Principal Talk with Mrs Lowe
Term 3 Key Dates
| August/Sept | School Explorers Program - All Term 3 sessions postponed |
| Friday 4 September |
Father's Day Stall - Items $5 (correct coins/note please to eliminate handling) |
| Monday 7 September |
School Counsellor visit, contact the Office for bookings |
| Tuesday 8 September |
St Mary's Feast Day - Students wear blue |
| Wednesday 9 September |
Cricket NSW Gala Day Years 3-6 - CANCELLED |
| Friday 25 September |
End of term |
COVID-19 Update of School Regulations
Thank you for your understanding and support of the recently tightened COVID restrictions for schools. For us, this has meant no across stage or across school activities including Peer Support, Cricket Gala Day and St Mary's/CPS Hockey Clinic.
Currently, we are trying to re-imagine new ways to do the things which have been affected that we believe are valuable to our students' development. An example of this was the Northern Region Public Speaking Competition, that we hosted virtually today. We are also trying to develop a virtual plan to involve our new 2021 school starters.
Thank you for remaining off the school campus, unless the matter is of vital importance, and for being careful with distancing at pick up time. Thank you also for keeping your children home when they are sick and for following the testing procedures. We really appreciate your vigilance.
Northern Region Public Speaking Competition
Today we hosted the Northern Region Public Speaking Competition via Zoom. A huge thank you to our primary staff and Mrs Tarlinton and Mrs Hewitt for coordinating the individual video conferences and to our speakers for their terrific effort in this different landscape.
Congratulations to the following students for being selected to compete at the Archdiocesan level on 22 October, hosted by St Patricks, Cooma.
Year 3 - Chloe Bensley (Winner)
Year 4 - Ava Nicholson (Runner Up)
Year 5 - Sethan Grove (Winner) and Lucy Gamble (Runner Up)
Microsoft Teams and Google Classrooms
With the COVID-19 restrictions in place, we are now increasing our use of MS Teams and Google Classroom as places where we can post links, videos and information about events at school. Recent examples include the School Public Speaking Competition and Jump Rope for Heart. Attached below are instructions on how to use MS Teams. You can access Google Classroom directly from MS Teams. You will need each child's log-in details to access both platforms. These details were distributed to parents by email on the 27 March 2020. If you require your child's details again, please contact the School Office.
Devices Brought to School by Students
A reminder that if iPod's, iPads, phones, or any personal devices, are brought to school, they must be given into the Office at the start of the day and collected at the end of the school day. The devices are not to be left in the student's bags or taken into classrooms.
Scholarships
Each year the Country Women's Association of NSW offers Education Scholarships to assist with secondary schooling and the area of the Arts. Application forms can be collected from the School Office and need to be submitted to the CWA State Office, with an accompanying Principal's reference, by 30 September.
Enrolments closing soon
If you have a child who will be commencing school next year and have not enrolled yet we ask that you attend to this as soon as you are able.
If you are aware of someone who may be interested in finding out more about St Mary's please encourage them to contact Belinda to organise a time for a 'socially distant' tour.
