Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival

I would like to thank everyone involved with the Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival last Friday. It was a fantastic day filled with competition, teamwork, and most importantly, a lot of fun. 

Thank you to our School Sports Coordinator, Mrs Annie Cummins, for all the effort she put in organising St Mary's teams to participate in the carnival. I would also like to acknowledge the contributions of our school staff members and parent volunteers who generously gave their time and energy to help during the carnival. Your dedication and willingness to contribute to our school community are deeply appreciated. 

Last but certainly not least, a round of applause goes to our students! Their sportsmanship, enthusiasm, and respect for fellow competitors were exemplary throughout the event. 

The carnival was not about winning or losing but learning, growing, and 'having a go'. These events provide valuable life lessons that foster character development, teamwork, and a sense of belonging to our school community.

Community Council/P&F Working Group 

Next Tuesday 4 November we hold our Term 4 meetings for our Community Council and the P&F Working Group. Please consider joining us at the P&F meeting and become active members of our school community. We love fresh ideas!

Drinks and nibbles on the menu for these meetings !!

Community Council at 6pm and P&F to follow at 7pm in the Staffroom.

CONGRATULATIONS 

We are thrilled to celebrate a wonderful achievement within our school community. Mrs Stephanie Knight has officially gained her Provisional Accreditation as a teacher — a significant milestone that marks the beginning of an exciting 

and rewarding journey in education.

This accomplishment reflects Stephanie’s dedication, perseverance, and pas

sion for teaching. Her commitment to professional growth and her positive impact on students and colleagues alike make this recognition well deserved.

We are proud to have Stephanie as part of our team at Crookwell

 and look forward to supporting her as she continues to grow and thrive in her teaching career.

Please join us in congratulating Mrs Knight on this outstanding achievement!

Northern Region Chess Competition

Today we had four representatives from St Mary's at the annual Northern Region Chess Competition, held at Mt Carmel in Yass. Harley White, Jobe Seaman, Cooper Sims and Sidney Bush competed against Mt Carmel, St Gregory's, Ss Peter & Paul's and St Joseph's students across four rounds. The competition was fierce and the boys should be proud. Well done to Sid for placing 3rd in the Year 3 competition!

Grandparents Day

Tomorrow, 31 November, we invite our parents, carers, grandparents and special friends to St Mary's to share our Grandparents Day. The day will commence with Mass at 9.30am. Following Mass we will remain in the Church for our Awards Assembly where we will also present the Term Four SRC class reps with their badges. After that our visitors are invited to visit with their grandchildren in their classrooms and see some of their wonderful work. Following that we will move to the MP Hall for morning tea. After morning tea the STEM Fair will commence in various venues around the school. 

Also, St Mary's is renowned for its incredible morning tea spreads; let us not disappoint this year. We ask families to donate a plate of food to share on this special day and possibly support with the setting up and serving of morning tea.

YEAR SIX 2025 

As we draw closer to the end of the 2025 school year I would like to provide space for our Year Six cohort to share a snippet about themselves and their hopes and dreams for life after Primary School. Let's celebrate the wonderful St Mary's students they are and have been for the past seven years !

 

Riley O’Brien

Hi I’m Riley. I love playing oztag and footy. When I don’t play sport, I like spending time with my friends. My favourite subject is Sport and Art because I love staying fit and I love drawing and painting. When I’m older I would like to be a footy player or a bricklayer like my Dad.

 

Flynn Reeves

Hi, I’m Flynn. I love playin’ footy and riding my mountain bike and hitting jumps on it.

My favourite subject is sport and I like watching the footy. I like riding my bike with my friends and building jumps. When I grow up, I want to work for Redbull.

 

Spencer Charnock

Hi, my name is Spencer, I like to sleep, write, draw, play footy and soccer.

My favourite subjects are English, Art and Science. I don’t enjoy maths or spelling mastery.

My favourite foods are steak, rice, pasta and lamb chops. I have four dogs. I have a sister as well. My dad is a truckie and I sometimes go with him.

