Dear Parents and Carers,

What a start to Term 4 we’ve had. We are very excited for what lies ahead. Our teachers are busily preparing for the end of year play ‘Blue Ribbon Belle’ which I’m sure will be its usual quality production. Last week our Year 3 to Year 6 students combined with students from Wyalong Public for our first basketball gala day. Many thanks to Mr Arms, Mrs Turner and Mrs Iverach for accompanying them. It was great to see the students from St Mary’s and Wyalong playing so well together. This week will start with a pupil free day followed by a parent session demonstrating the High Impact Teaching Practices used by staff at St Mary’s. If you were unable to attend and would like more information about CATALYST and our approach please contact the front office. These practises have already yielded excellent results across the school as our students have been completing several PAT (progressive achievement test) tests. Early results have shown a dramatic improvement and are a testament to the hard work of our students and teachers.

MODUPLAY will begin constructing our new playground this week which will be an amazing asset to our school. Construction was to begin last week but was postponed a week. Below is what our new equipment will look like. Thanks again to everyone who raised money in our Colour Run last year and to our community council for its generous donation toward our project.

Have a great week everyone and remember my door is always open!!

Regards

Damian Collins

Assistant Principal