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- Japanese Cooking - Taiyaki
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- NCCD Fact Sheet
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Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,
Open Classrooms and Semester One Reports
A final reminder that we will be holding our Open Classrooms this afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30pm. You are warmly invited to come with your child to visit their classroom and share in the wonderful work that they have been doing this semester. Please be mindful that, although your child’s teacher will be in the classroom and is very happy to chat with you, open classrooms are not the appropriate forum for individual parent-teacher interviews. Parents are always welcome to make an individual appointment with their child’s teacher any time they would like to discuss their child’s progress.
The Semester One student reports will be published to Compass at the end of next week, on Friday 30 June.
NCCD
Attached to this newsletter is information about the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the NCCD. The process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about support provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019). The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.
Mt Carmel Dads Connect
In the interests of promoting social connections and mateship amongst the dads and other male carers in our school community, I would like to invite any interested fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers and others to join me at the Golf Club this evening after Open Classrooms to watch the 2nd State of Origin game, which kicks off just after 8pm (I’ll be there from around 7:30pm). Go the Blues!
Late Drop-off and Early Pick-up
If you are dropping your child to school late or picking them up early, it is extremely important that parents always come to the office to sign their child in or out of school. First and foremost are our legal and safety obligations to always have accurate attendance records of all students, staff and visitors on site; however, it also causes an administrative complication with our attendance system if parents submit part-day absences via their Compass app rather than using the Compass Kiosk at the office.
Rostrum Public Speaking
On Monday evening, Lucy Miller represented Mt Carmel at the Rostrum Public Speaking quarter-finals at the Yass Soldiers Club. Lucy spoke about, ‘A new adventure’, and was awarded first place, progressing to the semi-finals in Canberra. Congratulations, Lucy!
May God’s peace be in your families,
Michael Green
Principal
Religious Education in the Classroom
Welcome to Week 9! Year 5’s Religious Education unit of work focuses on Pioneering Catholics in Australia. Students viewed a selection of photographs to provoke their interest and used the Visible Thinking Routine: See, Think, Wonder to further deepen their understanding of the images.
Religious Life of Mt Carmel School
Father Peter spoke to Year 3 and 4 students about the importance of Holy Communion in preparation for their Sacrament of Eucharist on Sunday 25 June.
Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies News
Vinnies Winter Appeal
Thank you to all families who have donated over the last few weeks. This is our last week of the appeal and we are in need of more donations. 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:
Parish News
Please pray for the children as they celebrate their First Holy Communion on Sunday 25 June, at 10.30 am, St Augustine’s Church.
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.
I invite you to participate in a 3 minute prayer reflecting a Scripture passage https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/.
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
Northern Region Carnival
Congratulations to all those students who represented Mt Carmel at the Northern Region carnival on Friday. The following students have made it through to the next round and will represent Northern Region at the Archdiocesan carnival at the AIS on Tuesday 22nd August 2023:
Esther Payne, Mabel Adie, Reese Flynn, Imogen Maher, Alan McRae, Archie Gooley, Spencer Crocker, Archer Regan, Henry Gooley, Emmett Crocker, Sid Luckie, Connor Hackett, David Watson, Riley Mitchell and Jacob Osborne.
If anyone missed out on a note or ribbons at the carnival, please come and see me to get one.
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 Phoebe Platt Rosella Jones |
KJG Lola Sanford Sophie Aksenov |
| 1AH William Rothwell Hennessey Rankin |
1KG Claudia Klemmer Cooper Sadlowski |
| 2LS Eve Davis Roy Mitchell |
2SS Eleena Mattappallil Jack Deer Archie Gooley |
| 3ER Charlie Jervis Atticus Gilchrist |
3ML Alia Campbell Rowan Kelly-Clark |
| 4SS Amelia Hooper Rory Doyle Milton McDonald |
4TD Amelie Nagle Beau Jones William Drake |
| 5AH Chloe Caldow |
5KG Ellie Carroll Martha Whitehead |
| 6EG Stella Pack Pia de Nanteuil Isabelle Hewlett |
6JR Zeva Barker Brooke Reardon |
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 Archer Jones who has completed the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2023.
Natalie Broers
Teacher Librarian
Congratulations to Lucy Miller who won the Rostrum Public Speaking Quarter Final on Monday night with her speech on ‘a new adventure!' Lucy will now compete in the Semi-Finals in Canberra in August. Well done, Lucy!
In Japanese this week, we have been making a popular Japanese treat found at street fairs and festivals, Taiyaki たい焼き.
Easily recognisable by its whimsical fish-shape, taiyaki (たい焼き) is a waffle-style cake/snack which is traditionally filled with sweet red bean paste (anko), however, other fillings such as custard, chocolate, Nutella, or cheese are also popular. We have enjoyed chocolate in our たい焼き this week!
It is a quintessential food at Japanese street fairs and festivals and is made in a fish-shaped iron mould resembling tai (red sea bream).
The Mt Carmel School Uniform Shop is open each Tuesday afternoon between 2.30pm– 4.00pm during school terms.
Ordering Options - Uniform orders can be placed online via Qkr! or by order form, which can be collected and paid for from the front office.
Please note we are currently waiting on an order of Size 8 Long Sleeve Polo Shirts. I was advised last week that they will not arrive until mid August. As soon as they arrive, they will be sent home to those students waiting on them. Apologies for the delay.
Back to School Vouchers - Back to School Vouchers can only be used directly at the front office. They can not be added to a Qkr order. Please note all Back to School Vouchers must be used by 30 June 2023.
All Qkr! orders placed before 2pm each Tuesday will be bundled up and sent home with your child on Wednesday afternoon. Order Forms can be collected from the front office if needed.
Please note that if the incorrect size/item is ordered or the size selected does not fit correctly, please return the item along with a note regarding changes required so the correct size/item can be sent home.
Have you ever thought about playing guitar?
Spaces are now avalable for 2023. Fill in the below form and drop back to the office to secure your place with Den. 
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.
