term 1 week 8 - st columba's primary school...term 1 week 8 18th march 2020 reminder dates...
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Dear Friends
St Patrick’s Day We all enjoyed a day of fun and learning for St Patrick’s Day. Many thanks to all for joining in the spirit of the day and donating to Project Compassion. Congratulations to Hannah Veer who won the jar of snakes. Corona Virus (COVID 19) Update We are continuing to undertake daily learning and teaching as normal and please be assured that you will be informed of any necessary changes that may take place in the educational setting. We are ensuring safe hygiene practices at all times and making sure the students are drinking plenty of water. This afternoon at 3.30pm all staff will join a webinar presented by the Christina Trimble (Executive Director of Schools) and I will inform you of any relevant information from this. We of course ask that all precautionary measures are taken if your child develops any cold/flu symptoms. This means they will need to stay at home. In the event that they develop these symptoms at school, you will be asked to collect them immediately.
St Columba’s Newsletter
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Term 1 Week 8
18th March 2020
Reminder
Dates Sunday Mass 22nd March
10am
1st 3rd 5th Sunday 8am
2nd & 4th Sunday
10am
Through the eyes of Jesus, we at St Columba’s strive to achieve high levels of learning for all.
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Mrs Brown is currently working with a selection of other teachers from the diocese who are developing a plan to provide a continuity of learning for students in the event that they are temporarily unable to attend school. Your support and cooperation during this time is greatly appreciated.
CWA Public Speaking The CWA Central Western Public Speaking Contest for 2020 has been cancelled. However, we will still have students compete at a school level as it is a very useful assessment tool for the teachers. This means that the Primary Students (Years 3-6) can select their topic from any year level. The contest will be held at school in Term 2. More information regarding the competition will be given next week. Moorambilla Voices Moorambilla Voices have of course cancelled all activities for 2020.
Compass Reminder On Monday all students were sent home with information regarding the Compass Parent Portal that is being used by all schools in the Bathurst Diocese. Parents have been issued with user names and passwords and the process is easy. On the Portal you will be able to access the weekly School Newsletter, Student Reports and attendance data. You will also be able enter explanations for your child’s absence.
NAPLAN Practice Test On Monday the Year 3 & 5 students will undertake an online NAPLAN Practise Test. All students across the nation will complete the test at 12noon. It is not to assess the students, but rather to test the online platform to ensure it can handle the large number of students accessing it. This will ensure readiness for NAPLAN in May. Power Outage St Columba’s will have a power outage next Tuesday for the whole day. Please ensure you send your child with lunches that will not require heating. Thank you.
Thursday 9th April – Book Fair, Easter Liturgy & Eggshibition
Kind regards
Glen Brown Principal
MERIT CERTIFICATES A special congratulations to the first round of students who have achieved BRONZE in our Merit System: Aidan Simister, Ryan Veer & Ben Vaughan
Congratulations to the following students who received merit certificates this week: For Homework Excellence: Preston McGrath, Ryan Veer, Annabelle Christie, Mitch Dickens For Extraordinary achievements in work: Jack Dickens, Ben Vaughan For your Christ-like qualities towards others: Toby Brown
Through the eyes of Jesus, we at St Columba’s strive to achieve high levels of learning for all.
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Through the eyes of Jesus, we at St Columba’s strive to achieve high levels of learning for all.
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