Term 3 Week 6
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Dear Families,
Welcome to the Term 3 mid term newsletter. We have had a busy last few weeks with students being involved in some exciting school events, the biggest one being Book Week and Grandparent’s Day activities. I would like to thank Helena, Lisa and Meredith for coordinating and managing such a huge week of activities which started the previous week with an author visit from Nat Amoore. We have been privileged to have so many terrific authors visit us this year and impart their knowledge and inspire our children to be great writers. Thank you to all classroom teachers for their support of the Book Week events. I was unfortunately at a System’s Leaders Day on Friday so could not be here to share in the fun and activities. We are very pleased to announce that the Book Fair was a huge success and thank you for your generous support as the proceeds allow us to purchase new resources for our library.
Last week we launched our Facebook page with posts from the Book Week event. Thank you for your engagement with the page. We have several families who have opted for no photo permission for Facebook. We will diligently check the photos before posting but if we happen to make a mistake please contact us so that we can rectify the situation.
This week we were gearing up for our Stage Finals in Public Speaking. I am very impressed by the number of students who were prepared to take part in their class competitions. Today we adjudicated to choose one person from each stage to go forward to the Lower Hunter level of the competition next week. Congratulations to all students. I would like to thank the teachers for running their classroom competitions and preparing the students for this event.
We congratulated all participants on Friday at Assembly before we began the event and will post the winners of each stage on Face Book.
Congratulations to our Choir and Band groups who played and sang admirably at the Abermain Eisteddfod yesterday. Thank you to our teachers, Mrs Kleinman and Mrs Sadaj who conduct band and choir. We are very fortunate to have their expertise in our school. Amazing results from the Eisteddfod, our band placed first and also got a highly commended, fantastic achievement. Congratulations to our choir on their encouragement award. A wonderful effort.
Thank you to Mr Crich for organising the Stage 2 to participate in the Lower Hunter Gala day for Soccer yesterday. From all accounts, the day was a huge success and very enjoyable.
Next week we will be welcoming 20 plus visitors from Catholic Schools as they complete a tri-annual school visit. During their visit they will be hearing from members of the leadership team who will walk them through our journey in RE, Curriculum and Wellbeing, since their last visit in 2023. Our school leaders will welcome the visitors to the school. The visitors will visit most classrooms during their time to ask students questions about their learning. On top of that, a group of 15 students from across the grades will be asked to be part of a student voice forum and will be asked further questions about our school. If your child is asked to be part of this group we will contact you to let you know via COMPASS. If there is an issue, please contact the school office.
Father’s Day celebrations are being held on Monday 8th September as Year 5 will be on Camp and we have our special CS visit on the Friday. Many thanks to the fabulous P&F for organising the Father’s Day stall for the children to shop for a special gift for dad. I wish you a wonderful Father’s Day next weekend and hope to see you at school on the Monday for special time with your children.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the spring weather that is about to come.
God Bless,
Niamh
CALENDAR EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2025
Whats On - TERM 3 | |
Week 6 | Friday 29th August - Assembly – 9:00am School Hall/Cola - Stage Public Speaking Finals – selected students to participate (parents have been notified and parents of these students are invited to attend) – 9:30am School Hall |
Week 7 | Monday 1st September - Year 6 Religious Literacy Test - Caz Goodwin Author Visit (Kinder – Yr2) Wednesday 3rd September – Friday 5th September - Year 5 Great Aussie Bush Camp Thursday 4th September - Stage 3 soccer gala day – selected students attend – see compass event for full details Friday 5th September - Maitland Environmental Youth Forum – selected students attend – see compass event for full details Sunday 7th September - Fathers Day – Happy Fathers Day to all |
Week 8 | Monday 8th September - Fathers Day Celebrations – See Flyer in newsletter for full details – From 1:00pm Shared lunch, liturgy and games. Monday 8th September – Friday 26th September - Change over to summer uniform discretionary period commences. Students have 3 weeks that they are able to choose depending on the weather if they would like to wear winter or summer uniform. This must not be mix and match. One or the other Tuesday 9th September - Stage 2 Touch Football gala day – selected student attend – see compass event for full details - Hunter Rainforest Revival Project – selected students attend – see compass event for full details Friday 12th September - Assembly – 9:00am School Hall/Cola - Polding Athletics Carnival – selected student to attend |
Week 9 | Monday 15th September - Week 2 of change over to summer uniform discretionary period. Students able to wear summer or winter uniform depending on the weather. - Lower Hunter Public Speaking – selected students after school finals completed Tuesday 16th September - Aspire Stage 2 Lower Hunter Create Choreographic session - Year 1 History Day – 11:30am – 1:30pm fun and games for history day families are welcome to attend and stay for picnic Wednesday 17th September - Aspire Stage 3 Lower Hunter Create Choreographic session Friday 19th September - School and Parish Mass – Year 6 & Kinder – 9:30am – Parish |
Week 10 | Monday 22nd September - Week 3 of change over period to summer uniform discretionary period. Students able to wear summer or winter uniform depending on the weather. - Dio Public Speaking – selected student attend Tuesday 23rd September - P & F Dissolve Meeting – School Library – 6:00pm Wednesday 24th September - Rugby League 9’s Gala Day – selected student attend – see compass event for full details Friday 26th September - Assembly – 9:00am School Hall/Cola - Last Day Term 3 |
Looking ahead- TERM 4 | |
Week 1 | Monday 13th October - Pupil Free Day – Staff only attend on this day Tuesday 14th October - Students return for Term 4 - Summer uniform commences – All students should now be in full summer uniform. Friday 17th October - School and Parish Mass – Year 3 & 4 – 9:30am Parish |
Week 2 | Monday 20th October - Sean E Avery Author/ James Foley Illustrator visit – Kinder – Yr 6 Wednesday 22nd October - Kinder 2026 First Orientation Day – Welcome to all of our Kinder 2026 Families Thursday 23rd October - Young Script Writers – Cessnock – selected students Friday 24th October - Assembly – 9:00am School Hall/Cola |
ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
CHANGE OVER TO SUMMER UNIFORM
Week 8 – Week 10 (8th September – Friday 26th September)
From week 8 to week 10 students will have a change over period to summer uniform. Students have 3 weeks that they are able to choose depending on the weather if they would like to wear winter or summer uniform. This must not be mix and match. One full uniform or the other.
