St Mary's War Memorial School West Wyalong eNewsletter

Courage

In partnership with families, we are dedicated to educating children who are:

Couageous - Jesus asked us to have the courage to place our trust in the Lord

A Prayer for Courage

Dear heavenly Father,

sometimes I'm so weak.

I tremble and doubt.

I don't have the strength,

or courage to go on.

So I come to you,

and only you can help me.

I take refuge in you.

It's all too big,

too complex,

too difficult,

for me to handle on my own.

I only want to run away.

So Rise Up, oh Lord, Rise Up!

Rise up almighty God!

Fill me with your spirit.

Give me strength and clarity.

Give me stamina.

Let me be brave,

like your beloved Son.

I wait on you, oh Lord.

I trust in your faithfulness.

Let your justice reign,

may your Mercy win the victory.

Give me the courage to love,

change my heart that I may give,

my life - as did your Son.

All for your glory.

In jesus' name,

Amen.

Years 3 and 4 Class Mass

Many thanks to those who attended our beautiful ceremony on Thursday. In particular thanks to our students who read, sang beautifully. It was a lovely occasion. Thank you to Mrs Iverach and Mrs Harland for preparing them so beautifully.

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

Molly Gaynor	Halle Lashbrook	Arlie Orr
Clancy Blampied	Hunter Ferguston	Ida Wood
Trudy Sturgess	James Dean	Harriet Belll
George Weir

Our assembly will be held at school on Friday afternoons at 1:50pm in the School Hall. Parents and carers are welcome to attend.

Welcome Lisa Mammoliti and Bernadette Scott to St Mary’s. These two ladies are a part of the Catholic Education office’s Religious Education team. They will be spending Tuesday to Thursday at school supporting our teaching team. Both will be relieving teachers to ensure they recieve the appropriate time for planning. St Mary's is extremely grateful for the support of Catholic Education Canberra-Goulburn during this time.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish the Bales family the best of luck in their new adventure. It will be sad to see you leave and we will miss seeing Indi, Blair and Ava's smiling faces at school everyday. Thank you for your contribution and friendship to our school.

Good luck to our choir who have been busily preparing for the Choir Festival to be held at the S&C club on Tuesday 12th September. The school were treated to a lovely performance at assembly on Friday. We look forward to hearing about how they go. Thank you to all the students for their commitment to the choir and thanks to Mrs Harland for preparing them so beautifully. All parents, family and friends are welcome to join us at the festival. Performances begin at 12:30pm.

Congratulations to Georgia Thomas who has been working with Mrs Nielsen in Kindergarten. She will finish her final practicum experience this week. She will then be a fully qualified teacher. We look forward to seeing her around the school in Term 4!! Thank you for everything you’ve done for our beautiful kinder students.

Happy Birthday to

Harper Hart and Fredrik Bell

who celebrate their birthdays during this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Term 3, 2023 Class and Whole School Mass Timetable

Date

Class

Week 9

Thursday 14 September

Year 5/6 Class Mass @ 12pm. Parents are most welcome.

Week 10

Thursday 21 September

Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 Class Mass @ 12pm. Parents are most welcome.

Week 8 Award Winners

Todd Woodbridge Cup

Students in 3 Peace and 4 Trust will be involved in the Todd Woodbridge Cup on Thursday. Students have been busily preparing for the competition in sports lessons. Students will come to school as normal and will walk down to the tennis centre with Mrs Iverach and Mrs Harland. More information can be found on compass. We look forward to hearing about the day.

Cricket NSW Clinic

Students in 3-6 were treated to a free cricket clinic from NSW cricket’s Angus Norton all students enjoyed the experience and if you’d like to be involved in Cricket in West Wyalong please contact Angus on 0473 053 551.

St Mary's School Display West Wyalong Show 2023

Congratulations to Mrs Nielsen and Mrs Loudon for their amazing work on our school display at the West Wyalong Show last week.

SCHOOL FEE PAYMENT

It is preferred that payments are made using the BPAY information on your statement. You can also come into the office to pay cash or use EFTPOS. If possible please do not pay via Compass as this attracts extra fees.

