Newsletter 28 August 2024

Principal's Message

Dear Families,

Andrew Chinn Visit

Our time with Andrew Chinn yesterday can only be described as a joyful expression of our faith through song and dance!  Every student was excited and engaged from the minute they met Andrew.  Thank you to our school leaders who met Andrew and helped him set up and pack down as honorary 'roadies'. 

It was wonderful to see so many families at the afternoon performance, including a few of our 2025 Foundation students.  It was the first time Andrew had been to St James and he commented several times on positive interactions he had with staff and students and was genuinely impressed with our school community.  We thank Andrew and look forward to his return.

Confirmation

Tonight we celebrate with nine of our students as they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at St John's Koo Wee Rup.  We look forward to sharing in this milestone with our families, Fr Avinash and Bishop Greg. 

Father's Day Mass and Breakfast

We finish our week celebrating our Dad's and special people in our lives.  Thank you in advance to the Parents and Friends Group who do magnificent work in the hospitality space for our school.  If you are able to help them with cooking, serving and packing up, please contact the office.  Following breakfast, we have our whole school Mass at 9.30am.

Grandparent's Day

Please note the change of time to Grandparent's Day Mass.  Feedback from last year was that having the later Mass allowed for easier travel times. Mass will now be at 11am and we will have an altered timetable on this day.  We are yet to finalise the rest of the celebrations.  Further details will be in next week's newsletter. 

Concrete Works Update

The first pour of the front pathway will be commencing tomorrow (Thursday) morning.  Please be mindful of extra machinery and traffic in the car park.

Have a great week, Bec 

Term 4 2024 - Upcoming Events

Student Progress Meetings

Parents are invited to book a 10 minute appointment with their student/s teacher on either Tuesday 10 September or Wednesday 11 September between 3.40pm and 6.00pm.  Interviews will be held in the classrooms.  Please note, if you have booked a PSG Meeting for Term 3, you do not need to book a Student Progress Meeting.

Please log into your PAM account to make your Student Progress Meeting booking.

The week that was!

Parents & Friends News

Parent Helpers -

Father's Day Breakfast and School Disco!

If you are able to assist at either or both of these events please contact the school office.

Lamont Book Fair

Every Day Counts

Important Information

This year St James will be using two main platforms of communication with our families - PAM and Schoolzine.   

To ensure that you keep up to date with what is happening with your children and within the school please ensure that you have access to these platforms and are familiar with their uses.

If you require assistance with accessing or setting up these platforms, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

From time to time it will also be necessary for emails and text messages to be sent.

Schoolzine App Installation Instructions:

This is an app that you have on your phone and allows for easy reading of the newsletter, as it customises to the screen and translates into many languages if required.
Please click the link below for the instructions on installing the app on your phone.
https://www.schoolzine.com/szapp-installation
As part of the installation, you will be required to enter the following 4 digit passcode -
3675
Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions or queries.

Accessing PAM Instructions:

Please use the below link to access your PAM account. 

https://pam.stjamesnng.catholic.edu.au

The user name is the email you have provided to the school and if you have not logged on previously, you will be able to set a password.

If you require your password to be reset, please contact the school office.

DS Sports

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