Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope this message finds you well.

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the official opening and awards ceremony for the CEDoW Christmas Story Art Competition and Exhibition at the Wollongong Art Gallery. This wonderful initiative by the Catholic Education Office Wollongong celebrates and showcases the creative talents of our children in illustrating the Christmas story. Congratulations to Aria (6R) and Lin (6R), whose artworks were selected for display! A heartfelt thank you to Mrs Corradini for her guidance and support in helping the students with their artwork and written reflections. 

I’m pleased to announce that stage one of the Kindergarten Playground upgrade is complete, featuring a new sandpit and a newly opened forest area. Stage two has commenced with the installation of the bases for the cubby house and theatre stage. This project is made possible through a combination of Wave FM School of the Year prize money and school funds.

On Wednesday, we celebrated our Year 6 students during the Night of the Notables. Congratulations and well done to all Year 6 students for what they achieved in relation to learning about their nominated notable person. The Night of the Notables is a wonderful initiative and I thank the Year 6 staff for the time and effort that went into planning this event.

This Friday marks World Teachers Day, a special occasion to recognise the invaluable contributions teachers make to our students’ lives. We are incredibly fortunate at Nazareth to have such dedicated and passionate educators, to acknowledge and thank our teachers on this special day morning tea will be provided.

The wet weather dismissal procedures have recently been revised. When required, parents will be notified via a Compass alert. To help ease congestion parents can collect their child from 2:40pm during wet weather. The wet weather dismissal procedures are:  

• Kindergarten / Year 1: Parents enter the building after 2:40pm and collect students from their classrooms.
• Year 2: Students are collected from the COLA near the canteen
• Year 3: 3H students are collected at the Year 3 foyer door. 3L students are collected at their external classroom door. 
• Year 4, 5 and 6: Parents enter the building after 2:40pm and collect students from their classrooms.

Lastly, I want to remind all families about our collective responsibility regarding road safety around the school. Please adhere to speed limits, parking restrictions, and road rules at all times. It’s crucial to use the supervised pedestrian crossing on Glider Avenue when crossing with your child. We have recently received reports of families crossing unsafely away from the designated crossing, which can put everyone at risk.

Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation.

Kind regards,

Mr Matt Downes 

(Principal)