• Skip to content
  • Skip to navigation
  • Skip to footer
St Agnes' Primary School Port Macquarie
  • Visit our Website
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Subscribe to Newsletter
  • Like us on Facebook
  • Schoolzine App
  • Print Newsletter
St Agnes' Primary School Port Macquarie

PDF Details

Newsletter QR Code

Boronia St
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Subscribe: https://pmacalism.catholic.edu.au/subscribe

Email: pmaca@lism.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6583 7433

St Agnes' Primary School Port Macquarie

Boronia St
Port Macquarie NSW 2444

Phone: 02 6583 7433

  • Visit our Website
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Subscribe to Newsletter
  • Like us on Facebook
  • Schoolzine App

Forms & Documents

  • Anti Bullying Policy
  • Attendance Policy
  • Enrolment_Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Uniform Policy

Upcoming Events

12 May
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

12 May
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

14 May
Band Rehearsal

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Recurring event

14 May
School Prayer - Kinder

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

14 May
School Prayer - Mrs Sprague

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

15 May
da Vinci Decathlon

8:55 AM - 3:07 PM

15 May
Paul Kelly Cup - Year 5+6

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

15 May
Year 3 Excursion - Billabong Zoo

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

16 May
Whole School Assembly

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Recurring event

17 May
Kindergarten 2025 Information Sessions - St Agnes'

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

17 May
Kindergarten 2025 Information Sessions - St Joseph's

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

17 May
Kindergarten 2025 Information Sessions - St Peter's

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

19 May
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

19 May
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

20 May
Dio Cross Country - Grafton

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

20 May
First Holy Communion - Time TBC

All day

20 May
Sacrament of Eucharist (First Holy Communion)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

21 May
Band Rehearsal

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Recurring event

21 May
School Prayer - Mrs Sprague

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

21 May
School Prayer - Music Ministry - Mrs Todd

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

21 May
Volunteer Recognition Mass

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

22 May
Year 5 Glasshouse Excursion - You Are A Doughnut

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

24 May
First Holy Communion - Time TBC

All day

24 May
Sacrament of Eucharist (First Holy Communion)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

26 May
Whole School Prayer - Sorry Day Prayer Stage 3 Hosting

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

26 May
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

26 May
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

27 May
Year 6 - Glow Retreat

8:55 AM - 3:25 PM

28 May
Band Rehearsal

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Recurring event

28 May
School Prayer - Mrs Sprague

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

28 May
School Prayer - Reconciliation Week - Aunty Sharon & Aunty April

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

30 May
Whole School Assembly

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Recurring event

31 May
School Tours Kindergarten 2025 - St Joseph's

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

31 May
School Tours Kindergarten 2025 - St Peter's

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

31 May
School Tours Kindergarten 2025 - St Agnes'

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

1 Jun
First Holy Communion - Time TBC

All day

1 Jun
Sacrament of Eucharist (First Holy Communion)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

2 Jun
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

2 Jun
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

4 Jun
Band Rehearsal

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Recurring event

4 Jun
School Prayer - Mrs Sprague

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

4 Jun
School Prayer - Year 4 - First Holy Communion celebration

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

5 Jun
Year 3 Liturgy - Christ the King Chapel

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

9 Jun
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

9 Jun
Whole School Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Recurring event

10 Jun
Professional Learning Day - Pupil Free

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Facebook

SZapp

SZapp-masthead

Stay up to date with all of the latest news with SZapp!

SZapp_Phones

Google Play

Apple Store

Powered by Schoolzine

Schoolzine Pty Ltd

For more information
contact Schoolzine

www.schoolzine.com

St Agnes' Weekly News - Term 1 Week 3 2023

  • What's Happening Next Week
  • From The Leaders
  • Sport News
  • Student Awards
  • Canteen
  • Parish News
  • Notes
  • P&F
  • This Week at Aggies
  • General Information

What's Happening Next Week

Term 1 Week 4
Monday 20 February
  • Whole School Prayer - 9:00am
  • Zone Winter Sports Trials - St Joseph's Regional College and Indoor Stadium. Bus departs at 8:15am
  • Family Share Time - before and after school meetings
Tuesday 21 February
  • Zone Swimming Carnival - Macksville. Bus departs at 7:00am
  • Shrove Tuesday
  • Family Share Time - before and after school meetings
Wednesday 22 February
  • Band rehersals
  • Ash Wednesday Service - All Welcome 1:20pm to 1:40pm 
  • Drawn to Art - 3:15pm to 4:45pm
  • Family Share Time - before and after school meetings
Thursday 23 February
  • Shine - 3:30pm to 4:15pm
  • Year 4 Mass - 10:15am at The Chapel
  • Family Share Time - before and after school meetings
Friday 24 February
  • School Assembly - 2:30pm to 3:00pm
  • Infants Beginning of School Celebration - 10:30am to 11:00am
  • Primary Beginning of School Mass - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Family Share Time - before and after school meetings

Dates For The Diary

Thursday 2 March
  • Year 5 Penance - 9:30am to 11:00am
Tuesday 21 March
  • Harmony Day

