As we continue our journey through Lent, let us remember the importance of serenity.

God, grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change.

The courage to change the thing I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time, 

enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;

Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is;

Not as I would have it;

Trusting that You will make all things right

if I surrender to Your will;

 So that I may be reasonably happy in this life

and supremely happy with You

forever in the next.

Amen

For this week only students in 1/2 Joy will have sport on Tuesday.

Can students please come in their sports uniform on Tuesday instead of Wednesday.

Thank you.

Parents of Kinder students are reminded that the final rest day is  Wednesday 26th of February.

For the week starting on the 2nd of March our lovely Kinder students will attend every day of the week.

Opening School Mass

Tuesday the 25th February 2020

12.30pm

Our school leaders will be inducted at this Mass.

All students attend this Mass and parents and carers are warmly invited to attend.

Parents of Year 6 students participate in the Mass so if you or a grandparent cannot attend please let the school office know.

OPEN CLASSROOMS AT MIDDAY

We welcome all parents and carers to our open classrooms at midday before the opening school Mass.

This is a chance to visit your children's classroom and gain some insight into the classroom activities and practices. 

Would your child be keen to read at Sunday Mass?

We are looking for student volunteers to read at Sunday Mass in Term 2.  This is a great opportunity for your child to be a part of our church and to immerse themselves into the mass.

Please contact Mrs Akehurst via the office email at this link to volunteer your child.

• Medical Form (yellow) - All Years - Please complete and return the form to the school office.  A new form is required every year.

• Zoomobile - All Years - If you have not already done so please complete the electronic form found here.  Please send $6 per child to the school office.

• Candy Stripe Fair - Kinder, Year 1 & 2 - If you have not already done so please complete the electronic permission form later in the newsletter.

• Local Excurstion (Walking) Permission Note - All Years - Please complete the permission note for all your children.  This can be found later in the newsletter.

Happy Birthday to

Abigail Sturgess, Bella Alchin and Adalia Chantrill

who celebrate their birthdays next week.

   We hope you enjoy your special day.

We have received the following information from Kelly's coaches for our parents who may need bus transport around West Wyalong:

   

At times during the school year your child/ren will participate in off premises cultural and sporting learning activities within walking distance of the school.

For example Book Week at the Bland Shire Library, performances at the S&C Club, training at the stadium or Perseverance Oval.

As part of St Mary's "duty of care" responsibility, risk assessment documents must be submitted to Catholic Education Office Canberra Goulburn for these events.  As most of these excursions are low key, for a short duration and do not require monetary payment, parents are notified of the actual date, time and event via the newsletter.

This permission note covers your child/ren attending these events for the 2020 school  year.

If at any time you do not wish your child to attend an event off premises, after specific notification, please contact the school.

Please click on this link Local Excursions (Walking) - Permission Note 2020 to complete the note.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM SPORT

If your Year 5/6 child has the ability to compete at a representative level in the following sports - Cricket, Basketball, Tennis, Netball, Rugby League, Football (Soccer), Hockey, Softball, Touch Football and Rugby Union - you are able to nominate them for the Archdiocesan trials.

Please note that the Archdicocesan representative sport trials are highly competitve and there is an expection that children nominating for these trials have extensive experience in the sport and currently compete at a high level.

The nomination and payment is now done on-line.  Please click on the links below for the sports website and for instructions.  Once you have nominated your child, approval to participate will come from Mr Nielsen. Please contact the school office if you are unsure.

CARNIVAL QUALIFICATION

Additionally online registration for Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn carnivals such as Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics will be available on-line.  If you qualify at Western Region for the Archdiocesan event then the school will notify you so you can do an on-line entry.

Our school currently has a student enrolled who has a compromised immune system and is more vulnerable to disease than other students.  Therefore, it is important that you do not send your children to school if they are unwell.

Your child should also stay at home if they have any infectious disease, coughs, runny noses, a temperature, diarrhoea or other infections. For more information about how long an illness is contagious, contact your GP or visit the NSW Health website at health.nsw.gov.au.

Western Region Swimming

A number of students attended Western Region Swimming on Monday in the care of Mrs Cuthbertson.  Our P&F have recently purchased a new school gazebo for use at sporting and community events.  Mrs Cuthbertson was the first user of the gazebo,  it looked wonderful and we are told easy to put up!

Assembly

Healthy Harold and free Sipahs from the P&F

Altar Server Training

Children who have made their First Communion are able to become Altar Servers.  Children who volunteered have been training Tuesday afternoons to learn the responsibilities of the role.

Father Dom and Miss Jackson have been involved in the organisation and training.

The following events are in next weeks calendar.

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