Principal Talk with Mrs Lowe
Term 3 Key Dates
| Fridays in August | School Explorers Program 2/8, 9/8, 16/8, 23/8 |
| Wednesday 7 August | School Public Speaking Competition Years 3-6 |
| Wednesday 14 August | Northern Region Public Speaking Competition Years 3-6 |
| Thursday 15 August | Feast of the Assumption |
| Thursday 22 August | Archdiocesan Athletics Carnival |
| Saturday 24 August | P & F Social Function- Gatsby Night |
| Thursday 29 August | Fathers Day Gift Stall |
| Tuesday 10 September | Cricket Blast School Cup Years 3- 6 |
| Friday 13 September | Official Opening of the Multipurpose Sports Court |
| Friday 20 September | Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition Boorowa |
| Thursday 26 September | School Disco 6pm - 7.30pm Years 3-6 |
| Friday 27 September | Stage 1 (Year 1and Year 2) Showcase of Learning 12.30pm |
| End of term |
Thank you!
On behalf of the school, I would like to offer a huge 'thank you' to Sam and Katie Price for the donation of a new Acer laptop, to be used to assist children working in our Star Room. We are truly grateful for this generous donation.
Mufti Day
Tomorrow, Friday 2 August, we will be holding a 'Favourite Sport or Sporting Team' Mufti day to support Isabelle Galland and Bella Croker's State hockey trip. Students may come to school out of uniform and dressed in their favourite sporty clothes, for a gold coin donation.
It has been decided by the school executive staff that this will be an event we organise for all students facing the large costs involved with state representative sport.
Peer Support - Resilience
This term Year 6 will be running Peer Support Groups from Weeks 3-8.
Peer Support is a program that empowers students with practical skills and strategies to positively navigate life and relationships. This term the children will be participating in activities that focus on resilience during their peer support sessions and personal development classes. Resilience is a vital skill that enables people to recover quickly from difficulties.
Annual Satisfaction Survey
An annual satisfaction survey of parents, students and staff will be conducted on behalf of all Catholic schools in the Diocese this term. The surveys are designed to gather feedback from parents, staff and students about our school and will be used to inform school improvement. Responses are confidential and individuals can not be identified.
The surveys were launched via email on 29 July and close on 9 August 2019 using the email addresses supplied to the school. If you did not receive an email with a link to the survey, you can access and complete the survey at the following link. https://www.research.net/r/stmaryscrookwellparent2019
Public Speaking
Our primary students are now working on their speeches for our 2019 Public Speaking Competition.
The class topics are as follows;
Year 3 – Best Friends - 2 minutes
Year 4 – Good Advice - 2 minutes
Year 5 – Don't Try This - 3 minutes
Year 6 – The View from the Top - 3 minutes
Students in Years 3-6 will present their speeches to their class over the next few weeks. Five students from each class will be selected to present at our school competition on Wednesday 7 August.
Following on from this, two students from each class are selected to represent the school at the Northern Region Public Speaking Competition, to be held on Wednesday 14 August at St Mary’s. This will commence with morning tea at 10am, followed by the competition at 10.30am for Years 3 and 5 and 11.15am for Years 4 and 6.
The Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition will be held on 20 September at St Joseph's in Boorowa.
Volunteers
At St Mary's we are always grateful to our volunteers who come in to listen to reading, administer our intervention programs, garden and work in our tuckshop. If you'd like to volunteer, in any capacity, please contact Belinda.