2.png

From The Leaders

Screenshot_2023_02_16_172728.jpg
In this Sunday’s Gospel Matthew shares another of Jesus’ messages.
God wants you to never plant hatred and revenge towards those who have done wrong against you.
Screenshot_2023_02_16_172822.jpg
Shrove Tuesday

We are excited to be having parents join us to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day. Pancakes were an easy and quick way to use up dairy goods before the beginning of Lent (from back in the days when all animal products were forfeited during Lent). Somewhere along the line, someone attached special significance to the ingredients: eggs represent creation; flour, human work; salt, wholesomeness; and milk for purity.
What is Ash Wednesday?
In 2023, like in every year, Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent. It always falls six and a half weeks before Easter, beginning the Lenten season of preparation for Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday dates back to the 11th century. Yet, the tradition of receiving ashes has even earlier roots — to the ancient Hebrew custom of clothing oneself in sackcloth and dusting oneself with ashes as a sign of penance. This week we will be participating in an Ash Wednesday Prayer Service encouraging all in our community to follow the steps of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Screenshot_2023_02_16_173209.jpg
The Bible includes not one Gospel story of Jesus, but four. One each by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each one of them has its own distinctive perspective on his life. The Gospels are not biographies and were never intended to be. Their purpose was to show how Jesus could be relevant to people who lived outside Palestine, a generation or two after Jesus’ death. Attempting to describe his personality in a few sentences runs the risk of missing the point, but at times like this, that was exactly what was being asked for.
Incitare
Incitāre is a one-day retreat experience for Year 6 students from Catholic Primary Schools based in regions of the Diocese to celebrate their faith. The retreat is a chance to bring students together to meet like-minded peers and to celebrate with other young people who practice their faith. Sixteen of our students will be selected to attend Incitare at the Youth Hub with others from the region on Tuesday 28 February. Student application forms were required to be returned today.
Screenshot_2023_02_16_173827.jpg

We are grateful to Father Prodencio for celebrating Mass with our Year Five students yesterday. His message was for them to make this year memorable by showing love to others in the St Agnes’ family and their own.

IMG-2427 (1)IMG-2432 (1)IMG-2433 (1)IMG-2435 (1)1  IMG-2437 (1)

Year Four look forward to having family members join them at 10:15am next Thursday at Christ the King Chapel for their celebration.

Select_your_child_s_journal_4_.jpg
MAI Information

Over the course of the week you should have received some information in your child’s Seesaw about ways that you can support your child with Mathematics at home. Please know that this information is not designed to tell you if your child is having difficulty, it is designed to give you supports and strategies to help at home. In the same way, the MAI tells us as teachers what the next learning points are for each child and how to help them develop their skills. If your child’s class teacher has any concerns about your child, they will contact you via phone or arrange an appointment.

K-2 New Curriculum Update

Have you heard your child talking about ‘Component A or Component B’ in their English learning. The children are referring to their instructional groups for English. We will continue to share more information about the learning as it progresses. We will include some photos next week of our work in K-2 English. We are so proud of all of the students as they adjust to the new style of learning.

Reading Update

As we continue to update parents on changes to home reading, all K-2 families will receive a bookmark and some information about home reading during their Family Sharing Time next week. Stay tuned for some invites to some learning sessions at school.

NAPLAN Reminder

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills. Each year students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in tests for writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

From 2023, NAPLAN is moving to Term 1 and will take place from Wednesday 15 March to Monday 27 March. The reason for this change is so that results can be returned to schools earlier in the year which will support teachers to understand the learning needs of their students and plan accordingly.

NAPLAN tests are just one part of our school learning assessment program and questions are primarily based on knowledge, understanding and skills gained from the prior year of schooling.

In preparation for NAPLAN 2023, our school will undertake activities to help students to become familiar with the format and functionality of the online tests. These activities are not an assessment of student ability and will not be marked. At school we speak very positively about NAPLAN, reassuring and preparing the children for the assessments.

Students and parents can access the public demonstration site https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN and the types of questions and tools available. Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not required nor recommended.

If you have any questions or concerns about NAPLAN or your child participating in the assessments, please contact your child’s teacher or Kate de Bressac.

Copy_of_Open_Mic_Night_Photo_Collage.png
Leadership_Names_new.png

Sport News

Zone Swimming Trials

Congratulations to the students who were successful at yesterday's trials. We wish you all the best at the Zone Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 21 February in Macksville.  

Zone Winter Sports Trials

These trials will be held on Monday 20 February. Netball trials will be held at the indoor stadium and Rugby League, Union and Soccer will be held at St Joseph's Regional College. The bus will depart from school at 8:15am and will return in time for afternoon buses. 

Please contact andrew.wilson@lism.catholic.edu.au or renee.shaw@lism.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions, news, or suggestions surrounding sport at our school.

