Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber in Kincumber, New South Wales, Australia | Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber

Locality: Kincumber, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4369 6638

Address: 37 Kincumber Street 2251 Kincumber, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.hckdbb.catholic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Is your child ready for Kindy 2021? Inviting you to enjoy our free L.E.A.P play-based sessions with a difference. . Designed and run by teachers, unlock your childs learning potential before they start school in 2021. Dont miss out.. register now as numbers are limited. We are a Covid safe environment. Click here to register... https://www.hckdbb.catholic.edu.au/is-your-child-ready-for/ See more

24.01.2022 It is wonderful to see the engagement of our Year 2 students as they participate in their passport Investigations tasks this week. Through their study of Wet Environments the students are participating in a range of activities to give depth to their knowledge in this area. The students have been enjoying Investigation activities looking at different topics since Kindergarten and it is exciting to witness the growth of their skills, evident as they innovate, create and collaborate with staff and each other.

24.01.2022 Watch this heart warming clip -We love our grandparents.

23.01.2022 We welcomed some little people today to LEAP into learning.Thank you Mrs Dell and the Yr 6 Yera House Team .

22.01.2022 Coding club has now begun on Thursday lunchtimes, headed up by our Year 6 Technological Team, consisting of Henry B, Taj P, Will J and Jamie R. Students from Year 3 - 6 are welcome to explore the world of STREAM including Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art and Mathematics.

22.01.2022 This week we said farewell to our beloved Mr Franklin. We will miss him and all that he has brought to HCK over the last 18 years. We wish him all the very best at St Patrick’s, East Gosford. Our choir led the school in a ‘special version’ of our school song...instead of ‘Holy Cross is Growing’, we sang ‘Mr Franklin’s Going’.

20.01.2022 At HCK we recognise and nurture a range of gifts and talents. Well done Year 5 artists - the Night of the Notables is shaping up to be great.

19.01.2022 This Friday is our final day of Term 3. We will be inviting children to wear their favourite sport jerseys/sport clothes and bring along a gold coin donation in order to raise money for our St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal that is coming up soon! We will also be holding a Sport afternoon on the day, whereby our Year 6 leaders will be leading various activities for the children to participate in. Thank you in advance for your anticipated support of our St Vincent de Paul Appeal!

19.01.2022 The Year 6 students will be running their annual mini fete for all students during the day on Monday 14th September as part of our Feast Day Celebrations. All proceeds raised from the mini-fete will be used to purchase items for our Backpack initiative for homeless people through @Mary Mac's Place at Woy Woy. There is a cost of $4 per student (or a maximum of $8 per family- when paying online pay for a maximum of 2 children) to take part in the mini-fete which can be payed ...online via Compass or the students may choose to bring the money and give it to their class teacher on the day. Students may wear appropriate Mufti clothes on this day. Ice blocks will be available to purchase during the mini fete for 50c. Covid-safe procedures will be in place throughout the day.

19.01.2022 A lot of our families were able to enjoy the sunshine for Week 4 of Fishvember. Some were able to get out for the first time and others for extra Fishvember sessions. It is wonderful to see some grandparents and other extended family members were able to join into Fishvember this weekend too. This coming weekend is our last weekend to get out and have a go as November is fast coming to an end.

18.01.2022 Samaki, one of our local tackle suppliers who are based at Erina, have donated 64 packs of their Sonic Boom Baits soft plastic lures for our families who are participating in Fishvember 2020. Make sure that your family is registered and has sent in photos to win one of these packs. Sonic Boom Baits are deadly on many of our local species, especially flathead which find it impossible to refuse a well-presenter one! A massive thank you to Josh and the Team at Samaki for supporting Fishvember 2020.

18.01.2022 Kindergarten and Year 1 had a great Farm experience yesterday with Sweet Valley Baby Animals.

17.01.2022 "We've Got Your Back" - Year 6 Social Justice The Year 6 students have been busy working on our social justice initiative: ‘we’ve got your back’. With the money they have raised this year, the students went shopping at Kincumber Village Shops and purchased essential items such as deodorant, combs, socks, aeroguard and bandaids. Then last week they worked together to pack 40 backpacks ready to be donated. Later this week, these bags will be delivered to Mary Mac's Place at Woy Woy, who will distribute them to local people in need. We would like to thank Coles Kincumber and Priceline Australia, Sharon Green from Sanitarium Health Food Company, and Kincumber Dental Care. These local businesses have been supporting ‘we’ve got your back’ for a number of years and we are very grateful.

