Principal Talk with Mrs. Lowe
Term 4 Dates
| WEEK 9 |
BEACH 2 BUSH - WATER SAFETY WEEK |
| Thursday 2 December |
Trinity Year 7 Orientation Day Sacrament of Confirmation 6pm |
| Friday 3 December |
Year 6 Excursion BEACH 2 BUSH - Red and Yellow Mufti Day Tuckshop - Catherine F, Brian & Maureen |
| WEEK 10 | |
| Monday 6 December |
Tuckshop- Eleanor, Allison & Tressa |
| Thursday 9 December |
End of Year Mass and Leadership Changeover Ceremony 12pm |
| Friday 10 December |
Academic Report and Work Sample Folders home Tuckshop- FINAL FOR 2021- Megan, Jane & Bec |
| WEEK 11 | |
| Monday 13 December |
Year Six Graduation Mass, Dinner and Awards Presentation 5.30pm |
| Tuesday 14 December |
School Spirit Afternoon Tea |
| Wednesday 15 December |
Year Six Final Assembly - Infants cohort 12.30pm, Primary cohort 2pm Last day of the 2021 school year |
End of Year Events
End of Year School Mass and Leadership Changeover Ceremony
I would like to congratulate our Year Five students who self-nominated for a School or Sports Captains role for 2022. This week we heard the students present their speeches to the student body. All the speeches were thoughtful and well presented. Each student is to be congratulated on their effort. I am sure there are eighteen students in Year Five that would fill the roles perfectly!
Our students voted yesterday and today and the recipients of the positions will be announced at our End of Year School Mass and Leadership Changeover Ceremony, held on Thursday 9 December at 12pm. Parents and carers are able to attend, if they desire.
Please note the badges will be blessed and presented at our 2022 Welcome and Leaders Induction Mass at the beginning of Term One on Thursday 10 February (TBC).
Year Six Farewell
This year our Year Six Graduation events will occur on Monday 13 December. The format will be as follows:
5.30pm - Graduation Mass at St Mary's Church for Year Six students, parents/carers/adult guests and staff
6.30pm - Dinner at the Services Club for Year Six students, parents/carers/adult guests and staff
7.30pm - Year Six Awards Presentation and Final Assembly
Final Assembly
The Year Six class will present their Final Assembly for our students in the sails area (weather pending) on the last day of school, Wednesday 15 December. The recipients of Awards will be re-acknowledged at this Assembly. This will be a repeat of the Monday evening performance.
The Year Six children will first present to our Kindergarten, Year One and Year Two cohort at 12.30pm. They will then do a repeat performance at 2.00pm for our Year Three to Five cohort.
If parents and family wish to attend one of these repeat performances, can you please let Belinda know so that COVID-safe seating can be arranged.
Level 3 Schools Update
As the term has progressed schools in NSW have remained operating under the Level 3 Restrictions set by NSW Health and the NSW Department of Education. We were advised this week that these will continue to the end of Term Four.
All NSW schools will continue to follow the cohort model. This is to provide a safe learning environment for students, minimise opportunities for transmission and enable the most effective contact tracing and containment measures in the event of a COVID-19 case.
The only change that has occurred recently that affects St Mary's directly is related to singing. Students may now sing outdoors only.
Semester Two Student Reports
You will receive your child's Semester Two Progress Report and Work Sample Folder on Friday 10 December.
You will notice that your child's Student Report has a different format to that of past years. This is because our reporting is now done through Compass, the same system we use for attendance. I think you will find the new format to be clearer to read and more informative.
Your child’s Work Sample Folder will contain work samples taken from a variety of learning areas across the semester. There will be a variety of draft and published pieces so that you can see your child’s everyday work standards.
If you have any questions about either of these progress documents please make an appointment to see your child’s classroom teacher.
School Board
I would like to welcome Reané Strode and James McCormack as parent representatives to the St Mary's Primary School Board. Both have accepted their nominations and will commence in Term One 2022.
Congratulations!
