St Mary's War Memorial School West Wyalong eNewsletter

God of Mercy and Understanding,

I know that with help
I can open my heart more fully
to the mysteries of the suffering and death
of your son.
Help me to be humble in this journey
and remember that any mercy and compassion I feel
is a gift from you.
I await the joy of Easter with new longing and patience.

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

Amelia-Rose Blampied	Zahli Cattle	Andrew Cumming
Pippa Cuthbertson	Edith Dean	Hunter Ferguson
Liam Gaynor	Indi Loudon	Nixon Loudon
Cooper Miles	Chelsea Nielsen	Nate Sams
	Maive Stewart

Thank you to our Zoomobile visitors today, Sally Duncan from Lake Cowal Conservation Centre, Kerry from Taronga Zoo and Uncle Col Hardy.

We would like to thank Kate Carey who, at late notice, generously made orange treats for our Bullying No Way day.

Date	Class
Wednesday 18th March @ 12.30pm	5/6 Stage Mass
Tuesday 7th April @ 2.20pm	Whole School Passion Play

CARITAS PROJECT COMPASSION 2020

Each week of Lent, we will share the story of another person who always goes further. These stories show how Caritas Australia’s training, development and support have improved their way of life.

Father of four, Barry, embodies resilience and strength. Growing up in a tough environment, making mistakes and struggling as a young father, he had to look inside himself to make the right choices for him and his family. Thankfully, Barry and others like him, were able to take part in Red Dust Healing – a cultural healing program, which encourages participants to examine their own personal hurt and allows them to heal from within. A 2018 evaluation of the program demonstrated that it improved participants' ability to express deep-seated emotions, to make better choices and consequently changes in their lives.

Year 6 Polo shirt - Year 6 - please return the paper note with your child's shirt size to the school office.
School Cross Country - Kinder to Year 6 - All students will compete at our school cross country on 24 March 2020. Please read the information and complete the electronic permission note found in the article later in the newsletter.

Date	Teacher on Leave or PD	Class	Relief
Monday 16 March	Mrs Harland	Yr 3/4 Mercy	Mrs Daniher
Thursday 19 March	Mrs Manchur	Yr 3/4 Peace	Mrs Reichstien
Mrs Caroline O'Brien will be working for Mrs Tulloch as the NCCD relief on Monday to Thursday. Mrs Scott will be attending the Assistant Principal's meeting on Thursday the 19th of March.

Mrs Emma McRae our counsellor will be visiting our school next week on Monday the 16th of March.

If you would like to make a confidential appointment for your child please contact the office.

Happy Birthday to

Rose Hague, Stella Murrells and Will McDonell

who celebrate their birthdays next week.

We hope you enjoy your special day.

School Cross Country

Our school cross country will be held on Tuesday 24 March 2020.

Students in Years 3 to 6, plus Year 2 students who turn 8 in 2019 will compete at the West Wyalong Showground.

Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 students who are 7 in 2020 will participate in cross country games at Perseverance Oval.

All students must have a permission note to attend, please click on the link below to complete the form. Forms due Wednesday 18 March.

Cross Country Permission Note

School Cross Country Information

West Wyalong Showground

Departing the school at 9.30am, returning 11.30am

Students should bring a hat, a water bottle and recess.

9.45am Students walk the course the run in the following order:

Race 1 - 8 & 9 years 2000 metres

Race 1 - 10 year 2000 metres

Race 3 - 11 year 3000 meters

Race 4 - 12 year 3000 meters

Children may wear house colours on that day.

Students will be transported to and from the showground by bus.

Western Region will be held at Grenfell on Thursday 30 April. Archdiocesan will be held at Stromlo on Monday 25 May.

Infants Cross Country Information

Perseverance Oval

Departing the school at 11.30am, returning before 1.30pm.

Students should bring a hat, a water bottle and recess.

Children may wear house colours on that day.

Students will walk to and from Perseverance Street Oval.

Issue 2 of Scholastic Book Club will close on Monday 16th of March.

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

Easter Raffle Information

This year the P&F have a number of Easter raffles organised.

Each family is asked to donate one Easter Egg for our raffle prizes. Please send these to the school office by Friday 3rd April.

A community raffle will be held outside Bernardi's on Thursday 9th April. Tickets will also be available at the school office if you cannot make it to Bernardi's.

The community raffle will be drawn at a completion of ticket sales on the Thursday and winners will be advised by phone.

Tickets will be sold for a special raffle for our students on Thursday 9th April. Tickets will be 50c with a limit of $5. We will put a reminder in the newsletter the week before so the children don't forget.

Canteen Roster Volunteers

We are still looking for volunteers for the following days:

one volunteer Wednesday the 8th of April (we have one already). Wednesday the 8th of April is a special lunch order day of hot dogs so it is an easier preparation day!

Please let us know if you can help via our Facebook page or you can call the school office.

Canteen Roster

Monday 16 March	Wednesday 18 March	Friday 20 March
Jane Walker Baking: Salina Byrne	Anna Player Baking: Anna Player	Allirah Stewart & Emily Watts Baking: Jacqui Cuthbertson
Monday 23 March	Wednesday 25 March	Friday 27 March
Jodie McDonell Baking: Jodie McDonall	Fiona Hague Baking: Fiona Hague	Lisa Sturgess Baking: Sherie Loudon

Assembly

Zoomobile

We had a very exciting visit from the Taronga Zoomobile today, organised by Sally Duncan from the Lake Cowal Conservation Centre.

Kerry, a Zoo Educator/Keeper from Taronga Zoo, talked about native Australian animals, their habitats and conservation. Children were able to touch and look closely at these animals.

We were privilaged to have Uncle Col Hardy with us, an Aborignal elder who is the recipient of an OBE and has also won a Golden Guitar. Uncle Col told Dreamtime stories, explained some Aborginal artefacts and sang some wonderful Dreamtime songs. Our students got involved in singing and dancing.

The students loved the visit.

Bullying - No Way

The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is an important day to mark Australian school communities standing together against bullying and violence.

This Friday St Mary's came together to say "Bullying. No Way".

It was fantastic to see the whole school dress in orange to support this event.