Strengthen Catholic Identity - provide faith formation opportunities for all

Implementation of research-based practises to increase student achievement - participate in the G2GSA program to improve teaching and learning

Develop mutually enriching partnerships - increase family and community engagement through 'The Resilience Project' and other initiatives 

2022 is hopefully the end of the COVID challenges we have all experienced. It was so wonderful to have everyone together as a school family to celebrate on Monday evening! Thank you for your continuous efforts to keep everyone well and healthy  over the past few years!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge all the wonderful care and support everyone has provided to each and every one of our students on their learning journey this year.

Our staff continue to create positive learning environments to help all our students achieve successes in all areas of their learning - their personal and academic growth, their spiritual growth, and their wellbeing. I am extremely grateful for all the little extras our staff do to make our school a very special place!

Mrs Sue MacRae has put in her resignation after working as a member of SFX for more than 27 years. Sue has supported families, students, staff, and many leadership teams in so many exceptional ways! On behalf of the school community I  would like to acknowldege and express our sincere gratitude to Mrs MacRae for all the many thousands of ways that she has supported our school family!

During 2022 our many dedicated and supportive families and friends have again raised significant funds that have been used to supply the school with additional resources. Thank you to everyone that helped in any way!

Thanks also to Fr. Dominic, we have really loved celebrating together in our School Liturgies and our Sacramental celebrations throughout the year.

Miss Sarah O’Brien has decided to leave our school family and we would like to acknowledge and thank Miss O’Brien for all the effort, energy and time given over the past couple of years! We are extremely grateful for every day Miss O'Brien was a member of our SFX school family. We wish Sarah every success as you leave SFX and Lake Cargelligo.

So, thank you everyone for a great year and for all the many little things you all do for us all!

Throughout the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Archbiship Christopher has inaugurated a Year of Walking Together. This theme reminds us that as Catholics and Christians we walk together with each other and Jesus Christ, as the disciples did.

Mary McKillop and St Francis Xavier spent their lives walking with Jesus, sharing the love of Jesus through their words and their actions. Let us walk together with Jesus in our families, our school and our communities this year.

The Risen Lord walked together with the disciples on the road to Emmaus, drawing them from anxiety to hope, from confusion to joy.

Jesus, centre of common Emmaus walk, with You alone to guide us, make Your home in our hearts.

Like Mary, guided by the Holy Spirit, may we walk together in united faith and love. Amen

Term 1  

Thursday, 2nd February   Staff Return PL - Youth Mental Health First Aid

Friday, 3rd February        Staff PL - Youth Mental Health First Aid

Monday, 6th February      Staff Administration Day - No Students

Tuesday, 7th February     Students Return (Years 1 to 6)

Thursday, 9th February    Kindergarten Start

Thursday 23rd February   Western Region Swimming - TBC (Young)

Congratulations to Adeline Rathmel who has had 94% attendance this year and won the attendance award at presentation night for 2022.

At the end of our school year we would like to farewell and thank those members that will be leaving us...

Year 6 students - Tyrelle Thorpe, Leonie Dutton, Kaelie Beetson and Seraya Clarke

Other students - Koby and Eli Mitchell

Families - Charmaine Bell, Alison Clarke, Jenna and Michael Mitchell (Sharon Thorpe)

Staff - Miss Sarah O'Brien and Mrs Sue MacRae

Thank you all for all the many wonderful gifts you have shared with our school family! We wish you all the very best on your next adventures.

STAFFING for 2023

Fr. Dominic Parish Priest – West Wyalong Mission

Jacinta Elwin - Principal
Rachael Morris - Religious Education Coordinator

Kindergarten ~ Miss Victoria Corcoran
Year 1/2 ~ Miss Ellie Shannon and Ms Alison Wheeler 
Year 3/4/5 ~ Mrs Amy Golding
Year 6 ~ Mrs Anita Carter and Mrs Shaw

Families will be notified of further staffing at the beginning of the year when positions are finalised. 

Congrats to all our brave students, staff and families who braved the fresh conditions on Wednesday morning for the Small Schools Swimming Carnival.  While we were missing half our students, those that did complete demonstrated determination and resilience.  We think the cold weather made the swim times faster!  It was a pleasure to welcome back past students who volunteered their time and talents on the stop watches and the microphone!  Many thanks to families that supported the event – cheering, supervising, cooking, even in the pool assisting students! Special thanks to staff and families from NPS, RSPS and LCCS’s Mr Kendell for assisting on the day. And to our staff – absolute rockstars.  Thank you for getting it done! 

Eligible students (8yrs+) will participate in time trials in Week 1 for Western Region nominations.