Upcoming Events

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

Tomorrow, Friday 1 November we host our very special Grandparents and Special Friends Day. This day will commence with Mass at 9.30am and be followed by classroom visits. At 11.00am we will provide morning tea in the MP Hall for our visitors. If families could please send in a plate of food to share this would be greatly appreciated. Our Year One families are serving the morning tea and selling tickets in a raffle as their fundraising event on this day. If you can assist please contact Rechell Naughton.

After morning tea, at 11.45 am, our students will perform on stage to a collection of movie tunes. The day will conclude at approximately 12.45pm.  

Unfortunately, late last term, well after our calendar was set, the compulsory annual Principal Leaders Day Meeting date was changed. I am now unable to attend this wonderful event (my favourite of the year!) so will leave you all in Sally Croker's very capable hands.  

Please see a link to the invitation sent home below:

Grandparents Day Invitation 2019

Boorowa Touch Football

What an experience the Boorowa Touch Football Carnival was this year! I do not think, in the history of that carnival (and I have been attending since I was a primary school student) that we have ever experienced such appalling weather conditions. 

Weather aside, congratulations to all of our students who participated. They all tried their very hardest and displayed excellent sportsmanship.

Thank you to the parents and staff who attended for your valuable help. Thank you to Mrs Rachael Croker for her organisation and coordination of this event. 

Operation Christmas Child

I would like to thank our school community for their very generous donations towards the Operation Christmas Child (OCC) project for Samaritan’s Purse. 

Today we filled ten boxes with beautiful gifts. It's lovely to know that we will have a part in making some children happy this Christmas. 

Expressions of Interest: Junior Basketball Sessions

If anyone is interested in their children participating in some after school junior basketball skills sessions, and assisting with these, please contact Sam Simmons 0436918147.

Social Event - 1 November - LAST CHANCE

Tickets are now on sale for the P&F organised social event which will be held tomorrow, Friday 1 November, at Laggan Hotel. The night will consist of finger food and live music in a casual outdoor setting. Please come along and encourage all of your family and friends to do the same. The more the merrier! 

Tickets can be purchased via Qkr!. 

'Fancy Hat Day' - Melbourne Cup Tuesday 5 November

Next Tuesday is Melbourne Cup Day. Our students are permitted to wear a different hat, other than our school hat, on this day. 

There will be a small prize for the fanciest hat. 

Save the Date

Tomorrow 1 November - All Saints Day

The designation of November 1 as All Saints Day occurred over time, after the legalisation of Christianity in A.D. 313.

On this day, we give thanks for the many men and women who chose to live lives of faith, hope and love, and in doing so, helped lead others into God’s loving embrace.

We ask them, the Saints, to pray for us today, that we may follow Jesus and experience God’s mercy and love.

Tomorrow is also Grandparents Day – our chance to celebrate and give thanks for these special and valuable people.

Grandparents see the inner beauty of the grandchild

And make the world a little softer, a little kinder, and a little warmer.

A Blessing for Grandparents

Dear God, Please bless our grandparents.

Thank you for the life they gave our parents

and for the life they give to us.

For the ways they help us and make us strong, we give thanks.

For the ways they love us no matter what, we rejoice.

For the ways they have paved the road that leads us here, we are grateful.

Let them grow in wisdom and joy in life.

Let them find peace and rest from their work.

Let them be healed of every sickness and pain.

And let them see with their own eyes

the glory of your Son, Jesus, in the love of their children and grandchildren.

Bless them always until they come to rest in you.                                                                                                                                Amen.

Things Parents Need to Know About YouTube Kids  

Although children of all ages often watch YouTube content directly via the website or main YouTube app, YouTube itself states that the only place children should be watching its videos is in the YouTube Kids app.

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/wake-up-wednesday/

Book Club

Book Club mazagines will go home this week. Please note the date stamped on the magazine is incorrect and it should reflect the due date is THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER.

Ordering and payment is made through LOOP. Alternatively, orders and payment can be sent to school.

Boorowa Touch Football

Year 4 – Bridie Croker and Georgina Culley

Year 5 - Bree Hearne, Chloe Salt and Nathaniel Waters

Year 6 - Taj Cooper and Bella Croker

School Spirit Awards

 Ethan Whittle for demonstrating the School Values

Awards are presented at our Monday morning Assembly in the Old Hall at 9.05am.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Parish Office

For Parish and Sacramental matters please forward your enquiries to Parish Secretary, Janet Haynes or Pastoral Associate Sr Rosemary via email or call into the Parish Office at the Old Convent Building on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Email: Crookwell@cg.org.au

Website: http://cg.org.au/crookwell/Home.aspx 

Phone: 48321 633 

Address: 55 Wade Street (the Old Convent Building)

Altar Roster

3 November-  Regan Picker

10 November- Phoebe Selmes & Oliver Gray

17 November- Regan Picker & Olivia Anderson

24 November- Nathaniel Waters

Please arrive 15 minutes before Mass to help Father prepare.

It is important that you contact another server to arrange a swap if you are unable to make it on your rostered day.

We would love it if some more children could join our Altar Serving team. Please contact the Parish Office if your child is interested. Training is provided and new children are rostered on with experienced servers.

Mary Gilmore Youth Showcase

Last Saturday Georgina Culley and William Heffernan performed with many other students from the area for the Mary Gilmore Youth Showcase. Georgina played a classical guitar piece “Waltz in G” and William performed “Skinny String Boogie “ on the electric guitar . Well done to both students for getting up on stage and performing solo. 

A reminder that we are no longer utilising the Skoolbag app any longer and we have now commenced use of the "SZapp" app. This app is how we send out school notices and emails and utilises the same platform that our online newsletters are sent on and also our website. It is important that our newsletter email address is saved as a "safe" address to ensure it doesn't go to your spam or junk email folders.

Below are instructions on how to download the app, registering and managing your notifications. Please ensure your notifications are turned on so that you receive all the correct information.

Please see Belinda if you would like help installing the app.

KAOS- Kids Acting On Stage

The 2020 Kaos production is titled "In Hot Pursuit" and will be at the Crookwell Memorial Hall on the 8, 9, 10 November.

There are 43 young people involved in this production aged 6 years to 16 years and the script was written and direvted by local playwright Mr Peter Stephens.

Make sure you head and see it!