I am very pleased to announce that within the precinct of All Saints Parish and Nazareth Primary School, CatholicCare is opening a new Early Learning Centre, Long Day Care/Preschool for 2-5 year old children. The proposed Development Application (DA) is currently before Shellharbour Council. The centre will include a new 60 place long day care centre and will provide a high-quality, early education and care experience for children and families, supporting a seamless transition to school. Highly qualified educators will deliver pre-school programs, catering for each child's needs and development. The learning program will be underpinned by the National Early Years Learning Framework and Quality Standards to guide and build strong early learning foundations so the children can thrive in the early years of their education journey, fostering a life-long love for learning.

We are currently consulting with local schools, parent groups and parishioners to understand how we can best meet the needs of the community. We value your voice, which will help shape the planning of the new Early Learning Centre and we would appreciate you completing this short survey: https://ncv.microsoft.com/wURfLQLpnx

Thank you to some parents who have already provided some initial feedback, I would however encourage others to share your opinions. Your feedback will help us shape a nurturing and caring quality education experience for the young children of our local community. If you'd like to register your interest for a placement, please go to catholiccare.dow.org.au. or make contact with the Nazareth School Office.

I wish to acknowledge and congratulate all children from Kindergarten to Year 6 for their ongoing great effort with remote learning. I also acknowledge and thank the Nazareth staff for their extra-ordinary work supporting students during this time. Please be assured we are currently engaged in extensive planning so that the transition back to school (when given approval by the NSW Government) will be supportive of all children. The school will continue to have a significant focus on the social and emotional wellbeing of each child so that the return to face to face teaching and learning, in accord with NSW Health directives, will be as seamless as possible. Please note that teachers are planning so that remote learning during Week 10 (last week of Term) will be less demanding and more interest/fun based.

Please remember in your prayers all those that continue to be deeply impacted by the current pandemic, in particular the people of Fr Joe’s homeland, Vietnam.

Happy Father’s Day to all Fathers, Grandfathers, Great Grandfathers, Stepfathers and all those that fulfil the role of Father. Enjoy the weekend and take care.

Peter Dempsey

Principal