Calendar

Three-Way Conversations and Interim Reports

You are invited to attend a ten-minute, three-way (parent/student/teacher) conversation on Monday 13th or Tuesday 14th, March. This conversation will allow you to discuss how your child has settled into the new school year, their social development and engagement with learning.

The teacher will also provide you with your child's Interim Report at this meeting. The Interim Report indicates your child's enjoyment and interest in learning new things, ability to ask and answer questions, perseverance with tasks, work habits, ability to avoid distractions, follow school rules and collaborate with others. 

Students in Years One - Six are to attend the meeting with their parents. Kindergarten students are not required to be part of the interview process.

To book a time slot, log into the Compass Parent Portal, or call Belinda.

Crookwell Country Weekend

On Saturday, 18 March, we have been invited to participate in the Crookwell Country Weekend Street Parade.

Our parade theme will be 'Country Kids'. We ask that students come to the muster point at 9.30am wearing country-themed clothing, such as checked shirts, jeans, boots and cowboy hats. The students will parade to popular country and Australian music. The parade commences at 10am.

Please notify us of your participation by completing the following form by next Monday, 13 March. Our participation in this will be reliant on numbers.

Please click on this link to register your participation: Crookwell Country Weekend Parade

Clean Up Australia Day

I would like to thank all the students who participated in Clean Up Australia Day on Friday, 3rd March. 

As we all know, Clean Up Australia Day is an important event that encourages people to take responsibility for their local environment and make a difference in their communities. By participating in this event, you have not only helped to clean up our surroundings, but you have also raised awareness about the importance of environmental protection and sustainability.

Let's continue to work together to make a positive impact in our local community and beyond.

 

NAPLAN

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.

A kind reminder if you have collected uniforms in person from the uniform shop, but haven't paid for them yet, it would be appreciated if you could please submit payment as soon as possible.

Orders for uniform can be placed via Qkr and will be sent home with students on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

Webinar: Anxiety and Resilience
 WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 7.00 PM

The Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT invites: parents, carers and staff to attend a FREE webinar to assist you to support children in your care.

Anxiety has become one of the leading causes of ill-health in our children. And it’s also affecting more parents than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated what was already an accelerating problem. 

Can we stop anxiety? Where is it coming from? Are our kids bubble-wrapped snowflakes that just need to “toughen up” and get over it? Or is there an approach to our children’s anxiety that can build them, encourage them, and give them hope?

This webinar will provide the answers every parent needs to help their children – and even to help themselves.

Over the course of an hour, Dr Justin Coulson will help you to:

• Recognise anxiety in your child and know how best to respond when anxiety flares up
• Become a supportive hope-giver to your child to empower him/her to be courageous in the face of anxious thoughts
• Uncover the research-based #1 strength your child can develop to combat anxiety and develop remarkable resilience.
• Identify how your own anxieties could be affecting your child, and know how to manage them
• Learn proven strategies to help both you and your child navigate and manage anxiety when things get stressful

Once you’ve participated in this webinar, you’ll have strategies that you can put into practice on the spot to help curb anxiety, build confidence, and restore resilience in your child. And if you struggle with anxiety yourself, you’ll be changed.

Enjoying Time Together, Building Relationships with our Children

This week at St Mary’s, we celebrated Family Week. A time to slow down and spend some quality time together. Spending time and doing things together with your child helps to build your relationship, and can be done through everyday activities.

Spending special time with your child is good for their development and wellbeing, it boosts their confidence and gives the opportunity to:                                

• give your child your full attention
• send the message that your child is the most important thing to you
• see the world from your child’s point of view
• find out more about your child’s likes, dislikes, worries and frustrations
• give your child some guidance, talk to them and listen to them
• be a role model for your child.

When you and your child spend enjoyable time together, it can help your child feel happier and more relaxed. It can also help your child build resilience for the teenage years. That’s why it’s so important to lay the groundwork early on.

Sometimes you can make special time and have fun as part of your everyday family life. Here are ideas:

• Make a special after-school snack together
• Go shopping for groceries together and let your child help to make decisions, pay for things and have conversations with shop assistants.
• Eat meals together as a family and chat about your day.
• Make car trips fun by playing ‘I spy’, ‘spotto’ or ‘Who can see the next car with a number plate that makes a word?’ You could sing along to music together too.
• Read books or tell stories with your child at bedtime.
• Play board games like ‘snakes and ladders’, dominoes and simple card games. This helps your child learn to take turns and play fair.
• Spend time making things together, like drawing a picture or making a collage from photos cut out of a magazine.
• Make time to go to the park together – walk or ride a bike there, if you can.
• Give your child the chance to practise skills and get better at things like climbing and catching a ball.

For Parish and Sacramental matters please forward your enquiries to Goulburn Parish Secretary. The volunteer secretary works Tuesday to Friday 9am to 1pm in Goulburn.

Email: Crookwell@cg.org.au

Website: http://cg.org.au/crookwell/Home.aspx 

Phone: 0403 631 797 

Address: 55 Wade Street (the Old Convent Building)

2023 Sacraments

Student of the Week Awards

The Student of the Week Awards go to...

Kindergarten: Harry Reid, Georgie Strode

Yr. 1: Sidney Bush, Noah, Archer Moloney, Bailey Reeves

Yr. 2: Mia Croker, Abigail Crosbie

Yr. 3: Rory Bensley, Connor Plumb

Yr. 4: Imogen Hewitt, Grace McCormack

Yr. 5: Olivia Millett, Elkie Storrier, Will Waldron

Yr. 6: Noah Edwards, Phoebe Fannin

Japanese Award

Congratulations to Kindergarten on being the class of the week!

Performing Arts Award

Congratulations to Imogen Hewitt for a fabulous effort in Performing Arts

School Spirit Awards

Adeline Millett for demonstrating compassion and including others always

Awards are presented at our Friday morning assemblies.

* Magazines

* Old but working CD players

* Small suitcase on wheels

If you have any of the above and do not need them anymore, please drop them to the School Office. Thank you!

Luke McCue Memorial Cup

The annual Luke McCue Memorial Cup day began last year with the idea being to unite the Goulburn and Crookwell rugby communities and remember the tragic loss of young people from these communities. The day also aims to raise funds that can be accessed by players who are injured during the season. 

All are welcome on the 18^th March at Poidevin Oval in Goulburn, either as players or spectators. The program includes a junior game between Goulburn Fizzy Reds and Crookwell Pups, followed by a trial match between Goulburn Dirty Reds and Crookwell Dogs, then social rugby 7s rounds which are open to all codes of sport. Presentations to the winners will lead into live music, dinner stalls, raffles and auctions. 

Click on the Facebook link for more details about the day and to register as a player.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086736828799

Hume Conservatorium Enrolments Open 

Crookwell Junior Soccer Registrations

Goulburn District Hockey Association Come and Try

Blue Light Disco

PCYC School Holiday Timetables