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Dear Parents and Carers,
Yesterday, the rain stopped falling and the St Mary’s school community celebrated in style! After 43 years of teaching at St Mary’s, Mrs Marg Croese, our very own star, was given the most wonderful farewell. Father George and Father Anthony celebrated a special Mass to honour Mrs Croese and her dedication to St Mary’s. Our students sang their little hearts out for Mrs Croese, showing her just how much we love her and appreciate all that she does for the families of St Mary’s.
At the completion of Mass, the students and staff formed a Guard of Honour and sang the African Blessing for Mrs Croese. Many families, ex-students and former colleagues of Marg joined us for the special celebration.
A very special thank you to Mrs Schofield for organising a truly beautiful Mass. To Mrs White and her drumming, Mrs Devonald and the school choir for their beautiful singing and to the staff who prepared the Hall or helped out in other ways, thank you all so much.
Mrs O'Neill's Speech
Today, we gather as a school community to celebrate and honour Mrs Marg Croese also known as Mrs C, Margy or Croesey. In the history of every school, there are some very special people, who when they leave, are never forgotten. Mrs Croese is ours!
Mrs Croese began her teaching career here at St Mary's 43 years ago. She worked alongside the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and other lay staff to provide the best education possible to the children in Moruya.
If I was to ask everyone here today to stand up if they had been taught by Mrs Croese, I'm sure there would be very few people left seated. All of our current and ex students and many of their parents, uncles and aunts have had the privilege of being in one of Mrs Croese’s classes, sacramental classes or school choirs.
As a classroom teacher, longstanding REC and AP at St Mary’s, Mrs Croese has made an incredible impact on the lives of thousands of children and their families. She has dedicated her life to Catholic education and the faith journey of so many students, staff and families. Mrs Croese lives out her deep Catholic faith everyday and we all aspire to be like her.
During the last few weeks, I have been talking with the children about their memories of Mrs Croese. When asked what makes her so special, I heard that she is funny, she sings with a very nice voice, she always holds our hands, she teaches us guitar, she is patient, she is very silly, she does little dances, she likes to dress up and most of all she loves us.
Marg’s colleagues agree and would like to add that she is always thinking of others, she is compassionate, she will do anything for anyone, she is always punctual and reliable, but she can be cheeky, she sometimes sneaks off when no-one is watching and she can even be quite stubborn. For those last few traits, I’m sure Marg would blame her Irish heritage.
Dressing up in costumes that are far too big for her and celebrating Book Week and Mission Day are some of Mrs Croese's favourite school events. Her energy and excitement adds so much to our wonderful school Spirit of St Marys.
In case you weren't aware, at St Mary’s we have an unofficial Rite Of Passage for our students. I do not know its origin. Apparently, it's very important to the students that they grow taller than Mrs Croese before leaving primary school. A couple of your colleagues, Marg, have recently pointed out that in reality, most children can now pass this milestone by the end of Year 2!
I also heard that Mrs Croese doesn't have a particularly good sense of smell. It was suggested by some staff that this could be the reason as to why she made such a great Kindergarten teacher and never complained. Anyone who has taught a large number of five year olds inside all day long would understand.
Recently, a parent told me that the first time they met Mrs Croese, she was having a jolly old time, singing with the new Kinders on Orientation Day. Perhaps her song of choice ‘What will we do with a drunken sailor? by the Irish Rovers may not have been the most appropriate one in the circumstances, but I’m sure it got the kids singing along..…. Oh Marg!
In all seriousness, Mrs Croese you are a very special lady. On behalf of all of the children you have ever taught to love, to pray, to learn, to sing and play the guitar, to smile and to laugh, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for your selfless dedication, and may the years ahead bring you the fulfilment and happiness you so richly deserve.
We are not farewelling you today Mrs Croese. You are still very much a part of us, just as we are a part of you.
Wishing you a rainbow,
For sunlight after showers
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
Bless your little Irish heart Mrs Croese…..
