2025 Newsletter Term 1 Week 7
- Letter from the Principal - Brad Toole
- R.E. Matters
- Catholic Schools Week
- Parent Teacher Meetings
- Sport
- SWAP IT - Healthy Lunchboxes
- Scholastic Bookclub
- Lion's Eye Health Program
- Loreto Visit
- P&F - UNIFORM
- Kindergarten 2026 Parent Information Session
- All Hands On Ukes - School Performance Tours
- Easter Hat Parade
- Merit Awards - Week 6 Term 1
- Student Wellbeing
- Noticeboard
Letter from the Principal - Brad Toole
Dear Parents,
Pupil Free Day
We have a Pupil Free Day on this coming Monday 24th March. No supervision will be available at school that day.
End of Day Pick Up Procedures
A reminder that at the end of day pick up we require all adults who are collecting children to come into the school grounds and collect students from the basketball court. We ask all parents to leave the school grounds through the double gates to avoid congestion at the single bus gate. We are trying to make our end of day procedures safer for all students and ensure everyone gets home safely and in the correct manner. Bike riders and students walking home by themselves will leave after the first wave of students has left and the traffic has eased.
Thanks for your support with this.
NAPLAN
NAPLAN has been completed for 2025. Well done to all our Year 3 and Year 5 students for giving their best efforts. Results will be made available later in the year.
R.E. Matters
The theme for 2025 is…
All Hallows - People of Hope
2025 is a Year of Jubilee!
This week we celebrate the Feast Days of St Patrick ( 17th March )
and St Joseph (19th March).
Both men were responsible for having those in their care learn about
the love of God and the importance of trusting in His way.
We look to these saints for guidance in our everyday lives and are 
encouraged to learn more about their lives of service and care for others.
Why does the Church honour St Patrick and St. Joseph?
Catholics do not worship saints, but ask for their heavenly intercession before God and seek to imitate their virtues here on earth. The Catholic Church honours St Patrick as it was the early Irish Catholic migrants in Australia who, bringing their faith with them, often faced discrimination, but still found a way to build the church in Australia. The Catholic Church honours St. Joseph as the foster father of Jesus. He is invoked as the patron saint of the Universal Church. He is also the patron of workers, fathers, and a happy death. All Hallows Catholic Primary School has a special devotion to St Joseph through our connection to the Sisters of St Joseph, our founders.
Fast Pray Give
This week through Project Compassion, we learn about Toefuata'iga from Samoa.
Toefuata'iga, a 13-year-old student in Samoa, faced severe challenges and disruptions to her learning due to water scarcity. After Caritas Australia’s partner Caritas Samoa installed a 10,000 litre water tank at her school, Toefuata'iga and her classmates saw improved health and more consistent class attendance.
“I would like to become a good teacher. To teach the children so they will have a brighter future,” Toefuata'iga said.
▶️ Watch Toefuata'iga’s story here: https://vimeo.com/1051027125
🙌 Support Project Compassion today: www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion
#projectcompassion
2025 SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
Sacrament | Parent Meeting | Commitment Mass | Date of Sacrament |
Confirmation Yr 6 Class Teacher: Kylie Statham | Confirmation Monday 14th May 3.30pm | Confirmation Sunday 18th May 10.30am | Confirmation Sunday 22nd June 11.00am |
First Reconciliation Yr 3 Class Teacher: Meg Kelly | - | - | First Reconciliation Thursday 31st July 12.15pm |
First Holy Communion Yr 3 Class Teacher: Meg Kelly | First Holy Communion Wednesday 25th June 3.30pm | First Holy Communion Sunday 29th June 10.30am | First Holy Communion Sunday 24th August 10.30am |
These are the important dates for our Sacramental Program this year. If you know of any family whose children are Catholic and attend another school and who would be interested in having their children receive the Sacraments, please do not hesitate to pass this information on. We are happy to assist any child wishing to make their Sacraments. Please contact your child’s teacher or Ms Statham (REC) if you have any questions or want to know more about Catholic Sacraments.
Catholic Schools Week
All Hallows will celebrate Catholic Schools Week in Week 4 of Term 2. This is a fantastic week on a school calendar. More information will follow but we wanted to let you know in advance as the date has changed from our traditional Term 1 date.
Parent Teacher Meetings
We will be hosting Parent Teacher Meetings in Week 9 this term.
You will have already received a sheet with the times available for you to select. Please return them asap. Teachers will then return a note to confirm the interview time next week. We will endeavour to get a time as close as possible to the time you indicated. If you were unable to return the note you will be allocated a time.
