TERM 4:

Monday, 31st October

FATHERS' DAY BREAKFAST

St. Mary's will be having a Fathers' Day Breakfast for all our dads/granddads and special people; on Friday, 2nd from 8:00 am.

FATHERS' DAY RAFFLE

The winners of the Fathers' Day Raffle will be picked and announced on the 2nd of September, at the Fathers' Day Breakfast. 

Tickets have been sent home. They cost $1 and there are 20 tickets in each booklet. If you would like to purchase additional tickets, please contact the school office. 

Thank you to Janette Sampson and Jessica Benc for organising the Fathers' Day Stall and running it with the SRC. We hope the Dads, Grandads and Special people will be very happy with their gifts.

Wear your Pyjamas on Friday 9th September for a gold coin donation to raise vital funds for children in foster care. All the money raised will be donated to The Pyjama Foundation, so dress up in your snuggliest, cosiest PJs for a worthy cause!

Religious News  

Thank you to Ms. Haughie and Grades Five and Six for leading us in our Mass Celebration of World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.  This annual day, established by Pope Francis in 2015, is an opportunity to pray, reflect and act to care for God’s creation.

This World Day of Prayer also falls at the beginning of the Season of Creation, which runs until 4 October, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. This is an ecumenical season ( all Christian  Churches worldwide), dedicated to prayer for the protection of creation and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles. 

There are many ways we can respond to Pope Francis’ call to care for the gift of God’s creation – why not take some time out of your day to walk in your local park or take a few moments to thank God for the flowers growing in your garden? Or, take time to sit quietly or read a book or a prayer in a special place of God’s Creation.  Or take time to look at the faces of your beautiful children and see the love they have for you.

I found this beautiful prayer by Rachel Mc Carthy.

Praised Be

Living God,
have mercy on us,
for the times we forget
that we belong to each other.
You call us to be still,
to hear the whisper of our Sister Wind,
to feel the radiance of our Brother Sun,
and to be nourished by our Mother Earth.
Renew us in your healing love.
Inspire us to water the earth,
and nurture one another,
so all may flourish.
Together, as one family,
may we always sing your praise.
Through Christ our Lord,
Amen.

Our beautiful world has many gifts for us, but we need to remember to care for this gift so that it can also be a gift for our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

On Friday, 9th September, the Grades 5/6 students will be leading us in a liturgy for the whole school. All are welcome to join us.

Andrew Chinn

We are very excited that Andrew Chinn is coming to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School on Wednesday the 14^th of September.  Andrew is the creator of many of the songs that we sing at Liturgies and School Masses.  Some of his songs are; These Hands, Rainbow, In the Beginning, We are God’s Hands and God made them all.  The children will work with Andrew to learn and practise some of his songs throughout the day.  There will be a Whole School Concert from 2:10pm – 3:10pm in the Mary Mackillop Hall.  All parents and families are invited to come along to see what their children have been working on through the day.  It is always a very exciting concert.  Please put this date in your diary.

Kind Regards

Sue Benc

Last week, as part of our Book Week celebrations, our students got into groups and worked together on decorating these gorgeously vibrant posters with all the things that made them feel happy.

Students from our middle-grade classroom made little versions of their Book Week costumes and wrote about their characters. These adorable characters are happy to welcome you as you walk into our school.

Congratulations to Bianca Barlow on winning the Tarra Award for her poetry at the Yarram Eisteddfod for the U12 & U15 category.

Well done, we are all very proud of you!

St Mary’s Fundraising and Sharon are making available to all families; an
opportunity to purchase Calendars and Christmas Cards through the school.

The calendars will have either one photo of your child or a collage of up to 5
photos as the main picture. Below, will be the individual months that have space to write on and tear off at the end of each month.

There will also be a sibling calendar available.

Christmas cards will have an artwork that your child has completed scanned on the front and your child’s name, year and school on the back.

The calendars will make a wonderful Christmas present for Grandparents,
Family and Friends so please support the school in purchasing them.

Please hand in your order along with the payment at the school office before the end of Term 3.

Thank you for supporting the school to raise money for new equipment

for the students to enjoy! 

Order forms have been sent home and are also available at the school office.

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