Term 2 Week 2 Newsletter 2024
Important Dates
May 06 | CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK commences |
May 07 | Primary Cross Country, Coolah |
May 07 | Rugby League Gala Day (Years 3/4 Boys and Years 5/6 Girls) |
May 08 | Mother's Day Liturgy / Lunch / Open Classrooms |
May 10 | PSSA commences (Years 4 to 6) - 11.15 am to 1.10 pm |
May 10 | Year 5 Goldfields Excursion (Bathurst) |
May 13 | P&F Meeting - 6pm - School Library - ALL WELCOME |
May 13 | Book Club - Orders DUE |
June 17 | Kindergarten to Year 6 - School Photos - Full winter uniform to be worn |
Vision Statement:
St. Mary's Primary strives to be a welcoming Christ-centred learning community that promotes a quality holistic education and trusting relationships in a caring and supportive environment.
Acknowledgment of Country: We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Wiradjuri people, who, long before us, lived, loved, educated and raised their children on this site. We pay our respects to elders past and present, and we recognise the young people who are our future. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in our community. We respect their deep physical and spiritual connections to the country through their stories traditions and living cultures.
Character Virtue: HONESTY
Honesty is speaking the truth and acting in a way that doesn't aim to trick or deceive others. It includes owning up to our mistakes, taking responsibility for our words and actions, and telling the truth, even when it's easier to lie. Honesty is even written into one of the commandments.
From the Principal
Mr Luke Wilson
Principal
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Catholic Schools Week. Thank you to Year 4 teachers and students for presenting a wonderful ANZAC Prayer Service on Monday. We have a busy week with Coolah Cross Country and a Rugby League Gala Day tomorrow. PSSA commences this Friday.
Catholic Schools Week - Catholic Schools Week is being celebrated across the Diocese of Bathurst between 5-11 May. The theme for 2024 is Experience the Spirit of Community.
Across Australia, 805,000 students attend Catholic schools (this equates to 1 in 5 Australian students), where they are educated and looked after by over 109,000 dedicated teachers and support staff.
The Catholic Diocese of Bathurst provides a diverse range of educational opportunities to approximately 10,000 students in 33 schools, from primary schools in small rural communities to large secondary schools in regional towns.
Our Catholic schools are welcoming communities that support parents as the first educators of their children. Parents look to our schools as nurturing communities where they understand their children will be safe and cared for in an inclusive environment.
Our schools are communities of faith, part of the local parish community and working closely with that community to form the children in their care. This makes every school unique.
At the heart of Catholic education lies a commitment to nurturing the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. Catholic schools in the Diocese of Bathurst nurture each child's potential in a holistic, student-centred learning environment.
Our schools are led by expert educators who are passionately committed to the learning and well-being of each student in their care. These teachers challenge our young people to live out Jesus's message and help them develop the knowledge and skills that will enable them to reach their full potential as compassionate and contributing members of society.
Our Catholic schools are affordable, inclusive, and quality learning communities.
Mrs Christina Trimble
Executive Director of Schools
Catholic Education Diocese of Bathurst
Mother’s Day Liturgy, Open Classrooms and BYO Picnic Lunch - We are celebrating Catholic Schools Week, with our main event being our annual Mother’s Day Liturgy and lunch on Wednesday, 8th May. All parents but especially the Mothers in our school community are invited...
12.00 pm - Mother's Day Liturgy
12.30 pm - Open Classrooms
1.00 pm - Lunchtime. You are welcome to bring food for a BYO picnic lunch to share with your children OR there will be a sweet treat for our mums to collect from the classrooms at the beginning of lunch. Students can bring their own lunch to school to save you stopping on the way.
Year 6 helping Kindergarten with their Mother's Day Gifts
Enrolments for Kindergarten 2025 are open - Parents wishing to enrol their child are asked to contact the school to receive a copy of St. Mary’s Enrolment Policy and current Enrolment Application Form. Forms can also be accessed via our school website. A copy of your Child’s Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate, Immunisation Record, and other supporting documentation will be required to process
your enrolment application. Enrolment interviews for all new families
will commence on Monday, 20th May.
