Reports

These are going home today with your child/children. Please search their bag if you have not received it and if it is not there, contact your child’s teacher. They are also available to view on Compass. If you have any questions about the contents of the report, again contact your child’s teacher.

The Reading Challenge

The Reading Challenge Sausage Sizzle BBQ will be held next Tuesday 2/7/24 for those students who successfully completed the 18 nights of reading.

Pupil Free Days

Staff will be participating in two pupil free days over the next month. The first will occur on Friday 5th July (last day of term two) where staff will be attending a staff spirituality day. The second is on Monday 22nd July (first day of term three) where staff will be undergoing further training through the Catholic Education ‘Catalyst’ program.

Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day has been shifted from week one of next term to Friday 2nd August (Week 2) next term. Week one was very busy with the NAIDOC Mass, Confirmation Retreat and preparations for the Confirmation mass. Given Monday is a pupil free day, reducing the school week to four days, it was decided to move the event.

Grandparents Day will commence with a liturgy in the hall at 1pm, followed by afternoon tea. When children return to class at 2pm following recess, grandparents will be invited to visit their grandchild/grandchildrens rooms.

We will be sending home a request at the start of next term seeking assistance from parents in providing afternoon tea. Given the entries in our own Master Chef competition, the brownies, fudge and cupcakes will certainly be something you could bake again.

St Mary’s Public Speaking:

On Tuesday St Mary’s hosted our inter-school public speaking against

St Joseph’s Grenfell. St Mary’s was represented by:

Year 3: Henry Burgess & Pippa McKnight
Year 4: Alex Presser & Zoe Armstrong
Year 5: River Hambilton & Amity Sullivan
Year 6: Jayda Holt & Diyon Peris

These students had previously qualified from their own class and year speak-offs earlier in the term. I commend all of these students for the preparation and effort they put into their speeches. All of the speeches were of a high calibre thanks to their work in class and the support of their teachers.

Congratulations to the following students who will progress to the next round which is the Western Region Public Speaking.

Year 3: Pippa McKnight
Year 4: Alex Presser
Year 5: Amity Sullivan
Year 6: Jayda Holt

St Mary’s is hosting this competition at the school on Friday 9th August. More details regarding this event will be forwarded closer to the date.

Western Region Athletics

Well done to all our athletes that attended the Western Region Athletics Carnival in Temora last Friday. Despite the cold and misty weather our students put in an amazing effort to come in a very close second!

Our relay teams were outstanding with our Junior boys coming in 4th, Junior Girls ran 5th, Senior Girls ran 3rd and our Senior Boys crossed the line in 1st place!!!

Well done to Kynan Burgess who broke the Western Region Intermediate Long Jump Record. Outstanding!!

A big congratulations to our Age Champions on the day - we are very proud of your fantastic efforts!!

Kynan Burgess - Intermediate Boy Champion

Sam Presser - Senior Boy Champion

Chloe Buck - Senior Girls Runner Up

Well done to our students who were successful in gaining selection to the Western Region Team and will head to the AIS for the Archdiocesan Athletics Carnival next term. The top 4 in the 100m and 200m will attend, along with the top 2 in the other events. Notes for the Archdiocesan Athletics Carnival have been sent home this week.

MacKillop Rugby Union Trials

We wish Kynan Burgess, Jesse Gault, Nixon Gault and Oscar McRae the very best of luck as they represent the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese in the MacKillop Rugby Union Trials being held on Monday in Forbes. We hope you have a terrific day and we look forward to hearing all about it!!

Trent Barrett Legends Gala Day

This event will be held in Harden on Tuesday 13th August (Week 4) and is open to students in Year 3 and 4 who wish to play either tackle football or league tag. Please note while this is not a competitive day we ask that students playing tackle football have previous experience and are registered with a local tackle Rugby League or Rugby Union team please. Permissions for this event are open via Compass and will close on Thursday 1st August.

Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival

This event will be held on Friday October 25th and will be open for students in Year 2 to 6. Students may play either Touch Football or Netball. Teams will be mixed and made up of 10 players. Permissions for this event are open via Compass and will close on Thursday 8th August. This is a very popular event and the teams fill up quickly. Once we have submitted teams we cannot make changes.

Girls Rugby 7s - Year 5 & 6 only

Registrations are open for the MacKillop Girl’s 7s trials to be held at Santa Sabina College on Wednesday 14th August. Register via the CSNSW Sport portal before 2nd August. Please check for mandatory size/weight ratios on the website.

From problem solving in Mathematics to painting like Salvadore Dali in Visual Arts, the fun in 3/4A never stops! This Term has had a focus on working together as a team and overcoming challenges with determination and resilience. Everyday is a new opportunity for the students in 3/4A to learn, challenge and discover. We can’t wait to see what next Term has in store for us!

2M have been investigating data. They have been looking at various topics and choosing suitable questions to create data displays. Students investigated where their classmates live, how they get home and favourite foods. The photos show students exploring how many colours they had collected. Students recorded their answers using the information as tally marks, tables and picture graphs.

Writing daily is also a fun activity for 2M students. They have been busy learning how to write a paragraph, beginning with a topic sentence and supporting details.

Term 2 School Fees are now overdue. A review will be done of outstanding school fees and action will be taken to address outstanding accounts.

We know many families are struggling with the ‘cost of living crisis’ being played out across Australia. If you find yourself caught up in a difficult financial situation I ask you to reach out to us for assistance. There is no embarrassment in this and it may stop the amount owing growing to even higher levels. All discussions and information is confidential. Please contact Donna or Peter if you wish to have a discussion regarding school fees.

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WEEK 10

Monday 1st July

McKillop Union Trials

Wednesday 2nd July

NAIDOC prayer service - 1pm

Thursday 4th July

Last day of term for students

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Friday 5th June - Friday 18th July

TERM 3

WEEK 1

Monday 22nd July

Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 23rd July

Students Return for Term 3

Thursday 25th July

Confirmation Retreat Day

Friday 26th July

NAIDOC Mass - St Mary's Paraish Church - 10am NAIDOC students

Saturday 27th

Confirmation - St Mary Catholic Church - 6pm

WEEK 2

Friday 2nd August

Grandparents Day & Prayer Service
- 1.00pm Prayer Service
- 1.30pm Afternoon Tea in the hall
- 2.00pm Open Classrooms with Grandparents

We offer businesses the opportunity to advertise their business on a sign attached to the fence at the front of the school facing Elizabeth Street.

This street has a high volume of traffic and is an ideal location to place these advertisements. We would like to thank our sponsors that have supported our school by taking this opportunity.

Should you wish to support the school, please contact the office 6382 5844.