Dear Parents and Carers,

As we come to the end of the 2023 school year, I extend my warmest wishes to all of
you. Christmas is a time of joy, love, and togetherness as we celebrate the birth of
Jesus, our Saviour, and I hope that it brings immense happiness and peace to your
lives.

It is also a time to reflect on the importance of gratitude and generosity. I extend my
thanks to each family who contributed in some way to our St Vincent DePaul
Christmas giving appeal. We were able to present a substantial contribution of funds
and Christmas goods to the Shellharbour SVDP chapter at the Gold Awards on
Wednesday. Generosity of this kind, as well as acts of kindness, or simply being
there for someone in need, can make a significant impact in the lives of others.

I express my heartfelt appreciation to our dedicated staff who have worked tirelessly
to provide extraordinary care and excellent education for our students. Their
commitment and passion have truly made a difference in the lives of our students,
and for that, the Nazareth school community is immensely grateful.

The Nazareth students have discovered their strengths and achieved growth in faith,
learning and wellbeing throughout the school year. I am confident that they will
continue to build on their successes of 2023 and experience continued growth and
success in 2024.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the parents and carers for your
continuous support and trust in Nazareth. Your involvement and partnership have
been instrumental in creating a nurturing and empowering learning environment for
our students.

At the time of writing this message to the Nazareth community, we are still unsure of
who will replace Peter Dempsey as the principal of Nazareth. As soon as the
recruitment process is decided and communicated, we will let you know the Principal
and Assistant Principal positions. I would like to thank the school community for your
support of me in my role of Acting Principal throughout the year. A lot has been
achieved and I feel that the community has come together in a spirit of improved
faith, learning and wellbeing. The school is set for another successful year in 2024.
Please find below the list of staff for 2024.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas filled with love, laughter, and joy. May the New
Year bring you abundant opportunities, success, and happiness.

In Faith and Learning,

Lisa Tyson

2024 Teaching Staff

KN – Mrs Amanda Schofield (Middle Leader)
KS – Mrs Nicole Dall’Asta
KC – Miss Jessica Nelse (welcome to the Nazareth family!)
1S – Mrs Gemma Georgopoulos (M-W)
Mrs Alicia Aleckson(Th, Fri)(Middle Leader)
1H – Mrs Celia Warfield
Learning Support Teacher Year 1- Mrs Sharon Lamphee (Mon - Wed)
2E – Mrs Toni Aspromonte
2L – Mrs Melanie Pilon
Learning Support Teacher Year 2 – Mrs Penelope Constable (Mon - Wed)
3L – Miss Amy Scurr
3H – Miss Lauren Camkin (Middle Leader)
Learning Support Teacher Year 3 – Ms Kathie D’Souza (Mon - Wed)
4A – Ms Leahnore Wright
4R – Miss Alana Vezinnias (welcome to the Nazareth family!)
5O – Ms Angela Johnson
5B – Mrs Lisa Mammonne  (Mon, Th, Fri) (REC)
Mrs Leahan Eggleton (Tues, Wed)
6U – Mrs Ashley Carlon (Mon, Tues, every 2nd Wednesday)
Mrs Stephanie Rowles – (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
6R – Mr Tim Messnner
Learning Centre – Miss Megan Biggs
Creative Arts – Mrs Jade Corradini
PE – Mrs Kelly Smith
Intervention Teacher (MiniLit and & 'Maths Magic’) – Mrs Erin Mobberly

School Support Officers 2024 

Leonie Moylan (SSSO) 
Louise Ritchie (Administration)
Carlie Allbury (Administration)
Jodie Howard (Classroom)
Michelle Crinion (Classroom)
Mercedes Garcia (Classroom)
Sylvia Zammitt (Classroom)
Elizabeth Kambouris (Classroom)
Lisa Ciquenza (Classroom)
Sharon Macleay (Classroom)
Natasha Galea (Classroom)
Holly Brown (Classroom)
Maddie Cole (Classroom)
Karlie Ottaway (Classroom)
Nyah Riddell (Term 1) (Classroom)

Sacrament of Reconciliation

If your child is in Year 2 or older and you would like them to make their Sacrament of Reconciliation next year and you did not attend church last weekend, you should contact the parish office to fill out your enrollment form and make your payment.  On the weekend of 16/17 December, workshop group preference sheets will be distributed. You will be required to provide preferences for the workshop days and times. Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance will take place on Saturday, 16th March 2024 at 11am.  All information will be available in PDF form on the Church website.  Please keep checking the website during the school holiday break for other important dates.

Wednesday Faith & Learning visits

A very big thank you to all of the parents who came to mass with their children this year and then visited their classrooms.  The children love to see their families in church with them and then to show off their classrooms and school work.

St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal

A massive thank you to the families who supported our St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal.  The gifts were presented at the Gold Awards assembly on Wednesday and the St Vincent de Paul representatives were overwhelmed with the kindness of families here at Nazareth.  What a difference you have made to the struggling members of our community.

All mass times can be found in the All Saints Parish Bulletin and all other important information. A link can be found on the Parish Website:  https://www.dow.org.au/parish/all-saints-catholic-parish-shellharbour-city

In Religion, we have been learning about the concepts of journey. We learn about the journeys of people of the Old Testament and God’s faithful relationship with them.

