St Mary's War Memorial School West Wyalong eNewsletter

Welcome to Week 7. The term is moving along fast and we have achieved so much at St Mary’s in such a short time.

Today, the students have an Orange Muffti Day in recognition of Anti – Bullying. There have been discussions about what ‘Bullying’ is, what form it comes in, and how it affects us. All the students produced posters in their MJR groups today promoting Anti – Bullying. A big thank you to the parents who have gone to a lot of trouble to dress their children in orange and make orange treats for the canteen. This help heightens the awareness of such an important cause.

As a new member of the St Mary’s School Community, I have been moved by how friendly, welcoming and kind everyone has been. This was echoed from other members of our West Wyalong Community and beyond, who have formally praised the students for their manners and respect at events this week such as the AFL Clinic, and the opening of the Time Capsule at ‘Cooinda Park’ on Monday. Well done everyone!

Numeracy is a major focus in our Annual Improvement Plan for St Mary’s in 2019. This week we were privileged to have Mr Bruce Ferrington from Radford College, Canberra come and demonstrate Inquiry Maths across our school. His lessons were highly engaging and he showed us that maths can be fun and interesting to learn. The teachers also met with Mr Ferrington to get ideas of how to teach Inquiry Maths and what resources could be useful. Thank you Mr Ferrington for sharing your expertise with us and being part of our Numeracy journey here at St Mary’s.

Enjoy your weekend, stay safe and see you all in Week 8!

Kind regards,

Mrs Scott

Assistant Principal

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

Archer Crawford	Abigail Sturgess
Abbie Blampied	Samuella Tachie-Menson
Oliver Atfield	Tommy Anderson
Jackson Downey	Leo Rees
Cruze Loudon	Liam Gaynor
Kayla Edwards

Congratulations to Logan Pettit - who after a some great play on Friday had a nerve-racking wait before he found out that he was chosen to represent the Canberra Goulburn team for Touch Football. He will trial at St Mary's in Penrith on 31 May to try to qualify for the MacKillop Team.

Well done to Logan Pettit, Sam Tulloch, Cruze Loudon and Flynn Bryant who travelled to Canberra on Tuesday to trial for the Canberra Goulburn Rugby League Team.

All our boys used their impressive skills to impress the selectors with Flynn and Logan being selected to trail for the MacKillop Team on 10 May.

Bad luck to Cruze Loudon, who was playing exceptionally well when he did a great tackle and broke his arm. We hope you recover quickly.

On Sunday 17^th March we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in honour of a well known Catholic, Irish Saint who used the three leaves of a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. Each leaf represented the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

An Irish Blessing

May God grant you always...

A sunbeam to warm you,

A moonbean to charm you,

A sheltering Angel so nothing can harm you,

Laughter to cheer you,

Faithful friends near you,

An wheneer you pray,

Heaven to hear you.

Thank you to Anna McCoullough, Sherie Loudon and Clare Parker who at late notice produced lovely orange treats for the canteen today in support of our Anti-Bullying Day.

Documentary for Parents - Year K to 6 - Please reply to host directly via the link in the article.
Possum Magic Excursion (link in this newsletter) - K, 1, 2 - Due Friday 12 April incl $14 to school office.
Cross Country Permission Note (link under sport in this newsletter) - Year K to 6 - Due Monday 25 March.
CPS Basketball Parent Meeting (link under sport in this newsletter) - Year 3 to 6 -Due Monday 25 March.
Family Project Compassion Boxes - Keep at home, donate and send back to school in Week 1, Term 2.

Date and Day	Teacher on Leave or PD	Class	Relief
Tuesday 19 March	Mrs Mangelsdorf Mrs Manchur	5/6 Faith 5/6 Hope	Mrs Taylor Mrs C O'Brien
Wednesday 20 March	Mrs Meincke Mrs Harland Mrs Nielsen	Kinder 1/2 Mercy 1/2 Joy	Mrs C O'Brien Mrs M O'Brien Mrs Daniher
Mr Nielsen is away at a training day on Thursday 21 March.

Date	Class	Focus
Wednesday 20 March @ 12.30pm	3/4 Peace	Peace
Wednesday 3 April @ 12.30pm	Kinder, Year 1, Year 2
Thursday 11 April @ 2.20pm	Whole School	Passion story, led by students.

Happy Birthday to

Will McDonell and Emily Rogers

who celebrate their birthdays this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Students in Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 willl travel to Wagga Civic Theatre on Thursday 2nd May to watch a performance of Possum Magic.

The bus will leave the front of the school at 9am sharp and return between 4:30pm and 5pm.

Students should wear school uniform and bring recess, fruit, lunch, water bottle and a hat.

This excursion will cost $14 per child and this should be sent into the school office before Friday 12 April. The cost of transport is covered by St Mary's School.

Please click on the following link to give permission for your child to attend.

