St Mary's War Memorial School West Wyalong eNewsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to Week 5. It is hard to believe we’re almost halfway through the term. The much-anticipated warmer weather will be upon us soon!!

Yesterday, we were excited to welcome a new student to St Mary’s. Bobby Davidson has joined our Year 2 class, and we are very happy to have Bobby and his family as part of our school community. We hope Bobby enjoys his time at our school and we wish him all the best as he settles in.

Last Wednesday we celebrated the feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Mass was a lovely celebration, and we thank Father Hilary for leading us in this important feast. A massive congratulations must go to all our students for their engagement in the Mass and particularly their beautiful singing.

Another reminder about parking in front of the school on England Street. This is a no stopping zone between 8am and 4pm. I appreciate there is a lack of parking due to the work being conducted on court street and it is a quiet street, however, it is against the law. Your co-operation and understanding is appreciated.

Last week you were informed that we have decided to separate the end of year awards and our end of year whole school performance. The end of year awards will be held at the Services and Citizens Club at 1pm on Thursday the 4^th of December (Week 8).

Principal

Damian Collins

This week at St Mary’s our focus value will be Justice: Justice means understanding the difference between right and wrong, as well as giving fair punishment for wrong actions. It means being reasonable, making sure that people are treated equally and don’t get away with doing bad things. Throughout his life, Jesus taught justice. He fed the hungry, defended the oppressed, loved the outcast, the despised, the rejected and sinners.

A Prayer for Justice

Term 3 Class Mass

Date

Class

Week 5

Wednesday 20th August

Year 1 & Year 5 Class Mass @ 12pm

Parents and friends are more than welcome.

Week 4 Award Winners

Jemima Hutchins	Jonty McDonell	Bailey Walsh
Molly Green	Bowie Loudon	Anderson Blampied
Skylar Shumba	Clancy Blampied	Lola Glasgow
Nikolai Eza'awe	Cailah Semi	Ted Glasgow

Happy Birthday to

Sierra Musa, Lucy Weir & Ridley Hutchins

who celebrate their birthdays during this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Canberra Goulburn Athletics Championships

Good luck to Nikolai, Indi, Meila, Isabelle, Will, Billy and Ricky who will be competing at the CG Athletics Championships on Thursday the 21st August. We can't wait to hear how everyone goes!

Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese Trials

If your Year 5/6 child has the ability to compete at a representative level in the following sports - Basketball, Cricket, Netball, Football (Soccer), Softball, Touch Football and Rugby Union - you are able to nominate them for the Archdiocesan trials.

Please note that the Archdicocesan representative sport trials are highly competitve and there is an expectation that children nominating for these trials have extensive experience in the sport and currently compete at a high level.

If you would like to nominate your child to trial for a sport please go to https://csnsw.sport

School and Western Region Level

If your child is attending a Gala Day organised by the school or representing our school at Western Region (Swimming, Cross Country or Athletics) an attendence note is NOT required.

Canberra Goulburn and MacKillop Trials and Championships

If your child is attending any other sporting event - Canberra Goulburn Sports Trials, MacKillop Sports Trials, Canberra Goulburn Championships (Swimming, Cross Country or Athletics) or MacKillop Championships (Swimming, Cross Country or Athletics) - an attendance note IS required.

Basketball NSW Regional Primary Schools Tournament 2025

The BNSW Regional Primary Schools Tournament is coming back to the Riverina in 2025 on Tuesday the 28th & Wednesday the 29th of October!!!

A Compass event has gone out for Expressions of Interest to Year 5 and 6 students who would like to play. This is not a complusory event. Basketball experience is preferred. All information is in the Compass event and more will be sent out once we have teams. Parent transport is a must as the tourament runs over 2 days. Boys play on the Tuesday and girls on the Wednesday. Mr Collins will be attending both days.

Week 5

Date and Day	Teacher on Leave or PD	Class	Relief
Friday 22nd August	Mrs Harland	n/a	n/a

The following events are in the calendar in the next few weeks.

The Compass Calendar is updated to show Mass times, sporting events, important events.

Day	Event	Location
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August	ICAS - Science & Spelling Bee	St School
Wednesday 20th August	Year 1 & Year 5 Class Mass @ 12pm All Welcome	St Mary's Church
Thursday 21st August	Canberra Goulburn Athletics	AIS, Canberra
Monday 25th - Friday 29th August	ICAS - Mathematics	At School
Wednesday 3rd September	West Wyalong Show Day
Sunday 7th September	Father's Day
Friday 12th September	Todd Woodbridge Cup - Stage 2	West Wyalong Tennis Courts
Tuesday 23rd September	St Anne's Catholic College Showcase - 10:30am	Temora Town Hall
Thursday 25th September	Last day of Term 3	At School
Friday 26th September	Staff Development Day

Reports available on Compass @ 3:30pm	TBC
Speech Day	Thursday 4th December @ 1pm
School Play	Thursday 11th December
Year 6 Graduation Dinner	TBC
Year 6 Graduation Mass	TBC
Final Day of School	Thursday 18th December

Bellarwi Country Women's Association Education Grants

Bellarwi CWA are calling for applications for the Phillip Group Education Grants 2025-2026.

These are for students going into Years 3 to 12 or in their first year of Tertiary/TAFE education. These grants are to assist families with the financial responsibilities associated with education.

Application forms are available from the school office, please contact the office on (02) 69723 003 or email office.smwms@cg.catholic.edu.au if you would like a form sent home.

The forms must be returned to the school by Wednesday 27th of August.

We are welcoming new enrolments for the 2026 school year.

Please enrol online before the 31st of August, however late enrolments are always accepted, at our website with the link below - https://smwms.nsw.edu.au/enrolment

If you require further information please call the school office.

The West Wyalong Show Day is a half day public holiday in our town. In lieu of the St Mary's Twilight Swimming Carnival, CE Canberra Goulburn have granted approval for our school to close for the morning of show day.

This means children and staff will not come to school on show day and gives everyone an opportunity to enjoy a full day at the show. Bus companies have been informed of this change.

We understand that time is short for many but unfortunately the canteen cannot run without the help of volunteers and we all know how much the students love a lunch order!

If you can spare a few hours just one day a term that would help so much.

Our amazing canteen manager Casey has made a step by step guide to help volunteers in the canteen and is always available for help or questions.

Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, brother, sisters, family friends are all welcome to volunteer. The only thing you need is a Working With Childrens check.

We would also love anyone that can volunteer to bake on canteen days. The baking doesn't have to be Masterchef worthy, just something yummy for the students.