Mrs Croese's Speech
Good afternoon everyone. Today for me, is one of thanks. Thank you to all of you for letting me be a part of your life. For enabling me to teach you/ to teach your children/to work with you and to learn from you.
Working in a Catholic school is special because we have so many opportunities throughout our day to deepen our faith and become closer to God and to pass that faith onto the children we teach.
When I first began teaching at St Mary’s I had the privilege of working with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan Order who taught me how to be a better teacher and a better person. Many of these special friends have now gone home to God while others remain my good friends today.
How does anyone sum up 40 years of teaching in a few minutes. For me, I loved almost every minute of it and everything else usually fell into place.
For children to succeed at school they must be happy and feel safe. To me that’s the most important part because no child will learn unless they know they belong and that they are cared for. In this mixed-up world today, children have a greater need more than ever to know that they matter and that they are worthwhile. Some children might hear the first kind word of the day from us when they arrive at school.
Of course, there have been many changes in education over the years and the changes tend to turn full circle in the ways we teach and what we teach. The heart of it all is care and compassion.
For children to reach their full potential, they need to have a great relationship with their teacher. Children not only need love and care, but they also need boundaries. To me, teaching is not a job, it is a vocation and if it’s not, it becomes too hard. Teaching has been described as “a work of the heart.”
I have loved every minute of my teaching at St Mary’s, it was my other home and my other family. In fact, my children bought me a dog so that I would come home a bit earlier at night.
I would spend many long hours preparing lessons and setting up activities, not because I had to but because I loved it, and the children I taught. I wanted to be the best I could be for every child I taught.
I loved looking out for those children who needed a friend/ those who didn’t want to kick the football at lunchtime but who preferred the quiet. At those times some of those children would come to guitar lessons or choir with Fran and myself.
When I became the Coordinator of Religious Education at St Mary’s, Fr Greg was our Parish Priest. He was a whirlwind and had me running almost as fast as him and I loved it. The Mass and liturgy is close to my heart and I tried to make it meaningful for the children and reflect on their needs today.
Father Emil was the next Priest I worked with as the REC. If he had asked me to fly to the moon I would have. He was such a great priest to work with - we became great friends, and we still are.
I’ve had the privilege of working with Fr Greg, Fr Tom - although he would often lead me down the wrong path, Fr Eden who loves football and all things family and who had such a wonderful impact on our Parish in the time he was with us.
Fr Anthony who would often disappear to go fishing and shared many happy times with us. Father Emil and Father Eden were not able to come today.
Finally Fr George who has been a great support and mentor to me and who loves a party. Fr George is working so very hard to build up our parish and welcomes the adults, children to every Mass. I thank each one of these people for the inspiration they have been to me and for the wonderful friends they have become.
Working in a Catholic school is a wonderful gift. We have the freedom to teach children about the great gift that Jesus has for each one of us when so many in the world don’t have that freedom anymore.
When I knew I was leaving St Mary’s, I had many sad days, because I was leaving my other family, the staff, parents and children.
I thank my beautiful family for putting up with me when I always had my head in a book or a computer as well as my friends at St Mary’s, St Bernard’s and Carroll College whom I’ve had the honour of working with. I thank my Parish family and the community for all their wonderful friendship and support.
When Mrs Heffernan asked me to do some Pastoral work at Carroll College I jumped at it because I’ve been able to meet up with and reconnect with Staff and students.
Today I especially thank Father George, Father Anthony, Mrs O’Neill, Mrs Schofield and the St Mary’s Staff – thank you for this beautiful Mass today, for your support and for the enormous amount of work you have done to make this day possible. To you the students of St Mary’s, I will miss you, (but don’t worry I’ll be around!!!).
Mrs Maher and the choir for your wonderful music and all those who have participated and attended this Mass. I am very humbled.
If I have any message to leave with you, the students of St Mary’s it is this: always be proud of who you are, wear your uniform with pride and don’t be afraid to say, “yes I believe in God.” Remember our school motto IOGD. Be the best you can be always, help others and do all the good you can whenever you can, while ever you can.
