Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,

3rd Week of Advent

God our Father, we thank you for this time of joyful waiting. 

May the hope and joy of this season fill our hearts 

And make us living signs of your love for a world that hungers for your peace.

Thank you to Mrs Green and KJG for leading us in a beautiful prayer assembly to mark our third Week of Advent.


Staffing 2023
The class teachers for 2023 will be:
KAA – Mrs Andrea Abbott, and KJG – Mrs Jaclyn Green
1AH – Mrs Ali Hall, and 1KG – Mrs Eva Karatotas & Mrs Jessica Goode
2LS – Mrs Linda Swadling, and 2SS – Mrs Sheree Shoring
3ER – Mrs Emily Rhodes & Mrs Kellie Field, and 3ML – Mrs Mandy Leahy & Mrs Kellie Field
4SS – Mrs Sue Shepherd & Mrs Tenille Curtois, and 4TD – Mr Ted Dunstan & Mrs Tenille Curtois
5AH – Mrs Ashlee Hogan, and 5KG – Ms Katrina Grace & Mrs Emma Luckie
6EG – Mrs Esther Glover, and 6JR – Miss Jade Rayner

Mrs Turner will be taking some well-earned leave in 2023, and Mrs Broers will be taking up the mantle of Teacher Librarian.

Mrs Allan will be working with Mrs O’Dell as Classroom Support Teacher, and Miss Cassidy will be taking on the role of Digital Learning and Numeracy Support.

Mrs Miller will continue teaching Japanese and Sizzle to classes across the school, and Mrs Harvey will continue with Music.

Families will be notified of their child(ren)’s class placement via Compass notification tomorrow.


Reports
The Semester Two reports were published to Compass on Monday. A final reminder to parents of any child finishing at Mt Carmel this year that you will need to download all your child’s reports before Friday 16 December as you will no longer have access to their profile on Compass after their final day of enrolment.


2022 Yearbook
Thank you and congratulations to Mrs Jan Harvey for coordinating and compiling our 2022 Yearbook. It is a wonderful memory of the events of this year and I recommend it to all. It will be distributed to families who have placed an order.


Awards
Sincere congratulations to all recipients of our End-of-Year Awards:

Christian Leadership
Zoe Leahy, Lily Butt, Zoe Seselja, Sofia Da Deppo, Bob O'Brien, Imogen Maher, Mackenna Leahy and Abby McEvoy.

Effort and Application
Fletcher Lees, Spencer Crocker, Juliette Glover, Charlie Field, Ekaterina Mulcair, Isabella Dunstan, Ella Johnson, Ted Arnold, Emma Barker and Harry Kennedy.

Most Improved
Xavier Arnold, Isla Townsend, Reese Flynn, Isabelle Pidgeon, Lily Cassidy, James Lynne, Stella Pack and Emily Laughton.

Academic Achievement
Mabel Adie, Rory Doyle, Camilla Bremner, Lucy Miller, Jack Butt, Xavier Doyle, Grace Deer, Imogen Maher, Milla Shelton, Toby Gillard and Landon Glover.

Recipients of the Year 6 Awards will be announced after our Graduation Mass tomorrow.

Christmas Mass
The Parish Christmas Vigil Mass will be held on Christmas Eve at 7pm, weather permitting, on the Mt Carmel playground under the shade cloth. If the weather is inclement, Mass will be held in St Augustine’s Church. There will be limited seating provided, so please bring a chair or a blanket if you can. The Parish Music Ministry will be leading carols before Mass from 6:30pm, and Fr Peter has invited children attending to get into the Christmas spirit by coming dressed in theme – shepherds, angels, Magi, etc.
There will be a second Vigil Mass in Murrumbateman, in the Uniting Church Hall at 8:30pm and Mass on Christmas Day at 10:15am in St Augustine’s Church.


Term Dates 2023
At the beginning of next year, Catholic Education is holding a System Day for staff professional development on Monday 30 January. This means that all students, K-6 will commence Term 1 on Tuesday 31 January. Term 1 concludes on Thursday 6 April. 


Uniform Shop
The Uniform Shop will also be open from 10am to 3:00pm on Friday 27 January, the week before school commences. Any online/Qkr orders placed over the Christmas break will be available for collection on Monday 30 January from the school office.