I am proud of achieving being the most improved player in my footy team this year.

 

Quade Haynes

Hi I am Quade, and I love playing footy and oz tag and spending time with my friends and family. When I am not doing much, I like working with dad in the shearing sheds and on weekends I like playing lawn bowls, watching shearing and fishing and hunting on YouTube. My favourite subjects are Performing Arts and Maths and Sport because I like learning more about sport. My hobbies are shearing and fishing and farm work and playing with friends. I like being a school leader because I like helping younger students.

Important TERM FOUR dates to note:

Thursday 30 Nov - NR Chess Comp

Friday 31 Nov - Grandparents Day

Tuesday 4 Nov - Melbourne Cup (students may choose to wear a fancy hat)

School Explorer's - Friday 7, 21 & 28 November

Monday 1 Dec - Kindergarten 2026 Orientation Day

Tuesday 2 Dec - CHS Orientation Day

Thursday 4 Dec - TCC Orientation Day

Tuesday 6 Dec - Whole School Movies

Friday 12 Dec - Leadership 2026 Mass

Thursday 11 Dec - St Mary's Carols evening

Monday 15 Dec -  Year Six Graduation

Thursday 18 Dec - Year Six final Assembly

2026 TERM DATES

The dates below are student attendance dates.

Term One - 2 February - 2 April

Term Two - 21 April - 2 July

Term Three - 21 July - 25 September

Term Four - 13 October - 17 December

Have your say! The new annual School Engagement Survey is launching mid-November, and you will have the opportunity to reflect on your experiences at the school as a parent or guardian and provide feedback.

Your feedback will be valuable to help us understand how to better support your child and improve our school.

The new survey has been developed with the support of JWS Research. It will take around 10-15 minutes to complete, and your responses will be kept completely confidential and only reported at an aggregate level.

You can expect the 2025 School Engagement Survey to be distributed through Compass as a News Item and push notification in the coming days! If you have any issues accessing the survey link, please contact the Catholic Education Office through Strategy.Survey@cg.catholic.edu.au

Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below for 7 days from the day photos are taken, after which late fees/additional charges will be incurred.

Visit: www.advancedlife.com.au
And enter online order code: AN3 WE9 3JZ

School photography information:

• Late fees - a late fee will be applied to each package purchased more than 7 days after photo day due to the additional cost of producing these packages separately
• Package delivery - School photographs will be returned approximately 6 weeks after the day of photography. Please note this delivery timeframe is dependent on proofing and additional photography days at your school.

Previous Years’ photos - Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups are also available to order under the 'previous years or group photo' tabs at your school’s advancedorder site when you click on the 'Order School Photos Here' button above. You can also order past packages, portrait images and gifts from your child’s unique, individual and secure advancedyou image archive site using the unique 9 digit image code found on packages you have ordered in the past

PILGRIMS OF HOPE PRAYER

ALL SAINTS DAY

All Saints’ Day celebrates the feast or solemnity of all the saints in Heaven, both saints recognised by the Church as holy men and women and those who remain unknown. 

All Saints’ Day is celebrated on November 1 every year. In 2025, All Saints’ Day falls on a Saturday.

All Saints’ Day is a holy day of obligation. Catholics are expected to attend Mass on All Saints’ Day.

All Saints’ Day celebrates the holy men and women in Heaven, those known and unknown by the Church, on November 1, whereas All Souls’ Day honours all of the faithful departed on November 2.

Prayer for All Saints

Almighty ever-living God, by whose gift we venerate in one celebration the merits of all the Saints, bestow on us, we pray, through the prayers of so many intercessors, an abundance of the reconciliation with you for which we earnestly long. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Amen

ALL SOULS DAY

All Souls’ Day falls on November 2, just one day after All Saints Day. In some Spanish-speaking countries and communities, All Souls’ Day is the second day of “Día de Los Muertos” celebrations. This holy day celebrates all the faithful departed. 

