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Lord, teach me to be generous,
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
Save that of knowing that I do your will.
Amen
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am thrilled to announce the arrival of some new members to our school family. Two of our staff members have recently welcomed beautiful babies into the world, and we couldn’t be happier for them.
Please join me in congratulating:
- Mrs Penelope Constable, teacher of 2L, on the birth of her first child, a son, Alistair.
- Mr Andrew Edwards, Assistant Principal, on the birth of his third daughter, Millie.
We wish them all the joy and happiness that comes with parenthood, and we look forward to the day when we can meet their little ones.
This year, we will be celebrating Grandparents Day on the Feast of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne - Wednesday 26 th July 2023. This is a special day where we honour and appreciate the important role that grandparents play in our lives. Please save the date and keep an eye on the newsletter and COMPASS for further details.
I invite all of our parents to read Lighting the Way Together: Parent - School Partnership Framework. It has been developed to support the creation and maintenance of the important partnership between the school and home. It outlines for parents and the school the principles and expectations of the parent-school partnership.
As we reach the middle of the 2023 school year, it is important to reflect on the impact of the strategies implemented by the school so far in reaching the annual improvement plan goal outlined below:By the end of 2023, community engagement will be enhanced so that parents and carers have deepened knowledge and understanding of the faith, wellbeing and learning at Nazareth.
I wish you all the very best for the last two weeks of Term 2 and hope that you are able to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their wellbeing and learning progress for Semester 1 2023.
Confirmation
Year 6 students are moving closer to their sacrament of Confirmation. Students are in Week 4 of their workshops. They will participate in a Confirmation Retreat Day on Friday in the Hall, along with all of the candidates from other schools. Students will begin the day with mass at 9am, joining our whole school, celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart. All families and friends are most welcome to join us.
There will be a Celebration of Confirmation rehearsal on the weekend of 17/18 June. Saturday 17th June at the 5:00pm Mass is for the 18th July Session and on Sunday 18th June at the 9am Mass for the 19th July session. Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Tuesday 18th July & Wednesday 19th July at 7:00pm.
The Celebration of Confirmation ceremony details can be found on the final leaflet distributed for Confirmation Program 2023. All parents and candidates need to be quietly seated by 6:30pm in the church.
Confirmation Candidates are to wear “Sunday Best” (Smart/Casual), no thongs, cut off short or singlets.
Just a reminder for the students to colour their dove and place their name on it and either return it at one of the workshops or bring it to one of their Year 6 teachers.
Feast of the Sacred Heart
This Friday morning at 9am Nazareth School will be attending mass at 9am to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart. This celebration occurs 19 days after Pentecost, honouring Jesus' divine love for humanity, which brings to mind all the attributes of His Divine Heart. All family and friends are most welcome to join their children at mass. The children definitely love seeing their families.
Wednesday Mass and Faith & Learning visits
This week Year 6 will be attending the 9am Wednesday mass. After mass we would love all of the families to join their children in the classroom to enjoy a snapshot of their learning. Next week (Week 9) Kindergarten and Year 5 will be celebrating mass, followed by a classroom visit. We warmly invite all parents, family members or friends who wish to join the children at any of the Wednesday masses.
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
Our current topic for Religion in year 2 is ‘Signs of God’s Love.’ In this unit children explore the key symbols, signs and rituals of the Catholic Tradition and the key times of the Liturgical Year.
Today, to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding, children were asked to illustrate a prayer space. Children were encouraged to include as many symbols on their prayer space as well as the relevant colour to their nominated season.
Here are some we would like to share with you:
Learning with 3L
In Health lessons this term, 3L have been learning what bullying is, how to identify bullying behaviours and how to keep ourselves and others safe. We have also discussed possible strategies for responding to bullying situations and that there isn’t just one correct way to deal with a situation. We have learnt that there are a variety of strategies we can use to deal with and manage bullying situations.
From our learning this term, 3L have created posters that promote the message of ‘Bullying - No Way!’
Below are some of the fantastic examples from Cohen, Zach, Mason, Bodhi and Sophia.
Semester One Reports
Semester One reports will be made available to parents in COMPASS from Wednesday 21st July for the students in Years 1 -6.
Student achievement is reported using the Common Grade Scale. The Common Grade Scale summarises the standard of achievement associated with each grade. It describes the depth of knowledge and understanding and the range of skills that students working at that standard typically show.
The Common Grade Scale describes performance at each of five grade levels.
