Term 1 Week 8 (24/3/2023)

What is On?

Thursday 30th March -Polding Swimming Carnival - Sydney (Week 9)

April

Tuesday 4th April - McAuley Catholic College Open Night- Year 7, 2024 

Wednesday/Thursday 5th, 6th April - PSSA Swimming Carnival - Sydney (Week 10)

Thursday 6th April - School Awards Assembly and Holy Week Liturgy - Stations of the Cross

Thursday 6th April - Last day Term 1, 2023

Monday 24th April - Pupil Free Day

Wednesday 26th April - First Day Term 2 - Maclean Show Day - School Closes at 12pm

May

Wednesday 3rd May -Zone Cross Country - Grafton (Week 2)

Friday 12th May - Mother's Day Morning Breakie (More details to come)

Thursday 18th May - Disco

Tuesday 23rd May -Diocesan Cross Country -  Grafton (Week 5)

Thursday 25th May - The Biggest Morning Tea Fundraiser (More details to come)

Administering Non-Prescription Medication (eg. Paracetamol) to Students - Reminder

A reminder to parents that when a student present to the (school office/administration/sick bay) and is feeling unwell or experiencing significant or acute pain, a member of staff will contact their parent or guardian seeking permission to administer non-prescription pain relief (eg. paracetamol). If a parent or guardian can not be contacted, the student will stay in (school office/administration/sick bay) however we will not be able to give them any non-prescription pain relief medication. Any previous permission to give non-prescription pain relief no longer applies. You will receive a phone call each time your child presents to the (school office/administration/sick bay) seeking consent.

This does not mean that paracetamol can be sent to school just in case or staff can be asked to administer. This would be in an extreme emergency.

Dear Parents and Carers

Dear Parents,

I sigh with great relief this week to let you know that we are now able to reconfigure our "what was Parent Forum" into a new system with full structural support and documentation from the CSO. 

In an email following this you will receive information from the CSO about the two optional structures and a google form to have voice regarding what it will look like in our community. Please take a moment to read the information and have a voice. 

Please put Monday April 8th in your diary for our meeting to look at the survey results and move forward. 

We will have baby sitting available and dinner. 

Cheers

Ann

RE News

Harmony Day Tuesday 21st March

Many thanks for the support received for our mufti day fundraiser on Tuesday, for Harmony Day. This was a special day where we recognised the diversity of cultures in Australia and came together from various backgrounds. The day helped to raise awareness about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Our School Captains collect $215 for the Refugee Advice and Casework organisation. Many thanks for your generosity.

Project Compassion

We are blown away by the generosity of our school community Project Compassion donations. So far we have raised a total of $779.75. This money assists Catholic Missions to help vulnerable communities around the world and in Australia, to aid them in overcoming the challenges of poverty. We thank you again for your support with this initiative.

Sacrament Dates

Confirmation- Tuesday 15th August, St Mary’s Church, Maclean. 

Reconciliation- Wednesday 23rd August, school hall

First Holy Communion- Saturday 26th August, St James Church, Yamba

The order of Sacraments in the Lismore Diocese is:

Baptism, Confirmation (Year 3), Reconciliation (Year 4), First Eucharist (Year 4)

If you would like your child to receive these Sacraments, please contact Mrs Howland at school. 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.

If you are interested in your child/ren being Baptised, please contact the Maclean Parish Office on 66451188 Mon/ Wed/ Fri 9am-2pm. More information regarding Sacraments will be sent out later in the year.

Renee Howland

Assistant Principal- Mission

Sport News

Cross Country

Our school Cross Country event was held this morning. Well done to all students who got in and had a run and helped make the event a success. Congratulations to the age champions, listed below, and the winning house, Turners. 

The Zone Cross Country carnival will be held at McAuley College in Grafton on Wednesday 3rd May (Week 2, Term 2). Information for those who qualified will be sent out on Compass before the end of this term.

Age Champions

8/9 yrs - Iyla Towner & Harlan Bews

10yrs - Zoe Edwards & Jake Seivers

11yrs - Sanne Little & Severin Griffin

12yrs - Willow Seivers & Kydan Jones

Swimming

Good luck to those students from St James who will be representing the Lismore Diocese at the Polding Swimming Carnival in Sydney next Thursday. Sanne Little, Kydan Jones, Clarence Dougherty and Lola Dougherty will all be competing and we look forward to hearing about their efforts.

Sport Dates 2023

Polding Swimming Carnival - Thursday 30th March - Sydney (Week 9)

PSSA Swimming Carnival - Wednesday/Thursday 5th, 6th April - Sydney (Week 10)

Term 2

Zone Cross Country - Wednesday 3rd May - Grafton (Week 2)

Diocesan Cross Country - Tuesday 23rd May - Grafton (Week 5)

Polding Cross Country - Tuesday 13th June - Sydney (Week 8)

School Athletics Carnival - Friday 16th June

Zone Athletics  - Thursday 29 June - Coffs Harbour

Term 3

Dio Athletics  - Tuesday  15th August- Coffs Harbour

Polding Athletics - Friday 8th September-Newcastle

Term 4

Dio Summer Sport Trials -Friday 24th  November - Lismore

Sacrament Dates 2023

Confirmation- Tuesday 15th August -  St Mary’s Church, Maclean. 

Stage 1 News

Spelling - Sounds Write  

Stage One students have started a new spelling program called Sounds Write. We are currently learning that 2 letters can create one sound ( eg. sh, ch). We have been Word Building, playing the Sound Swap Game, completing dictation lessons and we are now noticing these sounds in our reading and writing.

Harmony Day   

On Harmony Day, we read a beautiful book called ‘I’m Australian Too” by Mem Fox. This book celebrates Australia’s incredible multicultural heritage. The students had to interview each other and investigate how diverse our class is. What a celebration this was! Check out our video to hear about the diversity of the families in our class.

Creative Arts    

We began this term looking at abstract art and now we are creating realistic self portraits. Using paint and oil pastels, we are examining the facial features that make each of us unique

Advanced Notice - Disco - Thursday 18th May