Dear families,

As we move towards the end of another busy and rewarding term, it has been wonderful to reflect on the learning, growth and achievements taking place in our classrooms and across the school. I have enjoyed reading the students Semester 1 Reports this week.

Semester 1 Reports & Student Led Learning Conferences – Semester 1 Reports will go home to all families this Friday, June 19th. Please take the time to read your childs report before meeting with your child's teacher next week.

Student Led Learning Conferences will be held next week on

Tuesday June 23rd, 12.15-7.00pm (early 12:00pm finish for students) and

Wednesday June 24th, 3.45-5.00pm.

These meetings are an opportunity for students to share their Semester One learning journey with their family. They are a time for sharing successes, strengths, challenges and future goals. In preparation for these conferences our students have reflected on their learning and set goals for future learning. Bring your child's Semester 1 Report with you.

Bookings are open and will close on Monday 22nd June at 9:00am

Go to: www.schoolinterviews.com.au

Enter the school event code: ajqmg

End of Term 2 - OSHC arrangements

The last day of term 2 will be next Thursday, 25th June 2026, with an early school finish. OSHC will be available from the early finish time to support families.

YLV are also seeking expressions of interest for Friday, 26th June 2026. As the school will be closed on this day, they are happy to operate a Long Day Care program, subject to sufficient interest.

To assist with planning and staffing, please make your booking through ylv.com.au or directly with your OSHC Coordinator by next Monday, 22 June 2026.

Holiday Program @ St Mark’s - Youth Leadership Victoria has advised that they will once again be offering a Holiday Program at St Mark’s during the Term 2 holidays. The program will be open from 7.00am-6.30pm each day. Please see below the program.

Assemblies - Assemblies in Term 3 will be held at 2.45pm on Fridays. There will be occasions when Assemblies will be held in the morning. Final assembly for Term 2 will be this Friday 19th June led by LA3, LA4, LA5.

Two such occasions are the Celebration of Grandparents Assembly which will be held on Friday July 24th at 10.30am and the Father’s Day Assembly which will be held at 9.00am on Friday September 4th (details to be advised).

Celebration of Grandparents - Please join us on Friday July 24th for our Celebration of Grandparents. The morning will commence with Open Classrooms at 9.30am followed by a special Assembly led by our Year 3/4s. Morning tea will follow at 11.00am in the Family Lounge. Invitations and Reply Slips will be sent out to all families next term. All welcome.

Make sure you visit the Sports page of this newsletter for a wrap up of Gr 5/6 Interschool Sports!

School Photos - individualised student flyers were sent home on Thursday 4th June - please follow the instructions on how to view and purchase online via the ARP platform. You will need your 2026 image code to order.

Dates to Remember - all the the Term Dates and School Closure days have been published on the Dates to Remember page since the start of the year. Add these to your diary! The events and special days for Term 3 have been added. These are added to and updated each fortnight.

Crossing Safety - St Mark's families are reminded again to use the School Crossings to cross Argyle and Lee Sts. Not only is this a safe practice, it also is a great example to the children to teach them vitally important road safety skills. Please do not cross the road in front of the staff carpark and school gate - this is very dangerous, walk the extra few metres to use the crossing. Our Crossing Supervisor, Eugenia is on leave until mid July and replacement staff will cover the crossing supervision during this time.

Speed Hump installation - works will begin soon on the installation of three speed humps on Argyle St. The council advise that the location of these were determined by the continued high speeds recorded on the street. Please be aware of the speed limit reduction from 50km to 40km on all local roads in Merri-bek.

Council do aim to minimise disruption and delay but please allow for extra travel time in case there is extra congestion of traffic during the coming weeks.

Farewell - Last week we said goodbye to Yona (LA3) and Kal (LA2) who recently moved to Kalkallo and have decided to attend a school closer to their home before travelling overseas to visit family. Next week we will say farewell to Helani (LA5), Audrey (LA8) and Ruby (LA10) who will attend schools closer to their home next term. We thank Yona, Kal, Helani, Audrey and Ruby for sharing their gifts and talents with the St Mark's community. We thank their families for their support of St Mark's during their time here. May the Holy Spirit watch over them and their families and guide them in all they do. We will offer a farewell to Helani, Audrey, Ruby and their families with a St Mark's blessing at assembly this Friday 19th June.

A reminder that next Friday June 26th is a student free day where students do not attend school. On this day St Mark’s staff will be engaging in oportunitites to nurture our Catholic faith when visiting the Mary Glowrey Museum in East Melbourne, followed by a tour and session at St Patricks Cathedral. By deepening our faith and understanding, we continue to inspire and guide the students on their spiritual journeys.

Our Principal Peter continues to be on extended personal leave. He passes on his sincere thanks for the beautiful eCard he recently received from the children and families. He said it brought him immense joy as he read each message and heard how well each child was growing and learning. He misses you all and is grateful for your ongoing support, which means so much to him.

Stay warm and we are looking forward to seeing you all throughout the Student Led Learning Conferences next week!

Ms Claire White - Acting Principal and Learning & Teaching/Literacy Leader

claire.white@smfawkner.catholic.edu.au

‘The St Mark’s Catholic Primary School, Fawkner Community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.’

St Mark’s Catholic Primary School respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, learn, work and play. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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