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From the Acting Principal Happy Father's Day!, Well Done Molly and Sophie, Year 5 Excursion to Coffs Harbour, Have a great time at Lake Keepit next week Year 4!, Year 6 Learning Life-Saving Skills, Congratulations First Reconciliation Candidates, O'Connor Step Day, Term 3 School Fees 2025, 2025 School Improvement Survey , P & F Dates, Kindergarten Enrolments for 2026, Wearing our Uniform with Pride

Our Faith - Religious Education Banner Photo

Our Faith - Religious Education CONGRATULATIONS to all who made their First Reconciliation, First Reconciliation and Holy Communion 2025, Blessed Carlo Acutis, Year of Jubilee, The Jubilee Prayer, The Jubilee Logo, Official Hymn for Jubilee, CATHEDRAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY & JOSEPH ARMIDALE , Mass Times, Diocesan Prayer Card

Diary Dates Save the Date!!, 2025 Term 3 Dates, Excursion Dates, 2025 Term Dates, 2025 Staff Development Days (PD Days)

Sports News Hockey Nationals, O'Connor Fitness Clinics, Soccer and Netball Gala Day., NSWCPS Sports, SPORT INFORMATION

Photo Gallery & Classroom Learning Banner Photo

Photo Gallery & Classroom Learning Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 5 , Book Week Parade, Grandparents Day Celebrations

General Information Communication, Family Information in Compass, Canteen News, Sports Uniform Days , School Hours & Supervision, Change in Routine, Attendance , Afternoon Process, Student Presentation Requirements, Mobile Phones or Devices, Contacting Your Child's Teacher

Library News Book Week Wrap, Kid Librarian, Lesson Spotlight, CBCA Winners, Premier's Reading Challenge Closing Sept, Adventures of The Stroogle, Library Lesson/Borrowing Days, Library Opening Hours for Students

P&F Association and School Advisory CouncilNews Banner Photo

P&F Association and School Advisory CouncilNews P & F ASSOCIATION, Upcoming Events, SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Parent News Centacare, Catholic Schools Parents Association, Catholic Education Commission, Real Talk Parents Free Membership, Good for Kids

Community Information New England Junior Rugby Union, Piano Lessons, Armidale Basketball, Healthdirect, Benevolent Society

Living Well Learning Well St Mary's School Learning & Wellbeing, ATTENDANCE - Every Day Counts

After School Care

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Library News

Ms Tafra

Book Week Wrap

Thank you for the amazing efforts with dressing up for Book Week and the fantastic support of the Book Fair. We sold over $6, 700 of items and have a great commission from this that we can use to buy new resources for classrooms and new books for the library.

If you haven't already, make sure you check out the gallery of photos on the school's Facebook page. Here's one of the staff who collaborated on Alice in Wonderland:

A big thank you to students and staff who donated their purchases to the library collection: Matthew W, Eli M, Harper, Amika, Isobel E, Noah E, Lily, Ivie B, Elise, Campbell, George, Olivia, Alexander D, Patrick, Violet, Daryl, Ms Tavener

These books have been accessioned, with a book plate added acknowledging the donor and will be covered and ready for borrowing next week. Thank you again!

Kid Librarian

Check out the latest Kid Librarian displays!

Lesson Spotlight

This week Stage 1 students have been using a scaffold from Julia Donaldson's Gruffalo text to create their own creatures and then bring the text to life as illustrators. Here is the text from each class and some of the sketches they have come up with so far:

CBCA Winners

The judgements are in and the official judges have different opinions to St Mary's students! I happen to be more in agreement with the kids, but it's an interesting reflection of how books that win awards may not be the ones the kids love the best. Something that is certain is that all the CBCA Shortlisted books are fantastic reads!

We have shortlisted authors on display in the library at the moment.

Premier's Reading Challenge Closing Sept

This is the last term to complete the Premier's Reading Challenge, which closes on Friday 19 September. Please complete reading records on the website prior to this date.

Adventures of The Stroogle

The library has a long-established tradition of sending The Stroogle out on adventures with students who report back through a journal. Here is an entry from Isla in Year 2.