The children in Years 1 to 3 hopefully remember the 4 words of Pope Francis: who can remember?? (Reign remembers) ...we always say Please, Thank you, Pardon and Sorry.
Remember to always pray for peace in our world when so many do not know a world without war and suffering.
I’d like to finish with a quote from an educator, Rita Pierson.
“Every child deserves a champion/an advocate who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.”
May God bless us all as we continue to honour and work for the glory of his name.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Student Leadership
This week we had the pleasure of hearing our Year 5 students present their leadership speeches to their peers. The standard was incredibly high and all students who spoke are worthy of being selected. Following the speeches, the students going into Year 3-6 next year voted for the positions of two School Leaders, and two House Leaders of their respective Houses: Howard, Cassidy and Eyre. The 2024 Student Leadership team will be announced at the K-6 Awards Night in Week 9, Tuesday December 5. We are very proud of all of our Year 5 students; we are confident that they will all be excellent leaders and role models. We look forward to a great year with the Student Leadership Team and all of Year 6 in 2024.
K- 6 Awards Night
Next Tuesday evening December 5 we will be holding our K-6 Awards Night at 6pm in the PAC. All children are encouraged to attend with their families. Awards will be presented to students K-6. Our Kinder students will lead us in a short Nativity play and the student leaders for 2024 will be announced. Following the ceremony, we look forward to celebrating a great year with a Pizza night organised by the Community Council.
All children are to wear their school uniform and arrive at the PAC by 5:50pm. Children will sit in their classes as they would for a school assembly. We would love to see as many families and community members come along and help us celebrate a wonderful year of learning at St Mary’s.
Year 6 Graduation Mass
The Year 6 Graduation Mass will be held in the Sacred Heart Church at 12pm on Tuesday December 12, to which all families are most welcome to attend. At the mass, we will acknowledge our Year 6 graduating students while sharing a final celebration as a school community for 2023. At the conclusion of Mass, there will be a presentation of the Year 6 Graduation Certificates.
Graduation Dinner/Disco
The Year 6 Graduation Dinner will be held on Tuesday evening December 12 at Moruya Golf Club. Parents and families are invited to join us in the Rose Garden from 5:30pm for photos before dinner commences at 6pm for students and staff. After dinner, there will be a disco where students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their best dance moves!
Thank you to Mr Harpley, Mr Campbell, Mrs Butler and Mrs Connaughton for organising this event.
Traditionally at St Mary’s, the Year 6 students are given a very loud send off from their peers and teachers. On Friday afternoon December 15 at 2:45pm the school will assemble for a final farewell to our Year 6 students. As always, parents are welcome to come and watch the activities.
Semester 2 Reports
Semester 2 reports are currently being finalised. Reports will be available via Compass on Friday 9 December. This learning report is designed to provide information about your child’s progress in learning. The report evaluates your child’s progress as an individual, who is developing spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially. It is very important to recognise your child’s success and progress in all areas of development. We congratulate students on their hard work!
If you would like a Parent Teacher meeting following the report, please contact your child’s teacher for a time in the last week of term. We will arrange to cover classes, if meetings are held during the day.
Class Placement for 2023
The teachers and staff will be spending time over the coming weeks preparing the children to transition to their new learning spaces for 2024. This involves visits to the new spaces, meeting new teachers and finding out about the year ahead. We know that this is an exciting time!
We will be holding our ‘Meet My New Teacher Afternoon’ on Wednesday 13th December at 2 pm
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability
International Day of People with Disability is a United Nations observed day celebrated on 3 December each year to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. This year’s theme is ‘United in action to rescue and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for, with and by persons with disabilities.’ By listening to the experiences of people with disability, and recognising their unique talents, skills and interests, we can challenge our own perceptions about disability and make positive changes in the community.
We encourage all students, their families and carers to join the conversation about disability, to increase knowledge, break down barriers and encourage a more inclusive and respectful society. We all have a role to play in ensuring people with disability have the opportunity to reach their full potential and participate in all aspects of community life.
Check out the IDPwD website for more information.
