St Monica's Primary North Parramatta Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

It is easy to think that 2021 has been a year of loss, but as I sat down to write this newsletter, I reflected on some of the moments of joy at St Monica’s this year.

Our students have enjoyed excursions to the Maritime Museum and the Riverside Theatre, they have been to see the Stations of the Cross at Northmead Performing Arts High School, participated in our Athletics Carnival, the Winter Sleepout, Red and Yellow Day, FIAT Lifted Live Junior, Gala Days and our 2021 Book Week Celebrations.  They have enjoyed Hawaii Holiday Friday and Fun Food Days.

During lockdown, there were still so many fun experiences for our students - Sport zooms with Miss Barakat, a virtual disco with Mr Levins, St Monica’s Feast Day and Fabulous Fun Fridays!

Our parent community has enjoyed Open Days during Catholic Schools Week, our inaugural “Look at what we’re learning” afternoon, Parent Numeracy Workshop, Parenting in a Pandemic Presentation and a Mothers’ Day morning tea.

Our staff have engaged in professional learning, including Reading Recovery (Miss Shaw), EMU (Mrs Stenning), R3 (Mr Baker), Rigorous PBL (Miss Anschau and Miss Barakat), Wired for Sound (Miss Chahine and Mrs D’Silva), Growing Great Leaders (SMNP Leadership Team) and numerous whole staff professional learning opportunities around Religious Education, English and Mathematics.

It’s no wonder we are all exhausted!  I feel so blessed to lead this community and my hope for you and your families is that you have many moments of joy over Christmas and the New Year.  May the peace of the birth of Christ come to you and your loved ones.

Stay safe and Merry Christmas,

Mrs Lisa Crampton
Principal

Please remember the following as you prepare for the new school year:

All students are expected to wear the St Monica’s uniform with pride throughout the year.  This includes wearing the correct hat, socks and shoes.  This helps to keep students focused on their learning whilst also maintaining a consistent atmosphere across the school.

 Some important reminders:

· School shoes are black leather lace ups/Velcro/buckle.

· Sport shoes are predominantly white for sport with white laces.

· No slip on “Raben” type shoes or coloured joggers, runners or basketball boots are to be worn.

HAIRSTYLES

Parents are reminded to please follow the guidelines for haircuts. 
Please keep extreme styles to the school holidays so that all children return in 2022 with styles adhering with the school policy. 
Please see the guidelines as per the Parent Handbook.

SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

At the beginning of each school year, students are requested to bring in a number of items to assist with their learning.  

Please see the notes below for the requirements your child will need in 2022. 

School Requirements - Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2

School Requirements - Stage 2 and Stage 3

We farewell the following staff members who will be leaving St Monica's at the end of this year. 

Miss Jowelle Chahine - we thank her for her contribution to Kindergarten over the last two years and we wish her all the best for 2022.

Mrs Emma Eastman has been our amazing Japanese teacher for the last two years.  In 2022, Mrs Eastman will complete her final university placement before she follows her passion in high school education. 

Mrs Denelle Gardoni has accepted a position at St Angela's Castle Hill in 2022.  Mrs Gardoni has been at St Monica's for 14 years and has made a significant contribution to our community, including many students and families.  We know that St Monica’s loss is St Angela’s gain.  Thank you for everything you have done for St Monica's and for the lives you have touched. 

We thank these dedicated staff members for their contribution to our students, parents, staff and school community and we wish them well as they leave St Monica's. 

We will miss you.

We are happy to announce our School Leaders for 2022: 

We congratulate these students and wish them well for their leadership roles next year. 

Dear Parents and Carers, 

2022 Mathematics Assessment Interviews (MAI) for all students, will be held at school, in January/February 2022.

• Friday 28 January and Monday 31 January 2022 - Staff Development Days  (Years 1 - 6 in 2022)
• Tuesday 1 February and Wednesday 2 February 2022 (Kindergarten in 2022)

BOOKINGS OPENED on Friday 10 December 2021

BOOKINGS will CLOSE tomorrow Thursday 16 December 2021 at 3:00pm. 

Parents are reminded to book their children in to the Stage/Class that they will be going into in 2022.
For example:  if your child is going into Year 1 in 2022, please book an appointment with any Year 1 teacher. 

PLEASE NOTE:  Current 2021 Year 6 students  are not required to make a booking.

Go to:   www.schoolinterviews.com.au

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Booking Instruction Sheet

Farewell and thank you to the families leaving St Monica’s this year.  Your help and continuous support over the years whether it was assisting at excursions or carnivals, supporting events, attending PIC meetings or even kind words of encouragement were greatly appreciated.  

Thank you to the following families as their youngest child leaves Year 6.  Some of these families have been associated with St Monica's for many years and we thank them for their contributions and assistance during their time at St Monica's. 

Arredondo, Clark, Dardagos, Loof, Lukasik, Maffina, Malatag, Puyat, Romic, Sciacca, Sloane and Vaidya.

Also leaving St Monica's this year are:

We wish you all the very best for the future and thank you for being a part of the St Monica's community.

Oz Fashions supply all our student uniform requirements. 

115-127 Parramatta Road, Granville  (Corner of Parramatta Road and Good Street)

Phone:  9897 3121         Fax: 9897 3222

Email:  mail@ozfashions.com.au

Website:  www.ozfashions.com.au

Opening Hours

Monday—Friday 9:00am-5:30pm

Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm

Sunday CLOSED