Term 3 Week 9 Newsletter 2024
Important Dates
Sept 16 | Year 5 Leadership Day |
Sept 17 | Kindergarten, Year 1, Years 5 and 6 - DRTCC - 11.30 am to 12.45 pm |
Sept 17 | Kindergarten 2025 Parent Information Evening - 6 pm |
Sept 18 | Kindergarten 2025 Transition |
Sept 20 | PUPIL FREE DAY |
Sept 23 | Year 3 Observatory Visit - 6.30 pm - 8 pm |
Sept 24 | Cultural Excursion - Zoo |
Sept 26 | Gerard Yeo Shield |
Sept 27 | Last Day of Term 3 |
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: R E S P E C T
Respect means being thoughtful and nice to other people - thinking about what they would like, including them, considering their rights and valuing their opinion. It also means having proper regard for our parents, property, nature and God Himself, because He is our Creator and loves us more than we can love ourselves.
From the Principal
Mr Luke Wilson
Principal
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Week 9.
We have our Kinder 25 Parent Information Evening and first transition session this week. We look forward to welcoming our new students and their families to our school.
PUPIL-FREE DAY - Friday - This is a reminder to parents that there will be a Pupil-Free Day this Friday, 20th September. Teachers will spend the day with Dr Sarah McDonagh as we reflect on our implementation of the new English curriculum, celebrate our achievements, and identify areas for improvement.
Monday Uniform - Students are permitted to wear their winter or summer uniforms on Mondays, depending on the weather. If children choose to wear their winter uniform, they must wear their tie.
**All students will wear their full summer uniform in Term 4.
Sport
Polding Athletics - Congratulations to Willow Scott, who won a gold medal in the senior girls' shot put at the Polding Athletics Carnival in Newcastle. This is an amazing achievement, and Willow will now go on to the NSW PSSA Athletics Championships in Sydney in the second week of Term 4.
CONGRATULATIONS WILLOW!
Religious Education
Mr Tim Keady
RE Coordinator
Dear Parents,
Year 2 Reconciliation Registration - First Reconciliation registration weekends are fast approaching. All students who wish to register for Reconciliation this year will need to attend a Mass on 21st/22nd of September to register.
If you have any questions about Reconciliation, please contact Rosie Hosking via email at sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au.
First Eucharist Liturgy - presented by Year 2
Parish Picnic and St. Mary’s Term 3 Meet 4 Mass - We will be holding our Term 3 Meet 4 Mass on Sunday, 22nd September. We warmly welcome you to come along to the 9 am Mass. Following the Mass, St. Brigid’s Parish will be holding their annual Picnic Day. Please see the flyer below for further details.
| RE Dates for the Calendar | |
| Week 9 | |
| Week 10 | Gerard Yeo Shield @ St. Johns College (Year 6 from all Dubbo Catholic Schools) |
TERM 4: | |
Week 3 | Friday, 1st November - All Saints Day Mass @ St. Brigid's with St. Piux X @ 1pm |
Week 5 | Monday, 11th November - Rememberance Day Service @ COLA @ 11.30am |
Week 6 | Monday, 18th November - Reconciliation Liturgy @ 12.30pm @ St. Mary's Hall (Year 1) |
Week 9 | Monday, 9th December - End of Year Mass @ 10am - St. Brigid's Year 6 Graduation BBQ @ 6pm Friday, 16th December - Year 6 Tunnel @ 2.30pm |
Gospel Focus: Who I am? (Mark 8:27-35)
Jesus is the Son of God.
ST. BRIGID'S PARISH - MASS TIMES:
St Brigid's: Saturday - 6pm, Sunday - 9am and Sunday - 6pm
St. Laurence's Church: Sunday - 7.30am
Peer Support
Good Winners - This week we are learning how to win in a friendly way. It is important to remember to be friendly when we win at games. At times it is disappointing to lose. We need to learn how to cope with this in a positive way. Winning in a positive way means remaining friends with others. We try to be gracious when we win.
Debating
Congratulations to the fantastic St. Mary's Debating teams who were successful in both debates against St. Pius on Friday. The teams were under the pump from the get-go as they were given their topic at 9:30 am as soon as St. Mary's arrived at St. Pius.
The teams then had an hour and a half to write their speeches and figure out their team tactics. The pressure was certainly on!
Both teams were outstanding in their organised preparation and they were exceptional listeners to rebut the opposing teams arguments with challenging vocabulary and logical feedback.
Well done to the debating group who have worked so hard throughout this term.
