First Holy Communion

Congratulations to the students who celebrated the Sacrament of First Holy Communion last Sunday and welcome them into the Catholic family.  This celebration is the result of preparation by teachers at Nazareth School and Father Joe in order to ensure that the children understand the significance of the choice they make in receiving this sacrament. These children are saying ‘Yes’ to following Jesus and becoming a member of our Catholic family.

Reconciliation

Thursday night at 7pm, there will be a compulsory parent information night for those parents wishing to present their child for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.   Remember, students must have completed the Sacrament of Reconciliation before preparing for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion.  Father Joe will be recording names at one of the weekend masses this weekend, either 5pm on Saturday or 9am on Sunday.

Class Masses

Next Wednesday Year 6 will be attending the 9:00 am parish Mass. We welcome any parents, family members or friends who wish to join their children at any of the Wednesday Masses.

Mini Vinnies

Mini Vinnies will be running a Christmas Appeal commencing Monday, 28 November and will run for two weeks.  They are asking for donations to support the poor and vulnerable of our community who are struggling to prepare Christmas for themselves and their families.  Next week, for a coin donation, students will be able to decorate a biscuit in a Christmas theme at recess and lunch time.  Mini Vinnies students will be in the space outside the Stage 3 building and all students are welcome to come and enjoy a self-decorated Christmas biscuit.

Classes are asked to donate the following items:

Kindergarten - Chips, lollies, breakfast cereals, dried pasta, rice and sauce jars

Stage 1 - Christmas food, drinks (milo, cordial, fizzy drink), christmas pudding or christmas cake, long life custard

Stage 2 - Christmas decorations, canned fruit, pancake shakers

Stage 3 - table decorations, tea, coffee, long life milk and sugar

All donations can be left under the Christmas tree in the library and will be accepted until Friday, 9 December.  They will then be presented to members of the local St Vincent de Paul chapter.  Thank you in anticipation of your generous support.

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

Earlier this term, Year 4 were discussing how they thought of God and how he might be represented within our world.

I think God is a big tree because all the branches on the tree are all the things he does for us and how much he cares about us. Elina

I think God is a mountain because it is like he is watching over us. Rocco

I see God as a wounded soldier who keeps tiring himself out to keep everyone happy, healthy and safe. Ari 

I think God as a beam of sunshine who lights up the world and guides us. Tyler

I think God is a superhero who saves the world. He doesn’t want fighting, he wants peace. Liam

I think of God as a cloud looking over us to make sure that we are safe. Layla R

I think God is an old tree because all the cracks represent all the bad things that have happened, but the flowers represent all the wonderful things that are in our world. Amelie

Year 6 Mass and Graduation 

The Year 6 Graduation is fast approaching.

In class, students are starting to prepare for this very exciting moment in their lives with much talk about their journey through Primary School.

On Wednesday 7th December students and families will celebrate with a Mass at All Saints Church and then gather together at the Civic Centre Shellharbour for their graduation.

In the coming weeks there will be notifications on Compass regarding all aspects of the night.

Christmas Cards for Mini Vinnies - Years 3 and 4 students

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 2023 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 2023 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.

1S have an exciting time in Science this term. We have been learning about things that grow and life cycles of animals and plants.

We have watched eggs hatch into baby chicks and ducklings, learnt about worms and ants and what they all need to survive.

This week we planted a sunflower seed and have been reading about the lifecycle of a sunflower. We are eagerly awaiting for the first sprout!

NSW Primary Schools South Coast Oz Tag Gala Day

NSW Oztag currently hold three large-scale Oztag Gala days throughout New South Wales. With the South Coast day being held on 22 November.

These tournaments offer the opportunity for Primary School students to expand their skills and compete against other schools in their region.

The students had a great day playing multiple games against both Catholic and Public schools within our region. Some games played against local friends from surrounding schools.

It was so great to see these events back up and running again. Well done to those students who represesnted Nazareth, you all did us proud.

IGNATIAN MEDAL

Murphy Batman

NAZARETH AWARDS

Jedd Kauter

Jack Kauter

PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS

Christian Forlano

MERIT AWARDS

Christian Forlano, Sebastian Forlano, Willow Ferguson, Carolynne Chalmers, Milla Fullagar, Carter Onorato, Zane Gillespie, Bexley Gilligan, Harrison Tanevski, Emmanuel Vu, Cadence Little, Aria Gutierrez, Tomas Rivera Marin, Cooper Menadue-Clayton, Luca Wray

‘I SPY’ NAZARETH SCHOOL RULES

This week our PB4L focus continues to be on our Nazareth school rules. The classroom teachers will revise our school rules. Each day, teachers will choose a rule and one or two target behaviours that they are looking out for. When the teacher ‘spies’ students following the rule and displaying the target behaviour will receive a class reward!

The teachers on playground duty will remind the students of our school rules when dismissing students to play and when gathering them again at the end of play. If the teacher ‘spies’ students following the rules and displaying the appropriate behaviours, they will be rewarded with playground tokens.

SCHOOL DISCO

It's school disco time! The P&F are hosting a disco on Thursday 1st December.

Years K-2: 5pm to 6pm

Years 3-6: 6:15pm to 7:30pm.

School Hall. Free Entry. Pizza and glow toys available to purchase  - Cash Only.

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/