Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin’s,

Today is National Water Safety Awareness Day. Our swimming programme is proving to be very successful. Students are all engaged in either learning to swim or improving their current abilities in the pool. Swimming is such an important life skill. Only this week data has been released showing the high number of drownings experienced here in NSW due to a lack of swimming ability. So, thank you for embracing this programme and ensuring that your child has the chance to engage in this very important aspect of their childhood.

School reports are being finalised. They will be released for you to read on your computer on Friday December 9. A letter is attached explaining how to read the new report and what the various terms and grades mean.

Our Grandparents Day is on Monday December 12.  The day kicks off at 9am with Christmas craft, includes picnic lunches (supplied by our Grandparents), followed by a small dance concert and concluding with the Infants Nativity Prayer Service. We look forward to welcoming all our amazing grandparents to our classrooms.

So the last 3 weeks will be very busy. Keep checking the school online calendar for information and any updates.

Enjoy a peaceful weekend

Mary-Anne Jennings

Principal

Summer uniforms

The last day for click and collecting summer uniforms is Monday December 12 to collect on this date, uniform orders need to be placed via QKR by Sunday December 11 2022 After this date uniform orders will not be processed until February 2023.

For instructions on how to use QKR please refer to the information below. 

Year 1 2023 classroom resources

If over the Christmas break you are cleaning out your cupboards or recycling bin, the following items are needed in the Year 1 classroom. If you could please start collecting and send them in at the start of the 2023 school year that would be absolutely fabulous.

• pebbles/ stones
• shells
• pinecones
• paper towel cardboard tubes
• driftwood
• buttons
• corks
• small wooden offcuts
• small spare tile pieces/ mosaics

Children‘s University Graduates

Congratulations to the students who graduated from the Children’s University of Newcastle last week. They each completed at least 30 hours of extra-curricular, self-motivated learning. Learning included sport, languages, cooking, research activities and community service. These students were responsible for their own learning and are to be congratulated for their initiative, resilience and persistence in learning new skills.

Congratulations Tessa, Jonathan, Caine, Teddy, James, Mackenzie, Ava, Indianna, Ciera, Braethan, Rebecca, Zara, Elliana, Leon, Isabella, Emerson, Matilda and Saxon.