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- St Mary's Prays
- St Mary's Congratulates
- End of Year Events 2022
- Perpetual Trophies
- Remembrance Day in West Wyalong
- Kinder Orientation - Last Day this Friday
- School Intensive Swimming Program 2022
- Happy Birthday
- Staff Changes Week 5 - Term 4
- Canteen Manager Position
- Year 3/4 - Visit to Lake Cowal Conservation Centre
- Kinder Days Off 2023
- Colour Explosion Run Fundraising - Update
- P & F News
- West Wyalong High School Orientation 2022
- Around the school last week
- Live Life Well @ School
- IMPORTANT DATES IN THE COMING WEEKS
- School Counsellor Visit - Via Zoom
- Remembrance Day 2022
- Kinder Orientation - Full Day
- Lake Cowal Visit - Year 3/4
- Community Notices
Last Wednesday we commemorated All Souls Day which is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
| Indianna Bales | Abbie Blampied | Elka Cuthbertson |
| Meila Fair | Rose Hague | Ciara O'Meley |
| Reuben Ridley | Lanie Sams | Amity Speedy |
| Martina Uiva |
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Canberra Goulburn Cricket Trials
Last Friday Freddie Bell and Alan McCoullough left our Year 5/6 Canberra excursion early to try out for the Canberra Goulburn cricket team for 2023.
All reports indicate that both boys played very well against some well drilled and experienced players. Freddie and Alan enjoyed the contest and played with enthusiasm but unfortunately were not chosen to try out at the next level.
Well done boys.
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Year 5 School Captain Speeches and Voting @ 9.10am |
Tuesday 6 December St Mary's School Hall |
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Matinee Performance @ 11.30am |
Thursday 8 December West Wyalong S&C Club |
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Speech Night and Performance @ 6pm |
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Reports go home to parents |
Monday 12 December |
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Year 6 Graduation Dinner |
Wednesday 14 December West Wyalong Sports Club 6.00pm |
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Year 6 Graduation Mass |
Thursday 15 December St Mary's Church at midday |
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Final School Day |
Friday 16th of December |
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First Day of School for all students in 2023 This includes our new KINDER, who will then have the next four Wednesday's off. |
Wednesday 1st February |
This year Remembrance Day falls on Friday the 11th November.
Our Year 5/6 students will attend the ceremony at the S&C Club with Mrs Taylor, Mrs Cuthbertson and Mr Nielsen. A wreath will be laid on behalf of our school community.
It would be appreciated if the students are wearing their full summer uniform and are neat and tidy.
Friday 11 November - 8.55am to 3.20pm
Children should wear comfortable clothes and a hat. They will need a piece of fruit, recess, lunch and a drink bottle.
We look forward to our last orientation with our 2023 Kinder.
Planning is underway for St Mary’s Intensive Swimming Program. All students are encouraged to participate in this program. Swimming is very much a part of the Australian lifestyle and a high level of swimming ability and knowledge and skill in water safety is not only highly desirable but could be life saving.
The program will run over five days, from Monday the 21st of November to Friday the 25th of November. The program will be implemented by qualified instructors employed by the L&R Group from the Holland Park Swim Centre to meet the needs of the K - 6 PDHPE syllabus. Class teachers will attend to supervise.
The primary aim is to develop each child’s swimming ability. The program will offer the following skill levels:
| HARP SEALS |
This level is for beginners. Children who have little to no swimming ability and/or experiences. |
| LEOPARD SEALS |
This level is for children who can propel themselves through the water independently but have yet to develop correct freestyle swimming. |
| WEDDELL SEALS |
This level is for children who can swim independently for 15m-25m who need stroke development. |
| GREY SEALS |
This is our school squad level and is for swimmers who can swim 50m freestyle. Other strokes will be developed. |
The students will be placed in groups depending on their level of ability as advised by parents. Students will be assessed on the first day to make sure they are in the correct group.
Students not attending the program will be supervised at school and set appropriate literacy learning activities.
PLEASE LOGON TO COMPAS TO GIVE CONSENT AND PAY FOR OUR INTENSIVE SWIMMING PROGRAM.
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Happy Birthday toJagger Lange, Will Stokes, Alan McCoullough, Harrison Chantrill, Alex Crerar and Lilly Robertson
who celebrate their birthdays next week.
We hope you enjoy your special day.
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Teacher on Leave or PD |
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Relief |
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Mr Nielsen will be attending Siloam on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday this week. Mr Collins will be away this week attending a High Impact Teaching Practice immersion experience in Perth. He will be visiting schools who are currently implementing the program. Mrs Ramsay will be on leave Wednesday to Friday and Mrs Connellan will be in the office. |
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The canteen is an integral part of the school and is utilised by every family. We are keen to find an enthusiast parent or other commmunity member to volunteer for 3 hours per week organising our canteen ordering, volunteer instructions, roster, equipment maintenance and cleaning.
Lisa Sturgess has filled the role for the last two years, doing a wonderful job, however Lisa is now working fulltime elsewhere. We thank her for her time and organisation in keeping this critical school service running so well.
Details of the role are in the document below:
Canteen Manager Volunteer
- Ordering and organising stock,
- Organising volunteer roster,
- Revise the canteen menu as required and update QKR!,
- Ensure canteen equipment is in good order,
- Ensure canteen procedures are up to date and communicated,
- Coordinating termly clean of equipment and canteen.
For more information please contact the school.
If you are interested in volunteering for this position please contact the school office, more details can be provided at this time.
RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY 14TH OF NOVEMBER
The bus will leave the front of the school at 9am sharp and return to St Mary's by 3.00pm.
Students should wear farm or bush walking clothes ie. long pants, boots or sneakers, t-shirt/shirt and jumper and bring a packed recess, fruit, water bottle and a hat. Lunch of a sausage sizzle and popper is provided.
The cost of transport and lunch will be covered by St Mary's School.
Please logon to Compass to give consent for your child/ren to attend this event.
Our 2023 Kinder students will start school on Wednesday the 1st of February with all our other students. This is first day for students of all classes.
Parents of Kinder students are advised that our Kinder students will then have the next four Wednesdays off. Kinder students get very tired and this break will help them to remain keen and focused.
The Kinder days of for 2023 will be Wedneday the 8th, 15th and 22nd of February and the final rest day will be Wedneday the 1st of March.
Monday 21 November
A West Wyalong High School Orientation Day will be held for St Mary's students who are attending the high school or who are still undecided.
Friday 11 November from 9am to midday.
All other Year 6 students should attend school as normal.
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The following events are in the calendar in the next few weeks.
To see the school's full calender check out the SZApp or our website.
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09 Nov 2022
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09 Nov 2022
If you would like to make a confidential appointment for your child please contact the school office or you can complete an online form at this link:
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09 Nov 2022
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11 Nov 2022
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11 Nov 2022
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11 Nov 2022
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11 Nov 2022
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11 Nov 2022
Kinder Orientation today from 8:55am till 3.20pm - a full day.
Children will need a hat, a piece of fruit, drink, recess and lunch.
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11 Nov 2022
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14 Nov 2022
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14 Nov 2022
Our Year 3/4 students will visit The Lake Cowal Conservation Centre (LCCC) on Monday the 14th November.
The LCCC is a community educational facility where school students, land managers and community members can learn about and experience a variety of issues associated with natural resource management.
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14 Nov 2022
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