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Dear Parents and Carers of Good Samaritan,
I wish to inform you about a serious matter that has been occurring at Good Samaritan. Some students have been using inappropriate language and making racist comments towards their peers at school. This behaviour goes against the values and principles we strive to uphold in our school community. At Good Samaritan, we are committed to fostering an environment of respect, understanding, and compassion for all individuals. Such behaviour is not tolerated and is contrary to the teachings of love, acceptance, and inclusion that are fundamental to our faith.
All staff at our school explicitly teach, affirm and correct agreed behaviour expectations across school-wide, classroom and non-classroom settings, based on our school rules that underpin who we are and what we do at Good Samaritan. We are dedicated to ensuring that every student feels safe, valued, and respected within our school community.
I urge you to have a conversation with your child about the importance of treating others with kindness and respect, regardless of their background. Our school emblem, made up of the Cross, the Heart and the Road symbolises these values:
The Cross: Reminds us of the love Jesus has for each of us and our responsibility as children of God’s Kingdom to show that love to others.
The Heart: The Good Samaritan showed his love of neighbour by seeing the need of another and, moved to compassion, proceeded to act to assist the man in need.
The Road: We are journeying together to grow in our relationship with God, with each other and with those in our parish community. We build this relationship through our thoughts, actions and words.
In Faith and Learning,
Lisa Tyson
‘Meet and Greet’ Sessions
Thank you to those who were able to complete the Google Forms. Your input is highly valuable to our staff and contributes significantly to our understanding of your child's needs.
For those who have requested face-to-face or phone meetings, we will soon provide available time slots. You will receive communication via Compass, our designated platform, enabling you to schedule a 'meet and greet' session with your child's teacher.
We look forward to these discussions and collaborating with you to support your child's academic progress and well-being.
Thank you for your active participation and ongoing support.
PROJECT COMPASSION
Should you wish to contribute to Project Compassion this Lent Season, here is the QR code for our school. Donations above $2 will generate receipts and all donations will count in our school's fundraising tally.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION ENROLMENTS 2024
Parents and caregivers of children in Year 6 are now invited to enrol their child into the 2024 programme for Sacrament of Confirmation.
To enrol your child in the Sacramental program visit the parish website: lumenchristi.org.au/sacramental
If you have any queries, please contact the Lumen Christi Office on (02) 4211 0504.
N.B. Enrolments close 1 March 2024.
DATES FOR SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMS:
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TERM 1 & 2 |
GOOD SAMARITAN FAMILIES |
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Parent information Evening |
Wednesday 20 March at 6:30pm |
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Candidate's Commitment Mass |
Sunday 24 March at 8:30am |
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School Program St Brigid’s and Good Samaritan |
5 weeks with 2 weeks of pupil vacation |
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Parish Mass Attendance |
Tuesday 26 March - no Mass |
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Sacrament of Reconciliation |
Saturday from 11:00am - 12:00 noon on 1 of the following days: |
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Retreat Day |
Friday 17 May from 8:50 am - 3:00 pm |
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Celebration of Confirmation with Bishop Brian Mascord |
St John Vianney Church |
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS:
General enquiries
Lumen Christi Catholic Parish, Wollongong
Diocese of Wollongong
PO Box 874 (36 Harbour Street)
Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
Ph: (02) 42 110500
Email: wollongong@dow.org.au
Office hours: Monday to Friday (9:00am–1:00pm)
News from Amaroo Gold Classrooms
Amaroo Gold have had a busy and productive start to the year.
In Religion we learnt all about The Good Samaritan story and what our special school emblem means. The heart reminds us that Jesus wants us to love everyone by helping others in need. The cross reminds us of Jesus and his love for each of us. The road reminds us that we are travelling on a journey together learning to be Good Samaritans as Jesus wants us to be.
We have also been learning about the importance of the Prayer Space in our classroom and we created our own prayer spaces with a cloth, candle, the Bible and a cross.
In Maths we have been playing lots of fun Maths games.
Maths games help us learn how to solve problems together, think strategically about what moves to make, practise our quick addition of dice numbers and also that it’s ok to lose.
News from Amaroo Blue Classrooms
Amaroo Blue have settled into the new school year well and have been working hard in Literacy and Mathematics. In English, we have been reading the Australian text Our Island written by the children of Gununa together with Alison Lester and Elizabeth Honey. We have compared Mornington Island and the animals that live there to where we live. We have written our own story called “Our School”.
We can also speed write words and have been having fun with fine motor activities. We have also been refining our skills in addition and subtraction.
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) takes place every year. All schools in Australia must collect information about students with disability. The NCCD is a collection that counts:
- the number of school students receiving an adjustment or ‘help’ due to disability
- the level of adjustment they are receiving to access education on the same basis as other students.
The 2024 NCCD process has commenced. Further information is attached for your information.
