Newsletter 13 November 2024
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
Our students are to be commended on their respectful participation in Monday's Remembrance Day Ceremony. Their presence and degree of involvement was noted by the RSL in an email later that day. "On behalf of the Nar Nar Goon RSL we wish to pass on our thanks for attending the service today. It was great to see so many students in attendance and their involvement was greatly appreciated." Thank you also to the parents who were able to come and support our students and the wider community.
As part of our commitment to student wellbeing, we have been looking into various supports that teachers can implement across classes. After much research and consultation, we have engaged with The Resilience Project. Onboarding in preparation for 2025 launch begins tomorrow. Julieanne Dell'Oro will lead this initiative as part of the Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS)/ Wellbeing role. We thank Julieanne for her ongoing work in this space.
We have also been reviewing our Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviour Support, with an emphasis on our school wide expectations. For the remainder of the term we will be re-teaching and focusing on:
Responsible- we use our equipment and spaces appropriately
Respectful- we use kind and calm words, actions and body language
Safe- we are mindful of others' personal space and keep our hands to ourselves
Keep an eye out for Julieanne's wellbeing updates in future newsletters.
Have a good week, Bec
Deputy Principal's Message
Term 4 2024 - Upcoming Events
| Date | Event | |
| Thursday | 05/12/2024 | Carols on the Green |
| Thursday | 12/12/2024 | Grade 6 Graduation |
| Friday | 13/12/2024 | End of Year Mass and Yr 6 Guard of Honour |
RE News
Reconciliation
The Resilience Project
We are super excited to be implementing The Resilience Project across the school in 2025! The Resilience Project’s mission is to teach positive mental health strategies to inspire happiness and change lives.
Students, families and staff at St James will be provided with practical, evidence-based mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness, while developing their Emotional Literacy and sense of Connection.
Students will be guided through explicit lessons focussing on the benefits of Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness, and provided with easy ways to practise these in everyday life.
Over the next few weeks Mrs Kollaris and myself will be undertaking further training to support the implementation of this wonderful program, so please watch this space!
Julieanne Dell’Oro
Wellbeing Leader.
Christmas Masses
Scholastic Book Club
Issue 8 is the final Book Club of the year!
Closing date for Issue 8 orders will be
Monday December 2
From Grade 1/2 JD
School Fee Accounts
A reminder to please address any outstanding fee balances as a matter of priority, as we approach the end of the school year. If you require a copy of your current fee statement, please contact the school office.
If you already have a payment arrangement in place, this arrangement will continue.
If you have any concerns with the payment of your fees, please contact Bec Kollaris for a confidential conversation.
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/
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.