Upcoming Events

Your child will take home their Interim Report tomorrow. This report gives you an indication of your child's early Personal Development and Behaviour at school. It gives you an idea about how your child has settled into their new classroom routines, their ability to listen to and follow instructions and complete work within a designated time to an acceptable standard. Other items include classroom and playground behaviour, consideration for others and perseverance.

During Term Two, on the 25 or 26 May, you will have the opportunity to come in for an interview to discuss your child's academic and social progress. If you have any concerns before then please contact your child's teacher.

At the end of Term Two, you will receive your child's Academic and Personal and Social Capabilities Report.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Updated Advice

To ensure the continued health and wellbeing of our students, staff and school community, the following update is provided in relation to COVID-19 (previously referred to as Novel Coronavirus). This information has been provided by Catholic Schools NSW in consultation with NSW Departments of Education and Health. The following recommendations will be followed in our College.

Effective 1 March 2020, the Federal Government has issued a travel ban on foreigners coming to Australia from Iran. Only Australian citizens and permanent residents coming from Iran will be allowed entry to Australia and from 1 March they are required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days after departing Iran consistent with the restrictions for those entering from China. Additionally, Australians have been advised NOT to travel to Iran.

The updated advice from the NSW Government for parents and affected staff is:

• Any student or staff member who has been in, or transited through, mainland China (not just Hubei province) or has been in Iran is excluded from work, school or child care services for 14 days from the date they left mainland China or Iran (as the COVID-19 incubation period can be as long as two weeks).
• Any confirmed case of COVID-19 will be excluded until they are medically cleared to return.
• Close contacts of a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be excluded for 14 days since last contact with the confirmed case.
• Students and staff who have returned to Australia from mainland China or Iran more than 14 days ago and have shown no symptoms are able to return to school. The NSW Ministry of Health has processes to identify any close contacts of cases confirmed in Australia. Advice about not attending school would be provided to these close contacts by the NSW Ministry of Health.

Consistent with our current guidelines, staff and students unwell with respiratory illness should remain at home until symptoms resolve. Further information on COVID-19 is also available from NSW Health.

Practising Good Hygiene

Maintaining good hygiene standards is an important way to reduce the risk of acquiring and spreading respiratory infections using infection control guidelines. Students will be reminded to wash their hands as hand washing is the single most effective way to reduce the spread of germs that cause respiratory disease.

Lunchbags and Qkr profiles

A reminder to please ensure your child's lunch bags and Qkr profile are updated to reflect their correct and current Year. Our parents on tuckshop don't necessarily know each student and if the incorrect year is showing, they may accidentally put the bag in the wrong container causing all sorts of confusion when they come to collect their lunch.

Family Mass & St Patrick's Day Family Picnic

On Sunday 22 March we will hold our school welcome function. The day will commence with a Family Mass at 9.00am in the Church followed by a fun morning of activities on our Bottom Playground. Activities, involving the whole family, will include sack races, family challenge tug-o-war, egg and spoon races and more!

Bring a packed morning tea picnic, a rug and wear green to celebrate St Patrick's Day. This event is based on an old much loved St Mary's tradition. 

Family, friends and parishioners welcome.

Please let us know if you will be joining us for this fun morning by clicking on the link below or by calling Belinda in the School Office 48321 592.

Welcome Function - St Patrick's Day Family Picnic

Medical Action Plans

If your child has an Anaphylaxis or Asthma Action Plan, please ensure Belinda has the most up to date copy.

A "Consent to Dispense Medicine" form must also be completed for students who require regular medicine. If you haven't completed one of these, please see Belinda.

All medicine must be kept at the Office, not in student's bags please.

In Our Thoughts

We wish Brad Hayes a speedy recovery from his recent operation. Brad is an ex-student and big brother to Joe (Yr3). He is currently studying and working towards his Certificate IV in Education Support through OTEN Tafe.
Brad can be seen working with CSA Tory Simmons and students every Tuesday and Wednesday at St Mary’s.
On Tuesday this week Brad had significant surgery involving a tendon transfer to give him back the use of his right tricep.
Speedy recovery Brad.