St Colman's School - Home Hill eNewsletter

Acknowledgement of Country

We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land the Birri-Gubba Juru people and pay our respects to the elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Indigenous Australia.

Principal & Teaching and Learning Update

Welcome back to Term 2. It will be a very busy term !

This term Mrs Kavette Caspanello for personal reasons has taken leave for Term 2. Mrs Karen Keys will take Music on Monday and Sport on Thursday.

ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day is next Monday and St Colman's School will once again be participating in the ANZAC Day March. Students need to be wearing their full school uniform and have their hat. Please meet near the Ambulance Station at 10.15am for the Main Parade commencing at 10.30am. The Home Hill Sub Branch will be providing fruit juice to all students after the Cenotaph Service has concluded. Students may also attend the Dawn Ceremony and meet Mrs Keys and Mrs Watkins at 5.25am at the Memorial Hall.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Naplan testing will occur on the following days and times for St Colman's school (Week 4 Term 2):

Tuesday 10th May - Writing Yr 3& 5 - 9.00am

Wednesday 11th May - Reading Yr 3& 5 - 9.00am

Thursday 12th May - Conventions of Language (Spelling/Grammar) Yr 3& 5 - 9.00am

Friday 13th May - Numeracy Yr 3& 5 - 9.00am

Monday 16th - Friday 20th May - catch up week for any student who was absent for a test.

Please ensure your child has had breakfast on these days and is on time to school. If your child is feeling anxious about the testing please talk to your child's teacher. The teachers have been preparing the students for these exams.

Have you made your interview time for your Three Way Conference ?

Three Way Conferences will take place in the class room from 26th April to 29th April.

The interview schedule consists of 15-minute time slots. The interview system will be open to parents/carers to make bookings from 19th April until 28th April. After bookings close, you will only be able to view your bookings. Should you need to make any last/minute cancellations or changes, you will need to contact Reception on 47822030.

If you are using your phone to make your interview bookings, please ensure that you are using the latest version of the Compass App to ensure you have all the features that have recently been added. (You may need to update the Compass App on your phone if you haven't done this recently.)

It is also important that you close the App and re-open it prior to doing your bookings or going to the App to change a booking. This ensures that any changes that we make to the settings or schedule for Parent/Teacher Interviews transfer through to your phone.

If you are experiencing difficulty booking, please call Reception and they will assist you.

We look forward to discussing your child's progress with you.

Religious Education News

Welcome to Term 2 in Religious Education

This term will be a very busy term in the area of Religious Education. We will begin our preparation for confirmation this term.

St Colman’s School and Parish have been given the opportunity to have a Confirmation Mass on Sunday 31st July 2022 (Term 3 Week 4) at 7am in St Colman’s Church Home Hill. The mass will be celebrated by Bishop Tim and Father Manoj. A special morning tea will be served afterwards at St Colman’s School Shed.

Date of Confirmation : Sunday 31st July 2022

Where : St Colman’s Church Home Hill

Preparation :

Mrs Karen Keys will prepare the students for confirmation.

Tuesday 3rd May

Tuesday 10th May

Tuesday 17th May

Tuesday 7th June

Tuesday 14th June (Reconciliation celebrated)

Tuesday 21st June

6 sessions on Tuesday after school 3.00pm - 4.15pm (Afternoon tea supplied)

Parents will not be required to attend the preparation meeting but must pick up their child by 4.15pm

All books and equipment will be supplied.

Cost: $30

We ask that you attend mass on Sunday 5th June 2022 at 7am where your child will be presented to the St Colman’s Parish at the church. This will also be a St Colman’s School family Mass. Morning tea will be served afterwards.

Please contact the front office or Mrs Keys on kkeys@scshh.catholic.edu.au if your child is in Year 4 or above and wishes to receive the sacraments.

School Masses This Term

Everyone is welcome to join us at the following masses at St Colman's Parish Church Home Hill:

Wednesday 4th May at 9.30am

Wednesday 8th June at 9.30am

Chaplain's Corner

Chaplain’s Corner

Welcome back to term 2!

This term we at St Colman’s School are proud to announce a new initiative within our Mini Vinnies Committee. We will be joining forces with St Vincent De Paul and the Burdekin Community Association to run a “Community Pantry” from the steps of the Parish Hall every Tuesday, providing various food donations to the Home Hill Community who may be experiencing hardship. We will be distributing goods kindly donated by Home Hill Bakery and Coles on a weekly basis. The Mini Vinnies children will be responsible for stocking the shelves and wheeling the collection stands in and out each Tuesday. This will hopefully open the children’s awareness to the needs of others in the community and inspire them to be more community- service minded individuals

We are calling on our school community to get behind our initiative. We would appreciate any donations of food items, especially fresh produce from home gardens, fruit trees and farms. This is a great way to get your kids involved in the project - get them to visit grandparents, family and neighbours who have trees and gardens, pick the fruit and veggies and bring them to school each Monday or Tuesday to place in the stand. This is a much needed service here in the Home Hill community and we here at St Colman’s would be the first school in the area to offer such an initiative.

Tuckshop news

Birthdays

Student of the Week

Congratulations to our first students who received 25 nights of reading! Well done. Keep up the great work.

Ben Fatto ! Congratulations to our students in Italian who are doing wonderful work in this area.

Sport Update

Sporting Schools Grant

This term we have been successful in gaining a Sporting School Grant of $1700. St Colman's will be participating in four clinics on Rugby Union. These clinics will run from Week 3 to Week 6 on Thursday.

Atheletics Carnival and Preparation

Mark your diaries - Athletics Carnival - Week 3 Term 3 - Friday 29th July 2022

The students will start to prepare for the Athletics Carnival from Term 2 - Week 7/Week 8/ Week 9/ Week 10 and Term 3 - Week 1/Week 2/ Week 3 on a Thursday in Sport lessons with Mrs Keys. During these lessons we will focus on Long Jump, Shotput and High Jump. Some afternoon sessions after school will be offered. More details to follow.