Acting Head of Primary
Mrs Amanda Rutlidge | Acting Head of Primary
Mr James Cantor, on behalf of Acting Head of PrimaryBook Week
Celebrating Book Week on Wednesday was an absolute hoot! It was incredible to see the vast range of costumes and characters who appeared at school, bringing joy and fun to student’s learning and connection to literacy. Can I also congratulate our parents and carers for their contribution in making the event such a success.
Throughout the day, I was reminded of the blessing we have to firstly, know how to read and secondly, have access to a great number of books. The enjoyment of reading a book can be exhilarating as we have the opportunity to escape into our own imagination and create images from the words off a page.
As a Christian College, we consider one of the greatest literacy blessings we have is access to the Bible. We often refer to the Bible as 1 book, but it is actually a collection of 66 books written by about 40 authors over a period of 1600 years. It has many stories filled with intrigue and suspense as it speaks about God’s creation, rescue, and plan for mankind to be brought into a relationship with Himself. At the centre of this story is Jesus, which the Bible states in John 3:17, who God sent into the world to save us.
Can I encourage anyone who is searching for meaning, and hope, to find a Bible, turn to the New Testament, (second half of the Bible) and allow God to speak to you as you read the words and learn about how Jesus can transform lives and bring peace with God.
Tickets for our Primary Musical 'Finding Nemo Jr'
Primary students and staff are getting very excited and practices are in full swing. Students are looking forward to performing in this year's musical, 'Finding Nemo Jr.'
Tickets are selling fast, and the Saturday evening show is sold out. There are plenty of tickets available for the Friday matinee and Friday evening shows. There is no ticket limit anymore, so we encourage you to bring along the family to these shows.
Earlier this term, 82 of our students in Years 3-6 signed up to participate in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee. This was our school’s first time participating in the event.
The Spelling Bee was held online, with each student using headphones and iPad to listen first, then type each given word correctly.
The competition was split into 2 levels, Years 3/4 and Years 5/6. All students had to spell 30 words. The top scorers from each class were presented with awards at assembly this week. Piper J from 4H was our best speller overall, with a score of 28/30.
Congratulations to all participants and winners!
At the end of Term 3, some of our class winners and runners up will compete in a face-to-face spelling bee with students from Wyong CCS.
Photo of our class winners:
Back Row: Henry H 5P, Poppy A 5L, Ryan Y 5B, Conor M 6SH, Orlando G 6S, Caitlin H 6B
Front row: Ivy M 3D, Owen T 3B, Laura T 3M, Jamie C 4M, Piper J 4H.
Primary CRU is an awesome time to hear how we can ‘Run for Gold’ this Term. We meet on Thursday lunchtimes at 1pm . All students from Years 1 – 6 are invited to bring their lunch and a friend along for Bible talks, games, songs and just hang out .
This week in CRU we spoke about putting off the sin that so easily entangles us and throwing off everything that hinders our pursuit of Jesus.
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
There has been a recent increase of whooping cough (pertussis) amongst primary-school-aged children and a modest increase in high schools.
Coughing spreads the infection to others nearby. Whooping cough caught at school can spread to any younger brothers and sisters at home. Whooping cough can be especially dangerous for babies.
Whooping cough starts like a cold and progresses to bouts of coughing that can last for many weeks. Older children may just have a cough that is persistent and is worse at night. The infection can occur even in fully-vaccinated children.
- Children with symptoms should see a GP.
- If your doctor diagnoses whooping cough, please let the school know and keep your child at home until they have taken 5 days of antibiotics. Keep coughing children away from babies.
- Whooping cough vaccines give good protection against infection but immunity fades. If your school-aged child has younger siblings, it’s a good idea to check that they are up to date with their vaccines.
For more information from NSW Health please follow this link: Information for Childcare and Schools - Whooping cough (nsw.gov.au)
Father's Day Stall Helpers
We are looking for lots of helpers for our Primary Father's Day Stall.
- Helpers needed on Thursday 29 August to assist in setting up the Father's Day stall.
- Helpers needed on Friday 30 August to assist at our Father's Day Stall.
If you can spare an hour, half a day or a full day we would love your help. If you can assist please text your full name and availabliliy to Rachel on 0422 665 662.
