Term 2 Week 10 (30/06/2023)

What is On?

Dear Parents and Carers

And with this newletter Term 2 comes to an end.

We have ended with bang! A team of thirty six children and 4 staff travelled to Coffs Harbour to compete at the Zone Athletics Carnival. I received several comments from the carnival acknowledging the sportspersonship of the kids from Yamba, the effort put in  and the excellent behaviour of the students. Well done to all and we look forward to hearing of the next adventure at dio.

Earlier in the week Levi O'Shea and Eamon Mawn represented the diocese at the Polding Rugby carnival in Forbes. The boys played 5 games, both making Possibles-Probables and while Eamon captained the Lismore team, Levi made it to PSSA as a Polding representative. Well done boys!

A big week for our children in an area of the curriculum that for many children is a very important part of their school life. 

You will by now have received the Semester 1 reports. I was happy to read these and know that the teachers know your children as learners. Sometimes I am asked to explain why the reports talk about the curriculum in the comments. The reports should be written in a manner which reflects the outcomes that the children are working towards. The reports are to be focused on the level of learning within the outcomes so you might have a comment which explains not just what the children do but how well they do it. In this semester period you will also read about a goal that the staff have developed with/for the children in literacy and numeracy. The reports identify where the children are now and how they can improve. 

Please remember to email or contact the school to request an interview if you have not already but would like to meet early in the next term.

Today the staff worked on our 4th Foundation Day investigating the implications of being a school named for Saint James the Greater over 2000 years after he lived.  We finished the day with a Q and A with Father Nicolas and all staff really enjoyed working with Father.

The work done today will inform our Foundation Day celebrations in Week 2 Term 3. The Feast of Saint James is 25th July and you are all invited to meet us at Saint James Church to take part in the liturgy on that date and to joinus for a picnic lunch back at school afterwards. We are going to invite the parish to join us for the liturgy as well and would love to see any or all families on the day. 

For the children I hope the holidays are a lovely break and everyone is refreshed.

Ann

Awards Assembly (28th June 2023)

St James' Award -

Marlie ZVATORA                                                                          Henry MILLER

Principal's Award – Isabel DUCKETT, Sarai WAGHORN

Be Your Best Self - Anderson DUCKETT, Jackson CURTIS, Tippi HADIMIOGLU, Layla HODGE, Ayva HOLLINGTON, Zoe EDWARDS

MJR - Luka HADIMIOGLU, Addison DUCKETT, Austin DOUGHERTY, Levi CAVANAGH, Ava SCANLON

Sports - Lachlan BEWS, Jackson HOWDEN, Ashton MILLER, Aaron PERRY

Achievement - Alessia GRIFFIN, Cleo STOKES, Aria JOLLY, Fionn MAWN, Jack JAMES, Reevan HARDING, Jack CASSANO, Benson SMITH

Encouragement -Lewis MILLER,  Taura STEELE, Billy CURTIS, Amelia MACINNES, Joseph DILLON, Silka HARDWICK, Dusty WOOD, Eli BYRNE

Student of the Week - Hailey HASLETT, Kingston HAMILTON, Elsie LEWIS, Liam TRIGGS, Ella MACINNES, Clarence DOUGHERTY

Sacrament Dates 2023

Sport News

Athletics

The Clarence Zone Athletics Carnival was held at Coffs Harbour on Thursday. St James had 36 students represent our school at the carnival. All students competed well and should be congratulated on their efforts. The following students were successful in gaining selection in the Clarence Zone team to compete at the Diocesan Athletics carnival being held in Coffs Harbour on 15th August. Well done and good luck!

Lily Gill - 2nd 8yrs girls 100m

Addison Duckett - 3rd 8yrs girls 100m

Iyla Towner - 1st 9yrs girls 100m, 1st Junior girls 200m, 1st Junior girls 1500m, 2nd Junior girls 800m

Ashton Miller - 2nd 10yrs boys 100m

Jake Seivers - 1st Junior boys 800m, 1st Junior boys 1500m

Rhaya Brash - 2nd Junior girls Shot Put

Ella Carolan - 3rd Junior girls Shot Put

Henry Miller - 1st 11yrs boys Shot Put

Autumn Enns - 3rd 11yrs girls Shot Put

Rashad Rice - 3rd 11yrs boys Long Jump

Aiden Ribeiro - 3rd 12yrs boys 100m

Willow Seivers - 2nd Senior girls 1500m, 3rd Senior girls 800m

Kydan Jones - 2nd Senior boys Long Jump, 3rd Senior boys 800m, 3rd Senior Boys 200m

Sailor Short - 3rd 11yrs girls Long Jump

Rugby Union

Eamon Mawn and Levi O’Shea were members of the Lismore Diocese Rugby Union team that competed at the Polding Rugby carnival in Forbes on Monday this week. Eamon, who was captain of the team, and Levi, both played exceptionally well and were selected in the Possibles v Probables game at the end of the carnival. From this game, a team was selected to represent Polding, and Levi was lucky enough to be selected into this team. He will now travel to Camden, as part of the Polding team, to play against the best junior rugby players across the state at the NSW PSSA carnival. This is a massive achievement from Levi and is the first time in over 10 years that St James has had a student reach this level in a team sport. Congratulations on your efforts boys!

Sport Dates 2023

Term 3

Dio Athletics  - Tuesday  15th August- Coffs Harbour

Term 4

Polding Atheltics - Friday 13th October  

Dio Summer Sport Trials -Friday 24th  November - Lismore