Term 1 Week 7 (12/03/2021)
What is On?
Monday 15th March - School Photo Day
Tuesday 16th March - Vege Mufti Day- wear something garden inspired or to be helpful... clothes to garden in.
Wednesday 17th March- Writing workshop with drones
Thursday 18th March- NORPA River project -Stage 2.
Thursday 18th March- Stage 3 Leadership Camp- Palmers Island
Friday 19th March - Grafton Pool Day for Stages 1-3. ES1 have the run of the school.
Monday 22nd March - Senior team -Basketball Day
Thursday 25th March - School Cross Country
Monday 29th March - Junior team - Basketball Day
Tuesday 30th March - Last day term 1 for all students.
Wednesday 31st March and Thursday 1st April - Staff development days - school closed - all staff attend.
May
Wednesday 5th May - Proclaim Lismore - School closed - all staff attend
June
Friday 25th June - Staff Professional Learning - School Improvement Plan - school closed- all staff attend
September
Friday 17th September - Professional Learning - First Aid - school closed - all staff attend
Dear Parents and Carers,
Next week looks busy!
I feel that I need to get the washing dry and the wardrobe sorted.
Monday - school photos ( I'm wearing black)
Tuesday- gardening clothes ( gold coin donation so that I can wear denim 3/4 jeans)
Wednesday- normal ( should not say that! IT NEVER IS)
Thursday- Stage 3 on camp at Big 4. (Old clothes and expecting to get damp. BBQ dinner so old shoes for the splattering)
Friday- Packing a rashie or I will not get a chance to go down the slide. (Don't worry I will take boardies and swimmers and a hat and sunscreen and lunch and a little bit of money for the tuckshop)
So whether you see me in Kiss and Drop or onsite (lovely to see you onsite too) you will not be wondering what on earth the principal is doing. ( I am sure that you all think that sometimes!)
The point of my list?
Now that we can be out and about while following the COVID plans, we are. Every chance we can get to appropriately broaden horizons we will. All the staff are keen to support the children in developing a world view which appreciates one another and looks for the good in all opportunities. It can be difficult in these times to be positive regarding our current circumstances and we are thankful for your support in helping the learners to look for the good.
Staffing News
Mrs Laura Hamilton has accepted the position of counsellor for Saint James. She will work 2 days per week. Laura comes to us with vast experience on the northern beaches of Sydney and we know that her presence will be appreciated by the children and families in our community. Laura replaces Suz Abrahm who did not return in 2021, due to her workload in other settings.
Ella Mooney has commenced her maternity leave and is busy preparing for the arrival of her 2nd child. We welcome Lucy Howard as her replacement and know that Lucy will be made welcome in Stages 2 and 3. Lucy has worked in the local catholic school system for several years and is studying to be a teacher.
See you in Kiss and Drop or around the school.
Ann
Clarification on the Grafton Waterslide Day
Each year the children take part in the Premier's Reading Challenge. Íf all children take part and complete the challenge we go to the Grafton Waterslide on the last day of the school year.
The last day of 2020 was a "gully gouging, water racing, downpouring" day. As such we were not comfortable taking the children. Next Friday we are taking Stages 1-3 to the pool as the promised make-up for last year.
ES1 will have the run of the school. At the end of 2021, we will a) know how the kindergarten children are around water and b) be sure that they have completed the challenge as we want them to come with us. You will appreciate it is a very big day and as such it is too early in the year to take the ES1 students out.
RE News
Holy Week Liturgy
Our Holy Week Liturgy will be celebrated on Thursday 25th April at 9:30am in the school hall. This special liturgy celebrates the events leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Parents and family members are welcome to join us for this liturgy in the hall. Following this will be our school cross country carnival.
Sacramental Dates
Confirmation- Monday 22nd July, St Mary’s Church, Maclean.
Reconciliation- Wednesday 25th August, 11:45am St James School hall.
First Holy Communion- Saturday 28th August, 5:30pm St James Catholic Church, Yamba.
Please note the change below:
The order of Sacraments in the Lismore Diocese from 2021 is:
Baptism, Confirmation (Year 3), Reconciliation (Year 4), First Eucharist (Year 4)
If you would like your child to receive these Sacraments, please email yamp@lism.catholic.edu.au to advise which Sacraments you would like your child to receive this year. For your child to receive any of these Sacraments they must first be Baptised. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Renee Howland
Leader of School Evangelisation & Catechesis
LOP News
Maths activities at home - have fun with your child and let me know what you count - flowers, toys, pets, cutlery and anything you have a home.
Lisa Dougherty.
Vege Week
Next week we will be celebrating Vege Week and as part of this we will be taking part in the big vege crunch and preparing our gardens to grow our own vegetables. On Tuesday the 16th March we will be dressing in mufti clothes to go gardening, please bring a gold coin donation. At 10am the whole school will come together for the great vege crunch where we all bite into some delicious vegetables, so please pack some vegetables in your child’s lunchbox for Tuesday.
Vegetable joke of the week:
What did the father tomato say to the baby tomato whilst on a family walk? Ketchup!
Early Stage 1
This week in Early Stage One we created our Religion Storytelling Boxes. These special boxes hold materials that students use to retell stories from the bible. Enjoy watching the video of Hope using her materials to retell the story of The Lost Sheep. Cleo, Dolly and Addison are loving making books in the Writing Workshop. We also have a Rhino Beetle in the Nature Investigation area that we have been examining and labelling its body parts.We are learning about Living Things and their needs in Science. You may want to discuss with your child: What is a Living Thing? What do Living Things need to survive?
Stage 1
What’s happening in our investigations this week?
Austin, Ekam and Sol designing a town with a zoo.
Oscar using the story telling stole to tell a story that he remembers from the bible.
Stage 2
Stage 3
Birthdays
Sol McInnes - 13th March, Alfie Ison - 14th March, Anzac Williams - 21st March, Annabelle Grieve - 23rd March, Austin dougherty - 26th March, Jackson Curtis - 28th March,