Nagambie Primary Nagambie

Opening Mass

On Thursday 16th February, we had our opening school Mass. Students in F/1/2 began the ceremony by bringing symbolic items to the altar. These included our school message stick to remind us of the traditional owners of the land our school is situated on, a singing bowl, representing the prayer life of our school, a book representing our learning and knowledge and a soccer ball representing the games that we play. We also had students from 2/3/4/5/6 conduct our Readings and Prayers of the Faithful. Miss Maree introduced our new staff, students and families to the school & church communities and presented our grade 6 shirts and badges. It was lovely to see so many of our families in attendance.

New School Houses

Throughout 2022, the school & wider community was asked to be involved in renaming our school houses, to represent our school's values. We are pleased to announce our new school houses:

Malachy House

This House was named after Saint Malachy, of which our beloved Church is named. His name means ‘messenger of God’ and he was known as a noted healer. The house colour of Malachy is red, to represent the red bricks of our Church.

MacKillop House

This House was named after Saint Mary MacKillop who is a prominent image in our school. She founded the sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and believed everyone was entitled to an education, prompting the Sisters to open many schools, one of which was St. Joseph’s! Mary is well known for her motto ‘Never see a need without doing something about it’. The house colour of MacKillop is green which represents new beginnings, growth, renewal and abundance, all of which can be found at St Joseph’s, especially our beautiful landscapes and learning spaces.

District Swimming

On Friday 10th February, Liam, Jackson & Sebastian represented St. Joseph’s in the District Swimming sports in Euroa. Liam competed in freestyle and backstroke, Jackson competed in freestyle and Sebastian came second in backstroke, therefore qualifying for Division Swimming sports. We congratulate all our competitors on trying their best and representing the school so beautifully.

Swimming carnivals

We had a wonderful day at our recent House swimming carnival. We certainly achieved our goals of having fun, being active, enjoying each other’s company and competing with a positive spirit. The Nagambie pool was in the best condition I can ever remember – very clean, green grass and great lifeguards.

Congratulations to Goulburn House for taking out the shield. Congratulations to our ‘Age Group Champions’ Elke & Jack B (8/9 years), Poppy & Darby (10), Amelia & Henry (11) and Leyla & Tom (12).

It was lovely to see so many parents and grandparents there cheering the children on. Our relaxed family gathering afterwards was another nice opportunity to enjoy each other’s company. Our Nagambie PS team of 21 students also enjoyed a great day at Euroa pool at the Euroa District swimming carnival. Our team were great sports and highly competitive. In a first in my 15 years here, the whole team has qualified for The Ranges Division swimming carnival in Wangaratta Monday February 27th.