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Thank you to all the fathers who turned up this morning for the Father’s Day Breakfast. We hope you enjoyed the morning and were able to catch up with others you may not have seen for a while. I hope all dads, grandads and other significant males that have such an influence on the lives of our students have a wonderful day on Sunday. I am sure you will be spoiled and please bask in the love and affection directed at you this weekend.
I thank all those that assisted with the BBQ this morning, especially Jamie Williams and Donna Dal Molin for their efforts. Thank you also to the Cusack family of Bungaree Free Range Eggs for their donation of the eggs consumed this morning.
Next Friday as part of our Book Week celebrations we are holding our book character parade at 12.30pm. I know many children look forward to this event. Prior to the parade all students will watch the play ‘Timeless’ performed by the Meerkat Production Company.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday September 10th (Week 8) - Whole School Mass at St Mary's Church - 9 am
Thursday, September 26th (Week 10) - Mission Day Fair
Archdiocesan Athletics Carnival
A big well done to all our students that attended this carnival at the AIS on Tuesday. From all reports - having spoken to most of them this week - the competition was very tough!! They all should be very proud of their achievements.
Congratulations to Henry Aiken who was named 11yrs Age Champion Runner Up! A terrific achievement!
Congratulations to Kynan Burgess who broke the Archdiocesan Boys 11yrs Long Jump record by a staggering 10cm. Incredible effort!
Well done to the following students and their results on the day:
Zoe Caldwell - 9th in 11yrs 100m & 11th in 11yrs 200m
Chloe Buck - 3rd in Snr 200m
Annabel Bailey - 3rd in Snr 800m
Daisy Sullivan - 4th in Snr High Jump
Rose Butt - 2nd in Jnr Shot Put
Madison Clarke - 3rd in 11yrs Shot Put
Ayla Terry - 6th in Jnr Discus
Harlee Cartwright - 2nd in 11yrs Discus
Oliver Dawe - 10th in 10yrs 100m
James Sinclair - 11th in 10yrs 100m, 10th in Jnr 200m & 6th in Jnr Shot Put
Henry Aiken - 1st in 11yrs 100m, 1st in 11yrs 200m
Kynan Burgess - 3rd in 11yrs 100m, 5th in 11yrs 200m, 4th in 11yrs High Jump, 1st in 11yrs Long Jump & 6th in 11 yrs Shot Put
Oscar McRae - 6th in 11yrs High Jump
Sam Presser - 8th in 12yrs 100m, 10th in Snr 200m, 5th in Snr High Jump & 2nd in Snr Long Jump
Snr Boys Relay Team - Kynan Burgess, Henry Aiken, Jaden Denniss & Sam Presser - placed 5th
We wish the following students the very best of luck as they represent the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese in the upcoming MacKillop Athletics Championships to be held in Sydney on Wednesday 25th September. We will certainly be cheering you on!!!
Henry Aiken - 11yrs 100m & 11yrs 200m
Kynan Burgess - 11yrs Long Jump
Rose Butt - Jnr Shot Put
Sam Presser - Snr Long Jump
Harlee Cartwright - 11yrs Discus
Young League Stars Mixed Tag Gala Day
Updated teams list can be found here. If your child is no longer able to attend please email me at leonne.challen@cg.catholic.edu.au as we have a number of students on the waiting list. The draw for the day can be found here. Students will need to wear their sports uniform including their school hat. They will come to school as normal and have fruit break at school then will travel by school bus to the oval. They will need to have plenty of water and a packed lunch and snacks with them. They will not be able to order from the school canteen on the day. They will return by school bus by 1pm and resume normal classes. They can then depart school as normal. If you have any questions about the day please contact me at school or via email.
BOOK CHARACTER PARADE
We will be celebrating our love of books and reading at St Mary's Primary School on Friday 6th September. Students from Kinder to Year 6 are invited to come to school dressed as a storybook character. Costumes must be warm, suitable for outdoor play and include appropriate footwear. Parents and friends are invited to attend our Book Character Parade at 12:30pm on Friday, 6th September.
PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE
There have been 60 students who have successfully completed the Premier's Reading Challenge in 2024!! An outstanding effort!! The PRC is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. These students have certainly done this. A BIG congratulations to all of the students who have participated this year. Students will receive their certificates later in the year.
KMW has welcomed two new students to their classroom, Will James and Ardy Comerford. Both boys have settled in very well to the school routine.
KMW had a very special visitor, mid August, baby Tate Leibick, (Halle’s baby brother). Everyone enjoyed meeting him for the first time, he’s so cute!
KMW have been learning more digraphs (2 letters that make one sound). In maths KMW have been learning about friends of 10, number bonds and teen numbers. Mrs Williams is very pleased with the children’s story writing too.
In PE/Sport Kinders have been learning some dances. They are dancing like the stars! They have learned ‘The Hokey Pokey,’ ‘Heel n Toe,’ ‘The Chicken Dance’ and ‘The Mexican Hat Dance.’ They have also been continuing to practice throwing, catching, skipping and kicking skills. Kinders can move their bodies like a swooping magpie, sway like branches in the breeze, march like soldiers, deflate like a balloon and melt like ice!
In Health the children have been learning about keeping themselves safe.
In Geography, Kinders are learning about places big and small.
KMW enjoyed having lots of Grandparents come to visit in Week 2. Ayush’s nan and pop came from India!
KMW are looking forward to Book Week, particularly dressing up as a book character.
How much fun are KMW having? Heaps and heaps and heaps and heaps!
In Science, 6E has been exploring the various types of energy. To practically demonstrate the concept of energy transfer between objects, students worked in groups to design, construct, test, and refine Rube Goldberg Machines. Through collaboration and improvements, each group successfully created a functioning machine, and the class took great pride in the outcomes of this project.
Thursday 5th September
- K-2 Mixed Tag Gala Day
Friday 6th September
- Meerkat Performance
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12:30pm Book Character Parade - K to 6
Monday 9th September
- Archdiocesan Public Speaking Finals - Batemans Bay
Tuesday 10th September
- 9am Whole School Mass - St Mary's Catholic Church
- Multi-age Classes in 2025-Parent Information 6pm in the School Library.
Thursday 12th September
- Student Disco
Friday 20th September
- 8:50am to 10:50am - Kindergarten Orientation Session #1
Saturday 21st September
- Men & Ladies of St Mary's - Combined Event @ Bulla Creek
Wednesday 25th September
- Yr5 & Yr6 Boys to the Bush Community Engagement Day
- MacKillop Athletics
Thursday 26th September
- Mission Day Fair
- Last Day for Term 3 for all students
The 2024-25 Young Junior Cricket Season is here!
Cricket registrations are now open for Blast, U11s, U13s and U16s competitions. The age groups are indicators only and special dispensation is available (subject to approval) should your child wish to play in a different group. Games are played on a Saturday in short-format matches that are designed to develop skills, have fun, and enjoy playing this great game of cricket. To register, click on the link https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/young-junior-cricket-club/2248fcc9 For further information email to youngjca@gmail.com or go to youngjuniorcricket on Facebook or Instragram.
