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Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,
Student Leadership
Next Friday, nominations open for Year 5 students who are seeking formal leadership positions in 2024; that is, School Captains, Vice-Captains, House Captains and SRC Representatives. At Mt Carmel, our student leaders are appointed, not elected, and the process begins with students completing a nomination form addressing a selection criteria. These forms must be submitted by Friday 17 November, Week 6. Nominees then present a speech to the school in Week 7 and meet with an interview panel in Week 8. The panel will then decide on appointments, taking into consideration each nominee’s interview, application and feedback from students and teachers (via voting slips, following the speeches). I wish all who are considering nominating for these positions the very best.
Mission Month Fundraiser
This Friday 3 November, students are invited to wear coloured-clothes and bring a gold coin donation for a spring-themed mufti day to raise money for Catholic Mission. Catholic Mission is the Pope’s international Mission agency in Australia. It is an international organisation that partners with communities both locally and internationally, helping them to flourish by supporting grassroots projects, including healthcare, education, and spiritual care.
Kindergarten Orientation
Today was our final day of Kindergarten Orientation, and it has been an absolute pleasure getting to know our newest students. I would like to express my thanks and congratulations to all of the Year 5 and 6 student leaders who, over the last three weeks, have been wonderful ambassadors for the school, greeting families and assisting in the classrooms and on the playground. We will be holding a Kinder 2024 parent information evening at 6pm tonight in the Lacey Library.
May God’s peace be in your families,
Michael Green
Principal
Religious Education in the Classroom
Welcome to week 4 and the first day of November! Year 1's unit of work examines the Jewish culture and that Jesus was a Jew, underpinned by the inquiry statement Everyone’s culture shapes who they are. This week 1AH shared what they have learnt about Jerusalem in Jesus’s time using the visible thinking strategy of See/Think/Wonder.
A few more students brought in items to talk about their culture:
Jonathan: I brought in a jar of vegemite and an Australian soccer jersey because they are Australian.
Rafaela: My mum was born in Chile and she speaks Spanish and so do I. I brought in a joke book written in Spanish.
Anna: I can speak and read in Chinese.
Religious Life of Mt Carmel School
Catholic Mission Month
October is Mission Month and mission means connecting with other people, helping those in need, sharing the Gospel message through our actions. In this month, we go out of our way to help others, to be kind and thoughtful. Schools are invited to engage with mission in an holistic way within the head, heart, hands model: encouraging a learning mind, an open heart and hands for action.
Mt Carmel’s next fundraising event: Week 4, Friday 3 November - Mufti day
Mt Carmel’s Mini Vinnies News
Mini Vinnies is organising the Mufit day fundraising event for Catholic Mission this Friday 3 November 2023 and the team created posters promoting the event for each classroom.
All Saints’ Day Prayer Service
2LS led a beautiful prayer service today to celebrate All Saints’ Day.
All Saints’ Day is a Christian holiday and it is celebrated on November 1 in the Roman Catholic Church and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Eastern Orthodox Church. (Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter.) It is officially known as the Sunday of All Saints in the Orthodox Church and as the Solemnity of All Saints in the Roman Catholic Church (Britannica Kids, 2022, (All Saints' Day).
All Saints Day Prayer
Bless the many parted souls
who lived their lives with grace.
Bless the saints in heaven,
gathered in that special place.
May we tell their stories
and remember all the ways
they lived their faith
and spent their days.
There is glory and reward,
even if at first there’s strife.
Oh, blessed saints, you help us see
a path that’s to eternal life.
May we always hold them dear
and know their life and place.
May we know their inspiration
and aspire to their grace.
Amen.
St Augustine’s Parish News
The next one is this Sunday 5 November. 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/.
