St Mary's Primary School Crookwell
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Wade St
Crookwell NSW 2583
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Email: office.stmarysc@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 4832 1592

Classroom Support with Mrs. Spackman

Volunteers Needed for our Intervention Programs

If you would like to assist with any of our intervention programs at school, please complete the form below or contact Belinda at the office. Grandparents and other community members are very welcome to help. We would like to offer intervention programs in Spelling, Reading and Numeracy. Volunteers will need a Working with Children Check.

Please click here: Intervention Program Volunteer Form

Morning Club

Following the success of morning club for the last two years, it is available again each day from 8.00am-8.40am. It is an opportunity for children to arrive at school early when it is difficult for parents who need to be at work early or have appointments. This service is available for all children from K-6 and will be held in the Old Meeting Room at the end of the playground.

The children will be required to participate in quiet activities during this time, reading, writing, drawing, colouring, board games, card games, puzzles and/or homework tasks.  The children may bring games to play and share if they wish, however they will not be able to use electronic devices. 

At 8.40am the children who attend will move to the playground for morning supervision by a staff member. No student is to be in the playground unsupervised before 8.40am.

Personalised Plan Meetings

Each semester, and sometimes more often depending on student need, we hold scheduled Personalised Plan meetings for students with a disability or an additional need requiring intervention or adjustments. These meetings will occur in Week 4, February 15-18 in the afternoon. Information has been sent to those parents via Schoolzine already with a link to Session Keeper where you will be able to choose a date and a time suited to you online. If you are having trouble accessing this, please contact Belinda in the Office.

The meetings that have been booked already are confirmed and will proceed as scheduled next week.

Sue Larkey Workshops

Sue Larkey conducting a LIVE FULL DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP.

Workshop Details
Friday 12th March 21 - 9 am to 3pm - NSW Local Time - AEDT (** 4 weeks away **)

These workshops are ideal for teachers, teachers assistants, early childhood educators, parents or carers.

This course is accredited and can be used towards NESA Accredited hours.

They will be another action pack workshop with lots of learning, interaction, sharing and practical strategies.

Workshop Content - Teaching Strategies for School & Home

  • What is Autism Spectrum Disorder • Autism learning style
  • Key teaching strategies from preschool to secondary
  • Classroom strategies
  • Promoting understanding in peers
  • How to motivate and use special interests
  • Visual strategies • Social skills
  • Teaching play
  • Strategies for playgrounds


Behaviour Support for School & Home

  • What are ASD behaviours?
  • Preparing child and staff
  • Common playground issues
  • Meltdowns
  • Anxiety
  • Transition strategies for school (preschool, primary and secondary) and home
  • Repetitive and obsessive behaviours
  • Sensory issues
If you can't make a full day virtual workshop - I have the same Full Day Live Virtual Workshop Split Over 2 Afternoons

Tuesday 16th March (part 1) & Tuesday 23rd March 21 (part 2)

(More details are on the website - https://suelarkey.com.au/autism-workshops/course-split-over-2-afternoons/)