Hello Parents and Carers,

This Thursday, Year 5/6 will present Mass at 12 noon. The theme of the Mass is  “We are the Shepherds of the Church’. All parents and friends in our community are most welcome to attend this celebration of the God’s Word. Following Mass, soup will be served for any students and parent/community members who would like to sample my yummy pumpkin soup or Ms Dobbie's (equally as yummy) chicken and corn soup. Parents may also like to take the opportunity to have a guided tour of our new classroom arrangement and the library. We hope to see you there.

 This Friday, seventeen St Mary's students are attending the Western Region Athletics Carnival in Cootamundra. We wish all competitors the best of luck to do their personal best in their event/s on the day. Thank you to all the parents who are transporting students to and from Cootamundra. Ms Buckmaster and Ms Clark are the teacher in charge on the day. 

 Students will take home their Semester One Report this Friday. Whilst the report is addressed to parents, many parents share the report with their child/ren as a time to celebrate achievements and effort. When reading the reports over the weekend I was so very pleased with student academic progress and the beautiful comments in regard to their manners and kindness to their friends. For the students who are attending the athletics carnival on Friday, the report will be forwarded to siblings to take home or kept safely until Monday.

 ​Next week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, each student will lead a Three Way Conference between their parent/s, the class teacher and themselves. The purpose of the conference is to set goals for future learning through a collaborative conversation. These goals will be typed and placed on their desk through Semester Two. Each student has ten minutes to lead the conference. It is an empowering opportunity and students become very good at leading this meeting over their time at St Mary's. Please select your interview time via the email sent recently.

 Have a lovely week everyone.

 Jannine