Reconciliation Program

This weekend is the last opportunity for families to enrol their child in the parish based Reconciliation Program for 2023. If you wish your child to receive First Holy Communion next year then your child must first of all be enrolled in the Reconciliation Program. If your child is not enrolled in the Reconciliation Program, they will not be able to access the First Communion Program next year.

To enrol in the Reconciliation Program you and your child are asked to attend one of the weekend parish Masses this weekend and enrol your child.

All Saints weekend Masses are:
5pm vigil
9am Sunday
5pm Sunday.
Information above is from Fr Joe Parish Priest of All Saints.

KN have been learning about Advent in Religion lessons.

We know that Advent is a time of waiting. We are waiting for Jesus to be born!

Our prayer space reminds us that there are four Sundays in Advent. We know the Advent Wreath has four candles, three purple candles and one pink candle. One candle is lit each week leading up to Christmas with the pink one being lit on the third Sunday of Advent.

We have also been learning about the Christmas story through the stories of the Annunciation and the birth of Jesus. Mary had to travel a long way to give birth to Jesus. The journey was very hard for Mary!

Staffing Announcements

Following a recruitment process including interviewing by a panel of people consisting of Karen Richards (Catholic Education Office and Chair), Fr Joe Nguyen (All Saints Parish Priest), Lisa Tyson, a Nazareth parent representative and myself, I am pleased to announce that Mr Andrew Edwards has been appointed as the Acting Assistant Principal at Nazareth for the 2023 school year. 

Andrew is an active member of the St Paul's Parish and is currently a Middle Leader at St Therese West Wollongong. Prior to St Therese, Andrew held a Middle Leader's position at St Paul's Albion Park and a teaching position at All Hallows Five Dock. Andrew has a Bachelor of Arts from UOW, Grad Dip of Education from UOW, Grad Cert in Religious Education and a Master of Educational Leadership from Australian Catholic University.

On behalf of the Nazareth School Community I congratulate Andrew and wish him all the best in his new role.

As a result of a recruitment process including interviewing by Lisa Tyson and myself I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Amy Scurr to Nazareth for the 2023 school year. Amy has taught at several Diocesan schools including the last 3 years teaching at St Michael’s Catholic Primary School Nowra. Also, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tim Messner to Nazareth for Terms 1 – 3 2023. Tim has teaching experience in a number of our Diocesan schools and has had extensive teaching experience in International Schools in Peru and Chile. I congratulate Amy and Tim and wish them all the best in their new roles.

The school will be farewelling Mr Jarrod Reid after teaching at Nazareth for the last 3 years. Jarrod has made a significant contribution to Nazareth and on behalf of the school community I extend our thanks to Jarrod. Next year, Jarrod will commence a new teaching role at TIGS Wollongong.

During Terms 1 – 3 of 2023 Mrs Renee Logan will be teaching at St Joseph’s Catholic High School. Renee will be teaching in the school’s Specialist Setting which supports students with specific learning needs. Renee is due to return to Nazareth at the commencement of Term 4 2023. I wish Renee all the best for her new temporary role at St Joseph’s.

Christmas Art Story

In the spirit of Advent we’d like to celebrate all the incredible artists from Year 5 and 6 who participated in the Christmas Art Story to represent Nazareth Catholic Primary.

Congratulations to the following students:

Alexis Chase - 5B
Amarni King - 5O
Anabel Sotomayor - 5B
Jordan Van Der Kooi - 5B
Marnie Walsh - 5O
Mikayla Carriage - 5O
Natalia Tanevski - 5B
Olivia Sarin - 5O
Amelia Higgs - 6R
Carolynne Chalmers - 6U
Christian Forlani - 6U
Hannah Kosteski - 6U
Jaida Robinson - 6U
Lily Orlandi - 6R
Maja Sofronijoski - 6R

These beautiful artworks will be on display in the Library during the season of Advent.

Year 6 Summer Fun Day Fundraiser

The Year 6 students and teachers would like to say a MASSIVE thank you for all your support in our Summer Fun Day fundraising event last Friday. 

They raised a total of $417.10 which has been used to purchase a special gift for the Nazareth School community from our Year 6 2022 cohort.

Our very own Hot Chocolate Machine.

Thank you Year 6 for all of your efforts. Summer Fun Day was a huge success. And I'm sure we will give our new hot chocolate machine a workout.

School Stationery List 2023

IGNATIAN MEDAL

Kate Lonard

Calahni Dilevski

Tauris Ivanovski

Christian Forlano

Aidan Jolliffe

Marnie Walsh

NAZARETH AWARDS

Zane Esteves

Isla Ferns

Aidan Jolliffe

PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS

Ari Katrivessis

Jordyn Andreeski

Isaac Ballinger

Ariella Lopez

Ruby Smith

Aidan Jolliffe

MERIT AWARDS

Isaac Ballinger, Cruze Scofield, Elina Jovanovska, Liam Kotevski, Summer Redfern, Chelsea Formosa, Aditya Panda, Brianna Bryce, Rosalee Maquire, Christian Barrass, Charlie Dall'Asta, Vincent Dall'Asta, Xavier Mangion, Matthew Bell, Blake Workman, Aveena Amoroso, Lucas Bryce, Daniel Khomoutov, James Wheeler, Oliver Carters, Isaac Ezquerro, Zephyr Evans, Violet Ferns, Tauris Ivanovski, Owen Testa, Mason Till, Kye Morgan, Daniella Jebara, Hudson Ryan, Fletcher Hartley, Lucia Lopez, Khaya Moyo, Mbali, Moyo, Emmanuel Wicks, William Lakovski, Jordan Van Der Kooi, Nathan Urludag, Jonathan Pulido, Daniel Jebara, Jett Dimovski, Ziggy Evans, Zavier Vengetas, Scarlett Murphy, Maja Sofronijoski, Jaxx Tonegato, Lily Orlandi, Charlotte Lang, Siena Pacheco, Luca Hughes, Abigail Butler, Travis Borg, Shimmah-Lee Williams, Iylah Forrest, Layla Rabay, Armani King, Jean-Paul Ayoub, Amelia Perez, Jedd Kauter, Logan Testa, Jason Miller, Ivy Haywood, Saffiah Williams, Aditi Vaisakh, Cristian Sangiuliano, Saxon Briffa

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.

Colour Explosion Fun Run

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/