Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,


Mt Carmel School Extravaganza with Mr Tim
Mr Tim brought high quality performances together in a short period of time with his rich set of skills, humour and energy; our students and staff loved every moment! The Mt Carmel School Extravaganza was a huge success, and we would like to express our thanks to our wonderful Mt Carmel community who supported the performance by attending on the night or watching the live-stream link.


Open Classrooms
A reminder that today we will be holding our open classroom afternoon from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. It’s a great opportunity for your child to share some of this term’s learning with you.


Catholic Mission Fundraiser
Thank you to our SRC who organised our crazy socks/sports jerseys mufti day to raise funds for Catholic Mission. We raised $336 - Well done!


NSWCCC Athletics Championships
Congratulations to our students who competed at the NSWCCC Athletics Championships in Sydney this week, competing as part of the Mackillop team – what an amazing achievement to be part of this event. We are incredibly proud of you and thank you for being wonderful ambassadors for Mt Carmel.


Term Dates
Please note Term 4 will commence on Tuesday 10 October and will conclude on Friday 15 December.

I would like to wish you a safe, delightful holiday surrounded by family and friends. We look forward to seeing you next term.

Mrs Jan Harvey
Assistant Principal

Religious Education in the Classroom
Welcome to Week 10! Year 4’s Religious Education unit examines the life and actions of the Church community and how they are modelled through the life and actions of Jesus. During my visit to 4SS, students explored the connections between the practices of Church communities of today and those of the early Church.

Some interesting insights from the students focusing on what they think mission or ministry mean to them and how they use it in their lives.

Alayla: Mission means to me to love everyone and not be mean.

Molly: Mission is about doing something nice for people just like Jesus did.

Dylan: Jesus taught us to love one another. I will help poor people by giving them food and help my friends.

Xavier: I like everyone because of their personality, not just their looks.

Whilst visiting 4TD, students examined the message of the parable of the Sower and a few students shared their thoughts on how they think Jesus wants them to behave.

Lily: Be yourself and do the right thing.
Conor: To love one another.
Amelie: To make right choices in our lives.
Magnus: To set an example.
Ben: Be more kind and follow God.

Religious Life of Mt Carmel School
Crazy Socks and Favourite Jersey Fundraiser 2023
Today the SRC of Mt Carmel School organised a fundraiser event to raise funds for Catholic Mission. Students were invited to come to school wearing crazy socks and their favourite jersey and a donation of a gold coin. 

Thank you to all the students, staff, and families who supported this event to support Catholic Mission.

Prayer

Dear Creator God, create in us a new sense of solidarity with the poor. Give us the courage to reach out to the excluded, the energy to walk with the lost and the words to encourage the lonely. May we pour out our lives in service. Unite us in faith, hope and love as we pray together.

Send your Holy Spirit to inspire and sustain us in our mission.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

St Augustine’s Parish News

On Sunday 24 September 2023, fifteen students from our school and parish community will unite to celebrate their Confirmation. The celebration will take place at St Augustine's Church at 10:30 am and we extend a warm welcome to everyone. We thank you in advance and look forward to celebrating this very special occasion with our Confirmandi participants.

Please pray for the children as they prepare for their Confirmation

Addison Cooke 
Declan Cooke
Phoebe Cooke 
Amelia Shannon
Charlotte Hardy 
Emily Foran
Emily Laughton 
Hayden Vu
Gypsy Barker 
Zeva Barker
Imogen Maher 
Joseph Goodall
Mackenna Leahy 
Sidney Luckie
Pia de Nanteuil

O God, loving Father, in this confirmation year, take special
care of the confirmandi and guide them so that they may
know and do what is right.
O Jesus, my Brother, in this confirmation year, take their
hand and walk beside them so that they may see how to
help those in need.
O Holy Spirit, in this confirmation year, open their heart
to receive your gifts so that they may be filled with joy and peace. 
AMEN.

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

Spiritus International Formation Program
I have won a scholarship to participate in the Spiritus International Program led by ACU La Salle academy from 21 September - 10 October 2023, visiting England, Rome and Assisi. I have created a Facebook Page called Spiritus International Study Tour to share my trip with the Mt Carmel community. 

Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing holiday! Take care.

Eva Karakotas
Religious Education Coordinator

Love One Another

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” John 15:12

Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival 
Our school will be participating in the Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival next term. The format of the day will be a gala day with schools playing in a round-robin competition. 

