FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents,
Our school days and weeks seem to be so busy with such a lot of learning and creative activities integrated into the school days.
As I have many opportunities to chat with our students and see their wonderful work, it has been an exciting week of learning. I would like to commend and thank the wonderful staff at our school, who on a daily basis work and endeavour to provide our students with the best learning environment possible. Dedicated, committed and with a great sense of teamwork and fun, our staff serve our school community with pride, passion and purpose.
Thank you for your ongoing support and enjoy your weekend.
Transition to School Playgroup
We have now completed our sessions for Transition to School for our 2020 Kindergarten students. What a welcoming opportunity for all new students and their families!!!! It has been wonderful to see the parents, carers and grandparents who have been coming along and watching our new Kindergarten students interacting during play. The Kindergarten students are familiarising themselves with the school and the other students from this cohort. The newer parents are engaging with the parents who have been here for a short time and learning some of the routines we have at Holy Cross.
The Orientation Day for all 2020 Kindergarten students and their parents will be held on Friday 15 November from 9:00 am – 10am.
Staff News
We wish Mrs Simpson well as she commences leave this week, to prepare to celebrate the arrival of her first child. We wish both Verity and Todd many blessings as they prepare for this special occasion. We welcome Mrs Kasandra James to our Holy Cross Community.
Kinder Mass
All Welcome to our Kinder Mass on 8.30am, 10 November at 8.30am.
Little & Early Learning Labs
The University of Wollongong would like to invite your students to LITTLE and EARLY LEARNING LABS, an academic enrichment holiday program. We are targeting students from Year 1 to 6 during 2019, who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners.
Rememberance Day
11 November, 2019, also known as Armistice Day, will mark 101 years since the end of the First World War, with a range of tributes and commemorations set to take place across the country. Every year in November, the nation marks the wars that have scarred our past and the bravery of the men and women who fought them.
Remembrance Day in Australia is dedicated to Australians who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards. A minute of silence is dedicated to the deceased, especially for soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation.
Many Australians stop what they are doing at exactly 11am in their local times on 11 November each year to dedicate a minute of silence for those who died in war, especially soldiers from as far back as World War I. Those who join in this act of remembrance include teachers, students, politicians, and workers.
Our students in Year 3, 4 , 5 and 6 will attend the commemorative service at Charles Harper Park.
Our Infants students will assemble in the Top Playground for a short commemorative prayer to mark this special day.
SPLICED Presentations 2019
Congratulations to all the students Alex, Nate A, Ripley, Daniel, Mia G and Tom A who have been working hard during their SPLICED lessons with Mrs Natalie Baker.
Congratulations Ripley, Daniel, Mia G and Tom A whose work will be acknowledged at the “The Good, The Beautiful, The True. Student Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking" 2019 SPLICED Publication and Website launch on Thursday 14 November at The Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow.
Mr Peter Turner, Director of Schools and special guests will be attending to make the presentations of the 2019 Publication and certificates to each student, launch the website and address the audience.