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Newsletter Week 7
Prayer to the Holy Family -
From Pope Francis
Staff Changes
Louise Macdonald (3 Gold) has tendered her resignation from St Therese effective from the end of this term. Louise has worked here for the past 5 years and has filled many varied roles with great success and positivity. Louise has accepted a very different permanent role in the Office of the Bishop. While very saddened by the news, we wish Louise every happiness and success in her new position. Mrs Guido will step up to take 3 Gold as their full-time teacher for Term 4.
Rita Crofts (1 Gold) has accepted a temporary role at St Patrick’s, Port Kembla. This is an awesome opportunity for Professional Development and we wish Rita well with this change. 1 Gold will continue to have Miss Sheridan Keane as their full-time teacher.
“What if …”
I particularly like the following reflection which takes a positive look at the situation we are in with this pandemic. I am a firm believer in that “Every cloud has a silver lining” - sometimes we have to go in search of it and sometimes it may take a little time to shine through, but it is there.
Welcome to our St Therese Remote Learning site
The purpose of this site is to plan for educational continuity for the students of St Therese Catholic Primary School and ensure that learning continues for your child at home. In addition, it aims to provide clarity across the school community about the delivery of home learning.
There will be regular changes to our website. Please bookmark this site on your child's device.
https://sites.google.com/dow.catholic.edu.au/stww-covid-support/home?authuser=0
If you have any issues or need assistance please contact the school on 42291818
Wellbeing Wednesday
Thank you for the support that has been expressed for Wellbeing Wednesday. I have had so many positive comments so i hope the children have a relaxing day and just have some old fashioned fun, discovering that there are lots of things they can do without the stimulus of a screen. I look forward to seeing lots of photos coming through that can go on our FaceBook page.
School Birthdays
25 August 2021 - 31 August 2021
Happy Birthday:
Justin Velosa, Lewis McLeod, Joanne Siby, Tobi Ogunniyi, Lennox Ferns, Noah Locke, Madeleine Towers, Genova D'Amico, Jordan Anastasiadis.
Happy Birthday
NO AWARDS THIS WEEK
St Therese School Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/westwollongong.sttherese
School Vision Statement
“St Therese Primary School – a dynamic, Catholic community
educating and empowering learners for life’s journey.”
PARISH
KEEPING THE LORD’S DAY HOLY
Join Fr Duane for Sunday Mass live streamed 5pm EVERY SUNDAY from St Therese Church at the St Therese Facebook page at:
Those without Facebook can still view it through this link which will take you to the stream
To view through YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6HKCV4D_a1JMWx0gS7rTw
BOOK WEEK & NSW Premier's Reading Challenge News 2021
NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge finishes next Friday 3rd September.
Due to recent lockdowns, some rules for the PRC Challenge have been updated: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/rules.html
Two of the recent changes will help students complete their PRC Challenge:
- Students are now allowed to enter 10 personal choice books which are any book he/she has read (or had read to them for K-2) since last September
- Students on all Challenge levels will be able to include books on their reading records that they read collaboratively as a class, in person or online with their teacher or at home with their parents/carers.
This means that you and your children can listen to a book from your grade selection being read online and it will count for your PRC book count. YEAH!!!! Here's the link for the PRC list - see link: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/home.html
There are some good videos of stars reading books online: https://storylineonline.net and/or https://storyboxlibrary.com.au
SORA APP
For students who miss reading or borrowing books from our mobile library at school, please remind them they can login to SORA from the library home page: https://oliver2.dow.catholic.edu.au/oliver/home/news
How to use Sora App
- Click on 'Find my school'
- Click on ACEN member collection
- Sign into your school and then click on ACEN member school again
- Enter username and password (use your google or google mail password)
- Go to 'Explore'
- Search for a favourite books or series
OR
- Click on the 'Collections' folder on the right hand side
- Students can also log into SORA and continue their Premier's Reading Challenge
- Search for:
- NSW PRC, Years K-2
- NSW PRC, Years 3-4
- NSW PRC, Years 5-6
Years 5 and 6 might like to check out some of the Book Week Notable and Shortlisted books:
2021 CBCA Notable: https://cbca.org.au/shortlist-2021
Also Sora has an ebook of the week - see below
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Book Week Dress-up Celebration in Term 4
Book Week is being celebrated nationally this week. Book Week at St Therese, including dress up day and announcing the winners of the Dewey Awards will be postponed until Term 4 with a date to be advised. The theme for Book Week this year is: ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds.’ The CBCA website has information regarding the shortlisted books and winning books: https://www.cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week
Happy reading,
The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge Team
Mrs Hamilton - hamiltonr02@dow.catholic.edu.au
& Ms Rose - rosep01@dow.catholic.edu.au
Book Club Issue #6 is now available online.
All orders must use the HOME DELIVERY option at a cost of $7.50.
NO ORDERS can be delivered to school during lockdown.
Click on the link below to view the catalogue:
https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/6421/bc621web.pdf
To order click on the link below:
Book Club Coordinator
Mrs Robyn Hamilton
Calendar Dates 2021
August 2021
27 - Staff Spirituality Day (Pupil Free Day) - CANCELLED
September 2021
7 - Catholic Mission Launch - TBC
10 - Christmas Art Entries Due
17 - Last Day Term 3
October 2021
5 - Term 4 Commences
15 - Staff Spirituality Day (Pupil Free Day)
29 - World Teachers Day
November 2021
5 - Year 6 Excursion to Canberra - TBC
11 - Remembrance Day
December 2021
3 - Whole School Mass - End of Year Thanksgiving - TBC
15 - Last Day Term 4 Students
17 - Last day Term 4 Teachers and Staff
January 2022
26 - Australia Day
27 - Student Vacation (Pupil Free Day)
28 - Term 1 Begins - Student Vacation (Pupil Free Day) - Staff Return
31 - Student Vacation (Pupil Free Day)
February 2022
1 - Students Return
Best Start Assessments commence
7 - Best Start Asessments conclude
8 - Kindergarten 2022 commences