SCHOOL NEWS
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Da Vinci Decathlon - Congratulations: Two Third Places!!
The Da Vinci Decathlon is an annual inter-school academic gala day designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of students. This year for the first time, eight students from Holy Cross in Stage 3 competed in 10 academic disciplines: engineering, mathematics, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy. Nathaniel, Ripley, Daniel, Isabella A, Joseph, Madeline, Mia A and Madeleine proudly represented our school. It was wonderful to see the students working together towards a common goal. Congratulations to the team for successfully achieving third place in Art and Poetry. It was wonderful to see the huge smiles on the students’ faces reflecting their love of learning throughout the day.
National Walk Safely to School Day
Mother's Day Celebration
Library News - Sora
During Week 1 of this term, we were fortunate to have Mr Jim Gallagher from the CEO who revised Sora to our Years 2-6 students. Sora is a student reading app developed by Overdrive that provides our students with access to ebooks and audiobooks. Mr Gallagher trained the students in how to use Sora and its features.
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those students who were already familiar with the Sora App, Mr Gallagher was able to refresh their usage of Sora and how to correctly navigate any of its new features. We also found out today that one of our primary students has already borrowed 467 books through the library using the Sora reading App. How fantastic is that!
Happy Reading Everyone,
Mrs Barbuto
New Student Furniture in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2
Our Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students are delighted with their new learning desks and chairs. They look great and are super comfortable. Last year, the Stage 2 furniture was also updated which now leaves just Stage 3 which will be updated early next year.
New Playground Games on the Bottom Playground
Our students are super happy with the new playground games on the bottom playground. Snakes and Ladders, Hopscotch, Handball Courts, targets and more! These were completed during the holidays. Thank you to the P&F for funding these additions.
Assemblies in Term 2
In Term 2, our assemblies will be held fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons at 2.30pm.
Next Assembly: Tuesday 17 May @ 2.40pm
UNIFORM SHOP
Monday, 6 June 8.45am - 9.30am
All second hand uniforms are $5 each (Cash Only)
Canteen
The Canteen is open Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays.
Transport NSW Campaign – Bus Flashing Lights
The Bus Flashing Lights is a quarterly state-wide campaign from Transport NSW to remind motorists that they must: 'Slow down to 40 when bus lights flash'.
In Term 2 this year, the Bus Flashing Lights campaign ran between Monday, 25 April and Friday, 29 April 2022.
The bus flashing lights messaging has been incorporated into the wider School Zones campaign at the beginning of each school term since 2018.
Key reminders include:
- Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children
- Motorists must slow down to 40km/h when overtaking or passing a bus displaying flashing lights
Motorists can help keep children safe by:
- Sticking to the speed limit and following the road rules in school zones
- Slowing down to 40km/h when bus lights are flashing
- Looking out for children crossing the road near bus stops, in school zones, or along bus routes
- Giving way to buses when they merge back into traffic
Key messages for families include:
- Families have an important part to play in keeping children safe around roads
- Never drop off or meet your child on the opposite side of the road to the bus stop or call them across the road – always drop them off or meet them on the same side of the road as the bus stop
- Remind your children to always wait until the bus has gone before choosing a safe place to cross the road
The Bus flashing lights – Communications Toolkit provides a variety of ways to be involved in this campaign including useful websites, e-newsletters, and social media platforms along with a variety of posters and brochures flyers schools can purchase free of charge.