Dear Parents and Carers,

Over the last few weeks, I have had the pleasure of conducting Kindergarten enrolment interviews for 2025. The feedback from those interviewed has been very positive and affirming, acknowledging the great reputation Nazareth has in the wider community. Thank you for everything you do in promoting this wonderful school.

Thank you for your support in ensuring the children come to school each day neatly dressed in their full winter uniform. As we enter the colder months please remember to check and relabel your child’s clothing, especially school jumpers and hats.

National Sorry Day is held on May 26 to acknowledge and raise awareness of the history and continued effect of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from their families, communities and culture. It marks the commencement of National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) in which we celebrate and strengthen the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. On Wednesday 29 May, we will acknowledge Reconciliation Week with a special service at 8:30am during the morning assembly. Parents and carers are most welcome to join us. 

It is the time of year when teachers are busy preparing Semester 1 Reports. As you may be aware, the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) have undertaken a comprehensive review of the NSW Curriculum, leading to curriculum reform and subsequent implementation of a reformed curriculum which commenced in 2023. In response to the curriculum changes, Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong has made significant modifications to student semester reports for Primary schools to better reflect your child's academic progress at key points throughout the year and provide parents and carers with a clear picture of their child’s strengths and areas for improvement in specific subject areas.

The following changes will be evident in your child’s semester report from Semester 1 2024: 

• A ‘new look’ report format released via Compass reflecting the outcomes of the new K-10 English and Mathematics syllabuses providing a descriptor for each of the focus areas found in the respective syllabuses
• All Kindergarten students will now receive a written report in Semester 1 and Semester 2 with a three-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors:
• Thorough
• Sound 
• Basic
• Students in Year 1 - Year 6 will continue to receive semester reports twice a year with a five-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors: 
• Extensive
• Thorough
• Sound
• Basic
• Elementary 
• There will be no general comment in the Semester 1 Reports.

These changes are consistent across all Catholic primary schools in the Diocese of Wollongong. The following video provides an update on these reporting changes:

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LX-sk2MdD651jARgH30Hgp8XqQmtzIT8/view 

Wishing you a wonderful week,

Mr Matt Downes 

(Acting Principal)

Confirmation

The dates for Confirmation will be Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 7pm. Confirmation workshops will begin in Week 5. All students completing the sacrament of Confirmation are required to attend their allocated workshops over the period of 4 weeks.

Wednesday Mass and Faith & Learning visits

This coming Wednesday (Week 5) Year 5 and Kindergarten will be attending mass at 9am. Following this, Year 5 will have their classroom visit with the parents. No Kindergarten Learning visit will take place. Next week (Week 6) Year 6 will celebrate Wednesday mass and parents are invited back to the classroom to join their children and see the wonderful work they are doing.  We look forward to seeing families join us for mass and then a visit to the classroom afterwards. A big thank you to the parents and families who do come along. 

Whole School Mass

Save the Date- Friday 7th June 9:00am- Sacred Heart of Jesus

World Environment Day

Wednesday 5th of June is World Environment Day. This day is used to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. Our school environment team will be leading us in prayer at morning assembly on this day.

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

We have listened to many stories from the Bible that have taught us about Jesus. 

We know that Jesus had a last supper with his disciples and then he died on the cross. 

After three days, Jesus was alive again and visited his disciples. 

He went up to heaven to be with God forever and he sent his spirit down to give his disciples courage. Jesus is a special man and we love him.

Year 6 has been investigating the details of the Ascension. They were asked to act as a reporter who had been tasked to report on the events of the day. Each student spent time breaking open the scripture to gain access to all of the details within. They then used their time to summarise the scripture and think of ways they could turn it into a newspaper report. Once ready, students drafted their initial report that included an interview with one of the disciples present at the event. They then published their findings in their very own cpe of the “Palestine Express. Check out some of our work samples below.

Expressions of Interest:

We are currently seeking interest from children to attend the Catholic Schools Wishart and McGregor legends Gala Day on Friday 14th of June. This gala day is for boys in years 3-6 and girls in years 5 & 6. The boys division is tackle only, there is no tag/league tag division for boys. The girls division is league tag only. If your child is interested in attending, please encourage them to sign up using the signup sheets that will be in the stage 2 & 3 buildings. 

Upcoming Events:

Mark Taylor Shield- Friday 24th May.

Please see the Compass event for details. 

Cross Country Championships (Back Up)- Tuesday 28th May.

Students will be provided with a running singlet to wear for the event. These singlets will be handed out on Monday the 27th May. 

NSW Rugby Union Primary School 7s Finals Day- Friday 31st May. 

This event is the final for the Nazareth Rugby Union team who won the Kiama 7’s carnival. This finals day will be held at Waratah’s Headquarters in Daceyville Sydney. Please keep an eye out on Compass for the event. 

Netball Gala Day- Tuesday 25th June.

This gala day is for girls in years 3-6 & boys years 5-6. Expressions of interest for this event have closed. The Compass event will be released shortly. 

Athletics Carnival- Thursday 27th June.

More details to follow on Compass. 

NAZARETH AWARDS

Mason Moreira

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

Ashton Hopgood

Adam Stojanoski

Chloe Hoang

Ava Keenan

Austin Clark

James Wheeler

Scarlett Belo

Leo Hicks

Brianna Bryce

MERIT AWARDS

Evie Miller, Veronica O'Brien, Emilia Gigliotti, Donovan Miller, Sophia Kitchener, Olivia De Gabriele, Saxon Hatcliffe, Jordyn Andreeski, Orlando Pacheco, Dalel Harb, Callan Gibson, Eli Butler, Frederick Farrugia, Spencer Tanevski, Brax Scofield, Rafael Nguyen, Reevie Rey, Emilia Klaas, Abigail Stephenson, Kyran Brown, Katherine Ty, Isabella Brooker, Ari Katrivessis, Patrick Batman, Harper Ross, Evie Roncato, Jack Hopkins, Chloe Hoang, Charlie Roncato, Arthur Keelan, Yazmin Gasca, Ethan Wotton, Lucas Botica

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/