💐 I would like to thank all the wonderful parents who have approached me this week with a warm smile and a kind word about being in the Acting Principal role while Nicole is taking some long service leave.

🍎 On Friday, we celebrated World Teachers Day and it was so humbling to watch all the students thank their teachers with gestures, kind words and cards.

We have a truly beautiful community and I am proud to be part of it!

Hats

It is a requirement of ALL Victorian primary schools that students must be wearing a hat in terms 1 and 4 when they are playing outside. If your child does not have a hat at school, they are reminded to play in the shelter shed.

Some students try to negotiate that they should be able to play on the basketball court. Whilst this is undercover, it does not reinforce the need to remember to wear their uniform correctly. In term 1 and 4, the school hat is part of the St Mary's uniform. We do not provide spare hats for health and safety reasons.

We would appreciate if you could please remind your child of this and ensure their name is clearly labelled on the inside of their hat.

Uniform

With the changing and unpredictable weather at the moment, students may wear layers or a that can be taken off as the days warms up. The mornings are rather chilly, so some students are wearing leggins or tights with the dress or a long sleeve under school polo. This is completely fine, as long as it is the St Mary's colours and in line with our uniform policy.

Concert info

Information was sent out on NForma about the concert evening and costumes. Whilst we would love to have 100% participation from students, understand that families may have other commitments. If your child will not be attending the concert, please communicate this to their class teacher.

NEW drink fountains!

This week, we had some new fountains installed at our water taps. Unfortunately the need for new fountains was due to students shoving pieces of tan bark down the fountains. As you can imagine, this plumbing work was not a small cost. We would appreciate if you could chat to your children about the importance of respecting our school property and using all equipment responsibly.

New basketball goal post pads

A very big thank you to Mrs Kirkpatrick for securing a sporting grant for new goal post pads around the basketball rings!

The AFL Game - A Poem by Sage Isaacs 5/6G

No matter the weather it's always good to play

Whenever I chuck on my footy gear it's always a good day.

No matter the pain, the kick always starts the game!

Run or pass you don't want to finish last

and will they remember me after I am gone?

Quick! A steady step, a swing of a boot, a flash of leather, a rising shoot.

A roar from the crowd, shout out loud. The final siren blows with lots of gold.

I love this winning feeling, it never gets old!

St Mary's School Newsletter

At St Mary's, Everyone Matters!

Term 4 Week 5 2026 · 02 Nov 2026

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