Mr Butts' Announcements
Reconciliation Week
The lockdown couldn't stop our Reconciliation Week celebrations! Thankfully restrictions eased on Friday and the breakfast for our Aboriginal families and FIRE Carriers went ahead. Tom Day (Willow and Kingy
And our FIRE Carriers will be reading Dreamtime Stories in classrooms throughout the week. Thank you to Catherine Dyke and Tina Thompson for organising the wonderful activities for the students and families.
Sorry Day Liturgy
Sporting Achievements
Congratulations to Zoe Williams, Jayde Wyhoon, Stella Wood and Layla Ratcliffe on their effort to represent St Mary's at the Division Cross Country event in Broadford.
And to Kaiden Whittaker for being selected to take part in the final try out for the Victorian Football squad! Good luck kids!
Breakfast Club Donation
Thank you to Trent Freer and Freer's Panel Works for the substantial amount of money donated to our Breakfast Club. Maree Williams was thrilled with this very generous gesture.
St Mary's Open Day
St Mary's is having an Open Day TOMORROW (Thursday 27th May) for prospective parents. An information session will begin at 11:45am followed by student led tours around the school. Please pass the attached flyer on to any interested families.
Assembly Video's
Each week we video assemblies and live stream them for parents at home. Here are the links for those who missed it!
Week 5
Week 6
Interschool Sport
Well done to all the Gr 5/6 students who took part in the winter sports day last week Friday. We had football, soccer and netball teams compete and all students represented St Mary's in great spirit!
Weekly Mass Online
Each Saturday, a video of Mons Peter celebrating the Sunday mass is emailed out to families and parishioners. Click below to view last week's mass:
What to ask you kids instead of "How was your day?"
The attached document has some great ideas to initiate more meaningful conversations with your children when they return from school each day.
Principal's Award
Week 5 Louise Garcia
Louise is a hard working and organised student who is well liked by others due her friendly nature and her good sense of humour. She is mature for her age and is confident to make decisions without worrying what others might think. Well done Lou!
Week 6 Nate Bale
Nate is a very enthusiastic student who enters the classroom each day with a positive attitude. He enjoys taking on challenges and often adds to the classroom atmosphere with a song and a dance! What a great classmate! Well done Nate!
Lunchtime Clubs
Many of our students attend lunchtime clubs which run each day at School.
Monday - Recess - Indoor Games (1/2JM), Lunch - Gr P/1/2 Gaga Ball (Marian Centre)
Tuesday - Recess - Lego (Library Breakout Room), Lunch - Drawing (1/2FD)
Wednesday - Recess - Sensory Activities (5/6MH), Lunch - Just Dance (Marian Centre)
Thursday - Recess - Make & Do (5/6 MH), Lunch - Gaga Ball Gr 3-6 (Marian Centre)
Friday - Recess - Just Dance (Marian Centre), Lunch -Kahoot Quiz (Marian Centre)
What's Been Happening in the Classrooms?
Check out the Lego Explosions the 5/6's created when making movies last week!
I had a visit from Sam, Zac and Nate this week who were very proud of the writing they completed about Jack and the Beanstalk. Great work kids!
Mr Butts' Jokes!
Q: Did you know that 10 + 10 and 11 + 11 are the same?
A: 10 + 10 = 20 and 11 + 11 is twenty too!
Q: What did one pencil say to the other pencil?
A: You look sharp!
(Thanks Ivy in Prep for that one!)
Have a great week Everyone.
Anthony Butts
Principal