Pour your power upon all your children in the Middle East: Jews, Muslims and Christians, Palestinians and Israelis.

Let hatred be turned into love, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, occupation to liberation.

That violent encounters may be replaced by loving embraces, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.

Amen.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

School photos are on Monday, 30th October 2023.

Please hand in your forms by Friday, 27th October if you have not already done so.

School Photo Order Form

or Scan this QR code:

Congratulations to Ms. Keira-Lee Williams on her graduation. Ms. Williams is now a Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Teaching.

Congratulations to our Teacher Aides; Jo Griffiths, Sharon Garland and Tracey Richards on completing their Cert IV in Education.

ST. MARY'S BOOK FAIR

To celebrate Book Week, St. Mary's Library is organising a Book Fair from Monday 23rd October - Tuesday, 31st October.

Payments can be made with card, cash or can be done online.

If you intend to pay online, a receipt payment slip will need to be returned to the library for the item to be collected.

The QR code and the wish list for you to scan for payments are on the back of the flyers that will be handed out next week.

Students will be able to fill out a wish list when they come to visit the fair.

The times for the Book Fair are below, if you cannot make any of these times, please contact a school and organise a time with Sharon.

MON 23rd : 2:00 - 3:15

TUES 24th: 2:00 - 3:15

WED 25th: 2:00 - 3:45

THURS 26th 2:00 - 3:45

FRI 27th: 8:15 - 9:00 AM AND 2:00 - 3:45 PM

MON 30th: 8:15 - 9:00 AM AND 2:00 - 3:15 PM

TUES 31st: 8:15 - 9:00 AM AND 2:00 - 3:45 PM

A percentage of sales goes back into resources for our school library. We thank you for your support.

Held annually on the last Friday of October, Day for Daniel honours the memory of Daniel Morcombe, who tragically went missing in December 2003; he was wearing a red T-shirt.

The  Day for Daniel Foundation aims to build a future, where children are free from harm and abuse. We encourage parents, carers and to start a conversation with children and young people about personal safety.

We have registered our school to be a part of this fundraising day. On Friday, 27th October 2023, students can wear red clothes and we will be conducting child safety activities.

If you would like to make a donation to the foundation, the link is below.

Click on this link to donate to the Day for Daniel campaign

CANTEEN - BANDANNA DAY - 27th October

National Bandanna Day is held on the last Friday of October (27th October 2023) to raise awareness for young people impacted by cancer.

Bandannas are available for sale at the school office for $5.

We apologise for the short notice, our bandannas were delivered yesterday.

Monday saw our students from Grades 4,5 & 6 brave a cold and rainy morning to participate in Kanga Cricket with students from the Yarram Primary School, Alberton Primary School and Woodside Primary School.

SOCKTOBER FUNDRAISER

Thank you to everyone who wore their whacky socks in the funniest ways on Tuesday, 24th October. We have raised $80 for Catholic Missions in Timor Leste. These much-needed funds will be used to provide nutrition and medication for sick babies and children.

Get to know Timor-Leste. 

One of Australia's closest neighbours, Timor-Leste is a small island republic just under 700kms from Darwin, which shares its western border with Indonesia. The country secured its independence from Indonesia in 2001, after an oppressive and violent occupation. Today, the scars still linger as the people grapple with the effects of poverty, low-quality healthcare and infrastructure, corruption and inequality.

Click here for details on Timor Leste and how your donations can help

Religious News:  Thursday the 26^th of October.

 Socktober

On Tuesday the 24^th of October, the school was very colourful with amazing, crazy socks.  Thank you for your kind donations to assist families in Timor-Leste.

Next Thursday we will celebrate Mass at 10:00 am. Grade Five and Six will lead this Mass.  The theme of the Mass is All Souls Day.  This is when we remember those who are no longer with us and their place in our lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZJ4Fslirw

Sacrament of Reconciliation: This will be celebrated on Tuesday the 14^th of November at 6:00 pm in the St. Joseph’s Room.

Kind Regards,

Sue Benc

The Tarra Festival Committee, on behalf of the Yarram Progress Association & Tarra Tourism, is organising a colouring competition and has chosen the king parrot on the top of the Heesco water tower.

There are prizes to be won and entries will be displayed on the windows of the Future of Yarram office.

Download the image by clicking on this link

SPECIAL SCHOOL TV REPORT

In our globally connected world, children can often encounter distressing images and stories of war and conflict through the 24-hour news cycle and social media. These experiences can provoke anxiety and fear in young minds whose worldviews are still forming. Traumatic events imprint strong emotional memories that can influence a child's behaviour and perception of danger.

Please click to view the full article

Please click on this link to visit the School TV website

Click on the link below to view a special video from the Director of Catholic Education, Mr. Paul Velten:

Message from the Director of Catholic Education

The Design a Plate fundraiser is still ongoing, this fundraiser gets children to draw an original painting onto a plate, which they can bring home as a personalised piece of artwork.

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.