Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,

This term has provided our community with many opportunities to come together and highlight the wonderful features of our school. St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Feast Day and our Parent Information Night provided students, staff and the wider school community to engage in coming together as a Catholic community. 

 

Our Mary Mackillop Feast Day celebration was a day when we were reminded of  how the charism of St Mary Mackillop is certainly alive in our school. The Mass, the blessing of the Courageous Corey Wall, our picnic lunch and the open classrooms made for a great day of celebration. Sr Julie also reminded us of the wonderful journey of dedication and service the Sisters of St Joseph have given to Catholic education.

 

For those who attended our Parent Information last Wednesday night, we were so blessed to have Lee Casuscelli speak about how we can cater for the individual needs of students with specific learning, social and emotional needs. Lee brought her own honest story to the presentation and was so engaging. It was so pleasing to observe nearly fifty parents and twenty three staff come together in conversation and help build a collective understanding. A special thankyou to Isabel and Lily who provided baby-sitting duties and to our hardworking and dedicated P&F who provided supper.

 

Take Care

Mr Justin Devlin

Principal

In week six of this term the school will participate in a Cyclic Review process. The review will be facilitated by an external panel made up of members from the Catholic Education Office Leadership team and a principal from one of our Diocesan Catholic Schools. Each school in the Diocese of Wollongong participates in a Cyclic Review once every five years. Our last Cyclic Review occurred in June 2014. The purpose of the review is to validate the strategic intentions of our School Review and Improvement journey over the last five years and provide some clear recommendations for the school moving forward into the next five years.

A key aspect of the review is for members of the panel to meet with a parent representative group at 10:15am on the day for approximately forty five minutes. If you have a keen interest to be a part of this parent session please make contact with myself via the office or by email.

More information about the Cyclic Review will be sent in the weeks to come.

Listed below are some important dates for Term 3.

Grade Mass 

No Grade Mass this Friday.

Assembly

Year 5 will lead assembly on Friday 23 August at 2:15 pm in the School Hall.

AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who will receive an award at assembly on Friday 23 August for being a great learner and wonderful community member.

We will be celebrating the Feast of the Assumption on Thursday 15 August with Mass in the school hall at 10am. All parents and parishioners are most welcome to join us in celebrating this significant feast day.

We had 35 students from Years 2-6 represent our school at the Western Region Athletics as Campbelltown Stadium on Friday 2 August.

Our students were keen to compete and gave their all when competing. The team spirit was a highlight of the day. We had great individual results on the the day that led to St Anthony's winning the Small Schools Category.

Well done to all the students who competed and to the parents who were a wonderful support on the day.

Congratulations to the fifteen students who now progress to the Diocesan Trials at Beaton Park in Wollongong on Tuesday 20 August. We wish them all the best.

Results from the day:

Anika Mumberson 1^st U/8 girls 100m

Drew Cooney  3^rd U/8 girls 100m

Kara Hocking 2^nd Junior girls 800m

Charlie Noble 3^rd Junior girls long jump, 4^th Junior girls high jump

Jade Ciguenza 1^st Junior girls discuss

Madeline Noble 2^nd 11yrs girls long jump

Elissabeth McGuire 2^nd Senior girls 800m, 3^rd Senior girls shot put

Bradie Lawson 2^nd Junior boys high jump

Riley Merchant 4^th Junior boys shot put

Callum Daniels 2^nd 11yrs boys discuss

Harry Nolan 2^nd Senior para shot put, 3^rd Senior para long jump, 3^rd Senior para 100m

Harrison Satara 1^st Senior boys long jump, 2^nd Senior boys high jump, 2^nd Senior boys 200m, 2^nd Senior boys 100m , Tied equal first senior boys age champion

Senior Boys relay 3^rd: Harrison Satara, Tom Frappell, Conor Norton, Callum Daniels

Thanks to the overwhelming supply of cupcakes from our Year 5 and Year 6 Parents and Students, along with the generosity of our Parents and Carers who attended the Saint Mary MacKillop of the Cross Feast Day we have raised $456.40. This amount will be given to McGrath Foundation.

If you have any unwanted Coles Little Shop 2 Collectables or Woolworths Lion King Ooshies, Kindergarten would love them for Mathematics and Developmental Play.