2020 Leaders

In Week 7, our Year 5 students presented speeches outlining why they wanted to be our 2020 School and House Captains. The quality of speeches that the students presented was remarkable, they showed insight into what leadership means and represents. The students also were able to articulate clearly why they felt they would be a suitable candidate.

Thank you to the students who nominated themselves for positions. Although there are only six elected positions, there are many other leadership opportunities for each and every one of our Year 6 students next year.

On Monday 2 December, each child at St Mary’s voted for the students they would like to see fill our Captain roles. The staff did not vote and have not done so for many years.

Congratulations to the following students who will help lead our school in an official capacity next year:

School Captains

Sienna Charnock and Jake Cosgrove

Lawrence Captains

Ellie McCormack and Alec McIntosh

Aloysius Captains

Bree Hearne and William Heffernan

We congratulate all the students who ran for roles and congratulate them on their wonderful display of sportspersonship and resilience. 

Our new Captains will receive their badges and be inducted into their roles at our Opening Mass on Thursday 6 February 2020.

The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

Thank you to all that attended our performance of The Magical Christmas Jigsaw. Thank you also to the teaching staff for directing their student's scene and Mrs Sally Croker, Mrs Dana White and Mrs Jenny McCarthy for their stage and musical direction. Congratulations to our students who, from all accounts, performed beautifully and looked fabulous in their Christmas colours and costumes.

I would also like to thank Nicola and Andrew Pursell, and all their helpers, for providing a delicious BBQ dinner.

Crazy Hair Day

Last Friday was crazy hair day. We had a fun day showing off our mad hairdos. But it was also a serious day to think about kids with brain cancer. Patrick McRae came to visit us and he told us about the really difficult time he has had recovering from brain surgery to have a tumour removed. Patrick made us think about how tough others have it and how fortunate we are. Patrick’s message to us was: ‘Don’t give up when times are tough, be brave and resilient, try to stay positive, look on the bright side and be thankful for the blessings in our lives'. Patrick is still undergoing treatment and we keep him in our prayers. Thank you to Tash, Patrick, Sam and Yvette for the visit.

School Reports

You will receive your child's Semester Two Progress Report and Evidence of Learning Folder (ELF) tomorrow.

Your child’s ELF 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.

Christmas Cheer!

Thank you to Mrs Suzanne Crowther for working with our students on Tuesday to create gorgeous handmade papercraft Christmas cards. The children thoroughly enjoyed their session and we appreciate your time and generosity!

Appreciation Morning Tea

Thank you to those who attended our Appreciation morning tea this morning and all of our helpers throughout the year.  It is your support of St Mary's that makes it such a wonderful place to be! 

Movie Excursion

Term 1: Wednesday 29 January (Years 1-6) Thursday 30 January (Kindergarten) to Thursday 9 April

Term 2: Tuesday 28 April to Friday 3 July

Term 3: Tuesday 21 July to Friday 25 September

Term 4: Tuesday 13 October to Wednesday 16 December

Farewell and God Bless

On Monday our Year 6 class, along with their parents, grandparents and staff will share the Year 6 Farewell Dinner at the Crookwell Golf Club. Thank you to Mrs. Sally Croker and all the parents for the organisation of the event.

The final event for Year 6 will the Year 6 Final Assembly and Awards presentation held on Wednesday at 12.00pm. 

Year 6 will be missed from our school community and they will always hold a special place in our hearts. We would like all of our leaving students and families to know they are always welcome at St Mary’s.

We wish all of our departing students a wonderful future ahead full of love, happiness and fulfilment. 

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone in our School Community for your support and guidance this year. It has been another wonderful year! 

A big thank you to the P & F Association for their consistent support. Once again it has been a year of many physical improvements. These have been achieved through your hard work.

Thank you to our wonderful students for their hard work and kind actions throughout the year. Schools are places where children learn to navigate the world. They work on maintaining and forming relationships, persevering with challenges and solving problems. Each year our students grow and change, it's truly wonderful to see how much they have progressed this year. 

Thank you for our dedicated staff for always striving for the best for the students in your care. I would especially like to thank all of my staff for the extra duties they have performed during my absences over the past week.

I would like to thank you all for your prayers and thoughts for my family during our recent challenges. My dad is currently stable and preparing for a long journey of recovery ahead. 

I would like to wish everyone a  safe, peaceful and joyous Christmas and look forward to a productive and successful New Year!