Welcome back to Nazareth for Term 2. I hope all families enjoyed the break from school routine over the Easter holiday period. Term 2 has started very well with students returning to school happy and keen to be engaged with their learning. The further easing of some COVID restrictions has enabled planning for the months ahead and for the school to revert back to previously established morning drop off and afternoon dismissal procedures. I continue to thank all families for your ongoing cooperation and support whilst we all navigate through this turbulent time. 

Congratulations to all children who participated in our school Cross Country at the end of last Term and special thank you to the 15 Corpus Christi students who assisted staff and students on the day. On Tuesday the Nazareth representative Cross Country Team competed in the Diocesan carnival at Wilandra, west of Nowra. All students run the challenging 2 km course magnificently and some achieved outstanding results. In particular special acknowledgement congratulations to Reid Coelho who won his race and Sonny Cocksedge who finished 5th in his race. Both of these boys will now represent the Wollongong Diocese at Eastern Creek in Sydney. Out of 31 schools, the Nazareth team  finished overall in 5th place.

On May 6 and 7 Years 5 & 6 will be attending a 2 day excursion to Canberra. After an extended period of time of strict restrictions the school is now able to offer this excellent learning experience for our older students. The visit to Canberra aligns with and supports the curriculum with a specific focus on Federal government. Lisa Tyson will be available at Nazareth to assist any families as required whilst I am in Canberra with the Stage 3 students. 

Students in Year 3 and Year 5 will be involved in NAPLAN from May 11 to May 21 (and Years 7 and 9 in secondary schools). NAPLAN will consist of assessments in Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy. NAPLAN will be administered online this year with the exception of Year 3 Writing which will be paper based.

Student Reports (Year 1 – Year 6) will be issued by the end of Week 9 this Term. All going well and if there are no new restrictions placed on schools, parent teacher interviews will also be offered during Week 10 of this Term. This will provide an opportunity for parents/carers to meet with your child’s teacher so as to discuss in detail your child’s learning progress.

Take care and enjoy the week ahead.

Peter Dempsey
Principal