Term 4 Week 3 Newsletter 2024
Important Dates
| Oct 29 | Altar Server Training |
Nov 01 | PSSA - 9.10 am to 11.10 am |
Nov 01 | All Saints Day Mass @ St. Brigid's with St. Pius X - 1.00 pm |
Nov 01 | Canteen: Open for recess only.... CANTEEN CLOSED FOR LUNCH |
Nov 06 | Year 2 - Reconciliation Retreat - 9.30 am to 1.00 pm @ St. Brigid's Church |
Nov 07 | Kindergarten 2025 Transition Program - Session 4 |
Nov 22 | Splash & Dash (School Fun Run) - P&F Fundraiser |
Dec 9 | End of Year Mass @10.00am - St. Brigid's |
Dec 13 | Year 6 Tunnel @ 2.30 pm |
Dec 18 | LAST DAY OF TERM 4 |
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: T E A M W O R K
Teamwork is when a group of people join to make something happen, like winning a soccer game or organising a soccer game or organising a school fete. For teamwork to succeed, we need to have humility, flexibility, loyalty and dependability. Teamwork is also an opportunity to serve others because as Christians, this means 'loving our neighbour'.
From the Principal
Mr Luke Wilson
Principal
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Week 3.
Thanks to Mrs Nuttall for organising St. Mary's for PSSA this term and to all of our Year 4 to Year 6 teachers for preparing for each of their sports.
We have a week off from our Kinder 2025 transitions this week, and we look forward to welcoming them back to school next Thursday.
I will be on leave for the next two weeks, and I thank Miss O’Brien for taking on some extra responsibilities during my absence.
Enrolments & Classes 2025 - To finalise enrolment numbers for 2025, we need to be aware of any students leaving our school at the end of this year. Parents are asked to contact the office and complete the appropriate Student Exit Form if this is the case. Over the next four weeks, classes for 2025 will be formulated. Completing these class lists requires a lot of time and careful consideration. Classes will be finalised by Friday, 22nd November. If any parents have requests or information relevant to their child’s class placement for 2025, please notify me via email by Friday 8th November. Any requests will be considered but not guaranteed. Students will be informed of their class placement on Up-Class Day in December.
Medical students for 2025 - In the coming weeks, we will send home 2025 paperwork for all students with asthma, allergies, etc. We hope that by doing this, we’ll give parents time to make doctor/specialist appointments so their doctors can sign off on the paperwork for next year as per CEDB Policy. All 2025 paperwork must be submitted before this year's end.
SPLASH & DASH
We encourage our students to set up their fundraising page for our Splash and Dash on Friday, 22nd November. All money raised will be used by our P & F to improve our playground.
As of Sunday, we had 141 registered fundraisers and just over $8,000 raised.
Miss O’Brien has been kind enough to offer to be “slimed” if we can reach $10,000 by this Friday.
Sport
Polding Athletics - Congratulations to Willow Scott, who competed in the Senior Girls Shot Put at the NSW PSSA Athletics Carnival last week.
Congratulations Willow on reaching this elite level of competition.
Religious Education
Mr Tim Keady
RE Coordinator
Dear Parents,
Year 2 Reconciliation Retreat - Next Wednesday, 6th November (9.30 am to 1.00 pm) our Year 2 students will be going to St. Brigid's Church to participate in a pre-reconciliation retreat. During this day Year 2 from St. Mary's and St. Laurence's will participate in a range of team building and reflective activities in preparation for their Reconciliation coming up later in November. Year 2 will need to wear normal sports uniform on the day and bring a packed lunch. They will catch a bus to and from the church on the day.
Year 2 Reconciliation Registration - First Reconciliation is fast approaching.
All students wishing to register for Reconciliation this year must attend the three preparation sessions.
