Principal Talk with Mrs. Sally-Anne Croker
Term Three Wrap-Up
As this will be the final Newsletter for Term Three I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation and gratitude to all who make our school community one to be proud of. This Term has been jam-packed with extracurricular activities, visitors, fundraising, representative opportunities; academically and sporting, and lots of dedicated learning.
I am especially grateful to our P& F working party who held a successful Wood Raffle last week raising valuable funds for our school. My thanks to all involved especially the Strode and McCormack families.
Please keep the Romer and Hewitt families in your prayers as we will in ours.
I hope you take the time during the holidays to refresh and recharge for the always busy final Term of the year.
Kindergarten /Year One Showcase
Please join us for our Term Three Showcase next Friday at 12:30pm. Year One and Kindergarten have been busily rehearsing and fine-tuning their performances and can't wait to share them with you.
St Mary's Feast Day
On Friday, September 6th, we celebrated our school's feast day with great joy and enthusiasm. The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a special occasion that holds significant meaning in the Catholic faith, and to us at St Mary's Primary School, and our students made sure to honour it in a memorable way.
Our celebration began with a beautiful Mass with Father Xavier guiding us to reflect on the virtues of Mary.
Following the Mass, our students engaged in various Mary-themed fun activities. The students decorated biscuits with images and symbols associated with Mary, made Rosary bracelets, did some mindful Mary colouring and bookmarks and incorporated AFL Coaching as part of the celebrations !!
As we celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our students learned about the virtues and qualities that Mary exemplified – kindness, humility, compassion, and faith. These values serve as a guiding light for us all as we strive to be better individuals and members of the St Mary's School community.
I would like to thank all the teachers and staff, especially Mrs Rachael Croker, our Religious Education Coordinator, who made this celebration possible.
#ST MARY'S REPRESENTS
This week Jaydan Costello and Henry Galland have both been competing at the NSWPSSA Golf Tournament in the Hunter Valley. A detailed report from these boys will be included next week in my email update.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I can share with you news just in as we were completing this edition- Jaydan Costello has been successful in being named in the NSW State Team to compete in November. Congratulation Jaydan!!!
CWA
Today I was presented with a cheque from Susan Reynolds on behalf of the CWA Crookwell Day Branch. Every year they donate 100% of their fundraising to the three local schools. This money is to be used for students and families in need of support with extracurricular activities such as excursions, etc. We are extremely grateful for the community support and thank the CWA Day Branch for this kind and generous donation.
Last week many St Mary's students were invited to the CWA Rooms for afternoon tea and a presentation of the winners, runners-up and highly commended for the CWA projects. We were very proud that so many St Mary's students took part this year and supported the CWA with an entry in the Agricultural/Environmental category and the Country Study. Announced on the day were our representatives who will now have their entries sent off to compete at State level.
CONGRATULATIONS to Emmett McIntosh, Joe MCormack, Bridie McCormack and Gabriella McDonald.
Important TERM FOUR dates to note:
Tuesday 15 Oct - all students return for T4
Friday 25 Oct - Boorowa Touch Football/Netball Carnival
Wednesday 30 - Thursday 31 Oct - Yr 5 Astronomy/Ag Excursion
Tuesday 5 - Friday 8 Nov - Year Six Camp
Friday 15 Nov - Grandparents Day
Monday 2 Dec - Kindergarten 2025 Orientation Day
Thursday 12 Dec - Leadership 2025 Mass
Thursday 12 Dec - St Mary's Carols evening
Monday 16 Dec - Year Six Graduation
Wednesday 18 Dec - Year Six final Assembly
2025 Term Dates
Included below are the dates for our 2025 School year.
TERM 1,2025 (31 Jan - 11 Apr)
Friday 31 Jan - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
Monday 3 Feb - NSW pupil-free day
Friday 11 April - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
TERM 2, 2025 (28 Apr - 4 Jul)
Monday 28 Apr - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
Friday 4 July - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
TERM 3, 2025 (21 Jul - 26 Sep)
Monday 21 July - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
Friday 26 Sep - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
TERM 4, 2025 (13 Oct - 19 Dec)
Monday 13 Oct - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
Friday 19 Dec - CECG system-wide pupil-free day