SUMMER UNIFORM
Week 1 Term 4 (Tuesday 14th October 2025)
Students will be expected to be in full summer uniform from Week 1 term 4. Students will return to school on Tuesday 14th October and this will be the commencement date of summer uniform.
PUPIL FREE DAY
Please be reminded that we will have a pupil free day on Monday 13th October 2025. Staff only to attend on this day.
Students will return for term 4 on Tuesday 14the October 2025.
FATHERS DAY CELEBRATIONS
RE NEWS
FIRST COMMUNION
Congratulations to the children who received their First Holy Communion over the last few weekends across the different parishes of the Chisholm Region. This significant milestone in their faith journey is an important moment for both the children and their families.
First Holy Communion is a Sacrament in which children receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time. This sacred event allows them to grow closer to Jesus and experience His love in a profound way. It is not just a one-time occasion but a step toward a deeper relationship with God and a commitment to living out their faith.
We look forward to witnessing these children continued growth in faith as they nurture their relationship with God and embrace their faith more fully.
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER NEWS
CURRICULIUM NEWS
BOOK WEEK
ABERMAIN ESTEIDFORD
Amazing results from the Eisteddfod with our band placing first and also receiving a highly commended, what a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to our choir on their encouragement award. A wonderful effort by all.
YEAR 1 HISTORY DAY
ASPIRE YOUNG SCRIPTWRITES
SHAMROCK UPDATE
WEEK 5 SHAMROCK UPDATE
There are 621 shamrocks to process this week.
What a marvelous celebration of positive interactions with our students!
The house with the most this week was Murray with 172!!!
WEEK 6 SHAMROCK UPDATE
This week we collated 192 shamrocks from 5 year groups! Well done to all students who received positive recognition!
There was only 1 shamrock between 3 houses, with MacKillop coming out just in front!
Congratulations MacKillop! (Dirkin and Murray!)
SPORT NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS SCARLETT
Over the past few weeks, Scarlett Crouch has been travelling across different states to compete and trial for multiple sports. At the beginning of August, she represented NSW at the Australian Football National Championships and for only the second time in 101 years, Scarlett and the NSW team won a medal for coming 2nd at this competition. The following week, she travelled to Dubbo and represented the Polding region in touch football and from this competition, Scarlett was selected in the NSW Touch Football Team. Congratulations Scarlett on your amazing achievements and we wish you the best of luck at the Australian Touch Championships in October.
CONGRATULATIONS MAXWELL
Congratulations Maxwell on participating in the NSW PSSA Netball Championships. Max’s team Mid North Coast and Inland were declared joint winners alongside Sydney Basin. Congratulations it sounds like you had a great experience.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR DIOCESAN ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Congratulations to the following students who placed at the Diocesan Athletics Carnival on Wednesday of Week 3: Chelsea Wieland, Myah Burgess, Lainie Redgrove, Finn Cooper and Hughston Robinson. These students will now represent our diocese at the Polding Carnival. We wish them the best of luck!
CANTEEN NEWS
ROSTER
CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER | |||
Week 6 | 25th August | 28th August | 29th August |
1. | 1. | 1.Kasey and Amy | |
2. | 2. | 2. | |
3. Ann Attwater | |||
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Week 7 | 1st September | 4th September | 5th September |
1.Clare Monk | 1. | 1.Kasey and Amy | |
2. | 2. | 2. Alana Lawrence till 1130 | |
3.Rosie Krause | |||
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Year 5 Camp | Year 5 Camp | ||
Week 8 | 8th September | 11th September | 12th September |
1. Clare Monk | 1. | 1.Kasey and Amy | |
2. | 2. | 2.Tamara Brooks | |
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Fathers Day Celebrations | |||
Week 9 | 15th September | 18th September | 19th September |
1. | 1. | 1. Kasey and Amy | |
2. | 2. | 2. Katrina Thompson | |
3. Rachel Medhurst | |||
4.Rosie Krause | |||
Week 10 | 22nd September | 25th September | 26th September |
1. Clare Monk | 1. | 1. Kasey and Amy | |
2. | 2. | 2. | |
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PARENTING PAGE
P & F MEETING MINUTES
Please contact the school office by email admin@lochinvarsp.catholic.edu.au if you would like to receive a copy of the minutes from the P & F Meeting held on 14th August.
COMMUNITIY SPORTING CLUBS
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