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St Augustine's School

Locality: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6652 1204

Address: 9 Gordon Street 2450 Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.staugustines.nsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 As a followup to the sport that Years K-2 have been doing this term, Sydney Sixers' 'young gun' Jack Edwards spoke to Year 2 via a Zoom meeting this week. Jack spoke of his passion for cricket but encouraged the boys and girls to enjoy as many sports as they can, not just one. Jack stressed that it was important to have fun and enjoy yourself. Jack answered a number of question from the students and thanked them for being such a good group to talk to.

24.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE: BOOK WEEK PARADE WED 21 OCT To celebrate Book Week all students are invited to dress up as their favourite book character on Wednesday 21st October (Week 2, Term 4). This is traditionally a K-2 event, however we invite all students from K-6 to dress up and parade should they wish. Please don’t spend a lot of money, be creative and make something to go with clothes you already have or get crafty with cardboard & paint... maybe a great holiday project? See attached letter for more details.

24.01.2022 Today Year 5 recreated a Gold Rush Town as the culmination of their research on the Australian Gold Rush and the Eureka Stockade. Students designed and created interactive displays covering every aspect of life during the Gold Rush from panning for 'real gold' to damper tastings and even doing the weekly wash! Congratulations Year 5 on an amazing display clearly based on a wealth of knowledge - well done!

23.01.2022 St Augustine's OSHC Vacation Care Program for the September/October holidays has something for everyone! Be sure to book ASAP as spots are limited.

23.01.2022 FUTURE RECORDING ARTISTS? Many of our cast have stepped up to record the vocals for the musical that we can ‘no longer sing as a group’ thanks to COVID restrictions. Over the last 2 weeks students have been busy recording both solo and chorus parts INDIVIDUALLY, with our amazing Mr Kerr layering each track together to build the songs. When our students perform the show, the dialogue will be ‘live’, but the songs will be lip-synced in order to comply with COVID restrictions. We are so proud of all our students for the time they have invested this year in learning and preparing the songs, and even more so for their tenacity and determination in taking on the challenge to record their parts as solos... recording a track on your own is a very different experience to singing in a small group or as part of a chorus.

21.01.2022 MINI VINNIES MINI BREKKIE Feeling peckish after an early start? A tad rushed in the morning? Mini Vinnies and the Student Representative Council have combined forces to run a trial of a breakfast program here at school during Term 4. On offer will be yoghurt cups (with or without granola), fruit and muffins. The Mini Brekkie will be open each morning from 8:30am-8:45am outside the canteen and is open to all students and staff. Prices for each of the items are expected to be between $1.00 - $1.50 however, these will be confirmed and advertised in Week 1 of Term 4. Mrs Loader and Mrs Symonds ran a canteen induction yesterday for MV & SRC Year 6 students.

20.01.2022 Best of luck to our students who are attending the Diocesan Summer Sports Trials in Lismore today in Basketball, Touch Football and Cricket!

19.01.2022 Mr Watts drew our Father's Day raffle earlier today and presented the $250 REBEL Voucher to a very happy recipient... he already has a few ideas on how Dad can spend the voucher.

13.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS SJPC GRADUATES! From all of the staff and students at St Augustine's School, we pass on our best wishes to the Kindergarten Class of 2008 as they graduate today from SJPC. In this extraordinary year, our thoughts and prayers are with you as you prepare for your HSC next month. Best of luck everyone!

12.01.2022 YEAR 5 EXURO RETREAT Today all of Year 5 were involved in Exuro (Latin for on fire), a student discipleship formation program designed to strengthen the Catholic lives of the students and keep the fire and passion of Proclaim Lismore Students alive. This Retreat was a one day opportunity to bring students together, to share and build relationships that strengthen the practice of their Christian faith, and to be leaders in building strong Catholic school communities.... The following quote from St Teresa of Avila guided our discussions and challenges the students on how to live as disciples of Christ: "Christ has no body now, but yours. No hands, no feet on earth, but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ looks compassion into the world.Yours are the feet with which Christ walks to do good. Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses the world."

12.01.2022 In Term 3 the Stage 2 High Potential Learners (HPL) have been learning how to create designs for the 3D Printer using TinkerCAD. After initially creating bag tags to master the software, the group has focused on designing and building rubber band powered cars that can travel the furthest distance (and do it with style).

12.01.2022 It was a close final for our T-Ball teams at the end of our Term 3 Sport competition with the Lizards beating the Yankees by 1 point to become the Year 3 T-Ball champions!

11.01.2022 Who's up for a little 'High Adventure'? Our students have worked really hard on the musical all year... at home, at lunchtimes and at after school rehearsals... showtime is not far away so don't forget to practice your lines, your dance moves and your lip syncing during the holidays. See you next term... in Agrabah!

10.01.2022 Congratulations to the winners of the Regional Speech Competition involving Year 3-6 students from Mary Help of Christians, Mt St Johns, St Francis Xavier and St Augustine's. A big 'thank you' to Ms Zanetti who guided the students from St Augustine's through the process. We are very proud of everyone who competed! (More in tomorrow's newsletter)

08.01.2022 Wishing all our dads and grandads a very Happy Father's Day! (Pictured: Kinder had a lovely time choosing gifts last Friday with the help of our wonderful 2020 SRC students.)

07.01.2022 2B have been constructing rafts which are designed to carry their Gingerbread 'men' across the river without getting wet. Students had previously tested a range of materials to see if they were waterproof.

07.01.2022 All hands on deck to prepare nearly 500 hotdogs for our end of term Canteen Special! What a Team!

07.01.2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR This Term students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 have been listening to the 6 books on the CBCA Book of the Year Early Childhood short list. - 'We’re Stuck' by Sue deGennaro - 'One Runaway Rabbit' by David Metzenthen & Maired Murphy -' Bat vs Poss' by Alexa Moses & Anil Tortop... - 'When Billy was a Dog' by Kirsty Murray & Karen Blair - 'My Friend Fred' by Frances Watts & A. Yi - 'Goodbye House, Hello House' by Margaret Wild & Ann James Each student added a sticker to the graph to 'vote' for their favourite story. St Augustine's has a clear favourite: 'One Runaway Rabbit.' The Children's Book Council of Australia will announce the winner for 2020 during Book Week (Week 2 Term 4).

06.01.2022 KINDER 2021 BOOK PACKS available from the LARC If you have a student starting Kindergarten here next year, please drop into the LARC to borrow a preschool book pack. Each preschool pack contains seven books for you to take home and share with your child.

06.01.2022 Today St Augustine's took part in 'Lismore Meditates' to mark R U OK Day. #Lismmeditates is an initiative for schools across the diocese to pause and reflect on those suffering from mental health issues and especially during this time of the pandemic. In a primary school setting we talked about our feelings and how we should talk to a trusted adult if we don't feel OK. Our Christian Meditation gave us an opportunity to be silent and calm, and to be present with God.

04.01.2022 REMINDER: END of TERM CANTEEN SPECIAL THURS 24 SEPT Hot Dog Roll orders are due next Monday 21 September. Sorry, no late orders will be accepted and the canteen won't be available for regular lunches, thank you.

03.01.2022 IMPORTANT DATES for TERM 4 Dear Parents and Carers, A reminder that the last day for Term 3 for students is this Thursday 24 September 2020.... The following attachment outlines events that have been added to the school calendar for Term 4 2020. Kind regards, Naomi Loader Assistant Principal Pastoral Care

01.01.2022 Caterpillar Straps to finish a multifaceted team challenge for Year 4 in PE...hectic!