Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to Week 9. Only two weeks to go. With the students finishing up on Thursday afternoon next week and the staff engaging in professional development on the Friday, we have decided to hold our normal Friday assembly on Thursday the 26^th at 12pm.

Last week the St Mary’s leadership team met with members of the Teaching and Learning team at Catholic Education in Canberra. The focus of this meeting was to anaylse student’s Mathematics results and ensure the school is performing well and heading in the right direction. While all classes were on the expected trajectory, the Year 5 and 6 cohort were the best performers showing huge growth. I’d like to share this data with you.

The first graph shows the huge growth our Year 5 cohort achieved from November 2023 to May 2024. Many of our Year 5 students are working well above Year 6 level.

The second graph shows the huge growth our Year 6 cohort achieved from November 2023 to May 2024. Many of our Year 6 students are working well above Year 7 level. Well done to all students and teachers for these fantastic results. This growth is a testament to the hard work of our students and teachers!! Well done!!

Last week we had to postpone the working bee planned by our Community Council. It will now be held on Sunday the 22^nd at 10:30am, following Mass. If you can help out please join us!!

The ‘Tell them from me’ survey closed earlier this month. Whilst there was only a few respondents, on the whole it was very positive. Rather than share the entire results with you I’d like to show you a snippet of the overall results of the ‘Partners in Learning’ Parent Survey.  

Remember my door is always open.

Principal

Damian Collins

  

Liturgy Week 10 

Next week, we will come together as a school community to celebrate the Season of Creation, a time when Christians around the world are invited to prayer and action to protect Earth, our common home. This will be on Thursday the 26^th at approximately 12:30 at the conclusion of assembly. All are invited to attend.

    

Evie-Lorraine McKinnon, Ricky Smith & Edie Dean

who celebrate their birthdays during this week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

Parkes Touch Football Gala Day

Congratulations to our 5/6 students who travelled to Parkes last week for the NSW Touch Gala Day. The students did extremely well with the boys winning 4 out of their 6 games, including a draw, and the girls winning 4 out of their 5 games. Many thanks to Mrs Taylor and Mrs Baker for giving up their time to accompany and support the teams.

Todd Woodbridge Cup

Well done to our Year 3/4 students who competed in the Todd Woodbridge Cup at the West Wyalong Tennis Centre on Thursday. Unfortunately, our teams didn’t progress any further, however, they are congratulated on their fabulous team effort and sportsmanship.

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.

Day	Event	Location
Sunday 15th September  Postponed to Sunday 22nd September	Working Bee & Battery Drive	St Mary's
Tuesday 24th September	St Anne's Catholic College Showcase	St Anne's Catholic College, Temora
Thursday 26th September	Last Day of Term 3	St Mary's
Friday 27th September	Staff Developement Day - Pupil Free Day
Monday 14th October	Staff Development Day - Pupil Free Day
Tuesday 15th October	First Day of Term 4	St Mary's
Friday 18th October	St Mary's School Fete - more information to come	St Mary's
Monday 21st October	Kinder 2025 Orientation and Parent Infomation Session 8:55am - 12pm	St Mary's
Monday 28th October	Kinder 2025 Orientation - Full Day	St Mary's
Monday 4th November	Kinder 2025 Orientation - Full Day	St Mary's
Monday 11th November	Kinder 2025 Orientation - Full Day	St Mary's
Monday 11th - Wednesday 13th November	Year 5/6 Canberra Excursion	Canberra, ACT

ST ANNE'S SHOWCASE OF TALENT 2024

Students will travel to Temora Town Hall on Tuesday 24th of September to attend the Temora Showcase of Talent. A Compass event has been sent out for parents to action. 

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

 

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

There will be a Parent Information Session on Monday 21st October starting at 11:30am. More information on this session to come.

More details to come!!