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It is with mixed emotions that I inform our Nazareth school community that Mrs Jodi Marsh will be leaving Nazareth at the end of 2020. After 18 years and countless contributions to learning and teaching, and to the Catholic life of our school, Jodi has accepted the role of Religious Education Coordinator (REC) at St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Albion Park. Although Jodi will be greatly missed by our Nazareth community, I am confident that she will be able to make significant contributions to St Paul’s Albion Park in her senior leadership position of REC.
This week, the staff and students have commemorated Remembrance Day and celebrated NAIDOC Week.
As always, Remembrance Day was observed at Nazareth by pausing and participating in a prayerful liturgy at 11am on 11th November. This day, a day to remember and honour all Australians who have served, marks the time and date of the signing of the peace agreement between Germany and the Allies that ended the Great War of 1914-1918. It is important that our children continue to learn about, and to acknowledge this day.
Lest We Forget.
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2020 is “Always Was, Always Will Be”. It celebrates that our nations story began long before European contact and that the first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples. Our students have participated in a variety of NAIDOC activities and Mark Mongta, our Aboriginal Education Assistant, performed a smoking ceremony for our staff and students.
Thank you for your continued understanding as we navigate our way through current restrictions.
Take care,
Lisa Tyson
Acting Principal
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUNDRAISING DAY
To support World Mission Month and the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal, members of the Mini Vinnies team have organised a Social Justice Fundraising Day on Thursday 19th November. Students are invited to dress in active wear or as their favourite sport star and donate “Coins for Change”.
Students will be involved in creating a ball from recycled materials, similar to those used in countries like Cambodia by the children. Students will then have an opportunity to play a game in their Year group with the ball.
This year St Vincent de Paul are not collecting food items or Christmas presents from schools to donate to those less fortunate. Instead St Vincent de Paul are asking for monetary donations which they can then convert into gift cards for families in need. To allow time for these donations to be distributed we are collecting now. Students will be creating Christmas cards with a positive message that can be forwarded to those in need from our local Shellharbour St Vincent de Paul group.
I invite the students to give generously on this day in order to support those less fortunate than ourselves.
FRIDAY WEEKLY ASSEMBLY
Virtual Assembly via Zoom will continue each Friday in Term 4, at 9:00am. The Meeting ID: 960 7221 8798 can be used to enter the assembly. At these assemblies there will be a short prayer followed by the presentation of weekly awards.
2020 PARISH CONFIRMATION
Year 6 students enrolled in the Sacrament of Confirmation have begun preparation during class time.
Subject to Covid restrictions, the Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on:
Tuesday 24th November 6pm,
Wednesday 25th November 6pm,
Thursday 26th November 6pm,
Friday 27th November 6pm.
For the celebration of Confirmation - due to Covid restrictions - 190 are only allowed at each Mass. We can only allow 8 guests for each child. The sessions will be arranged by alphabetical order. Details of what session you are expected to attend have been emailed by the Parish. Parents please make sure you register all your guests with the Parish Office ASAP.
It is an expectation that children receiving the Sacrament will attend Mass on a weekend prior to receiving Confirmation.
Remember to book in for Mass, ring the Parish Office during office hours (9:30am – 3:00pm) on 4296 3939.
Please direct all questions to the Parish Office on 4296 3939.
2020 PARISH FIRST COMMUNION
Year 3 students have begun preparation for First Communion. There will be home tasks to complete prior to each lesson at school, please return the booklets to school each day.
Subject to Covid restrictions, masses for First Holy Communion will be held on:
Saturday 21 November: 10:00am, 12:00 Noon and 3:00pm.
Sunday 22 November: 11:00am and 3:00pm.
For the celebration of First Holy Communion - due to Covid restrictions - 190 are only allowed at each Mass. We can only allow 8 guests for each child. The sessions will be arranged by alphabetical order. Details of what session you are expected to attend have been emailed by the Parish. Parents please make sure you register all your guests with the Parish Office ASAP.
It is an expectation that children receiving the Sacrament will attend Mass on a weekend prior to First Holy Communion.
Remember to book in for Mass, ring the Parish Office during office hours (9:30am – 3:00pm) on 4296 3939.
Please direct all questions to the Parish Office on 4296 3939.
Mrs Marsh will work with students from higher grades enrolled in First Communion, each week.
2020 PARISH FIRST RECONCILIATION
Father Joe will meet with students on Wednesday 18th November during school hours to allow them to make their First Reconciliation.
YEAR SEVEN 2021 ORIENTATION DAYS
Corpus Christi will hold their Year Seven 2021 Orientation Day on Friday 20th November.
St Joseph’s will hold their Year Seven 2021 Orientation Day on Friday 20th November.
St Mary’s will hold their Year Seven 2021 Orientation Day on Wednesday 18th November.
As yet we do not have a date for Edmund Rice.
Details will be forwarded from each school in the coming week.
2020 CHRISTMAS STORY ART EXHIBITION
The virtual opening and awards night for this year's 2020 Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition was premiered on YouTube on Wednesday 14 October and is available to view via the link any time after this.
Please find the YouTube link below:-
This year the student artworks will be exhibited at the Wollongong Art Gallery until the end 29 November. Unfortunately, Nazareth entries were not selected for the exhibition due to limited space.