Sport
ALL HALLOWS SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
The School Cross Country will be held this Friday 21st March, 2025 at Red Hill. The students will need to wear SPORTS UNIFORM and bring an extra drink bottle of water.
The students and teachers will walk up to Red Hill at 11.20am.
Before the races we will all walk the course together, .with the first race starting at 11.50am. The groups will run in the following order:
Yrs 5 & 6 - 3km , K & Yr 1 & Yr 2 - 1km Yr 3&4 - 2km
At the conclusion of events the students and teachers will walk back to school for lunch…. and a rest!
Please join us to cheer on the children.
Following the School Cross Country a team will be selected from the Primary to represent All Hallows Catholic School at the Diocesan Cross Country in Coolah early next term.
Rugby League Dunedoo
The Yeo Rugby League competition will be held in Dunedoo this year on Wednesday 26th March. This is always a great day. There will be a 21 seater bus available and Mr Rogers and Mr Toole will accompany the students to Dunedoo for the day.
Netball Gala Day
The St Matthews Netball Gala Day will be held on Friday 4th April 2025 (Week 9)
All the primary girls participate in this day each year, combining with our friends from Sacred Heart, Coolah and St Michael’s, Dunedoo. The teams have started training and learning the skills of the game. We will continue this up to the Gala Day and are looking forward to a fun day together. Parents are asked to please complete the permission and busfare on compass. As this event is in Mudgee we encourage as many parents as possible to come along and support the girls – even in your lunchbreak perhaps.
If there are any netball umpires who would like to help our teams out by umpiring on the day please let Ms Statham know as soon as possible. Thankyou
SWAP IT - Healthy Lunchboxes
Scholastic Bookclub
If you would like to place an order for this Terms Bookclub, please complete the order form, including your child's name and class and return with payment to the school office by the 26th March.
Orders can also be made through the LOOP system on the Scholastic website. When ordering, the site may ask you to update your child's class. Please just choose the 'Whole School' option as all orders are processed at the office.
Lion's Eye Health Program
Mudgee Lions Club will be visiting All Hallows on Wednesday 14th May to conduct their annual Lions Eye Health Program Free Vision Screening for children.
Members of the Lions Club have been specifically trained to perform 4 vision screening assessments including"
- Visual Acuity
- Colour Vision
- Depth Perception
- Spot Vision Screener
The individual screening takes minutes to perform and there is no physical contact made with the child and no eye drops are administered. Individual reports will be sent to parents and if a vision problem is detected parents will be encouraged to seek a further eye assessment with an eye health professional.
Kindergarten students will receive a permission form today but if your child is in another grade and you would like them to participate in this program, please contact the school office and we will send a form home.
Loreto Visit
Our students really enjoyed their visit from the Year 10 students from Loreto Normanhurst. The Loreto students have been supporting the students in their learning in the classroom. In the afternoon they prepared and are teaching lessons revolving around Drama, Stem and PD/Health. It has been an amazing opportunity and we are very happy that Loreto approached All Hallows to become part of the partnership. We look forward to their visit next year.
P&F - UNIFORM
WINTER PINAFORES
Winter pinafores are an ORDER ONLY uniform.
Girls can wear either maroon pants, a long white sleeve shirt and tie OR a pinafore with a long white sleeve shirt, stockings and tie.
Due to finding a new supplier, these dresses are ORDER ONLY and are approximately $60.
Sizing is 4,6,8,10,12,14 etc
If you would like to order a pinafore you can message us on this Facebook page or you can let Carolyn or Bec know in the office. Cut off day for ordering is the 29th March.
Thank you
Kindergarten 2026 Parent Information Session
All Hands On Ukes - School Performance Tours
This will now be held on Friday 28th March at 2pm.
Easter Hat Parade
Just giving you all some warning that we will be having an Easter Hat Parade this year on the last Friday day of Term 1. We will be holding the hat parade at 9am as soon as the bell rings so families are able to watch. Children will make their own hats at home and bring them in on the day to wear. We will keep you updated with details as the end of the term draws closer.
Merit Awards - Week 6 Term 1
Kinder: Wilder, Zaya, Clay
Year 1: Hillary, John, Indy-Rose
Year 2: Oscar. Connor, Cooper, Charlie
Year 3: Cooper, Harper, Evelyn
Year 4: Georgia, Iyla, Lincoln
Year 5: Addie, Liam
Year 6: Dylan, Logan, Logan
Halos: Claire, Iyla, Reid, Miller, Mitchell, Jack, Maggie, Harriet, Wayne, Jack
Student Wellbeing
Noticeboard
