Dear parents and friends,

A warm welcome to Term 4. I trust you enjoyed some quality time with your children during the student vacation period. The students have settled in very well to the final term of the year. Thank you for preparing them so well. 

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Earlier in the week, I announced that Miss Emily Costello had successfully gained the position of Religious Education Coordinator at St John’s The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown beginning in 2024. I would like to reiterate the strength in Emily’s leadership at Holy Cross as Religious Education Coordinator and express my gratitude to her for her support of Father Paul, the Parish and to me as Principal. We will formally farewell Emily at our End of Year Mass.

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This week we welcomed our new Catholic Care Counsellor, Sandra Kay. Sandra will be with us each Tuesday and every second Thursday. Sandra comes with a wealth of experience and we look forward to developing a very strong partnership in support of our students.

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We are pleased to welcome a new family to Holy Cross this term. Reece has joined Year 5 and is settling in very well. 

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Throughout next week, I will be attending the CEWA National School Improvement Colloquium in Perth, along with colleagues from the Catholic Education Office, to co-present a workshop to share the learnings and insights from our recent School Cyclic Inquiry experience. It is an honour to have been asked to present at this colloquium which is testament to the success of our inquiry as part of our school improvement commitment. Mrs Jennett will be acting in the Principal role next week.

Thank you for your continued support,

Kaylene Duffin,
Principal

2023 ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Update

Goal 1 

Improve students’ relationship with Jesus through the values of compassion, justice, hope and integrity.

Goal 2 

By the end of 2023, all students will have increased their confidence and engagement in Mathematics so that all students achieve growth.

We will continue to keep you updated on the progress of our goals throughout the term in each fortnightly newsletter.