School Updates

The School is aware of the surge in cyber related scams running in parallel with large numbers of people working from home. Cybercriminals are using the full suite of scam tools to obtain personal information for financial gain. Common scams include:

• phishing emails and text messages prompting you to click on links or download software designed to get access to your personal information.
• payment re-direction schemes where scammers impersonate a business or its employees via email, and request that money owed is sent to a fraudulent bank account. These schemes are becoming more sophisticated using letterhead and branding to convince you bank account changes are legitimate.
• malware (malicious software) offering free downloads where software is deployed providing access to your computer.
• ransomware (a form of malware software) that infects your systems and encrypts files. Ransom is demanded to be paid to unlock systems.

Given the increased incidence of cybercrime, if for any reason an email looks suspicious, especially in relation to payment of fees, or you’re being requested to re-direct a payment to a changed bank account, please contact the School immediately on (02) 9473 7300.

Pastoral Updates

Mission Australia Surveys

Parents will have received information on 23 June via email about this important national survey on young people’s mental health and wellbeing last term. The survey will take place on Thursday, 28 July for students aged 15 and over. Results are used by national bodies as well as schools to plan their programs and care for our young people, so we strongly encourage participation. We are still accepting permission forms so please ensure your daughter returns these to Student Services as soon as possible or via email to studentservices@loretonh.nsw.edu.au.

School TV

School TV is an online resource designed to empower you as parents with credible and sound information with realistic, practical ongoing support strategies.

Click the link here to find out more.

Loreto Day Raffle Winners

Please find the winners of Raffle Number drawn at Loreto Day on 3 June 2022. This raffle raised $8856 for ACRATH!

1st PRIZE- K.S, Ticket Number: #1506

2nd PRIZE- J.S, Ticket Number: #2367

3rd PRIZE- R.K, Ticket Number: #487

4th PRIZE- A.R, Ticket Number: #868

5th PRIZE- S.G, Ticket Number: #570

6th PRIZE- S.R, Ticket Number: #2318

7th PRIZE- V.K, Ticket Number: #229

8th PRIZE- S.L, Ticket Number: #2004

9th PRIZE- R.K, Ticket Number: #2779

10th PRIZE- D.L, Ticket Number: #364

Community Engagement Team Updates

We would like to gratefully acknowledge everyone who has supported our Building and Bursary Funds this year, either through attending an event or generously making a donation or purchasing a raffle ticket. Look out for the Impact Statement with a breakdown of philanthropic giving in the next newsletter.

Below are the winners of the raffles held in May and June with the amounts raised:

Mother Daughter Lunch Raffle Prize Winners

Please find the winners of Raffle Number drawn at the Mother Daughter lunch on 29 May 2022. This raffle raised $7,206 for the Bursary Fund

1st PRIZE- A.R, Ticket Number: #948

2nd PRIZE- S.F, Ticket Number: #7

3rd PRIZE- B.M, Ticket Number: #373

4th PRIZE- P.H, Ticket Number: #599

5th PRIZE- M.U, Ticket Number: #744

6th PRIZE- N.H, Ticket Number: #92

7th PRIZE- J.R, Ticket Number: #506

Sportsmen’s Lunch Raffle Prize Winners

Please find the winners of Raffle Number drawn at the Sportsmen’s lunch on 17 June 2022.  This raffle raised $2,920 for the Bursary Fund

1st PRIZE- D.W, Ticket Number: #519

2nd PRIZE- P.F, Ticket Number: #19

3rd PRIZE- M.M, Ticket Number: #149

4th PRIZE- A.W, Ticket Number: #1010

5th PRIZE- P.S, Ticket Number: #1289

6th PRIZE- A.H, Ticket Number: #1128

7th PRIZE- A.H, Ticket Number: #284

8th PRIZE- D.W, Ticket Number: #550

Music Festival Pins

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase a 50 Years of Music Festival Pin. This limited-edition pin was created to commemorate 50 years of the Loreto Normanhurst Music Festival and features the artwork created by Year 9 Student Olivia and demonstrates this year’s theme of “A Journey through Empowerment” with the fist holding a treble clef and bass clef, as well as the music score of Cruci, the School song.

Music Festival Pins are $10 each and can be purchased here

Term 3 Events

Primary Grandparents & Special Friends’ Day

Friday, 29 July

Chapel & Teresa Ball Primary Centre

9am

Grandparents & Special Friends’ Day for our Year 5 and 6 students will be held on Friday, 29 July. Please RSVP by Monday, 25 July.

Click here for the invitation.

Click here to RSVP.

