Take Note

Student Free Day | Friday 6 June

A friendly reminder to our community that Friday 6 June is Moderation Day and a student-free day for Kinder to Year 12.

Moderation ensures all students across Tasmania are being assessed against the same benchmarks, and that student assessments are comparable across schools.

While there will be no classes on this day, the Student Services office will remain open from 8.00am–4.00pm for any enquiries. 

 We hope our students enjoy their extra-long weekend! Classes will resume as normal on Tuesday 10 June, following the King's Birthday public holiday on Monday 9 June. 

School photo update

We’ve heard from the photography company, and they’ve let us know that photo orders are expected to be delivered to families by the end of Term 2. 

Thank you for your patience. We are looking forward to seeing those smiling faces soon!

Lost property reminder 

We’ve noticed an increase in lost property and would really appreciate your help! Is your child missing any items, like a school jumper, lunchbox, drink bottle, or other belongings? Please take a moment to check our lost property bins: 

• Junior School: Located at the entrance to Year 1, just past the Junior School office.
• Senior School: Outside the Director of Senior School’s office.

We also kindly ask that you take a few minutes at home to check if you might have any school items, particularly jumpers and jackets, with someone else’s name on them? If so, please return them to school at your earliest convenience. Many families are currently searching for missing items.

To help us return items more easily, please ensure all belongings are clearly labelled, especially second-hand items.

Thank you for your support in keeping our school community organised! 

The Push-Up Challenge

St Mary’s College is proud to be taking part in headspace's The Push-Up Challenge from 4–26 June, raising awareness for mental health and suicide prevention. Olivia Hunniford-Webb, our Year 12 Prefect for Wellbeing, shares why this cause matters and why we're getting involved.

As the Wellbeing Prefect, I’m excited to help lead this initiative that brings our community together for such an important cause.

Every lunchtime at 1.00pm, students will gather on the College Green in their House groups to complete 55 push-ups together. Over the campaign's 23 days, the Senior School aims to complete a total of 3,214 push-ups, representing the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2023.

The Junior School will also be joining in by taking on their own version of the challenge. Students in Years 3 to 6 will aim to complete 500 push-ups during daily PE over the three weeks.

To celebrate everyone's efforts, we’ll finish the challenge with a whole-school sausage sizzle on Thursday 26 June – bring along a gold coin donation to support our local headspace centre. 

We’re incredibly proud of our students for pushing themselves, both physically and mentally, to support one another and raise awareness for such an important issue. 

Let’s keep encouraging open conversations about mental health and continue showing up for our community. 

Olivia Hunniford-Webb 

Prefect for Wellbeing 

Mini Winter Festival | Follow the lanterns... 

This August, as winter draws to a close, join us for an enchanting evening of light and entertainment as we celebrate the season's end together. 

Let the glow of our lanterns guide you into a captivating world of performance, featuring music, drama and digital media installations, while you enjoy a cosy, warming meal and drink with family and school friends.

Students in Years 3 to 6 will have the opportunity to enjoy disco sessions on the night. What fun! 

Pull on your puffer jackets and boots, and layer up with scarves, beanies and gloves, as you venture outdoors and onto our College grounds for a celebration of winter and our students' creativity. 

We look forward to embracing the dark with you! Book your place via the online form, linked below. 

St Mary's College Mini Winter Festival

When: Friday 8 August, 4.30pm–8.00pm 

Where: St Mary's College

Happy to volunteer to help on the night? We’d love to hear from you! You are welcome to help out for a short time, set up before or pack down after. If you’re a yes, please fill out the short form here.

SMC Cares Quiz Night

Get your brains in gear – it's time for some trivia! 

Gather your brightest buddies, smartest sidekicks and agile allies for an evening of friendly competition, prizes, snacks, pizza and fun at the SMC Cares Quiz Night. 

Join us for a special evening! The event is set for Friday 27 June, with doors opening from 6.00pm and official proceedings kicking off at 6.30pm. All funds raised on the night will support the Vinnies Winter Appeal.

Register now and reserve your table – don’t miss out! Click the link here to book. 

We need your support! 

To support us in making the 2025 Quiz Night a huge success, we are seeking donations for prizes, giveaways and contributions. If you can assist in any way, please get in touch with Belle Young at byoung@smc.tas.edu.au.