St Mary's War Memorial School West Wyalong eNewsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we enter the second week of remote learning I would like to again offer my thanks for the cooperation we are receiving in regards to the stay at home order.

St Mary's understands the balancing act that occurs between working at home and supporting children with remote learning and we will continue to develop activities with this in mind.

Engagement with remote learning had been encouraging. Please be reminded that for your child to be marked as present while working from home they need to engage in most of the days activities. If your child is sick or on leave please advise your child's teacher and also complete an absent note.

As it stands we are in this situation until Friday the 27th of August however I am expecting an update towards the end of the week and this will be communicated to our school community is early as possible.

God Bless

Phil Nielsen

Mary, Queen of Heaven

We celebrate the crowning of Mary as ‘Queen of Heaven’ – a woman of faith, humility and unfailing service.

We pray for Mary’s gentle guidance in our lives and we ask for her continued protection.

St Mary's Book Week dress up will be held on August the 24th. Come to the morning assembly dressed as the theme or your favourite book character.

This year the CBCA Book Week 2021 theme is, 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds'.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN YOUR BOOK WEEK CHARACTERS TOMORROW

Term 3, 2021 Class and Whole School Mass Timetable

Date	Class
Week 8 Thursday 02/09/21	Year 1 & 2 Class Mass @ 12pm
Week 8 Sunday 05/09/21	Eucharist Commitment Mass @ 11:00am
Week 9 Tuesday 07/09/21	Year 3 & 4 Eucharist Retreat Day and Mass @ 12pm
Week 9 Sunday 12/09/21	First Eucharist Mass @ 11:00am

St Mary’s Parish Sacramental Program, 2021

Unfortunately due to the extended Lockdown in regional NSW, the Sacrament of First Eucharist for Year 3/4 students has been postponed until Term 4.

Retreat Day possible dates - Tuesday 12th October or Tuesday 19th October

Sacrament possible dates - Sunday 17th October or Sunday 24th October at 11am

Below is an online Eucharist resource for you to share with your children in place of the Eucharist Information Session.

Any enquiries, please contact Fr Dominic or Mrs Louise Daniher (REC) at St Mary’s School, 02 69723003 or email: louise.daniher@cg.catholic.edu.au

Thank you

Lou Daniher

Eucahrist resource

Our school counsellor Mrs Emma McRae has sent the following information which may be helpful for parents and carers during this time.

From our School Counsellor

Happy Birthday to

Tennessee Williams, Charlotte Pursehouse and Grace Kellahan

who celebrate their birthday this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Bellarwi Country Women's Association Education Grants

Bellarwi CWA are calling for applications for the Phillip Group Education Grants 2022.

These are for students going into Years 3 to 12 or first year Tertiary/TAFE education and are intended to assist families with the financial responsibilities associated with educating their children.

Application forms are available from the school office, however due to current restrictions please call the school office and we will arrange a collection time. The forms must be returned to the school by Thursday 9th of September.

All parents should have received an email to explain how to download and login to Compass, our new Parent Portal.

Please take the time now to setup Compass on your phone or desktop as the school will slowly be moving to to this platform. If you do not have access to Compass you will miss important information in the future.

The following document explains the portal and what you can see and do.

Compass Parent Portal Information

Compass Parent Portal Information 2.26 MB

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THIS STAGE PARENTS SHOULD START USING THE ABSENCE NOTE FUNCTION. Parents can also view their child's absences, sick bay entries and school reports now. We will advise when more functions come available.