St Mary's Primary School Yarram eNewsletter

Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,

Here we are again living with the routines and demands of Remote Learning with our children. We are facing challenges together as a school community. The creative manner in which staff have planned across the Google Classroom platform engages the students through meaningful tasks and activities. It was lovely to join the Google Meets across the school today and touch base with students. Their smiles and conversations displayed their resilience and confidence during Remote Learning.

The mental health of our families is paramount at this time, so please go gently with yourselves, and take the time to enjoy physical activity during the day, and some fun activities with your children, such as cooking, painting and some movie time.

This week is Book Week, and the theme for this year is Old Worlds, New Worlds and Other Worlds.

I look forward to catching up with students on their Google Meets this Friday to see their fabulous Book Week costumes.

Take care and stay well.

Maria

We are very pleased to announce that Debbie Isemann will be joining our St Mary's staff team. Debbie will be taking on the roll as Administrative Officer while Heather Leemon take 12 months off.

We look forward to Debbie starting with us at the start of Term 4.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TERM 3 2021

August

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

27th

Remote Learning

Book Week Dress up Day Via Google Classroom

September

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
30th Aug REMOTE LEARNING	31st Aug REMOTE LEARNING Fathers day Stall Rescheduled for Friday	1st Year 7 Information Night @YSC Rescheduled for another date	2nd Fathers Day Breakfast Cancelled Book Club Due Back	3rd This will now be a school day all students are to attend school. Fathers day Stall Hot lunch day orders must be in by 9:00 A.M.
6th	7th School Advisory Committee Meeting@ 5.15pm	8th	9th	10th Hot lunch day orders must be in by 9:00 A.M.
13th	14th school Jump Off Day	15th	16th	17th Pjama Dress up Day for a gold coin donation Hot lunch day orders must be in by 9:00 A.M. Last day of Term 3 2.20pm finish

TERM 4 2021

October

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
4th First Day of Term 4	5th	6th	7th	8th Hot lunch day orders must be in by 9:00 A.M.
11th	12th	13th	14th Phillip Green Ugly Bugs Performance	15th Hot lunch day orders must be in by 9:00 A.M.St. Mary’s Water Familiarization Program
18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd St. Mary’s Water Familiarization Program
25th	26th	27th	28th	29th St. Mary’s Water Familiarization Program Taster Day for Grade 6 students @ YSC

November

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1st School Closure Day	2nd Melbourne Cup Public Holiday	3rd	4th	5th St. Mary’s Water Familiarization Program Taster Day for Grade 6 students half day@YSC
8th	9th	10th	11th	12th St Mary’s Water Familiarization Program
15th	16th Grade 5/6 Camp - Gelantipy	17th Grade 5/6 Camp - Gelantipy	18th Grade 5/6 Camp - Gelantipy	19th Grade 5/6 Camp - Gelantipy
22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th

December

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
29th Nov	30th Nov School Advisory Committee End of Year Dinner	1st	2nd	3rd
6th Head Start - 2 day program @ YSC	7th Head Start - 2 day program @ YSC	8th	9th	10th
13th	14th	15th	16th LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS FINISH 3.15pm	17th

Father's Day Celebrations at St. Mary’s

Father's Day Breakfast

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our Fathers Day Breakfast.

Fathers Day Stall

We have rescheduled our annual Father's Day stall to Friday 2nd September.

All students can purchase a gift or gifts for dads, grandads etc.

Gifts will range from $1.00 - $5.00

FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER - Is no longer a school closure day.

MONDAY 1ST NOVEMBER - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

TUESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER - MELBOURNE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY

TERM 3

MONDAY 12TH JULY - FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

TERM 4

MONDAY 4TH OCTOBER - THURSDAY 16TH DECEMBER

2022 TERM 1

MONDAY 31st JANUARY 2022 - TERM 1 STARTS FOR STUDENTS

Book Club orders are due back on Friday 23rd September.

Happy Birthday to Macy who is celebrating her birthday on Sunday.

Book Week Dress up Day

Tomorrow Via Google Classroom

Please email photos of your book week dress up to hleemon@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au so I can share in next weeks newsletter.

Pre Loved Library Book Sale

Motown Showdown 2016 rescheduled for May 14th due to rain. | Modesto RC Raceway This will be rescheduled for a later date.

This was definitely a sad day when we heard that our school camp had been cancelled. Unfortunately we have not been able to reschedule a date as the camp is booked out for the remainder of the year.

School Fees will be adjusted accordingly.

The on-site children enjoying a cooking lesson this morning with Tracey...... I wonder who did do the dishes.

Please email me photos of your child or children cooking at home during remote learning as we would love to share them in next weeks newsletter.

Yarram Eisteddfod Highlights.......

Our Results for Thursday were:

Vocal Solo 8 years and under

First Place - Inara

Recitation 12 years and under

Second Place - Olivia

Third Place - Hannah

Honourable Mention - Blake & Ava M

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term!

I hope you are practising at home during remote learning, maybe even getting mum and dad involved.... Our School Jump Off Day is on Tuesday 14th September which will mark the end of the Jump Rope for Heart Program.

Building resilience during the COVID pandemic

The pandemic continues to bring worry and anxiety to children and young people. Resilience can help kids get through these
diicult times, but it is not something they are born with. Resilience is built up over time as kids interact with the environment
and each other. Emerging relatively unscathed from a setback or hardship can boost future resilience. On the other hand, if
experiences are too overwhelming or stressful, kids can be traumatised, making it diicult to respond with future hardships with
resilience.

Please View Article

Upcoming Webinar for Parents
Dr Kristy Goodwin presents: Taming digital distractions

The webinar will be held on 8 September 2021 at 8-9 PM AEST.

Dr Kristy Goodwin is a digital wellbeing and peak-performance speaker, author and researcher (and mum who also deals with her kids’ techno-tantrums!) She’s the author of Raising Your Child in a Digital World, and a media commentator who doesn’t suggest that we ban the iPhone, or unplug the gaming console (digital abstinence isn’t the solution). Kristy worked as an educator for fourteen years before becoming an academic and speaker who’s on a mission to help children, teens and
adults tame their technology habits so they’re not a slave to the screen.

This school has a membership with Parenting Ideas, one of Australia’s most trusted sources of parenting education and support. As part of this membership, all the parents in this school
community can attend this webinar at no cost.

Please view article with instructions on watching the Webinar

Many in our school community continue to face financial impacts as a result of the COVID-1 pandemic.

We are committed to supporting families experiencing financial challenges through
our School Fee Concession programs, and encourage any parent/carer/guardian experiencing difficulties to contact us regarding fee assistance.
Please contact Heather at hleemon@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au to explore confidential financial support arrangements or to obtain further information.

As part of this terms study of dinosaurs, students in the Senior Team constructed life size Dinosaur Footprints, in order to understand their stride length, the length of their legs and their body length using Mathematical formulas.

Hopefully once we return to school from remote learning we can apply similar formulas to work out the speed, ie. walking, trotting and running at which specific dinosaurs moved.

Our on-site students had a welcomed visit from Daisy Lucille. The students were able to have a play with Daisy outside and extra cuddles made for a happy afternoon.