2024, Term 1, Week 1 - Bulletin
Principal Message
Dear Families,
Welcome back to 2024. I trust that the New Year has started well and that your children are looking forward to resuming school.
This short Bulletin will hopefully provide a snippet of information that will help with the start of the School Year.
Newsletters are sent out fortnightly - commencing next week.
IMPORTANT DATES
DATE | EVENT |
Monday 5th Feb | Yrs 1 - 6 Commence School |
Tuesday 6th Feb | Opening School Mass - commissioning of School Captains and House Captains - Year 5 and 6 |
Wednesday 7th Feb | Kindergarten Commence School |
Thursday 8th Feb | Kindergarten welcome Barbecue - 5 - 7 pm |
Friday 9th Feb | School Assembly - Welcome Back! |
Sat / Sun 10/11th Feb | Sun 11th - Parish Mass - Staff Commissioning 7.30a.m. |
Monday 12th Feb | Parent / Teacher Meet and Greet Meetings commence |
Tuesday 13th Feb | Parent Forum AGM. 6pm - 7.30p.m. |
Wednesday 14th Feb | Ash Wednesday |
Friday 16th Feb | No Assembly |
*For further events please refer to the school calendar located on our web page.
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Thank you to everyone who participated in our school swimming carnival on Thursday. Congratulations to the Gold House who were victorious on the day. More details will be published in next weeks Newsletter. A reminder that if your child has been successful in representing the school at the Zone Carnival, this will be held on Monday 19th Feb at Murwillumbah Pool.
NEW STAFF
A big welcome to some of our new staff for 2024:
Bianca Hamilton - Office Manager
Andre Michael - Physical Education Teacher
Lily Moore - Yr 6 Class Teacher
Lauren Falcke - Yr 4 Class Teacher
Zoe Roberts - Indigenous Support Worker
Raihna Perkins - Part Time teacher - Yr 1
Shelley Batson - Teacher Support
We welcome Celia Muller. who has returned back from Maternity leave!
SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
School Assemblies will occur each fortnight and not each week. At the School Assembly one particular Year Group will provide a video that they will share with the school. Year 6 will be the first grade who will share their presentation with the school and this will take place on Friday 23rd Feb.
PEER SUPPORT
The school will be looking at introducing a student well being program called “Peer Support”. More information will be shared regarding this program over the coming weeks. Briefly our Yr 6 students supported by Yr 5 students, will conduct small group activities with students from Yr 1 to Kindergarten that will focus on student wellbeing. These lessons will take place on the alternative Friday afternoon to the school Assemblies.
PARENT FORUM
Our Parent Forum AGM will be held on Tuesday 13th Feb. Our Parent Forum is made up of -
Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, Committee member, New Family Kinder representative. Role Descriptions are attached. Please note that Jeff (Chairperson) and Emma (Secretary) have both stepped down, hence we are seeking replacements.
CLASS PARENT REPRESENTATIVES
Each class is asked to have two class parent reps. These parent reps, with assistance from the school, help to coordinate one allocated school function per year. In addition to this they may wish to coordinate planned class / year group events such as afternoon family get togethers, mum’s nigh out etc. If you would like to volunteer for one of these roles please contact your child’s class teacher.
STARTING / FINISHING TIMES
A reminder that School commences at 8.50a.m. and concludes at 3.05p.m.
It is recommended that students arrive at school from 8.30a.m, when teachers come on duty. Students who arrive prior to 8.30a.m. are unsupervised.
At 8.50a.m. the front gates of the school are locked. Students who arrive post 8.50a.m. will be recorded as late in the school roll.
School concludes at 3.05p.m.
If you are collecting your child early for a Dr. appointment etc, notification must be given to the class teacher and Office prior to the pick up.
2024 School Leaders
School Captain | Husker Johnson | Annie Caltabiano |
Vice Captain | Kynan Harris | Lula Daley |
Purple House | Sam Matthews | Amber Ostilla |
Gold House | Orlando Porter | Elsie Dillon |
White House | Max McGill | Eve Foyster |
Teal House | Sonny Deegenaars | Susannah Sala |
“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Facing challenges and learning from our mistakes takes courage and support from family, friends and our school community. As our Year 6 leaders continue on their journey of learning and leadership throughout the year in 2024, we wish them every success and pray that they will have the strength to face challenges, learn from their mistakes and strive to be the best that they can be for the benefit of our St Ambrose community.
Parish Newsletter
Uniform Orders for 2024
1st Uniform Orders for 2024
Uniform orders will be sent to class on Monday 5th February- Order by 5pm Sunday 4th February 2024.
Please make sure you have changed your child’s Year Level/Class in Flexischools to be their Class for 2024 so uniforms can be delivered to the correct classroom!
MUSIC TUTORING
The school will continue to offer an extensive range of music tutoring opportunities. As we we have a number of new tutors working at the school, if you wish for your child to receive music tutoring in 2024, you will need to contact the tutor of that instrument and make the appropriate arrangements. A Compass notification has been sent out with all contact details, if you are unsure, please contact the Office.