Newsletter 08 May 2024
Principal's Message
Our students who competed at the District Cross Country Event showed wonderful sportsmanship and support of each other on the day.
St James placed 2nd overall at this Carnival!
Congratulations to Tom, Amayah, Allie, Sophie, Lachlan, Pippa and Billy who have qualified to attend the Division Cross Country event on Wednesday 29 May. We wish them all the best.
We are looking forward to spoiling our mums and special friends at the Mothers Day Breakfast and Mass on Friday. After mass, classrooms will be open until 11am, please feel free to visit.
A Mother's Day Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, You chose to put yourself—tiny, needy and helpless—into the nurturing and watchful hands of a human mother. Since then, every act of mothering, both physical and spiritual, in every time and every corner of the world recollects Mary’s. Inspired by this example, we, too, honour our mothers and mother figures today. Bless these women, that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers and nurturers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. Grant that we, their sons and daughters, honour them always with a spirit of profound respect.
We ask this in your holy name.
Amen.
Kind Regards, Bec
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Parents and Friends News
Just a friendly reminder to hand in your raffle tickets for the Mother’s Day raffle by Thursday May 9th.
Raffle will be drawn at Mother’s Day breakfast
Bowls night!
Thank you to all the parents who came for a bowl on Friday night!! It was wonderful to see our parents having fun together and connecting as a community!
Year 5/6 Camp
District Cross Country
School Fees
Term 2 Fee Statements will be issued to all family accounts this week.
Please note that Term 1 fees are now overdue and payable.
Direct Debit arrangements can be established at any time. Alternatively, payments can be made via bank transfer (account details are listed on the statement) or via EFTPOS in the school office.
If you have an existing Direct Debit arrangement in place, please refer to your Fee Statement and check whether your current arrangement needs to be increased in order to settle your account by the end of the school year.
If you require a confidential conversation regarding your school fees, please make contact with Bec Kollaris.
2025 Enrolments
If you know of a family wishing to enrol at St James or if you have a sibling that will be attending next year, please contact the school office for an enrolment pack.
Important Information
This year St James will be using two main platforms of communication with our families - PAM and Schoolzine.
To ensure that you keep up to date with what is happening with your children and within the school please ensure that you have access to these platforms and are familiar with their uses.
If you require assistance with accessing or setting up these platforms, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
From time to time it will also be necessary for emails and text messages to be sent.
Schoolzine App Installation Instructions:
This is an app that you have on your phone and allows for easy reading of the newsletter, as it customises to the screen and translates into many languages if required.
Please click the link below for the instructions on installing the app on your phone.
https://www.schoolzine.com/
As part of the installation, you will be required to enter the following 4 digit passcode -
3675
Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions or queries.
Accessing PAM Instructions:
Please use the below link to access your PAM account.
https://pam.stjamesnng.catholic.edu.au
The user name is the email you have provided to the school and if you have not logged on previously, you will be able to set a password.
If you require your password to be reset, please contact the school office.
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