NAIDOC Week Celebrations

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. This year’s theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! 

With NAIDOC week being held in the first week of the school holidays (3-10 July), we will be celebrating NAIDOC week on the last day of term 2, Friday 1 July. Students are asked to wear clothes in the colours of the Aboriginal flag: Red, Yellow and Black,  indigenous jerseys or other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clothing. Students will participate in a variety of learning activities from 11.30am - 3.00pm. 

Work, Health and Safety Committee

Two weeks ago, our Work, Health and Safety (WHS) Committee met with the Team Leader of Work, Health, Safety and Wellbeing from the CEO for a planning day. This was a very productive day with our team reviewing our Emergency Management Plans and Risk Assessment processes. A couple of immediate introductions to our processes will include the labelling of each external gate (Gate A - Gate E) and the wearing of specific coloured vests in the event of an emergency or drill by selected staff.

Emergency Evacuation Drill

Throughout the year, we are required to prepare for a number of emergencies. A part of this preparation is to conduct emergency drills. Last Wednesday, we held an Emergency Evacuation Drill. This drill went very smoothly with all staff and students evacuating the school grounds quickly and calmly to the Emergency Assembly Point which is located at the western end of MacMillan street.

Future Emergency Drills will be conducted for a Lockdown, Shelter In Place (in the event of Bushfire) and an Emergency Evacuation that occurs during a lunch break.

External Building Works 

On Wednesday, builders began their work to fix the external administration wall affected by the flooding. This should hopefully be completed during the school holidays. We are expecting the internal works to begin on completion of the external works. We will keep you updated.

Assemblies

Our final school assembly for Term 2 will be held on Tuesday 28 June at 2.30pm. At this assembly we will also be presenting Principal’s Awards. Everyone is welcome.

COVID-19 Update

Thank you to parents who continue to advise the school if their child has tested positive to COVID-19. A reminder that NSW Health states that anyone who tests positive to COVID-19 must isolate for 7 days from the date and time the positive test was confirmed. Please note that additional RAT kits are available from the school if required.

Recent Staff Professional Learning

This term, there has been limited Professional Learning for staff due to CEDoW balancing continuity of learning for students together with staff shortages due to illness. However, please find the Professional Learning that our staff have been engaged with.

16 & 17 June - National Religious Education Symposium

Mrs Duffin, Mrs Jennett and Miss Costello

20 June - 2023 Lighting The Way Launch 

Mrs Duffin and Mrs Jennett 

22 June - CEDoW Reading Position Paper 

Mrs Duffin 

23 June - CEDoW Policy Writing Day

Mrs Jennett 

Do You Know A Family Who Would Love To Have Their Children at Holy Cross?

Kinder - Year 6 2023 places available

We still have some places for Kinder 2023. If you know a family who has a child starting school next year please let them know and point them to our enrolment form. They are also very welcome to contact the school office or Mrs Duffin for a school tour or information. Additionally, we have places available in other grades in 2023 if you know of a family interested.

Year 1 - Year 6 2022 places available

There are places for new students in most grades for the remainder of this year so please encourage any families you know to consider enrolling at Holy Cross.

Enrolment form

The enrolment form is available from the school office, school website or Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong website. https://www.hchdow.catholic.edu.au/enrol/

CANTEEN NEWS

Our Canteen is open each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for Breakfast and Lunch. Any changes to these opening days will be communicated via Compass. Please find the Canteen Menu here. A reminder that ‘Sticky Beak’ reusable lunch bags can be purchased from the school office.

Upcoming Events 

All of our upcoming events can be found on the parent calendar. The calendar can be accessed from our School Website, https://www.hchdow.catholic.edu.au/news-and-events/