Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s,

We are busily preparing for the Eisteddfod with all the students practising plays, recitations and vocal groups. I have watched costumes coming together; props designed and painted ready for an exciting Eisteddfod experience.

We have the opportunity to visit the Regent Theatre for practice on Tuesday, July 26th, from 11:30 am. We will send out a permission note today and kindly ask that these may be returned to school by Monday, July 25th.

We have our school photos on Monday, July 25th, and I ask that all students are in their full winter uniform, with black school shoes, blue ribbons and correct jewellery.

We have a beautiful uniform so let’s wear it correctly.

For positive connections between home and school, it is imperative that if you have any
concerns, please make an appointment with me to discuss any issues. We, as staff, cannot help students if we are unaware of situations that may occur during a school day.

We celebrated a wonderful opening term mass this morning, and the students led confidently as they read and shared their thoughts about creation and their unique gifts.

Stay safe,
Maria.

TERM 3:

Monday, 15th August

TERM 4:

Monday, 31st October

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School Photos will be on Monday, 25th July. Order envelopes have been sent home with your child/children's names. These will need to be returned to your child's class teacher before or on the morning of Monday, the 25th.

Please make sure that all students are wearing their full winter uniforms. Grey trousers or tunic, white long-sleeved Polo T-shirt, black school shoes and white socks.

Happy Birthday to Jikaya Benc, who celebrates her birthday on the 27th of July. We hope you have a wonderful day!

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Religious News:  Grades Prep/One/Two Liturgy

Next Thursday at 2:30pm in the Junior Learning Area, we will celebrate our First Liturgy for Term Three. 

Please come along and join with us for this beautiful celebration.

Kind Regards

Sue Benc

Parent/Teacher/Student interviews will be held from 2:00 - 7:00 pm on  Wednesday, 27th July. 

To Book your meeting, Go to:

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/wceez

Or open this link in your browser: www.schoolinterviews.com.au

and enter the code wceez

Enter your details

Select the teachers you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

When you click FINISH your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you do not receive your email, please check your junk mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address spelling.

Update your details if the email address is incorrect.
DO NOT DELETE the email you receive. Keep it somewhere safe. You may
need to refer back to it at a later date.

REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO YOUR CALENDAR - reminders will not
be sent home.
Bookings must be finalised by Friday, 22nd July 2022

If you need to view, cancel, change or print your bookings:
● Click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings
● OR return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code and the email address you used when making your bookings.

Please keep in mind that interviews are strictly 10 minutes and spaces are limited. If you require more time with a particular teacher, please arrange a separate meeting by telephoning the school on 03 51825659

Book Club catalogues were sent home with all students, please note that orders are due back by Monday, 1st August.

SPECIAL BOOK CLUB NEWS - Grow your library (and independent readers) with the FREE BOOK OFFER!

If you place an order on Issue 5 on LOOP, you can select up to 3 FREE BOOKS. To qualify, all you have to do is spend over $30 and you can select 1 FREE book, spend over $50 and select 2 FREE books, and orders over $70 can select 3 FREE titles from a special online list. The list will display after you create your order and head to the checkout. For more information, visit: www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP