SCHOOL NEWS
Assemblies
School assemblies will take place fortnightly, on Thursdays at 2.35pm beginning next week. Our first assembly for Term 3 will be held on Thursday, 27 July at 2.35pm.
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:
20 July 2023
Curriculum Focus Day - Mr Body
Safety Interventions Training - Mrs Duffin & Miss Costello
Upcoming TERM 3 Dates
Please find pertinent dates for Term 3. All pertinent dates can be found on our parent Calendar.
https://www.hchdow.catholic.edu.au/news-and-events/events/
| 8 August | - Whole School Mass - Feast of Saint Mary MacKillop - South Coast Athletics Carnival |
| 10 August |
- Kindergarten Excursion |
| 14 August |
- Years 3, 4 & 5 Excursion |
| 15 August |
- Whole School Mass - Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| 24 August |
- Sacrament of Confirmation Parent Evening |
| 1 September |
- Father’s Day Breakfast and celebrations |
| 13 September |
- Sacrament of Confirmation @ 6pm |
| 14 September |
- Feast of Holy Cross - Grandparent’s Day |
| 22 September |
- Last Day of Term 3 |
Library News
WELCOME TO TERM 3 – SOME FRIENDLY REMINDERS
- Library borrowing for ALL STUDENTS is Friday.
- All students MUST HAVE A LIBRARY BAG to borrow. If a student has misplaced their Holy Cross Library Bag, a waterproof bag may be used.
- All Overdue Notices are emailed to the respective parent/carer.
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE (PRC)
Our PRC Champions for this fortnight are:
Year 3 – Elise, Zoe, Phoebe, Layla, Patti, Taeya
Year 5 – Evie, Grace, Eddie, Aiden, Isabel, Joshua, Amos, Maya, Hannah, Jimmy, Kaiden, Riley
CONGRATULATIONS to you all for completing the challenge!
NEW BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE…
I have been able to acquire from Scholastic some ‘student requests’ to add to our collection - we have been able to use our Scholastic Rewards to purchase them. They are:
Diary of a Roblox Pro – Zombie Invasion (Fiction Series)
Kingdom Hearts No. 1 (Graphic Novel)
Kid Youtuber 3 – The Struggle Is Real (Fiction)
How To Speak Dog (Non Fiction)
The Hunt For Morrigan Crow - Hollowpox (Senior Fiction Series)
I would like to express my sincere thanks to all our parents who buy from Scholastic Book Club – our school receives reward points with each order which I use to purchase titles requested by our students. And of course thank you to our wonderful parents who cover the books!
Stayed tuned for more titles…
LIBRARY WARRIOR
Introducing…Evie (Year 5)
What section are you responsible for?
Any, I just go where help is needed with Indi.
What is your favourite book?
My favourite book is from the Twisted Tale series, specifically the Rapunzel one.
What do you love about being a Library Warrior?
I love interacting with everyone and everytime I come I always have fun.
What is your favourite Library task?
I love finding the ‘YES please NO thankyou’ books and I always have fun.
(‘Yes Please No Thankyou’ books are books that students reserve. When the book becomes available, it is offered in their Library lesson where the student responds with a “Yes Please” if they still want it or “No Thankyou” if they no longer want it.)
Thank you - Helensburgh Lions Club
We were excited today to receive a very generous donation of $1,200 from Helensburgh Lions Club from their Brick Fair held last month. We are so grateful for their support.
Our school canteen run by Mrs Donovan, is opened three days each week, Wednesday & Thursday breakfast & lunch 1 and Friday Breakfast lunch 1 & 2 serving yummy treats and hot food. And don't forget homemade pizza's on
Wednesday's!