News from around the school

New - 2022 Prep Transition

We are excited, after several postponements, to be welcoming next years Prep student for their first transition session next week.

New -Dreamtime Storytelling

This term the Year 1 and 2s have been learning about Creation. They have learnt about the Gospel story of Creation from Genesis.

Last Wednesday the children in Year 1 and 2 learnt about the Dreamtime story called How the Murray River Was Made. 

Video Link - How The Murray River Was Made

We met Tina, our Koori Worker, and Mrs Dyke at the sandpit.

Tina retold the story and used a digging stick to pretend to be the old woman.

Then she drew a line in the sand. Tina told the children about how the Rainbow Serpent followed the line the old woman had made in the sand, carving out a windy path. It was deep in some sections and shallow in others. Then the rain came.

The children poured water along the path that they had made in the sand. This was to represent the water flowing along the river.

Tina explained that this dreamtime story has been told for about 60,000 years. It was told by the elders to children to help explain how the land was created. 

The children now understand how story telling has been around for a very long time to explain how various land forms and animals were made.

Term 4  - After School Program

With Sporting Schools 

After school program is Government funded Program run by St. Mary’s School through Sporting Schools Program. The program runs for 1 hour after school. The children are provided with a drink and fruit. The program will be offered for 7 weeks.

Each session starts at 3.45 and finishes at 4.45 p.m. The program is supervised at all times and an outside person runs the program. Each session can only take 25 children.

This term we are offering the following and there are vacancies in both nights: 

Both activities will be Multi Games with Brodie Humphrey from Active At School; this will be held in the Marian Centre or Oval depending on the weather. 

WEDNESDAYS - starting on Wednesday 3rd November for 7 WEEKS

THURSDAYS - starting Thursday 4th November for 7 WEEKS

The children will meet Maree outside the Marian Centre straight after school and have fruit and a drink. 

Please return the form below to the office before Friday 22nd October.

Thank You 

Maree Williams

Co-ordinator