Term 1 Week 1 2022 (4/2/2022)

What is On?

Tuesday 15th February - Beginning of school Liturgy via zoom 10am

Wednesday 16th Feb - Zone Swimming- Maclean

Wednesday 23rd Feb - Dio Swimming - Murwillumbah 

Carnival results

Congratulations to the age champions and all swimmers and supporters for 2022.

Next stop, Zone in Maclean in a couple of weeks.

Junior - Lola Dougherty, Clarence Dougherty

11 Years - Willow Bews,  Kydan Jones

Senior- Heidi Van Leest, Finn Brossman

House- Turners

Photos and a story in next weeks newletter or on Instagram this afternoon. 

Can't Wait to Welcome Kindergarten Next Week

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to the school year 2022.

This week we have completed our Project 72, where we build a community between the students and the new staff teams. The goal is to know the DNA of our learners.

DNA stands for desires, needs and aspirations.

The teachers have really enjoyed the time with all your children and have lots to celebrate with you and the learners and of course some questions to ask too!

We have just returned from the pool where I am not sure if it was wetter in the pool or on the sidelines.  Either way the children were wonderful. I feel like a cracked record because I think I say it every year. 

Thank you so much to the hardy parents who joined us on the day and the staff who kept the children organised and engaged. 

We would call the participations levels really high again even with the reduced numbers at school this week. 

2022

We begin the year with 156 children across the stages and several classes full. While we have a capacity of 175, the goal is to make the stages even with 25 children per year level.

Family-wise we have 115 families in the school. Can we welcome the 13 new familes  who have joined us at Saint James. We know that the parent community will make these families very welcome as always. 

Thank you for your engagement with COMPASS. If you are still stuck please ring the school and ask for me. If I can not solve the issue I will refer it to the "expert" at CSO. 

Looking forward to seeing you all once more.

Ann 

A Message from the Catholic Schools Office

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COVID FAQ- CSO

Letter to Parents

2022 School Term dates

2022 School Term Dates:

Term 1: 1st February (for S1-S3) (ES1 -07/02/2022)- 8th April all chn

Term 2: 26th April - 30th June (1st July - Staff PL)             

Term 3: 18th July - 22nd September (23rd September - Staff PL)    

Term 4: 10th October - 16th December

Sport Dates 2022

Sports Dates 2022:

Carnival Dates 2022

Swimming

-Zone - Maclean, Wednesday 16th Feb

-Dio - Murwillumbah, Wednesday 23rd Feb

-Polding - Sydney - Tuesday 22nd March

Cross Country

-School - Yamba, Thursday 7th April

-Zone - Grafton, Wednesday 4th May

-Dio - Grafton, Tuesday 24th May

-Polding - Tuesday 7th June

Athletics

-School - Yamba, Friday 24th June

-Zone - Coffs Harbour, Wednesday 20th July

-Dio - Lismore, Friday 12th August

-Polding - Newcastle, Friday 9th September

RE News

Welcome back for another exciting year at St James!

Beginning of School Liturgy

Our Beginning of School Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday 15th February at 10am via zoom. This special liturgy marks the beginning of another fantastic year of learning, together in faith and love. At the conclusion of the liturgy, our Year 6 leaders will be presented with their blessed badges. All parents and family members are warmly invited to join us via zoom. A link will be sent out on the day, via COMPASS.

Sacraments

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.

Renee Howland

Leader of School Mission and Catechesis

Curriculum Corner

Christine Jeffrey

Stage 1

Welcome back to Stage 1! What a wonderful week we have had getting to know our new peers and teachers. We have played lots of team building games, enjoyed getting creative in art and in our writing. 

Here are some examples of what we have done so far.

Stage 3

Welcome back for another fantastic year of learning in Stage 3!

As part of Project 72- building relationships with classmates and teachers, we have been learning how to create mosaic artworks using google suite applications. Check them out below!

We were also given a STEM challenge to complete, where we had to build the tallest tower using various materials. This activity fosters teamwork and builds relationships between students. Have a look below!

Birthdays

January:

Mignon Espag - 3rd January, Jensen Homewood - 12th January, William Hutchinson - 12th January, Miss Hancock - 12th January, Iyla Towner - 16th January,  Elsie Bramwell - 17th January, Ned Playne - 20th January, Ralph Uebergang - 21st January, Dolly Dougherty - 29th January, Harlan Bews - 31st January,

February:

Elliot Cranston - 6th February, Aaron Perry - 6th February, Declan Mawn - 8th February, Siaan Lloyld Smith - 10th February, Chase Towner - 12th February, Jake Seivers - 13th February, Poppy Erbacher - 14th February, Rhys Johnson - 14th February, Henry Miller - 17th February, Mr Dougherty - 17th February, Mrs Howland - 17th February, Miss Haines - 17th February