Principal Talk with Mrs. Lowe
Term Two Dates
| WEEK SIX |
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| Friday 3 June |
School Explorers Session 1 Tuckshop- Eleanor, Claire and Rebecca |
| WEEK SEVEN |
FAMILY WEEK |
| Monday 6 June |
Mrs Lowe at Oceania Evangelisation Leaders Program Year 6 Art Focus Day Tuckshop - Tennille, Pip, Lisa |
| Tuesday 7 June |
Year 4 Art Focus Day |
| Wednesday 8 June |
Kindergarten Group 1 Art Focus Day Catholic Care Counsellor - Madelyn Burns change of day this week only |
| Thursday 9 June |
Mrs Lowe at Northern Region Principals Meeting at Mt Carmel Yass Athletics Carnival at Todkill Oval |
| Friday 10 June |
Pupil Free Day |
Reconciliation Week
At St Mary's we acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is held annually from 27 May to 3 June and is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
This year's theme, “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge to all Australians— individuals, families, communities, organisations and government—to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.
This change can begin with brave actions in our daily lives – where we live, work, play and socialise.
Find out more about National Reconciliation Week
As part of our Reconciliation Week activities and leading into NAIDOC Week at the beginning of Term 3, our students will have the opportunity to plan and create a beautiful aboriginal mural for our Multipurpose Hall with local artist, and St Mary's mum, Jess Plumb.
Below are hands coloured in by all of our students, craftily displayed as a sea of hands in our foyer by Mrs Branson. The hands symbolise unity and togetherness as we celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's culture for Reconciliation week
Parent Session
Madelyn Burns, our School Counsellor, will run a parent session after school on Monday 20 June on developing and building resilience in our children. This session will be held in the library and your children can use the Computer Laboratory whilst the session is running. All parents, carers or interested people are welcome.
Tell Us What You Think
It is that time of the year again when you get a chance to tell us what you think about St Mary's Primary School via a survey.
Once again Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn has engaged the company, The Learning Bar, and their 'Tell Us What You Think' surveys for parents, students in Years 4 - 6, and staff.
The data we receive can help inform our Annual Improvement and Strategic Plans.
The survey window is open from today until Friday 10 June. To complete the survey visit the link below or paste it into your browser.
http://tellthemfromme.com/stmaryscrookwell
Please remember that we welcome direct feedback at any time and would hope that you would see your child's teacher or me immediately should any concerns arise.
The School Explorers
Tomorrow, Friday 3 June our school readiness program, The School Explorers Program, commences with our 'Move It' session at 2pm. The attending children will explore movement with our Perceptual Motor Program. We ask families to sign their children in at the school library prior to us moving to the Multipurpose Hall to commence our activities. Parents and carers are welcome to sign their child in and return to collect them at 3pm or to stay for the session.
All preschool students who are school-aged in 2023 are welcome to attend our school readiness sessions, regardless of school choice. Please spread the word.
Uniform and Uniform Shop
A reminder that the uniform shop is open on Tuesday and Thursday 12pm-1pm only. Any orders made through Qkr will be available for collection during these times or will be sent home with your children.
A reminder items must be paid for before leaving the uniform shop.
Winter items- we have a good supply of bottle-green raincoats with a warm lining. Please ensure students are only wearing the correct coloured jackets. There has been an increase of other colours during these cold days.
Beanies are available from the shop, however the advertised "one size fits most" is not quite correct, as they are very large. Please feel free to source bottle green (only) beanies, gloves and scarves elsewhere.
Enrolling Now
Enrolments can now be placed online. Go to https://enrolments.stmarysc.nsw.edu.au/enrol/ to enrol now.
Enrolments packs are available from our School Office or can be downloaded from our website http://www.stmarysc.nsw.edu.au/enrolment.html
School Hours, Morning Club and Teacher Contact Out of Hours
Students commence school at 9.00 am (first bell) and conclude at 3:10 pm. Morning playground supervision does not commence until 8:40am. Please ensure your children are not at school before 8.40am, unless registered to attend morning club. Afternoon supervision concludes at 3:30pm.
Morning Club is on Monday to Thursday only from 8.00am to 8.40am. Children must be registered to attend. The children will be able to take part in quiet activities, such as reading and drawing.
In recognising work-life balance for our teachers, St Mary's staff may not respond to emails between 4:30pm and 8am during the week and not at all on weekends. We hope you can respect and support our endeavour to promote a healthy work-life balance for our staff.