St Columbkille's Catholic Parish Primary School Corrimal
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109 Princes Highway
Corrimal NSW 2518
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Phone: 02 4284 7987

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers, 

I hope this edition of the fortnightly newsletter finds you well.  

Thank you to the P&F for the planning and organisation of the School Discos last night.  The students throughly enjoyed dancing, singing and generally socialising with their friends.  I also thank our staff who volunteered their time to supervise the students, and have a sneaky dance and sing along.  

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It has been lovely to have our Kindergarten 2025 students and their parents and carers join us for Orientation and play sessions. The students have already made new friendships and have had the opportunity to meet and get to know the Kindergarten teachers, classroom and some routines.  
As you may recall the school has partaken in the Cyclic Inquiry process. School Cyclic Inquiry is an opportunity for a school to reflect on how effective it has been in the past four years improving the faith, learning and wellbeing of its students.  A detailed report is prepared by the panel that includes recommendations for a limited number of improvement priorities that would form the basis of the school’s four-year School Strategic Improvement Plan and its one-year Annual Improvement Plan. Below is the summary report.  Please take the time to read over the report.  

We look forward to celebrating the joy of Christmas with you all through the Christmas concert on Wednesday, 4 December. The event will take place from 1:00 pm to approximately 3:00pm in the Monsignor Downey Hall. 

Nativity

Since the previous Newlsetter there has been a slight change in Academic Report requirements. Students who have recently enrolled at St Columbkille's will now be provided with an A to E graded report, with only the areas taught and assessed during their enrolment to be completed.  Should you have any questions regarding this, please reach out via the school office. 

Students

At present, along with finalising Academic Reports, teachers are also creating the 2025 class lists based on their professional opinion, the needs of the student and other factors such as gender balance, behavioural needs and academic levels.  I am hopeful that I will be able to share the 2025 staff with parents in the Week 8 Newsletter.  Students and teachers will have the opportunity to meet their classes on Thursday 12 December from 2pm. It is normal to be slightly anxious about the change in year group and class and as adults we need to model and and talk to our children about how they can manage these feelings in a positive way.

Enjoy the coming fortnight. 

Warm regards, 

Maria Disibio 

Principal (Acting)