Volume: 28 Tuesday 12 September 2017 St Mary s News The Educational Ministry of St Fergal s Catholic Parish School Calendar From the Principal SEPTEMBER 15th St Mary s Got Talent 18th The Spot visit for 3/4/5/6 20th Pyjama Day 22nd Pupil Free Day OCTOBER 9th Term 4 starts for staff & students 17th School Photos 27th Brain Olympia Term Dates 2017 Term 1 6/2/17 to 7/4/17 Term 2 24/4/17 to 30/6/17 Term 3 17/7/17 to 21/9/17 Term 4 9/10/17 to 15/12/17 Inside this Issue Principal s Message 1 Calendar of events Canteen Specials, Weekly 2 Award Winners, RE News, Sport and birthdays Early Learning Program & 3 canteen Menu RE Photos and Paddy 4 Possum Birthday celebrations School Uniform As we start to experience warmer weather, parents may choose to dress their child in summer uniform or continue to wear winter uniform until the end of term. However, students must be dressed in either full summer or full winter uniform and not a combination of both. Wearing our school uniform fits into our new school value of Respect for Self and your support from home would be greatly appreciated. From the start of Term Four, all students must be dressed in full summer uniform. Please ensure your child has a school hat each day to wear whilst playing outside. St Mary s Got Talent This Friday at 12.00pm, all parents and friends are invited to join us in the Multi- Purpose Room for our concert. Students from the choir, uke group and each class group including our Little Kinders will all perform. Parents and Friends are then invited to stay at school as we have a picnic lunch on the school lawns from 1.00pm. Gayle Kennedy Workshop Next Monday, students in 3/4/5/6 will visit The Spot to work with renowned author Gayle Kennedy. The students will listen to some of her books and will work on writing techniques and strategies. Thank you to Mrs Steph Cattanach for her organisation of this event. Pyjama Day Next Wednesday, students in Mini- Vinnies have organised a Pyjama Day. All students are invited to come to school in their pj s for a gold coin donation, with proceeds going towards Mini Vinnies. In the afternoon, students will take part in a school social at 1.45pm until the end of the school day. Pupil Free Day Parents are advised that Friday 22 September (last day of Term 3) is a Pupil Free Day. Staff will be engaged in Professional Learning off-site that day. School Fees A friendly reminder that all school fees are due by the end of Term Three for parents paying in lump sums. Normal arrangements continue for families paying via a payment plan. School Photos Our 2017 School Photos have been set down for Tuesday 17 October (Week 2 of Term 4). All students are to be dressed in full summer uniform for this year s school photos. Have a great week! Mr Nick Baird PJ Day and The Spot News 5
Sport Canteen Special Menu Wed 13/9 Ham & Cheese Croissant $3.00 Thurs 14/9 Chicken parmi w/potato bake $6.50 Fri 15/9 3 Dim Sims w/ soy or tomato sauce $2.50 Mon 18/9 BBQ Chicken Roll $4.50 Tues 19/9 Pizza Singles $2.50 Congratulations to Jack Tapper, Corben & Emerald Headon, Jensen Hargreaves & Emily Hill on displaying great sportsmanship & performing their best for our Diocese last Friday. The weather was beautiful and the competition was fierce but it was a great experience for all the athletes. Weekly Award Winners Congratulations to the following students who received awards at assembly; SPORT DATES FOR NEXT TERM: * WF Trials Girls Cricket & Boys & Girls Tennis Dubbo 14th November (to be confirmed) * WF Trials Boys Cricket Parkes 27th November Birthday s The students and staff would like to wish the following people a very Happy Birthday Kinder: Zoe Handford-Dunnett Year 1: Maggie Shields Year 2: Tilly Weeks Year 3: Seth Summers Year 4: Ella Harrison Year 5: Tia Cunningham Year 6: Ruby Cattanach Isabella Perrotta for 12 September and Montana Buick & Deuka Hey for 13 September Birthday Celebrations
Early Learning Program
Religious Education News Paddy Possum Celebrations
Mini Vinnies PJ Day In Week 10, our school will participate in a pyjama day to help raise money for Mini Vinnies. This will be held on Wednesday 20 September. Everyone will need to bring a gold coin donation. Please come dressed in some funky pyjamas and help us raise money for Mini Vinnies Winter Appeal.