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- A Message from our Acting Principal
- St Mary's Prays
- Class Mass Times Term 2, 2024
- Sacrament of Confirmation Program 2024
- Online Safety For Kids
- Census Collection 2024
- Winter School Uniform 2024
- Happy Birthday
- Around the school this week
- IMPORTANT DATES IN THE COMING WEEKS
- Staff Changes Week 10 - Term 2
- Kindergarten 100 Days of School
- Student Reports & Parent Teacher Interviews
- School Photo Day 2024
- ICAS Assessments 2024
- Kinder Enrolment 2025
- Canteen News
- Live Life Well at School
- Community Notices
A Message from our Acting Principal
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome to Week 10. What a whirlwind term. We have so much to celebrate at St Mary’s. On Wednesday we welcomed Catholic Education Performance Improvement Leader Philippa Brearley to St Mary’s. She was very impressed with the school’s facilities and was extremely complimentary about how welcome she felt at St Mary’s from both staff and students.
Thursday was another fabulous day where we again showed off the beautiful surrounds and facilities St Mary’s has to offer. The 2025 kinder parents took part in a tour of the school and engaged in an information session led by the school leadership team. Thank you to all who were involved. The kinder parents for 2025 were very impressed with what St Mary’s has to offer their child.
The end of term marks a sad day for the school, as the Hart family made the difficult decision to move on. We will miss both Nixon (2 Mercy) and Harper (1 Joy) and wish them well in the future and thank them for their contribution to the life at St Mary’s. While we say farewell to one family, we welcome another. Last week Aris KC began his educational journey with us in 3 Peace. We trust he will enjoy his time with us.
On Thursday, our last day of school, students will be permitted to wear casual clothes. All students will join together for MJR/BCR groups after lunch and will be involved in team building and cooperative learning activities led by their BCR/MJR teacher.
Students will finish on Thursday while teachers engage in professional development on Friday. The staff will reflect on school wide processes, procedures and routines whilst preparing their class for the upcoming term.
Term 3 will see the implementation of our NIEP program (Numeracy Intervention Extension Program). This will be implemented by our Learning Support Team and will provide an opportunity for select students to engage in numeracy development or extension. The students who will engage in this program will be selected from results attained in Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT), NAPLAN tests, Mastery Tests and teacher recommendations.
On Friday, students’ reports became available via compass. If you cannot access these or are having trouble, please contact the front office. Parents were also given the opportunity to book time to meet with teachers to discuss their child’s report. If you have not taken up this opportunity, please do so. If you have any difficulty in booking a conference time, please contact the front office at your earliest convenience.
Next term will begin for students on Tuesday the 23rd of July. The staff will be involved in a Spirituality Formation day led by Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn. This important spiritual experience to be held at the chapel at Bolo on Monday the 22nd, will include staff from St Joseph’s, Grenfell and St Francis Xavier, Lake Cargelligo.
This week’s newsletter will feature our awesome staff!!
Remember my door is always open.
Acting Principal
Damian Collins
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A PRAYER FOR THE END OF TERM
Loving Father, as we come to the end of another term we turn to you in confidence and place any difficult relationships into the healing hands of Jesus, your Son.
Enable us to leave behind any pain of the past and any regrets or bitterness, entrusting the past to your mercy, the present to your love, and the future to your providence.
Help us appreciate more, the need to keep a good balance in our lives.
May the holiday be for us a time of rest and recreation to help restore us and re-create us in your image and likeness, as we enjoy more of the love and presence of our families, on whom we ask your blessing.
Amen.
BCR: Building Community and Resilience
On Thursday, 4th July, the last day of Term 2, students will be participating in BCR cooperative games for the afternoon session from 2:00 - 3:00pm. The BCR groups will compete against each other to complete tasks that do not necessarily require athletic skills but will require cooperation and communication skills. Students are able to wear casual clothes on this final day of school.
Spirituality Day - Monday 22nd July 2024
The first day of Term 3 is a pupil free day as the staff will be participating in their annual Spirituality Day which is being held at Bolo Chapel. The St Mary’s staff will join with St Francis Xavier, Lake Cargelligo and St Joseph’s, Grenfell school teachers for the day.
Term 2, 2024 Class and Whole School Mass Timetable
Thank you to those parents and friends who have been able to support our students' class masses this term. We have celebrated kindness, gratitude and individual strengths in our celebrations this term and look forward to continuing to celebrate masses with our community in Term Three. A special thanks to Fr Dominic who has led these masses each week, to our teachers for their organisation and to our students who have participated in each Mass with respect and reverence.
