2025 Newsletter Term 1 Week 8

Letter from the Principal - Brad Toole

Dear Parents and Carers,

Parent Teacher Meetings

Parent Teacher Meetings will be held next week in Week 9. Teachers will have returned a note with your child to confirm the interview time  If you did not specify a preferred day & time, you will have been allocated one. Please email the class teachers for any further information.

Term 2 Uniform

In Term 2 we transition to our Winter Uniforms. All students have a two week transition period into Winter Uniform and must be in complete Winter Uniform including tie by Monday of Week 3 next term.

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 the P & F Uniform Facebook page or you can let Carolyn or Bec know in the office. Cut off day for ordering is the 29th March.

Thank you

R.E. Matters

The theme for 2025 is…

All Hallows - People of Hope  
2025 is a Year of Jubilee!

Be peaceful and know you are not alone on this journey

Look around you right now.. these people are with you.

Be peaceful and know you are not alone on this journey

Look around you right now... God is with you.

Be peaceful and know YOU are not alone on this Journey...

Be peaceful ...

Project Compassion

In the third week of Lent, our next Project Compassion story features Lam from Vietnam,

Lam, a young man from rural Vietnam with a passion for graphic design, faced limited career prospects due to his disability.  Wtih support from the I-SHINE program, he pursued IT training and now runs a successful freelance graphic design business.

"When I got the chance to be a part of this program, I was over the moon - just bursting with excitement and joy" Lam said.

Support Project Compassion today: www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion.

Catholic Schools Week

What's it all about?

Catholic Schools Week (CSW) 2025 will be held from 19th to 23rd May (Term 2, Week 4).

It will once again involve the communities of all Catholic primary and secondary schools across NSW.  The main aim of CSW is to raise public awareness of the wonderful opportunities that Catholic schools provide, and to celebrate our history, our distinctiveness and our many achievements.

The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2025 will be

"Guided by Fatih, Inspired by Hope, Committed to Learning"

More information will be distributed early next term. 

Sport

Rugby League Dunedoo

Today we have 35 students and 4 staff members in Dunedoo for the Rugby League Gala Day. We look forward to sharing a great day with our friends from St Michael’s Dunedoo and Sacred Heart Coolah.

Netball Gala Day

The St Matthews Netball Gala Day will be held on Friday 4^th 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.

Students will wear their sports uniform, joggers and school hat.  Please ensure your child is wearing sunscreen in the morning and has sunscreen to reapply throughout the day.  The school will also pack sunscreen.

Students will need to pack recess and lunch for the day.  Smaller snack sized foods are preferred as there is not always a lot of time between games.  Please pack two (2) bottles of water.

All students will travel by bus together.  Parents are encouraged to come along and support the teams. 

The bus will leave All Hallows at 8.15am and return by 3.00pm in time for afternoon school buses.

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

Diocesan Winter Sports Trials

Diocesan Winter Sports Trials are being held this Friday in Bathurst and we have students trialling in Rugby League and Netball.

Good luck to Braxton, Ivy, Issy and Brycen.  Thank you for representing All Hallows at these events.

We wish Aliyah all the best at the Polding Swimming Carnival next week in Sydney.

Stage 1 Holtermann Excursion

Year 1 and Year 2 will be going to Holtermann Museum for an excursion on Wednesday the 2nd of April. Mrs MacLean will accompany the students with a teacher assistant.

Road Safety

Tips for keeping your children safe when dropping off and picking up at school
Here are a few things you can do to help keep your children and others safer during drop-off and pick-up times during the school week:

• Make sure your children are fastened in the correct child car seat for their age and size and that it is fitted correctly.
• Stick to the 40km/h speed limit in a school zone and look out for children who may be about.
• Watch for flashing lights on buses. They let you know that there may be children crossing or about to cross the road. A 40km/h limit applies when school bus lights flash.
• Always give way to pedestrians particularly when entering and leaving driveways.
• Always park and turn legally around schools. Manoeuvres such as U-turns and three-point turn are dangerous during busy school drop-off and pick-up times.
• Drop your children off and pick them up on the school side of the road in your school’s designated drop-off and pick-up area. Never call out to them from across the road – they may run to you without checking for traffic.
• It’s safest for children to get out of the car through the Safety Door, away from passing traffic. This is the rear footpath side door of the car.

For more information on keeping our kids safe around schools visit the parents section on safetytown.com.au

P&F Updates

The P&F met last week and the following events will occur in 2025:

• Tea Towel Fundraiser Early Term 2 
• Labels Fundraiser Term 2
• Henry Lawson BBQ - Saturday June 7th
• ‘A Night at the Races’ - Gulgong RSL Sat 20th September
• All Hallows P&F Bazaar - Friday 31st October
• Various raffles Mother’s Day and Father’s Day 

*The uniform is now fully stocked for Winter uniforms and you have until June to claim your active kids vouchers. 

The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday mornings 8.30am - 9.15am or you can make an appointment or order by contacting our P & F uniform Facebook page: All Hallows Gulgong P & F Uniform Shop.

All Hands On Ukes - School Performance Tours

This Friday will be held on Friday 28th of March. The school is covering the cost of the performance.

Easter Hat Parade

 We will be having an Easter Hat Parade this year on the last Friday day of Term 1- 11th April.

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.

Lost Property

Our lost property pile is starting to grow again. Unfortunately none of these items have names on them which makes it impossible to return them to their rightful owners. If you are missing any items, could you please ask your child to check and see if they recognise anything or pop in yourself and have a look in the morning. They are on a table on the verandah outside the office.

Could you please also check uniform items that you have at home, especially hats and jumpers, to ensure you have the correct ones. We've had reports of missing items, with names, that may have inadvertently made it home with someone else. 

Healthy Lunchboxes

Research says that a child that is hungry will struggle to concentrate in the classroom. It is important to pack enough healthy and filling food to provide your child with the energy to last throughout the day. For a healthy lunchbox pick & mix something from each food group 1 - 6!

Pick and mix one tasty option from each of the five core food groups to create a healthy lunchbox every day:

1. Fruit (e.g. fresh, frozen, pureed and canned in natural juice)
2. Vegetables, legumes and beans
3. Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives
4. Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans
5. Grain (cereal) foods
6. Plain water 

Merit Awards - Week 7 Term 1

Kinder:  Charlie, Claire

Year 1:      John, Hilary

Year 2:     Bonnie-Blue, Bligh, Cooper

Year 3:     Roley, Jack

Year 4:     Wayne, Audrey, Michaela

Year 5:    Rory, Ivy

Year 6:    Tia, Caitlin

Halos:     Jane, Amber-Lilly, Willow, Georgia, Michaela, Hunter, Malia, Olivia, Eloise, Jack B

Student Wellbeing

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