Dear Parents and Carers,

This week is National Child Protection Week. National Child Protection Week is an annual event in Australia that aims to promote a safe and supported life for every child, now and into the future. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Where we start matters”. The campaign continues to champion the message – Every child in every community needs a fair go. These RESOURCES have been made available for parents.

On behalf of the staff and students, I would like to express my gratitude for the exceptional support and enthusiasm you showed during our recent Book Week and Father's Day celebrations.

Book Week was a resounding success, and it wouldn't have been possible without your support. Your creativity and dedication were evident in the fantastic costumes and the enthusiasm with which you embraced the spirit of the event.

In addition to Book Week, we celebrated Father's Day with great joy and appreciation for all of the dads and supportive males in the lives of our students. Your presence during our various Father's Day activities (gift stall, breakfast, liturgy, Sunday mass) brought immense happiness to the children. By showing your love and support, you have shown your children the importance of family and positive role models.

As partners in education, your involvement plays a crucial role in creating a nurturing learning environment for our students. Your support is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to many more successful events in the future.

Finally, I would like to remind you that I will be on long service leave for Week 10 of this Term and weeks 1 and 2 of Term 4. I thank Mr Danny Sykes for his willingness to act as Principal of Nazareth in my absence.

First Holy Communion

If your child is in Year 3 or older, there will be an information and name recording session for names of students wishing to celebrate the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Thursday 7th September at 7.00pm at the Parish Hall.  Enrolment will be at the weekend masses on 9 and 10 September. Celebration of the Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be held on Sunday 26 November 2023 at 11am  & 2pm.

Important:  If your child has not made their Sacrament of Reconciliation, please let the parish office know as they will be able to complete their Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to receiving the Sacrament of First Holy Communion.  This can be done at the same time.

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

Dear Year 5 and 6 families,

This Term the students have participated in The Christmas Art Story Exhibition and Competition.

The Art Exhibition and Competition provides an opportunity to share with the wider community a greater awareness of the role of the arts in Religious Education. Students can develop a deeper appreciation for their talents, and recognise the value of the arts in expressing understandings of the Catholic faith.

The students in Years 5 and 6 have worked meticulously on their artworks and written reflections. Artworks that make the shortlisting of the competition will be displayed up in the Wollongong Art Gallery. Accordingly, not all works submitted by schools will be chosen to be a part of the exhibition at the Art Gallery. 

Preliminary shortlisting will take place in the Marian Centre on Monday 11 September and those students whose artwork has been selected for exhibition will be notified on Wednesday 13 September, via their schools and will be invited to attend the opening night of the exhibition with their guests which will be on Wednesday 11 October. These students will be eligible for the next phase of the competition. In addition to the opening night, the successful exhibitors will have their work displayed from Friday 6 October until Sunday 29 October at the Wollongong Art Gallery. Artworks can be viewed at the public gallery during this period. The Art Gallery is open to the public Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm and weekends 12:00-4:00pm.

Congratulations to the following students in Years 5 and 6:

Amelia Perez

Jack Kauter

Alessandra Barrass

Anton De Jesus

Mikayla Carriage

Jackson Horsey

The artworks created by these students, alongside their written reflections about their chosen scripture passage have been submitted into the competition within the Diocese. We wish them all the very best in the anticipation of the shortlisting to come.

As part of our Term Three English unit, Year 6 students are participating in our program known as The Night of the Notables. This program will run throughout Term Three, culminating at the end of the term with a presentation evening on Wednesday 20th September.

IMPORTANT DATES REMAINDER TERM 3:

• 9th and 10th September – First Holy Communion enrolment at the weekend masses.
• 11th September – Year 2 excursion
• 13th September – Diocesan Launch of World Mission Month
• 13th September – Years 3 & 4 attending 9am parish mass. Faith and Learning visit – YEAR 4
• 13th September – P&F Meeting 6pm
• 14th September – Juniors Basketball Gala Day
• 15th September – Seniors Basketball Gala Day
• 15th September – Year 2 Celebration of Learning
• 20th September – Year 5 Faith and Learning Visit
• 20th September – NIGHT OF THE NOTABLES
• 20th September – Year 3 excursion
• 21st September – Last day Term 3 students
• 22nd September – STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY (Pupil free day)

 Term 4 dates will be shared soon via COMPASS

UNIFORMS

The Premiers Reading Challenge (PRC) challenge has now ended.  Congratulations to the 216 students who completed the Premiers Reading Challenge!