Holiday Parenting Resource
Headspace National are hosting education sessions for parents and carers across NSW who are supporting young people during school holidays. These sessions aim to identify challenges and opportunities of the school holiday period, offer practical ideas for parents and carers, provide information about additional support services, and highlight the importance of self-care. There will be multiple sessions held at different times of day across the holiday period. For more information, including how to register your interest, see the flier attached to this newsletter.


Merry Christmas!
And finally, I would like to finish with a few words of thanks. The many successes of the 2022 school year stand proudly as a tribute to the professionalism, dedication and love that our incredible staff bring to their work each day, and to the enthusiasm, resilience and love that the wonderful children of Mt Carmel School bring to our classrooms and playground every day. To our departing students, remember, wherever you go, that you each form a special chapter in the story of our school and you will always be a part of the Mt Carmel Family. Best of luck with the new adventures to come, wherever they may lead.

Thank you to every fabulous family for their support this year; I am very grateful to you all. Thank you to the teaching and support staff for their tireless effort, commitment and vocation. 
Thank you to the sensational students; I hope that you are all proud of your efforts and achievements this year. Now it’s time for a rest; take good care over the Christmas break.

May you all, and your families, have a happy and holy Christmas in this year of Our Lord, 2022, and may the peace of the Infant Child be with you every day.

May God’s peace be in your families, 

Religious Education in the Classroom
Welcome to the last week of Term 4! This week is the third week of Advent and KJG  led a beautiful Advent Prayer Service on Monday. We light a pink candle on the third Sunday of Advent to represent joy.

This term, our Youth Ministry team have been leading prayer every Thursday for the Year 5 and 6 students. Last week, Sienna, Gabby R.,Georgia I., and Ella C. led our prayer in the Mercy Chapel. Thank you to the Youth Ministry team for preparing the Nativity story for the Christmas concert. 

Thank you to all the families who have donated items for this special cause. Your generosity and support is most appreciated. The Yass Vinnies Conference was very grateful for the donations.

Year 6 Graduation Mass
It is that time of year where we sadly prepare to farewell our wonderful Year 6 students. The whole school will be attending the Graduation Mass, tomorrow, Thursday 15th December, 9.30 am, at St Augustine’s Church. We invite our Mt Carmel community and St Augustine’s parishioners to celebrate this special event with us. Mt Carmel School wishes all students a successful start to Year 7.

Christmas Concert
Congratulations to teachers and students for an outstanding Christmas concert. It was fabulous to have parents and friends to be part of this celebration. 

St Augustine Parish Mass

Click on this link for further details http://staug-yass.org.au/wp/sacraments/. 



I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support this year.
Wishing all our families a wonderful Christmas with lots of love, peace, joy and laughter. 

Eva Karakotas
Religious Education Coordinator

“If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another” 1 John 1:7

Mt Carmel Swimming Carnival (Yass) - Tuesday 14 February 2023 

Northern Region Swimming Carnival (Yass) - Thursday 23 February 2023

Students, just a reminder that you can use eBooks/SORA over the holidays. This is a free platform for you created by CE Canberra Goulburn. Mt Carmel Students Year 2 to Year 6 are encouraged to use this over the holidays. Information is outlined below. The students just need to remember their password and that they are always ACEN members.

If you still have outstanding overdue Library Books can you please return them before the holidays?

Hoping you all have a Happy and Holy Christmas.

Mrs Turner
Teacher/Librarian

Congratulations to Esther Payne and Ekaterina Mulcair who won the Writing Challenge. 

Thank you to the parents and children who have made playgroup so enjoyale this year. We hope you enjoyed the Teddy Bears Picnic last Thursday. 

Have you ever thought about playing guitar?
Spaces are now avalable for 2023. Fill in the below form and drop back to the office to secure your place with Den.

Gerard Noonan will be offering lessons in the following for 2023:

Drums (Individual & small group)
Electronic Music & Composition (small group)

Gerard is a Registered Creative Kids Provider
Ph/MMS:  0408622819 or email  gerardnoonan11@hotmail.com

If your child/children would like to participte in the 2022 Yass Christmas Light Display Colouring Competition, they can pick up a colouring sheet from the front office. Once complete, please drop it off take it up to the Christmas display for their chance to win some great prizes.

24 December 2022
Vigil- Christmas Eve 5:00pm St. Francis Xavier, Gunning
7:00pm Mt Carmel school grounds, Yass
8:30pm Murrumbateman Uniting Church Hall

25 December 8:30am
St. Francis Xavier, Gunning
10:15am St. Augustine’s, Yass