News from around the school
UP Coming Events & Reminders
REMINDER - Subway Lunch Orders
Please place orders in Subway Tub Thursday for delivery Friday. Late orders are to be submitted to Subway Store before close of business Thursday evening, please avoid dropping them in Friday morning.
For orders via CDFpay, please select all items on the menu to be included in your students Sub and submit before 2.45pm Thursdays.
REMINDERS - Summer School Uniform
Students are to wear Summer uniform during term 1. Changes to this is at the principal's discretion.
Summer Uniform -
- All students - Grey shorts/Skort, School polo top (short or long sleeve) and school navy blue windcheater if required, grey socks for boys OR white socks for girls.
- Sports uniform is to be worn for students PE day and all students are required to wear school polo shirt & windcheater as required, plain black basketball shorts - no logos permitted and no bike shorts or leggings, these are not school uniform.
- All Students - School Hat is required for all outdoor play and activities. Please ensure this is clearly named.
PLEASE NOTE
- Bike shorts/leggings are not school uniform.
- Students uniform items should not have any branding or logos other than school print.
- Shorts are to be visible and longer than T-Shirt and or Jumper.
- Jewellery - sleepers or studs 1 per ear, extra earrings are to be clear, 1 necklace with religious or cultural symbol, nose piercing is not to be noticeable (eg clear stud) or should be covered, no bangles or bracelets.
- Hair ties to be black or Navy Blue.
Reminder's -
Wednesday 11th March - Preps commence Wednesdays
Thursday 19th March - School Photo's - GV School Photography - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Friday 20th March - Grades 5/6 Visit to St Anne's
Wednesday 1st April - Grades P/1/2 Easter Bonnet Parade - Marian Centre
News from Around The School
New - Prep's Learn About Easter
To help us understand more about Easter in Prep at the moment and learn about new life, we have put our chicken eggs in an incubator and are watching them every day to see what happens.
We have learnt that we now wait for 21 days for new life to hatch in our classroom.
New - Grade 5 Science Excursion
As part of our Science unit Animal Survival, the Grade 5 students attended the RiverConnect ‘Bees and Blossoms’ environmental education program at Cussen Park in Tatura.
Emily from RiverConnect and Clancy Lester (the BeeMan) led us through an engaging 1.5-hour session where we learned all about pollinators, explored the park on a bushwalk, and participated in a hands-on bee hotel workshop. We discovered how important native bees are to our environment and how we can help protect their habitats.
Along the way, we were lucky enough to spot a sleepy possum, colourful parrots and even thousands of bats!
Check out our handy work below — you might even feel inspired to create a bee hotel for your own backyard.
New - Founder’s Day Celebration – 90 Years of St Mary’s!
What a wonderful day of celebration we had at St. Mary's last week as we marked 90 years of faith, learning and community.
Our day began with a memorable liturgy, bringing us together in gratitude for those who have shaped our school across the decades. Students then enjoyed fun activity rotations, building house spirit and learning more about the rich history of our Founders. The excitement continued as we shared delicious House cakes for morning tea, followed by a fantastic BBQ lunch with our families and community.
A special thank you to the many community members who joined us throughout the day — your presence made our celebration even more meaningful. We are also very grateful to Azem and Vicki for their wonderful support with the BBQ at lunchtime.
Thank you to all staff for your incredible involvement in the preparations and your support across the day. Your commitment ensured our students not only celebrated our past but also honoured our story as we look to the future with hope.
Happy Founders' Day, St Mary’s!
Have a look at a video from the day.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HbyFcvqqv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
New - A day in Grade 6….
Christian meditation for prayer, our FIRE Carriers putting up the flags, a visit to the library to borrow, return and do some quiet reading, spelling, working on our persuasive writing, maths, science and RE!
We were all ready for a well earnt weekend.
Foodshare
Recently, St Mary's School has become an agent for Foodshare. We are able to assist with some food items for families in the Mooroopna area. We have prepacked frozen meals that are great for people who are ill. We are also able to provide some food supplies. Each week we receive a selection of groceries, fruits and vegetables. If you need support please reach out to Gary Woodward or Liz Turk via the school office - 5825285.
We have a facebook page. If you haven't checked it out or are not following the page the link is listed below.
Our Facebook page and our fortnightly newsletter are two of our main sources for communicating information to our families.