Winter Uniform
Officially, the children are to wear their formal winter uniform after the June Long Weekend
on Tuesday, 11th June but if your child is feeling cold,
they can wear their winter uniform from the commencement of Term 2.
School Photographs
School Photographs will be held on Monday, 17th June, 2024.
Children are to wear their formal winter uniform.
Sport
Rugby League Gala Day - Tomorrow, seven teams from St. Mary’s will participate in a Rugby League Gala Day. There will be five teams for Year 3 and 4 boys and two teams for Years 5 and 6 girls. This is a development carnival with an emphasis on participation and fun, and we hope all of our boys and girls have a great day.
Diocesan Cross Country - Tomorrow, our Cross-Country team will compete in the Diocesan Cross Country Trials at Coolah. Successful runners will be selected to represent the Bathurst Diocese at the Polding Cross Country Trials. Best of luck to all of our runners.
PSSA Competition - The Dubbo District Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) Winter Sports Competition will take place in Term 2 and involve our students in Years 4-6. This competition involves students from the various government primary schools in Dubbo, St Pius X School, and ourselves. Games are held from 11.30 am - 1.00 pm each Friday at various venues throughout Dubbo. Nomination notes will be sent home this week.
The aims of the Dubbo District PSSA competitions are for the children to:
* Enjoy the sport.
* Develop a positive, sportsmanship attitude.
* Develop skills in various sports in a competitive situation.
* Attain higher standards of behaviour.
* Mix with students from other schools through sports.
Infants Cross Country - Our Infants Cross Country was held at the end of last term and we had a huge crowd of parents and friends who came along to support our students.
Congratulations to the following students who finished in the top ten.
| Kinder Boys | Kinder Girls | Year 1 Boys | Year 1 Girls |
| Charlie Butcher | Quinn Gleeson | Charlie Coyle | Lottie Woodham |
| Harvey Tegart | Pixie Simpson | Maddix Chapman | Heidi O'Connor |
| Toby Single | Halle Gardiner | Jensen Walkom | Ellie Eagleston |
| Theo Coyle | Nadia Jarry | Charlie Bower | Cora Cross |
| Ollie Single | Scarlett Long | Tommy O'Connor | Amelia Milsom |
| Gundy Madgwick | Harriet Williams | Ned Johnson | Indi Green |
| Alfie Bonham | Rose Buckley | Louie Fitzgerald | Layla Madgwick |
| Jimmy Job | Chelsea Slade | Irish Salloum | Evie Cooper |
| Charlie Knight | Chelsea Meyers | Clay Crawford | Mackenzie Giddings |
| Harry Taylor | Ellie Fardell | Louis O'Connor | Ellie Brown |
| WELL DONE! WELL DONE! WELL DONE! | |||
| Year 2 Boys | Year 2 Girls | ||
| Beckham Chapman | Maggie Lawson | ||
| Tex Simpson | Indigo Coyle | ||
| Brodie Laws | Taejin Morris | ||
| Cooper Lew | Annabel Williams | ||
| Lucas O'Connor | Kala Squires | ||
| Benji McGhee | Maddison March | ||
| Kieran Dixon | Maggie Cook | ||
| Donny Larkin | Nala Wellman | ||
| Chester Peterson | Eva Graham | ||
| Jude Sharkey | Annelise O'Brien | ||
Infants Cross Country
Religious Education
Mr Tim Keady
RE Coordinator
Dear Parents,
Rise - RISE Youth Festival is for young people in Years 6 to 9 (anyone in Years 10-12 can be involved as a youth team member). The Diocesan Youth Ministers facilitate a festival full of fun, friendship, small group challenges, workshops, games, music and lots of opportunities to encounter Jesus. Register HERE.
Rego is open (even though it's not until July holidays) - St. Brigid’s Parish will subsidise the cost to bring the participant's contribution to $50. We'll also try to arrange transport or carpooling.
Mother’s Day Liturgy, Open Classrooms and BYO Picnic Lunch - Year 6 will lead us in celebrating the amazing efforts of the significant women in our lives on Wednesday, 8th May. We will host a Liturgy in our school hall from 12 pm followed by open classrooms. We also invite families to bring along a picnic lunch to share with their children if they would like to.
