As we enter the penultimate week of Term 3 it is timely to look back on all the challenges and successes of these past weeks. There have been so many achievements, too many to recount in a single newsletter, as our students made the most of all the learning opportunities provided by our teachers. Everyone has tirelessly worked throughout the term so they are deserving of a two week holiday at the end of next week.  Hopefully the weather will be delightful over the coming weeks and students, staff and families will be able to enjoy beautiful spring days and a relaxing and refreshing time in preparation for an action-packed Term 4. Already the calendar is jammed with so many different and exciting things. Please consult the calendar in anticipation of many important events in the opening weeks like excursions, the fun run, Boorowa Carnival and so many more things.

STAFFING 2020

We are deep in the throes of planning for the structures and preparation for 2020. This involves the promotion of employment opportunities for next year because of staffing allocations from the Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn. Today we have had it confirmed that we will be able to staff two separate Kindergarten classes and a wonderful recognition of the support from our head office for our little school. This is a fantastic result for our newest cohort as they will be able to begin their learning journey in the very best environment. If you know of anyone who would benefit from their child being in our delightfully small kinder classes then please encourage them to make an appointment to meet with me to discuss enrolment. A reminder that our Kindergarten transition continues tomorrow 19 September from 9am until 12noon.

When we begin next term we will start to look at staffing and classing allocations for the remaining classes. If you have any special considerations that you would like to be taken into account then please make an appointment to discuss them with me early in the new term. There are every any guarantees but the best outcomes for students are always the lens with which we consider requests or concerns.

Work of the Week

Today’s Work of the Week is awarded to a young man in 1GH who has made a very determined effort to improve and develop his writing. Levi Phillips has produced some excellent writing which highlights his effort, positive attitude and growing skills.  

PUBLIC SPEAKING

This Friday we will have three speakers in the Archdiocesan Public Speaking Final competition competing against the very best from across our diocese. We wish Gillian Hunt, Lucy Shields and Sarah Harris the very best of luck and know that they will do themselves, their families and the school proud.

P & F TRIVIA

The P & F Trivia night which was held last Friday was an enormous success. There were 18 tables that enjoyed the challenging and stimulating questions provided by the trivia master himself – Mr Scott

As we enter the penultimate week of Term 3 it is timely to look back on all the challenges and successes of these past weeks. There have been so many achievements, too many to recount in a single newsletter, as our students made the most of all the learning opportunities provided by our teachers. Everyone has tirelessly worked throughout the term so they are deserving of a two week holiday at the end of next week.  Hopefully the weather will be delightful over the coming weeks and students, staff and families will be able to enjoy beautiful spring days and a relaxing and refreshing time in preparation for an action-packed Term 4. Already the calendar is jammed with so many different and exciting things. Please consult the calendar in anticipation of many important events in the opening weeks like excursions, the fun run, Boorowa Carnival and so many more things.

STAFFING 2020

We are deep in the throes of planning for the structures and preparation for 2020. This involves the promotion of employment opportunities for next year because of staffing allocations from the Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn. Today we have had it confirmed that we will be able to staff two separate Kindergarten classes and a wonderful recognition of the support from our head office for our little school. This is a fantastic result for our newest cohort as they will be able to begin their learning journey in the very best environment. If you know of anyone who would benefit from their child being in our delightfully small kinder classes then please encourage them to make an appointment to meet with me to discuss enrolment. A reminder that our Kindergarten transition continues tomorrow 19 September from 9am until 12noon.

When we begin next term we will start to look at staffing and classing allocations for the remaining classes. If you have any special considerations that you would like to be taken into account then please make an appointment to discuss them with me early in the new term. There are every any guarantees but the best outcomes for students are always the lens with which we consider requests or concerns.

Work of the Week

Today’s Work of the Week is awarded to a young man in 1GH who has made a very determined effort to improve and develop his writing. Levi Phillips has produced some excellent writing which highlights his effort, positive attitude and growing skills.  

PUBLIC SPEAKING

This Friday we will have three speakers in the Archdiocesan Public Speaking Final competition competing against the very best from across our diocese. We wish Gillian Hunt, Lucy Shields and Sarah Harris the very best of luck and know that they will do themselves, their families and the school proud.

P & F TRIVIA

The P & F Trivia night which was held last Friday was an enormous success. There were 18 tables that enjoyed the challenging and stimulating questions provided by the trivia master himself – Mr Scott Roberts. Everyone was highly entertained by our compere Mr Paul Miller and a great night was had by all. The night raised over $2500 and was a tribute to the hard work of Mrs Emma deep on behalf of our dedicated P & F committee who organised an excellent night of entertainment for the whole family. Thank you to all who attended and a huge thank you to all those who helped

HENTY  - Agriculture Field trip

Today our year 9/10 elective class for Agricultural Technology travelled to Henty as part of their investigation into rural technology and advances. Under the guidance of the agricultural guru Mr Tim Mahon our students have enjoyed a lovely Spring day taking in the sights and smells of a rural lifestyle and/or career. Thank you to Mr Mahon for taking the initiative to make this available to our students.

