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Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s,
It has been lovely to welcome the warmer weather this week and a reminder that all students are required to wear our St Mary’s school hat and have a water bottle they can access throughout the day.
Tomorrow we will come together for a Remembrance Day ceremony to celebrate the lives of those brave men and women who bravely fought for our country. The senior students will represent our school at the Yarram RSL Remembrance Day ceremony, an opportunity to come together as a broader community to pay our respects.
The term is flying by, and our calendar is extremely full! Please take the time to familiarise yourself with all our up-and-coming school events.
Our Christmas raffle will be drawn at the end of the term, and a table is now positioned in the school foyer for any donations that will allow us to make up our prizes.
Take care.
Maria
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TERM 4
NOVEMBER
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11th - 12:00 pm Grade 6 Transition  - Remembrance Day. Liturgy at 10:30 at Mary MacKillop Hall - All welcome to attend. - Grade 5 Liturgy at 2:30 (Senior learning space) All welcome. - Hot Lunch orders to be in by 9:00 |
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| 14th | 15th | 16th |
17th - Whole school Mass 10:00 at St. Mary's church - All Welcome. - Reconciliation at 6:00 pm |
18th 12:00 pm Grade 6 Transition Hot Lunch orders to be in by 9:00 |
| 21st |
22nd Prep Orientation |
23rd | 24th |
25th Hot Lunch orders to be in by 9:00 |
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28th 9:00 - 9:30 Advent Liturgy led by Junior classroom |
29th Prep Orientation |
30th |
DECEMBER
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1st |
2nd Colour Fun Run! Click to view poster Hot Lunch orders to be in by 9:00 |
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5th Swim & Survive - whole school 2:30 pm liturgy led by Grades 3/4 |
6th Prep Orientation Swim & Survive - whole school |
7th Swim & Survive - whole school Grade 6 Fun Day Out |
8th Swim & Survive - whole school Grade 6 Graduation Dinner |
9th Swim & Survive - whole school. Sausage Sizzle lunch provided. |
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12th Bike Ed Grade 3/4 9:00 am Advent Liturgy led by Grades 5/6
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13th Bike Ed Grade 3/4 Grade 2 & 4 Transition Grade 6 Transition Orientation YSC |
14th Bike Ed Grade 3/4 9:30 am End of Year Mass |
15th Bike Ed Grade 3/4 |
16th Hot Lunch orders to be in by 9:00 Last Day of Term for Students. |
| 19th | 20th |
21st End of Term 4 |
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y Birthday to Maxwell Bowden, who celebrates his birthday on 13th November, we hope you have a wonderful day!
All students and staff have participated in a unique fundraiser by drawing mini-versions of themselves. All these drawings were put together to be printed on tea towels that have arrived and are ready for purchase.
Many in our school community continue to face financial challenges from the effects of of the pandemic.
We are committed to supporting families experiencing financial challenges through our School Fee Concession programs, and encourage any parent/carer/guardian experiencing difficulties to contact us regarding fee assistance.
Please contact Deborah at disemann@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au to explore confidential financial support arrangements or to obtain further information.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Remembrance Day is tomorrow - Friday, 11th November and we have received some poppy badges, pins and other items to help raise funds for the Remembrance Day appeal. They are available to buy from the school office if you are interested.
Your contribution to the Poppy Appeal changes the lives of our veterans and their families when they need it the most.
Please note that we will be going to each classroom tomorrow with the badges, if you would like to purchase a badge or a pin please send the money with your child tomorrow. prices range from $2 (pins) up to $12 (animal plush toys).
We have updated the Child Safety Policies and documents on our website. Please feel free to read through them.
Religious News: Thursday the 10th of November 2022
Reconciliation: Mia and Macy will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation next Thursday evening. Please pray for them as they continue on their Sacramental journey.
Preparing children for the Sacrament of Reconciliation allows us to show them that God is love and that in mercy He is always ready to forgive, no matter what the wrong. It assures them that God already knows the secrets of our hearts, but sometimes we need to name these aloud in order to prepare our hearts to renew the experience of God's love and forgiveness. It shows them that just as God is One, God dreams that we might all be one as well--one with each other and one with God. God's will is that all people will be reconciled with one another and with God. What an extraordinary gift!
Liturgy and Mass
On Friday, Grade Five will lead the Liturgical Assembly. The focus of the Liturgy is Dignity. The Liturgy will commence at 2:30 pm in the Senior Learning Space.
Next Thursday, we will celebrate a Whole School Mass commencing at 10:00 am in St. Mary’s Church.
Remembrance Day
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day where we take time to reflect on those that fought in the wars so that we may live in peace. We pray for peace not only for ourselves but for everyone in our wor
ld. Our student leaders will attend the memorial at the Cenotaph tomorrow with the Yarram Community and our Grades Three and Four students will lead our school in a Remembrance Day Liturgy at 10:30 am in the St Mary’s Mackillop Hall.
Parents are welcome to attend.
Kind Regards,
Sue Benc
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The Yarram co
mbined churches Christmas Carols concert will be on Sunday, 11th December at 7:00 pm. We would love for all our students to participate on stage, please let us know if your child will not be able to make it on the evening.