If you have any questions about Reconciliation, please contact Rosie Hosking via email at sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au.
| Preparation Sessions for Parent / Child | |||
| Tuesday 5.45pm | Wednesday 4.30pm | Sunday 10.00am | |
| Week 2 | 29th October | 30th October | 3rd November |
| Week 3 | 5th November | 6th November | 10th November |
| RE Dates for the Calendar | |
Week 3 | Friday, 1st November - All Saints Day Mass @ St. Brigid's with St. Piux X @ 1.00 pm |
Week 4 | Wednesday, 6th November - Year 2 Reconciliation Retreat @ St. Brigid's - 9.30 am to 1.00 pm |
Week 5 | Monday, 11th November - Remembrance Day Service @ COLA @ 11.30 am |
Week 6 | Monday, 18th November - Reconciliation Liturgy @ 12.30 pm @ St. Mary's Hall (Year 1) |
Week 9 | Monday, 9th December - End of Year Mass @ 10.00 am - St. Brigid's |
Gospel Focus: Let Me See (Mark 10: 46-52)
Have Faith in Jesus
ST. BRIGID'S PARISH - MASS TIMES:
St Brigid's: Saturday - 6pm, Sunday - 9am and Sunday - 6pm
St. Laurence's Church: Sunday - 7.30am
Wellbeing
POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM
FREE STEPPING STONES TRIPLE P SEMINARS:
School-Link at The Children's Hospital at Westmead invites parents to attend our upcoming free online Stepping Stones Triple P seminars. These seminars are for parents of children aged up to 12 years of age who have autism or intellectual disability.
** Seminar: Helping Your Child Reach Their Potential, Weds 30th October 6.30 pm -8.00 pm
Registration link: https://shorturl.at/
** Seminar: Changing Problem Behaviour into Positive Behaviour, Weds 6th November 6:30-8pm Registration link: https://shorturl.at/
Places are limited. You will need to sign up to each webinar you plan to attend. Read more on the flyer here.
BEHAVIOUR TIP SHEETS:
Awards
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
| Beau Winters - KB For a huge improvement in focus and persistence with writing tasks and working hard to produce neat work. |
| Quinn Wiatkowski - KG For her amazing improvement with her phonics, reading, writing and homework. Great work! |
| Riley Sorensen - 3G For consistently being a dependable friend and building new connections with kindness and sincerity. |
| Reuben Wilson - 5G For his positive approach to all aspects of the excursion and overcoming his fears and encouraging others. |
HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:
| LA SALLE: | McAULEY: | MOORE: | LENNON: |
| Amya Frankland - 1G | Mia Benton - 1G | Oakley Coyle - 1G | Evie Anderson - 1G |
| Kai Gleeson - 1G | Irish Salloum - 1G | Heidi O'Connor - 1G | Jake Jones - 1G |
| Mackenzie Giddings - 1G | Ruby Thorsteinsson - 1G | Ari Shepherd - 1G | Matilda Waters - 1G |
| Mila Huntly - 1G | Louis O'Connor - 1G | Jack Williams - 1G | Liddy Wellman - 1G |
| Amelia Milsom - 1G | Lottie Woodham - 1G | Layla Madgwick - 1G | |
| Azlyn Sallustio - 3B | Chloe Brown - 3B | Clancy Moore - 3B | |
| Sophie O'Brien - 3B |
School Fees
Thank you to all families who have paid and finalised their 2024 fees.
For those families who are paying their fees by the Term, please note that Term 3 fees were due on 16th August 2024 and are now overdue. Please ensure prompt payment is made to settle your account.
For those families who are making regular weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments, please check that your payment plan is on track. If you have not adjusted your payment schedule this year to ensure your fees are cleared by the end of November 2024, please contact the School Office and we can help you to work this out and alter your payments for you.
If you have any questions or queries or wish to discuss your School Fees Account, please contact the School Office on 02 6882 4790.
Thank you.
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:
Taejin Morris, Harvey Curtin, Catherine Turnbull, Pixie Simpson,
Zander Rowe, Jagtej Gill, Addyson Tobin, Charlie Knight, Hendrik Rawson,
Lucas O'Connor, Charlie Mackintosh and Charlie Quigley-Scott.
We hope you enjoy your birthday!
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Student News - Kindergarten
Term 4 is exciting as we begin our Farm unit. This topic is integrated into our Geography, Science, Literacy and Visual Arts activities. So far we have learned about different types of farms and what foods and fibres are produced on these farms. We will also get to go on our very special school excursion to the Simpson's farm later in the term.
School Uniform
Canteen
Canteen Roster
TUES Oct 29 | Jenny Higgens |
WED Oct 30 | Jo Trimboli |
THURS Oct 31 | Emma Maas, Kim Large and Emily Simpson |
FRI Nov 01 | Open for recess only CANTEEN CLOSED FOR LUNCH |
MON Nov 04 | 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.