Confirmation - Confirmation will be held on the 1st/2nd June and 8th/9th June
Preparation Meetings will occur early in Term 2. Families need to attend one meeting each week but can choose different time slots according to what works best. (three sessions in total)
Sessions are as follows:
Sunday after 9am Mass @ 10am 5th May/12th May/19th May
Tues after 5.45pm Mass @ 6.15pm 7th May/14th May/21st May
Wednesday 4.30pm 8th May/15th May/22nd May
Confirmation practice Tuesday 28th May @ 6.15pm
Confirmation will be held on 1st/2nd June with Bishop McKenna.
Parish priests will lead Masses on 8th/9th June.
Confirmation Masses on Saturday @ 5 pm (changed due to the Winter timeslot), Sunday at 9 am and 5 pm
If you have any questions about the sacrament of Confirmation, please contact Rosie Hosking via email at sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au
Gospel Focus: Love One Another (John 15:9-17)
Share the love of God.
ST. BRIGID'S PARISH - MASS TIMES:
St Brigid's: Saturday - 5pm, Sunday - 9am and Sunday - 5pm
St. Laurence's Church: Sunday - 7.30am
Awards
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Taejin Morris - 2B |
| Payton Pyne - 2G For always being so ready to learn and always trying her best. |
| Pippa Davis - 3B For her determination, flexibility and positivity with which she approaches all school activities. |
Zara Dickson - 5B |
HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:
| LA SALLE: | McAULEY: | MOORE: | LENNON: |
| Quinn Gleeson - KB | Pixie Simpson - KB | Donny Larkin - 2B | Scarlett Long - KB |
| Florence Scott - KB | Harvey Tegart - KB | Charlie Mackintosh - 2B | Lucy Bower - KB |
| Annelise O'Brien - 2B | Amity Smith - 2B | Imogen Smith - 2B | Cora Fox - 2B |
| Benji McGhee - 2B | Beckham Chapman -2B | Jack Hubbard - 2B | Jaxon Long - 2B |
| Cooper Lew - 2B | Eva Graham - 2B | Alyla Cross - 3B | Kala Squires - 2B |
| Archie Farrelly - 3B | Ivie-Mae Ley - 2B | Lydia Rae - 3B | |
| Jett Dunlop - 2B | |||
| Leo Goodwin - 2B | |||
| Maddison March - 2B | |||
| Maggie Cook - 2B | |||
| Taejin Morris - 2B | |||
| Tenley Huggett - 3B |
Attendance
Holidays should be booked during school breaks. Students should be at school every day during the school term, right from the first day until the last.
While it's generally advised for holidays to be booked during school breaks, it's also important for parents to communicate with the school regarding any planned absences and to adhere to the school's attendance policies.
In cases where absences are unavoidable, working with teachers to ensure that missed material is caught up can help minimise the impact on a student's education and school processes are followed for any missed assessment tasks.
PARTIAL ABSENCES:
Parents must attend the school office to use the Compass Kiosk to complete a PARENT DROP-OFF or PARENT PICK-UP if arriving late or leaving early.
FULL DAY ABSENCES:
A Note should be submitted via Compass for a FULL DAY absence from school.
Reminder: Parents to submit an attendance note within 7 days of absence. Thank you.
Community News
BIRTHDAYS:
Celebrating their birthday this week are:
Nadia Jarry, Peter Warman, Kieran Dixon, Ivie-Mae Ley, Slater Gray, Tenley Huggett, Stella Chippendale, Charlie Bell, Harvey Tegart, Amelia Milsom, Jack Doust and
Isabelle Robinson. We hope you enjoy your birthday!
Canteen
Canteen Roster
TUES May 07 | Amanda Isbester |
WED May 08 | Zoe Fox |
THURS May 09 | Chris Catelotti and Jackie Pratten |
FRI May 10 | Michelle Howarth, Hayley Lee and Tiffany Single |
MON May 13 | Kristy Hubbard |