2023, Term 2, Week 3
Parish Newsletter
Mamaste Mother's Day
This morning Mother’s Day Mamaste Event was such a beautiful morning, it was lovely to see the support from families and our loved ones being spoilt.
Big big thank you to our Year 5 Parents for organising and putting together another successfull event. All the amazing donations and for everyone joining in. A lovely community we have.
A big shout out to Jasmin for capturing the beautiful moments, click below to view the photos.
https://jasminsleemanphotographer.pic-time.com/-stambosemamaste/gallery
Upcoming School Events
Winter Appeal
Online Safety Webinars
Parent/Carer Online Safety Webinars
The eSafety Commissioner has a number of free webinars available for all parents throughout Term 2 on many topics to support parents as they raise children in the digital world. Please see the flyer attached for more information.
Webinar for Parents: Primary School
The NSW Council of Catholic School Parents is facilitating a free webinar for parents and carers of primary school aged children with indigenous author and founder of Deadly Science, Corey Tutt. The webinar will include a reading of Corey's latest book, 'The First Scientists' and tips for parents to support their child's literacy learning.
Getting the Most out of Gaming webinar
The Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT, in conjunction with the eSafety Commissioner, is holding a 45 minute webinar on Tuesday, 23 May, to provide families with strategies for supporting children and young people to have safe, positive experiences when playing games online. It is designed for parents and carers of children aged 7 to 14.
It will cover the following:
- when gaming can be beneficial;
- strategies to promote better in-game experiences;
- how to keep children safe online – using safety and privacy settings in games and platforms;
- strategies to promote more balanced gaming and how to create smoother transitions from game-play to other activities; and
- the key online risks and where to find help for things like bullying and harassment in games.
For more information and to register, click here.
Parent Forum
Thank you to those who attended the Parent Forum term 2 meeting on Tuesday evening both virtually and in person.
If you would like copies of minutes or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at stambrosepf@gmail.com
We are excited to share with you concepts of the new sandpit area at the next Parent Forum meeting which will be held on 25th July 2023.
Thanks Emma Madders
Parent Assembly Representative
St Ambrose Primary School is currently looking for Parents to represent our school in the Lismore Diocese Catholic Schools Parent Assembly. If you would like more information on this role or would like to be our Parent Assembly Representative please contact the school or Parent Forum stambrosepf@gmail.com
There is an event covering a whole range of topics at the Opal Cove in Coffs Harbour on 26th and 27th May.