Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s,

The Colour Fun Run was a huge success last Friday, with the staff and Grade 6 students initially put through their paces, sliding through slime, eating donuts from a piece of string hands-free and eating ice cream out of a bowl with hands behind our backs.  The Grade 6 students won the challenge efficiently due to my lack of coordination and letting the staff down by running last. (Mind you, I didn’t cheat!)

The event continued with the whole school enjoying being sprayed with water and showered with colour and slime. Thank you to our parents who volunteered to assist and coordinate this fantastic event.

Today, we came together as a school community to farewell Fr Antony, who will be leaving St Mary’s Parish to take up the role of Parish Priest in Cranbourne. Each class made a beautiful card, and we surprised Fr with a party. Thank you to those families who generously provided party food.

Please ensure all swimming notes are returned by tomorrow, Friday, 24th November, as we begin our Swimming Program on Monday, November 27th.

Maria

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The whole school gathered together to say a sad goodbye to Father Antony, who has been appointed as the new Parish Priest in Cranbourne. We wish him the very best and we will miss him.

Thank you to our parents who brought food for the party, it was very much appreciated.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Happy Birthday to Brylee MacKay who celebrates her birthday on the 25th of November and to Brax Bainbridge, who celebrates his birthday on the 29th of November. We hope you have a wonderful day.

Religious News:  Thursday the 21st of November

Combined Church Choir

Thank you to the families that replied to our invitation to join us on December 10^th at the Regent Theatre for the Combined Church Choir.  If you haven’t sent your note back, please do so as soon as you can so that we can finalise numbers.

Graduation Mass

Graduation Mass will be celebrated on Thursday December the 14^th commencing at 9:30 am.

Sacrament of Confirmation 2024

Sacrament of Confirmation 2024 has been set for Sunday the 28^th of July.

This Sunday, Christ the King.  Year A

It is the last Sunday before Advent begins.  Advent starts and the new Church year begins.  We commence Year B.  Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the celebration of God’s amazing revelation in the birth of Jesus.

Kind Regards,

Sue Benc

The last day to place orders for Christmas Cards and Calendars is tomorrow (Friday, 24th November)

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Christmas cards will be designed using the drawings done by our students. The cards come with envelopes at a cost of $1 per card or $5 for a pack.

There is no limit to the number of cards you order. 

Orders with the name of the student/s and money can be sent to the office in an envelope. We will call you when they are ready for pickup.

A sample of the cards is located in the office. There will be a picture of all the drawings available also.

Thank you for supporting our fundraiser where all money goes back into the school for our students.

CALENDARS

Calendars are for sale again this year. The calendars have photos of your child/children throughout the 2023 school year. An example of the calendar is available for viewing at the office.

Calendars cost $10 each and are a great gift for Christmas.

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.