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Dear Parents and Carers,
Two weeks ago our Year 6 students within the parish received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Bishop Brian Mascord was very impressed with the preparation and presentation of the Confirmation candidates. There was a huge amount of preparation put into preparing the students for receiving the sacrament. Thank you to Father Leo, Mrs Hart, Mrs Lenihan, Mr Allmark, Mrs Mathieson, Mrs Royston, Mrs Rutkowski and numerous staff for the enormous amount of time that they all put into teaching the students, preparing the hall to become a sacred mass setting, the preparation of resources and attendance on the days. The preparation for Confirmation was a true team effort.
To finalise the Confirmation journey for 2021, all students in Year 6 attended a celebration day at Milton on Monday 7 June 2021. This day was run by the ‘Youth Team’ in the Wollongong Diocese and was called ACTIVATE. To support their Christian leadership as confirmed Catholics, yesterday all of the Year 6 students attended a ‘leadership day’ in the school hall, led by Mr Douglas, Mr Holgate from St Joseph's Albion Park and the Year 6 staff. As an observer on the day, I was impressed by the enthusiasm displayed by the Year 6 students.
Father Leo has had his last weekend within the Parish and has now headed across the Nullarbor Plain to Perth to continue his vocation within the Oblate order that he belongs to. Father Leo will be missed and we are thankful for the two years he was with us. Father Joseph Pothenparampil is our new Parish Administrator and comes to us from St Paul’s Camden Parish with great optimism and plans for our parish. We look forward to parents meeting Father Joe in the weeks and months ahead. Welcome Father Joe.
Last week, four of our students participated in the NSWCCP Cross Country Carnival at Eastern Creek. Congratulations to these students and their amazing accomplishments:
Anna Duncan - 7th place
Ella Walsh - 38th place
Milla Cooper - 17th place
Taj Goddard - 18th place
It is quite a journey to Eastern Creek and parents are thanked for supporting their children in their sporting journeys. Last Tuesday, many of our students from Years 3-6 participated in the CEDoW South Coast Netball Carnival. The school received excellent feedback about the behaviour and sportsmanship of our students. Thank you to Mrs Lenihan, Mrs Warner, Mrs Turner and parents who assisted the students at the carnival. On Monday 21st June, Brodee Green and Noah Jamieson will be representing the Wollongong Diocese at the MacKillop Rugby Union Trials in Forbes.
Today all students will receive their half yearly progress reports through parents/carers accessing the Compass Parent Portal. These reports have been designed to give families valuable information about many aspects of their child’s progress at St Michael’s Nowra. This report contains academic, social development and work habit information as well as attendance details. Parents are now familiar with how to access the “Parent Portal” to receive the report and book an interview time with the classroom teacher. The booking system will be open from Friday to Sunday evening to allow a 15 minute appointment to be booked by parents for next week. Please take some time to sit with your child and go through all aspects of the report with them prior to the parent/teacher interview. The teachers are looking forward to having an interview with you. Thank you for the time and effort staff have put into preparing these student progress reports.
This coming Monday 21 June 2021 is our school athletics carnival at Shoalhaven High, Thank you to Mr Allmark, Mr Anderson and their teams for organising the carnival. The primary students in Years 3-6 will leave from school by bus at 9 am and the infants students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will travel by bus to the carnival, arriving at approximately 9:45 am. There will be a canteen run by Meaghan’s Kitchen but no lunches will be provided. Parents are invited to attend the carnival and asked to observe social distancing. All students and parents will have their hands sanitised when arriving at the carnival.
Details regarding the school’s observance of NAIDOC week will be shared early next week through a Compass announcement. As all parents know, we have a very rich history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders education here at St Michael’s Nowra. Our team here at school have been in the process of planning to involve many of our students in NAIDOC week activities for 2021. We look forward to sharing information with you when it is finalised.
School concludes on Friday 25 June 2021. School will return for Term 3 on Monday 12 July 2021. There will be NO Staff Development Day on Monday 12 July 2021. All students and staff will be at school on this day.
Enjoy the two week vacation commencing next Friday 25 June, 2021.
