Semester One Reports 

Your child's Semester One Report will be available for you to access via the Compass app next Monday, 30 June. This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into your child's academic progress, highlighting their achievements and areas for further development.

We believe that open communication between home and school is essential for the success of our students. We look forward to parents/carers and students joining us for Learning Discussions next Friday, 4 July. Appointment times ARE OPEN via COMPASS CONFERENCES for you to arrange a time BETWEEN 8:00am-3:00pm for Years 1-6 and 9:00am-3:00pm for Kindergarten. Each slot is 10 minutes in length. If the opportunity to meet in person is difficult, we are also offering phone appointments for the day. Please select which option you would prefer when making your booking.

At St Mary's, we follow the NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum, ensuring our students receive a well-rounded education aligned with national standards. The Semester One Report evaluates your child's performance across various subject areas, offering a comprehensive overview of their growth and learning throughout the term.

We employ the A-E grading scale for students in Years One to Six to provide a clear and informative assessment. Please note that the A-E scale represents different levels of achievement as follows:

A - The student has extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations.

B -The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills to most situations.

C - The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main content areas and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills.

D - The student has a basic knowledge and understanding of the content and has achieved limited competence in the processes and skills.

E - The student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few content areas and has achieved very limited competence in some of the processes and skills.

The report will provide a detailed breakdown of your child's performance in key subjects, including Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, History, Creative and Performing Arts, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. Additionally, it will include information about their engagement with learning and a comment from your child's teacher, highlighting their successes and suggestions for further growth. We encourage you to carefully review and discuss the report with your child, offering support and encouragement as they continue their educational journey.

Join us for the Year 2/3 Showcase of Learning Assembly!

We are thrilled to invite you to our Yr 2 and Yr 3 students Showcase to be held in the Old Hall tomorrow, Friday, 27 June.

As has been the format of the past few years, there will be two performances on this day.

1. Student Session: The first session will occur at 10:15am, allowing the students to share their performance with their peers and giving them a dress rehearsal before the visitors arrive. 

2. Parent Session: The second session will commence for parents, guardians and friends at 12:30pm. 

We warmly invite all parents, grandparents, and extended family members to join us for the Parent Session of the Showcase of Learning Assembly. Your support and encouragement are invaluable to our students, and your presence will enhance their excitement.

WELL DONE

Congratulations to Our First Holy Communion Students

It was wonderful to attend the First Holy Communion Mass over the weekend, and we extend our warmest congratulations to all the students who received this very important sacrament over the two Masses. They were beautiful occasions for families to come together and celebrate this special milestone in their child’s faith journey.

Fr. Dominic reminded us of the significance of receiving the Eucharist regularly by attending Mass on weekends, encouraging us all to keep Jesus at the centre of our lives.

Congratulations to our Athletes

Congratulations to our St Mary's athletes who competed at the Northern Region Athletics Carnival last Friday. It was a beautiful sunny day, and from all reports, our students showed wonderful sportsmanship, supported one another, and achieved some fantastic personal bests. Thank you to Mrs Annie Cummins and Mr Edwards for managing the team and our timekeeping duty.

The following students achieved a position as a member of the Northern Region Team and will now compete at the Archdiocesan Carnival at the AIS on Thursday 21 August. CONGRATULATIONS Lincoln, Flynn S, Imogen, Cooper, Rory and Jesse. Further detail can be found in the Rep Sport section. 

Thank you to their families for the support and encouragement that allows these students to participate at this level.

2026 TERM DATES

This week we received the dates for our School Year for 2026 and have been asked to pass them on for your information. The dates below are student attendance dates.

Term One - 31 January - 2 April

Term Two - 21 April - 2 July

Term Three - 21 July - 25 September

Term Four - 13 October - 17 December

KINDER WOOD RAFFLE and STREET STALL

My thanks to our Kinder familes for their awesome Street Stall and Wood Raffle effort last weekend. The stall was well attended by the general public on a chilly but sunny Saturday morning.

Congratulations to our Wood winners who each had their wood delivered straight away. I would like to thank Tristan and Scott Kensit for the coordination of this P&F event and those who supported them in this with wood cutting, delivery, baked goods donations and manning the stall. Thank you Kennedy, Butz, Wheelwright, McDonald, Davis, Towell, McIntosh, Hewitt, Doran, Gay, Cummins, Travers, Waldron and McIntosh families. We appreciate you.

WELCOME BACK

This Term we welcomed back Harry Day and his family to St Mary's school community. Harry has settled back in with his former classmates in Year Five. We also congratulate Katie and Jakob on the safe arrival of their new baby son, Maximus.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Year Three students, Khloe and Adrian, have been attending RDA (Riding Develops Abilities) this year. They have greatly enjoyed the opportunity and have tasted success recently at the Regional Mounted Games. Khloe was awarded First Place and Adrian Third Place. Congratulations to both students.

Year Three student, Nicholas Wye was recently presented with a medallion on the 13th of June in recognition of his ability to manage challenges that come with his  Father being a member of the ADF. This was presented by Captain Jo Haynes at a  ceremony in Nowra.