Term 4 Week 9 2024
As this is the last Newsletter for 2025, I would like to thank all of our families and carers, for the support and kindness you have shown our school community throughout 2025. I am very proud of the way we have build our community and the amount of parents that feel comfortable coming through our school gates, or calling for a chat. Thank you for all that you do!
Classes for 2025
This week we had our Going Up Afternoon. Please see our Class organisation for 2025.
Kindergarten - Miss Simone Hayward (M,Tu, Th & Fr), and Miss Kathryn (Wed)
1/2 - Miss Elizabeth Laverty
3/4 - Miss Madelyn Spencer
Learning Club - Mr Troy Pascoe
5/6 - Miss Alice Magner
I am really excited about the high quality and dedication of our Teachers that they will be bringing into 2025. A full list of staff will be updated on our Website,early 2025.
Report Cards
Report cards were sent out last Friday through Compass. If you are having any difficulties accessing your child's report, please contact the school and we can assist.
Wishing all of our families a very happy and safe Christmas break. I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.
Nadine
| DATE | DAY | TIME |
| 13/12/24 | Friday | Reports available on Compass |
| 16/12/24 | Monday | Uncle Baz Fishing Day- Bellwood Park, Nambucca Heads @10am |
| 17/12/24 | Tuesday | Graduation Mass Year 6 Students receive Graduaton certificate & Prayer candle- Corpus Christi Church @9.30am |
| 17/12/24 | Tuesday | Year 6 Graduation Lunch for Year 6 and Families- Bowra Sports Hub @12.30pm |
| 18/12/24 | Wednesday | LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS |
| 3/02/25 | Monday |
All students to attend a testing session (45min) Please book via Compass Conferences (Available January): Appointments Monday 3rd - Wednesday 5th February. Kindergarten: Best Start Testing Years 1 - 6: Mathematics Assessment Interview (MAI) |
| 6/02/25 | Thursday | FIRST DAY BACK STUDENTS |
| 13/02/25 | Thursday | National Apology Day |
| 12/03/25 | Wednesday | NAPLAN starts |
Today was the end of year Mass. The whole school attended as our Year 6 students received their graduation certificate and candle. Congratulations Year 6 on your Graduation
On Friday the 6th December our school held a colour fun run at Hennessy Tape Oval in Bowraville to raise funds for our Library and Wellbeing room. Thankyou to our wonderful students and families who raised money and for eveyone who participated in the run.
Everyone had a ball on our colour fun run day. Our students had an obstacle course they had to run while being showered in colour powder by our teachers and water from the fire truck.
At the end the tables had turned and our teachers were slimed by the students.
A big thankyou to Miss Brooke for organising our colour fun run and also to Miss Bonnie, Mr Troy and Miss Nadine for setting it all up.
Today St Mary's held our 2024 Presentation Day. Thankyou to all families, friends and community that shared this day with us.
All of our classes treated us with a performance and cheered on our award winners.
Conratulations to our award winners
| Christian Living Boy | Bradley Walker |
| Christian Living Girl | Anna Lavery |
| Perserverance | William Lindsay |
| Most Improved | Natasha Czisz |
| Sports Boy | Sonny Draper |
| Sports Girl | Djanaambi Chapman |
| Leadership Boy | Archie Duncan |
| Leadership Girl | Shyliqua Chapman |
| Father Bernie Ryan Writing Award: Early Stage 1 | Cohen Wilson |
| Father Bernie Ryan Writing Award: Stage 1 | Lexi Wislon |
| Father Bernie Ryan Writing Award: Stage 2 | Sofia Brunno |
| Father Bernie Ryan Writing Award: Stage 3 | Martin Walker |
Anna Lavery Absent
Please see our facebook page for more presentation photos
Every year St Pius X Chatswood students visit St Mary's and spend a few days here with our students. This year we were lucky enough to have Waverley College visit as well.
Our students are always excitied to spend time with our visitors. While they were here they spent time in the classroom with our students, helped in the canteen by preparing and serving food, yard maintenance and cleaning.
The above painting was created by Aunty Brenda and some of our St Mary's students alongside Waverley & St Pius students/Art teacher Miss Gemma.
The painting tells a story of our 3 schools, our ancestors around the border and the Rainbow Serpent, the creator of Dreamtime. We are all connected through Dreamtime.
Our visitors spent a day 'On Country' with Aunty Brenda, Aunty George and Uncle Mark. They went to Bowraville, Nambucca Heads and Scott's Head.
