St Mary's War Memorial School West Wyalong eNewsletter

St Mary's prays for Thea and Brett Whittaker, Allirah and Matt Stewart and Hayden and Carla Whittaker and children Maive, Hendrix and Bronte on the passing of their mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs Irene (Chick) Carkeek.

Please keep the families in your prayers.

This week we concentrate on the virtue of Joyfulness.

Joyfulness isn’t just feeling happy because something good has happened. It is a conscious decision to have a positive outlook in life, to find enjoyment in small things and to bring that joy to everyone around us. Sad or upsetting things are inevitably part of life, but joyfulness is possible even during your greatest challenges if you have a positive way of seeing things.

Joyfulness is found throughout the bible and is also reflected in Jesus' words in John 15:11 where he states, "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." By putting our faith fully in Jesus, we can find this joy and radiate it not only to others but for ourselves and bring inner contentment.

So, rather than practicing joy, we practice training our mind to notice joy. It does not matter how brief these moments are, if we focus on the positive, it will grow.

Not every day is a good day, but there is something good in every day.

We are welcoming new enrolments for the 2024 school year.

Please enrol online before the 4th 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.

Wednesday 7 June @ midday	Kinder, Year 5/6 class Mass
Wednesday 14 June @ midday	Year 3/4 class Mass

The recipients of our Whatever You Do, Do Well awards this week:

Frederik Bell	Max Brose	Jack Connellan
Montana Crouch	Mae Dean	Meila Fair
Piper Hoye	Cooper Miles	Marcus Murrells
Adaline Stephens	Abigail Sturgess	Elizabeth Sturgess
	Marlee Wendt

Our assembly will be held in the school hall on Friday afternoon at 1:55pm. Parents and carers are welcome to attend.

Please note that if you receive a text on Thursday regarding an award and your child is not at school on Friday, the award will be presented at the next assembly your child attends. No further texts will be sent.

Happy Birthday to

Ruby Whyatt, Clancy Blamplied and Hunter Ferguson

who celebrate their birthdays during this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Our school athletics carnival for Kinder to Year 6 will be held on Friday the 9th of June.

Date	Friday the 9th of June
Venue	McAlister Oval, Park Street, West Wyalong
Time	9.10am
Transport	Students in Year 2 to Year have indicated how they will be getting to and from McAlister Oval. Staff will be present at the public school bus stop for children alighting there. Students in Kinder and Year 1 will leave the school at 11.30 and walk to the oval. Once finished they will return to school before the school bell. These students may also leave the oval with their parents once they advise their teacher.
Please bring	Food and drink as required. The Community Council will be operating a canteen and ordering is open.
Clothing	Sport uniform with a house coloured T-shirt allowed
Staff Attending	All class teachers
Link to Program	Athletics Program Athletics Program 35.85 KB

Please complete the COMPASS event form for your children.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL - CANTEEN VOLUTEERS

We still require volunteers to help with the Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 6 June for the following:

Make meat & salad rolls – (to be made the morning of at the oval in the canteen before 10:30)

BBQ cooking and making of Bacon & egg rolls (1hr shifts starting from 8am – 10am)

Canteen (1hr shifts starting from 9am – 2pm)

Please comment on the Facebook post or contact Bridget on 0404 633 688 to volunteer or if you can no longer fulfill where you have been rostered on.

CARNIVAL MENU AND INFORMATION

There will be an option to pre order some lunch, drink & snack items through the Qrk! App as well as the option to purchase on the day with cash or Eftpos limited hot and cold food options as well as drinks and snacks. The BBQ will be going from 8am – 11am with egg and bacon rolls so that everyone setting up won’t go hungry!

All pre order lunches will be available for collection anytime after 11am on the day – please let your child know to come and get it when they have a break in their field events.

Qrk! Will now close for pre orders Thursday 8 June at 11pm.

Our school counsellor, Mrs Emma McRae, has asked this information on the Cool Kids program be included in our newsletter for interested parents.

Catholic Care Canberra & Goulburn will be offering places in the Cool Kids Anxiety Program that will run during Term 3 and Term 4. This is only available to students enrolled in regional Catholic Education schools and their parents. Applications are welcomed for students from years 3-4 and 5-6. The program will be run after school hours with the child and parent logging in from home, or another private and quiet location. One parent is required at each session, two are welcome.

If you would like to take advantage of this wonderful program please find the details and a form below.

Cool Kids Anxiety Program

Cool Kids Anxiety Program 175.97 KB

A reminder that winter uniforms and ties need to be worn from Thursday the 1st of June.

Students also need to move from shorts/skorts to long pants or tartan skirts and tights. Hats are worn all year round.

Ties and skirts are available from the school office for the price of $16 and $40.

Please ensure all items are marked with students names.

Date and Day	Teacher on Leave or PD	Class	Relief
Mrs Tulloch is on LSL for the rest of term and Mrs Daniher will teach the library classes.

The school has COVID tests with expiry dates of 8th August and 29th September to distribute to any families that would use them.