Swimming Program
We are receiving wonderful feedback about our whole school swimming program this term. Staff and parents have commented about how much the children's confidence and swimming ability has grown in such a short time. Thanks to our incredible swimming instructors and to Lorraine Borger for volunteering to help out each week. We are thrilled that we can offer this program at such a low cost to our families. Thank you again to our School Community Council for its financial support. One of our biggest wishes is that every child from Kinder to Year 6 at St Mary's can swim and remain safe over the summer holidays.
School Disco
On Thursday December 14 during school hours, the students will enjoy an end of year disco with their friends. Students can wear Mufti clothes to school on the day but must have closed in shoes. It should be a wonderful way to finish a great year at school. There will be no cost to our families.
Farewell Mrs Kenny
After 11 years teaching at St Marys, our talented Mrs Kenny is transferring to St Bernard’s next year to be closer to her home and family. Sophie began her teaching career at St Mary’s and has grown into a very capable and diligent teacher. In Week 10, the staff will be having a special Breakfast with Sophie to thank her and to celebrate her time with us. Mrs Kenny, you will be greatly missed by the students and staff of St Mary’s. Being just up the road, we will see you around!
God Bless and Take Care,
Leadership Team
Dear Families,
Yesterday we held a joy-filled celebration of the career of Mrs Marg Croese at Sacred Heart Church. Marg has taught at St Mary’s Primary School for 43 years, and her wonderful work in Catholic Education continues at Carroll College. Marg has touched the lives of so many and we are so very grateful for all she has done and continues to do, in our schools and community. Congratulations Mrs. C!
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal
Each year, St Mary’s students collect non-perishable food items for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Each classroom has a basket to be filled with donated items. The baskets will be presented to St Vincent de Paul at our Graduation Mass on Tuesday 12 December. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
The Season of Advent
This season of Advent begins this Sunday. Advent is the liturgical season that precedes and prepares for Christmas. It is a season of hope and of longing, of joyful expectation and of peaceful preparation. Many symbols and traditions are associated with Advent, especially the Advent Wreath with its four coloured candles (three purple and one pink) representing Hope, Faith, Joy and Peace. Advent is always a very special time in our beautiful Sacred Heart Church.
Following are Mass times:
Tuesday: 5:00pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:15am
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am
A Prayer for Advent
Precious Lord, as I embrace this Advent Season, please open my eyes to see the great value and blessing of Your Incarnation. Help me to discover Your hidden presence in this world and within my own soul. I desire to see, understand and experience the profound effects that Your Incarnation has on my life and I desire to receive those effects more fully this Advent. May I become a sanctuary in which You dwell so that I, like Your dear Mother, may bring Your presence into the world.
Amen.
Genevieve Schofield
Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)
Religion
In Religion we are developing an understanding and appreciation of mission and the call to mission through Scripture. The students have been exploring and learning to implement ways to continue the mission of Jesus in our school and community.
English
In Literacy this term we have been reading ‘The Wild Robot’ by Peter Brown. It is an action-packed and heartwarming story about when technology and nature collide - a robots adventure in the wild! The students were very much intrigued and engaged in the story that we have finished the novel and have begun reading the second story - The Wild Robot Escapes. During our reading workshops, students have been reading Roald Dahl novels within small groups.
The students have written a range of texts this term. We have linked our writing to our History by writing a journal entry based on being a convict. We then took on the role of a journalist writing a newspaper article based on the First Fleet arrival. Year 4 are currently poets, exploring vocabulary and a play on words as we write Haikus with picture prompts!
Maths
In Maths we are following the direct-instruction program ‘Connecting Maths Concepts’. This program teaches specific strategies that enable students to master challenging concepts. It also develops the students' problem solving skills and their ability to think and communicate mathematically. Our students have been placed in groups according to their ability. Over the past couple of weeks we have been exploring number families, multiplication facts, word problems and fractions.
