Term 3 Week 9 Newsletter 2025
Important Dates
THIS WEEK: | |
| 15 September | First Holy Communion Liturgy - 12.30 pm in the school hall |
| 16 September | Infants School Dance: 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm |
| 17 September | Primary School Dance: 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm |
| 18 September | Year 3 - Bike Safety Day |
| 18 September | Year 6 - Gerard Yeo Shield @ St. Johns College |
| 19 September | Interschool Chess Challenge Final to be held in Burwood |
| 19 September | Premier's Reading Challenge (Years 1 to 6) - Closing Date |
WEEK 10: | |
21 September | St. Brigid's Parish Picnic - 10 am to 12 pm |
22 September | Whole School Assembly - Citizenship Awards @ 1.40 pm |
DATES FOR THE DIARY: | |
27 November | Christmas Concert @ 6 pm |
8 December | End of Year Mass @ 10 am |
Vision Statement:
St. Mary's Primary strives to be a welcoming Christ-centred learning community that promotes a quality holistic
education and trusting relationships in a caring and supportive environment.
Acknowledgment of Country: We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Wiradjuri people, who, long before us, lived, loved, educated and raised their children on this site. We pay our respects to elders past and present, and we recognise the young people who are our future. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in our community. We respect their deep physical and spiritual connections to the country through their stories, traditions and living cultures.
Character Virtue: R E S P E C T
What it looks like: Respect showing that you value and care about other people's feelings and ideas. It's like giving everyone a fair chance and being kind to them.
What it means: Respect is treating others the way you want to be treated. It means listening to people, not making fun of them, and being polite.
Why it is important: Respect helps create a friendly and peaceful world where everyone can get along. When we respect each other, we build trust and good relationships.
From the Principal
Mr Luke Wilson
Principal
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Week 9.
Congratulations to our Year 3 students who made their First Holy Communion over the weekend. We hope it was a special time for them and their families.
Thank you to our REC, Mr Keady, the St. Brigid’s Sacramental Coordinator,
Rosie Hosking and Father Greg for all of their work in organising the sacrament.
School Dances
Our school dances will be held in the School Hall, as follows:
INFANTS - Tuesday, 16th September - 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm
PRIMARY - Wednesday, 17th September - 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm
Chess
This Friday, Thomas, Jagteg, Naksh, and Menura travel to Burwood to compete in the Interschool Chess Challenge. We wish them all the best of luck.
Monday Uniform
Children are now able to wear our summer uniform on Mondays if they choose to do so.
As of Term 4, summer uniforms will be compulsory.
Religious Education
Gospel Focus: By Your Cross
John 3:13-17
God sent His Son, so that through him the world might be saved.
| Upcoming Events: | |
| Week 9 | Year 6 Gerard Yeo Shield - Thursday (18th September) at St. Johns College with St. John's Primary, St. Pius and St. Laurence's |
2025 First Holy Communion
Wishing God's blessings to our Year 3 students who made their First Holy Communion over the weekend. May you always know the peace of Jesus, the light of His love, and the joy of His life within you.
Reconciliation Enrolment
Reconciliation enrolment will continue on Saturday and Sunday, 20th/21st September. If your child is making their first Reconciliation this year, they will be required to attend a Mass to enrol. If you are unable to attend, please email myself or Rosie Hosking, our sacraments coordinator at sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au
ST. BRIGID'S PARISH - MASS TIMES:
St Brigid's: Saturday - 6pm, Sunday - 9am and Sunday - 6pm
St. Laurence's Church: Sunday - 7.30am
Sport
Diocesan Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to Maggie (high jump), Slater (800m), and our Senior Girls Relay ( Maggie, Frankie S, Ella, Frankie W) who won silver medals at Friday's Polding Athletics Carnival. They will now all compete at the NSW PSSA Championships on 22nd and 23rd October at Homebush.