Date:                   Friday 20 October 2023 (Friday Week 2, Term 4)

Venue:                Boorowa Showgrounds, Ballyryan Road, Boorowa.

Transportation:  By private car.

Cost:                   $5.00 per student to cover team registration.

There will be a canteen operating at the fields and qualified First Aid trained people will be present during the day. All players will compete in their Mt Carmel sport uniform. 

The Touch teams will consist of 10 players per team (7 on the field) and the Netball teams will consist of 10 players per team (7 on the field and maximum 3 boys per team). Students will compete in their year groups from Year 2 to Year 5

It is an expectation that all Year 2-5 students attend the event. Unfortunately, the carnival clashes with Year 6 camp this year so they will be unable to attend. Teachers have organised students into mixed year level teams according to their preferred sport. Although it is an expectation that students attend, if you know your child will be absent on the day, please let their class teacher know so that they can plan accordingly. We will require referees, scorers and coaches for the day, if you are able to assist, please fill out the Google form below.

Boorowa Touch and Netball Google form

Payment of $5 to cover registrations can now be made through Compass



Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to Emmett Crocker, Reese Flynn, Henry Gooley, Sid Luckie, Allan McRae, Jacob Osborne and Connor Hackett who participated in the NSWCCC Athletics Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on Monday. Several PBs were achieved and all were great ambassadors for the school.

NRL League Stars
The NRL are l running a 6-week League Stars afternoon program in Yass again this year in Term 4 on the Mt Carmel ovals. The program will start in Week 3, Term 4 on the 23/10/23 and run for 6 weeks until the 27/11/23. Sessions will start at 3:30pm and run until 4:30pm. The NRL have also kindly offered to run two introductory clinics in school on the first two Tuesdays of Term 4.

Girls Cricket Blast Clinics
Cricket NSW are running a four week Cricket Blast program every Tuesday recess in Weeks 3-6 next term. Registrations are through PlayHQ using the link below.

Girls Cricket Blast Clinic - Registration Link

You will need to create a PlayHQ account to register if you don’t already have one.

Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Touch Football Trial Information 2024 
Date: Friday 24th November 2023 Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm 

Venue: Southwell Park, Lyneham, ACT 

Registration: Registration is through the CSNSW Sport Website; https://csnsw.sport/help/help-guide-for-parents

Cost: $15.00 per student. Payment is to be made with registration via the CSNSW website. 

Uniform: School Sport Uniform. 

For more information please go to: https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar

Please check the C & G website and the Facebook page for information about upcoming events https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar.

Ted Dunstan
Sports Coordinator

Congratulations to the recipients of last week's Mt Carmel Awards.
 Awards are handed out at morning lines each Friday.

KAA Mia Brown Ava O'Mara Mila Boyton Toby Reardon	KJG Sophie Aksenov Feliks Burzynski Benedicta Barker
1AH Elisabeth Morris Ted Ward	1KG Adelaide Honan Camille Walker Nicholas Da Deppo
2LS Eve Davis Harriet Powell	2SS Chloe Tyndall Angus Dando Asher Gorman
3ER Claire Coster Logan Johnson Aria Hodgson	3ML Neva Welsh Cecilia Candido Pinheiro Richard Jol
4SS Macy Camilleri Jaxon Field Spencer Crocker	4TD Fletcher Lees Lachlan Inkster
5AH Chloe Caldow Sofia Da Deppo Arlie Daly Adam Holman	5KG Amber Watson George Ballenger Rushad Chowdhury Blake Foster Rory Welsh
6EG Ayrton Camilleri	6JR Abby McEvoy Gypsy Barker Zeva Barker Sidney Luckie  Conor Hackett

Last Thursday, Year 6 celebrated R U OK? Day - Our national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that any day is the day to ask, 'are you OK?' and support those who are struggling - Well done Year 6 #RUOKDay2023

Cultivating Connection: Aboriginal Plant Use and Native Plant Propagation workshop - Sunday 15 October
We’d like to invite you and to be a part of this two part workshop exploring aboriginal tools and plant use and getting some hands on learning on how to propagate a number of native plants. All ages are welcome at this free event and all of the details are below.

Cultivating Connection: Aboriginal Plant Use and Native Plant Propagation workshop



Children’s Insect Artwork Competition
As a follow on from the insect workshop we have two microscopes from Bintel to give away as a part of our Children’s Insect Artwork Competition. The entry details can be found below and we’d love to see some entries from your students. 

Children’s Insect Artwork Competition

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