Term 2 Week 4 Newsletter 2025
Important Dates
May 19 | P&F Meeting - 6.00 pm (Rescheduled) - ALL WELCOME |
May 20 | Rugby 7s Regional Finals - Molong |
May 23 | Kinderarten Nursery Rhymes (Dress Rehearsal) |
May 26 | Kindergarten 2026 Enrolment Interviews commence (new families) |
May 26 | AFL Regional Finals - Orange |
June 10 | PUPIL FREE DAY |
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: HOPE
What it looks like: Hope is like a bright light in the dark. It's when you believe good things can happen even when times are tough.
What it means: Hope means having a positive outlook and not giving up when things are difficult. It's like having a dream and working towards it.
Why it is important: Hope gives us the strength to overcome challenges and keep moving forward. It inspires us to make the world a better place.
From the Principal
Mr Luke Wilson
Principal
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Week 4.
Kindergarten Enrolments 2026
Enrolment interviews for all new families will commence next Monday, 26th May.
Enrolment interviews for siblings of current students will be held in a few weeks.
Our little brothers and sisters of current students commencing Kindergarten next year should have submitted their enrolment application by now.
The Bathurst Diocesan Spelling Bee will be held next Wednesday, 28th May, at St. Mary's Catholic School, Wellington. After grade and stage spelling competitions, the following students have been selected to represent our school at the Spelling Bee. Congratulations to the following students:
Stage 3: 1st - Emma
Stage 3: Runners up - Victor
Stage 2: 1st - Bede
Stage 2: Runners Up - Lucy
Uniforms and Personal Items
All articles of clothing, school and sports, drink bottles, lunch boxes etc. must be clearly marked with the student’s name. Many articles of clothing, especially school hats and other items such as drink bottles are lost because children do not recognise their own belongings. If your child loses any article at all, please see the teacher immediately.
Winter Uniform
Officially, the children are to wear their formal winter uniform after the June Long Weekend, but if your child is feeling cold, they may wear their winter uniform from the commencement of Term 2.
Sport
Rugby Union Trials
Congratulations to Maggie, who was selected for the Polding Girls Rugby 7s squad after trials at Santa Sabina College last Friday.
Congratulations also to Jackson, who was selected for the Diocesan Boys Rugby team to compete at the Polding Trials later this term.
Religious Education
Gospel Focus: Love One Another
John 13:31-35
Love is a choice we make to put the good of another before our own.
Catholic Schools Week
We marked a special week last week with Catholic Schools Week Masses. We thank Fr Nam for joining us on Wednesday and Thursday for celebrating the three masses. We also thank our families and friends who came along to celebrate this occasion with us.
Meet 4 Mass
Our Term 2 Meet 4 Mass was held yesterday. It was fantastic to see over 30 of our students and their families come together to celebrate a Parish Mass in our community.
2025 Sacraments
A reminder of important dates coming up for the 2025 Confirmation class:
Confirmation enrolment Weekends are on the 18th/19th May and 24th/25th May. (Families need to attend one of the Masses over these weekends to enrol).
Preparation Sessions are as follows. Families need to attend one session per week and are able to change times/days across the weeks.
These sessions are held at St. Brigid's Hall:
Week 1 - Tuesday 10th June @ 6.15pm, Wednesday 11th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 15th June @ 10am
Week 2 - Tuesday 17th June @ 6.15pm, Wenesday 18th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 22nd June @ 10am
Week 3 - Tuesday 24th June @ 6.15pm, Wednesday 25th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 29th June @ 10am
Confirmation Practice is scheduled for Tuesday, 22nd July @ 6.15 pm at St. Brigid's Church.
If you have any questions please feel free to email Rosie Hosking (Sacramental Coordinator) or myself at;
Rosie - sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au
Tim - t.keady@bth.catholic.edu.au
Diocesan Aboriginal Mass
On Friday, 30th May. We have been invited to the first Diocese Aboriginal Mass to be held at St Brigid’s Church. All students who will be involved will receive further information via Compass later this week. We encourage our families to come along and celebrate this Mass with us and other Catholic Schools in our Diocese.
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:
| Amelia - KB For her dedication to learning and always trying her best. |
| Angela - KG For making a great effort in Term 2 to be a steady, hard-working, and positive member of KG. |
| Ryder - 4B For his determination to stay focused and complete tasks. |
| Kenzie - 5G For being prepared, focused, and fully engaged in every task. She's a role model in every way! |
HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:
| LA SALLE: | McAULEY: | MOORE: | LENNON: |
| Kai - 2G | Irish - 2G | Lewy - 2G | Layla - 2G |
| Benji - 3B | Maggie - 3B | Georgia - 2G | Nate - 2G |
| Audrey - KB | Ivie - 3B | Raffie - KB | Nala - 3B |
| Ellie - 1G | Jett - 3B | Ari - 2B | Alfie - 3B |
| Quinn - 1G | Axl - 3B | Mackenzie - 2B | Finn - KB |
| Hilary - 1G | Marley - KB | Gracie - 2B | Banksi - KB |
| Florence - 1G | Abigail - KB | Ruby - 1B | Liddy - 2B |
| Lola - 1B | Annie - KB | Tommy - 1B | Georgie - 2B |
| Charlotte - 1B | Penelope - KB | Harry - 1B | Merryn - 2B |
| Harvey - 1B | Harriet - 1B | Beau - KG | Clay - 2B |
| Hollie - KG | Ralph - KG | Charlie - 2B | |
| Zoe - KG | Luca - KG | Halle - 1G | |
| Ellie - KG | Rose - 1B | ||
| Charlotte - KG | Charlie - 1B | ||
| Joshua - KG | Phoebe - KG |
Attendance
School Fees
Term 2 Statement date: 9th May, 2025 and instalment due date 23rd May, 2025
Term 3 Statement date: 1st August, 2025 and instalment due date 15th August, 2025
Community News
BIRTHDAYS:
Celebrating their birthday this week are:
Isaac, Pippa, Grace and Brendan.
We hope you enjoy your birthday!
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Canteen
CANTEEN ROSTER | |
| Tuesday, 20th May | Sean Jones |
| Wednesday, 21st May | Elly Large and Michelle Williams |
| Thursday, 22nd May | Kate Butler, Lucy Moore and Zoe Madgwick |
| Friday, 23rd May | Michelle Howarth, Keria Temesvary, Donna Temesvary and Anne Gemmell |
| Monday, 26th May | Taylor Walkom |
CANTEEN PRICE RISE...
QUELCH STICKS - $1
SNAP STICKS - $1 (full) or 50c (half)
MunchMonitor - We encourage all families to use the MunchMonitor online program for lunch orders.
We Are Allergy Aware
Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. We want to do our best to keep those at risk, as safe as possible. We have several children at our school who have allergies to peanuts and tree-nuts.
It is important for the safety of these children that we ask that you don't send any nuts or nut products to school.
This includes foods such as peanut butter, Nutella, hazelnut spreads, trail mix or muesli bars/biscuits that contain nuts.
Please help us maintain the health and well-being of all our students by considering this information when packing lunches for your child.
We appreciate your support.
School Uniform