Gerard Yeo Shield
This Thursday, our Year 6 students will compete in the Gerard Yeo Shield against students from Year 6 students from St. John’s Primary, St. Laurence’s School, and St. Pius X School. Students will participate in various sports, including league tag, netball, soccer, an academic challenge, chess, and a liturgy. This is a very special day for the Catholic Primary Schools in which staff and students take time to honour the memory of a former student, Gerard Yeo, who was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings, promote a sense of unity amongst the Catholic Primary Schools, provide an opportunity for Year 6 students to compete in sporting and academic events, build school spirit and encourage good sportsmanship and teamwork and share our Catholic faith in liturgy before they progress to St. Johns College. Thank you to Mrs Nuttall, Year 6 teachers, and teachers from the other schools who have assisted with organising this day.
Premier's Reading Challenge
REMINDER
The closing date for the PRC is Friday, 19th September 2025.
To complete the challenge, children in Years 1 and 2 need to have read 20 books from the PRC list and 10 free-choice books. The children in Years 3 to 6 need to have read 10 books from the PRC list and 10 free-choice books.
Each child must then log onto the website and record the books they have read before 19th September to receive their certificates.
If you are having any problems, please feel free to contact me.
Mrs McKenzie - Teacher Librarian
Awards
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
| Willow - 2B For being so willing to learn and being a helpful class member. |
| Matilda - 2G For consistently showing kindness and respect to her teachers and fellow class members. |
| Louis - 4G For outstanding effort in Maths and English. |
Lucy - 6B |
| Reuben - 6G A focused approach towards his Geography assessment. |
| 200 NIGHTS READING... Congratulations to the following super readers: | |
| KB | Penelope, Raffie and Freya |
| 1B | Ruby and Liam |
| 1G | Harvey |
| 3B | Imogen |
| 3G | Owen, Ethan, Logan, Leila, Cooper, Bede and Indigo |
HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:
| LA SALLE: | McAULEY: | MOORE: | LENNON: |
| Sophie - KB | Abigail - KB | Eloise - KB | Amelia - KB |
| Chelsea - 1G | Zadie - 1B | Connor - KB | Maggie - 1B |
| Addi - 2G | Toby - 1B | Alice - KB | Harvey - 1G |
| Kai - 2G | Harriet - 1B | Quinn - 1B | Halle - 1G |
| Albie - 3B | Nihara - 1G | Evie - 1G | Brendan - KB |
| Henry - KB | Lillian - KB | Jamarni - 3B | |
| Isla - KB |
Wellbeing
PEER SUPPORT:
In the final session of Living Positively, children reflect on all they have learned. They remember to think optimistically, persevere, and use positive self-talk. Children learn about a model; I laugh, I live, I love. This helps them remember activities they enjoy, their strengths, and to show appreciation to others. Discuss with your child ways to live positively.
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Attendance
Community News
BIRTHDAYS:
Celebrating their birthday this week are:
Matilda, Archer, Amity, Logan, Emily, Jude, Oliver,
Kosta, Millie, Florence, Rose, Tommy, Ollie, Ella, and
Mrs Emma Watson.
We hope you enjoy your birthday!
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Canteen
CANTEEN ROSTER | |
| Tuesday, 16th September | Michelle Brown |
| Wednesday, 17th September | Ali Sykes, Amanda Cook and Cara Grey |
| Thursday, 18th September | Ash Bower |
| Friday, 19th September | Jenna Cooper, Cassie Box and Carly Casey |
| Monday, 22nd September | Tash O'Neill |
MunchMonitor - We encourage all families to use the MunchMonitor online program for lunch orders.
We Are Allergy Aware
Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. We want to do our best to keep those at risk, as safe as possible. We have several children at our school who have allergies to peanuts and tree-nuts.
It is important for the safety of these children that we ask that you don't send any nuts or nut products to school.
This includes foods such as peanut butter, Nutella, hazelnut spreads, trail mix or muesli bars/biscuits that contain nuts.
Please help us maintain the health and well-being of all our students by considering this information when packing lunches for your child.
We appreciate your support.
The Clothing Pool
