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Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s,
Here we are at the end of what has been an incredibly busy and enjoyable term. We have witnessed our foundation students settling into the routines and life at school, the excitement of achieving our learning goals, participating in sporting events, Forest Lodge camp, and the incredible leadership of our senior students.
Today we celebrated our Easter Reflection as a whole school community, coming together to take time to share the important Easter message and the love of Christ in our life. The students provided us with a Holy Week journey through Gospel stories, song and movement. It was a moving and wonderful opportunity to share such an important time on our liturgical calendar. Thank you to Sue Benc, our Religious Education Leader and all the staff for organising such a beautiful gathering.
I wish you all a relaxing and happy holiday, and may you enjoy a Holy Easter and please stay safe if you are travelling over the Easter weekend.
Kind regards,
Maria
To mark the end of term, please note that school will close at 2:20 tomorrow, Friday, 8th April 2022.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 7th Easter Liturgy 12:00 |
8th Hot Lunch day -orders to be in by 9:00 Last day of Term 1, school ends at 2:20 School reopens on 26th April.  |
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25th ANZAC Day March - all welcome. Meet at 10:45 on the corner of commercial Rd & King's Street, wearing full winter uniform. |
26th Start of Term Two |
27th Grade 5&6 Melbourne Camp |
28th Grade 5&6 Melbourne Camp |
29th Hot Lunch Day - Orders to be in by 9:00 Grade 5&6 Melbourne Camp |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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2nd Little Learners Love Literacy Parent Information Night: Prep,1 & 2 from 5:00 pm |
3rd Mother's Day Stall  |
4th | 5th | 6th |
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9th Mother's Day Breakfast. Mums, Nans & Carers are welcome. |
10th | 11th | 12th | 13th |
| 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th Yarram and District Cross Country |
20th |
| 23rd | 24th End of Term Two | 25th | 26th |
27th
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| 30th | 31st |
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June
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
Congratulations to all students and staff for a very successful Athletics Carnival!
School is in full swing in the United States, which means that some lucky students are about to undergo an enormous,transformative experience. It does not involve a test. At least not on paper. It involves doing a Let Grow project – a radical new homework assignment where the kidsʼ task is to go home and do one thing on their own that they havenʼt done yet. These activities that might sound simple or scary, depending on how much local news you watch: Walk the dog. Make dinner. Run an errand.
The Easter Country Fair is on Saturday, 16th April, from 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Yarram Recreation Reserve.
ANZAC APPEAL
A representative of the SRC will take the items for the ANZAC Appeal to classrooms tomorrow, if you would like to purchase a badge in support of our Veterans and their families.
Badges range from $2 - $10
Pens are $5
Key chains and Luggage Tags are $4
Bracelets with Poppy charms are $15
Insulated drink holders are $ 6.50
Plush Toys are $12
All funds raised will go towards supporting veterans and their families in their time of need.
Congratulations to the winners of our Easter Raffle. 1st -Jaycee McKormack, 2nd -Saanvi Singla and 3rd - Bianca Barlow.
Our classroom prize winners were Tate Ferguson from the Senior Classroom, Lars Millier from the middle Classroom and Zane Medwell from the Junior classroom.
Religion News: Holy Week
Holy begins this Sunday with Palm Sunday.
Holy week is a very sacred time of the year, it a time when we remember the last week of Jesus’ life on earth. We remember his love and sacrifice for us. The focus of the week is the Passion (suffering) and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events that led up to it.
Historical documents tell us that as early as the fourth century the Church celebrated this “Great Week” with a feeling of profound sanctity.
It begins with Palm Sunday, which marks Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The central feature of the Mass, as it was in the earliest times, is the procession of palms. The palms are blessed, and then are processed into the church before Mass begins. Another and very ancient tradition of our present Palm Sunday is the Reading of the Gospel of the Passion by three readers.
Especially, important is the Easter Triduum. This is the three days before Easter.
The three days of the Easter Triduum are from dusk on Holy Thursday to dusk on Good Friday (day one), dusk on Good Friday to dusk on Holy Saturday (day two), and dusk on Holy Saturday to dusk on Easter Sunday (day three). Each of those days "tells" a different part of the story of Jesus' saving action.
On Holy Thursday, we re-enact the Lord’s Supper, which he shared with his apostles on the night he was betrayed and arrested. This is one of the most beautiful liturgies of the Liturgical year. At the Mass, the priest will wash the feet of twelve people, just as Jesus did.
On Good Friday, the day of the crucifixion and death of our Lord, we have the veneration of the Cross. A service is held at three o’clock in the afternoon (the hour Jesus is believed to have died). We go forward and kiss the cross in order to show honour and respect for Christ’s sacrifice for us all.
Holy Saturday is the vigil. We keep watch for the expectant rising of our Saviour. The Service of Light begins in silence outside of the church building in the nighttime and there, a new fire is kindled and each member of the congregation is given a candle; a greeting, opening prayer and lighting of the Paschal Candle from the new fire then solemnly occurs. The Paschal candle is the first candle to be lit with a flame from the sacred fire, representing the light of Christ coming into the world.This represents the risen Christ, as a symbol of light (life) dispelling darkness (death).
Everyone then processes into the Church in darkness before Mass begins.
Easter Sunday is a Mass of Celebration of the Risen Lord.
May you find time during Holy Week to reflect and give thanks for the love and sacrifice of a man called Jesus.
Kind Regards
Sue Benc
With the weather getting cold and gloomy, we will be transitioning into our winter uniforms by the second week of Term Two.
Winter School Uniform:
Junior Classroom (F-2) - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Middle Classroom (3/4) - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Senior Classroom: (5/6)- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (Grade 6 Students can wear their Grade 6 Polos on Fridays)
Sports Uniform:
Junior Classroom (F-2) - Tuesdays and Thursdays
Middle Classroom (3/4) - Tuesdays and Fridays
Senior Classroom: (5/6)- Tuesdays and Thursdays (Grade 6 Students can wear their Grade 6 Polos on Fridays)
SPORTS UNIFORM
- Royal Blue Sports Polo Shirt $27.00
- Royal Blue Sports Shorts $18.00
- Royal Blue Sports Skorts $18.00
- Royal Blue Track Pants $30.00
- Polo Fleece Jumper $35.00
- Royal Blue Bomber Jacket $57.00
WINTER UNIFORM
- Long Sleeved White Polo Shirt $26.00
- Grey Elastic Waist Trousers $25.00
- Knife Pleat Tunic $70.00
- School Jumpers $50.00
Sneakers are only to be worn on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Uniform price lists are available at the school office.
JUNIOR CLASSROOM
Little Learners Love Literacy is an approach for teaching children how to read, write and spell with confidence. Designed for Junior children, the program is multi-sensory and engaging with focussed lessons, games, crafts, music, puppets, drawing and much more.
Our students presented a beautiful Easter Liturgy. It was wonderful to see so many parents as well.
Mother’s Day Celebrations at St. Mary’s
Mother’s Day Stall
We will be holding our Mother’s Day stall on Monday 5th May, all students may purchase a small gift. Gifts range from $2.00-$10.00
Mother’s Day Breakfast
St. Mary’s Mother’s Day breakfast is on Monday 9th May at 8am in the Mary MacKillop Hall.
All Mothers, Grandmothers and Carers welcome.
Please let the school office know the numbers attending for catering purposes.