A special congratulations to Zane Gillespie in Year 6 who has completed the Premiers Reading Challenge for seven consecutive years.

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Fruit & Veg Month 2023

Our school will be participating in Fruit & Veg Month 2023.

This year’s theme is: Fruit & Vegie STEMs!

We encourage you to have open conversations with your children about the benefits of nourishing our bodies with fruit and vegetables.

Fruit & Veg Month 2023 runs from Monday 28 August to Friday 22 September.

Over the next few weeks, the PB4L focus will continue to be on FRIENDS. One of our school rules is that at Nazareth we are all respectful. We are going to focus on peer to peer respect. 

In Week 8 we have been focusing on I - Invite and include kids to participate

In Week 9 we will focus on E - Empathy - Show you care

Students will receive playground tokens when they are seen to be displaying these qualities on the playground at recess and lunch.

NRL Tackle and Tag Gala Day

On Thursday 24th August, some students from year 5 and 6 represented the school at the Tackle and Tag gala day. The students had a fantastic day, showcasing their amazing skills. Congratulations to all students who represented the school, we received numerous comments on the sportsmanship of the students. A big thank you to Mr De Gabriele, Mr Scofield, Mr Tonegato, Mrs Little and Mrs Pepper for helping manage teams on the day and to all our other parents/carers and grandparents who came to cheer the students.

2024 Representative Sport Trial Information

In the coming weeks information will be sent out via Compass for the 2024 Representative Sports Trials nomination process, this process will look a little different to previous years. Information will be communicated to parents and carers soon to ensure that you are able to nominate your child for their sport(s).

Please note that these sports nominations/trials are not for children to come for the experience, they are for children who are experienced and extremely talented in their sport(s). When the nominations have been received by the school, they will be filtered through and then sent to the Catholic Education Office who will make a decision about whether a child is invited to trial or not. When filling out these nominations, it is important that you include as much detail about your child(ren)’s experience as this will allow the sports team here at Nazareth and at the Catholic Education Office to make a fair decision regarding their nomination.

Please keep an eye on Compass in the coming weeks for the rest of this information.

Upcoming Events:

Basketball Gala Day (years 3 & 4) - Thursday 14th September at Croome Road Sporting Complex

Basketball Gala Day (years 5 & 6) - Friday 15th September at Croome Road Sporting Complex.

Please see Compass for the event if your child is attending.

Private transport by parents/carers is required.

Cricket Gala Day (years 5 & 6) - Thursday 12th October at Thomas Dalton Park (South).

Nominations have been received by children and a Compass event will be created soon. Please keep an eye out for this if your child has nominated to attend. 

Private transport by parents/carers is required.

SPORTS UNIFORMS

If students have any sports uniforms, such as athletics singlets or football uniforms, could they please return them to the school office.

NAZARETH AWARDS

Bethany Farrugia

Travis Borg

Oliver Carters

Emilia Gigliotti

Selena Ramos

Hayden Reitsma

Logan Testa

Jackson Horsey

PRINCIPALS AWARDS

Ariella Ramos

Summer Redfern

April Cassanego

Archie Wigmore

Patrick Batman

HarrynUrquart-Duchesne

Aria Gutierrez

Jedd Kauter

Logan Testa

MERIT AWARDS

Taylan Yasar-Pfeiffer, Luke Norris, Salome Smith, Beau Smith, Addison Ryan, Alexa Trencevski, Jacob Davies, Rocco Portelli, Lucy Vu, Amelie Clark, Chelsea Betz, Bentley Pavlina, Ian Blades, Tony Haralampopoulos, Fenix McGoldrick, Georgia Micevski, Robert O'Brien, Kayden McCudden, Hendrix Lawrence.

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/