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Kindergarten Orientation
We are very excited about our Kindergarten Orientation days, starting on Friday 1st November from 9:00am - 11:30am. These days are a great way for our new students to acquaint themselves with St Mary’s and understand more about life as a ‘big school’ student. Families have been emailed relevant information about this day but if there are any further questions, please reach out to myself, Mrs Dumbrell or our office staff.
Kindergarten Orientation Dates:
Week 1: Friday 1st November
Week 2: Friday 8th November
Week 3: Friday 15th November
Week 4: Friday 22nd November
Student Learning Journeys
On Tuesday 29th October (Week 3), we would like to invite families into school so that students can share their 2024 Learning Journey with their parents/grandparents/family friends. The idea of this experience is for our students to share pieces of learning that they are proud of. This may include before and after writing samples, artwork, explanation of work samples, sharing of growth in Assessment tasks, among other things.
Families will be able to come in before and/or after school so that visitors are able to come in and participate in this special reflection for our students.
Waratah Gardens BBQ
Next Saturday 26th October, some of our parents will be running a community BBQ at Waratah Gardens from 10am -3pm. This open garden is a great opportunity for us to be present in the community and raise some money for school events and undertakings. If anyone is interested in assisting (even for a small amount of time), please contact Phillip Quarmby before next weekend. We have had a significant amount of parent involvement at various events this year and I wanted to once again highlight how appreciative our school is of this support.
Trivia Night and Raffle
I hope everyone is looking forward to the upcoming trivia night, which is also on Saturday 26th October at 6:30pm for a 7pm start at Batlow RSL Club. We are still taking bookings tables of up to 10 people, so it’s not too late to lock in some family and friends for this event. There will be some auctions on the night and tickets for the raffles will go home with students today.
Stage 2 Excursion
Next week will see our Stage 2 (Year 3/4 students) venture to Borambola for their overnight camp. I hope this is a great experience for them and look forward to posting some photos on the school Facebook page.
Farewell Mrs Stubbs
After a year and a half at St Mary’s, Mrs Stubbs has decided to step down from her position in the front office. I would like to thank Bernadette for her contribution to our school and wish her all the best in the next chapter of her career.
I look forward to seeing everyone over the coming weeks, we have lots of exciting events coming up.
Ryan
Welcome back to Term 4. I hope you all had a restful and relaxing holiday and enjoyed some lovely sunshine. It will be another busy term beginning with our St Marys trivia night on the 26th October! I would also like to remind all families that we have our children and Parish Mass in Week 4 this term, all children are welcome to join and play a role in our Mass. If your child would like to join us for the 8.30am Mass please contact the office or send me an email and I will ensure they get a role on the day.
As we begin our busy school term, let us pray
Dear God,
Come be with us today and everyday,
Fill our hearts with joy.
Fill our minds with wonder and knowledge.
Fill our classrooms with peace.
Fill our lessons with fun and excitement.
Fill our friendships with kindness.
Fill our school with love and compassion.
Amen.
Have a wonderful week!
Jeanette Dumbrell
Religious Education Coordinator
Term 4 school fees will be emailed out soon. If paying by instalments please continue to do so using your Bpay details on your account statement. Please do not use COMPASS PAY for school fees as this is only for excursions and events.
Logan and Phillip will be our first radio announcers for this term on Tuesday
Tune into FM 96.3 from 12.50pm
Last chance to book your table! Keep an eye out on Facebook for our fantastic auction prizes on the night.
Tickets are being sent home today to families. Please return by next Friday and this will be drawn at our Trivia night.
Our Book Fair will be held from Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November.
Parents are welcome to come in for a look and to purchase each day 8.30am - 9am and 3pm - 3.30pm.
Books make a great Christmas gift!
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