Dear Parents,

Welcome back to the 2021 school year! I hope that all families have had a restful break from school routines and enjoyed the great outdoors and our beautiful region over January. The children were excited to get back into their uniforms and start the new school year one grade older.

We welcome our new Kindergarten students, Scarlett, Maya and Kayden to big school. We also welcome Aiden into Year 3 and his parents Kristy and Chris into our school community. We know you will enjoy our town and what our beautiful school has to offer.

We also welcome two new staff members this year: Ms Melissa Hotham is returning to St Mary’s from McAuley in Tumut as our Religious Education Coordinator and Literacy/Numeracy Coordinator. Ms Isabelle Lamont has ventured to us from St Joseph’s in Finley to be our Year 3/ 4 teacher. Please make them feel welcome as they familiarise themselves with our school community.

Opening School Mass

We will celebrate our Opening School Mass with Father George this Thursday at 10am. All Kinder parents and Year 6 parents are invited to attend. Covid restrictions, although eased, still require that we observe the 2 sq. metre rule in our church which limits the number of parents we can invite unfortunately. We are having a morning tea after Mass on our school grounds. All parents are warmly welcome to come and join with us for morning tea on this occasion. Morning tea will begin around 11am.

Swimming Carnival

The Swimming Carnival is scheduled for this Friday. Details and permission notes have been sent via Schoolszine. In the event of poor weather the backup day is Wednesday 10 February.

Parent Charter

On a final note parents are asked to be aware of the Parent Charter. It outlines our shared responsibility in the education of each child. The expectations and principles for both teachers and parents promotes the best environment to support a culture of cooperation and positive partnerships to enable rich educational outcomes for students. What a great starting point to remind us of our journey together each year. I look forward to supporting this relationship once again in 2021.

https://intranet.cg.catholic.edu.au/messageboard/Home%20Page%20documents/Parent%20Charter%20Poster%20Screen.pdf

Please don’t hesitate to contact the front office via phone or email, or myself for further information if needed.

Have a wonderful year everyone!

Regards

Jannine