Wagga Theatre Excursion

An invitiation is extended to parents by Lara Kirk from the Marriage, Family and Relationships Centre at the Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn to attend a screening of a documentary giving a clear-eyed examination of modern pornography and its effects on children, teens, parents and others. It demonstrates why children in particular, are susceptible to addiction.

Parents are asked to register to attend as catering will need to be arranged. The link to register is http://bit.ly/westwyalong.

Parents are encouraged to attend as the potential exposure of your children to adult themes is very real in today's internet and social media age.

Documentary for Parents

School Cross Country Event

Our school cross country will be held on Friday 5 April with a backup date of Friday 12 April.

All parents need to click on this link - Cross Country Permission Note - to give permission for your child/ren to attend.

Details of each event is below.

Name of Event	Cross Country Year 2 to Year 6
Venue	West Wyalong Showground
Students Involved	Please note: Year 2 students turning 7 this year are not eligible to compete and will therefore attend the infants cross country.
Time	Departure 9:00 am and Return 11.30am
Please bring	Students should bring a water bottle, a hat and recess.
Program for the morning	9.15 am Students walk the course. Race 1 8 & 9 yr boys 2000metres Race 2 8 & 9 yr girls 2000 metres Race 3 10 yr boys 2000 metres Race 4 10 yr girls 2000 metres Race 5 11 yr boys 3000 metres Race 6 11 yr girls 3000 metres Race 7 12 yr boys 3000 metres Race 8 12 yr girls 3000 metres
Clothing	Sport uniform – house colours permissible
Travel mode	The students will be transported to and from the Showground by bus.
Next Event	Western Region – Gundagai - Friday 3 May Archdiocesan Cross Country – Stromlo – Monday 27 May

Name of Event	Infants Cross Country
Venue	Perseverance Street Oval
Students Involved	Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students not turning 8 this year
Time	Departure 11:30am and Return 1pm
Please bring	Children will be asked to bring a water bottle and a hat.
Clothing	Sport uniform – house colours may be worn
Staff Attending	Mrs Meincke, Mrs Nielsen and Ms Parker Parents and friends are invited to attend.
Travel mode	The students will walk to and from Perseverance Street Oval.

CPS Basketball

In 2019 the school will form a CPS Basketball Committee which will be made up of the school principal, school sports co-ordinator and parent volunteers.

This will be convened before expressions of interest are sent out for the children to participate. The committee will discuss the organisation of coaches and managers and the selection of teams as stated in the CPS Policy. The first meeting will be on Tuesday 26 March at 1:45 pm. If you want to be on the committee but can't make this time please contact the school office.

The involvement of parents volunteers is vital for this event.

If you would like to be on the CPS Basketball Committee please complete the form at the link below.

Nominate for the CPS Basketball Committee

Annual General Meeting Wrap-Up

The P & F held their AGM last night.

A new committe has been elected as follows:

President: Renee Pettit

Vice President: La'shey Cattle

Secretary: Mickayla Sams

Treasurer: Jodie McDonell

Board Representative: TBA

The P & F encourage all parents to come to the meetings and become involved with a vibrant committee that raises money to help our school and our students.

Next Meeting: 2nd May at 7pm in the school library

Canteen Volunteers

Week 11, Term 1

This term has 11 weeks and we only had 10 weeks on the canteen roster.

We would like volunteers for the canteen for all three days of Week 11 - the 8th, 10th and 12th of April. Please contact the office or advise Robyn via the P & F Facebook page.

Term 2

The Term 2 roster is being prepared now. If you are unable to volunteer in the canteen next term, or your would like to be added, please let Robyn know via Facebook or call the school office by Friday 29 March.

Canteen Roster

Monday 18 March	Wednesday 20 March	Friday 22 March
Lauren McDonell Baking: Lauren McDonell	Catherine Koop & Leah Blampied Baking: Leah Blampied	Mia Kelly & Chloe Pettit Baking: Mia Pettit
Monday 25 March	Wednesday 27 March	Friday 29 March
Natasha Stephens Baking: Tracey McCubben	Helen Rees Baking: Helen Rees	Anna McCoullough & Melissa Westaway Baking: Anna McCoullough

Mar
20
Wed

20 Mar 2019

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Event Info

Mar
20
Wed

20 Mar 2019

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Location: St Mary's Church

Mass Focus is PEACE.

Parents and Carers are most welcome to attend.

Event Info

Mar
20
Wed

20 Mar 2019

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Location: St Mary's Church

School Event Year 3 Year 4

Pictures around the school this week are:

Our Year 5/6 students attending the opening of the Bland Shire time capsule on Monday.
Our weekly award winners.
Our students at the AFL Skills Day.
Our students with Mr Ferrington who taught Maths inquiry learning.
Our students in their orange mufti in support of anti-bullying day.