Hello Parents and Carers,

This Thursday evening we are offering a parent information night on ‘tips’ you can use at home when reading with your child. The focus will be on specific strategies that we commonly use in the classroom on a daily basis. All parents of students in Kindergarten to Year 3 are invited to attend, but all K-6 parents are most welcome. The evening will be conducted in the Year 2/3/4 classroom starting at 6:00 – and finishing before 7:00pm. Babysitting will be provided and tea and coffee will also be available. The evening will involve some discussion and include video examples of strategies. We hope to see you there.

Last term our Year 6 leaders held a pyjama day to support St Vincent de Paul’s Winter Appeal and successfully reached their target of $200, thanks to a very generous donation. This means that teachers needed to take on the challenge of purchasing an outfit from St Vincent de Paul to wear to school. No, we are not wearing silly items but, instead, showing options for recycling clothing at a reasonable cost. Well done Year 6!

Satisfaction surveys should have landed in your email box today. Your input is appreciated by St Mary’s and Catholic Education. Surveys will need to be completed by 9 August. Please let the office know if you have not received it. Thank you in advance.

Have a good week everyone.

Kind Regards

 Jannine

'Father, may your name be holy, your kingdom come; give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us. And do not put us to the test'.

These words are possibly the more accurate words Jesus used for the 'Our Father' as we know it today.  They were read at our weekend Masses. It is a prayer of community that is recognised world wide.

You are invited to  celebrate The Feast of the Assumption on Thursday 15th August. This day is a holy day in the church calendar.  

September 1st is Fathers Day.  Our children's weekend Mass will be on this day, it would be wonderful to see the children and their dad's, grandfather's, uncle's or any male friends who are important to families to join us to celebrate 'Dads Day'.

Last Thursday St Mary's celebrated NAIDOC Week with a Liturgy.

Student of the Week

K/1 - James and Joshua

2/3/4 - Dylan and Liam W

5/6 - Sarah W

Bonza Award

For back to school Term 3, CCNSW is running a campaign promoting our Healthy Lunch Box website healthylunchbox.com.au to help inspire and assist parents to keep packing healthy lunch boxes throughout the year.

 On the website parents will find snack ideas, sandwich alternatives, recipes, tips and easy healthy swaps for those common lunch box items that are not the best for our kids. Parents can also get their kids involved in choosing lunch box foods they will actually eat and enjoy using the interactive Healthy Lunch Box Builder.

 In a recent review by Flinders University in Adelaide, Healthy Lunch Box rated highest when compared with other lunch box apps and websites (https://www.saxinstitute.org.au/publications/22904/). This reflects the websites high level of functionality, quality of information and design.

The WOODLAND Family are on Cake Raffle this Friday. 

Tickets are sold for 20c each on Fridays.

 The BROWN & SALMON families will be on Home Cooking this Friday.

Cooking is sold for 50c each on Fridays.

Our radio announcers next week will be SEBASTIAN & CALEB.

Tune in to FM96.3 each Tuesday at 1.45pm to hear what's happening at St Mary's.

Birthday wishes go this week to Josh who turns 7 tomorrow July 31. Have a great day.

A parent information night on Home Reading "Tips" will be held THIS Thursday 1 August at 6.00pm for all parents/carers of children in K-3.

If you have a child starting Kindergarten in 2020 you are more than welcome to attend.

SCHOOL BANKING IS ON MONDAYS.

This week our winter warmer will be

"HOMEMADE SAUSAGE ROLLS"

OR

"CHEESE & SPINACH ROLLS"

Orders to the office by 9.00am.

Money can be direct debited to Community Council Acccount BSB: 062786 Acc: 00027184. Please still send in order and add Direct Debit.

LUNCHES CAN BE ORDERED FROM THE BAKERY MONDAY AND FRIDAYS.

PLEASE SEE PRICE LIST ATTACHED.

As the weather is quite cool at the moment parents are reminded to send children in a jacket so they are warm when outside. The uniform shop has jackets in stock or any navy jacket may be worn. 

Thank you for your support with this matter.

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a project of Samaritan’s Purse. It partners with local churches in developing nations to reach out to children by providing gift-filled shoeboxes and bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ. St Mary’s will again help reach more children with gift-filled shoeboxes  for distribution to children in the developing world? If you would like to participate please call into the office to get a box.

BOXES ARE DUE BACK BY MONDAY WEEK 10 THIS TERM!

UNSEALED WITH $10 INCLUDED FOR POSTAGE

PLEASE CALL INTO THE OFFICE TO COLLECT A BOX TO FILL.

FILL EACH SHOEBOX WITH SIMPLE GIFTS
Include something from each of the 6 categories.
Something to wear, Something to play with, Something for school, Something to love, Something special and Something for personal hygiene.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Book week parade 

Friday 23rd August at 9.10am. 

Students are to come dressed in their favourite book character.

The theme this year is

"Reading Is My Secret Power"

PARENT INFO NIGHT 1st AUGUST

TODD WOODBRIDGE CUP TUMUT YEAR 3/4 9TH AUGUST

BOOK PARADE FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST

SKI TRIP 27th AUGUST

TRIVIA NIGHT SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 

5/6 EXCURSION 24th SEPTEMBER

2/3/4 EXCURSION 11th NOVEMBER

AWARDS DAY 11th DECEMBER

YR 6 GRADUATION MASS 12th DECEMBER

TUMUT BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Team Nomination forms for the 2019 Spring Competition are available from Pie in the Sky Bakery and Sportspower or www.tumut.basketball.net.au. This season the committee will again be accepting Kindergarten aged children. Please note that an additional Active Kids Voucher is now available for use between July and August for all school aged children.
Team Nominations must be submitted on or before Wednesday 14th August, 4pm to 6pm at Club Tumut.
Any registration enquiries can be made to the Registrar, Debbie Webb on 0427 647027 or through Tumut Basketball Facebook page. Further information for the upcoming comp can be found on the website.

On the last day of term 2 all classes enjoyed 'Flashlight Friday' during their library lessons!

This coincided with the Year 6 Pyjama Day and the students enjoyed reading their own published work or library books by flashlight.

It was SO comfortable being dressed in our PJ's and  lying in beanbags or on cushions to enjoy the variety of publications on offer.

Library lights were turned off and blinds closed so that students could read with the aid of a torch.

We loved hearing the narratives, recounts and poems that the students had published in class during the term.