Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s,

The students have thoroughly enjoyed playing outside with the magnificent weather on
display. With warmer days on the way, please ensure school hats are in students' bags to grab if required.

Grade Five and Six students are becoming excited about our camp to Ballarat from Monday, the 28th, to Wednesday, the 30th of August. We will stay at Sovereign Hill and enjoy all it offers. Deb Owens, Joe Bowden, and I will be the attending adults. In my absence, Anthony Sheedy will be the acting Principal. All concerns can be forwarded to him, and he will contact me if required.

Please ensure you RSVP to our annual Fathers’ Day Breakfast, which will be held next
Friday, September 1st. Numbers are required for catering purposes.

Maria

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TERM THREE

August

September

We regretfully had to postpone our School Photo Day this week. The new date is Monday 30th October 2023.

All current orders will be honoured and we would like to encourage you to place an order if you haven't already done so.

Forms have been sent home with students. Please contact the school office if you would like a form. If you would prefer to order online, please use the links below:

School Photo Order Form

QR Code:

Click on this link for the QR code

Religion News:Thursday the 24^th of August 2023

Our theme in Religious Education this Semester continues to be “All we need is Love…. Explore.

Throughout the school, our focus has been.

• What is love?
• Where do we see love?
• What does love feel like? Is it always happy or can it be sad when we say goodbye to those we love?
• Do we just love people?
• How do we know that God loves us?

This week in the junior classroom we looked at ourselves and how we love the person that we are.  Here are their responses.

I love that I am good at sports and reading because I like to exercise and read books. Kyle

I love that I am good at drawing, running and all sports because it makes me feel good.  Cian

I love that I am good at maths because numbers are fun. Kaiden

I love that I am good at basketball, getting better at reading and caring for my family. Spencer

I love that I am good at learning about wool, helping others, gymnastics and arts and craft.  These make me feel good.  Makaysha 

I love that I am good at writing words, craft, running and swimming. They make me feel good. Levi

I love that I am good at writing, riding my bike and I am getting better at reading.  It makes me feel happy. Noah

I love that I am good at being kind to others. It makes me feel good and I love to jump and skip.  I love my family.  Blake

I love that I am good at having parties and having fun.  It makes me happy.  Arlo

I love that I am good at sports and swimming lesson and riding my bike.  I feel good that I am good at these things.  Mitchell

I love that I am good at swimming, riding my bike and playing sport. It makes me feel loved. Maliah

I love that I am good at smiling, looking at books and caring for my family.  It makes me happy. Amelia

I love that I am good at gymnastics, spelling and I love reading.  They make me feel like me. Brylee

I love that I am good at sports, cooking, and keeping that as a surprise.  It makes me feel happy and proud of what I can do.  Paige

I love that I am amazingly good at drawing and maths.  It makes me feel super mega ultra-happy.  Liam

I love that I am good at handwriting, giving my mum hugs and helping mum.  It makes me feel happy.  Tiege

I love that I am good at handwriting, reading and beating others in races.  I have worked hard on my reading and writing.  Kasharna

I love that I am good at reading, arts and crafts and writing.  I am proud of myself.  Grace

I love that I am good at doing flips on my trampoline and helping my mum.  It makes me happy.  Zane

In Matthew’s Gospel we read that we must love our neighbour as ourselves.  It is important for us to celebrate who we are.

Kind Regards

Sue Benc

Each plate is $10.00. 

We appreciate your help in making this program fun for the kids and thank you for your continued support.

Please note that we are limited to one plate per student.