Our thoughts are with the Hanlon and Heffer families as we pray for Josh Hanlon while he recovers from a very serious illness.

May the God of the misty dawn waken you,

May the God of the rising sun stir you up,

May the God of morning sky send you on your way,

May the God of noon-day stillness renew your strength,

May the God of afternoon bring you home,

May the God of sunset delight your eye,

May the God of twilight calm your nerves,

And may the God of dusk bring you peace,

And may God bless you,

The rising and setting sun,

The Alpha and the Omega,

The Beginning and the End,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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

Happy Birthday to

Hannah McDonell, Liam Gaynor, Chelsea Nielsen, Larna Pilon and Woody Ambrose.

who celebrate their birthdays next week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

To the families who attended our Kinder Information Session and tour of the school on Wednesday.

To Sonny Tierney and his family who are joining the St Mary's community.  Sonny will be in our Year 6 class on Monday.

We are calling for tenders from any interested parties to create a Rosary Garden like the one pictured for our school playground.  Please call Robyn to discuss the details.

This includes volunteer drivers, helping in canteen, assisting in the classroom or helping at sports events.

The WWCC is free for volunteers and is valid for 5 years.

We would advise all parents who help at the school in any capacity to apply for a WWCC and supply their clearance number and date of birth to the school office.  We do not need to see any paperwork.  For Mrs Akehurst to verify your WWCC number she will also need to know your date of birth.

This term for the first time we are going to use an on-line booking system for Parent Teacher Interviews.

The system is called SessionKeeper and we will include a link in next weeks newsletter for parents to book their own sessions.  It is a simple system that does not require a password and it is easy to choose the correct class and a time.

The bookings will be:

• Kinder on Tuesday 3 July 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
• Year 1 on Tuesday 3 July 3.30pm to 5.30pm and all day Wednesday 4 July.
• Year 2 on Tuesday 3 July & Wednesday 4 July 3.30pm to 6.00pm.
• Year 3 & 5 on Tuesday 3 July & Wednesday 4 July 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
• Year 4 on Tuesday 3 July 1.30 to 5.30pm and Wednesday 4 July 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
• Year 6 on Wednesday 4 July & Thursday 5 July between 3.30pm and 5.30pm.

• 78 Storey Treehouse Performance - Year 3 to 6 - Due Monday 2 July

Mrs Emma McRae our counsellor will be visiting our school next week on Tuesday 19th of June.

 If you would like to make a confidential appointment for your child please contact the office.

Pictured are Kelsie Glasgow, Keelan Glasgow and Claudia Murdoch at the CPS Cross Country in Sydney today.  The all had great runs and finished in very respectable times.

Last Friday our students came dressed in their best pirate clothes to raise money for Childrens Cancer.

Thank you to the children, parents and teachers who donated their gold bullion to the cause and the school raised $192.

Report of Hand, Foot and Mouth

An isolated case of hand, foot and mouth disease has been reported to the school.  Please click on this link to read more information about this disease and the treatment and isolation protocol.

After seeing what is available to enhance learning through technology he was pleased that the school was heading in the right direction.

Here are a couple of amazing pictures of technology in education.

Bland Shire Council has partnered with Australia’s leading Cyber Safety expert Susan McLean to deliver a Cyber Safety Session for parents and carers.

This will be held on Thursday 21 June at 6.30pm at the West Wyalong Bowling Club.

This not to be missed session will cover a range of online safety topics and will equip attendees with the skills required to understand what kids are doing online and how to monitor children’s online behaviour.  Topics covered include:

• Snapchat, Facebook and social media. What is Kik, ly, Instagram and Yubo?
• Cyberbullying
• Online grooming
• Sexting
• Internet and gaming addiction and/or excessive use

A Q&A Session will follow.

Little Wattle Preschool & Child Care Centre

50 Park Street, West Wyalong

Offering Before and Afterschool care, opening at 7am and closing at 6pm

Children from St Mary’s are able to access this service.

For more information please contact the centre on 02 69721044.

Free Dyslexia Seminar

A Dyslexia seminar run by Dyslexia NSW will be held in West Wyalong.

Details:

Thursday June 21

7.00pm to 8.30pm

West Wyalong S&C Club

Our Guest Speaker HAS DYSLEXIA HIMSELF and you will gain a first hand perspective on how dyslexia affects classroom ability.  We complement what happens at school by giving advise to parents of children struggling with what they should be doing at home in conjunction with school remediation.

To register visit this link: http://dyslexia.com.au/register/