16.01.2022 This year looks a little different with our Grandparents Day liturgy and celebrations. We will be live-streaming via Zoom, our Grandparents Day Liturgy at 9:15am on Thursday 27th August. Liturgy Link: https://dbbcatholic.zoom.us/j/93329073306

15.01.2022 The Mary MacKillop Centre. A Special Work of Holy Cross Parish Kincumber. Our little shop at Kincumber Shopping Centre, right near the Post Office, has a range of Nativity Scenes, books, Christmas decorations, stockings, and an array of gifts to put Christ back into Christmas. We are open Monday to Friday 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Telephone 02 4369 5069. By supporting the Centre, you are helping to support the pastoral care and Parish engagement work within our local community.

14.01.2022 Thank you Mr Lovell for your dedication to HCK. You will always be part of our school and parish community.

14.01.2022 Today, the Holy Cross staff and students acknowledged R U OK Day with a number of different classroom activities. It is a national day of action when we remind each other that everyday it's okay to ask, Are you OK? if someone in your world is struggling with lifes ups and downs.

13.01.2022 Congratulations to our Term 3 Kindness Ambassadors who put their faith into action everyday .

12.01.2022 Bishop's Art Prize 2020

12.01.2022 Christmas Mass Times Christmas Eve- 4:00pm & 6:00pm for young families and 8:00pm & 10:00pm. Christmas Day- 8:00am & 10:00am... All Masses will be held in Holy Spirit Church with the overflow and live streaming in the School Hall.

11.01.2022 Thank you to all the mums who helped organise donate and run the Fathers Day Stall and Raffle. You are awesome. Congratulations to all the children who were winners of the raffle. I hope all our HCK dads, grandads and carers had a great day.

11.01.2022 As you know, the LEAP onsite sessions have been postponed and we have now transitioned to an online resource. Families who have previously registered for the LEAP will now have the sessions emailed to them. We welcome any other families who wish to receive this resource electronically or as a take home kit. Please email us at [email protected]

10.01.2022 We were blessed with beautiful weather for the third week of Fishvember which saw lots of families get out and about over the weekend and some families even snuck out midweek aftr school. As you can see in the photos there was plenty of fish caught to feed the family this week. There are still two weekends left to join into Fishvember 2020. It’s never too late to register your family to join into the fun. Click the registration link which can be found in this week's newsletter to register your family details and a Fishvember package will be sent home via the office bag.

09.01.2022 On Thursday, Holy Cross will be celebrating R U OK Day Day with a number of activities planned for the children. The R U OK initiative aims to inspire and empower us to connect in a meaningful way with those around us who may be struggling. The children are able to wear Mufti- but in particular the colour Yellow- to support this important cause.... Please see the Parent Resource below on RUOK Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erHLP29tzPE#action=share

09.01.2022 Remembrance Day 2020- Lest We Forget

08.01.2022 The Book Fair is here! Parents and carers, please be on the lookout today as your child will be bringing home a Book Fair wish list that will have 3 or 4 books that they would love to own/read, the price for each book and the shelf number the books are located on. A Book Fair order form/invitation will also come home today. This form is for you to write down the books you wish to purchase for your child. ... You can pay online at https://parentpayments.scholastic.com.au/BookFairs or you can send in the money with your child (change is available) in an envelope clearly marked Book Fair. If you are paying online please follow all the instructions on the order form and the Scholastic site. All order forms must be in by Thursday, September 17th. Where possible, your child will be given the book when they return their order form. If we run out of stock at school, an order will be sent to Scholastic and it usually takes 1 to 2 weeks for the book to arrive. Please click on the link below to view the books on offer. https://docs.google.com//15igUjTUPD8qseL7nkHPVT4ubQf/edit It is not compulsory to buy a book of course but please note that this is our only Library fundraiser so your support is greatly appreciated.

