News from around the school
Events & Reminders
New - St Mary's Mooroopna School Athletics Day
We are excited to announce that our annual St Mary’s Mooroopna School Athletics Day will be held on Monday 1st September, from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Shepparton Athletics Track.
This fun-filled day is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their skills, cheer on their peers, and enjoy some friendly house competition. Students are encouraged to wear their house colours proudly, adding to the vibrant and supportive atmosphere of the day.
A variety of events will be held, including the 100m sprint, long jump, high jump, hurdles, and distance running, along with a selection of novelty events to keep the energy high and the smiles wide.
We warmly invite families and friends to come along and support our students as they give their best effort and display great sportsmanship. Let’s make it a day of fun, encouragement, and celebration of our school spirit!
Go St Mary’s!
New - Book Week Dress Up Day
Friday 22nd August we will have a dress up day to celebrate this year’s Book Week theme. "Book an Adventure!", encouraging children to explore new worlds through stories and embark on thrilling journeys through the magic of books.
We will also have a Book Week Parade in the Marian Centre at 9:15am. We look forward to seeing what the children and teachers come dressed up as!
REMINDER - Subway Lunch Orders
Please place orders in Subway Tub Thursday for delivery Friday. Late orders are to be submitted to Subway Store before close of business Thursday evening, please avoid dropping them in Friday morning.
For orders via CDFpay, please download the new app and register your student as per the attached instructions prior to ordering.
To place your order through the new App, please select all items on the menu to be included in your students Sub and submit before 2.45pm Thursdays. The old CDFpay link will automatically redirect you to register on the new App.
Updated - Winter School Uniform
Students are now able to wear winter uniform during term 3. Changes to this is at the principal's discretion.
Winter Uniform consist's of -
- All students - Grey long pants/shorts/Skort, School polo top (short or long sleeve) and school navy blue windcheater, grey socks with long pants OR white socks for girls / Grey socks for boys wearing short pants;
- OR Girls - winter tunic with long sleeve polo or navy skivvy, navy blue tights & school navy blue windcheater.
- Sports uniform is to be worn for students PE day and all students are required to wear plain black tracksuit pants or black basketball shorts - no logos permitted.
PLEASE NOTE
- Bike shorts/leggings are not school uniform.
- Students uniform items should not have any branding or logos other than school print.
- Shorts are to be visible and longer than T-Shirt and or Jumper.
- Jewellery - sleepers or studs 1 per ear, extra earrings are to be clear, 1 necklace with religious or cultural symbol, nose piercing is not to be noticeable (eg clear stud) or should be covered, no bangles or bracelets.
- Hair ties to be black or Navy Blue.
News from Around The School
New - 5/6 Inquiry - 'Three States of Matter'
What happens when vinegar and bicarb soda are mixed together?
This is what the 5/6 students were investigating in their inquiry lesson this week all about the three states of matter!
New - Preps Explore Australian Animals
In Prep as a part of our Australian Animal topic this term we are exploring features of animals, their habitats and interesting facts.
Last week we explored birds and the different types of beaks and nests they have and designed our own. We identified Australian birds and characteristics of these.
We cannot wait to learn about more Australian animals.
New - Grandparent's and Special Visitors Day
Our annual Grandparents & Special Visitors Day was once again attended by so many of our wonderful Grandparents & Special People and was a fabulous success!
Thank you to Mrs Hicks for preparing such an entertaining concert. The students were amazing!
A snippet of photo's taken on the day of the students performing have been included here. To see more images, check out the photo page in this newsletter that is dedicated to this event.
New - 5/6 Inquiry Learning
Our Inquiry topic in 5/6 this Term is “How does it Change? How does it work?”. Last week, we were exploring the three states of matter - Solids, Liquids and Gases. We have looked at the properties of each one, and also created a stop motion to show how the molecules within each matter move and act.
Lots of fun!
