Merry Christmas, Write it Right! and Re-Build Update
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our families within the Newcastle learning community. As Term 4 draws to an end, our Yearly Reports will be published on Sentral and we are celebrating the many, many achievements of our students and the school. A full report on our Presentation Day held in Week 10 and the Higher School Certificate Class of 2024 results will feature in our first Parkway of Term 1, 2025.
A reminder that the last day for students at school in 2024 is Wednesday 18 December. All students will return to school for Term 1 2025 on Thursday 6 February. This resumption date is later in 2025, as a result of the extended School Development Days announced for 2025 as a result of the recent Teacher Award changes. 2025 Term Dates and School Holiday periods are included here for you:
Term 1 – Friday 31 January to Friday 11 April
Term 1 School Development Days (PUPIL FREE) - Friday 31 January to Wednesday 5 February
Autumn school holidays – Monday 14 April to Thursday 24 April
Term 2 – Monday 28 April to Friday 4 July
Term 2 School Development Days (PUPIL FREE) - Monday 28 April and Tuesday 29 April
Winter school holidays – Monday 7 July to Friday 18 July
Term 3 – Monday 21 July to Friday 26 September
Term 3 School Development Days (PUPIL FREE) - Monday 21 July
Spring school holidays – Monday 29 September to Friday 10 October
Term 4 – Monday 13 October to Friday 19 December
Term 4 School Development Days (PUPIL FREE) - Monday 13 October
Summer school holidays – Monday 22 December to Monday 26 January 2026
I thank our parents, carers and community for their support throughout 2024 and look forward to a productive and positive 2025 together.
I wish you all a safe, enjoyable, and restful summer break.
Write it Right!
Our Write it Right! (WiR!) Year 8 program is now coming to the end of another successful year. Our community partner who contributes a significant amount of financial support for this program is Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS). We thank PWCS for their unwavering support of our WiR! Program for the past 2 years and their commitment to support us into 2025. Without them, this program could not exist.
The goal of WiR! Is to learn on-country, taking this learning the classroom to improve students’ academic writing, in a culturally safe way. Students visit the Murrook Cultural Centre and significant cultural sites on Worimi land 3 times per term all year, and then have follow up lessons within the fortnight, reflecting on what they have learned on-country.
The activities students engage in and the cultural knowledge gained has ensured that our Write it Right! program is engaging, inspiring and rewarding for Year 8 Aboriginal students.
We look forward to welcoming our new Year 8 Class of 2025 students into the WiR! Program next year. Thanks to Port Waratah Coal Services for their support of this initiative at NHS.
Image: Port Waratah Coal Services Logo
Re-Build Update
To wrap up the year, we have welcomed the sight of the new school buildings rising out of the ground. The significant earthworks and site establishment logistics have been a major focus in 2024, and now it is time to watch the school come to life with new structures. Lift shafts, stair wells and ground floor slabs are in place and the Builder is working very hard to make significant progress on our new school environment. We are all getting very excited to watch the progress as we welcome in the New Year.
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