Welcome to Week 7.  The term is moving along fast and we have achieved so much at St Mary’s in such a short time.

Today, the students have an Orange Muffti Day in recognition of Anti – Bullying. There have been discussions about what ‘Bullying’ is, what form it comes in, and how it affects us.  All the students produced posters in their MJR groups today promoting Anti – Bullying.  A big thank you to the parents who have gone to a lot of trouble to dress their children in orange and make orange treats for the canteen.  This help heightens the awareness of such an important cause.

As a new member of the St Mary’s School Community, I have been moved by how friendly, welcoming and kind everyone has been.  This was echoed from other members of our West Wyalong Community and beyond, who have formally praised the students for their manners and respect at events this week such as the AFL Clinic, and the opening of the Time Capsule at ‘Cooinda Park’ on Monday.  Well done everyone!

Numeracy is a major focus in our Annual Improvement Plan for St Mary’s in 2019.  This week we were privileged to have Mr Bruce Ferrington from Radford College, Canberra come and demonstrate Inquiry Maths across our school.  His lessons were highly engaging and he showed us that maths can be fun and interesting to learn.  The teachers also met with Mr Ferrington to get ideas of how to teach Inquiry Maths and what resources could be useful.  Thank you Mr Ferrington for sharing your expertise with us and being part of our Numeracy journey here at St Mary’s.

Enjoy your weekend, stay safe and see you all in Week 8!

Kind regards,

Mrs Scott

Assistant Principal