Enjoy your 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
2024 Trials
Canberra Goulburn Primary Cricket Trials for 2024
Date: 03 Nov 2023
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Students in NSW Schools Years 5 and 6 (and exceptional Year 4) Boys are invited to trial to represent Canberra Goulburn at the MacKillop Trials. Girls are invited to nominate - trial will be held if appropriate numbers, if not they will go straight through to the MacKillop Trials
Registration is through the CSNSW Website: https://csnsw.sport/help/help-guide-for-parents.
Canberra Goulburn/Wollongong Boys AFL Trial Information 2024
Date: Tuesday 20th February
Time: Arrival: 8:30am Student Registration: 9:00am -9:15am. Trials Commence: 9:20am Conclusion: Approx 1:00 - 1:30pm depending on numbers
Venue: South Thomas Dalton Park Fairy Meadow (South Fields)
Uniform: Football attire- mouthguards compulsory.
Registration: Registration is via the CSNSW website - Thursday 30th November 2023
Cost: $15.00 Canteen: Students should bring their own lunch, drinks and snacks.
Selection: The purpose of the trial is to select a team of up to 22 players to represent the combined Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn and Wollongong at the MacKillop AFL Selection trials.
CONVENOR: Benjamin Woods Inquiries: Sherree Bush (CEO) Ph: 0409 305 296 Sherree.bush@cg.catholic.edu.au.
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Touch Football Trial Information 2024
Date: Friday 24th November 2023 Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Venue: Southwell Park, Lyneham, ACT
Registration: Registration is through the CSNSW Sport Website; https://csnsw.sport/help/help-guide-for-parents
Cost: $15.00 per student. Payment is to be made with registration via the CSNSW website.
Uniform: School Sport Uniform.
For more information please go to: https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Tennis Trial Information 2024
Date: Thursday 30th November 2023
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Venue: Belconnen Tennis Club. Halloran Place, Macquarie, ACT
Registration: Registrations are open on the CSNSW Sport Website –https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar. Please see the Registration Instructions for Parents 2020
Nominations Close: Friday 24th November
Cost: $15.00 per student. Will also be through the NSWCSS Website
Uniform: Tennis Attire or School Sport uniform
CANTEEN: There is no canteen available. Students are to bring their own lunch and snacks. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PLAY A FULL COURT GAME.
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Basketball Trial Information 2024
Date: Friday 1st December 2023
Time: 10am - 2pm
Venue: Belconnen Basketball & Sports Centre 42 Oatley Court, Belconnen, ACT Registration: Registrations are open on the CSNSW Sport Website – https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar. Please see the Registration Instructions for Parents
Nominations Close: Friday 24th November Cost: $20.00 per student – Will also be through the CSNSW Website
Canteen: Students may bring their own lunch and snacks. There is a small canteen facility available and there are shops nearby.
Uniform: Students are to wear their school sports uniform to the trials as they are representing their school. Students are also required to bring along a water bottle for hydration.
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 are handed out at morning lines each Friday.
| KAA Phoebe Platt Claire Kundolam Brock Flynn |
KJG Evelyn Harris Kaylahn Carroll Lola Sanford |
| 1AH Elsie Townsend Archer Jones William Rothwell |
1KG Eli Driver Claudia Klemmer Cooper Sadlowski Sasha Ramadan |
| 2LS Elizabeth Kaveney Alan McRae |
2SS Elsa Baptiste Jax Cassidy Barney Rainger |
| 3ER Franklin Pitt Charlie Jervis |
3ML Sophie Donoghue Alia Campbell |
| 4SS Alayla Dorris Rory Doyle Milton McDonald |
4TD Isla Townsend Magnus Felizardo Benjamin Webster |
| 5AH Zali Lenon Anika Lyons Camilla Bremner Hunter Cullen Patrick Dawes |
5KG Charlie Field Ekaterina Mulcair Teia-Rose Hackett Max Richards Blake Foster |
| 6EG Lydia Barac Milla Shelton Tahlia Hooper |
6JR Emily Foran Gypsy Barker Megan Lymbery Marc Mosca |
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.
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 to the front office, so the correct size/item can be sent home.
