Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,

2024 Enrolments 
Our enrolment drive for 2024 has begun. If you have a pre-school child ready for Kindergarten, it’s time to enrol now. Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn has an online enrolment form, which can be accessed by clicking the link below. An interview will be organised once the enrolment application is received. If your friends have a child starting in Kindergarten next year, please encourage them to consider Mt Carmel as an option for their children’s education. We will be holding Open Day tours on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 May, with a Parent Information Evening in the Lacey Library at 6pm on Wednesday 24 May.

Enrol Now (https://enrolments.mtcarmel.nsw.edu.au/nsw-schools/start).


School Photos 
School photos will take place next Monday 8 May (Week 3); students are to wear their full winter uniform, including jumper. Photo orders can be placed via your child’s Compass profile. If you experience any difficulty accessing this, please contact the school office. Families with three or more siblings at the school are eligible for a free family portrait if they order three individual student packs but need to call MSP directly on 6255 9208 to organise this deal.


Compass Events
From the start of this term, we began using a feature of Compass, known as Events, to notify families of excursions and incursions and collect payments, rather than by sending paper notes and collecting payment separately on Qkr. Permission/consent, when required, can be provided electronically, and although electronic payment is our preferred collection method, cash payment can still be made at the school office. Qkr will continue to be used for the Uniform Shop and for Canteen orders. Families of Stage 3 students and those who are arranging the Northern Region Cross Country should have already received an Event notification via email; please contact the school office if you have not received this notification or if you have any issues with Events.


Parent-Teacher Interviews, Open Classrooms and Semester One Reports
Formal Parent-Teacher Interviews concluded today; I hope that the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their classroom teacher was both positive and beneficial. If you were unable to book a suitable time and would like to catch up, please remember that there is a standing invitation for parents to contact their child’s teacher to organise a meeting any time there are issues to discuss. Later this term, in Week 9, we will be holding an Open Classroom evening to give parents the opportunity to see their child’s work in the classroom context and have an informal chat with their teacher before Semester One reports are published in Week 10.


Community Council Nominations
Mt Carmel School Community Council is a group of people charged with the responsibility of working with the Principal, Parish Priest and staff to provide leadership to our school. We are seeking to renew and encourage membership of this important body. A letter and nomination form are attached to this newsletter and will also be sent via Compass notification. If you would like to become a member of the Council, please complete the nomination form and return it to the front office. You can also contact the office to have a hard-copy of he nomination form sent home. You must have your nomination endorsed by another current parent of Mt Carmel School (other than you spouse/partner). We require three parents to nominate. If more than three parents nominate, an election will be held. Nominations close next Friday 12 May, Week 3.


Project Compassion Market Day
This Friday 5 May, our Year 6 students are running a Market Day to raise money for Project Compassion and have a range of stalls and fun activities planned. There will be two Market sessions held through the day – Kinder to Year 2 from 11:30am to 12:30pm, and Year 3 to Year 6 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Stalls will be operating on a ticket system (all items and activities will have a cost of one ticket), and students can buy two tickets for one dollar at the start of their session.


Family Literacy Event
The Council of Catholic School Parents (CCSP) invites all families to join in an online book reading by author and scientist, Corey Tutt, from his book The First Scientists. On the evening of 30 May, from the comfort of their home, families can connect online to hear Corey read to their children while also picking up a few tips to help improve their child’s literacy skills. Further in this newsletter you will find a flier with a QR code to register.

May God’s peace be in your families, 

Welcome to Week 2! Year 6 students and teachers have been busy preparing for their Market Day, planned for this Friday 5 May 2023. All funds raised will be donated to Project Compassion. 

Mt Carmel School implements the Catholic Schools Youth Ministry Australia (CSYMA) Junior program. CSYMA is a four-phase method that provides a model of student formation. It is an effective model of evangelisation and formation integrated into the Religious Education curriculum. The four-phase model consists of an initial retreat experience, Religious Education resources, implementation of the Junior Ministry team and connecting students into the broader Church community. 

