Our McAuley netball teams had a successful and fun day in Canberra during the week. Our Year 9/10 team came away winners of the Canberra Goulburn Netball Championships. Our year 7/8 girls also made the final and came runners up on the day. 

A really great result against some tough Canberra competition. All teams had a great day and participated well.

Thank you everyone for your support. 

Thank you for your response to our Ski Trip.

To secure your seat on the bus - you must now ensure:

1. Full payment of your ski package is paid by this Friday 2nd August.
2. The attached forms are to be returned, fully completed and fully signed by parent and student, by this Monday 5th August.

All participating students (those who returned the first permission and paid a deposit) should bring home a hard-copy of the forms below. Remember these MUST be returned by Monday. 

Thank you everyone. 

AN INVITATION FOR PARENTS & FRIENDS!

K-6 Publication Showcase  “Awesome Authors ” Wednesday 7^th August  – Friday 9^th August.  

Students K-6 will showcase an item of their writing in St Mary’s Hall. Publications will be available throughout the day for other classes to read and enjoy. Author works include;  information texts, narratives, poetry, recounts, joke books and recipes for all to read and enjoy.

Parents and friends are invited to come along to St Mary's Hall from Wednesday 7^th to Friday 9^th August - from 9am to 4pm.

You can leave your own personal, positive, post it note for the author to read and enjoy.

Let’s Celebrate our Awesome Authors!

This term, Food Tech students will be whipping up a storm in the McAuley kitchen, thanks to the Great Ocean Road - Careers Made Here - Cheese Your Own Creation Program.

Teams of 2 will design their own imaginative dairy creation to bring to life. They will make and develop their own recipe and submit a photo to be judged for inclusion in the 2020 Great Ocean Road Calendar. 

Ms Greacen is really looking forward to encouraging the students to use their imagination to bring amazing creations to life out of everday dairy products. She is so impressed with the nutritious meals the students are creating with simple ingredients like milk and cheese. 

Stay tuned everyone......we will keep readers up to date with all the fun!

Inquisitive Minds Maths Day

McAuley students from Years 5 to 10 were fortunate to be involved in a “hands on” Maths Day last Thursday in the hall. The Inquisitive Minds Maths Team came from Sydney with a van full of equipment to run the day.

Students were engaged with maths activities and brain-teasers which demonstrated the value of approaching problems strategically. They learnt a range of problem solving strategies in interactive mini-lessons. They competed in Chocolate Challenges and Lolly Challenges to win prizes by selecting and applying appropriate problem solving strategies as they participated in a hands-on Maths Relay. Our winners and keen mathematicians are pictured.

- Ms Wyse. 

Last term our wonderful parents raised funds through the annual Mother's Day Stall, to assist with the purchase of additional Maths resources for the school.  

We are continually grateful for the ongoing and marvellous support of our parents. Thank you everyone.

Our Community Council have an upcoming Street Stall on Thursday 15th August.

We need parents to volunteer, for just one hour between 10:30am and 4:30pm. Can you help? Please contact the school if you can spare an hour on this day. 

Thanks Catherine Kelly, Cherie White, Lucinda Clay and Anna Stubbs who have already offered their time. 

RAFFLE TICKETS in a great load of wood will go home to parents next week.

Thank you everyone for your support. 

A reminder to keep an eye on the McAuley Electronic Calendar for all upcoming dates. 

Year 6 enjoyed and benefited from their Peer Support Leadership Training day in the Hall this week.

Peer Support lessons commence soon and these students are very excited to begin leading their Kinder to Year 5 groups. Well done Year 6! 

Claim the date for this exciting family event...Friday 23rd August at 6pm in our School Hall.

A great movie, hotdogs and popcorn will be available for you and your family to enjoy. 

Year 5 and 6 students boarded a Goodes Bus bound for Wagga on Tuesday.

Very fortunate to view the 'Hitler's Daughter' stage production at the Wagga Civic Theatre, the students thoroughly enjoyed this cultural experience. 

Our photo gallery shows the children enjoying the beautiful Botanical Gardens where they enjoyed lunch in the warm, winter sunshine. 

Book week is a fantastic opportunity for your child to celebrate their favourite characters from their favourite books, by dressing up. 

Book Week 2019, runs from August 17-23, and this year asks your children to embrace the theme “READING IS MY SECRET POWER” - an exciting invitation with a world full of possibilities when it comes to book week costume ideas.

This is an opportunity to escape into another world where your child can be anything they want to be. Full details of what McAuley will be undertaking for Book Week will follow, but start thinking now about what wonderful characters your child could dress up as.

Our photo shows great characters enjoying the parade last year!

School Fee Invoices will be emailed to all families next week. If you do not receive your statement, please contact the Office.

Thank you for your support. 

Please refer to our great new Canteen Menu which commenced this term. 

Vegie Garden Transformation

Last Sunday afternoon, four families came and helped Ms Gray get the garden beds ready for Spring planting. A huge thank you to Lourdes Canteros Paz, Zoe and Eadie McKay, Eric Bartlett, Bella Olvier and supporting parents, for sparing hours of your time.

Sunday 8th September - Make Sunday 8th Sep awesome with a social mountain bike ride from 10am. After a hot shower and a sausage sizzle,  enjoy a great feature film "Return to Earth" from 2pm to 3pm at the Montreal Theatre. 

Meet on your bike at the Golf Club at 10am. Or at the Theatre at 2pm.

Tickets and more information are available from 'Ground Up Tumut'. Students $10, Adults $15, Family $40.

All funds raised will be spent on developing Tumut's mountain bike trails. 

TUMUT BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Team Nomination forms for the 2019 Spring Competition are available from Pie in the Sky Bakery and Sportspower or www.tumut.basketball.net.au

This season the committee will again be accepting Kindergarten aged children.

Please note that an additional Active Kids Voucher is now available for use between July and August for all school aged children. Team Nominations must be submitted on or before Wednesday 14th August, 4pm to 6pm at Club Tumut. Any registration enquiries can be made to the Registrar, Debbie Webb on 0427 647027 or through Tumut Basketball Facebook page. 

This great competition is run in conjunction with National Science week and is open for any interested Year 3-6 student.

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.