Upcoming Events

Mission Day

Tomorrow is Mission Day, the timetable will be as follows;

9:30am – Mass

11.15am – Lunch - Hot chips ($2) Poppers ($1) Zooper Doopers (50c)

1:00pm – 1.30pm – Second Break - K/1 Cake stall (50c)

1:30pm – 2.45pm Mission Day activities

Yr 6 – Novelty activities

Yr 2 – Hoop-La

Yr 3 –Ice-creams

Yr 4 - White Elephant

Yr 5 – Novelty activities

Activities range from 20c to $1. Please send in small change (10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2) with your children. All money raised goes to Catholic Missions.

It is a uniform free day. We encourage staff and students to come on this day 'Dressed by Vinnies'. We look forward to seeing the stylish and wacky treasures students can find at our local and nearby St Vincent De Paul stores. This could be a full outfit, part of an outfit or an accessory. No thongs or shoestring straps are permitted. If you are unable to organise this mufti clothing is fine.

It's not too late, donations of pre-loved items in very good condition for the White Elephant Stall and new small toys and treats for the Hoop-La activity would be appreciated. 

Well done Mrs Croker!

Congratulations to Mrs Sally Croker who has attained a four-year contract as Assistant Principal at St Mary's after a very successful review.

Parent Well-Being Workshop 

We would like to invite our parents and friends to a free well-being workshop hosted by Amy Hanger on Wednesday at 2.15pm - 3.00pm. 

Amy has spent several years working with many groups, individuals and families to help them improve their general well-being. She has a personalised approach to Food, Movement & Mindset, offering coaching in these areas. 

Amy's presentations cover three of the main foundations of good health and well-being - Food, Movement & Mindset. A general presentation will introduce strategies that support good nutrition, discuss how movement counteracts stress and tension and how to cultivate a positive and healthy mindset. 

The presentation will include take-home recipe cards, some food tasting options and a take-home healthy mindset checklist. Presentation of essential oils and how they can be used to support a healthy lifestyle is also included.

If you are interested in attending this workshop please RSVP to Belinda by 48321 592 by tomorrow, Friday 22 November, or by filling in the attached form. Parent well-being workshop

The staff will also have a chance to participate in a workshop with Amy after school.

The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

This year our Christmas Concert will be a performance of The Magical Christmas Jigsaw. This musical involves each class, piecing together the Nativity story. 

The children will present two performances, a matinee on 4 December at 12pm for our local preschools and anyone who can not make the evening show, and an evening performance on Thursday 5 December at 6.30pm.  All students are required for both performances. Please contact me if this is an issue.

Before the evening performance, families have the option of joining us for a Family BBQ from 5.30pm, hosted by our Year 6 families.  

To assist with catering and preparation, an invitation with an RSVP slip and food order form have been sent home. Please return them, with cash payment, to the School Office by Friday 29 November.

Expressions of Interest: Junior Basketball Sessions

If anyone is interested in their children participating in some after school junior basketball skills sessions, and assisting with these, please contact Sam Simmons 0436918147.

Thank you

A very big thank you to Phillip and Rebecca McCormack for donating a dressed lamb for the Year 3 P & F Raffle.

If you are finding the fees difficult to pay, there are options available. Please ensure to ask. 

Mission Day

Tomorrow is St Mary’s MISSION DAY. This is a long-standing tradition at our school (going back at least 50 years) to raise awareness and funds for those in the world who do not have enough of what they need to live.

Every year in the month of October, our school community joins with students and teachers around the country to take part in Catholic Mission’s Extraordinary Missionary Month. We focus on our collective mission as Christians to reach out and help the poor. We do this by learning about the unjust situation others face; by raising funds to help them; and by praying for them. We have been praying the Rosary along with hundreds of other Catholic schools, asking our Mother Mary to pray for our brothers and sisters in need.

Archbishop Christopher Prowse explained to school children, at the annual Catholic Mission Mass in Canberra, Pope Francis’ desire for us all to be Missionary Disciples who reach out and help others with “Heart, Head, and Hands”.

Pope Francis reiterates Jesus’ desire for us to:

• know, in our minds that we are all God’s beloved children;
• desire in our hearts to show compassion and
• Work with our hands to seek justice and peace for everyone; (to serve others as Jesus did to bring about God’s Kingdom on earth where all are equal and all HAVE ENOUGH)

At St Mary’s, our focus on Mission and Service continues into November where it culminates in Mission Day.

Rep Sport Dates 2020

Representative and School Sport dates (as known) for 2020 for your information and planning. A new website for registering students will be up and running before the end of this year. It should be an easier process ensuring once a student is registered and is successful the registration process will automatically progress them on. You will notice Hockey and Rugby League trial date clashes with Year Six Camp. Year Six applicants will be forwarded through to the next level.

Parish Office

For Parish and Sacramental matters please forward your enquiries to Parish Secretary, Janet Haynes or Pastoral Associate Sr Rosemary via email or call into the Parish Office at the Old Convent Building on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Email: Crookwell@cg.org.au

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

Phone: 48321 633 

Address: 55 Wade Street (the Old Convent Building)

Altar Roster

24 November- Nathaniel Waters

1 December- Regan Picker

8 December- Phoebe Selmes & Oliver Gray

15 December- Regan Picker & Nathaniel Waters

22 December- Oliver Gray, Skyelah Gray & Abigail Gray

29 December- Regan Picker

Please arrive 15 minutes before Mass to help Father prepare.

It is important that you contact another server to arrange a swap if you are unable to make it on your rostered day.

We would love it if some more children could join our Altar Serving team. Please contact the Parish Office if your child is interested. Training is provided and new children are rostered on with experienced servers.

Christmas Masses

Year 4 – Seth Grove and Phoebe Selmes

Year 5 - Jake Cosgrove and Darcy Simmons

Year 6 - Fynella Parsons and Darcy Selmes

School Spirit Awards

Riley O'Brien for acting with justice

Spencer Charnock for caring for the school environment

Georgina Culley for helping with Morning Club

Awards are presented at our Monday morning Assembly in the Old Hall at 9.05am.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Sunglasses

By popular request, we now stock a trendy pair of St Mary's sunglasses. The sunglasses are manufactured by a Bowral-based school teacher who recognises the need of protecting our children's eyes from harmful UV rays. More about his business is below.

The glasses come with a hardy protective case and a space for their names so they can't be lost. These will be available for $15 per pair and can be ordered by Qkr.

Opening Days

The uniform shop will open as normal every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of term.

We will have the uniform shop open for appointments only on Wednesday 22 January from 10am-2pm, however bookings must be made via: https://smpscrookwell.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/7

It will also be open on Tuesday 28 January from 12.00pm to 3.00pm. No appointments are necessary.

Dallas Atkins

Dallas has been a wonderful help recently fixing our audio equipment and sourcing our requirements. For all your audiovisual needs we can highly recommend Dallas!

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery

School Holiday workshops

Crookwell Junior Green Devils 2020

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Happenings in Goulburn..

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