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This week, Holy Week, marks the holiest of time in the church’s year. The events of Holy Week are at the centre of our Christian belief, that being that Christ suffered, died and rose from the dead.
The pattern of events that occurred during the last days of Jesus’ earthly life (as remembered on Good Friday and Easter Sunday) are mirrored and replicated to varying degrees, in our own life and the lives of those close to us. Whether it be through illness, disappointment, separation or the many challenges that confront us, we all have a cross to carry, a hardship to endure. Regardless of our own personal circumstances, the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday provides us with hope, even when we think all is lost.
I encourage you, along with your family, to attend one of the Parish Masses or Liturgies over the days ahead. Refer to Mass times etc in this newsletter.
As this Term draws to a close I congratulate all Nazareth students for what they have achieved this Term. All students have improved with an aspect of their learning which is a result of their hard work and high level of engagement with their learning.
For those parents/carers who have utilised the afternoon school pick up procedure I encourage you to show your appreciation to the Nazareth staff on Thursday afternoon as it will be the last day, after 12 months, of that procedure. Remember that next Term children will be dismissed at 2:45pm from the playground area near their classrooms.
I will be attending a funeral in Sydney on Thursday and will not be at Nazareth. With Lisa Tyson on Leave this week, I have organised Mrs Jan Hutton to be Relieving Principal in my absence. Jan is an experienced Principal and will be able to support the students, staff and parents as required on Thursday.
I wish all families a very happy and holy Easter. Take care.
Peter Dempsey
Principal
HOLY WEEK
We are now in the last week of Lent, known as Holy Week. Holy Week began with Palm Sunday, celebrated last Sunday. Kindergarten students have a beautiful display of hand-made palms in the foyer of the church, acknowledging this special day. Tomorrow, Thursday, students from Year 6 will present Stations of the Cross, the 14-step devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man. The link to the Parish bulletin below will remind you of the Easter services at our Church throughout this special time.
EASTER RAFFLE
Congratulations Nazareth! Our Easter raffle this year raised $1,601.20. All money will go to Caritas’ Project Compassion. The generous donations of students and families demonstrates the values of the Holy Spirit that Jesus showed us by serving our community and loving one another. A huge thank you to the Student Representative Council students who sold tickets and led the fun of our Easter raffle.
FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Last Thursday Nazareth School celebrated our school feast day, beginning with Mass at 9am. Thank you so much to the families who joined us in church. It is a warm feeling to finally welcome families back to our school celebrations
OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS EASTER 2021
Way of the Cross
Each Friday during Lent after 9:00am Mass at All Saints
Palm Sunday - 28 March
Masses: 5:00pm Vigil, 9:00am, and 5:00pm
8:45am Solemn Procession will begin for 9:00am Mass
Tuesday of Holy Week - 30 March
7pm Mass of the Holy Oils
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Holy Thursday: 1 April
7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration until 10pm
Good Friday: 2 April
11am—Stations of the Cross 12 noon: Community Lunch
Soup & Bread in the Grealy Centre
if you can help by making a pot of (meat free) soup to share, please fill in your details on the clipboard in the Church Foyer
3pm: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday: 3 April
7pm: Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 4 April
Masses at 9:00am and 5:00pm
Easter Egg hunt for the children after 9:00am Mass
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
In Religion this week, 5O have been learning about Holy Week and its importance. 5O have picked one day from the Holy Week and researched what happened and why it was important.
Here are some photos of us working on our presentation.
This term the learning centre has worked hard in all areas of the learning. Students worked on their understanding of time, patterns and 2D shapes in Mathematics and in English we looked closely at the features of descriptive writing.
As a class reward this term, the students enjoyed making slime. It was a messy experience where we used glue and an activator to create to gooey substance. We then got creative and added glitter to make it extra sparkly. The students described the experience as being “fun, exciting and interesting”.
ENROLMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN 2022
Families are reminded that enrolment applications are to be submitted now for next year’s Kindergarten. If you require further information or to obtain an enrolment application form, contact the school office as soon as possible.
LAST DAY OF TERM 1
The last day of Term 1 is Thursday, 1st April
FIRST DAY OF TERM 2
Students will commence Term 2 on Monday, 19th April
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the Nazareth Junior Boys Relay Team – Daniel B, Sonny C Morrison C and Reid C, who recently competed in the NSW MacKillop Trials at the Homebush Olympic Swimming Pool. The boys finished 4th which is an outstanding achievement.
SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Well done to the 123 children who competed in today’s school Cross Country. Congratulations to those who won their race and thanks to Mrs Stephanie Rowles for organising the event and to the Corpus Christi students who assisted during the morning.
Lucas Bryce
Jacob Sekulovski
Luke Norris
Lucas Cartwright
Jacob Dilevski
Calahni Dilevski
Ruben Lasala
Sahara Till
MERIT AWARDS
| CLASS | WEEK 8 - Forgiveness |
WEEK 9 - Teacher's Choice |
| KN | Kobe Zizic | Ashton Hopgood |
| KN | Molly Bronish | Patrick Hill |
| KC | Lukas Sarin | Grace Hopkins |
| KC | Mason Sangiuliano | Xavier Mangion |
| KS | Adam Stojanoski | Ava Aitchison |
| KS | Lilijana Tivey | Gabriella Divko |
| 1S | Aveena Amoroso | Hamish Easther |
| 1S | Ana Keelan | Alyssa Ryan |
| 1H | Hayden McNamara | Layla Ryan |
| 1H | Scarlett Murphy | Nate Reid |
| 2E | Ebony Lees | Amalia Rodrigues |
| 2E | Emmanuel Wicks | Aria Phillip |
| 2L | Mason Redfern | Lydia De Jesus |
| 2L | Zoe Cockayne | Jedd Kauter |
| 3L | Luke Norris | Logan Testa |
| 3L | Amelia Teo | Jake Maruca |
| 3H | Brianna Bryce | Marisa Bugeja |
| 3H | Rocco Portelli | Jett Dimovski |
| 4A | Kaiden Murphy | Amelia Hopley |
| 4A | Jordan Van Der Kooi | Olivia Sarin |
| 4R | Aliana Maguire | Lily Pallone |
| 4R | Daniella Jebara | Zephyr Evans |
| 5B | Vincent Dall'Asta | Jaida Robinson |
| 5B | Charlotte Dargham | Christian Forlano |
| 5O | Annalisia Ayoub | Alexander Jovanovski |
| 5O | Celeste Davies | Hannah Kosteski |
| 6U | Remi Aronsten | Chloe Bugeja |
| 6U | Sasha Layton | Bella Schmidt |
| 6R | Caden Cooper | Chloe Franklin |
| 6R | Olivia Kus | Denver Spencer |
Makayla Gropp, Nate Ryan, Lily Pallone, Finn O’Brien, Mason Hatkic, Mason Moreira, Liza Khomoutov, Xavier Leonard, Amalia Rodrigues, Patrick Hill, Taj Scofield, Lukas Sarin, Ella Moreira, Parker Little, Niamh Hicks, Olivia Sarin, Marley Alan, Aubrey Pepper, Kobe Zizic, Hugo Manns, Xavier Wicks, Sophie Hulbert, Taya Nguyen, Daniel Bell, Hunter Cascone, Layla Markovski, Harley Bermudez, Tyrese Grech, Lua Rino
The Mothers’ Day Stall will go ahead this year and will be held Tuesday May 4. More details will be communicated closer to the date.
The P&F plan to hold a school disco Thursday April 29. The date can be claimed but the event is yet to be confirmed pending COVID restrictions and regulations.
P & F MEETING
The next P&F Meeting will be held Tuesday April 20 commencing at 7pm in the school library.
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/