During Advent we focus on our preparation for the journey towards Christmas and the second coming of Christ in glory. We focus on ways we can respond to God-with-us on our journeys of faith and life.

Below are some of our students’ reflections on their journey and their preparations heading towards the Christmas period.

Georgia: A journey that is coming up for us Catholics is Christmas. Christmas is a time of rejoice and forgiveness. It is also a time we repent our sins, show respect and prayer.

Lucy: A journey can be a pathway that God or Jesus leads you too. A journey can also be a moment you are preparing for (for example, Easter, Christmas. New Years, birthdays etc).

Brody: To me, a journey is something a person either has, or will go through. For example, a school year, a sporting season and even when you are training or practising for something. Some journeys may be easy, but some can be very difficult.

Yazmin: A journey to me means a time when you go through hard things, go somewhere, or try to achieve your goals. But you never give up and get something in the end!

Ebony: A journey to me is like a trip or something that is exciting coming up. Soon it is Jesus’ birthday, and it is a time we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. 

As the year comes to an end, 2E have been revising some topics explored this year through Christmas themed craft and booster book activities.

Children have enjoyed following step-by-step instructions to build a ‘bead man’ and piece together a foam Santa. Our Christmas themed booster books have revised number concepts as well as reading, writing and spelling in engaging tasks such as code breakers, Christmas card editing and procedures for how to decorate a Christmas tree.

We wish to extend thanks to our year 2 families and wishing you all a blessed and holy Christmas, happy new year and restful break.

Thank you for a wonderful year.

Soul Evans, Archer Huszar-Peady, Zavier Vengetas, Scarlett Murphy, Jaxx Tonegato, Addison Holmes, Noah Yigitbasi, Luca Hughes, Charlotte Lang, Siena Pacheco, River Wilson, Abigail Butler, Travis Borg, Romeo Ramos, Layla Rabay, Remy Boardman, Aston Dukleski, Angelo Ditto, Jedd Kauter, Amelia Perez, Logan Testa, Ivy Haywood, Jason Miller, Aditi Vaisakh, Saffiah Williams, Saxon Briffa, Cristian Sangiuliano, Evelyn McMullen.

IGNATION MEDAL

Olivia Sarin

Natalia Tanevski

Alexis Chase

NAZARETH AWARDS

Tori Marden

Natalia Tanevski

Lucy Vu

PRINCIPALS AWARDS

Evie Miller

Hendrix Pavlina

Reevie Rey

Donovan Miller

Bentley Pavlina

Harper Ross

Lucy Vu

Archie Dimovski

Jaxx Dimovski

Alyssa Ryan

Aisha Farrimond

Beau Smith

Layla Cobby

Romeo De Ornelas

Sonny Dafkovski

MERIT AWARDS

PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES BY INSTALMENT – NEW FAMILIES TO OUR SCHOOL

School Fees are invoiced as an annual account, due for payment in full 30 days after invoicing. However, many families select to pay their school fees by regular instalments and as a new family to our school, we would like to offer you this option. If you wish to take up this offer, please complete a Request to Pay by Instalment Form which is available on the school’s website or from the school’s administration office. On completion of the request, either email it to instalments@dow.catholic.edu.au or submit at the school office. Following receipt of the request, instalments will be generated on your school fee account during the process of invoicing 2024 school fees. Your school fee statements are emailed to you and they will provide a list of scheduled payments and their due date.

IMPORTANT: Please note that if you currently have a child or children at another school in the Diocese and you are paying by instalments at this location, you will not need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment. The instalment request carries over from school to school with the same frequency of payment eg Weekly, fortnightly, etc.

PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES BY INSTALMENT
EXISTING FAMILIES IN OUR SCHOOL WITH INSTALMENTS
If you are currently paying by instalments there is no need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment as your request carries over from year to year unless you wish to amend the frequency of your payments eg Weekly to Fortnightly

EXISTING FAMILIES IN OUR SCHOOL WITHOUT INSTALMENTS
If you would like to pay school fees by instalments in 2024 and have previously not taken up this option for payment, please complete a Request to Pay by Instalment Form which is available on the school’s website or from the school’s administration office. On completion of the request either email it to instalments@dow.catholic.edu.au or submit at the school office. Following receipt of the request, instalments will be generated on your school fee account during the process of invoicing 2024 school fees. Your school fee statement will provide a list of scheduled payments and their due date depending on the frequency you have chosen eg Fortnightly, Monthly, etc.

IMPORTANT: Please note that if you currently have a child or children at another school in the Diocese and you are paying by instalments at this location, you will not need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment. The instalment request carries over from school to school with the same frequency of payment eg Weekly, fortnightly, etc.

November 30th was the the school disco! 

The P&F is also proud to mention that they donated $1000 to the Vinnes Christmas appeal this was presented at the Gold Awards ceremony on December 13th.

NAZARETH PROMOTIONAL FILM

The film captures a day in the life of a Nazareth student.
Click https://youtu.be/olug9FWvZQI to view the film

FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PAGE FOR NAZARETH

If you haven't already please follow our school pages to keep up to date with events at school and for photos and updates from across the school. 

Please click on the direct links to follow our pages:

www.facebook.com/nazareth.shellhabour

www.instagram.com/nazareth.shellharbour

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY 

Please click on the below link for a direct link to the social media policy.

https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/about-us/policies/social-media-policy/