SCHOOL NEWS
Professional Learning
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. Recent professional learning undertaken by our staff this fortnight includes:
10 March 2023
PB4L Network Day - Mrs Jennett, Mr Whitehall & Mrs Mitrevski
13 March 2023
School Cyclic Inquiry - School Improvement - Mrs Duffin, Mrs Jennett, Mr Body, Miss Costello & Mrs N Baker
15 March 2023
Changing Our Narrative in Numeracy - Collaborative Planning Half Days - All teachers
16 March 2023
Religious Education Coordinator Network Meeting - Miss Costello
20 March 2023
Personalised Planning Day - Miss Facci
21 March 2023
Continuous Catholic School Improvement - Mrs Duffin, Mrs Jennett, Mr Body, Miss Costello & Mrs N Baker
22 March 2023
Revised K-2 Syllabus Workshop - Mrs McEntee
Assemblies
Our final school assembly will be held on Tuesday 28 March from 8.50am. At this assembly we will be presenting Principal Awards and Stage 3 will be sharing their learning. Additionally, this assembly will acknowledge our work with Project Compassion including showcasing students’ dress up - For All Future Generations.
Uniform
The change from wearing Summer uniform to Winter uniform officially begins in Week 4, Term 2, Monday 15 May. Prior to this date, there is a transition period whereby students have the option of wearing either summer or winter uniform as appropriate for the weather.
ENROLMENTS
We are currently accepting enrolments for 2024. If your son/daughter will be starting school next year, please collect an enrolment form from the school office or download one from our school website. Please submit to the office by the end of this term. If you know of anyone who is interested in enrolling their child, please advise them to contact our school office.
https://www.hchdow.catholic.edu.au/
Term 2 Dates
All dates can be found on the school website via the Parent Calendar. Key Term 2 dates include:
Monday 24 April - PUPIL FREE DAY
Wednesday 26 April - students first day of Term 2, ANZAC Day service at 2.30pm
Thursday 27 April - Whole school Easter Mass. Parents and friends welcome.
Tuesday 2 May - Diocesan Cross Country Carnival
Thursday 4 May - School Athletics Carnival @ Beaton Park, Wollongong
Friday 12 May - Mother’s Day celebrations
Wednesday 17 May - Year 1 Excursion
Thursday 8 June - Year 2 Excursion
Tuesday 20 June - Netball Gala Day
Thursday 22 June - P&F Disco
Friday 30 June - NAIDOC Week celebrations. Last day of Term 2
NAPLAN 2023
The Big Veggie Crunch 2023
Library
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
Just a reminder that Issue 2 orders are due by Saturday, 25 March. Just jump online to order: https://bookclubs.scholastic.com.au/
TERM 1 STOCKTAKES – a huge success!
Each term at Holy Cross, mandatory Stocktakes need to occur. Each Collection needs to go through Stocktake every 3 years – this is where we need to account for every resource in a Collection. This term it was our Graphic Novel and Popular Fiction Collections and I was able to account for every single resource – this is fantastic result.
What this means is that our students are being mindful to make sure that all books are borrowed and returned – in other words none are going ‘missing in action’.
Well done Holy Cross and keep up the good borrowing and returning work!
LIBRARY WARRIOR
Introducing…Dominic (Year 3)
What section are you responsible for?
Fiction and Fiction Series
What is your favourite book?
The Minecraft series
What do you love about being a Library Warrior?
Helping Mrs Murray in the Library – there’s a lot to do
What is your favourite Library task?
I help bring the books to the Library before school and help Jake look after the Fiction section – my favourite thing is sorting the books.
Happy reading everyone!
Sue Murray
Library Coordinator