We are very proud of you and your achievements. Thank you, Mrs Nuttall
Year 5 - Leadership Day
Today we were lucky enough to host the teachers from Bathurst CEDB who facilitated our Year 5 Leadership Day in the St. Mary’s school hall. The students were able to explore the qualities of Leadership and discuss who was the best leader, displaying the best qualities out of Mum and Donald Trump! Some very interesting discussion ensued on that topic!
Students were also asked to prepare a group presentation to the song “Breakable” by the Birds of Tokyo.
A huge thank you to Blair Windsor and Sonya Peck who were enthusiastic, effervescent and effective facilitators.
Awards
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Robert Bell - 2B |
| Annabel Williams - 2G For her steady, resilient and positive attitude towards learning. |
| Maddison Fuller - 4G For presenting her school work with care and creativity. |
| Charlie Bell - 6G For being a committed and conscientious leader in Year 6. |
HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:
| LA SALLE: | McAULEY: | MOORE: | LENNON: |
| Logan Dunkley - KB | Pixie Simpson - KB | Arshaan Thind - KB | Rose Buckley - KB |
| Aria Wright - KB | Harvey Tegart - KB | Alexis Anderson - 1B | Lucy Bower - KB |
| Beau Winters - KB | Blake Constantine - KB | Thea Casey - 1B | Jack Doust - 1B |
| Nadia Jarry - KB | Zadie McWhirter - KB | Mackenzie Fuller - 1B | George Knight - 1B |
| Ned Johnson - 1B | Liam Sutton - KB | Will Large - 1B | Willow London - 1B |
| Eleanor Quayle - 1B | Florence Scott - KB | Jamarni Fieldus - 2G | Merryn McArthur - 1B |
| Tasha Middleton - 2G | Beau Edwards - 1B | Madelyn Tanner - 4B | Louie Rootes - 1B |
| Caleb Bond - 5G | Wyatt Grey - 1B | Samuel Kinsey - 4B | Grace Butler - 5G |
| Brock Eagleston - 5G | Tommy O'Connor - 1B | Thomas Alley - 5G | Lucas Laws - 5G |
| Evie Galvin - 5G | Jake Clarke-Lawrence - 5B | Grace Carney - 5G | |
| Tom Galvin - 5G | Rusty Hatton - 5G | Slater Gray - 5G | |
| Hudson Giddings - 5G | Jackson O'Connor - 5G | Stella Hubbard - 5G | |
| Hannah O'Brien - 5G | Lucy Vincent - 5G | Zara Maas - 5G | |
| Remy Sharkey - 5G | Archie Shaw - 5G | ||
| Reuben Wilson - 5G | Ella Thornton - 5G | ||
| Georgia Wiatkowski - 5G |
School Fees
Term 3 Fees were posted on Friday, 2nd August 2024 and were DUE Friday, 16th August 2024.
Reminder letters will be sent out this week to our Term Payers.
Attendance
Automated Attendance Notification:
CEDB has set up Automated Attendance Notifications for our school.
Attendance Tracking: Teachers will record attendance as usual.
Automated Alerts: If your child is marked absent without a known reason, an SMS will be sent to your registered mobile number.
Immediate Action: You can take immediate action by contacting the school if the absence is unexpected or unaccounted for.
Ensure Your Contact Information is Up-to-Date: Verify and update your mobile number with the school office.
Communicate Absences: Notify the school in advance if your child will be absent.
Stay Alert: Look out for SMS notifications from the school.
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:
Matilda Waters, Archer Halliger, Amity Smith, Logan Waters,
Emily Lindsay, Jude Sharkey, Oliver Thorsteinsson, Millie Walsh,
Florence Scott, Rose Buckley, Tommy O'Donoghue, Ollie Boothby,
Mackenzie O'Brien, Addi Evison, Clancy Moore
and Mrs Emma Watson.
We hope you enjoy your birthday!
Canteen
Canteen Roster
TUES Sept 17 | Jenny Higgens |
WED Sept 18 | Jo Trimboli |
THURS Sept 19 | Emma Maas, Kim Large and Emily Simpson |
FRI Sept 20 | PUPIL FREE DAY |
MON Sept 23 | Sheridan Wiatkowski |
REMINDER:
MunchMonitor cut-off time for placing lunch orders - 9.45 am.
LATE LUNCH ORDERS:
9.45 am - 11.00 am - Parents are welcome to phone the school office to place a lunch order.
After 11.00 am - Students have an option of a Vegemite Sandwich, Cheese Sandwich
or Cheese and Vegemite Sandwich only.