Newsletter Term 3 Week 1 (Wednesday 20th July 2022)

Catholic Primary Rugby League Carnival - Stage 3

The students in Stage 3 who registered for this carnival had an early rise today as they had to travel all the way to Coffs Harbour for this event. The team has had great success, winning all the earlier games and making it through to the finals. The other team, St Peter's, has been equally successful so it should be an exciting match.

Unfortunately, St Brigid's lost the final, but we congratulate our team on a mighty effort today. We have many aspiring players who showcased their skills during these games and we commend them on their teamwork and sportsmanship. Well done Stage 3!

Catholic Schools Gala Day

Our Gospel Reflection

Our Gospel Reading this Sunday comes from Luke and it reflects on the time when the apostles asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus responds by teaching them the Lord's Prayer, also called the 'Our Father'.

The disciples simple question led to what is now the model for all Christian prayer. It is the perfect prayer in that it covers everything regarding our relationship with God and our needs as God's children. The structure of the prayer even helps us to put our lives in proper order.

The Lord's Prayer teaches us how to love God and gives us the words to express and deepen that love. As followers of Jesus, we are called to not only pray the Lord's prayer frequently but also to live it.

From Our Principal

Welcome back to Term 3! We trust that you have all had a safe and enjoyable break and are ready for another busy term of learning and fun. There’s lots happening this term and I ask that you keep a copy of our Term calendar close by for easy reference.

We are all keeping our fingers crossed for the weather to allow us to conduct our Athletics Carnival tomorrow. 

Next Tuesday 26th July is the celebration of Grandparents Day and we look forward to welcoming as many families as possible to celebrate the gift of our Grandparents. Speaking from experience this is a wonderful stage of life that I am in and I just love spending time with my grandchildren. There is a real special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren. 

Next term we will be introducing a new Administration and Financial system into our school. This will involve a lot of training for our staff to ensure the transition of the new system goes without a hitch. There will be information shared with parents during the course of the term to assist you all in how it will impact on our financial dealings and communications with home. Stay tuned for more!!

Have a wonderful Term 3 and God bless,

Tony

2022 Athletics Carnival

We look forward to hosting our annual Athletics Carnival on Thursday 21st July at the Kyogle High School Oval commencing at 9:30am.

All students are asked to bring their own recess, lunch, water bottle, snacks and be dressed in sports uniform or the colours of your respective Sports House - Colahan (Gold), Sutton (Red), Doyle (Blue).

Please refer to the program of events as attached

Parent / Teacher Interviews

Parent / Teacher interviews for all classes will take place on Monday 25^th and Wednesday 27^th July. Mrs Schneider will be conducting interviews on Tuesday 26th July instead of Wednesday 27th.

To book online please follow the following steps:

1. Go to schoolinterviews.com.au
2. Enter the code b4n6k
3. Enter your details
4. Select your child's teacher(s)
5. Select the appointment time that suits you best
6. When you click FINISH, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically. If you do not receive your email immediately – Check your junk mail folder AND make sure you have spelled your email address correctly

If you do not have access to the internet to make a booking, please contact Mrs Campbell at the school and she will be able to make an appointment for you.

Grandparents Day

One of the best days on our school calendar is the celebration of Grandparents Day. We celebrate this day on Tuesday the 26^th of July – the Feast of Sts Joachim and Anne who are the parents of Mary and therefore the grandparents of Jesus. We will be celebrating and thanking God for the gift of all grandparents and we know the students look forward to having their grandparents here at school. Please join us for a special Liturgy in the hall at 12.20pm.  We invite you to bring a BYO lunch to share with your family, and St Brigid's will offer a cuppa during the break. Grandparents may even like to take their grandchild to the Bookfair on this day and purchase a book or two for them. We look forward to welcoming you to this special celebration.

St Brigid's Book Fair - Tuesday 26 August

Positive Behaviour 4 Learning

St Brigid’s Primary School has four main guiding principles which we ask of all in our community:

Safety, Effort, Respect and Self Responsibility - we refer to these as our SERS

Each week one aspect from each of these behaviour principles is emphasised through our school. It is introduced to the students on Monday morning and posters are placed in the classroom and around the school.

Focus for Week 1: We follow classroom rules and expectations then everyone can learn and have a great day. 

2023 Enrolments

Enrolments for any class for 2023 are currently being finalised. Please, if you know of anyone intending to join the St Brigid's community for 2023, ask them to get their enrolment applications in now! 

Our staffing allocation will be based on our enrolments at Census. This occurs at the beginning of August. Please do not hesitate to contact our Principal, Mr Hunter, if you have any questions or would like to inquire about enrolling here at St Brigid's for 2023 or even sooner.

ICAS Competitions - Closing Soon

Each year over a million students sit the ICAS assessments. The questions in the ICAS competitions help students to connect information from content strands of the curriculum to their existing knowledge and to real-life situations.  These assessments are optional. Payments are online only and you will need to enter the code below, which links to our school.  If you have any questions please contact Mrs Jan Condon.

Subjects Offered: - Year 2 to Year 6  (Digital Technologies, Spelling Bee, Science, English, Mathematics)    Cost = $19.25 each

Year 3 to Year 6  (Writing)    Cost = $23.65 each

Parent Payment Code:  EYG369

Payments Due: 31st July 

Assessments begin:  Early August (dates to be finalised and placed on our calendar) 

Maths Competition Preparation

Registrations have now closed

For those students who have nominated to participate in the Australian Maths Competition, the following will assist in your preparation:

• Problemo Student is a free problem-solving platform that allows students to test their skill in Mathematics and informatics. It’s packed with problems covering a range of topics and year levels. They can jump in anytime and try one question or work their way through a series based on a topic.
• AMT competition student practice portal. This is the same place students go on the day of the competition. We’ve added practice questions here so students can familiarise themselves with the online platform before the AMC.
• AMT’s online shop holds a range of AMC resources that are great for student practice. Download individual past papers for free, or buy AMC compilation books sorted by topic and full solutions for past competitions.   

Exam Date - 4th August, 2022

Happy Birthday to You

Wishing the following children all the very best for their special day this week and over the holiday period:-

20 July - Milla Flanagan / Makayla McGlashan

21 July - Eliza Knight

24 July - Frankie Lindsay

26 July - Alaska Argall

Student Awards

Congratulations to the following students who have shown tremendous effort and were presented with awards at the Week  Assembly:

Kindergarten:- Harper Farrah, Emma Nugent

Year 1:- Kinsley Whiting

Year 2:- Michael Walker, Caius Dowd

Year 3:- Christian Hoffman, Ayce Harley, Peyhton Bateman, Alaska Argall

Year 4:- Brooklyn Stubbings, Yari Howes

Year 5:- Carter Dowd, Tess Cannington

Year 6:- Ryan McDonald, Jarrod Rixon, George Stephenson, Evie Howes

Principal Awards - Evie Howes, Caius Dowd, Braythe Bateman, Alaska Argall

Upcoming Dates

JULY

Thursday 21st - School Athletics Carnival

Tuesday 26th - Grandparents Day / Bookfair

Thursday 28th - Zone Athletics Carnival

AUGUST

Monday 1st - Staff Development Day

Thursday 4th - Australian Maths Competition