Our Swimming Age Champions were announced at our Assembly last Friday morning.

Congratulations to:

8 Yrs - Chelsea Moorby and Harvey Kensit

9 Yrs - Abby Kennedy and Tommy Culley

10 Yrs - Elizabeth Walsh and Cooper Sims

11 Yrs - Lacy Starling and Rory Bensley

12 Yrs - Grace McCormack and Tommy Picker

Our St Mary's Northern Region team competed at the NR Carnival in Queanbeyan today. Stay tuned for their results.

We have a pair of size 12 Sport Shorts that were left behind from our Carnival at Boorowa. If they belong to you they can be collected from the Front Office.

WELCOME FUNCTION 2025 - FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHT

We are busily preparing our Welcome to 2025 "Family Trivia Night".

Below you will find a link to a google form where you are requested to RSVP numbers for attendance. Also in the form you are able to preorder Pizzas for dinner. These can be paid for on the night but must be ordered by Tues 4 March.

Families are encouraged to form teams or turn up on the night and create a team.

Plates of nibbles are encouraged. 

https://forms.gle/P2qERaZhzGv9hNdr9

-CONGRATULATIONS-

Over the January holidays, we had two significant life events occur for two of our staff members.

Miss Annie Croker became engaged to her partner, Josh Cummins. This move potentially evens out the Croker/Cummins quota on staff!!

Mrs Therese Skelly became a Grandmother to a healthy baby boy. Lincoln Laine is a son to Joe Skelly and his partner, Brienna.

WELCOME

This Term we have welcomed three students (along with our 23 Kinders) to St Mary's School Community.

Lacy Starling joined us in Week One in Year Five

Victor Hall joined us this week in Year Five and his brother Lukus joined Year Two.

We welcome them and their families to our community and hope they make valued friendships in their time here.

NAPLAN TIMETABLE

Students in Years Three and Five will take part in NAPLAN testing this Term from Wednesday 12 March - Monday 24 March.

Included below is a timetable of when each class will be engaged with an element of the test.

Parent_2025_NAPLAN_Timetable.docx

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Catch up sessions will be available for students who are absent due to illness within that timeframe.

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake.

As students progress through their school years, it’s important to check how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and numeracy.

NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ educational
progress.

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy
and numeracy.

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School Hours

Student supervision commences at 8.40am and concludes at 3.30pm. The first morning bell rings at 9.00am and the students are dismissed, at the end of the school day, at 3.10pm. For students requiring earlier morning supervision, Morning Club is available from 8.00am in the Library every Monday - Thursday ONLY. Please complete the following booking form if your child will be attending Morning Club. 

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

Absence from School

If your child is away from school due to illness, an appointment or other pressing family necessity, please fill in the absentee form via the Compass parent portal (this is the preferred method).

If you are unable to access this, please contact the School Office via email or phone, or send in a note as soon as possible.

Change of Arrangement

Please notify our Office Manager Belinda via a phone call, email or note if there are any changes in routine, such as how your child is travelling home, day-time appointments, etc. This information will be passed on to your child’s teacher and placed in the 'Bus Book'. This notification can also occur via the Compass parent portal.

Crossing/Parking/Drop off and Pick up

Please help us keep our students safe with your diligence to road rules and safe use of the pedestrian crossing. You will notice signs to assist you with the drop off and pick up regulations as directed by NSW Government. Please note the PDF attached for clarification of the driver obligations. 

All students are required to cross at the Crossing on Wade St and Colyer St. Both these crossings are teacher-supervised every afternoon. At NO stage are there to be students, parents or carers crossing the road in between cars and buses.

Contact

Teachers are your first port of call for questions and queries pertaining to the classroom. Appointments can be made with your child's classroom teacher by calling the Office.

I am also happy to support you in any way I can. Typically problems that are addressed quickly, in partnership, are the easiest to solve. I will be available on the school phone (48321 592) for calls usually from 8.30am - 4.30pm daily or via email within similar hours. The email address to be used to contact any staff member is office.stmarysc@cg.catholic.edu.au

Emails sent out of hours may not be responded to until the following day.

If you wish to make an appointment to see me, please contact Belinda in the Office.