An interactive exhibition has been created to allow a greater audience to the artworks.
The Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition 2020 - Interactive Virtual Tour https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/students/christmas-story-art-competition/resources/interactive-virtual-tour
PARENT SPIRITUAL FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES
Ripples is a PODCAST developed for staff and parents on-going spiritual formation. It seeks to offer a space where people can draw on the wisdom of a series of guest speakers and can experience some treasured stillness through meditation. Practices like these create a ripple effect. They have the potential to impact the way we respond to family, friends, colleagues, to creation and to our loving God. Come and enjoy some Inspired Voices and Treasured Stillness. To access please use this link: https://ripples.dow.catholic.edu.au/
WEEKEND MASS TIMES
Saturday ALL SAINTS 5:00pm
Sunday ALL SAINTS 9:00am, 5:00pm
All Saints Catholic Parish is open for Masses, Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms.
BOOK A SEAT FOR MASS - MASS NUMBERS CAPPED AT 190
Ring or email the parish office before 12:00pm Friday EACH WEEK TO BOOK A SEAT for Saturday 5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am and Sunday 5:00pm Masses.
* REGISTER YOUR DETAILS ONCE ONLINE FOR WEEKEND MASS www.dow.org.au/registration
PARISH BULLETIN
Each week All Saints Parish continues to present a Bulletin with the weekend Readings and other important information. A link can be found on the Parish Website: http://www.allsaintscatholic.org.au/allsaintscatholic/Welcome.html
2021 FIRST RECONCILIATION ENROLMENT
Enrolments for all children in Year 2, 2020 from both Parish Schools and State Schools will take place at all Masses on the First Sunday of Advent (weekend 28/29 November). Preparation for the Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation) will begin as the New School Year 2021 commences.
CLASSES FOR 2021
If there are any extraordinary circumstances that Mr Dempsey should be aware of in relation to class placements of children in 2021, please make a request in writing by Friday 20 November. Please note this applies only to matters of significance and it is not in relation to requesting teachers.
MOBILE PHONESIf it is necessary for your child to bring a mobile phone to school it must either be taken to the office at the beginning of the school day or given to your child’s teacher for it to be locked away in a secure cupboard to be returned at the end of the day.
HATCHING CHICKENS
Kindergarten and Year one have had some very special fluffy visitors this week...chicken and duck eggs! This week we have been watching them hatch and grow. We now have 4 chicks & 4 ducklings. We are learning about the life cycle of different animals and how animals grow and change as they get older. In Year 1, Miss Reid and Mrs Jedrzejczak are so proud of the amazing writing that Year 1 has accomplished in the last week! (Picture is of Brody J writing)
On Friday 4th December, Year 6 will once again host their annual Summer Fun Day. This day raises funds for the Year 6 Graduation gift back to the school community. For a gold coin donation, students can dress up in “summer” style mufti for the day. Eg shorts, t-shirts, Hawaian shirts, lays, sunnies, hats. Please note students should wear school-appropriate footwear and sun protective clothing. Students across the school will spend part of the day participating in fun activities organised by the year 6 students themselves. It is always a great event, which gets all students and staff feeling summery and fun for the end of year festivities.
Behaviour Expectations – Students will wear their school hats for all outdoor activities, including lunch, recess and sport time.
In Science this term, we are learning about ‘Living Things’. We have learnt about the life cycle of a butterfly, frog, plant and chicken.
We made our own bean houses and planted a bean seed. This is how we made them:
1. First we got a snap lock bag.
2. Next we put some soil in the bag.
3. After that we planted a seed in the soil.
4. Lastly we sprayed the soil.
We have hung our bean houses on the classroom windows so they will get some sunlight and we left the bags open so we can water them.
We are so excited to watch them grow!
PRINCIPALS AWARD
Logan T
Cristian B
Zane G
Owen T
Mattias B
Alana K
MERIT AWARDS
| CLASS | WEEK 3 - Respect | WEEK 4 - Excellence |
| KN | Ziggy E | Bentley P |
| KN | Nikki M | Gabriella C |
| KS | Kayden M | Aveena A |
| KS | Hamish E | Aiden J |
| 1S | Ebony L | Zoe C |
| 1S | Alexa T | Azariah I |
| 1H | Zayne E | Patrick S |
| 1H | Hayden R | Scarlett B |
| 2E | Jordyn A | Ariella L |
| 2E | Hunter C | Morrison C |
| 2L | Thomas M | Luke F |
| 2L | Cristian B | Amelia P |
| 3L | Iylah F | Jayden K |
| 3L | Mason M | Mason R |
| 3H | Zephyr E | Murphy B |
| 3H | Jordan V | Madeline S |
| 4A | Alexander J | Jesse D |
| 4A | Jayden B | Rubie D |
| 4R | Christian F | Tauris I |
| 4R | Aidan J | Annie D |
| 5B | Xavier L | Remi A |
| 5B | Chloe A | Samuel P |
| 5B | Mattias B | |
| 5O | Chelsea B | Taya N |
| 6U | Luke A | |
| 6U | Charli W | Molly O |
| 6R | Dylan B | James D |
| 6R | Sophie S | Ruby J |
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/