YEAR 8
Building Strong Connections
St Mary's Catholic College
Clare Robertson
Head of Year 8
YEAR 8 KEY INFORMATION: WEEK 6
Year 8 Pastoral Day – Sugarworld
Our Year 8 Pastoral Day at Sugarworld will take place on Wednesday 25 November (Week 8). This is a compulsory school day and provides an opportunity for students to further develop our Year 8 theme of Building Connections while celebrating a year of learning, growth and hard work.
The parent information and consent form has been distributed to families. We would appreciate responses by the deadline of Friday 13 November to allow final preparations to be completed.
Some important information is outlined below:
- Students must arrive at and be collected from the College.
- Students are to wear their House uniform and closed-in shoes. Thongs are only permitted once students arrive at Sugarworld.
- The Sugarworld canteen will be open, and students are welcome to bring cash or a card to purchase food. Staff will also be cooking a BBQ, with each student welcome to one sausage on bread.
This will be a phone-free and laptop-free excursion.
We look forward to a wonderful day of connection, fun and celebration to finish the year!
Extended Pastoral Group – Week 6
Next week will be our final Extended Pastoral Group session for the year. Students will complete a Year in Review activity, reflecting on their growth, accomplishments and challenges throughout Year 8, before setting intentions and goals for Year 9.
Students will also have the opportunity to practise the hymns they will sing at our Year 12 Graduation Mass in Week 7, accompanied by Mrs Helena. This Mass is one of the most significant celebrations on our College calendar, and our Year 8 students can play a special part in honouring our graduating cohort by joining in the hymns and contributing to this important celebration.
JSS Finals
Best of luck to all our students competing in the JSS finals over the coming fortnight. Our Year 8 students have been wonderful representatives of the College throughout this semester's inter-school competition. We wish all teams the very best and look forward to hearing how they perform!
Library Resource Return
This week during PG, students received a library loan report outlining the textbooks and other resources that need to be returned by the end of Week 7 (Friday 20 November).
Please remind students to check their reports and ensure all outstanding items are returned by the due date. Replacement fees will apply for any items that cannot be located.
Leah Dewar
Assistant Principal
Junior Secondary (Years 7 to 9)
On behalf of the College Leadership Team
College Leadership Team
