On behalf of the school, I would like to announce that Kate Knight has resigned from her teaching position at St Anthony's. Kate has been a valuable member of our school community for the past 13 years contributing to the life of the school and the Parish. We wish Kate all the best in her future teaching endeavours. 

Please see below a letter addressed to the school community from Kate.

Dear Parents/ Carers,

This letter is to let you know that I have resigned from my teaching position at St Anthony’s. My past 13 years of teaching at St Anthony’s have been nothing short of rewarding. Working with your children has changed my life for the better as I came to work each day being amazed with their curiosity and creativity. I'll always keep my memories of teaching your children close to my heart and look back fondly upon all the experiences I've had. 

I look forward to the new adventures ahead of me as I continue my teaching career working in Infants, fulfilling my passion and dedication in this area.

I'll genuinely miss working with the students, families and teachers at St Anthony’s but will now enjoy my role in this community as a parent.

Thank you for all the support that I have received over the many years working with your children. 

Sincerely,

Kate Knight

Grade Mass 

Grade Mass has been postponed for the students until further notice. 

Assembly

Kindergarten Red will be presenting prayer at assembly on Friday 26 August at 2:30 pm. We would like to invite one parent/family member from each Kindergarten Red family to join us in the hall for the presentation. 

Awards

There has been a slight change to the process of how students will receive their silver awards. Silver Awards will be presented to students by their teacher in the classroom, gold pennants and gold awards will still be presented to students at the assembly.

Gold Pennant - Charlotte MacBeth, Brayden Garner-Haddad, Ava Lyons, Sophie Tague

Gold Awards - Georgio Nicolas, Flynn Carswell, Isabella Heath, Annabel Dengate, Maddie Morris, Orlando Dilosa-Bevan, Lily Kovacevic, Nikita O’Mara, Joel Carstens, Indy Mahoney, Will Gudiksen, Ava Stam, Ben Morschel, Jarvis Ataria, Hayden Perham, Beau Spiteri, Zoe Falconer, Mackenzie Greene, Charlie Shore, Indianna Lindsay, Murphy Beveridge, Jasper Dengate, Eva Weir, Myah Conway, Abigail Stack, Harvey Wilson, Jackson Swallow, Connor Barcicki, Noah Hodges, Noah Page, Jed Smith, Nate Coulter, Isaiah Banasik, Amelie Bruna, Thomas Brigden, Freya Hickman, Sienna Tuilotolava, William Bruffer, Ashton Finch, Seth Froud, Mya Daniels, Sarah Connellan-Dizon, Gabriella Semaan, Lucy Page, Abigail Williams, Isabella Egan, Scarlett Kovacevic, Harrison Norton, Alexander Xuereb, Patrick Boulos, Amari Sarkis, Hudson Batty, Silvana Tawfeeq, Tayla Schembr

Listed below are some important dates for Term 3 and 4.

PARENTS ARE WELCOME

Children come to school dressed as the favourite book character.

9.00 am - Students assemble and proceed to classrooms

10.20 am- Primary classes seated around the perimeter of the Cola area.

10.30 am- Infant students’ parade. Infant student best borrower lucky draw

11.00 am- Break

               - Morning tea and Book Fair in the Hall for parents and guests

11.50 am- Infant classes seated around the Cola Area.

12.00 pm- Primary students’ parade. Primary student best borrower lucky draw.

12.45 pm- Students proceed to the hall for play Stellapotamus.

1.15 pm –Students return to the classrooms for teacher directed activities.

At 11:00 am, during the student's lunch break, we will be having a display of books for Parents and guests to purchase for our school library.

Due to covid restrictions this will be open to parents and guests only, no students will be admitted to the hall at this time.

If you would like to purchase a book for the school your name will be displayed inside the book and your child will be given the option to borrow the book first.

We will also have an EFTPOS available on the day. 

On Friday 26 August, St Anthony's will be raising money for 'Daffodil Day'. Every dollar raised helps fund life-saving cancer research, cancer prevention and supports people affected by cancer. Students can show their support by wearing one YELLOW item (scrunchie, beanie, scarf etc) with their full winter school uniform. Instead of sending a gold coin donation to school our P & F Committee has registered St Anthony's for online donations. Please click on the link below to show your support. 

TUESDAY 30 AUGUST IN SCHOOL HALL OR VIA ZOOM

Year 6 Parents and Carers are invited to join us for a meeting on Tuesday 30 August at 2:15 pm in the school hall or via zoom. This meeting will clarify plans and the coordination of the Year 6 farewell activities.

Please keep in mind that this will be a general conversation regarding ideas and parents will be able to nominate themselves to coordinate different activities towards the end of year. This will also give those parents who volunteered to help on a particular job, the chance to ask questions and clarify any concerns.

Link will be sent out via our Compass Parent Portal on Tuesday morning.

Our next Parents & Friends Meeting which will be held on Friday 2 September 2022 at 2:00 pm in the school library or via zoom.

We will be seeking nominations to elect our Parents & Friends President and Vice President. If members of our parent community wish to nominate another parent/caregiver they need to have, in writing, their own name, the name of the person they are nominating and a clear statement stating that they have discussed this nomination with the nominated person and that they are willing to accept this nomination. This letter needs to be handed in to the office, addressed to the Principal, no later than 3:30pm, Monday 29 August 2022. Once nominations have been received, we will be in a position to announce, via a letter, who the nominated persons are. It should be noted that the nominated person needs to be in an attendance at the meeting.

At St Anthony’s, we implement the Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L) framework. PB4L is an organisational framework for behaviour support to enhance respectful relationships and engagement of students in their learning. It is an evidence-based framework for implementation within all Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong school communities, Kindergarten to Year 12.

When responding to inappropriate behaviours at St Anthony’s, we refer to a corrective response sequence with a focus on learning. Please refer to the Classroom Correction Sequence, the Playground Correction Sequence and an Explanation of the Card System for further information.

If you have any questions about PB4L, please feel free to contact me via the office.

Julieann Ferguson

Assistant Principal

Sacramental Programs

Religious Education is a priority in Catholic schools. It provides the knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith and outlines what is needed to live a Catholic life. Sacramental programs are Parish based, Parish coordinated, family focused and school supported.

Each year the Sacraments of Penance, Eucharist and Confirmation are celebrated in the Parish.

• Year 2 Sacrament of Penance 
• Year 3 Sacrament of the Eucharist
• Year 6 Sacrament of Confirmation 

A Parish based program caters to the needs of all participants. In this way children from all schools receive the same preparation for each sacrament.

The Parish based, family focused approach to Sacramental programs is widely used throughout Australia as the preferred approach. This approach acknowledges the important role of parents and families in the whole preparation process. Parents are the first educators of children in the faith and traditions of the Catholic Church. Parents involvement in Sacramental preparation is crucial in shaping the values and attitudes of each child. So it is vital, for the continual spiritual growth of the child, that the families involve themselves in the Sacramental life of Parish.

Every year, by law, we have to receive consent from parents to photograph and use images of your child. The photos taken will be displayed in newsletters and/or Facebook to celebrate the fun times and achievements of students. Consent forms have been sent home today with your child, if you consent or do not consent to your child's photo being taken please tick the appropriate box and return the form to school.

If we do not receive a form for your child we will not include your child in photos.