Dear St. Mary's School Families,

As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of education, we want to take a moment to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to your children's well-being and success. At St. Mary's, our staff members are dedicated professionals who always have the best interest of the students at heart in everything they do.

We kindly request that parents place their trust in our teachers, who are passionate about nurturing your children's growth and helping them succeed in all their endeavours. The most enriching learning experiences stem from honest and enthusiastic collaboration between home and school; it truly is a partnership where each side contributes significantly to your child's development.

We understand that changes within the school or classroom can sometimes impact your children. Please rest assured that the well-being of our students in the St. Mary's

2025 enrolments

We look forward to welcoming all new 2025 Foundation students next year but don’t forget to enrol first. If you’re wishing to enrol your child next year, enrolling early really supports our school wide planning for the best possible start for our young people. The more info we have about 2025, the better planned we can be. If you have new neighbours with kids, make sure you encourage them to join our school!

Term 3

I am pleased to inform you of an exciting staff change in our Year 2/3 class. We are delighted to welcome Mrs. Camille Voce to our teaching team. Mrs. Voce has been working with our senior class one day a week this year, and I am grateful that she has accepted the opportunity to join the Year 2/3 class from Wednesday to Friday, sharing the teaching responsibilities with Mrs. Vaz.

Mrs. Voce brings with her many years of experience in junior and middle school classrooms. Her extensive expertise and passion for teaching will be a wonderful addition to our school community. Mrs. Vaz and I are looking forward to the positive impact Mrs. Voce will have on our students, and we are excited about the wealth of talent and dedication she brings to the class.

Clare has also accepted the opportunity to work with the year 4/5/6 class in term three on Friday's.

Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Voce to the Year 2/3 class and Clare to the 4/5/6 class. We are confident that their presence will further enrich the learning experience for our students.

Newsletter – Year 2/3

On Wednesday morning, the Year 2 students embarked on an exciting excursion to the local botanical gardens. The trip was filled with wonder and discovery as the students of Year 2/3explored various historical features like the entrance gates, the fountain, tea rooms and the summer house. We also learnt about the natural features like the significant trees and Lake Augusta which is now the sunken oval.

We have also been attending Chess sessions with Harry every other Friday and have been enjoying understanding the connection between Maths and Chess.

Year 2/3 have celebrated their learning of information reports during writing sessions by publishing a report on an animal of their choice.

PE News

Divisional Netball & Football

Last Friday 21st June the Goldfields Division Primary Schools Football and Netball Carnival was held at Wesley Hill Recreation Reserve. Our wonderful St Mary’s netball and football teams participated in this event. The students participated with enthusiasm and a wonderful positive attitude and are to be commended for their brilliant team work! It was a delight to watch the students enjoying playing a game they love, developing their skills further and, most importantly, working as a team with their peers. Well done to all students!

A special thank you and well done to our year 3 students who were able to join the team this term, enabling us to make up the team numbers and ultimately participate on the day!

A very big thank you to our amazing parent helpers and volunteers whose assistance enabled us to participate-some wonderful coaching, umpiring and scoring!

State Championships-Cross Country

We would like to wish Isabelle all the best with her participation in the Cross Country State Championships which are being held during the first week of term 3. Congratulations Isabelle for making it into the championships-an amazing achievement!

Clare Grainger

PE Teacher

It has been a busy term for our Foundation and Grade 1 class. As part of our end of term reflective writing students were asked about their top memories for the term. There were lots of special memories. Some of these included; going on our bushwalk, doing circus performance with Mrs Byrne, visiting the Castlemaine Community Garden, Art with Mrs Demothenous, making and eating snake biscuits, leading the assembly, singing with Drew Lane, making galaxy jars with Clare, our butterfly art, singing with Miss Marian, making our family trees, getting our school chooks, learning Spanish with Diana and Tabloid Sports day…just to name a few.

Thank you to all of our parents who have been supportive and active in our classroom. Enjoy the school holidays.

Upcoming Events:

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the upcoming events on the Calendar.

As always, we encourage parents and guardians to stay updated with school news and events by regularly checking Seesaw and following us on social media.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support and involvement in our vibrant school community!

Warm regards,

John

St Mary's School, Castlemaine

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