Science
In Science this term, our Physics unit has had a strong focus on forces. Some of the concepts we have covered have included how objects can affect other objects at a distance, changing the movement of an object requires a net force to be acting on it, comparing and contrasting the effect of friction on different surfaces and investigating the effect of forces on the behaviour of an object through actions such as dropping, throwing, bouncing and rolling. It’s been a real hands on unit of work and a lot of fun investigating different forces.
History
Why don't escaped convicts make good writers? Because they never finish their sentences! History is always fun to learn about and Year 4 has delved right into learning about The First Fleet, convicts, colonisation and the impacts of colonisation on the Indigenous population. They have explored the significance of events in bringing about change, how and why life changed in the past, identified aspects of the past that have remained the same and the experiences of an individual or group in the past.
Creative Arts
Mrs Ziegler has been teaching us Visual Art and Music this term. In Visual Art we have been learning about complimentary colours and positive space (foreground) and negative space (background) to determine the overall composition in artworks. We used the first initial letter of our name to arrange the letters to balance the positive and negative space. Our second art piece was to create a piece of art using our knowledge of observational drawings from the beginning of the term. The students had to also demonstrate their knowledge of complementary colours, form and balance.
In Music the students have been learning about beat, rhythm and how music can represent different day or night sounds using percussion instruments.
PDHPE
Students have been fortunate over the past few weeks to have been part of the AFL Primary Play coaching sessions. Each Friday, students have been taught the skills to handle and catch an AFL ball, kicking short and long distances as well as lots of games to help with fair play, cooperation and sportsmanship. It has been a lot of fun!!!
Year 4 have had an amazing time swimming on Wednesdays, showing tremendous growth in both their confidence and abilities in the water. As part of their weekly lessons, students have also been taught how to perform a dry rescue safely, using a variety of accessories like pool noodles, kick boards and life jackets.
We have also had a recent visit to the Life Ed van to learn about Friends and Feelings. This was a great opportunity to learn about identifying and practising assertive communications skills and practise emotional regulation skills.
Highlights of Year 4
Gracie P: In Year 4 I loved playing different sports with Mr Hill such as soccer and Capture the Flag. I love learning about our health with Mr Hill. I really enjoyed when we used pastels in Art. I loved seeing my art displayed in the classroom.
Abbie H: My favourite part this year was the Athletics Carnival and Cross Country. I really love sport and it encourages me to be faster. I really enjoy trying to make it to other levels and improve on my personal best.
Ollie A: I loved the swimming carnival because I made it to Sydney for the relay. My team got to warm up in the Sydney Olympic diving pool and race in the Olympic pool. I also loved Geography because I loved researching about different places.
Andre L: I loved going on school camp this year - it was really fun! We went bowling and to the Deep Space Complex. I enjoyed Connecting Maths Concepts because I am learning how to add fractions and more challenging questions.
Tessa H: This year in Howard we won the Swimming Carnival. It was not easy but after our hard work we won. It was a very close carnival and a very long day. It was my favourite part of the year. I really enjoyed History because I loved learning about the First Fleet and what it was like living during those times. It was interesting to see how harsh the conditions were.
Billie B: I have enjoyed many things in Year 4 but one thing that has stood out to me was how great, encouraging, kind and amazing my teachers were. I would like Mr Bateman, Mrs Kenny and Mrs Ziegler to all remember this class and be given a great big gold star. Thank you!
Sam W: My highlights for Year 4 are the swimming carnival, running at Wolumla, going to the Botanical Gardens in Term 1. I loved going bowling on school camp in Term 4. My favourite artwork that we completed was our Pete Cromer inspired artwork.
Liam M: I loved the Athletics carnival because I made it on to compete for my school in the discus, 100m and the 100m relay. It was my first time making it on - I came 3rd in the 100m and 3rd in the relay. I was proud of myself even though I didn't make it onto Canberra. I really enjoyed Maths this year because it was interesting to learn new large numbers.
Bella S: This year the one thing that stood out to me was when I made it to Bega for the Athletics Carnival. I made it on in high jump, shot put, long jump, 100m, 200m, and the relay. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed it. I then made it on to Canberra in the 100m and the relay. It was my first time since Year 2. I was really nervous. I also loved completing the NAIDOC Week art where we had to do a dot painting around our hand.
