Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s,

Thank you to the staff and students for managing the incident regarding the stranger danger yesterday morning. All child safety protocols were implemented as we sought support from Yarram police. Please take the time to chat with your child/children and reiterate the importance of stranger awareness and what to do when faced with such situations.

Tomorrow we come together for our Colour Fun Run at 11 am. As mentioned in the previous newsletter, students are to bring with them.

• Plastic bag/ swimming bag
• Change of clothes.
• Underwear
• Towel
• Change of shoes
• Hat
• Drink bottle
• Please name all items

A hotdog lunch will be provided, and an icy pole. Hot lunches will still be available if your child likes something other than hotdogs.

Swimming begins Monday, December 5th, and this is a wonderful week that allows the children to familiarise themselves with water safety, survival and swimming techniques.

Please ensure that all clothing items, school hats and drink bottles are named, and appropriate bags allow the students to carry wet swimming gear back to school.

Kind Regards,

Maria

MIDDLE CLASSROOM

Our Grade 3 & 4 students have created this beautiful Christmas Tree display with their hand prints.

BIRTHDAY WISHES

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

Our Christmas Raffle is on Thursday, the 15th of December, we have some absolutely fantastic prizes this year with many generous donations, one of them being a Spit Roaster from Betta Electric and an 18-piece Barbecue set donated by Coopers to compliment it.

Thank you to our parents and students who donated these wonderful prizes. Thank you to Janette who has worked so tirelessly to fundraise and organise tickets. We truly appreciate all your effort.

Our gorgeous Keepsake Tea Towels are still available for purchase. They make lovely presents and are a precious memento of the school year. Thank you to everyone who has purchased tea towels.We are thankful for your support.

We request that all library books please be returned by the end of next week.

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.

Religious News:  Thursday the First of December.

Advent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiUCfnWIeC0

The Sunday we light the Second Advent Candle.  It is purple in colour and it symbolises Peace. Christmas is about celebrating the arrival and birth of the ‘Prince Of Peace.” The second candle is also referred to as the Bethlehem Candle which is a reminder to us of the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem, the city of Jesus’ birth.

A Prayer for Peace

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

Advent Liturgy: Peace

Our Second Advent Liturgy will be led by Grades Three and Four at 2:00 pm on Monday the 5^th of December.  Parents and families are welcome.

Kind Regards,

Sue Benc

SCHOOL TV

The SchoolTV link has been added to our website. If you would like to access articles or special reports from SchoolTV, please click on the icon below:

This is the Final Book Club for this year, orders are due back by tomorrow, 2nd December 2022. We would like to thank you for supporting our school through your Book Club orders. 

We collect points from every order that enables us to buy more books for our school library. 

YARRAM COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The Yarram combined 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.