Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to Week 10.

Well done to all those involved in Speech Night on Thursday, as we celebrated and acknowledged the hard work and commitment of a number of our students. Congratulations to the award winners!

We were dazzled by the performances of all students in their presentation of ‘Blue Ribbon Belle’. Thank you to the staff for the time and effort that they put into the play. In particular thank you and well done to Nickey Harland. The expertise, energy and passion that she puts into the annual production is extremely valued by our school community.

Thank you to our small but enthusiastic choir who sang beautifully at the Carols by Candlelight last night. Mrs Harland was very proud of you all.

Semester Two Reports will be available via Compass at 3:30pm today. Please contact your child’s teacher if you wish to discuss your child’s report. I thank the staff for their professional approach in writing these important documents. They have succinctly described each student in their class; their achievements and areas for future growth.

This Friday the last day of school, the Community Council will hold a disco to celebrate the year. The Community Council will also be selling meal deals, where students will be able to order a Hot Dog and Snap Stick for only $5. If you would like to take advantage of this meal deal, you will need to place an order by Wednesday. For more details follow the Community Council Facebook page.

On Friday, as well as farewelling our Year 6 students, we will also say goodbye and farewell to Year 2 student Poppi Barber. She will join her older brother Ashton at the public school. We wish Poppi we at her new school. Also, the Cuthbertson family will be leaving St Mary's and West Wyalong. They go with our thanks for their contributions to our community and with our prayers and best wishes for a happy future.

We are still finalising classes and teachers for 2024. The current staff have been very flexible and generous in increasing their hours to ensure we have quality teachers in every classroom. Class teachers will be announced on Compass by the end of this week. Thank you for your understanding.

As the year draws to a close, please note the following reminders.

· Lost property – we have a number of unnamed food containers. Please come along and have a look if you are missing anything.

· Candy Canes – the children are excitedly handing out Christmas cards and candy canes. It is a school directive that the candy canes are not eaten at school. If you could support us and remind your children of this, that would be appreciated.

· School Fees – if you have school fees in arrears it would be appreciated if you could pay them before the end of the school year. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please make an appointment to discuss options.

Please remember my door is always open.

Damian Collins

Assistant Principal