Sacrament of Confirmation Program 2024
Confirmation 2024
If you have a child in Years 5/6 participating in the Sacrament of Confirmation this year the following dates are important to your calendar:
Confirmation Enrolment and Parent Information Evening |
Thursday 25th July @ 5:30pm |
St Mary's Church |
Commitment Mass |
Sunday 4th August 9:30am |
St Mary's Church |
Retreat Day |
Thursday 8th August 9am - 3:20pm |
St Mary's School |
Confirmation Mass |
Sunday 11th August 9:30am |
St Mary's Church |
Below is the letter from the Australian Government Department of Education that was also sent in an email this morning.
Zahli Cattle, Jack Connellan, Piper Hoye, John Patton and Charlie Hague
who celebrate their birthday during this week and during the school holidays.
We hope you enjoy your special day.
Olivia Brose | Lila Speedy | Jack Connellan |
Zoey Smith | Isabelle McDonell | Ida Wood |
Owen Browne | Nixon Hart | Seth Coburn |
John Patton | Reuben Ridley | Ivy Wilson |
Rose Player | Lilly Robertson | Abbie Blampied |
Riley Greenwood | Adalia Chantrill |
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IMPORTANT DATES IN THE COMING WEEKS
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 |
Thursday 4th July |
At School | |
Thursday 4th July |
At School | |
Friday 5th July |
Staff Development Day
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Monday 22nd July |
Staff Spirituality Day
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Bolo Chapel - Lake Cargelligo |
Tuesday 23rd July |
At School | |
Monday 29th July |
ICAS Registrations CLOSE
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Monday 5th August - Friday 9th August |
ICAS - Writing & Digital Technologies
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At School |
Thursday 8th August |
Wagga Civic Theatre | |
Monday 12th August - Friday 16th August |
ICAS - English
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At School |
Thursday 15th August |
At School | |
Monday 19th August - Friday 23rd August |
ICAS - Science & Spelling
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At School |
Monday 26th August - Friday 30th |
ICAS - Maths
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At School |
Kindergarten 100 Days of School
Congratulations to Kinder Kind, who will be celebrating 100 days of school on Thursday 4th of July.
Mrs Iverach has lots of fun activities planned for the day.
Student Reports & Parent Teacher Interviews
Reports are available on Compass.
- Winter uniform to be worn
- Hair is to be tied up and neat & tidy
- Socks - Boys grey and Girls navy
- Ties with top button done up
- Jumpers to be worn
- Girls in navy pants or school skirts and boys in grey pants
- No jewellery other than small studs or sleepers
- Envelopes will be available at the front office when they arrive for those who do not wish to order online.
St Mary's War Memorial School
School Photography Date: 15th August 2024
School photography day is coming up soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link above.
Important Information:
- School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school.
- Don’t forget to order your sibling photos now - when you order your single photos.
- Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day
- Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken
- Past years’ photographs are available at school’s advancedlife & your advancedyou photo sites (follow the link above)
*Sibling photographs must be ordered either online, prior to the day of photography. A photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school.
advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to St Mary's War Memorial School for placing your trust in us. Please remember we offer a 100% money back guarantee on our products to ensure your peace of mind. We would also love to receive your feedback or resolve any issues you may experience as fast as possible, to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your advancedlife experience please contact us at enquiries@advancedlife.com.au.
REGISTRATIONS
CLOSING Monday 29th July 2024
This year the UNSW ICAS assessments are online and will be held in August.
Participation in these assessments is at parents discretion. There is no obiligation for your children to sit these assessments as they are not used in the schools reporting.
The ICAS assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. Your child will be presented with high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revision. Every student will receive a printed certificate and an online result report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.
All registrations and payment for 2024 are to be done online
To register and pay for your child please click on the following link and note that the special code for St Mary's is VNS280.
https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
Cost for EACH assessment is $19.25, except Writing which is $23.65
The sitting windows for the ICAS tests are listed below, however the school will finalise the actual date of the tests in the coming weeks:
Writing - Monday 5th - Friday 9th August
Digital Technologies - Monday 5th - Friday 9th August
English - Monday 12th - Friday 16th August
Science - Monday 19th - Friday 23rd August
Spelling Bee - Monday 19th - Friday 23rd August
Mathematics - Monday 26th - Friday 30th August
We are welcoming new enrolments for the 2025 school year.
Please enrol online before the 2nd 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.
Canteen Roster