St Francis Xavier Primary School - Lake Cargelligo eNewsletter

During 2023 our educational focus will be to improve Literacy and Numeracy skills — staff, students and families working together so all our students achieve at least 12 months growth. Other goals for the year are:

Build a community that continues to learn - Implement system Literacy and Numeracy initiatives which will increase student assessment data.

Enhance and maintain the wellbeing of all - Continued increase of attendance rates and implementation of school-wide Well Being Policy.

Build a community that is connected - Increased promotion of the school Vision and Mission statements throughout the community and to continue to increase family attendance at school events.

As we move into December, the season of Advent begins. This is an important time for Christians the world over as we prepare for the birth of Jesus.

Both Lent and Advent are seasons of waiting, preparation, and penance. In Advent, we prepare for His birth. The birth and resurrection of Christ are intertwined, and their connection is quite significant. Advent is a uniquely joyous and hopeful season in the Church.

One of the best known symbols of Advent is the wreath and candles, which focus on the themes of Advent - Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.We light candles amidst the darkness. And we come together as friends and family to celebrate the coming of our Savior.

We will celebrate our school year in a special way with our Thanksgiving Mass and Presentation Evening on Monday 11th December. We warmly invite families to join with us as we acknowledge this year's successes and farewell our Year 6 students.

Please join us in the church on Monday 11th December at 6pm and we will continue in our school hall after a small break for food.

Advent Wreath Prayer ~ Week One

The first week of Advent we remember the gift of hope we have in Christ.

The prophets of Israel all spoke of the coming of Christ, of how a savior would be born, a king in the line of David. They spoke of how he would rule the world wisely and bless all nations.
As followers of Christ, we wait with hope for his return. As we light a candle, we remember that it was from the manger at Bethlehem that he came and gave light to the world. As we light a candle, we are reminded to be alert and to watch for the light of Christ even in the most unlikely places and people.

Let us pray

Loving God, we thank you for the hope you give us.

Help us prepare our hearts for the Lord's coming by being open to seeing the light of Christ in others. We ask this in the name of the one born in Bethlehem, Jesus our Lord.
Amen.

Fr Dominic would like to remind our community that Baptisms can be organised by appointment with Fr Dominic. Fr Dominic can be contacted in Lake Cargelligo on Fridays and Saturdays, but otherwise by calling him at the West Wyalong presbytery.

Tennis NSW are rolling out a tennis roadshow across Far West NSW. Our school will be involved in a session at the Lake Cargelligo Tennis Courts on Tuesday 5th of December from 11.30am till 1.30pm. All students will be participating in various activities during this session with TALOR HAMILTON - Tennis Development Officer – Central NSW and Tennis Australia Coach, Helen Magill and Rally4Ever founder, Louise Pleming .

Students will need to wear their sports uniform on this day and ensure they have a water bottle and hat. Students will be transported from school to the Tennis Courts via school bus. All students will be involved in this session.

There will also be a FREE community event held at Lake Cargelligo Tennis Courts on Tuesday the 5^th of December from 6pm – 9pm with Helen Magill and Louise Pleming! The event is for everyone and anyone who wants to come along and there will be a free BBQ, cardio tennis, music, hotshots tennis for kids, social play and lots of family fun

Kindergarten

Year 1/2

1/2 have been busy learning about the ‘bossy e’ and how the bossy e changes the vowel sounds in words. They have identified lots of new words that follow this spelling rule.

Year 3/4/5

During CMC Maths lessons in the 3/4/5 classroom we have been working hard each day to achieve mastery. Yesterday we all finished our work early and played a very intense game of First to 100. The aim of the game is to write the numbers to 100 while someone is rolling two dice to get doubles. As soon a double number is rolled it is then their turn to start writing. This game takes a lot of concentration to focus on what number you are writing while racing to get to 100 first. We had to pause the game yesterday and today we were able to see who would make it to 100 with our winners being Dave and Belle.

Year 6

Year six students would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every staff member for supporting, caring, guiding and loving each and everyone of us.

Mrs. Nicole: Thank you for providing us magical fairy dust (antiseptic dust) to help with our injuries, and always caring for our needs.

Mrs. Bec: Thank you for sourcing all the grants to help us learn and grow.

Mrs. Elwin: Thank you for making sure our spelling is at mastery during recess time.

Mrs. Morris: Thank you for teaching us the butt shuffle,

Mrs. Karli: Thank you always making us laugh and giving the gossip on Demi.

Mrs. Eryn: Thank you for making Library fun.

Miss. Shannon: Thank you for always reminding us to wear our HAT!

Mrs. Wheeler: Thank you for your kindness and generosity during art.

Mrs. Shaw: Thank you for your patience when teaching us computers.

Mrs. Fyfe: Thank you for your support.

Mr. T: Thank you for showing us how to prioritise money.

Mrs. Ashlea and Mrs. Haylee: Thank you for guiding the little Kinders.

Mrs. Brown: We miss you and wish you were in our class, thank you for being you!

Aunty. Sharon: Thank you for all ensuring we "move ourselves" in a promptly fashion.

Mrs. Golding: Thank you for all the movement breaks in 3/4/5 class.

Miss. Maddy: Thank you for help us grow.

Miss. Georgina: Thank you for always being organised.

Aunty Alisa: Thank you for always keeping our school clean and tidy.

Uncle Stan: Thank you for keeping our lawns tidy and our grounds maintained.

Miss. Cororan: Thank you for teaching us music.

Mr. K: Thank you for always picking up after Mrs. Carter.

Welcome back to school. Get ready to kick-start reading with Book Club!Book Club will support your efforts to foster literacy through a love of books and the joy of reading for pleasure. Some information regarding Issue 1,2024, which has been given to students this week in library lessons...

Parents GET $5 CREDIT for orders over $35 on Issue 1 to help keep the reading rolling! (Valid for LOOP Parent online orders only.
START A NEW SERIES from only $3 to get students hooked on reading.
50 BONUS BARGAIN BOOKS online at low, low prices

Any orders will need to be completed online or returned to school by Friday, 23rd February 2024 please.