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Wednesday, 22nd February, 2017
St Margaret Mary’s School Listen Share Act
7 Chetwynd Road, Merrylands 2160 Tel (02) 9637 4600 Fax (02) 9637 0509 Email: [email protected] www.stmmmerrylands.catholic.edu.au
Liturgies for Term One All Grade Liturgies will commence at
2:15pm in Learning Spaces unless notified by the teachers.
Kindergarten Tuesday, 21st March.
Year One Wednesday, 29th March.
Year Two Wednesday, 22nd March.
Year Three Wednesday, 15th March.
Year Four Tuesday, 4th April.
Year Five Thursday, 23rd March.
Year Six Thursday, 16th March.
Newsletter No 4
Diary Dates
Thursday, 23rd February
Friday, 24th February
Diocesan Swimming Carnival at
Blacktown Swimming Pool.
Monday, 27th February
8:40am Assembly and School
Prayer.
P&F Second Hand Uniform Shop
will be open after the Morning
Assembly until 9:30am.
Tuesday, 28th February
Wednesday, 1st March
Ash Wednesday – Whole School
Mass 9:00am in the Church.
Parents are welcome to attend.
Thursday, 2nd March
School Cross Country for Yrs 3-6,
from 9am—10:30am at King
Park.
Update
Skoolbag App All parents are encouraged
to have the Skoolbag App,
as this will be the main
preference for communication to
all parents.
Administration
Change of Details If you have moved house or changed
your contact details during the
holidays, please notify the school
office as soon as possible to update
your details in case of an emergency.
Friendly Reminder Parents and all guardians are reminded that we aim for school to be a safe place for students,
parents and all in our community. It is important StMM’s staff deal with all school matters. We ask
that concerns go directly to the teacher or to the office. This is a gentle reminder that no parent may
approach a student about problems or concerns. Thank you for your attention and support in this
matter.
Car Pick Up StMM’s Car Pick Uup is a service run by the staff to ensure the safety of students at dismissal
time. It is completely voluntary and needs all parties playing their role. A small number of students
are not following all the procedures as outlined in the previous bulletin. It is important that all
children follow these instructions and we would ask parents who use the service to reinforce these
procedures. Mr Mills may stop a child from accessing Car Pick Up if they are unable to support the
expectations of this service.
March Attendance Month A major learning and pastoral focus of St Margaret Mary’s each year is making sure that every
student is at school every school day. In 2017 we had decided to have MARCH as our Attendance
Month. During March, Personal Growth Awards will be presented to all students who obtain a
95% or more attendance rate. Following on from this program we will be addressing, in partner-
ship with the CEDP, any students who fall below a certain level. Our aim for 2017 is to be 5%
above the Diocesan level. (StMM’s was 3% above the Diocese in 2016).
School Diary All students in Yrs 4, 5 and 6 are asked to read the bulletin and note essential dates and
happenings in their dairy. This basic skill of “being responsible” is needed for high school if they
are to be successful. Please ensure your child has read the bulletin and recorded all the important
information in their diary.
Parent Education Meeting
On Tuesday, 7th March, we invite you to attend parent education meetings in your child’s grade. We
will run two time-slots and you may choose which one you wish to attend.
The time-slots are: Session 1: 4 – 5pm
Session 2: 6 – 7pm. (This is a repeat of Session 1)
Your grade teachers will meet with you as one group, to inform you of different elements occurring
in 2017 for your child. We look forward to seeing you at one of the above mentioned times. It is not a
requirement that students come to this meeting.
Partnership
Canteen Helpers Do you enjoy conversation with your lunch? Would you like to see your
children occasionally during school hours? Are you looking for a way to
become involved at school, in a social relaxed way and you have
completed the Child Protection Module? Then the canteen is the answer
you’ve been looking for. We require some new faces to join our
wonderful team of canteen ladies. If you can spare a day in a week,
fortnight, month or even occasionally, please fill out the form and return
it to the school office.
We really do need the help! Many hands do make light work and your
child would love to see you in the canteen. Mums, Dads, Nans, or Pops
are all welcome. Lunch is provided. If you would like any more
information please see Georgina in the Canteen.
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Canteen Helper Name:___________________________________________________
Contact No:_______________________________________________
Child’s Name:_____________________________________________
Child’s Class:_________________
Please circle when you are able to help:.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Emergency
Personal Growth Partnership
The Cumberland Zone Swimming Carnival
“GO ST MARGARET MARY'S!”
the crowd cheered as the swimmers
dived into the crystal blue water. On
the 14th February, the selected
swimmers from St Margaret Mary’s
travelled by bus to the Cumberland
Zone Swimming Carnival, which
was held at Parramatta Pools. The students
that went had qualified for
multiple races which
included Butterfly, Back-
stroke, Breaststroke and
Freestyle. They competed
against a number of
schools in the Parramatta Diocese. Congratu-
lations to Nicholas Tan (Year Six), Salome Blandon Cano (Year
Six) and Isabella Blandon Cano (Year Three) who qualified for
the Diocesan Carnival. Nicholas also received a trophy and was
awarded 11 Years Boy Swimming
Champion. Thank you to all the
parents who volunteered to help out
and supported our students. Also a
special thank you to Mrs Foley for
organising and accompanying us
throughout the carnival. By: Salome Blandon Cano, Angelina Georges and Grace
Neculman (Year Six)
Monday Morning Assembly Ready for a new week of learning and challeng-
es, our school community gathered together for
our regular Monday Morning Assembly which
consists of our School Prayer, singing of our
National Anthem, the raising of the Australian
flag and general information regarding the week at school.
We congratulated our StMM’s swimming team for their efforts
and good sportsmanship at the Cumberland Zone Swimming
Carnival. We also acknowledged and congratulated Nicholas Tan,
Salome Blandon Cano and Isabella Blandon Cano for progressing
to the next level, competing at the Diocesan Swimming Carnival
at Blacktown.
We were also reminded: to keep up to date with our reading
folders; that the Four Pillar Awards will be given out at the end of
the week; that whatever toys/cards etc. we bring to school we
need to take home without swapping or trading; and if we bring
balls to school to play with we need to carry them in a bag.
StMM’s parents were commended on doing an awesome job at
listening during our
assemblies and were
warmly invited to
continue to attend
them. By Jacob Mifsud, Rachael
Mansour, Dominic Horley &
Laura Gittany (Media Team)
MERRYLANDS WEST
SCHOOL & WORK-
WEAR CENTRE 455 -457 Merrylands Road
Merrylands NSW 2160
(5 min walk from previous address)
P: 02 9637 4502 F: 02 9637 5859
**Lay-by Welcome**
Mon-Thurs 9-5 Sat 10-3
ALL YOUR UNIFORM NEEDS IN
ONE PLACE...
· School uniforms for St Margaret
Mary · Grosby school shoes – 30% off second pair (equal or cheaper value)
· Boys shirts, shorts and trousers
· Girls dresses, slacks, blouses and skirts
· School socks, sports socks, tights
· School back packs & laptop bags·
