Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,


2024 Enrolment Period
I have now commenced Kindergarten Interviews for 2024. It’s a very exciting time for families, and spending time getting to know each of our new students and their families is a genuine pleasure. If you have a child ready to start Kindergarten and have not yet submitted an application, please go to our website and navigate to the Enrolment tab to access the online enrolment form. If you have friends with pre-school aged children ready to start school, please encourage them to consider Mt Carmel as an option for their child’s education. 


Annual School Surveys
I would like to pass on my thanks to families who have already submitted a response to our annual school satisfaction survey. For those who have not yet contributed, it’s not too late. The survey window has been extended by a week and will now close on Friday 16 June at 4:30pm. To participate in the survey, please use the link below.

http://tellthemfromme.com/j2fn5


Open Classrooms and Semester One Reports
The Semester One student reports will be published to Compass at the end of Week 10, on Friday 30 June. In preparation for this, so that you can view and share some of the work your child has been completing this semester, we will be holding an Open Classroom afternoon on Wednesday 21 June from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Please discuss your child’s work and report with them and affirm their achievements. It is vital that the sharing of your child’s report be a positive experience; everyone responds to recognition and praise. Your child’s achievements are a great celebration! 


Athletics Carnival
Last Friday’s weather was perfect for a day outdoors, and the Athletics Carnival was a tremendous success. Congratulations to the 49 students who were selected to represent Mt Carmel at the Northern Region Athletics Carnival in Goulburn next Friday. All those selected have received a notification via Compass. This Friday, at our morning assembly, place-getters in all events will be presented with their ribbons, and age-champions and the overall winning House will be announced. Please remember that, though our carnival is run in Year groups, selections for the Northern Region team are made in Junior, Intermediate and Senior age-categories, so a place in an individual Year group does not necessarily mean selection in the Northern Region team. A full list of all place-getters can be found at the end of this newsletter. My sincere thanks to the many volunteers, including students from Trinity College Goulburn, without whom it would not be possible to run events like this.


Staffing News
Mrs Cheryne Dunley, who has been a dedicated part of our Classroom Support Team since 2003, will be finishing up at Mt Carmel at the end of this week. Over the past 20 years, the impact of Cheryne’s direct contribution to the learning and wellbeing needs of literally thousands of students is immeasurable, and her knowledge, experience and loving care will be very sadly missed at Mt Carmel. I sincerely thank Cheryne for her commitment to our school and wish her all the very best for the next chapter of her life.

I can also share the news that Mrs Emily Rhodes has announced that she is expecting the birth of a new baby in November – congratulations, Emily! This will mean some minor changes to staffing in Year 3: Mrs Rhodes will now teach 3ER for three days, and Mrs Field will teach the other two; Mrs Leahy will now be teaching 3ML full time.


Happy Long Weekend
And finally for this week, I would like to wish everyone a happy King’s Birthday long weekend. If you are travelling, stay safe; if you’re staying home, stay warm.

May God’s peace be in your families, 

Religious Education in the Classroom
Welcome to Week 7! Year 3’s Religious Education unit of work focuses on different images of God in the Old Testament. During my visit, students focused on the learning intention: What was the relationship between the Jewish people and God? Students used a biblical retrieval chart to examine this question. 

Religious Life of Mt Carmel School

Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies News
On Thursday 1 June, Year 3-6 students participated in Social Justice workshops focusing on Mercy and the importance of the Winter Appeal for our Yass community.

Vinnies Winter Appeal
Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies will launch the Vinnies Winter Appeal and each classroom will be provided with a basket for donations. At the end of the term, we will be delivering them to the St Augustine’s Conference, Yass, of St Vincent de Paul. 

We are seeking your support to help those less fortunate in our community through generous donations of non-perishable food items. Your generosity and support is most appreciated. St Augustine’s Conference has requested the following items:

Prayer and Reflection

Let us be still and ask the Holy Spirit to be with us.

Dear Father,
Be with us as we pray.
Open our ears to hear your Word in the Gospel.
Unite us in faith, hope and love as we pray together.
Send your Holy Spirit to inspire and sustain us in our mission.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

I invite you to participate in a 3 minute prayer reflecting a Scripture passage https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/. 

Parish News

Please pray for the children as they prepare for First Holy Communion

Lord Jesus,

Bless all the children who are to receive Holy Communion for the first time.

May that day be an initial step into a life-long love of the Eucharist.

Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they will turn to you for comfort, guidance and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship.

May their hands, extended in anticipation of your Body and Blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred sacrament. 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
A massive thank you to all the parent helpers, teachers, Trinity students and Mt Carmel students who helped make Friday’s carnival a success. Thanks also to Robbie Shepherd who generously gave up his time to cart all our equipment to Victoria Park in his truck. It was a beautiful day and a fantastic demonstration of community spirit. Congratulations to everyone who participated and earned precious points for their house. Ribbons, age champion medallions and the shield will be presented after morning assembly this Friday, 9 June. To view all final results, please see information further in the newsletter.

Northern Region Carnival
Congratulations to the following students who have made it into the squad to represent Mt Carmel at the Northern Region Carnival in Goulburn next Friday:

Mt Carmel Northern Region Athletics Squad 2023

All students should have received a notification through Compass with details about the event, including an online parent permission form. If you are in the squad and have not received a notification, please let me know.

Trials 
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.

KAA Ava O'Mara Toby Reardon	KJG Winnie Smith Isla Wood
1AH Hayden Spring Zachary Pholi	1KG Nate Verma Harry Agostino
2LS Madison McGurk Mikayla Clements	2SS Amalia Corcoran Asher Gorman Barney Rainger
3ER Ivy Howarth Franklin Pitt	3ML Zoey Mitchell Jessica Hardy
4SS Jaxon Field Dylan O'Reilly	4TD Ruby Laughton Magnus Felizardo
5AH Chloe Corcoran Olivia Scanlon Rory McCall Hunter Cullen	5KG Charlie Field Alicia Hardy Ekaterina Mulcair
6EG Max Harding Finn Kelly-Clark	6JR Ella Johnson Jayden Smith

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
The 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge is underway and will conclude on Friday 18 August 2023.

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.

Congratulations to the following student who has completed the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2023.

Rosie Rainger

Natalie Broers
Teacher Librarian

6JR went adventuring with their Kindergarten buddies for their Science lesson - the focus was ‘What are things made of?’

If any of these items belongs to your child, please have them collect it from the front office as soon as possible.

If you would like order from Issue 4, orders need to be placed by tomorrow, Thursday 8 June.

 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 4, click on the image below.

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

If you are interested in more information regarding the Big Winter Fest Holiday Program, being held at Murrumbateman Public School these upcoming school holidays, please click here.