Matilda W: In Year 4, my teachers have really stood out for me. Mrs Kenny and her big smile every day and her amazing art lessons, Mr Bateman and how he always makes sure that we are on task and not distracted and our Prac student teacher Mrs Ziegler because she is willing to step in and lead our class. Thank you so much teachers, we love you so much. We will miss you next year Mrs Kenny, but we will never, ever forget you.
Dakota S: My favourite highlight of the year was probably School Camp because we got to spend time with each other. We were able to learn new things in Canberra. My second highlight is running because we get to all cheer people on. I really enjoyed Art this year because you were able to express your feelings.
Mackenzie H: I loved the athletics carnival this year because I made it to Sydney in long jump. I jumped 164cm. My favourite part this year has been PDHPE because I love sport - mainly soccer. I have also enjoyed Connecting Maths Concepts because of the independent work.
Madelyn M: This year I have enjoyed swimming carnivals and lessons. I love swimming in general so this is why I love doing it at school. We’ve learnt about the backstroke flags to help guide us, practised tumble turns and you get to do all different dives. I love racing in carnivals but if you don’t want to you can watch your friends and get some tips on the stroke. I loved Art - in particular drawing.
Alex: I love CMC because it is great for teaching people to learn more about maths. I love sport because it keeps you energetic for running and I love the carnivals.
Declan T: This year in Yr 4 I had a go at cross country and I won first place. I had to go on to Wolumla, then Canberra and then Sydney to compete. It was very exciting and definitely my favourite part of the school year.
Sam H: In year 4 we started a program called CMC. It’s a maths program that is fun because you do things like timetables and algebra. We do it 4 days a week and the CMC levels get harder and harder.
Lily M: I just had the best time at camp. We just played and got together as Stage 2. All of us got along. We got to go to so many places like the AIS, the Deep Space Complex and there were many more places. Here is one thing I learnt. It looks like shingleback lizards have two heads.
Dion P: I really like the athletics carnival. I like doing sporty stuff. I like nearly anything to do with sport.
Brielle B: In Year 4 I love playing games and sports. I feel confident to play even when I do not know the game. It makes me very happy.
Anikah H: This year, one thing that stood out is Athletics because about a year ago I made it onto MacKillop level in Sydney for the relay, but this year I made it on in long jump and the 100m.
Charnaya T: What I loved about this year was school camp. I really enjoyed having fun when we went bowling. The other thing I loved about this year was swimming. It was hard at the start but then I got used to it and it was really fun to do. I also liked CMC. It wasn’t that hard and it was really calming maths.
Benji R: I loved camp because we did ten pin bowling. I came 3rd place. After the ten pin bowling my friends and I went to the arcade. At dinner, when I ate it, it was so good, but when they said we would be having chocolate ice cream, I thought “Blah”. But this wasn’t normal chocolate ice cream. The yucky part of the ice cream wasn’t there! The ice cream was actually pretty good. Big surprise!
Anthony M: I loved writing about the Wild Robot because it was very interesting and fun. I wrote 5 paragraphs in my book about the Wild Robot and I loved doing our narrative writing. It was very fun.
Liam G: This year I really liked reading the books at fruit break. I really like it because we learned about cool fiction stories based on adventure and animals.
Ellie R: This year we went on Stage 2 camp to Canberra. It was lots of fun, especially when we went to the AIS and got to learn about all the different sports and races that are in the Olympics. We even got to see some Olympians such as weight lifters and volley ballers train. We even sang happy birthday to one of the weight lifters.
Mrs Sophie Kenny and Mr Justin Bateman
Year 4 Teachers
This award is an acknowledgment that students have been
outstanding and have gone above and beyond in the
classroom and on the playground!