Yours in Faith and Virtue,
Mr Christopher Paton
Our Parents and Friends group are in the process of sourcing signs to remind parents/carers about the 10km speed limit, 'No Smoking' reminders about the school and car park, and reverse parking. Could all parents/carers especially ensure no smoking occurs in the vicinity of the school and car park, including inside cars.
Thank you.
Mr Paton
In the last week there has been a good response to the survey - 49 so far. Please follow this link to complete the survey https://forms.gle/8kvZiyipPgE6hJhu5. It will only take two minutes but could assist families in a big way.
Thank you.
Mr Paton
It has certainly been a busy past few weeks with sport and there is still more to come.
On the 8th June, 4 St Michael’s students, Ella Walsh, Milla Cooper, Taj Goddard and Anna Duncan competed in the NSWCCP Cross Country Championships at Eastern Creek. It was an early rise for the students.
Ella Walsh ran 2km in 10min:20secs and came 38th overall.
Milla Cooper ran 2km in 9min:17secs and came 17th overall.
Taj Goddard ran 3km in 13min:44secs and came 18th overall.
Anna Duncan ran 3km in 13min:56secs and came 7th overall.
The following week, boys and girls from years 3 to 6 participated in the Netball Gala Day at Berkeley. The students played games in a round robin format. All the students had a great time, especially the boys, who had their first taste of umpired netball.
The school’s athletics carnival will be held next Monday 21st June at Shoalhaven High School. Permission notes have gone home via Compass. Can you please check your emails or go onto the Compass Portal to give permission for your child to attend the carnival. On the day, students will compete in the athletic events of 100m, 200m and 800m races, and other novelty events. To help students prepare for the day, teachers will be taking the students through the field events of high jump, long jump and shot put during their sports lesson. The finals of these will be held during school and not at the carnival. The top place getters in these events will progress to a Diocese Athletics Carnival, where students will compete to represent Wollongong at the MacKillop trials.
Upcoming sporting dates for Term 2:
Athletics Carnival – 21st June
If you have any questions about sports or any events coming up please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Mr. Allmark
Sports Coordinator
Seasons for Growth for Year 4 has now started. I am running five Season for Growth groups over Thursdays and Fridays.
During these past two weeks, students at Art Club have been drawing lighthouses. After finishing their lighthouses, I showed students how to use watercolour pencils. Some students chose to challenge themselves and have a go at adding colour to their picture using the watercolours, whilst other students chose to use traditional pencils or sharpies.
Over the past week I purchased some more items for Art Club. These include ink, cardmaking materials, stencils and chipboard. I look forward to seeing what the students create as they learn how to use each product. The creativity in Art Club is definitely flowing.
Mrs Catriona Neilsen
The St Michael's P&F are creating a recipe book to be used as a fundraiser.
Please see the attached flyer for further information. Funds raised from the recipe books will help pay for new readers for the school.
On behalf of everyone at Tour de Cure, many thanks for welcoming us to your school on our recent 2021 Woolies on Wheels Tour. The team has reported that it was an absolute delight to be part of your school community for a short while. They loved presenting the ‘Be Fit, Be Healthy, Be Happy’ program to the students. It was great to hear that your students enjoyed the visit and that they can lead as healthy, happy and fit lives as possible. Encouraging healthy lifestyle practices is so important for us all.
We are delighted to let you know that the Woolies on Wheels Tour raised over $1.2million that will go towards cancer research, prevention and support.
Once again, our sincere thanks and all the very best to your school community.
We are pleased and excited to announce that Oztag will be commencing in the Shoalhaven on Thursday October 14th 2021 for both seniors and juniors. Please see attached flyer for registration and competition dates and details.
We will also be holding an Oztag school holiday clinic for junior boys and girls aged 5-12 years on Monday 5th July at Lyrebird Park, Nowra. Flyer attached with further details.
If you require any further details please don't hesitate to send us an email or check out our website - shoalhaven.oztag.com.au or follow our Facebook Page Shoalhaven Oztag.
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Term 2 |
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Week 10 |
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Monday 21.06.2021 |
School Athletics Carnival |
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Friday 25.06.2021 |
Last day of Term 2 |
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Term 3 |
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Monday 12.07.2021 |
First day of Term 3 |