Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,

100 Days of Kindergarten
On Monday we shared an exciting milestone with our youngest students…one hundred days of big school!  KJG and KAA celebrated the day with an exploration of the number 100 and lots of fun activities. Thank you to Mrs Green and Mrs Abbott for organising this special event for our Kindergarten students.

Year 5 Camp
Best wishes to our Year 5 students who are heading to Warrambui for their first overnight school camp next Wednesday. We hope you enjoy the wonderful opportunities that are on offer. An activity program and packing list is available on Compass for Year 5 parents. Thank you to Ms Grace, Mrs Luckie, Mrs Hogan and Mr Green supervising this camp and  for enabling our students to have this wonderful experience.


Yass Valley SPIN Pyjama Day
Next Friday, 11 August, is wear your pyjamas to school day! We invite you to come to school in your PJs in return for a gold coin donation to support those in our Community in need of medical assistance.


Mr Tim’s School Extravaganza
We are very excited that Mr Tim will be returning to Mt Carmel this term to help us prepare an exciting community concert. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Week 9, each year level will have a daily session with Mr Tim to learn and rehearse a performance piece that will be presented at an Extravaganza Concert on Thursday evening in the PAC. The cost of this incursion is $15 per student, and a Compass Event notification has been shared with families. If the cost of this, or any other school event, presents a problem for your family, please contact Mr Green directly for a confidential discussion about how we can help.


Altar Servers
The parish is still recruiting Altar Servers to serve at Mass on Sunday mornings. Serving on the altar helps children to become more engaged with the Mass and to better understand its rituals. It is also a great way to encourage our children to become active citizens, with a positive attitude towards community service.

Servers must have received the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Anyone from Year 4 and up would be most welcome to participate in this important role. Training will be provided during school hours and at Mass by the Liturgy committee and experienced servers. Please return the commitment slip (attached to this newsletter or collected from the front office) if your child would like to help with this special job.


Irish and Celtic Music Festival Children’s Workshops
On 17-18 September, as part of the Yass Irish and Celtic Music Festival, Mt Carmel will be hosting the Junior Fleadh. 

Fleadh (pronounced flah) is a Celtic word that means festival, and it is a chance for students who are interested in Irish music to come and join in free instrumental and dance workshops, culminating in a concert to showcase what the children have learned; all experience levels are welcome. More information and an RSVP link can be found further in this newsletter.


Departing Students
Schools are required to record destination schools for all departing students. We ask that all families of Year 6 students inform us as soon as possible of the high school your child will be attending. In the Forms & Documents tile on the school website is a Year 7 2024 Destination eForm, or you can use the link below to access the form directly. We also request that any K-5 families moving from Mt Carmel at the end of this year send Mr Green an email (michael.green@cg.catholic.edu.au) as soon as possible indicating your intentions along with your destination. Much of this term is spent preparing for next year and our student numbers need to be accurate. Thank you for assisting us with this information gathering. 

https://mtcarmelsyass.schoolzineplus.com/form/17

May God’s peace be in your families, 

Mrs Jan Harvey
Assistant Principal

Religious Education in the Classroom
Welcome to Week 3! Kindergarten’s Religious Education unit of work explores Jesus, the Storyteller. Students were invited to bring in their favourite story to share with their class and explain why it’s special. During my visit to KAA and KJG, I shared my favourite story, Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.

 

KAA completing work about Jesus

Religious Life of Mt Carmel School

ST MARY OF THE CROSS MACKILLOP FEAST DAY
The Feast day is held every year on the 8th August, in honour of the revered Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop. She was the first Saint of Australia and her influence in the country has spread far and wide. Saint Mary MacKillop is recognised for her commitment to the poor, helping those who needed it the most in any way she could (Mount Gambier Point, 2021). Below are a few of Saint Mary’s quotes:

Prayer Service
On Tuesday 8 August, 3ER will be leading a prayer service to honour Saint Mary MacKillop, at 9am in the PAC. Parents and the wider community are invited to attend. 

