Term Two Dates

Term One Conclusion

This week marks the end of Term One. I cannot believe how quickly the term has gone!

We have had an action-packed term with many wonderful events and activities. We ticked off both our School Swimming and Cross Country Carnivals, Gymnastics classes, Year 3/4 Excursion, Three-Way conversations and Van Gogh inspired Art Days for all classes.

This term we have also welcomed many guests, mainly senior consultants, into our school from the Catholic Education Office. All of the visitors have remarked about the wonderful 'feel' the school has and they have been impressed with our student's engagement with their learning.  I believe one of the reasons we have such a positive school culture is due to the consistent parental and community support we receive.

With the uneasy and slightly disrupted end to our first Term, I would like to thank everyone for your contribution to school life at St Mary's. Thank you for supporting your child and our teachers, communicating clearly with us and volunteering your time and assisting with our fundraising events, it is very much appreciated!

I would like to wish everyone a happy, holy and safe Easter. Following are the Easter service times for Crookwell and Taralga.

• Holy Thursday Mass 7pm (Crookwell)
• Good Friday Stations of the Cross 11am & Mass 3pm (Crookwell & Taralga)
• Easter Saturday Vigil 7pm (Crookwell & Taralga)
• Easter Sunday Mass 9am (Crookwell)

Term Two will commence for students on Wednesday 27 April.

Welcome

Last Sunday, Hendrix McWilliam (Kindergarten) and his parents welcomed a new baby sister, Banksia Jamie, to their family. Congratulations Stuart, Amber, Hendrix and Nix. She is just adorable and blessed to be part of your family.

Missing Technology

Found an iPad or Chromebook at home that doesn't look familiar? We are still missing 4 Chromebooks from when we were engaged with remote learning in 2021.

PLEASE RETURN THESE as it means there are 4 less for use in the classrooms.

These items are expensive for us to replace and makes lesson planning hard if we do not have the required number for each class.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Morning Club

Morning Club is a free service that we like to offer to our families that provides early supervision for students from 8am (strictly) to 8.40am before our playground supervision commences. Morning Club is to assist parents and carers who have early work commitments or need travel for appointments, etc. It is coordinated by Mrs Nicola Spackman and is made possible through her staffing allocation. Mrs. Gwenda Romer will also assist with Morning Club supervision this year. The Club is supported by other staff members when required.

This year we will commence Morning Club from Week One Term Two, Wednesday 27 April. 

Parents and carers will be required to register their child/ren for Morning Club and it will only run Monday - Thursday each week. Parents can make a permanent booking or just book a 'one off' session, as required. These can be made up until 7.30am each day.

This year Morning Club will be held in the Library and students will engage in quiet activities such as drawing, colouring, construction, board games and card games.

Children arriving at school unregistered or after 8.30am will not be permitted to attend Morning Club. We ask that children not registered, only arrive at 8.40am, the time that regular supervision commences. 

The booking form is available below and can also be found on Szapp. 

https://smpscrookwell.schoolzineplus.com/form/25 

Showcase of Learning

This year we are pleased to be able to present our Stage 3 Showcase of Learning Assemblies. Our first assembly will be presented by Years Five and Six on the last day of term, Friday 8 April.

The parents and carers assembly will be held at 12.30pm. Please enter the Hall through the hall front doors, and sanitise before taking your seat. 

ANZAC Day

This year ANZAC Day falls within our holidays on Monday 25 April. We invite all students to participate in the ANZAC Day events.

This year we have organised for St Mary's students to march and lay wreaths at both the Crookwell and Taralga ANZAC Day services.

Students participating in the Crookwell events are asked to assemble for the March in the RSL car park from 10.40am. The March will move down Goulburn Street to the Memorial Park for the ANZAC Day Commemoration Ceremony. Students remain assembled until this Ceremony concludes.

Our students who wish to participate in the Taralga march and Commemorative Service are asked to assemble at the Northern end of the Main Street, near Taralga Public School at 2.30pm. The children will march down the street to the cenotaph for the Commemorative Service and wreath-laying. After this, our assembled group will disperse prior to the Memorial Hall program. 

Students are asked to come dressed in their full winter uniform.

It would be wonderful to see many of our students at either of these special ceremonies.

Uniform Matters

As the term draws to a close, uniform pieces accidentally get mixed up between students. Please check all the uniform items you have at home to ensure they belong to your family as we have some students who have items missing which are clearly named.

Please also ensure you have all your children's uniform labelled.

Next term the students are to wear the full winter uniform, however, a two-week leeway is given if the weather is still warm enough for the summer uniform. 

In preparation for the cooler months, you might like to order our school coat, which is a warm bottle green parka style coat, from our Uniform Shop. No other coats will be permitted, however, bottle green gloves and beanies may be purchased elsewhere. 

Some other reminders about our school uniform- hair accessories must be in the school colours only, earrings must be sleepers and studs and no nail polish is to be worn to school.