Officially known as the “Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed,” All Souls’ Day is a day to celebrate, honour, and pray for all those who have died to rest peacefully with God. Many pray for their friends and family who have passed on this day.

All Souls’ Day is celebrated on November 2 every year. In 2025, All Souls’ Day falls on a Sunday. 

All Souls’ Day guides us in remembering our deceased loved ones, as well as praying for a peaceful journey from Purgatory to Heaven.

Prayer for All Souls

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

SAVE THE DATE- MISSION DAY

Mission Day will be held on Friday 14^th November. Mission Day is a fun way for our school community to raise much needed funds for Catholic Missions, which goes to assisting those less fortunate than ourselves all around the world.

Students from grades K-6 will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the day.

Please see below an outline of events per grade and what is required.

Program

9:30am: Mass
10:30am: Cake Stall and recess break
11:30am: BBQ early lunch
12:00pm–1:30pm: Mission Day activities
1:30pm: Colour Fun Run on the bottom playground

Class Activities

• Kindergarten & Year 1: Cake Stall (donations of cakes are needed from both grades)
• Year 2: Lucky Dips (donations of small trinket-type toys)
• Year 3: Ice Cream Stand (donations of ice cream, toppings, and cones) Mrs Skelly & Mr Edwards will let parents know who is to bring what
• Year 4: White Elephant Stall (please send in any clean, pre-loved items you wish to donate)
• Year 5: BBQ Cooking / Novelty Events (donations of bread, butter, and sauce)
• Year 6: Novelty Events

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s classroom teacher.

SRC PEACE GARDEN UPGRADE

Students from all grades across our school have worked tirelessly over the past month to help upgrade our Peace Garden into an environmentally friendly and sustainable space. We have planted two vegetable gardens, hung hydroponic fruit and vegetable pipes, created a chicken coop and given a fresh coat of paint where needed. This will become a wonderful space for students to engage with agriculture and be stewards of their environment.

We do need some help…If you are able to donate any of the following, or have some laying around home that you would like to gift to the students, it would be greatly appreciated:

• Free standing garden beds or pods
• Straw

Please contact me directly at rachael.croker@cg.catholic.edu.au if you are able to assist.

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING

The school and parish are on the hunt to recruit more altar servers. Their role will be to assist at School masses, as well as being on a roster (if available) for Sunday Parish masses.

Training will commence in the coming weeks, and be held at school during school hours.

This is open to students in Years 4, 5 and 6 who have completed the sacrament of First Holy Communion.

Please reach out to me ASAP if your child is interested.

Cricket Trials 

Good Luck to Jesse, Sidney and Cooper to are heading to Queanbeyan on Friday 31st October. We can’t wait to hear how you go!

Upcoming Trials

21^st Nov - Tennis trials for 2026

21^st Nov - Basketball trials for 2026

Where can I find trial dates?

The Canberra Goulburn Sports webpage has the full calendar for Primary, Secondary and SSA events. https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/calendar

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Kind Regards,

Annie Cummins & James Edwards

School Sports Coordinators

Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival (Yr 2- 6)

A very big thank you to all the teachers and volunteers who helped make the Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival run seamlessly. We appreciate your help as we truly couldn’t do these things without your help! To our students, your teamwork and school spirit was present on the day and made for a day full of fun!

League Stars Day for students in Kindergarten to Year 2 (Optional)

• Date: Tuesday, 11th November
• Venue: North Park, Goulburn (private transport)
• Time: Students are to arrive at 9:30 am for a 10:00 am start, concluding at 2:10 pm

Please fill out the Compass event consent form at your earliest convenience if your child wishes to participate.

Thank you to those who have already granted consent OR declined. 

Basketball Sessions 

We have been lucky enough to gain some Basketball coaching sessions this term. Students will participate in these sessions for sport on Fridays. 

Library – Term 4

Please ensure your child brings their library bag on their designated library day so they can borrow books.

