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National Reconciliation Week
This year National Sorry Day falls on Sunday 26 May and is a day when we pause to remember the Stolen Generations of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
It leads us into the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation and National Reconciliation Week which is held each year between 27 May and 3 June.
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2024 is, Now More Than Ever.
On Monday some of our students will accompany Mrs Morgan, Aunty Jo and Uncle Mark on the annual reconciliation walk.
Kinder Enrolment Interviews
We have begun the exciting Kinder enrolment interview process. It is such a joy meeting all the new families and welcoming them to our wonderful community. Plenty of nervous children and parents! The interviews will continue over the next couple of weeks and offers of enrolment will be published to families in Week 9.
Mini Vinnies
The Mini Vinnies Team, under the guidance of Mr Dodds, have approached me to see if they can hold a 'Careers Day' at Stella Maris. They are asking all students to dress as their dream job on THURSDAY 13 JUNE and bring in a gold coin donation. Keep your eye out for a compass message, with an expression of interest for parents to nominate if they would like to come and share their profession!
God Bless
Belinda Hughes
Principal
On Sunday, we celebrated Pentecost, the day when we give thanks for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and followers of Jesus (Acts 2:1- 31). Pentecost marks the official end of the Easter season and the liturgical colour of Pentecost on the day is red. The word itself means the fiftieth day.
We also celebrate the feast of The Visitation on May 31. During this event, a young Mary called upon her older cousin, Elizabeth, to relish the news of their miraculous pregnancies.
On Monday, we celebrated Foundation Day, the day our school was founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1958, opening with 46 children and three sisters of Charity.
In tradition, we celebrate each year with the story of Mary Aikenhead, the foundress of the Sisters of Charity, and present a special award in her name. We congratulate Maggie Herbert (Infants) and Jude Bartle (Primary) for exhibiting qualities that reach out to those in need, applying themselves in Religious Education and displaying reverence during Mass and liturgies.
We would like to thank all the parents, grandparents, family and friends that joined us on this special day for the Liturgy and Open Classrooms, as well as our very own Sr Kerry, for celebrating with us in spirit, the story of the Sisters of Charity.
It is a blessing to have such a wonderful community share with us such an amazing school. THANK YOU!
Infant Nominees
Primary Nominees
Mary Aikenhead Award Recipients Jude Bartle & Maggie Herbert
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Catholic vocabulary term of the week: Fidelity – constancy in keeping one’s given word. |
God Bless
Alicia Sanchez-Levine
Religious Education Coordinator
Grade Masses at Stella Maris
These Masses take place at our Stella Maris Church on Tuesdays at 9:30am. Parents, grandparents and carers are most welcome to attend. Please find below a schedule of the Masses for Term 2, 2024:
Yr 4 Week 6, - 4 June
Yr 3 Week 7, - 11 June
Yr 2 Week 8, - 18 June
Yr 1 Week 9, - 25 June
Yr 5 Week 10, - 2 July
All Saints Catholic Parish NEWS
Stage Masses are celebrated at All Saints Church with Nazareth students.
Please join us on the following dates where students will be involved in participating and celebrating together:
Saturday 31 August - 5pm - Years 1 & 2 Father’s Day
Sunday 3 Nov - 9am - Years 3 & 4 Ordinary Time
Programme for the Sacrament of Confirmation (Year 6 Students)
Masses 25/26 May: Books for Workshops Distributed
First Week of Confirmation Workshops
Masses 1/2 June: Parents indicate preferred time for Sacrament
Second Week of Confirmation Workshops
Masses 8/9 June: Sacrament of Confirmation times distributed
Third Week of Confirmation Workshops
Masses 15/16 June: Blessing & Distribution of Medals
Last Week of Confirmation Workshops
Thursday 20 June: Retreat Day 9am to 2pm All Saints Parish Hall for all students
Masses 22/23 June: Rehearsal Saturday 5pm for 25 June session
Rehearsal Sunday 9am for 26 June session
Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 June: Celebration of Confirmation 7pm
If there are any questions related to any of the Sacraments, please contact the parish office via email shellharbourcity@dow.org.au
Parent Teacher Interviews
Semester 1 Parent Teacher Interviews will be held in Week 10 - this term, between July 1 and July 5. As usual, meetings will be in 15mins time slots, and parents will be able to book through Compass. Please keep an eye out for this notification in the next few weeks.