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A |
The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations. |
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B |
The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills to most situations. |
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C |
The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills. |
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D |
The student has a basic knowledge and understanding of the content and has achieved a limited level of competence in the processes and skills. |
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E |
The student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few areas of the content and has achieved very limited competence in some of the processes and skills. |
The information provided by teachers in the report comes from both formal and informal assessment activities and informal observations. The data is gathered over time and in different situations.
A-E Grades are only one aspect of the student report. Further information is provided in the written comments and the effort grades. Parent-teacher interviews are another opportunity for teachers to provide valuable information about your child’s progress at school.
Parking
We have recently noticed an increasing number of parents/carers using the bus bay and the staff parking area to drop off their children in the morning.
NAZARETH AWARDS
Carter Onorato
Aidan Walton
PRINCIPALS AWARDS
Patrick Hill
Saxon Briffa
Azariah Ioannou
Yazmin Gasca
MERIT AWARDS
| CLASS |
Week 6 - Always Including Others |
Week 7 - Stewardship |
| KN | Alena Popovski | Bowdi Begley |
| KN | Andres Scarone | Sophia Duchesne |
| KS | Harper Hart | Maximilian Toohey |
| KS | Shayla Naicker | Salome Smith |
| 1S | Hendrix Lawrence | Arabella Mcauley |
| 1S | Ivy Haywood | Luca Hughes |
| 1H | Bexley Gilligan | Adelise Mayfield |
| 1H | Jagger Onorato | Aurora Phillips |
| 2E | Christian Barrass | Aliyah Betz |
| 2E | Hudson Sewell | Cara Cave |
| 2L | Rosie Maguire | Bethany Farrugia |
| 2L | Spencer Tanevski | Taj Scofield |
| 3L | Soul Evans | Scarlett Murphy |
| 3L | Charlie Barr | Raven Nguyen |
| 3H | Joshua Kosteski | Liza Khomoutov |
| 3H | Aiden Jebara | Cash Lynch |
| 4A | Jacob Hulbert | Iyla Horsey |
| 4A | Andre Garcia | Emmanuel Wicks |
| 4R | Mia Honey | Brody Jolliffe |
| 4R | Jedd Kauter | Lucy Vu |
| 5B | ||
| 5B | ||
| 5O | Cristian Sangiuliano | Jordyn Andreeski |
| 5O | Zen Nguyen | Jett Dimovski |
| 6U | ||
| 6U | ||
| 6R | Nate Ryan | Amarni King |
| 6R | Jordan Van Der Kooi | Amelia Hopley |
Nina Da Gama, Mason Redfern, Dakota Moore, Iyla Horsey, Hayden Reitsma, Ruby Tripp, Jacob Hulbert, Natalia Popovski, Ivy Telfer, Phillip Shajnoski, William Nguyen, Cash Lynch, Cohen Horsley, Evie Trencevski, Ayden Lees, Jacob Dilevski, Kye Micallef, Sofia Rivera Marin, Amara Garbayo Vergan, Zoe Clapham.
Netball Gala Day
Thank you to the parents who have given their children consent for the Netball Gala Day that is being held next Tuesday the 20th of June. Please see the Compass event for further details. Just a friendly reminder that parents and carers will need to arrange transportation to and from the Netball Gala Day.
Athletics Carnival
Well done to the following students who were the age champions at our Athletics Carnival
8yrs Girls - Raven Nguyen
8 yrs Boys - Lincoln Mackenzie
9 yrs Girls - Aubrey Pepper
9 yrs Boys - Jedd Kauter
10 yrs Girls - Iyla Horsey
10 yrs Boys - Archie Dimovski
11yrs Girls - Alessandra Barrass
11 yrs Boys - Morrison Cocksedge
12yrs Girls - Ruby Smith
12 yrs Boys - Daniel Bell
Our PB4L RESPECT continues this week.
Last week we focused on:
P stands for Personal Space - Give a little room
Students will show respect when interacting with all peers at Nazareth. They will respect the personal space and boundaries of their peers.
Teachers revised and reminded students how to respect the personal space of others by:
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recognising when they are in the personal space of one of their peers;
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respecting their peers wishes when they tell them “no” or “stop”;
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keeping their hands off when playing games on the playground.
This week we are focusing on:
E stands for Earn Trust - Through your actions
Students will show respect when interacting with all peers at Nazareth. They will demonstrate how to be trustworthy.
Teachers will revise and discuss with students:
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what it means to be trustworthy;
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ways to build trust with their peers;
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demonstrate trustworthy behaviours as defined by their class.
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/