08.01.2022 We had some very excited students this morning who each received prize packs for Fishvember 2020. 45 students who have submitted Fishvember photos so far each received a brand new Okuma Steller rod and reel combo plus a Get Hooked bag with a range of goodies including tackle, pencil case, video and stickers. We must say a huge thank you to the DPI (The Department of Primary Industries) who have generously supplied our school with these amazing products as part of the fundin...g from the Recreational Fishing Trusts (which includes funds from our fishing licenses). The weather looks great again this afternoon and over the weekend to participate in Fishvember 2020. Don’t forget to send in your photos. This year we have a record number of 96 families registered so far (that is 416 participants!). It’s never too late for your family to register (https://forms.gle/gGQ8xTsAPAJqeHiV9) if you’d still like to join into the fun - there are still two weeks of fun to be had. See more

08.01.2022 Catholic Care will be hosting a Vacation Care program for the upcoming School Holidays. Please see the details below for details. https://drive.google.com//10te_XRaQAR5KXurF0zGLJij9o/view

08.01.2022 K, 1 and 2 were lucky enough to have an Author visit from Karen Witt. Karen has written the book, The Claw and kindly read it to our students today. Each student was given an activity booklet as well. Karen has generously donated copies of her book to our Library. Thanks Karen! You can visit Karen’s website at www.theclawbooks.com.au for other activities.

08.01.2022 Kindergarten began their current investigation by making connections with farm related symbols and products.

07.01.2022 Grace is a former HCK student and sister to Isaac in Year 5. Please read the article below and donate if you can.

07.01.2022 Sometimes you just have to do your mathematics in the glorious sunshine and surrounded by nature.

05.01.2022 Our School Hall is available for hire. Please contact the School Office on 4369 6638 for further information including rates and conditions.

05.01.2022 Well done to the Year 6 Public Speaking participants. All were well prepared, engaging and interesting.Needless to say this made adjudication difficult.A special mention to Chynna (1st) Amelia(2nd) and Charlotte (3rd) who were our place getters in 2020

05.01.2022 1K have been thoroughly enjoying their interactive Cosmic Yoga - helping to build strength, balance, confidence and mindfulness.

04.01.2022 Grandparent's Day Liturgy In Week 6 of this Term, we will be having a Grandparents Day Liturgy via Zoom. As part of the celebration, we would love to have a photo presentation of the children with their Grandparent/s. Since we are not able to have them physically here with us at school, we thought this would be great to share via Zoom! If you have given your child permission for photos to be published, please feel free to send in a photo via email to our school email address... [email protected]. Photos must be sent in by Wednesday 19th August at the latest. Due to the creation of the display, no entries can be accepted after this date.

04.01.2022 Last week we celebrated our amazing Grandparents with a Liturgy. Please click the link below to view the photos you shared with us of your children with their Grandparents. Click on Blue Download Download anyway ... Slideshow From Beginning https://drive.google.com//1kVGr1ka1Zgzf4muHVzUXMh0U3/view

03.01.2022 Book Fair Just a reminder that the Scholastic Australia Book Fairs is on next week. This will be set up in the School Library next week with Wish lists being made on Monday, September 14th (and Tuesday for Yr 6 due to the mini fete). ... Parents, Carers and Grandparents will then have the chance to purchase books online or by sending cash to school for children to purchase during their Library lesson. A Book Fair order form will come home with the Wish list. This order form is to be sent back to school by Thursday next week and the books you purchased will be given to your child if available or ordered if there are not enough copies at school. Book Fair orders will not be accepted after Thursday, September 17th.

03.01.2022 4K recently spent part of their Literacy lesson doing shared reading with KK. There were lots of smiles all around.

03.01.2022 Last Tuesday, some of Holy Cross’ staff and students facilitated an Aboriginal education session at one of our local pre-schools; Little Coasties. The pre-school students were read a story written by local Aboriginal community member Jodie Bourke about a girl named Yindi and her lucky stone. The students were then invited to paint their own lucky stones and with the help of Tahliyah and Matilda, two of our bright and artistic Aboriginal students in Year 5, created some beautiful art to take home!

03.01.2022 It was a great afternoon of fun,activity and laughter. The Year 6 leaders did an awesome job ensuring the events ran smoothly and everyone enjoyed the activities. Thank you Mr Humphries for organising the HCK Fun Sports day. Nothing like some physical activity, fresh air and fun to support wellbeing.

02.01.2022 Wishing all our Dads, Grandads and carers a very Happy Father's Day!

02.01.2022 Just a reminder that tomorrow is the Father's Day Stall. Gifts will range in price from $2.00-$7.00. There will also be a raffle with tickets 0.50 cents each.

02.01.2022 Please click below to view our 2020 Father's Day Liturgy https://drive.google.com//1KgkPTCZenRkaW98j_jEEzhyj7/view

01.01.2022 Kindergarten and Year One are currently exploring many different kinds of farms in their Investigations Unit.