We are welcoming new enrolments for the 2022 school year.  We appreciate that this is a significant decision for parents and know that new families will need time to consider all available options.

Please enrol online at our website with the link below or call at the school office for a paper form.  https://smwms.nsw.edu.au/enrolment

If you require further information please ring and make an appointment.

Term 3, 2021 Class and Whole School Mass Timetable

The following students have been chosen to read at our Grandparents Mass on Thursday 29th of July at 12pm:

Welcome - Hannah McDonell

First Reading - Mrs Harland

Response - Amelia-Rose Blampied

Prayers of the Faithful - Alex Ridley, Chloe Morton, Alan McCoullough, Maci Coburn, Marley Loudon, Caitlin Parker.

Altar Servers - Bodhi Cattle and Hugo Harper

If your child is not available on this day please contact Mrs Daniher or the school office so a replacement can be arranged.

Please click on the following link to see the readings for each child.  You may wish to practice before the mass: Grandparents Mass Readers 2021

 

Due to current COVID-19 restrictions our school community cannot attend this mass however it will be BROADCAST ON ZOOM.  A link to access the broadcast will be sent by email to all parents and grandparents who are suscribed to our SZApp.

Please feel free to email the link to your family memebers if they are not subscribed.  

   

St Mary’s Parish Sacramental Program, 2021

The Sacrament of First Holy Communion for Year 3/4 students will be held this year and the following are important dates for your diary:

   

REGISTRATIONS 

NOW CLOSING FRIDAY 30TH OF JULY

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THERE ARE NO MANUAL ENTRIES THIS YEAR - PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE BEFORE FRIDAY.

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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 2021 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 KQQ310.

Cost for EACH assessment is $17.05, except Writing which is $21.45

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 & Digital Technologies - during the week Monday 9 August to Friday 13 August

English - during the week Monday 16 August to Friday 20 August

Science & Spelling Bee - during the week Monday 23 August to Friday 27 August

Mathematics - during the week Monday 30 August to Friday 3 September

Happy Birthday to

Ciara O'Meley, Lanie Sams, Harriet Bell, Sarah Pettit and Indi Loudon

who celebrate their birthdays this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Issue 5 of Scholastic Book Club will close on Friday the 30th of July.

It is best to use the LOOP order system but if you would like to pay by cash then the forms need to be sent to the office.

St Mary's are currently finalising bookings for the biannual Year 5/6 overnight excursion to Canberra.

The dates proposed are Term 4, Week 1 Wednesday 6th October to Friday 8th October, 2021. Most of the itinerary is finalised and we have secured cabin accommodation at the Alivio Tourist Park.  Costing has not been finalised but we were looking between $250 - $350 maximum. At the moment restrictions don't allow school excursions but we are hoping that by Term 4 this may be lifted and the students can still attend the excursion.

Please mark these dates on your calendar and hopefully the excursion will be on. We will keep you informed as we know more.

Assembly

Our award winners this week.

Crazy Hair Day

What a fun Friday we had today!

Students and staff came to school with Crazy Hair, Crazy Socks and Mufti clothes.

This was a P& F fundraiser for the Kids Cancer Project and we raised $204 for such an important cause.

A big thank you to everybody for your donations and entering into the spirit of the day!

The following events are in the calendar in the next week.

To see the school's full calender check out the SZApp or our website.