Fact Sheet PDF is attached below
Information Sheet for Parents and Carers in Catholic Schools
Swimming Assembly Friday 1 March 2:10pm
Age champion medals, ribbons and sport representative caps will be handed out on Friday at assembly.
Congratulations to our swimming age champions:
Junior Boy: Angus B
Junior Girl: Piper T
11 year Boy: Kage B
11 Year Girl: Milla E
Senior Boy Multiclass: Chase W
Senior Boy: Lachlan B
Senior Girl: Evie W
Winning House
1st Vianny Red
2nd Ingham Gold
3rd Xavier Blue
4th Mackillop Green
Representative Sport
At the end of 2023 and start of this year we have had many Good Samaritan Students trialling for the Wollongong Diocese representative sports teams in Tennis, basketball, Cricket, AFL and Touch Football.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected in the Wollongong team to trial for the Mackillop team.
Basketball - Lucas M, Lachlan B
AFL - Flynn C, Max L, Nash T
Touch Football - Maddi T
The MacKillop region comprises of the following 5 Dioceses:
Canberra/Goulburn
Sydney
Parramatta
Wagga
Wollongong
Lachlan and Lucas trialled for Mackillop Basketball on Friday and represented Good Samaritan with great pride.
Good luck to the students trialling for Wollongong teams in Hockey, Football (Soccer), Netball, AFL - Girls and Rugby league in the next couple of weeks.
From the School Handbook:
Safety within the Parish car park is everyone’s business. Students, parents and staff can only be kept safe if everyone is vigilant about their actions when using this space. It is every parent/carer’s responsibility to exercise safe actions within the carpark. This includes using the car park as indicated below:
- Parents are not to park on school or Parish grounds during drop off (8:20am-8:50am) or pick up (2:30pm-3:20pm) times
- When arriving prior to dismissal at Car Line Pick Up parents are asked to turn engines off once the car is stationary
- A safe speed of 10km/h when driving into the car park
- Do not exit your vehicle when dropping off or picking up students
- Ensure that children are well within the school gate when dropping off before moving off
- Children only exit vehicles when the vehicle is at the front of the queue
- Ensure students have safely entered the car and closed the door when picking up
- There is no pedestrian access to the carpark when car lines have begun in both the morning and afternoon
- Gates into the school are closed and locked from the Parish car park following the morning bell at 8:50am.
Thank you to those parents who continually exercise the utmost care when accessing the school via the Parish car park. Every child’s safety is everyone’s concern.
Every day matters for your child’s learning. Parents play an important role in ensuring students get to school and stay in school every day.
What you can do:
Building positive attendance habits
You can help build positive attendance habits by:
- * helping your child learn the importance of punctuality and routine
- * making sure your child arrives on time from the start of the school day, ready to take part
- * reducing disruption to learning where you can, by planning any necessary appointments outside of school time
- * contacting your school to explain any absences (within 7 days of the first day of any absence)
- * making sure any holidays or medical appointments are taken outside school hours
- * working with the school to encourage and support regular attendance.
Diary Dates & Reminders for the week ahead:
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DATE: |
REMINDER: |
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Friday 1 March |
Swimming Assembly 2:10pm Sacrament of Confirmation enrolments close |
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Tuesday 5 March |
South Coast Regional Swimming Carnival |
Congratulations to our executive for the P&F for 2024. We thank them for taking on these roles in service to our school community. We know that juggling all the demands of family life, work and everything else isn’t easy, and we deeply appreciate their commitment to the P&F.
President - Elvira Gligoroski
Vice President - Emma Douglas
Treasurer - Alicia Matthews
Secretary - Maddie Zevallos
Please see the attached minutes of the meeting for further information on what was discussed and our preliminary plans for 2024.
Week 5
1 March – Sacrament of Confirmation enrolments close
1 March - Assembly
Week 6
5 March – South Coast Regional Swimming Carnival
8 March – Assembly
Week 7
13 March – NAPLAN Commences
13 March – Open School – Twilight 5pm – 6pm
15 March – Feast of St Patrick Liturgy 9:15am
15 March – Assembly
Week 8
NAPLAN continues
20 March – Feast of St Joseph’s liturgy
20 March – Parent Information evening – Sacrament of Confirmation 6:30pm – 7:30pm
21 March – Cross Country Carnival at Kembla Joggers
22 March – Assembly
Week 9
24 March – 8:30am Confirmation Student Commitment Mass
25 March – Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord Liturgy/ Holy Week Liturgy 9:15am
27 March – Easter Hat Parade and Raffle
28 March – Staff Spirituality Day – Pupil Free Day
29 March – GOOD FRIDAY
Week 10
31 March – EASTER SUNDAY
1 April – EASTER MONDAY
2 April – Year 6 Mass 9:30am
5 April – Assembly
Week 11
9 April – Year 6 Mass 9:30am
12 April – GSFM Award Liturgy 9:15am (LAST DAY TERM 1)