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Last week staff and students enjoyed a visit from Matt Sexton, a numeracy consultant who is now working with Leonie Anstey's team, Elevating Learning. Matt worked with teachers before and after a teaching demonstration lesson with Year 2/3/4. We are certainly lucky to have quality professional development that comes to Batlow. Teachers will now put their learning into their classroom practice and staff conversations will continue. The students impressed us and Matt. Well done Year 2/3/4!
I hope that many parents and friends were able to enter the pavillion at the Batlow Show last Saturday and see St Mary's wonderful, vibrant and creative work. Thank you also to Ying and Clarissa for helping staff cover the back gate on Saturday. It was an opportunity to connect with many community members as they came through the gate.
This week remains busy as we:
- Practice for Online NAPLAN to ensure we have the capability to run the tests in May. Student work will not be marked.
- School Photos will be conducted this Wednesday.
- Our combined Athletics Carnival with St Joseph's Adelong has been postponed, as the Showground has been damaged from the horse events at the Show and recent rain. The carnival will now be held in Week 2 Term 2.
Mrs Jannine Richards
Tomorrow
Year 6 leaders will run an Easter raffle. Tickets will be sent home to each family with tickets 50c each. There are 4 prizes with Easter eggs, chocolates colouring pencils and textas. Raffle will be drawn on Thursday 11th April. Proceeds to Project Compassion with the project being solar panels for water wells in developing countries. A huge thank you to Mrs Saunderson for donating the items for the raffle.
The Holy Week Mass times are as follows:
Batlow
Good Friday Stations of the Cross Service 10am
Easter Sunday 10am
Adelong
Holy Thursday 7pm
Good Friday 3pm
Holy Saturday 6pm.
Tumut
Holy Thursday 7pm
Good Friday 3pm
Holy Saturday7pm
Easter Sunday 10am
Student of the Week
K/1 - Sarah and Calee-Bree
2/3/4 - Annabelle
5/6 - William
Brendan, Demianna, Annie and Sebastian
This Friday 29th March the Korn and Jones families are asked to supply Home Cooking.
This week Friday 29th March the Quarmby family is asked to supply the cake for the cake raffle.
Our radio announcers for next Tuesday 2nd April are Sebastian and Jade. Tune in to 96.3FM Sounds of the Mountains at 1.45pm to hear all the exciting things that are happening at St Mary's.
Birthday wishes this week go to Sarah W who turns 12 tomorrow March 27th and to Caleb who turns 11 Thursday 28th March.
At the entry of the school a basket of fruit is provided for students who may wish to have a lovely piece of fruit for crunch n sip or morning tea if they have forgotten to bring something from home or would like an extra piece to eat.
Our supply is running low and we are asking if any families would like to donate some fruit to assist us with continuing to provide this at school.
We wish William and Daniel the best of luck as they swim at Homebush tomorrow in the NSW Catholic Primary School championships for the MacKillop team representing Canberra Goulburn. Best of luck boys!
Our annual Athletics Carnival that was scheduled for this Thursday 28th March has been postponed as the grounds were damaged by the equestrian events at the show and recent rain. The carnival will now be held Wednesday 8th May - Week 2 Term 2. The Western Region Carnival is scheduled for 21st June 2019 in Cootamundra.
Any lunch orders taken will be held at school for the carnival in Term 2.
Community Council a voluntary committee meet about twice per term with the principal to help ensure the smooth running of the school
and fundraise for improvements and goods needed.
Each year we hold a trivia night which is our major fundraiser for the year.
We also have raffles during the year and sell at the RSL auditorium.
"Winter Warmers" our special lunch days once per week will begin again next term.
From our fundraising over the past year some of the things we have been able to purchase are:
Reverse cycle air con to cool off the weather shed area in the summer and make it warm for eating & playing during the winter time.
Put new whiteboards up in the classrooms.
Buy additional seating for outdoors.
Purchase more robotic sets.
Begin updating shelving & storage in the library.
From time to time we call upon families to support this fundraising so we can all work together to ensure the students and school have what is needed.
CROSS COUNTRY Monday 8th April
(Backup date Wednesday 10th April)
Term 1 ends Friday 12th April - 11 week term.
Term 2 begins for students Tuesday 30th April.
8th May Athletics Carnival (23rd May back up date)
NAPLAN Year 3 and 5 - Tues 14th, Wed 15th, Thur 16th May
WR Athletics Cootamundra - 21st June
Term 2 ends Friday 5th July.
Trivia night Saturday 7th September
Tumut Eagles Miniroos Come & Try Afternoon
Fri 29th March 5-7 pm at Bull Paddock Tumut
Ages 5-9 yrs
New and registered players welcome
Conducted by FWW’s development officer Liam Dedini
Free sausage sizzle
No registrations or sign up necessary,
Just turn up and enjoy!Hockey Come and Try DaySCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CLINIC
Monday, 15th April. – Thursday, 18th April.
(1st Week)
Held at the Tumut Lawn Tennis Club
Morning classes for juniors (9.00 – 10.30am; 10.30 – 12.00md)
(Limited numbers per class so bookings essential)
Contact Bernadette Cahill on 6947 4968 or 0427 343 904
EMAIL: birdietennis@bigpond.com
BATLOW HOCKEY CLUB
Annual General Meeting this Wednesday 27th March 6.15pm at the
RSL Club. All welcome.
Any queries phone Clarissa 0417759124
BATLOW TABLE TENNIS
NOTICEBOARD