On Thursday 4 May 2023, Year 6 students will participate in a two hour Journey with Jesus Retreat, led by the Youth Ministry team of the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn. Journey with Jesus is a faith and ministry experience that delves into core concepts of the Catholic Faith. The retreat is tailored for primary school students and is based around the Gospel messages of love, salvation, and forgiveness.

Journey with Jesus  https://youtu.be/8ejD0m9Y4aM.

Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies News
Families and friends are invited to attend Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies Commissioning Ceremony, Friday 5 May, 9am, at morning lines. This is an exciting occasion when we commission our new Mini Vinnies’ members of the St Vincent de Paul Society. 

Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies group is a structured and active body of students and teachers who want to help those in need within their school and wider community.

The group aspires to live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy, and by working to shape a more just and compassionate society.

1AH are a community! They work, play, live and share together.

5KG - have started their new Religion unit by participating in a Gospel Scavenger Hunt.

Prayer

Dear Lord,

Thank you for always meeting us where we are at and for blessing us with your love. Help us in the areas of our life where we fall short of your call. But may we never forget that your perfect love casts out all fear. 

Amen.

Parish Mass
Click on this link for further details http://staug-yass.org.au/wp/sacraments/.

Have a lovely week!
Eva Karakotas
Religious Education Coordinator

Love One Another

“This is my commandment,that you love one another as I have loved you” John 15:12

Mt Carmel Athletics Carnival
Our athletics carnival is booked-in for Friday 2 June at Victoria Park. Over the next few weeks, students will be practising basic athletics skills and techniques during their sport sessions on Tuesdays and Fridays. The high jump event will be conducted at school prior to the carnival once the students have had a chance to practise. Watch this space for more information about the carnival over the coming weeks.

Northern Region Cross Country
Good luck to those students who will represent Mt Carmel at the Northern Region Cross Country carnival in Crookwell on Friday 12 May. If your child has not returned the permission slip, please ensure they do as soon as possible. 

Information and permission notes were handed-out on the last day of last term, If your child did not receive one, please ask them to see me.

Gecko Sport
Gecko sport will be running fundamental movement clinics with all infants classes from weeks 2 - 5. The kids loved their first session with Geoff yesterday and look forward to sessions over the coming weeks.

Trials 
Canberra Goulburn (Primary) Rudby Union Trials - 2023
Date:   Monday 15th May 2023
Location:  Southwell Park
Address:  Northbourne Avenue, Lyneham
Time:  10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $20

Please check the C & G website and the Facebook page for information about upcoming events https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar.

Ted Dunstan
Sports Coordinator

Congratulations to the recipients of last week's Coordinator Awards.
 Awards are handed out at morning lines each Thursday.

Thank you

Thank you to the McGurk, Hodgson and Ballenger families for their donation of books to the library. 

Thank you Tanya McPherson for covering some new books for the library. Your help is greatly appreciated.

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023
The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge has commenced for 2023. All students K-6 are invited to complete the 2023 Challenge. 

The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students. While completing the challenge students are able to experience quality literature from a variety of authors and literature styles.

Students can include books read from the end of the 2022 challenge, August 19 2022 on their 2023 reading record. The 2023 challenge will conclude on Friday 18 August 2023.

Some of the PCR rules have been updated for the 2023 challenge. Please refer to the rules page on the website for further details.

The booklist has been updated for the 2023 challenge. Click on the booklist on the website for further information. Many of the PRC books are available in our school library.

If your child has completed the challenge in previous years they can log on to the Premier’s Reading Challenge website using their existing login details. www.premiersreadingchallenge.nsw.edu.au.

If your child is completing the challenge for the first time, please email me at natalie.broers@cg.catholic.edu.au and I will provide you with login details.

Nat Broers
Teacher/Librarian

KAA & 6EG had fun celebrating autumn this week.

Year 6 cooking fritters as part of their Science OzHarvest Feast program.

If you would like order from Issue 3, orders need to be placed by Thursday 11 May.

 Please note that the front office is no longer able to accept cash/order forms for Book Club Orders. All orders must be placed via Loop. 

To view Issue 3, click on the image below.

To order from this issue, you will need an account on Loop.
To access Loop, please click below.

The Mt Carmel School Uniform Shop is open each Tuesday afternoon between 2.30pm– 4.00pm during school terms.