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Kinder B |
For being a persistent learner who always tries his best. Congratulations Byron! |
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1 Blue |
For outstanding growth with her oral segmentation and reading fluency. |
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1 Blue |
For an excellent written response regarding why we should not shake Christmas presents! |
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2 Blue |
For her outstanding determination to improve in Maths groups; beating her timed score by one whole minute in maths mentals! |
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2 Blue |
For writing an excellent description in Science of a frog’s life cycle using paragraphs to convey meaning. |
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2 Maroon |
For her excellent description of a frog and its life cycle in Science; using paragraphs and descriptive language to convey meaning. |
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2 Maroon |
Our very own Cooperstar! You are a fantastic role model to others Cooper and try your hardest in all your learning. Well done! |
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3 Blue |
For your fantastic engagement and beautifully written Haiku Poem about ‘Sunrise.’ |
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4 Blue |
For his effort to effectively use complementary colours and balance negative and positive space in Visual Art. |
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4 Blue |
For your wonderful attitude during Spelling Mastery lessons and your effort to improve your writing. |
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5 Blue |
For his HUGE improvement in water confidence during the swimming program - well done Jaykob! |
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5/6 Maroon |
For consistent effort an application in all KLA’s this semester. A fitting end to a stellar senior year. |
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6 Blue |
His effort throughout the Term to develop his reading skills. |
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Kinder B |
For working hard to form letters correctly and improve her handwriting. Well done Payge! |
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1 Blue |
For her consistent dedication during all learning activities in the classroom, taking on feedback to improve her learning! |
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1 Blue |
For his kind and considerate nature, demonstrating inclusive traits at all times. Thank you Chris. |
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2 Blue |
For her outstanding determination to improve in Maths groups; achieving a great result in her Mastery Test! |
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2 Blue |
For writing an excellent description in Science of a frog’s life cycle using paragraphs to convey meaning. |
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2 Maroon |
For stepping up in maths CMC groups and working outside his comfort zone to achieve excellent results. |
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3 Blue |
For your enthusiastic participation during Readers Theatre when presenting ‘Jack and the Cornstalk.’ Amazing efforts! |
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4 Blue |
For your hard work and dedication to improve your spelling throughout the year. |
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5 Blue |
Her well researched Geography project (travel blog) about the country of Thailand. Well done Poppi! |
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5/6 Maroon |
For always being the first to offer when chores and tasks need doing to keep the classroom running smoothly. |
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6 Blue |
Demonstrating improved focus during independent research activities. |
Canberra Goulburn Touch Football Trials
Last Friday, Leo and Spencer S in Year 5 travelled to Canberra to participate at the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese Touch Football Trials. Many students from across the Diocese, including Young, Cootamundra, West Wyalong and Gundagai convened in Lyneham to showcase their football skills in hope of gaining selection into the Canberra Goulburn team. Leo and Spencer were great sports and enjoyed representing St Mary’s. They both had a great day and met many new friends who all share in the love of all things football.
Leo S: ‘It was very fast.The game and all the kids there were speedy but I went there to give it a crack. It doesn’t matter if I didn’t make it, I didn’t but I gave it a go and did my best. It was good to hang out with the other kids and make some new friends. I had fun.’
Spencer S: ‘At the touch trials, the game was so quick. I enjoyed it and I think everyone had a good time.It didn’t matter if you made the team or not, I didn’t make it in the team but I still had fun.’
Archdiocesan Tennis Trials
This week, Declan T was meant to be travelling to Belconnen in Canberra to trial for the Canberra Goulburn Tennis Team. Unfortunately, the trials were postponed due to the poor weather conditions this week. We are awaiting a new date to be advised, hopefully before the end of term. We wish Declan all the very best of luck at the trial and know he will be a wonderful ambassador for our school.
Swimming Program
Unfortunately, the swimming session for this week was washed out. We will have our final swimming session next Wednesday and hope the weather is much kinder to us than this week. The students have all had a huge improvement in water confidence and skills in readiness for swimming season. A special thanks to Lorraine Borger who has been volunteering her time each week to assist also. Her swimming knowledge and expertise has been invaluable.
Have a wonderful week ahead.
Mrs Megan Grant
Sports Coordinator
