Principal Talk with Mrs Lowe
Upcoming Events
Friday 7 February | Welcome back Mass and Blessing and Presentation of the Captains Badges 9.30am |
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 February | Crookwell Show - P&F Fundraising BBQ |
Monday 10 February | P&F Executive Meeting 2pm |
Tuesday 11 February | School Board Meeting 7pm |
Friday 14 February | Northern Region Swimming Carnival at Queanbeyan |
Swimming Carnival
A very big thank you to Mrs. Rachael Croker for coordinating another wonderful swimming carnival on Tuesday. Thank you to all our staff and parent helpers as well, without your help the carnival could not go ahead.
I am always pleased to see the students display excellent sportsmanship, congratulating each other after their races, even when the race has been tightly contested. I was also pleased to hear that some students achieved personal bests during the day.
One thing that also struck me was the way all students stretched themselves to compete in events and distances that they had never tried before. The encouragement they received from their fellow students, parents, and staff was something that made the day extremely special.
In the School Sport section in this newsletter, Rachael has included an article and photos.
Opening School Mass
Tomorrow, Friday 7 February at 9.30am, we will hold our Opening School Mass in St Mary's Church. The Captains badges will be blessed and presented to our 2020 School Leaders during this Mass. All welcome!
Newsletter
Newsletters will be emailed out each Thursday afternoon and are also available on the website and Szapp app, however, if you would prefer a print copy please contact Belinda.
If you require instructions on how to download our Szapp app please see the SZapp article down further or see Belinda in the office.
We love to share our school communities news and events. Please email the office with photos and updates for inclusion in the newsletter.
Crookwell Show
The Crookwell Show will be held this weekend, 8/9 February. This year's theme is Celebrating 200 Years of Crookwell. Please visit the pavilion to view our display, you might even find yourself, or your parents or grandparents, in some of the photos on display.
The P & F will be running a barbeque at the Show. This event is coordinated by Craig Croker and Daniel Walsh and all families are rostered on for a shift over the two days. Please see the P&F section for more information.
Clubs
Our Maths, Lego, Chess, Writing, STEM and Games and Cards Clubs will be commencing next week. All children will have the opportunity to take part in these optional break time and afternoon clubs.
Maths Club will be running on a Monday afternoon with Mrs. Spackman from 3.15pm to 4pm in the Star Room.
Term One Staff Professional Learning
At St Mary's we encourage our staff to participate in regular and targeted Professional Learning. This allows our staff to maintain their professional teaching accreditation and ensures St Mary's staff are confident in providing the most current learning pedagogies.
This term the staff at St Mary's will commence our exploration of Explicit Instruction by working with Associate Professor Dr. Lorraine Hammond from Edith Cowan University. The leadership team will meet with Lorraine on 14 February, followed by school-based professional learning on 31 March and 1 April. We will also welcome teachers from St Anne's Temora and St Bernard's Batehaven for this exciting professional development opportunity.
This year Mrs. Cummins will continue her journey on the Early Career Teachers Program and Mrs. S Croker will continue as our Child Safety Advocate.
We will aim to keep you up to date with our staff Professional Learning as the year progresses.
Semester One Reporting Schedule
Term 1 - Week 6 - Interim Reports, reporting on how your child has settled into their new class routines
Term 2 - Week 5 - Three-Way Interviews
Term 2 - Week 11 - Academic and Social Report and Evidence of Learning Folder