Primary_12_Years_Girls_Australian_Football_Trials_2023.jpg

Student Awards

Awards.png

Assembly Awards

K Faith Nina and Tate
K Hope Aston and Isla
K Love Lacey and Logan
1 Faith Mike and Billie
1 Hope Willow and Bracen
1 Love Alexander and Harper
2 Faith Angus and Maddilyn
2 Hope Jaxson and Gillyanna
2 Love Korbin and Issy
3 Faith Keeley and Sophia
3 Hope Harrison
3 Love Kruze and Catherine
4 Faith Malakai and Imogen
4 Hope Dean and Emme
4 Love Chloe and Xavier
5 Faith Jovan and Kaitlyn
5 Hope Aaron and Shivam
5 Love Cohen and Piper
6 Faith Addison and Max
6 Hope Isabelle and Kendall

Canteen

Canteen News

Monday Jo McLaren
Tuesday Natalie Favalovo
Wednesday
Thursday Maryanne Field
Friday Daniel Stewart, Veronica Swadling and Nicole Carter

If you would like to volunteer in the canteen on a regular basis, please see the link below with a form to complete and return to the school.

Parent_Helpers.pdf
Parent_Helpers _pdf 158.81 KB

Canteen Summer Menu

2023_Summer_Menu.docx.pdf
2023_Summer_Menu _docx _pdf 478.23 KB

Parish News

0277_001.jpg

Enrol In Excellence

Give your child the best start to their learning life with St Agnes' Education. Register for a Kindergarten 2024 Enrolment Information Session to find out all you need to know about sending your child to a St Agnes' Education Primary School in 2024.

At our schools, your child will:

• learn from professional, highly skilled and dedicated teachers that know how to help them reach their full potential,

• be embraced by a community that cares for them and teaches them to care for others and their world,

• grow spiritually, socially, physically, morally and intellectually.

Please check your zoning before registering to ensure you attend the information session aligned to the school zoned for where you live. You can view the zoning map on our website www.enrolinexcellence.org.au

Information session details:

St Agnes' Primary School – Tuesday 21 March 2023 – 5:30pm

St Joseph's Primary School – Thursday 23 March 2023 – 5:30pm

St Peter's Primary School – Monday 20 March 2023 – 5:30pm

For questions regarding school zoning, please contact the Education Enrolment Team on (02) 6588 7444.

A3_Poster_Primary_Enrolment_2024.jpg
JICF_for_Children_Promo_Term_1_2023.JPG

Notes

Zone Winter Sports Trials (selected students)

2023_Zone_Winter_Sports_Trials.pdf
2023_Zone_Winter_Sports_Trials _pdf 400.49 KB

Zone Swimming Carnival (selected students)

2023_Zone_Swimming_Carnival.pdf
2023_Zone_Swimming_Carnival _pdf 631.98 KB

Family Share Time

Family_Share_Time_2_.pdf
Family_Share_Time_2 pdf 46.12 KB

Carpark Pick Up Permission

2021_carpark_note_.docx.pdf
2021_carpark_note docx _pdf 419.85 KB

Piano Lessons 

St_Agnes_piano_note_1_.pdf
St_Agnes_piano_note_1 pdf 330.20 KB

P&F

unnamed.png

P&F Meeting – Monday 20 February – 5:45pm

Please join us on Monday 20 February for the first P&F meeting of 2023. All are welcome and we would love to see some of the new families to our school attend. The meetings are an opportunity to ask questions, share your views on topics that concern your children and our school, as well as plan activities that support our school community.

The meeting will run for one hour in the school staffroom (access is via the staff car park). Monday’s agenda and the minutes from the last meeting can be viewed here. Please get in touch prior to have an agenda item added or to find out more via pandfstagnes@gmail.com.

Pancake Tuesday – call for parent helpers

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the start of Lent - the 40 days leading up to Easter.

Next Tuesday 21 February, students will celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday, by enjoying pancakes as they learn about this feast day and what it represents.

We are seeking parent helpers over three time periods;

Session 1: 8:45am – 10:00am (Set-up, Kindergarten and Year 1 leave class to enjoy pancakes)

Session 2: 9:45am – 11:00am (Year 2 and Year 3)

Session 3: 11:45am – 1:00pm (Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6)

Please email corinne.white@lism.catholic.edu.au (Gross Motor Program and Family Engagement) if you are able to assist.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

St Agnes’ Primary P&F

This Week at Aggies

Mission_cropped.png
L_T_cropped_1.png
L_T_cropped_2.png
Pastoral_cropped.png
T1_Week_3_2023_Family_and_School_Partnerships_cropped.png

General Information

PRF_Collection_notice_for_parents2023_Page_1PRF_Collection_notice_for_parents2023_Page_2
School_Safety_for_drivers_Fact_Sheet_A4_0.5.jpg
1408814063.jpg
Book Club orders for Issue 1 close today. Please vists Scholastic.com.au to complete your online order.
Drawn_to_Art.jpg

Drawn to Art - After School Art Classes are back. Term 1 on a Wednesday from 3:10pm to 4:45pm.

There are still places available, so if you would like to enrol your child into the Term 1 program please book via the website www.drawntoart.com.au or contact Jane on 0438 803 992.

Ben Hardman Music Tuition

Enrolments are open for guitar, bass guitar and drum lessons with Ben. If your child is interested, please complete the attached form and return to the school office. 

Ben_Hardman.pdf
Ben_Hardman _pdf 63.05 KB

hockey_come_and_try.jpg
HVVRUC_1.pngHVVRUC_2.png

Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy