Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School Newborough eNewsletter

Foundation 1 SD have been working hard to persuade people in their writing. We have looked at the pro’s and con’s of many different topics and have concluded that dogs are better than cats and that summer is better than winter. Although us teachers tried very hard, we could not persuade the children that apples were better than lollies!

Each child brought their favourite toy and told us why it is the best toy in the world!

Ava loves her little Hawthorn teddy called Rainbow.
William showed us his footy cards, which he loves because he plays footy.
Hugh showed off his very fast remote control car.
Hudson J showed us his super fast and energetic Sonic toy.
Jake wowed us with his Captain America Shield.
Lewis loves his cuddly teddy bear Jack that smells like lavender.
Declan goes to sleep with his cuddly toy Peppy.
Alex loves to stretch and squish his flexible toy Goo Jit Zu.
Hunter loves to drive his huge remote control monster truck Grave Digger.
Manny loves to hug his Unacat which has a very big smile.
Tommy has a toy dinosaur that is so scary it frightens his little sister!
Koachie loves her soft and cuddly elephant.
Lila’s little blanket makes her happy because it is so cuddly.
Hudson K showed off his strong Transformers, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime.
Kaliese feels so happy when she cuddles her fluffy labrador pup, Albus.
Quinn loves to take her lazy, pyjama wearing dog Rusty for walks around her house.
Lilly loves her toy Bingo because he has the same colour hair as she does.
Georgia loves her teddy Toothless because he never leaves her side.
Lola loves her very fluffy toy dog Daisy because it makes her feel safe and happy.
Huxley's toy Bakugans are great because they come in so many colours.
Sofia loves her cute little cat called Sparkle. It is so shiny and sweet.

Dear Parents,

We are very excited that some of the restrictions have eased and we are able to participate in a range of activities. This Friday we are able to hold our whole school assembly and, while we are disappointed that we cannot have parents in attendance, we are really looking forward to our staff and students gathering together as a community again. As we are a primary school our children are too young to be vaccinated which means that for us the restrictions are still in place with regards to parents coming into school. Parents are unable to attend assemblies and are unable to go into classrooms. We appreciate your understanding and support regarding these challenging realities we are facing. Your support in all of these situations is the reason our students are able to engage fully in school life with minimal distress or interruption to their learning and social lives.

We are also excited that our class Masses and Reconciliations are able to be held again and we thank Fr Daniel for his support in enabling us to participate. We also celebrated Soktober this week with our students raising money for those less fortunate than ourselves. This was so well supported by our students and staff and the colourful, crazy, funny range of socks was very entertaining. The students gave a gold coin in support of those in need. We were also able to participate in a very moving Remembrance Day ceremony both at school, which was run by our Year 6 leaders, and for our Mini Oblates who commemorated this significant occasion at the Newborough cenotaph.

We have also been given approval to have our Foundation Transition Days, with 3 exciting days planned for our new Foundation students for the 2022 school year. Our wonderful Uniform Shop parent volunteers are working hard to make sure the Uniform Shop is filled with all of the options a new Foundation student might like to choose. We thank them for their time and dedication to the students and families of our school. Our Foundation Teachers are also very busy creating exciting and memorable activities for our new students. Our Foundation Transition Days are:

Tuesday November 23 from 10.45am until 12.15pm

Tuesday November 30 from 10.45am until 12.15pm

Tuesday December 7 from 10.45am until 12.45pm

We are very excited to be sharing these days with our new students and know that they will have a wonderful time with their new friends.

Class friend requests for all children for 2022 have been sent home via See Saw. These requests will close on Sunday 14th November. If we have not heard from any families, we will assume you are happy for the decision to be left with the teachers regarding who your child will have in their class.

Last, but certainly not least for our students, the end of year celebrations that we had hoped to have are able to go ahead. I won’t spoil the planning surprise, you will have to wait for your child’s teacher to reveal what your child’s class will be doing to celebrate the year and all your children have meant to us and to each other.

I wish you all a very happy and restful weekend at this busy time of the year.

Kind regards,

Lisa Broeren

Principal

Our Yearbook is nearly finished. You will be amazed and excited to see how many activies we have been able to participate in this year! While it might not seem that way these last few weeks, we have some wonderful photos of; Camps, Swimming, Athletics, Colour Fun Run, Mother's Day, Walk to School Day, Shrove Tuesday, ANZAC Day, Foundation 100 Days, a Smoking Ceremony, Cerebral Palsy Day and many more.

The cost of the yearbook is $15.00 and can be ordered online through CDFpay.

Please click the picture below to access CDFpay online;

Orders need to be in by Thursday 18th November.

SORRY NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED as once orders go to the printer, we cannot alter the number ordered.

Thank you.

Parents & Friends Committee

We have been instructed by DOSCEL (Diocese of Sale Catholic Eduction Limited) that any visitor to the school (including parent helpers) must have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 29 November 2021 or have a valid medical exception to attend on-site.

Vaccination Requirements of Parents, Guardians and Carers and Other Visitors Attending Schools

Parents, guardians and carers who enter school buildings must be fully vaccinated or have a valid medical exception with the following limited exceptions:
• when attending to administer medical treatment to their own child when the treatment cannot be administered by the school
• when attending to collect their child who is unwell and cannot leave the school building unaccompanied by their parent/carer.
• when attending for a momentary period that does not involve any sustained contact with staff or students, for example, to collect a completed art project or similar.

All adults, including parents, guardians and carers attending any school event or activity including, but not limited to assemblies, tours, graduations, transition days or whole school events are required to be fully vaccinated and show evidence of vaccination.

Parents, guardians and carers attending school sites for drop off and pick up who do not enter school buildings do not need to comply with vaccination requirements.

Uniform Shop

To place orders online please click the link below.

Parish Newsletter

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Mass Times

Sunday Mass Times (No booking, first come first served)
From November 13/14 Masses will be celebrated as follows (until further notice)
St Kieran’s, Moe
Saturday: 6.30pm
(no checking of vaccination status, maximum 29 attendees)
Sunday: 11am (proof of double vaccination required)
5pm (no checking of vaccination status, maximum 29 attendees)
St Mary’s, Newborough
Saturday: 5pm (proof of double vaccination required)
Sunday: 9.30am (no checking of vaccination status, maximum 29 attendees)
Weekday Masses - no checking of vaccination status, maximum 29 attendees, (No booking, first come first served)
Updates to Mass times - check by ringing the Parish office on 03 5127 1057 & dial 3. Or check our Parish Facebook for updates https://www.facebook.com/ParishesInPartnership
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 9.30am at St Kieran’s
(On Saturday 20th of November the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered at 8.30am.)

Fr Nadeem OMI and Fr Daniel OMI

Moe Neighbourhood House

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2_CBCA_2021_Shortlist_Written_Review_COMP.pdf

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