interest to be interviewed will be contacted. If not contacted, then parents may wish to email their comments. Anonymous comments and emails will not be considered.
In writing the appraisal report, use of the information gathered will remain confidential and not identify sources. Every family in the school is encouraged to complete a survey.
Your support of the appraisal process is appreciated.
Yours sincerely
Michael Mullaly
Chair
Diocesan Cross Country
Congratulations to Dean Harthog (Yr 3) and Gideon Fogg (Yr 5) who both competed for the Hastings Zone at the Diocesan Cross Country Carnival in Grafton on Tuesday. Gideon ran a creditable 18th out of 40 runners, while Dean ran a fantastic 4th in his age division. Dean now gets to represent Lismore in the Polding cross country held in Sydney later this term.
Rugby Union
Congratulations to Lachlan Wilson (yr 6) who competed for the Hastings Zone in the Lismore Rugby Union trials in Grafton last Friday. Lachlan played extremely well and led by example all day. Lachlan now represents Lismore in the Polding trials held in Forbes later this term.
National Simultaneous Storytime Success
We all enjoyed NSS 2024
Our students were one of 2,359,147 participants at 21,969 locations across Australia and the world to join in for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024. We all enjoyed reading Bowerbird Blues along with Aura Parker followed by some activities in our classrooms.
If you would like to download and print a certificate please do so below:
We look forward to joining in again next year for NSS 2025
Kindergarten Maths Groups
Kindergarten's Design and Make Task
Kindergarten students have been busy designing and making the a waterproof raincoat for Little Red Riding. Wonderful work Kinder!
Year 1 Sport
Children's Liturgy
Assembly
Acknowledgement of Country
Class Awards
Ministry Awards
Class of the Week
Date |
Event |
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Week 4 - Saturday 25th May |
Year 2 - Parents' Drinks and Dinner @ Kew Hotel |
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Week 6 - Saturday 2nd June |
Year 6 and Kindergarten - Buddy Day at Bago Maze |
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Week 8 - Saturday 22nd June |
Year 5 - Family Night at Kew Pub |
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Week 9 - Saturday 29th June |
Year 1 Dads Golf Day |
*Further dates will be advised via Compass or Schoolzine. Please contact your class parent/s for more information on social activity.
2024 CLASS PARENTS
All Dads: Tony Maher (Artie Year 1)
K: Irene Santi, Taliska Arentsen, Katie Barker
1: Rachel deVries, Emma Hockham. Justine Reedy, Tony Maher
2: Lyndelle Lee, Emily Fogg, Katie Barker
3: Lou Roberts, Emma Hockham, Aaron Jackson, Erin Elliot, Katie Barker, Brooke Hudson
4: Erin Richards, Lyndelle Lee, Hayley Guffogg
5: Tamara Romer, Rachel deVries, Emily Fogg
6: Brooke Hudson. Michelle Latham, Chaney Boyle
School Leadership Contact: Fiona Hayward
Knowledgeable Others (for support to new class parents): Brooke Hudson and Michelle Latham