HEAD LICE

Recently we have had several cases of head lice. Under the Canberra Goulburn CE policy students who are found to have head lice are asked to be removed from school until they have been treated and then they may return. Please be vigilant in checking your children’s hair to prevent the spread of “nits”. I have attached a pdf link that explains how to wet-comb the hair to remove nits.

 How to get rid of head lice using the wet combing technique (PDF 408KB)

NAPLAN

The NAPLAN results have arrived in schools and we will be sending out the student reports to parents by the end of this week. Please be mindful that there are many different factors to consider when unpacking your child’s results especially some of the issues that the students experienced with the online format. Teachers will be devoting time to considering what the trends indicate for our school. If you have any queries about the report please contact your class teacher/s.

Go gently and if you can be anything…be kind!

God Bless

Mrs Nicky Trinder

Principal

Faith Formation

Yr 3 participated in their Reflection Day last Thursday the students spent the day experiencing different forms of prayer from mandalas to mediation to singing. 

Father Joshy Farewell

​On Friday the students and school community gathered together to farewell Fr Joshy with a liturgy. Fr Joshy final message of being kind to each other was very personally and heartfelt message we hope all the students take away from Fr Joshy's time with us. 

Boorowa_Touch_and_Netball_Carnival.pdf

Pass_Expedition.pdf

Year_8_Excursion_Itinerary.pdf

Year_9_Excursion_Itinerary.pdf

Secondary Sport

All the best to Will English, Claudia McLeod and Sam Gash who will represent the Archdiocese at the CCC Athletics carnival in Sydney this Friday. 

P & F Trivia Night- Thank you

What a great night we had on Friday 13^th September for our P & F Trivia Night held at the Cootamundra RSL Auditorium.

We had over 200 adults and students in attendance for a great night of Brain Strain and lots of laughter.

A very big thank you must go to Scotty Roberts for compiling all of the Trivia Questions for the night, 8 rounds of Trivia plus 5 bonus rounds that were fantastic; guess what happens next, songs played backwards, guess the animals, name the games, dogs names and many more.

Thank you to Ned Miller for doing an excellent job as our MC for the night. He definitely knows how to work a crowd so thank you for giving up your time on a Friday night.

Thank you to our hard working band of P & F for helping set up; Ali Betts, Stacey Fry, Bianca Jones and Mel Finnigan.

Thank you to Melissa Finnigan, Chelsea Finnigan and Carol Buttriss for manning the door on Friday night. They did a terrific job.

Thank you to Nicky Trinder and Jody Miller for keeping us up to date with our Table Scores and marking all the answer sheets.

Thank you to the very generous Businesses and Families who donated prizes for the night:

Winsor Family- Bowral B & B 2 nights accommodation values at $400.00

(Raffle)-

Lisa Collingridge

Helloworld Travel Cootamundra- $300.00 Travel Voucher ( Raffle)-

Katherine Donoghue

Smirl Family-Dubbo Zoo- Family Pass (Raffle )-

Bianca Jones 

Deeps Clothing- 2 x $50.00 vouchers - ( Raffle)

James Collingridge and Jenny Wells

Lucky Door Prize - Ariat Bag - Kylie Dickinson

Harris Tyre Service- $110.00 Rotate, Balance and Alignment (Raffle)-

Chris Drum

Central Hotel Cootamundra- $200.00 Voucher for Dinner to the Winners- Congratulations to Kate Monaghan and Anne De Wright’s table

Richard and Rose de Belin- $150.00 Voucher to the Country Club for Dinner- Runners up- Somers/ Murray/ Collingridge Family

Big O Bottleshop-

3 Ltr Red Wine - Jay Somers - Coin Toss

Johnny Walker Black Label - Simon Sutherland - Coin Toss

Woolworths Cootamundra- $50.00 Voucher- 5 x Boxes of favourites

John Stevens - Heads and Tails

Isabelle Cowin - Heads and Tails

Sam Sharman - Coin Toss

Thomas Smith - Coin Toss

Last place table for the night

Drum Family- Bottle of Saki and a Golf Umbrella - James Collingridge

Congratulations to all of our Winners and Runners up. We hope that everyone had a fantastic night and we thank you for coming along for a great night.

Thank you for coming along and supporting our school we really appreciate it.

The P & F raised $2592.15 for the night which is a fabulous achievement and will be used to continue to provide additional resources for our wonderful students and school.

Thank you

Emma Deep

Sacred Heart P & F