Holy Family Catholic Parish Primary School Ingleburn eNewsletter

2024
Monday - 29th April & 6th/13th/20th/27th May	First Holy Communion sessions - 6.30pm (parish)
Tuesday 21st May, 2024	Yr 4 Blue - Bicycle Education excursion Kindergarten 2025 Interviews
Wednesday 22nd May, 2024	Yr 4 White - Bicycle Education excursion National Simultaneous Storytime
Friday 24th May, 2024	Assembly - 2.10pm (Hall)
Wednesday 29th May, 2024	Year of Prayer Day @ HFI
Thusday 30th May/Friday 31st May, 2024	Year 6 Canberra Overnight excursion
Tuesday 4th June, 2024	P & F meeting - 6.30pm (school hall)
Wednesday 5th June, 2024	Year 1 & 5 Mass - 9am World Enviroment Day
Friday 7th June, 2024	PUPIL FREE DAY
Monday 10th June, 2024	PUBLIC HOLIDAY (Kings Birthday)
Wednesday 12th June, 2024	Year 2 & 4 Mass - 9am
Wednesday 19th June, 2024	Year 6 & 3 Mass - 9am
Friday 21st June, 2024	Assembly - 2.10pm (Hall) - Yr 6 leading
Wednesday 26th June, 2024	Year 1 & 5 Mass - 9am
Friday 28th June, 2024	Netball Gala Day Reports to parents
Week 10 - Monday-Thursday	Parent Teacher Interviews
Friday 5th July, 2024	*LAST DAY OF TERM 2* Assembly - 2.10pm (Hall) Naidoc Week
Monday 22nd July, 2024	PUPIL FREE DAY
Tuesday 23rd July, 2024	*STUDENTS RETURN - TERM 3*
Friday 27th September, 2024	*LAST DAY OF TERM 3*
Monday 14th October, 2024	PUPIL FREE DAY
Tuesday 15th October, 2024	*STUDENTS RETURN - TERM 4*
Thursday 19th December, 2024	*LAST DAY OF TERM 4*

Last Sunday’s Gospel

Last Sunday our Church celebrated the solemnity of Pentecost. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter Season and is a time when we are reminded of the role of the Holy spirit in our lives. We are so blessed to be guided by the Holy Spirit each day. Father Henry used a torch to teach the children about how the Holy Spirit works at Mass on Monday morning. He explained that a light like a torch can’t work without batteries and we need the Holy Spirit guiding us to be able to let our light shine!

Camp Quality Puppet Shows

Last Thursday, Camp Quality came to our school to perform two puppet shows. The two puppet shows, through a wonderfully entertaining and humorous way, taught the staff and students about cancer and how it can impact people.

The program relates to children on their level and explores themes relevant to the cancer experience, including:

You can’t catch cancer from someone else

Treatments and side-effects of cancer

How to be supportive of someone facing cancer

The importance of recognising our own strengths and the power of positivity

Holy Family’s Biggest Brunch - Cancer Council

At Holy Family, we have some staff and students’ family members currently impacted by Cancer which is why we have a focus on learning about Cancer and supporting fundraising efforts that go towards research and support. This year, we are hosting a Cancer Council ‘Holy Family’s Biggest Brunch’.

Our staff are supporting this initiative by donating money to purchase brunch food items that will be available on Friday between 8:30am and 9am under the shelter. Students can support this great cause by bringing in a gold coin (or two) to buy brunch items. We hope this event brings us together as a community and that we can raise much needed funds to send to the Cancer Council.

We thank you for your support!

National Simultaneous Storytime

On Wednesday each class participated in National Simultaneous Storytime at 12pm. This year’s book is ‘Bowerbird Blues’ by Aura Parker. It was such a special time to think that all around Australia people were all reading along to the very same book!

Semester One Reports

Semester One Student Reports will be made available via Compass on Friday, June 28th. Miss Laidlaw has more information within today’s newsletter about key features and changes to this year’s reports across the Diocese of Wollongong.

For all things at Holy Family, give thanks!

Mrs Amy Smith

Principal

Academic Reports

Dear Parents and Carers,

As you may be aware, the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) have undertaken a comprehensive review of the NSW Curriculum, leading to curriculum reform and subsequent implementation of a reformed curriculum which commenced in 2023. In response to the curriculum changes, Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong has made significant modifications to student semester reports for Primary schools to better reflect your child's academic progress at key points throughout the year and provide parents and carers with a clear picture of their child’s strengths and areas for improvement in specific subject areas.

The following changes will be evident in your child’s semester report from Semester 1 2024:

A ‘new look’ report format released via Compass reflecting the outcomes of the new K-10 English and Mathematics syllabuses providing a descriptor for each of the focus areas found in the respective syllabuses
There will be no general comment in Semester 1 reports. This was a diocesan decision and is consistent across all CEDoW schools.
All Kindergarten students will now receive a written report in Semester 1 and Semester 2 with a three-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors:

Thorough
Sound
Basic

Students in Year 1 - Year 6 will continue to receive semester reports twice a year with a five-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors: