Recent Staff Professional Learning

Research tells us that the quality of the teacher is the greatest in-school influence on student achievement. Therefore high quality professional learning for teachers must be a priority to ensure improved teacher practice that leads to improved student growth.

17 May - Assistant Principal Network Meeting

Mrs Jennett

18 May - School Support Officer - Library Administration

Mrs Murry and Mrs Richardson

19 May - CEDoW Review of School Review and Improvement Focus Group

Mrs Duffin

21 May - SSSO Network Meeting

Mrs Bartholomeusz

25 May - Learning In Leadership

Mrs Jennett

26 May - Wollongong Environmental Network Meeting

Mrs Jennett - 

28 May - CEDoW & Principal Meeting

Mrs Duffin

Sending Food To School

Please be reminded that we have a number of students with severe allergies to various foods and therefore we request that the following foods not be sent into school:

• Foods containing nuts eg all types of nuts, sesame seeds, Nutella, Peanut Butter
• Foods containing whole eggs, for example egg sandwiches, boiled eggs

Sending in Treats to Celebrate Birthdays

Some families choose to send in a small treat for their child’s classmates to celebrate their child’s birthday. Please note, this idea is not welcomed by all parents. If parents choose to send in a small treat to share with classmates, we ask that these be limited to Freddo Frogs or Snake lollies only.

Navigating the Pre-Teen Years 9yrs-12rs - Catholic Care Parent Presentation at Holy Cross

Our Catholic Care Counsellor, Doreen, in response to many parent concerns, will deliver a presentation to support parents through parenting children in their pre-teen years (ages 9-12).

If you would like to know more about the changes and challenges children experience in the pre-teen years (ages 9-12), Doreen has put together a presentation that covers the following topics:

• What are the pre-teen years
• What is happening to my child
• Changes and Challenges
• Girls
• Boys
• Gender
• Social Media and Gaming
• What does my child need from me
• Tips for parents
• When should I be concerned

Q and A opportunities

Parents are warmly invited to attend this Information Session to be delivered face to face in our School Library on the following dates:

• Tuesday 8 June -  2.15pm-3pm
• Thursday 10 June -  9am - 9.45am

Reporting Timeline - Years 1 -6

Towards the end of Term 2, Year 1-6 students will receive their Semester 1 reports. The Semester 1 report, will demonstrate student’s academic achievement in relation to what they have learnt in Term 1 and Term 2. Reports will be released via Compass on Thursday 17 June, Week 9. This will be followed by Parent/Teacher Interviews in Week 10. There will be one late night of interviews on Tuesday 22 June. Interview bookings will be released closer to the date. 

Assemblies

Parents and families are invited to attend our assemblies this term each Monday fortnight at 9am. Our next assembly will be held on Monday 7 June and our final assembly for Term 2, on Monday 21 June. At this assembly, Principal Awards will be given out and Year 3 will be sharing aspects of their learning. 

In Term 3, our fortnightly assemblies will be held on Tuesday afternoons at 2.40pm.

Gardening Club

Year 2 – Glue and Tally’s

Week 4 saw Year 2 do the particularly messy, yet popular task, of making glue for a paper mache mask – we investigated how a solid and a liquid when combined make a completely new substance that is different to its parts and how it can be used as an everyday product. Week 5 was about mathematics, science and the environment, our young scientists went “into the field” of the school and tallied every living thing in both Yalunga Garden and The Patch, with some very interesting results!  You’ll need to ask them to find out!

Lunchtime Gardening Club – The secret garden…

The last fortnight saw Gardening Club working on a “secret garden” the details will be revealed next newsletter. All I can say is that it involved renewing an old location, LOTS of weeding and digging through a very root-bound soil and in true Gardening Club style  there was lots of laughter and teamwork!

Stay tuned to see what we get up to next.

Mrs Sue Murray, Gardening Club