Happy Easter to all! Did you know that the word 'Alleluia!' went to sleep in the church over Lent?

On Easter Sunday we sing Alleluia again, in fact twice at the closing of Mass.

We are now in the season of Easter which lasts for 50 days until Pentecost Sunday.  

​Week 2 St Mary's will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week with a Mass at 10:00 am.

Parents and friends of St. Marys are invited to join  us for morning tea afterwards.

Holy Week Focus 

Congratulations to Mrs Richards who graduated with a Master of Educational Leadership from Australian Catholic University on the 12th April.

The Master of Educational Leadership promotes leadership for excellence in a wide range of educational contexts. It addresses some of the key challenges facing educational leaders, such as: leading whole school communities or educational administrative centres to become learning organisations; building a skilled workforce to ensure teacher quality; leading evidence-based program and curriculum evaluations to improve learning outcomes; and identifying the role that new technologies play in educational futures.

Our Easter raffle raised $240. The money raised will go to Caritas Australia to help with their work in underpriveliged countries. Thank you to families for their generosity.

St Mary's school counsellor Mel will visit St Mary's this Thursday 2nd May and in week 7, Thursday 13th June. If you would like your child to visit the counsellor pick up a referral form from the office.

This Friday the WILLEMS & WOODLAND families will be on home cooking.

Cooking is sold for 50c each on Fridays.

Four more volunteers are needed to fill the roster for home cooking this term.

Please let the office know if you can help by going on the roster.

This Friday the SCHWARZROCK family will be on cake raffle.

Tickets are sold for 50c each on Friday's.

Next Tuesday 7th May Jiemin & Daniel will be on radio news.

Tune in to FM96.3 to hear what is happening at St Mary's 

Happy birthday wishes go to Hunter who turns 9 on the 2nd May and to Lacey and Morgan who turn 8 on Friday 3rd May. We hope you all enjoy your special day.

Thank you to the students and their families who marched on ANZAC Day for St Mary's.

ANZAC Bears

We would like to thank the Breward family and in particular Sebastian Breward’’s grandmother Anne Maree Young, for her generous donation of ANZAC Bears over the past four years. Each bear has a story attached to a serving officer which is linked to an official website. This compliments our display which is a regular feature of ANZAC commemorations and Remembrance Day observances.

Thank you to John, Margaret & Liam Wilkinson for donating the wreath for the Anzac March.

We are very grateful!

Tomorrows winter warmer is "Fried Rice"

$3.50 per serve or two serves per person for $6

Hot chocolate is available each week for $1.50

Orders need to be in to the office by 9am tomorrow with correct money or direct deposited into the Community Council account BSB: 062 786 Acc: 000027184 using Name & WW as reference.

Lunch orders from the Batlow Bakery begin THIS Friday for anyone wishing to order. 

Orders and correct money to be in to the office by 9am

Bakery orders may be placed on Mondays and Fridays

Excursions are an opportunity to extend learning beyond the classroom and are generally a highlight of the school year for all involved.

The organisation for our class excursions have nearly been finalised and the finer details are listed below. Please take the time to look at the information emailed home before the holidays and sign and respond as requested.

• Thursday 16 May… Kindergarten/Year 1 Boggy Creek and Sugarpine Walk… $20 
• MONEY DUE & NOTES TO BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY 10 TH MAY

• November 11/12…Year 2/3/4…….Borambola One Night Excursion           $180 
• EXPRESSION OF INTEREST NOTE TO BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY 10TH     MAY

• September 24/25……..Year 5/6 …......Beechworth………. $180
• DEPOSIT OF $50  TO BE PAID & NOTE TO BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY 10TH MAY

Please note : The Year 2/3/4 excursion is an overnight excursion and therefore we are only seeking parents expression of interest at this point in time. No money is to be forwarded to school at this stage. Confirmation will be early in Term 2 after expressions of interest have been received from all parents.

Please be aware that bus costs are subsidised by school context funding in order to reduce overall costs.

Medical consent notes will be forwarded to parents closer to the overnight excursions.

We are aware that some families may have more than one child in Years 2-6 and therefore encourage parents to consider a payment plan and arrange direct debit payments to our school account.  BSB 062-786  ACC 000010032 

Tickets were sent home before the holidays. If you missed getting some the office have spares.

Money & tickets need to be in by Friday.

The raffle will be drawn on Friday night at the RSL Club.

Helpers are needed to sell at the RSL Club Auditorium between 6-8pm on Friday night.

Please let the office know by Thursday if you can help.

Information evening on Thursday 16th May at 5.30pm for parents or carers with a child starting kindergarten in 2020.

Please inform any family in the Community who have a child starting Kindergarten in 2020.

A big thank you to Principal Peter Galvin & St Judes school in Holder who kindly donated money to us which we have used to purchase some new sporting gear for our school.

Earn and Learn starts tomorrow. There will be a box for St Mary's at Woolworths Tumut. If you, family and friends shop at Woolies please drop your stickers into the box or bring into school.

Athletics Carnival - 8th May (23rd May back up date)

NAPLAN years 3 & 5 - 14th, 15th & 16th May

Life Education Van - 24th May

Western Region Athletics Cootamundra - 28th June

Term 2 ends - Friday 5th July

Trivia Night - Saturday 7th September