Dear Parents,

It’s hard to believe that Term 1 is finished already, however we have achieved so much in that short time. Our classrooms have been places of active learning and the students have all worked hard to achieve great things. Our newly structured Specialists Classes have also been hugely successful, with the students thoroughly enjoying participating in weekly Art, Indonesian and PE lessons.

Not only have our classrooms have been a hive of activity, we have also been kept busy with and experienced a number of extracurricular activities throughout Term 1. Some of the highlights for the term have been: The School Swimming Program; The Family Picnic Night; The Grade 6 Equine Learning Program; The Yarram & District Swimming Carnival; Parent/Teacher Interviews; The Talent Show; The St John Ambulance First Aid in Schools Program; The World of Maths Incursion; Our School Open Day; Clean Up Australia Day; The Lucky Jars and Easter Raffle Casual Days; The National Day Against Bullying; The AFL Football Clinic; and Whole School Masses. All these
events at St Mary’s provide your child with an engaging learning experience.

I would like to wish you all a fabulous Easter and hope that you enjoy the holiday period together as a family. I look forward to seeing you all again next term as we work together to ensure your child thrives at St Mary’s.

Kind Regards 

Joel

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TERM 2 2021

April

May

June

School Advisory Committee Nominations 2021

At our School Advisory Committee AGM on Tuesday, 16^th March, a new committee was elected. The purposes of the School Advisory Committee are to:

• act as an advisory body to the principal on matters concerning education in the school
• act as a forum for discussion on matters concerning education in the school
• provide a link between the parish priest, principal, teachers and parishioners in relation to the provision of Catholic education in the parish community
• promote community development by fostering a strong inter-relationship between the parish, the primary school and Catholic secondary colleges.

The newly elected St Mary’s School Advisory Committee is as follows:

Chairman – Ian Badham

Secretary – Janette Sampson

General Committee – Bek Muir, Tayla Fowler, Michael Hobson and Jo and Brian Minett.

Congratulations to our newly elected committee and thank you for your commitment to St Mary’s.

Thank you for the fantastic support donating our lucky jars... we have 174 in total 

 Easter Saturday, 3rd April 

12.00-5.00pm at the Yarram Recreation Reserve

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

Please contact Heather at the Office if you are available to help on the day. We need two people on the stall at all time and volunteers to set up and pack up.

Thank you to the following families who have volunteered  their time on the day.

Congratulations to Our Easter Raffle Winners &
Thank you for Supporting our Fundraiser
A very special thank you to all of our families who have supported the Easter
Raffle via the purchase of raffle tickets and bringing in Easter eggs. We raised
$597.00. 

Thank you Janette, Taylor and Ian for coordinating the raffle 

 Congratulations to all of our Easter Raffle Winners.
We hope you enjoy your winnings!

CHANGE TO NEWSLETTER

Our St Mary's Newsletter is published weekly and are used to celebrate student achievement, school events and provide important information to our parent and school community and are a main avenue of communication between the school and home.

As of the start of Term 2, we will not be sending a paper copy home to all families with the eldest child.  A digital copy of the Newsletter can be accessed on the school website which will be emailed to parents each Thursday. Please contact Heather at the Front Office if you still would like to receive the paper copy each week.

St Mary's Church
Commercial Rd, Yarram
Holy Thursday, April 1: Mass of the Lord's Supper 7:30pm
Good Friday, April 2: Commemoration of the Lord's Passion 3:00pm
Holy Saturday, April 3 : Easter vigil 7:30pm

Woodside
St Gerard's Church, Beach Rd, Woodside
Eater Sunday April 4 Mass 9:00pm

ANNUAL CHARITY NEPAL GARAGE SALE

The Annual Charity Garage Sale is once again happening over Easter.

Address:106 Commercial road Yarram 

Time:9am Start

Days: Easter Saturday 3rd April

Easter Sunday 4th April 

Easter Monday 5th April

All proceeds will go to the Nepal Charity