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- FROM THE PRINCIPAL
- VOICE TREATY TRUTH
- KEEP UP TO DATE WITH OUR ELECTRONIC SCHOOL CALENDAR
- SCHOOL FEES STATEMENTS
- SKI TRIP - Friday 16th August for Years 5 to 10
- INQUISITIVE MINDS Years 9 & 10
- LACROSSE LESSONS FOR YEAR 7
- YEAR 7 TECHNOLOGY
- CANTEEN ROSTER & CANTEEN UPDATES
- NEW CANTEEN MENU
- SNOWY HYDRO SCIENCE COMPETITION YEARS 3-6
- TUMUT TAFE COURSES
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back to Term 3.
I pointed out to Year 10 on Tuesday that they were only a few months away from beginning Year 11 and to Year 7 that they were over halfway into Year 8, time marches on!
Wednesday we celebrated NAIDOC WEEK that took place through the holiday break with a whole school Mass. Elder Aunty Sue told a story of giant Kangaroos and Aboriginal people camped near where the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers meet. The people were defenceless and forced to run from the giant beasts. Because of the chaos, confusion and injuries suffered the people developed spears, boomerangs, shields, baby carriers and fire to defend themselves. A wonderful story of resilience and technological development.
Our youngest students, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2, will help present the Parish Mass this Saturday evening at 6pm. We hope many families are able to make a special effort to attend this Mass.
Interviews for 2020 enrolments are underway, if you are aware of any families interested in enrolling their child for next year could you please advise them to contact the school as soon as possible.
Kind regards to everyone.
Let us all open our hearts to hear God's call to love and respect everyone, as we would ourselves. Let us "Love your neighbour as yourself".
A reminder to keep an eye of the McAuley Electronic Calendar for all upcoming dates.
School Fee Invoices will be emailed to all families within the next couple of weeks. If you do not receive your statement, please contact the Office.
Thank you for your support.
The optional Year 5 to 10 McAuley Ski Trip will take place on Friday 16th August.
Arrangements for our ski trip have changed slightly from previous years so it is IMPORTANT to read all information carefully to ensure you fully understand the arrangements.
Transport will be by two Goodes coaches, departing at 6:00am from the school bus stop. Returning at approximately 5:30pm. We have a strict student / supervising teacher ratio on this excursion.
Mt Selwyn requires bookings and payments in advance, and DO NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS.
Students, who wish to attend, need to return a PAPER-COPY permission note by THIS COMING MONDAY (July 29th).
A student’s place is NOT CONFIRMED until the ‘paper-copy’ permission note attached, is returned to either school office. Please do NOT email the form to the school office as we are trying to give every student an equal opportunity to attend.
Places will be filled in order of the note return (correctly completed and $50 deposit or full payment is received) - Seats fill quickly and may fill before the due date on the note. Seats will be forfeited if money is not received by the due date.
REMINDERS:
- Your place is NOT CONFIRMED until the ‘paper-copy’ permission note is returned to either school office.
- Places will be filled in order of the note return - seats may fill before the due date on the note.
- A non-refundable deposit of $50 is due NOW and payable by Monday 29th July.
- The balance of the package is due by Friday 2nd August.
- Seats will be forfeited if money is not received by Friday 2nd August and seats offered to those who may be on our waiting list.
- No snow-boarding permitted.
- In order to participate in this optional ski trip, all school fees and any other outstanding excursion costs must be up to date.
Permission note is attached for your reference - remember it MUST BE 'PRINTED' AND HANDED IN TO EITHER OFFICE. Students should have all received a hard-copy from school.
Year 9 and 10 students participated in an Inquisitive Minds Workshop today which provided quality and fun maths activities for the students.
Students were immersed in mathematical and logical thinking which utilised foundational and advanced problem solving strategies. They participated in interactive lessons on problem solving strategies, working together on a diverse range of hands-on problems. Thanks Miss Wyse for coordinating this great day for our students.
PDHPE lessons on Lacrosse were enjoyed in the glorious winter sunshine this morning. Year 7 honing the skills of scooping, passing, catching, cradling, shooting, checking and dodging.
POSITION VACANT - PRIMARY CANTEEN. We have a vacant volunteer position for the first Wednesday of every month. From 12:55pm to 1:35pm. No food preparation. Just over the counter sales. Maybe this would suit you and a friend? Please contact us if you would like to assist.
Thank you to our volunteers for next week:
Monday 29th July: Michelle Crampton
Wednesday 31st July: Wayne Skein
Friday 2nd August: Mel Pearce and Anna Mather.
Please refer to our new Canteen Menu which commences this term.
This great competition is run in conjunction with National Science week and is open for any interested Year 3-6 student.
You may remember Ruben White won this a category of this competition last year!
Courses at the Tumut TAFE Campus are for any interested parent, carer or student. Many of them are free. Please click on the link below for full details.