Christmas festivities in full swing

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the College!

Angels on the airwaves

The St Mary's College Senior School choir lent their voices to the airwaves last Thursday, bringing Christmas cheer to listeners across Tasmania as part of ABC Local Radio's 2024 Christmas Angels program.

Performing live in the studio, our students sang A Christmas Blessing and Silent Night. Well done to the choir on their beautiful performance! If you missed it, listen here at the 1:05:00 mark.

Special thanks to our music teachers and chaperones, Mr Michael Power and Mr Scott Weston – who provided the piano accompaniment.

Year 3–6 Christmas Concert

What a magical afternoon it was at our Year 3–6 Christmas Concert! Wonder and joy filled the Nagle Centre as our talented students entertained families on stage with catchy tunes and energetic dance numbers.

Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us – it was fantastic to see so many parents and carers in attendance.

Well done to our incredible students and their teachers for their hard work in bringing the Christmas spirit to life.

Year 3 leaf wreaths

Students in Year 3 have taken inspiration from nature to design and craft their own Christmas wreaths.

The students spent last Friday morning weaving their beautiful creations, which feature fresh native botanicals, pinecones, acorns and succulents from the garden.

Judging by their impressive work and craftsmanship, we might have a few budding florists in the making!

Festive wreaths competition | Winners announced

The College's Pastoral Care groups and their teachers put their creativity to the test in our Senior School Christmas wreath-making competition – and the results have been amazing!

As reported in last week's Fountain newsletter, the competition produced some very innovative and eye-catching designs, which made it challenging for our judges to pick a winner.

But after much deliberation, we are excited to announce and congratulate the following groups on their winning wreaths:

1st – Manresa A: 40 points. For their amazing use of recycled denim, shopping bags and decorative lighting.
2nd – Presentation 7B:30 points. For their beautiful use of all-natural foliage and greenery. Very festive!
3rd – Nagle 8: 20 points. For their innovative use of brown paper Woollies shopping bags.
4th – College 7B: 10 points. For their collaborative efforts making individual origami components from recycled paper.

Arts and crafts corner

Year 2 Wombats

The talented students in Year 2 Wombats have been getting into the festive spirit, creating a beautiful collection of nativity drawings depicting the birth of Jesus. Lovely work, 2W!

Year 1 Penguins

Handmade paper chain garlands and giant paper stars have brought a touch of nostalgia and festive flair to the Year 1 Penguins classroom. It's great to see our classrooms embracing eco-friendly practices too!

Year 1 Echidnas

How spectacular is this nativity display outside the Year 1 Echidnas classroom? The artwork stretches along an entire wall, creating a huge, captivating scene.

The Year 1 Echidnas have also enjoyed decorating their windows with colourful snowflakes and adding a personal touch to their gift bags. What an artistic bunch!

Prep Possums

Students in Prep have been hard at work preparing handmade gifts for their families, from superb stained-glass windows and unique Christmas tree ornaments to the most adorable wooden reindeer statues.

Kinder Wallabies and Platypuses

There are also some very charming reindeers hanging in the Kinder classrooms – if you look, closely you may even recognise some of their faces!

The Kinder students have also been decorating Rudolph biscuits and whipping up delicious gifts in jars, with a hand from Murphy's Café Manager, Mr Phil Shanny.

Decking the halls with deliciousness

Year 9/10 Food Technology

Over the past few weeks, our 9/10 Food Technology class has filled the College kitchen with mouth-watering aromas and delightful Christmas treats.

The students haven't shied away from showcasing their creativity and culinary skills – their colourful, festive cakes and cake pops will look fantastic on the Christmas table.

Feast your eyes on a selection of their goodies, pictured below.