Dear Parents and Carers,

PARENT CHRISTMAS FUNCTION 7TH DECEMBER AT SCHOOL.  BUY YOUR TICKET NOW! DON’T MISS OUT….

This year there will be no individual grade parent parties. They have been combined into one and at the same time to save parents doubling up. Due to the success of our parent function at the beginning of the year the event will again be held at school. We’d love numbers and payment by the end of this week to ensure that catering is co ordinated. The dinner is $30 and BYO. The date is the 7th December starting at 7pm. Bring your dancing shoes and a bit of tinsel!! Please go to QKR! app.

As we launch into our last few busy weeks it’s good to keep the calendar close by. The following events will help us bring the year to a close. Have you got them in your calendar?!  These dates are also on the school calendar and in the calendar on the side bar of the newsletter.

Staffing and classes for 2020

A number of staff are moving on in 2020. We will say farewell to Nat MacLarn who moves to Canberra in the new year. We say farewell to Mrs Loughland who will move from her teaching position to casual teaching and at the end of Term 1 we will say farewell to Mrs Kelly for 2020 while she goes on maternity leave. Mrs Sayers has begun her maternity leave this week. We have been lucky to recruit three experienced teachers who will fill these vacancies. 

We will shortly look at class placements for next year. Teachers work very hard to create class lists. The leadership team will have the final approval for places so any requests to have children separated from others to enhance their learning must go through the office and be received by the 9th of December. Please do not request certain teachers as we are unsure at this time which grades teachers will be on due to the staff movement 

Regards

Julie Caldwell

The children are preparing for Christmas Carols and we have matched some simple Christmas costuming with their songs:

Kindergarten:  Silver and white or Angels

Year One: Angels or elves

Year Two:  Disco clothes - Christmas theme

Year Three: Christmas themed with tinsel or christmas decorations

Year Four:  Summer theme (colourful shirts, summer play clothes

Year Five:  Hip Hop style clothes - Christmas theme

Year Six:  Christmas colours - jeans/pants and colourful Christmassy top

Congratulations to all students who participated in the ICAS Assessments this year. We would like to acknowledge the following students who achieved some excellent results. They were presented with their certificates at our assembly on Monday morning. 

The following students received a High Distinction. This is awarded to the top 1% of participants.

English: Abigail Pearson (Year 3), Thomas Swain (Year 4)

Maths: Leonardo Clyde (Year 2), Emilia Hernandez (Year 4)

Writing: Maya Sullivan (Year 3)

The following students received a Distinction. This is awarded to the top 10% of participants.

English: Leonardo Clyde, Lucinda Hughes, Patrick Old (Year 2), Eleanor Hogben, Jonathan Hogben, Maya Sullivan (Year 3), Elise Hector-Constant, Emilia Hernandez, Poppy O’ Brien (Year 4), Sebastian O’ Brien (Year 5)

Maths: Caitlin Swain (Year 1), Lucas Fenwick, Ivy Graham, Lucinda Hughes, Alexander O’ Brien, Benjamin Rudd (Year 2), Angus Lund, Abigail Pearson (Year 3), Max Fenwick, Poppy O’ Brien, Thomas Swain (Year 4)

Writing: Abigail Pearson, Amelie Woodlock, Elisabeth Zeman (Year 3), Emilia Hernandez, Thomas Swain, Jack Whitson (Year 4), Francesca O’ Grady, Utsav Panta (Year 6)

We are very proud of their achievements.

On Friday we acknowledged the creative talents of our students.  The art show at the Summer Fair was judged by staff from the Mosman Art Gallery.  The winners were acknowledged at our assembly.  We have some very creative and talented students!

The day was a huge success in promoting community and allowing for the connection between primary and secondary. The primary students and teachers were in awe of Marist College North Shore facilities. The secondary dancers were incredible ambassadors of Dance Education and were tremendous mentors to the young students showcasing their professionalism, dance technique and leadership. They literally brought dance to the masses and challenged their younger peers through active engagement. The secondary boys were hospitable College representatives who were friendly role models of collaboration, challenge and community.

It was a day of high energy, focus and collaboration. The boys were literally buzzing with excitement as they were walking out of the school gates.

Congratulations to the Year Six students who took part in the Pope Francis Award Program for 2019. The participating students were engaged in Faith Formation sessions, along with volunteering 20 hours of their time, dedicated to both school and parish service. 

They celebrated their successes at the Graduation Ceremony which was held at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Kingsgrove on December 13th. They proudly received their medals and certificates at a school assembly. Thank you to both Ms Jackson and Mrs Lozina who gave up much of their time and support to mentor these students on their journey.

The participating students were:

Matthew Athans, Joab Burquest, Tiernan Cargill, Amelie Champ, Joseph Chard, Xavier Garcia, Charlotte Grebe, Sabine Lozina, Isabella Livermore, Katie Maddern, Eloise McNamee, Bronte McPherson, India O’Connor, Zoe O’Neil, Scarlett Martyr, Kiera Mironova, Roisin Thompson, Harriet Thompson, Kate Whitson.

Wishing you all congratulations on your successes.

QKR! Guides on Setting Up Profile and Clothing Pool

QKR - Setting yourself up.pdf

QKR - SHM Clothing Pool.pdf

Parents Information Handbook

Parent Handbook 2019

Compass Guide

We encourage you to update your iPhone app update 5.0.8 Compass app in order for you to continue to get the latest features and improvements being released with each update,  the need to configure auto-updates in the iOS App and Google Play stores will ensure users have the most recent version of the Compass School Manager App. 

How do I check my device has the latest app version? Currently, the iPhone version is 5.0.9 (release Sept, 2019). Steps to check: Tap on App Store > Tap on Compass School Manager > Tap on Update (if update is not an option and it has Open, then the app is up-to-date). See here the iPhone troubleshooting guide

Guide on how your payments for school fees is now via Compass!

Giving Permission to Events now via Compass! 

COMPASS ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

Enrolment Forms 2020

Enrolment Forms  

2019 School Fees

2019 School Fees

Application for Extended Leave
Extended Leave Application, 10 days and over during school term