YEAR 9
TERM 3
Hi, Year 9 Families
Welcome to NAIDOC Week! This week, we recognise and enjoy various activities from our First Nations People within the St Mary's community. All students are encouraged to get involved across the week.
important expectations Year 9 Key Information
- Congratulations to the Year 9 students who received Academic Awards for Semester 1. The hard work and dedication paid off, and it was wonderful to see so many students recognised on stage. These achievements set an excellent example for other students in the St Mary's community. Keep up the fantastic work!
- To keep our facilities and grounds at St Mary's looking good, we encourage all students to consider their environment and ensure rubbish is placed in bins, food is consumed in appropriate locations, and students walk on designated paths. Please encourage your child to continue caring for our environment by respecting the College grounds and facilities. Should these expectations not be met, students may require closer observation at lunch and recess breaks.
Andrew Winter
Head of Year 9
Phone: (07) 4044 4200
Email: awinter@cns.catholic.edu.au
Website: www.smcc.qld.edu.au
Whole of College Key Information
Catholic Education last week was a fantastic opportunity for us to come together as a community to celebrate! Thank you to the staff and students who prepared the breakfast on Wednesday morning. Sharing a meal together is a fantastic way to share in community spirit.
We wish our St Mary's Athletics Team, which will represent the College at the TCS Trials next Thursday and Friday, the best of luck! We look forward to hearing about the many successes from the day soon.
Our House Competition is in full swing for Term 3 at the College. Many year levels have engaged in activities earning valuable house points. Students can collect house points through participation in school clubs, teams, tutoring, sports, and other areas within the arts. Additionally, students can collect points through positive behaviour choices and earn merits. We look forward to declaring the winning house in Week 10 this term.
Week 4 Uniform Schedule & Reminders
During NAIDOC Week, students can wear either the current or previous year's NAIDOC shirt with their St Mary's sports shorts any day this week.
NAIDOC Week Activities
LIVE PARENT WEBINAR: HOW TO GET (AND KEEP!) YOUR CHILD MOTIVATED: Wednesday, 7 August 6:30-7:30 pm
Elevate Education will be hosting a free webinar on motivation for our parents. Elevate works with our students, delivering high-impact workshops on study skills, motivation, well-being, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series, you’ll learn how you can help support your child at home by reinforcing the skills they’re learning at school. Their upcoming webinar on motivation will give you a simple, realistic action plan to help keep your child motivated until the day of their last exam.
Register here: https://go.elevateeducation.com/auschoolwebinars
KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISER
All proceeds go to our St Mary's All Schools Touch Football Team.
Please complete the order form and bring it along with the exact money to Student Reception by Week 5, Friday, 9 August. Orders will be distributed in Week 7, Thursday, 21 August.
Order forms are available from Student Reception, or you can download it via the link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LOD48fMjN0C3i5R6mM1F9tHXa9-AnJnq/view?usp=sharing
MyCE APP - PLEASE DOWNLOAD!
The MyCE App is available to all families with students enrolled at any Catholic School within the Catholic Education Dioceses of Cairns. It is the easiest and most efficient way to access information regarding your child/ren and their school-based information.
The functionality is fantastic! As of right now, all St Mary's families can:
Log an absence, view the College events calendar, check your child's daily schedule, access and sign your Parent Slips, receive targeted news feed notifications (that are only relevant to your child,) view and download student reports, access College documents quickly...the list goes on and on!
We encourage all families to download the app as soon as possible, as we are now actively using the platform as a primary communication tool.
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE PRESENTS ANNIE JR.
Tickets to Annie Jr. are now available for purchase! To reserve your seats, please book using the following link:
https://bit.ly/STMARYs_PRODUCTION_ANNIE_JR
Looking Ahead
TERM 3 EVENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 4: | NAIDOC Week | Sun - Sat | 28 July - 3 August |
| Week 4: | TCS Athletics | Fri | 2 August |
| Week 5: | Year 7 Camp | Wed - Fri | 7 August - 9 August |
| Week 6: | St Mary's Day | Mon | 12 August |
| Week 7: | Production of Annie Jr. | Wed - Fri | 21 August - 23 August |
| Week 8: | Father's Day Assembly | Tue | 27 August |
| Week 8: | Homelessness Sleepover | Thu | 29 August |
| Week 8: | Student Free Day | Fri | 30 August |
| Week 9: | Principal's College Tour | Thu | 5 September |
| Week 10: | R U Ok? Day | Thu | 12 September |
| Week 10: | Last Day of Term 3 | Fri | 13 September |
| Week 10: | Year 12 Celebration Dinner | Fri | 13 September |
Leah McBryde
Assistant Principal | Junior Secondary 7-9
Phone: (07) 4044 4200
Email: lmcbryde@cns.catholic.edu.au
Website: www.smcc.qld.edu.au
