St Anthony's Primary School Girraween

With parents and carers allowed again on site, our Student Led Conferences will be held once again at the end of this term.  Student Led Conferences are an important part of our process of reporting on learning progress to you, as well as empowering your child to take ownership of their learning.  We ask all families to book a time so that your child can share their learning progress with you.  To book, visit www.schoolinterviews.com.au, and make a booking using the code: s83k5

Today, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta released the latest draft of our Religious Education curriculum.  Many of you will be aware that this curriculum is the product of a long process of development, which St Anthony's has been proud to contribute to since the beginning.

The latest draft reflects feedback from parents, teachers, students and priests, as well as professional advice from experts in Catholic theology and Religious Education.  It is another step towards the full implementation of the finalised curriculum in 2022. 

Uniform:  All students should wear their sports uniform with their House colour shirt.

Open Classrooms

Parents are invited to visit the classrooms of their children. Please adhere to our COVID Safe guidelines which include:

• refrain from attending if you are unwell
• sign in using the NSW Health App
• adhere to 1.5m social distancing

Family Picnic

Families are welcome share in morning tea in our playgrounds. The canteen will also be open to purchase items for morning tea. Please bring:

• a picnic blanket
• morning tea

Mass

Our school community and guests will celebrate Mass for the Feast of St Anthony. Our parents/ guests will be farewelled after the Mass.

House Activities

Students will remain at school to engage in fun House colour activities.  Unfortunately parents will not be permitted onsite for this part of the day.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) collects data from schools to determine the Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage (ICSEA). CEDP is currently working to provide relevant details to the Catholic Education Commission of NSW. Data collected is de-identified of personal information​​. 

Parents and caregivers must advise their school by Wednesday 14 July 2021 if they do not want their child's data included in this report.

When we enter student teams into a CEDP Sports Gala day, we are required to provide one referee for each team entered. So, we are putting the call out to any older brothers and sisters of St Anthony's students who may wish to volunteer as a referee for one of the following events when they arise. This is certainly a role which can also be done by a parent so please express your interest and we will be in contact with you. We are currently looking for a soccer referee for Wednesday 26 May. 

* Soccer

* Basketball

* Netball

Please contact the office if you are interested, leaving the name, grade and current school of the volunteer. In the past these volunteer days have been counted as community service from some of our local high schools.

We are pleased to announce the following winners, in each grade and the overall winner of the PBS4L Logo Competition and you can see their artwork below: