Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to Term 3, I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing break and were able to spend time recharging the batteries ready for another busy term at St Mary’s. While it was lovely to see the sunshine during the day, those cold mornings were an invitation to stay longer in bed!

We have some new faces amongst our school community, and I extend a warm welcome to Indiana, Brax and Addison Bainbridge and Ellie Clark.

We also welcome Mr Ben Taylor, as our Foundation/ One teacher. Ben is a familiar face at our school and a highly regarded teacher and colleague.

We begin the busy weeks of rehearsing plays, practising song items and recitations for The Yarram Eisteddfod. This is a highly anticipated and wonderful community event which allows our students every opportunity to embrace their artistic talents. I have already witnessed the up and coming play from our senior space and it is starting to shape. I also find myself singing along to the songs from foundation/1 and grade 2/3 …. I can’t get them out of my head!

I would like to congratulate Macy and Ivy Sampson who were initiated into the Catholic Church during the holidays. May you embrace your faith journey and all that it will offer you.

Let us take the time to embrace our learning at St Mary’s, and thrive through the support and challenges that it offers us.

Enjoy the beginning of term everyone.

Maria Moore.

St Mary's staff, students and community would like to welcome Maria Moore as our newly appointed Principal. 

1. CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TERM 3 2021

July

August

September

Local Gippsland author and former student Trev McLean will be visiting our school on Monday 19th July 2021. He will be speaking to all the students about his childrens book "Charlie Walked on the Moon" 

Copies are available to purchase for $15.00. Order forms have been sent home with students. 

How exciting that our school Year 3 and 4 school camp is only next week. The Camp Itinerary has been sent home with students today. 

Reminders are: 

• All students need to be at school by 8.40am, Wednesday 21st July 
• Children need  to have a packed lunch, snacks and water bottle with them
• Medication needs to be labelled in a separate container and handed to a staff member. 
• Students are to be collected from St Mary's on Friday at 3.00pm. 

Have fun!! 

TERM 3

MONDAY 12TH JULY - FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

TERM 4

MONDAY 4TH OCTOBER - THURSDAY 16TH DECEMBER

FRIDAY 30TH JULY - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY 

MONDAY 1ST NOVEMBER - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

TUESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER - MELBOURNE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Book Club orders are due back on Friday 23rd July. Please ignore thatt issue 5 has the wrong year printed. Scholastics is aware of the mistake.