School News
Prime Minister Award
‘Being a steward of creation’, ‘Trying your best’, ‘Speaking with kindness’ and ‘Being a responsible learner’ are some of the qualities that teachers consider when awarding ‘Prime Minister’ at our weekly assembly. It is an acknowledgement of the student’s efforts and they have the privilege of wearing the badge with honour, of suggesting a focus the school can work on, award Gotchas to other students at lunch time as well as earning Gotchas for themselves. Congratulations goes to Karlina Stoehr, Week 2.
Jafa 2025
| Best Lead Actor - Female | Karlina Stoehr - Year 6 |
| Best Lead Actor - Male | Sam Ungaro - Year 6 |
| Best Supporting Actor - Female | Eleanor Healy - Year 6 |
| Best Supporting Actor - Male | Axl Barbour-Williams - Year 4 |
| Lead Narrators | Finn Hyrzak & Bentley Minns - Year 5 |
| Best Costume Award | Year 1 |
| Scenery Award | Year 4 |
| Choreography Award | Year 3 |
| Ensemble Award | Year 2 |
| Adjudicator's Award | Year 6 |
| Encouragement Award | Year 5 |
| Bravery Award | Kinder |
Thank you for the wonderful support to our raffle on the night. Winners of prizes were;
Hook Family, Simon Family, Kristy Hryzak and Anna MacMillan.
CRAZY SOCK DAY - Wednesday 29th October
On Wednesday 29 October, we are holding Crazy Sock Day to support Catholic Mission Month. Students are invited to wear crazy socks for the day. Please ensure they are dressed in their sports uniform with sports shoes.
We kindly request a gold coin donation from each student. Socktober unites our communities to bring light and much-needed support to those less fortunate. Our Catholic Schools are coming together to raise vital funds to support efforts to eradicate famine in Zambia.
Exciting news! This term, Stage 3 will be using Makers Empire to complete a design challenge aligned with the Naturally Brave program. Using the app, students have been learning about Natural Disasters and Growing with Gratitude. They will then design, and 3D print an item that will support people before, during or following a natural disaster. We are looking forward to showcasing these at Port Macquarie in November.
Makers Empire is an award-winning, curriculum-aligned 3D design app and program that our students will use to create anything they can imagine and to design 3D solutions to real-world problems.
Makers Empire is easy to use, and fun and engaging for students. Recent UniSA research shows that Makers Empire improves students’ spatial reasoning (the key indicator for future success in STEM), reduces STEM anxiety and helps close the STEM gender gap in children. Moreover, Macquarie University research shows that students who use Makers Empire improve their creative, critical thinking, design thinking and digital skills. Plus, learning how to solve problems and to persist when faced with challenges helps boost confidence and resilience.
Learning with Makers Empire at Home
The Makers Empire app is free to download and use at home and works on all computers and devices. Students should use the same account that they do at school so they can share their creations with me and their classmates. Makers Empire school users also have access to special features and content that are not available on free accounts. If your child forgets their login details, please let me know.
For more information and to download Makers Empire onto your child’s device visit https://www.makersempire.com/for-parents-guardians
For information about student safety, acceptable content, and student privacy visit https://www.makersempire.com/safety-privacy
For activity ideas and remote learning resources that students can work on at home visit https://www.makersempire.com/blog
WHIZZY THE WATERDROP
Today Kindy, Year 1 & 2 had a visit from Whizzy the waterdrop, learning all about how to use water wisely.
