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I wish to acknowledge and extend my thanks to the Nazareth staff for their ongoing extraordinary work during Term 1 of this year. In the midst of significant disruption, learning engagement has remained high and students have made pleasing progress. Also, it has been a very challenging time for many families due to family members testing positive to COVID and /or being impacted as close contacts. Despite the challenges that have confronted all of us including the extreme weather, Nazareth remains consistent in relation to our commitment to providing quality Catholic education allowing for continuity in learning for all students. I encourage families to connect with our parish during Holy Week and Easter. The sacramental acknowledgement of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is played out through liturgy which all us can engage with during the week ahead. Refer to parish Mass and Liturgy times in this newsletter. Remember, Easter Sunday always follows Good Friday and that this remains as a constant source of hope for everyone. Take time to reflect on this in prayer so that we are not blinded by the over commercialization of Easter.
I look forward to welcoming everyone back to Nazareth to commence Term 2 on Tuesday April 26.
Take care.
Peter Dempsey
Principal
Kindergarten 2023 Enrolments
Kindergarten 2023 enrolment applications are now due. Applications for siblings of current Nazareth families and applications from new families can be submitted to the school office. Hard copy Enrolment Application forms are available at the school office. If you require further information please phone the school (4295 7303) or email info@nscdow.catholic.edu.au
If you are a new family, or existing family at Nazareth and would like to organise a school tour. Please call the school office (4295 7303) to schedule a time.
Confirmation
Students in Year 6, or older, who have completed Reconciliation and First Holy Communion will now be preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. The information evening will be held on Thursday, 28 April 2022 at 7pm in the Hall. The enrolment weekend will be masses on Saturday, 30 April 2022 at 5pm and Sunday, 1 May 2022 at 9am and 5pm. Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation will take place on Sunday, 3 July 2022 at 11am and 2pm.
Stations of the Cross
As we near the end of our Lenten season, we begin the very important season of Easter. Year 5 will be presenting the solemn prayer, Stations of the Cross, in the hall on Friday morning at 9am. All families are welcome to attend. If, however, this continuing rain prevents this, we will send a link via COMPASS notifying you on Friday morning.
Project Compassion Boxes
If any families have Project Compassion boxes, please drop them off to the Parish office before Holy Thursday, next week. Thank you so much to the generous families of Nazareth for your continued contributions toward Caritas and Project Compassion. Your donations change the lives of families.
Palm Sunday and Holy Week
This Sunday is Palm Sunday, also called Passion Sunday, in the Christian tradition, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Following Palm Sunday is Holy Week. Holy Week is important as it reminds us of God's sacrifice of his son, and also God's love for his people. Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar.
All Palm Sunday and Holy Week 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
Parish Mass times for Holy Week
Holy Thursday
7pm - Mass - Mass of the Last Supper
Good Friday
11am - Mass - Stations of the Cross
12pm - Community Lunch of Soup & Bread - Parish Hall
3pm - Liturgy - Celebration of the Lords passion
Holy Saturday
7pm - Easter Vigual
Easter Sunday
9am - Mass - Followed by an Easter Egg hunt for the children
5pm - Mass
In Year 5, we have been learning about the Stations of the Cross. We completed our own drawings, to help us prepare for our presentation to the whole school. On the last day of school we will re-enact the Stations of the Cross, to remind us of the story of Easter and Jesus’ life.
Wow! What an amazing term in the Learning Centre. The students have been actively engaged in all of their English and Mathematics learning. In Maths this term, students have focused on the concepts of Number, Patterns, Time and 2D shapes. We enjoyed learning through hands on learning tasks. In English, each student has worked hard in the areas of reading, writing, phonics, comprehension and so much more. A big highlight throughout the term was making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Sonny Cocksedge who recently represented the NSW MacKillop Swimming Team at the Olympic Swimming Pool in Homebush. Sonny competed in the 50m Backstroke event and swam exceptionally well. Well done Sonny, the whole school community is very proud of you.
Cross Country
The event is rescheduled to occur Wednesday April 27 (Week 1 Term 2) however the event will be for competitors only – Year 2 to Year 6. Normal classes will be held Wednesday April 27 for students who have not nominated to compete. The school apologises for any inconvenience this may cause but I am sure that everyone understands due to the current unforseen weather.
MERIT AWARDS
| CLASS |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
| KN | Phillip Shajnoski | Aditya Panda |
| KN | Vincent Harrod | Bexley Gilligan |
| KS | Mia Hamilton | Jagger Onorato |
| KS | Violet Wray | Lucas Botica |
| 1S | William Lakovski | Ava Aitchison |
| 1S | Xavier Mangion | Ayden Lees |
| 1H | Mason Sangiuliano | Lucas Sangiuliano |
| 1H | Patrick Hill | Spencer Tanevski |
| 2E | Joshua Kosteski | Scarlett Murphy |
| 2E | Harper Ross | Harry Urquart-Duchesne |
| 2L | Soul Evans | Aveena Amoroso |
| 2L | Ian Blades | Aubrey Pepper |
| 3L | Hannah Calvert | Zayn Esteves |
| 3L | Alexa Trencevski | James Wheeler |
| 3H | Rennan Rey | Olivia Walton |
| 3H | Harrison Tanevski | Olivia Schmidt |
| 4A | Thomas Markovski | Elina Jovanovska |
| 4A | Layla Rabay | Archie Dimovski |
| 4R | Hunter Cascone | Jett Dimovski |
| 4R | Mason Till | Jorja Witt |
| 5B | Daniel Bell | Jacob De Gabriele |
| 5B | Iylah Forrest | Natalia Tanevski |
| 5O | Marnie Walsh | Mikayla Carriage |
| 5O | Harry Tompkin | Zephyr Evans |
| 6U | Nathaniel Costas | Carolynne Chalmers |
| 6U | Parker Gilligan | Parker Gilligan |
| 6R | Ezra Zamora | Harley Bermudez |
| 6R | Lexi Marden | Olivia Ristevski |
Patrick Hill, Taj Scofield, Lukas Sarin, Parker Little, Ella Moreira, Olivia Sarin, Aubrey Pepper, Kobe Zizic, Xavier Wicks, April Cassanego, Grace Payne, Andre Garcia, Sophie Hulbert, Daniel Bell, Hunter Cascone, Harley Bermudez, Layla Markovski, Caden Keenan, Mason Sangiuliano, Harper McNamara, Aidan Jolliffe
P&F News
Thank you to the people able to attend this week’s P&F meeting. A number of dates were set including time for a school disco and Mother’s Day stall. All of these details will be published early Term 2.
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/