Thank you and God Bless,

Katie Browne

Principal

Staff 2024

We have new staff joining us this year. Please welcome Mrs Angela Despotovic, Mrs Jacinta McAndrew and Ms Belinda Bayot.

Principal - Mrs Katie Browne

Assistant Principal - Mr Simon Farrugia

Religious Education Coordinator - Ms Catherine DuBois

Senior School Support Officer - Mrs Eileen Norman

Instructional Coach and Diverse Learning Needs Coordinator - Mrs Mary Lou Claremont

Middle Leader 1 - Mrs Tania Calla-Hunstone

Infants Stage Coordinator - Mrs Joanne Cutler

Primary Stage Coordinator - Mrs Rachelle Adams

Kindergarten Teacher - Mrs Tania Calla-Hunstone

Year 1 Teacher - Ms Joanne Cutler

Year 2 - Teachers- Mrs Jocelyn Ponticello (M-W) and Mrs Lousie Cassidy (Th-F)

Year 3/4 Blue Teachers - Ms DuBois and Ms Bayot (W)

Year 3/4 White Teacher - Mrs Angela Despotovic

Year 5 Teacher - Mrs Rachelle Adams

Year 6 Teachers - Mrs Jacinta McAndrew (M, Th-F) and Mr Simon Farrugia (T-W)

Library, STEM and Music - Mrs Jo Smith

Learning support - Mrs Margaret Burton and Mrs Cathie Curcuruto

Pastoral Support Worker - Mrs Bernadette Taylor (M)

Catholic Care counsellor - Mrs Rochelle Ingate (F)

School Support Officers

Mrs Hayley Barton (Office)

Mrs Maria Cervonaro

Mrs Helen Gorton

Mrs Michelle Gillespie

Mrs Jodie Illiani

Parents and Friends AGM Tuesday 13 February 7pm

Our next meeting is the Annual General Meeting. The nomination form has been sent out through compass and can be accessed via this link.  The Parents and Friends Association is a volunteer committee that supports the school in developing the community. It relies heavily on volunteers to take on roles. The current committee have worked very hard over the past two years to develop systems to make the roles easy to manage and I would like to sincerely thank them for the work they have done in this space. We will be looking for some new people to nominate and take on the executive roles. We will also then be calling on class groups to come together and run at least one event over the course of the year. Many hands make light work and it provides a great way for people to come together and connect. All families are automatically a member of the association and welcome to come to the meetings which are held on zoom. The exception being the annual general meeting which will be in the school Hall. We look forward to seeing you there.

K-2 Parent Information Evening

The teachers of Kindergarten to Year 2 invite you to attend a Parent Information evening on Tuesday 13 February from 5:30 pm in the school hall. This meeting is an opportunity to find out what to expert in infants for 2024. This meeting is important as it will help you to understand how you can best support your child with their learning. Therefore we request that at least one parent try to attend the meeting. We ask that children not come to the meeting so you can be fully engaged in the meeting. We are not in a position to provide care as staff are required to be at the meeting.

Listening Interviews - Week 3

Year 3 - 6 Teachers will be holding listening interviews in Week 3. The booking system will be open next week for parents to make a booking to come and speak with the class teacher/s. These interviews are designed to provide you with the opportunity to share your child strengths and your hopes for them for this year. It is also a good time to check in if your child has any medical issue to make the teacher aware of any updates.

Sport News

Welcome back for 2024. We certainly hit the ground running as far as sports go with our Swimming carnival being held in Week 3 and some preselected students attending Diocesan trials. 

Please find details for the swimming carnival below. These will also be on Compass and will need your attention and permission.

School Swimming Carnival - Year 2 to Year 6

Date: Thursday 15 February 2024

Venue: Children will assemble at School by the usual time and will walk to the Moss Vale Aquatic Centre with their teacher and support staff. All students in Years 2- 6 will be attending the event, so please complete permission via the Compass App. By giving consent you give permission for your child to walk to and from Moss Vale Pool and take part in the events on the day.

The students will remain in the grandstand in their cohort group. Parents are not

permitted in the grandstand area or around the pool deck. Parents are welcome to

attend but will need to pay the spectator entry fee upon entry.

Races: Please complete the GOOGLE FORM (CLICK HERE). This needs to be completed for all students by 12th February. Your child does need to be a competent swimmer in order

to swim in the races. They can compete in 25m or 50m but not both. There will also

be novelty events. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Time: 10:20am – 2pm. The carnival will commence at 10:20am sharp. At the conclusion of the carnival, the students will walk back to school.

Cost: The entry fee for students will be covered by the School.

Attire: The children are to wear their full sports uniform, including a hat and will need to take their own morning tea, lunch and plenty of drinks. Swimming costume and towel are essential. There is to be no sharing of drink bottles/food/goggles/equipment.

The canteen will not be available to our students on the day. Please refrain from purchasing items from the canteen for your child. If you wish to take your child home after their events have concluded, please let the classroom teacher know so the class roll can be adjusted. Students will not be permitted to go home with other parents unless a letter has been sent to the school in advance.

Students who qualify for the next level (Western Region Swimming Carnival) need to turn 8 this year in order to compete at the next level. The Western Region Swimming Carnival will take place on 28 February from 8am – 2:30pm at The Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre, Campbelltown. Please see CEDoW Sport Page for details and guidelines regarding sport.

Thank you,

Simon Farrugia

Assistant Principal

Thank you

Morning Drop off - Just a reminder that the drop off zone on Garrett Street is a 2 minute drop and go zone.  It is illegal to park your car here during the times on the sign.  You must remain in your car, drop your child off and go.  

If you prefer to walk your child in, you will need to park elsewhere on Garrett Street and walk your child in.

Any changes to your regular afternoon arrangements with your child/children, must be phoned or emailed to the office by 2:30pm to ensure that the message is communicated to the student in time for the end of day.  Thank you for your cooperation with this.

If you have any changes to your address, phone number or email address could you please let the office know.

Welcome back to the new school year, we hope everyone had a relaxing break and took time out to spend with loved ones. 

We are looking forward to 2024 and hoping that the school community can come together. 

The first meeting for the year will be on the 13th February and will be the AGM. 

All positions are declared vacant at this meeting and we currently have the positions of Treasure, secretary and vice secretary to be filled.  Please consider taking on a position, without the volunteers to fill the positions the P&F cannot continue. 

Click below to the google form to nominate:

Our first major fundraiser for the year is Brigadoon at Bundanoon.  Taking place on 6th April. 

We have been asked to man the gates again this year and we need volunteers to help out on the day. There are time slots available to suit everyone from early morning to afternoon. Family members or friends can volunteer for as little as 1 hour and in the past have then been granted free entry to enjoy the day's events.

Please consider what time would best suit you on the day and in the coming weeks we will put out a google form where you can then nominate the time and number of volunteers available.

This is a great fun family day out and a great community event giving back to our school. 

Week 2:

Go4Fun is a NSW Health initiative aiming to promote health lives across the state. This FREE program is for children aged 7-13 that are above a healthy weight range, and their families.