Principal's News

A very, very warm welcome to the 2026 school year to all our returning families and all our new families. A special welcome to our foundation students and those students new to our school in other levels. We have had a lovely start to the year, commencing with our assessment days, which allowed the children to meet their teachers one on one and spend some time getting to know each other. We have had some really positive comments about how smoothly and calmly our children have started the year and settled into classroom routines so well. We invite all our families to join us at our beginning of the year Mass on Friday at 2.10 p.m. if you are able to do so. 

Congratulations to Mr McGuinness and Angharad on the wonderful news that they are expecting their first child in April this year. We wish them all the very best with this excting chapter in their lives.

We are very excited to be part of the MACS Mathematics Acceleration Program this year, led by Ellis our Maths Leader.  This process will  provide us with specialised training to further enhance our Maths program at St Mark's. We look forward to sharing our learning journey with you throughout the year.

We are looking for some new members for our School Advisory Council for 2026. The group meets 7 times throughout the year on a Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m. The role of the School Advisory Council, in keeping with the objects of the MACS Constitution, is to provide a crucial point of connection between the wider school community and school leaders. If you are interested in joining the group please contact Frances on 9262 2000 or email: principal@smdingley.catholic.edu.au 

Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday 17th February at 7.30 p.m. in the staffroom.

Our first assembly for the year will take place on Friday 13th February. At this assembly we will farewell Danni who's last day will be Friday 20th February. Please join us if you are available.

We will be celebrating Ash Wednesday as a whole school with Mass at 9.00 a.m. on 18th February. You are very welcome to join us at Mass if you are able.

Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews:

Please remember to book in for your interview with your child's teacher on either the 17th or 18th of February. Booking instructions were sent home on our new Nforma portal and are still available on the Nforma noticeboard under your child's profile and are also included below.

School Photos - Thursday 19th February:

Don't forget to order your school photos before Thursday 19th February.

All children need to wear their summer school uniform for the school photos. Those children who have PE on Thursday can bring their runners to change into for their PE lesson. 

Congratulations:

Congratulations to our 2026 Year 6 leaders. We look forward to a great year, working with our leaders to build a strong community.

Handcrafted Products by Tiffany Murray

One of our parents, Tiffany Murray, has beautifully displayed a selection of handmade products in the glass cabinet located in the office area. These items are available for purchase.

If you're interested in viewing or buying any of her creations, please feel free to take one of her business cards, which can be found in front of the products inside the cabinet.