New - Children's Book Week
Children's Book Week turns 80 in 2025
Children’s Book Week is The CBCA’s key highlight national event of the year. This year’s celebration will run from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 August. The 2025 theme is Book an Adventure! The feature artist for the year, Jess McGeachin, has brilliantly captured this adventurous spirit in his artwork, which features a whimsical map filled with imaginary characters. Jess’ illustration invites young readers to embark on fantastical journeys, inspiring them to travel through the worlds that books open up. As an award-winning Australian picture book illustrator, Jess’ work encourages children to imagine, explore, and create their own adventures. 2025 is also a milestone year for us as they celebrate 80 years of Children’s Book Week! For 8 decades, CBCA has been dedicated to inspiring young minds to journey through the countless worlds that books offer. Jess’ imaginative artwork reflects this mission perfectly, encouraging children to set off on adventures through time, lands, and imagination.
Next week classes will read the Shortlisted books and on Friday 22nd August we will have a dress up day to celebrate this year’s theme.
There will be a Book Week Parade in the Marian Centre at 9:15am. We look forward in seeing what the children and teachers come dressed up as!
Updated - Bullying No Way Week
During the week we will be engaging students in meaningful discussions and activities aimed at promoting empathy, understanding and respect for diversity. We encourage families to take this opportunity to have open and honest conversations with your child about the impact of bullying and what they can do if they need support.
Bullying – important conversations to have with your child.
St Mary’s is proud to participate in the Bullying No Way: National week of action – 11 to 15 August 2025. By working collaboratively within our community, we can collectively help reduce bullying. Families play an important role in helping children understand bullying and know how to respond to it.
If your child tells you about things at school, or you observe something in public that involves conflict or bullying, take the opportunity to talk about what bullying is. You can learn more about what defines bullying at bullyingnoway.gov.au.
Questions you could ask:
- What do you think bullying is?
- Have you seen it? How did you feel?
- Have you ever felt scared at school because of bullying?
- As well as me, who are the other adults you would talk to when it comes to things like bullying?
- Have you or your friends left other kids out on purpose? Do you think that was bullying? Why or why not?
- Have you ever tried to help someone who is being bullied? What happened? What would you do if it happens again?
Remind your child that bullying is never okay and discuss how they can respond safely if they experience or witness it. Encourage them to seek help from a trusted adult and keep seeking support if needed. By promoting open communication, we empower children to stand up against bullying and create a safer environment where everyone can feel that they belong.
For more information visit bullyingnoway.gov.au.
After School Program Term 3
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 3.45pm 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:
Multi Games with Skillzone Multi Sports Coaching, with the aim of this program being to have fun, learn new games and be happy. This will be held in the Marian Centre or Oval depending on the weather.
WEDNESDAYS - starting Wednesday 6th August for 7 WEEKS, finishing on 17th September.
THURSDAYS - starting Thursday 7th August for 7 WEEKS, finishing on 18th September.
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 as soon as possible.
Thank You
Maree Williams
Co-ordinator
Bingo Help Needed
St Mary's Parish are most grateful the wonderful people who have been able to volunteer their time and for their efforts to help keep our Bingo running.
With this help and Bingo having good numbers most weeks over the past three months, this has resulted in the committee being able to pass on $3000 to both the School and the Parish. These donations have been most appreciated and will be put to good use within the school and the Parish.
For these monetary contributions to continue we are calling out for anyone that has some spare time on a Saturday evening and able to help out for a minimum of between 1 - 4 hours to contact Maree on 0438084364.
Foodshare
Recently, St Mary's School has become an agent for Foodshare. We are able to assist with some food items for families in the Mooroopna area. We have prepacked frozen meals that are great for people who are ill. We are also able to provide some food supplies. Each week we receive a selection of groceries, fruits and vegetables. If you need support please reach out to Gary Woodward or Liz Turk via the school office - 5825285.
We have a facebook page. If you haven't checked it out or are not following the page the link is listed below.
Our Facebook page and our fortnightly newsletter are two of our main sources for communicating information to our families.