• Tuesday: Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 3 GREEN, Year 4
• Thursday: Year 2, Year 3 GOLD, Year 5, Year 6

Last week was “Digital Citizenship Week”.  This week's eBook of the week is: Reading in a Digital World, to align with the theme.

Happy Reading!

Congratulations to our week 3 award winners!

Awards will be presented atter Mass tomorrow, Friday, 31 October at 9.030am.

Kindergarten: Louise Kennedy

Year One: Edie Frost

Year Two: Chelsea Moorby, Lyla Storrier

Year Three Gold: Mason Allport, Bridie Anderson, Macie-Lee Charnock

Year Three Green: Ivy Hewitt, Nicholas Wye

Year Four: Joshua Fraser, Digby Price

Year Five: Rory Bensley, Jesse Costello, Harry Day, Harry Frost

Year Six: Imogen Hewitt, Harley White

Japanese- Year 1

Email: Crookwell@cg.org.au

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

Phone: 0403 631 797 

Term 4 Week 9 End of Year Performance "Dare to Dream"

To help us prepare for our end of year performance can I  please ask:

• Girls in grades 4-6 will need to pack exercise clothes for Performing Arts days, starting week 2. 
• Students will need a plain white t-shirt and black pants/ tights for the week 9 performance. 

Thank you for your help! Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me

School student travel information for parents and students

Applications are now open for 2026 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) travel. 

Students who require a travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply for a new card or update their existing card as soon as possible. Students who receive a notification that their School Opal card is expiring need to re-submit their details. 

Students living in rural and regional areas will receive their travel pass from their nominated transport operator. It may be issued via their school or be sent directly to them at home. Note: some rural and regional operators do not issue travel passes. Students/parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

Goulburn Spring One Day Chess Tournament

Hume Conservatorium Children's Christmas Choir

Convoy for Kids- 8th November

For just over a quarter of a century, Convoy for Kids Goulburn has brought the community together in a powerful show of generosity and heart. This annual charity fundraiser unites truckies, truck lovers, families, and businesses to raise vital funds for children in need across the Goulburn region. With a colourful convoy of trucks and cars winding through town, fun-filled family events, and community spirit on full display, Convoy for Kids Goulburn continues to drive change and make a meaningful difference in the lives of local kids. Join us as we celebrate of giving back — because every child deserves a brighter future.

Theres plenty of fun for the day including the trucksdriving down the Main Street (Aubarn Street), Carnival Day at the Recreation Area, food stalls, live entertainment, kids’ rides and activities, raffles, charity auction, and plenty of community fun for the whole family.

Trucks muster from 8:30am at Gateway Service Station, with the Lead Truck drawn at 9:30am. The convoy departs at 10:30am sharp, proceeding down Auburn Street. Truck registration is $100 (includes entry into the Lead Truck draw). Cars and other vehicles are $60. At 11:00am, the Carnival Day will commence at the Goulburn Recreation Area—adult entry $10, children under 18 free. Register online at www.convoyforkidsgoulburn.com.au (http://www.convoyforkidsgoulburn.com.au/

). Terms and conditions apply—see website for details.

Pictures in the Park

Boorowa Swim Club

South East Sports Acadmeny Future Champions Athlete Program

Nominations are closing soon for the South East Sports Academy (SESA) Future Champions Athlete Program

This program supports talented athletes in the South East region of NSW who are currently excelling in an Olympic or Paralympic sport

Successful applicants will be invited to attend two camps throughout the year that includes:

• Performance testing
• Education sessions
• Functional training

Athletes will have the opportunity to apply for funding to assist with travel and participation in State and National competitions

Nominations close: 2 November 2025

For full details or to nominate, please visit Future Champions: Athlete Program — South East Sports Academy

Brain Cancer Foundation- Devonshire Tea

Tickets are all sold out, but they would still love donations if you are able to!

Upper Lachlan Shire Performing Arts

Save the Date- International Day of People with Disablity Community Event

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