Uniform expectations - Focus Jewellery and Presentation
JEWELLERY
- a watch, a pair of plain earrings for girls only, one in each ear (studs or sleepers only), a cross or medal are the only items of jewellery permitted to be worn at school
- no finger nail polish or makeup is to be worn
- additional underclothing (eg: T-shirt) must be plain and not visible through the school uniform
- Class teacher will follow up with families
- If it is not rectified, it will be passed on to the stage leader to follow up with families
- If it continues to be an issue it will be referred to the Assistant Principal or Principal to follow up.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
Attendance Messages
This week our focus is on arriving late and early pick ups and the impact of this on a child’s learning time. It is important that children arrive on time for school and early pick up times are kept to a minimum.
Compass - ABC
Every year Mr Dodds our Pastoral Support Worker organises the Refugee Camp experience for our Mini Vinnies. Last year Mr Dodds was approached by ABC to be featured in a Compass episode based on the experience. I invite you to watch the episode and see the impact of such an experience has on being able to have different perspectives and how we can help.
The episode, Walk in My Shoes, is available on ABC iView.
Staffing News
Diocesan Representative Sport
Rugby League
The Mackillop Rugby League Trials were held on Friday the 10 May. We congratulate Harry T and Reid C who have both been selected into the U12 Boys Mackillop Rugby League Team who will compete at the NSW PSSA Championships from the 25 - 27 June in Wollongong. Good luck boys!
South Coast Cross Country Championships
The South Coast Cross Country Championships are being held next Tuesday 28 May. Mrs Sablowski and Mrs Flood will be attending this carnival with the team. We have 24 students competing at this carnival and we wish them the best of luck as they take on the treacherous Willandra Cross Country course.
Athletics Carnival 2024
Our annual School Athletics Carnival will be commencing on the 30 May at Myimbarr Athletics Centre. The Compass notice has gone out for this event. Could we kindly ask that all digital permission slips be completed as soon as possible and if you are able to assist in any capacity, can you please complete the attached questions. Also, if your children are intending to compete in the competitive High Jump events for their age group, or the 800m races, parents/carers must indicate this via the permission slip. We ask this as a courtesy to the teachers who need time to print and prepare event sheets ahead of the carnival.
The schedule for the carnival can be found attached to the Compass event. Times are estimates only.
For any further information, please refer to the Compass Event.
Gala Days
Online nominations have now closed for all of our 2024 Gala Days. The first Gala Day for 2024, the Catholic Legends Rugby League/ League Tag, is being held on the 14 June at Reed Park, Dapto. The next Gala Day is the Netball Gala Day, held on the 25 June at Fred Finch Park. Team numbers are being finalised and students will be notified shortly.
The remaining Gala Days will be organised and prioritised according to the nearest date.
CEO DOW Sports Website
For more information for any of the upcoming Diocesan carnivals, or representative sport please visit the following website. For further information regarding Gala Days please click on the link ‘About Primary Sport’ link on the above website.
CEDOW Instagram
Don’t forget, the Sports Council at the CEO DOW have set up an Instagram account to help spread the news about sport in our Diocese. Please follow @cedow.sport to keep up to date with all the latest news and information.
Mrs Sablowski
Sports Coordinator
Canteen News
Canteen is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The canteen menu is on our website.
Online orders can be made via the My School Connect app - www.myschoolconnect.com.au/stellamarisps and click on create account.
Lily - 4B
We have recently been informed of the wonderful efforts by one of our Year 4 students -Lily was in Monday’s Mercury, she has been a volunteer at Warrigal from the age of 6 years old and loves every minute of it
Congratulations to Lily on her wonderful efforts.
School Crossing Programme
The School Crossing Program is advertising for a permanent school crossing supervisor for Shellharbour L:GA.
The SCS role Regional NSW - Various Opportunities is now live. Please click below to view the advert and share with your networks.
The SCS role for Shellharbour Public School is now live. Please click here to view the advert and share with your network.
Internal Link – https://performancemanager10.successfactors.com/sf/jobreq?jobId=93859&company=TfNSW
External Link – https://jobs.transport.nsw.gov.au/job-invite/93859/
The SCS role for Balarang Public School - Oak Flats is now live. Please click here to view the advert and share with your network.
Internal Link – https://performancemanager10.successfactors.com/sf/jobreq?jobId=93862&company=TfNSW
External Link – https://jobs.transport.nsw.gov.au/job-invite/93862/
Employment Services.