Principal Talk with Mrs Lowe
Term 3 Key Dates
| Fridays in August | School Explorers Program 16/8, 23/8 |
| Thursday 15 August | Feast of the Assumption - St Mary's Feast Day - Wear blue |
| Tuesday 20 August | Book Week Parade 12.10pm in the Old Hall |
| Thursday 22 August | Archdiocesan Athletics Carnival- Lachlan, Bridie, Rosa, Ava, Fynella |
| Saturday 24 August | P&F Social Function- Gatsby Night - Postponed - Date TBC |
| Thursday 29 August | Fathers Day Gift Stall |
| Tuesday 10 September | Cricket Blast School Cup Years 3- 6 |
| Friday 13 September | Official Opening of the Multipurpose Sports Court |
| Friday 20 September | Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition Boorowa |
| Thursday 26 September | School Disco 6pm - 7.30pm - Years 3-6 |
| Friday 27 September | Stage 1 (Year 1and Year 2) Showcase of Learning 12.30pm |
| End of term |
St Mary's Feast Day - Feast of the Assumption
Today we celebrated the Assumption of Mary and our St Mary's Primary School Feast Day. Our students looked great wearing predominantly blue, a traditional colour associated with Mary.
The day commenced with Mass at 9.30am and was followed by a variety of creative multi-age 'Mary' activities, including biscuit decorating, bookmark making, Rosary Bead making, graffiti chalk art and more!
A very special thank you to our Religious Education Coordinator for facilitating this event and to all our staff for assisting with the activities.
Public Speaking
A very successful Northern Region Public Speaking competition was held at St Mary's on Wednesday. The competition, attended by students from St Gregory's Queanbeyan, St Bede's Braidwood, Mt Carmel Yass, St Joseph's Goulburn and Ss Peter and Paul's Goulburn, was fierce, making the adjudicator's decision very difficult. Thank you to our adjudicators Mrs Anne Cleary, Miss Jess Penny, Mrs Alexandra Dunwoodie and Mrs Patrice Rowe.
Congratulations to Sophia Galland and Lucy Gamble for both coming Runner-Up in their class sections. Lucy and Sophia now head to the Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition which will be held on 20 September at St Joseph's in Boorowa.
Our visitors were served a beautiful morning tea prepared and provided by our Year 5 families. Thank you to our helpers Meg, Fraser, Jenifer, Katherine, Tash and Bridie and to all of our parents who sent in delicious treats - it was amazing!
CWA Project Presentation
On Wednesday afternoon our CWA Project winners were presented with their certificates and enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea at the Country Women's Association rooms.
Congratulations to all of our placegetters:
Year 6: 1st place: Paige Croker, 2nd Place: Archie Pursell; 3rd Place: Ashleigh Bachta; Highly Commended: Isabelle Galland
Year 5: 1st Place: Sienna Charnock; 2nd Place: William Heffernan; 3rd Place: Bree Hearne; Highly Commended: Regan Picker and Ellie McCormack
Year 5 Postcards: 1st Place: Jake Cosgrove; 2nd Place: Sienna Charnock; 3rd Place: Alec McIntosh; Highly Commended: Marnie McCormack
Year 4: 1st Place: Georgina Culley
Year 3: 1st Place: Ava Nicholson, 2nd Place: Toby Charnock
Year 2: 1st Place: Phoebe Fannin
Year 1: 1st Place: Sophie Culley; 2nd Place: Sophia Foran; 3rd Place: Alex Storrier; Highly Commended: Hayden Tarlinton, Lucas Plumb, Emmett McIntosh, Leo Knight.
Kindy: 1st Place: Riley O'Brien; 2nd Place: Imogen Hewitt; 3rd Place: Jacob Hogan; Highly Commended: Quade Haynes, Sophie Croker, Grace McCormack, Ruby Pappalardo
These certificates will be presented at our Monday morning assembly.
P&F Meeting
Thank you to the parents who attended the P&F Meeting on Tuesday. The meeting was well attended and very productive. Thank you to our parents and friends who continue to do so much to offer support and raise funds for our wonderful school.