Prayer

Heavenly Father I continue to lay down before you my intercessions

(Pause for 20 seconds of silence and call to mind the people and loved ones that need your prayers)

I lay these friends, family and concerns at your feet.

May you provide and fill them with your blessing and a special grace to give them what they need.

Amen.

Parish News

Children’s Liturgy of the Word is held at Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. All children are invited to be part of the activities centred around the particular weekend’s Gospel.

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

Todd Woodbridge Cup
What is the Todd Woodbridge Cup?
The Todd Woodbridge Cup is a primary school tennis competition for Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) that features modified equipment, numeric scoring and mixed gender teams. This year we also have a limited number of Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) pilot events on offer. 

The competition commences with school zone events followed by regional playoffs (Term 3) and finally a state final that is held at Sydney Olympic Park each year (Term 4).

The Todd Woodbridge Cup will be held at the Hume Tennis Club Yass on Wednesday 30 August. If you are in Year 3 or 4 and would like to enter the event, please use the link below to register.

A cost of $5 per student will be required once nominations have been made.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JmhkyKGzWNp4UNiRaEuHZI06etO-7hqGP_Z0Z_5IzCk/edit


Touch Football Gala Day
NSW Touch is holding a gala day in Yass on Tuesday 22 August at Walker Park. All students in years 3-6 will be participating. Teachers will split classes into girls, boys and mixed teams for the day. It is a non-competitive, fun and free event for all students in Yass and surrounds. All students need to do is turn-up on the day in their normal sports uniform. If your child is unable to participate, please let myself or their class teacher know.

Gecko Sport
Here are some shots of 4TD playing Lacrosse with Geoff from Gecko Sport.

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 Mt Carmel Awards.
 Awards will now be handed out at morning lines each Friday.

KAA Ryan Tome Williem Kunneke	KJG Halle Davaris Kaylahn Carroll
1AH Ethan Kim Max Hanns Charlie Butt	1KG Benedicta Barker Jonathan Kaveney
2LS Elizabeth Kaveney Harvey Matthews	2SS Jack Deer Jax Cassidy
3ER Isabelle Davis Benji Carroll	3ML Jack Maher Jake MacDonald
4SS Riley Pholi Louis Arnold Spencer Crocker	4TD Conor Guiney Fletcher Lees
5AH Lucy Miller Grace Deer Juliette Glover	5KG Ellie Carroll Sophie Connell-Hewlett Jackson Shelton
6EG Lydia Barac Tahlia Hooper Joe Goodall	6JR Brooke Reardon Harry Kennedy Marc Mosca

CBCA Book Week 2023
The CBCA Book Week is a celebration of books and Australian children's authors and illustrators. This year’s theme is Read Grow Inspire. There will be various activities for students to enjoy during Week 6. 

Book Week Parade
The Book Week Parade will be held on Wednesday 23 August.

Students are invited to dress up as a book character for the day. The Book Week Parade will commence at 12:30pm.

A sausage sizzle lunch will be provided for the students to celebrate this special day. Dietary requirements will be catered for.

Open Library
At the conclusion of the parade all visitors are invited to the Lacey Library. Every class will have a display based on one of the CBCA Shortlisted Books to view.

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
Students who are completing the 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge have just 2 weeks to go. The challenge 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 students who have recently completed the challenge for 2023.

Sophie Aksenov
Felix Inglis
Olivia Aksenov
Madison McGurk
Lily Butt
Fletcher Lees
Max Harding

Read with Me Wednesday
Students shared some nice reading time in the library today. Thank you to the library monitors who are making it a special time for the younger students.

Term 3 Dates
Premier’s Reading Challenge concludes - Week 5 Friday 18 August

Book Week - Week 6 Monday 21 August - Friday 25 August

Book Week Parade - Week 6 Wednesday 23 August

Author Visit - Sarah Davis - Week 8 Wednesday 6 September

Nat Broers
Teacher Librarian

If you would like order from Issue 5, orders need to be placed by Thursday 3 August.

 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 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.

The link to book tickets is - https://www.trybooking.com/CGWFR