Those who have set up their own BPAY periodic payments are asked to also check their statement and alter or suspend your payments as required. Please contact the office if you need help working out payment amounts.

School fee payment records are strictly confidential and access is restricted to office staff and the school principal. Please contact Mr Nielsen if you wish to discuss this matter or any other issue.

The following events are in the calendar in the next few weeks.

The Compass Calendar is updated to show Mass times, sporting events, important events.

The SZAPP calendar is no longer updated, please do not refer to this calendar for important dates.

Day	Event	Location
Monday 11 September	School Counsellor	At School
Tuesday 12 September	WR Choir Festival	S&C Club
Thursday 14 September	Year 5/6 Class Mass @ 12pm	St Mary's Church
Monday 18 September	McKillop Athletics	Olympic Park, Sydney
Wednesday 20 September	Temora Showcase	Temora Town Hall
Friday 22 September	Term 3 ends
Monday 9 October	Staff Development Day	At School
Tuesday 10 October	First Day Term 4	At School
Wednesday 11 October	School Photo Day	At School
Friday 20 October	Kinder Orientation - half day (8:55-12pm) and Parent Information Session (11:30-12pm)	At School

ST ANNE'S SHOWCASE OF TALENT 2023

Students will travel to Temora Town Hall on Wednesday the 20th of September to attend the Temora Showcase of Talent.

Students will be travelling by bus which will be provided by the school, departure 8.55am sharp and return by 1.00 pm for lunch.

Students should wear full school uniform and bring their hat, water bottle, recess and a piece of fruit.

The performance is linked to our English and Creative arts curriculum.

If your know your child will be absent on that day please call the school so they can be removed from the event.

Invite_Matinee_St_Mary_s.pdf

Canteen Roster

Monday 11 September	Friday 15 September
Leah Blampied	Bridget Lashbrook
Monday 18 September	Friday 22 September
Bridget Lashbrook	Anna Bell & Anna McCoullough Baking - Both

St Mary’s students attending the Western region choir day on Tuesday 12th September are able to order lunch on qkr! Under the western region choir menu.All food (lunch & snacks) and drinks will be delivered to the S & C Club at 11:45am for a 11:50am lunchtime. Orders will be grouped by schools, so that a teacher from that school can collect their school basket/s and hand out to students.Order cut off is Monday 11th September 8pm.

Our Kinder Orientation sessions start are on the following dates:

Friday 20 October - 8.55am to Midday - wth a parent information session at 11:30am until midday on "Everything you need to know about Kinder 2024"

Friday 27 October - 8.55am to 3.20pm

Friday 3 November - 8.55am to 3.20pm

Children should wear comfortable clothes and a hat. They will need a piece of fruit, recess and a drink for the two half days. On the full days they will need their lunch as well.

Please note that we have adjusted to 3 days of orientation for 2023.

Parents wishing to enrol their child in the 2024 Kindergarten class are asked to have their online enrolment application or enrolment forms completed ASAP.

This will allow the school time to finalise staffing arrangements for next year. Letters of welcome with orientation information will be emailed to all enrolled students next week.

School Photo Day

School Photo day is coming up on Wednesday 11th October, Week 1 Term 4. Please note the following:

Summer uniform to be worn
Hair is to be tied up and neat & tidy
Socks - Boys grey and Girls navy
Shirts untucked
Top button undone
No jumpers
Girls in navy skorts and boys in grey shorts
No jewellery other than small studs or sleepers

- Envelopes available at the front office for those who do not wish to order online.

St Mary's War Memorial School

School Photography Date: 11th October 2023

ONLINE ORDER CODE: 6G9 B9C 7GD

Online Order link: https://www.advancedimage.com.au/keycode/keycodefinder.aspx?keycode=6G9B9C7GD

School photography day is coming up soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link above.

Important Information:

School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school.
Don’t forget to order your sibling photos now - when you order your single photos.
Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day
Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken
Past years’ photographs are available at school’s advancedlife & your advancedyou photo sites (follow the link above)

*Sibling photographs must be ordered either online, prior to the day of photography. A photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school.

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