Please come into the school office and collect the test kits as required.

Mrs Emma McRae our counsellor will be visiting our school every Monday this term.

For a new referral please complete the School Referral Form.

For students already seeing Emma she schedules sessions as necessary. If you would like Emma to see your child on a particular day please contact the office.

Fee statements for Term 2 have been emailed.

It is preferred that payments are made using the BPAY information on your statement. You can also come into the office to pay cash or use EFTPOS. If possible please do not pay via Compass as this attracts extra fees.

Those who have set up their own BPAY periodic payments are asked to also check their statement and alter or suspend your payments as required. Please contact the office if you need help working out payment amounts.

School fee payment records are strictly confidential and access is restricted to office staff and the school principal. Please contact Mr Nielsen if you wish to discuss this matter or any other issue.

St Mary's community surveys opened on the 22nd of May and will close on Friday the 9th of June. We are inviting students (Year 4-6), teachers and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.

PARENT SURVEY

We would like to invite you as parents/carers to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey. As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community we would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at St Mary’s War Memorial School.

The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You are able to access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device by using the URL below:

St Mary's School Survey Link 2023

STUDENT SURVEY

During the next three weeks, students in years 4, 5 and 6 will be given the opportunity and time to participate in this survey during regular school hours.

Students’ names cannot be linked to their responses which allows it to be completely anonymous. Results will show all student scores combined together – it is not possible to single out individual students in the results.

The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. The survey measures include such topics as emotional and social well-being, physical health, and behaviours and attitudes linked to student success. The survey also allows students to give their thoughts and feedback in open-ended question responses.

Participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. Your child will not take part if either you or your child do not wish to.

If you do not want your child to take part in the survey, please contact the office.

If you would like more information, please contact Mr Nielsen.

Birthday Bucket Reminder

Birthday Buckets can be ordered on Qkr! until 10pm the day before the bucket is required. This ensures that enough stock is available to fulfill the birthday bucket.

Moosies, Dixie Cups, Zooper Doopers and TnTs are currently what is on offer for Birthday Buckets.

Canteen Roster

Monday 12 June	Friday 16 June
CLOSED - PUBLIC HOLIDAY	Allirah Stewart & Emily Watts Baking: Both
Monday 19 June	Friday 23 June
Sarah Bales Baking: Sarah Bales	Stacey Smith & Tracey Robertson Baking: Both
Monday 26 June	Friday 30 June
Marhney Hart Baking: Marhney Hart	Anna Bell & Anna McCoullough Baking: Both

Award Winners

Our award winners this week.

National Sorry Week

Our Year 3 to 6 students attended the Bland Shire Sorry Day celebrations at Barnardo Park on Friday the 26th of May. Our students, under the fabulous guidance of Mrs Harland performed two songs. It was good for our students to participate in this event and learn about the importance of National Reconciliation Day.

Our Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 students went to the TAFE on Monday the 29th of May and listened to Taylor Hampton read his story "Our Mob". This was followed by boomerang throwing at McAlister Oval.

It was wonderful to see our younger students have a fabulous time while learning about our indigenous culture.

Mortimer Shield Year 5/6

Our Year 5/6 boys and girls competed at the Mortimer Shield League and League Tag Gala Day last Wedneday in Young.

We fielded three teams, one boys tackle team and two girls League Tag teams. The structure of the competition changed into a development carnival in 2023. Our three teams combined played 13 games in all and the students developed their skills throughout the day and displayed great sportsmanship.

Thank you to Karl Tulloch, Will Dean and Jodie McDonell who coached the teams on the day. A special thank you to Jodie who also came to school and helped the students prepare for the event. St Mary's really appreciate their willingness to share imporant skills and knowledge with our students.

Well done to everyone involved.

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.

The SZAPP calendar is no longer updated, please do not refer to this calendar for important dates.

Day	Event	Location
Monday 5 June	School Counsellor Visit	At School
Wednesday 7 June	Class Mass Kinder and Year 5/6	St Mary's Church
Friday 8 June	School Athletics Carnival	McAllister Oval
Monday 12 June	Kings Birthday Holiday
Tuesday 13 June	MacKillop Cross Country Trials (for athletes who qualify)	Horsley Park
Wednesday 14 June	Class Mass Year 3 and 4	St Mary's Church
Friday 16 June	Western Region Athletics	Tumut
Monday 19 June	School Counsellor Visit	At School
Tuesday 20 June	PSSA NSW Rugby League (for athletes who qualify) - 3 days to Thursday 22nd June	Wagga Wagga
Wednesday 21 June	Lake Cowal Excursion for Kinder to Year 2	Lake Cowal
Sunday 25 and Monday 26 June	MacKillop Rugby Trials (for athletes that qualify)	Forbes
Monday 26 June	School Counsellor Visit	At School
Monday 26 June	St Mary's Kinder 2024 Information Session and Tour @ 9.30am	At School
Friday 30 June	Last Day of Term 2