Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to Week 3. Another busy week of fun and learning at St Mary’s with so many events and lots to celebrate.

Congratulations to Abbie Blampied of Year 6 who was successful in winning a section in the ‘2025 ANZAC School Initiatives’ competition. The competition was held statewide and was judged by a panel made up from representatives from Koori Kids, community elders and council delegates. The idea of the competition was to raise awareness and understanding of the true meaning of ANZAC Day.

On Friday, the 8^th we will celebrate the feast day of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop. We will do this in each class as a liturgy. Next Friday is the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will come together as a whole school for the Mass at 12pm on Wednesday.

Good luck to Charlotte Pursehouse in Year 4 who will represent St Mary’s in the Year 4 section of the Archdiocesan public speaking finals in Gundagai.

Last week St Mary’s hosted an Emotional Regulation & Anxiety forum. The event was led by local expert in this area Esther Petrie and our very own school counsellor Natalie Cowled. They discussed strategies for you and your children at morning drop offs, transitions, changes in routines and spoke about overall emotional regulation and support. We thank them for sharing their expertise in this important area with the staff and parents. If you believe your child may benefit from counselling or support in this area and would like to make a referral with Natalie, you can do so by following the link below:

https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form

Remember my door is always open.

Principal

Damian Collins