Father Daughter Dinner

Saturday, 27 August

Epping Club

6.15pm

All Loreto Normanhurst fathers and other significant men in the lives of their daughters are invited to attend the Father Daughter Dinner on Saturday, 27 August at the Epping Club. Held for the first time since 2019, we are looking forward to hosting this fabulous event again! 

Click here for the invitation.

Click here to book tickets.

Father Daughter Eucharist

Sunday, 28 August

9.15am

Loreto Normanhurst Chapel & Front Drive

Following on from the Father Daughter Dinner, all Loreto Normanhurst Fathers, and significant men in the lives of their daughters are invited to join us for the Father Daughter Eucharist on Sunday, 28 August. Held onsite and in person for the first time since 2019, we are looking forward to having you join us in the Chapel for this beautiful event. 

Please note, students are to wear full school uniform including their blazer at this event. 

Click here to RSVP.

Parent Association Updates

Loreto Normanhurst Cookbook

Have you ordered your Loreto Normanhurst Cookbook?! Pre orders have been extended and close Thursday, 18 August!

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Loreto Normanhurst, the ‘Loreto Normanhurst 125 Years Cookbook’ - a wonderful collection of favourite recipes, special memories, and historical anecdotes - is available to order.

Click here to order a copy. Orders will be ready for pick up or collection in October.

For more information contact the Cookbook Committee at lncookbook125@gmail.com

City/Country Mothers’ Weekend Away – An Update from the Committee

We were overwhelmed by the response to the Tamworth City Country Weekend with Saturday lunch tickets selling out in less than an hour!

To those on the waitlist thanks for your patience. We believe a small number of tickets may become available for the waitlist due to refunds/cancellations, however the Saturday lunch venue is restricted to 170 people so there will not be a bulk release of additional tickets.

In good news, our Friday night venue can accommodate 200 people so we are able to release more tickets for that event and there are also still tickets available for Sunday breakfast.

We encourage you to still come to Tamworth for the weekend, book for Friday night, which will be a great night with live music, spend Saturday exploring Tamworth at your leisure and then join the party that evening. We have a number of pubs and bars booked for Saturday night so there will still be lots of opportunity to connect with other mums.

If you would like to take advantage of the remaining tickets and book for Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday breakfast, please email events@loretonh.nsw.edu.au.

For mums who were able to secure tickets, if your plans have changed and you are not able to attend please contact Lauren Kirkby – events@loretonh.nsw.edu.au for a refund and hopefully your ticket can be allocated to someone on the waitlist.

Tamworth City Country Mothers’ Weekend Committee

Please see below for the upcoming parent events for Term 3!

Parent Association General Meeting

Wednesday, 27 July

7pm

All parents are invited to join the Term 2 Parent Association General Meeting on Wednesday, 27 July. This meeting will be held in Cahill Seminar Room in the Library and on Zoom. Please email pal@loretonh.nsw.edu.au for the Zoom link. 

Spring Fair Meeting

Wednesday, 3 August

6.30pm

Plans for the 2022 Spring Fair are well underway! If you would like to hear more and get involved, you are welcome to join the Spring Fair meeting on Wednesday, 3 August. 

This meeting will be held in Cahill Seminar Room in the Library and Zoom. Please email pal@loretonh.nsw.edu.au for the Zoom link. 

Normanhurst Kirribilli Morning Tea

Friday, 5 August

10am

Gonzaga Barry Centre, Loreto Normanhurst

Join us for the annual Loreto Normanhurst/Kirribilli Morning Tea on Friday, 5 August. All Loreto Normanhurst parents are warmly invited to join us for this special event between our schools. 

The speaker for the event will be Ann Austin (LK, '85) who is the Head of Sustainability at Lendlease Australia and a passionate change agent and advocate for climate change. 

Click here for the invitation.

Click here to RSVP.

Year 10 Parent Drinks

Friday, 2 September

7pm

Greengate Hotel, Killara

Please join fellow Year 10 parents for drinks on Friday, 2 September at the Greengate Hotel. Tickets are $59 per person and are inclusive of a drink on arrival, canapes and room hire.

Click here for the invitation.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Oratory Updates

Friday, 22 July

CSDA Quarter Finals

Goodluck to the Year 12A team and the Year 9B team participating in the Quarter Finals at Christian Brothers Lewisham. For anyone interested, you are welcome to attend with the coin toss to begin at 6:00pm.

Tuesday, 26 July

Archdale Debating Round 6 and 7

Reminder to all Archdale parents that Round 6 will occur on Tuesday, 26 July - Week 2,

Sport Updates

Saturday, 23 July

Round 1 of IGSA/IPSHA Sport

Thursday, 28 July

Primary School Athletics Carnival

Saturday, 30 July

Round 2 of IGSA/IPSHA Sport & Round 1 Rugby 7s Competition