CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TERM 1 2023

March

TERM 2 2021

April

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3rd	4th	5th	6th  12 pm Easter Liturgy End of Term 1	7th
24th Pupil Free Day - Start of Term 2	25th ANZAC DAY - Holiday	26th Term two begins for students	27th	28th

May

The Grade 3/4 students were very busy this morning making individual quiches with ham, mushrooms and spinach.

A REMINDER TO PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR SURVEYS

The process of school review is an important element of the ongoing improvement of
schools in the Diocese of Sale. This survey tool is a way for your school to examine its
practices and shared understandings as a way of identifying practices to be maintained
and strengthened, and opportunities to be addressed moving forward.
As a parent, you have an important perspective to share. Please answer each question,
rating your response on the five-point scale. Responses are anonymous and will assist
the school in its school review.
The link for your survey is:

St. Mary's Parent Survey 2023

Junior and Senior Students are to wear their Sports Uniforms on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Middle (Grades 3 & 4) should wear their sports uniforms on Tuesdays and Fridays

SUMMER SPORTS UNIFORM:

- Royal Blue Polo Sports T-shirt

- Royal Blue Skorts or Shorts

- Royal Blue Sports Jumper if cold

- School Sun Hat

- White socks

- Runners

Grade 6 students may wear their Polos on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Please note that students are not to wear nail polish or have long nails.

Jewellery is limited to ear studs or sleepers, necklaces are to be worn (if at all) under the uniform.

Rings or bracelets are not part of the school uniform, students wearing jewellery will be asked to remove the items.

Makeup is not to be worn to school.

Hair accessories are to be white, black or blue.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Janette Sampson, we have a delicious fundraiser this month. The Cadbury Fundraiser will help raise funds for books and games for our school.

If you do not want a box to sell, please let the school know via Email or phone, so we can hand them out to other parents.

Thank you all for your participation and enthusiasm in support of this fundraiser.

Please remember to hand your money, along with any unsold chocolates to the school by 24th March 2023.

St Mary's will be holding a lucky jar stall at the Yarram Easter Carnival on Saturday, 8th April 2023.

To make this a success we need help from our St Mary's Community to help fill jars.

Here are some suggestions:

Lollies

Toys

Hair ribbons 

Pencils, erasers

Stickers

Beads 

Help Required prior and on the day of the Carnival:

• help on the day at the stall
• numbering the jars
• purchasing products to make extra jars (schools expense)
• making up extra jars as we are hoping to have 200 or more lucky jars on the day.
• donation of empty jars.

Please contact Debbie at the school office if you can help with any of the above. 

Religious News: Prayer

During the Season of Lent, we are asked to fast, pray and to give to those that are not as fortunate as others (almsgiving).

We can find many examples in the Bible where Jesus prayed, especially in the Gospel of Luke.  During his time in the desert, he prayed constantly in preparation for his ordeal that was to follow.  He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night that he was arrested, before his crucifixion. 

The Lord’s Prayer

Gospel of Luke 11 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” ² He said to them, “When you pray, say:

Father,hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come
Give us each day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.
And do not bring us to the time of trial.”

Here we can see where the Lord’s Prayer that we say today comes from the Gospel of Luke.

However, we do not need to say formal prayers to pray.  We can just talk with God.  We can pray anywhere and at any time and we do not need any special place to pray.

One of our Parish Priests once said when you sing during Mass and Liturgies you are praying twice.

During Lent, try to take a moment to have a conversation with God, remembering the special Season of Lent.

Kind Regards

Sue Benc

St. Mary's Primary School will be electing new committee members at our School Advisory Committee Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 7th March 2023 at 5:00 PM. We would like to encourage you to consider joining the committee.

Nomination Forms are also available at the school office. 

Please click to download form