News from around the school
Events & Reminders
New - 2025 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR TERM 1 with Sporting Schools Program
After school program is Government funded Program run by St. Mary’s School through Sporting Schools Program. The program runs for 1 hour after school. The children are provided with a drink and fruit. The program will be offered for 7 weeks.
Each session starts at 3.45pm and finishes at 4.45 p.m. The program is supervised at all times and an outside person runs the program. Each session can only take 25 children.
This term we are offering the following:
Multi Games with Skillzone Multi Sports Coaching, with the aim of this program being to have fun, learn new games and be happy. This will be held in the Marian Centre or Oval depending on the weather.
WEDNESDAYS - starting Wednesday 12th February for 7 WEEKS, finishing on 26th March.
THURSDAYS - starting Thursday 13th February for 7 WEEKS, finishing on 27th March.
The children will meet Maree outside the Marian Centre straight after school and have fruit and a drink.
Please return the attached form below to the office before Monday 10th February 2025.
Thank You
Maree Williams
Co-ordinator
New - Student Learning Meetings
Student Learning Meetings for Grade 1 - 6, involving parents and students will be held Week of 10th - 14th February.
To make a booking through SIMON, click on CORE Group then choose a teacher and a time for each child.
Teachers availability is as follows -
Monday 10th February - David Maskell (5/6 Hub), Katherine Mirabella (Purple Room),
Tuesday 11th February- Ange Brown (Purple Room), Gary Woodward (3/4 Book Room), Jessica Clarke (5/6 Hub),
Wednesday 12th February - Fi Dowling (Purple Room), Jacci Mulraney (3/4 Book Room),
Thursday 13th February- Carmel Hutchison (3/4 Book Room)
Friday 14th February - Tayla Junor (5/6 Hub), Ann-Margaret Carroll (Purple Room), Jodi Cox (3/4 Book Room)
Teachers will also be available on Wednesday 12th February after school from 3.45pm till 6.15pm in your child's classroom.
Students are expected to attend these meetings.
New - Prep Liturgy and School Welcome Sausage Sizzle
Thursday 27th February, we invite our Prep students and families to join us for our Prep Liturgy starting at 5.30pm.
Whilst our Preps have their liturgy, Students & Parents from grades 1-6 have a chance to
visit the classrooms. Classrooms will be open from 5:30 until 6:15 pm for parents to have a look around and the children can share their workbooks and artwork.
Following this all families are welcome to stay for a free Sausage Sizzle supplied & prepared by Azem from People Supporting People. Drinks will be available to purchase.
If you will be staying for a sausage please fill in the Google form below indicating how many people will be attending for catering purposes.
https://forms.gle/hLg7HWpsZNpzG5b86
New - School Cross Country
All students will participate in our Whole school Cross Country to be held on Friday 14th
March. Students will need to wear their house color t-shirt, PE shorts, runners & a hat.
New - St Patricks Day
St. Patrick's Day is a day that celebrates the life of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
Come dressed in green on Monday 17th March as we celebrate St Patrick's Day and bring along a gold coin donation.
New - School Photos
Whole School Photos will be taken on Friday 28th March.
Students will be required to wear full summer uniform this year, long hair tied back, hair ties in school colors and no excessive jewellery.
Information regarding the ordering process will be made available closer to the date.
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 download the new app and register your student as per the attached instructions prior to ordering.
To place your order through the new App, please select all items on the menu to be included in your students Sub and submit before 2.45pm Thursdays. The old CDFpay link will automatically redirect you to register on the new App.
Reminder - Summer School Uniform
Students are to wear summer uniform including school bucket hat for all outdoor activities. If the students do not have a hat they will be asked to sit in the shade, please ensure your students items are named.
Summer Uniform consist's of
- All students - Grey shorts/Skort, School polo top and jumper if required, white socks for girls Grey socks for boys;
- Sports uniform is to be worn for students PE day and all students are required to wear black basketball shorts or black tracksuit pants.
- Girls - Summer dress and white socks - no tights or leggings to be worn with school dress;
REMINDER
- Bike shorts/leggings are not school uniform.
School Hats are required for ALL outdoor Activities for Term 1 & Term 4
REMINDER - Bus Travel in 2025
Shepparton/Mooroopna School bus applications for the 2025 academic year are now open for all year level students requiring travel on a country bus (not town bus).
The Shepparton/Mooroopna School Bus website has developed a new and more efficient process for the School Bus Program bus applications.
Moving forward, parents can easily access and submit bus applications via Microsoft Forms. We believe this will help parents and ensure a smooth transition to the new process.
Simply click on the link below to complete the Bus Travel Application Form.
If you have any questions or require further details, please feel free to reach out.
Regards,
Linda Piastri
Student Transport Coordinator – Shepparton Region
Ph: 58912000
Hours: M, T & 9am-3pm & Thurs 9am-4.30pm
School Happenings
New - Welcome to our Preps
We welcomed our new Preps and their families for their first day here St Mary’s last Friday. It was great to see so many happy and smiling faces as they began their learning journey.
Our Preps enjoyed meeting new friends, exploring our beautiful school, spending time with their Grade 6 Buddies and some first day of school activities.
New - NDC Enrolments Open
Notre Dame College have opened Applications for 2026 Year 7 Enrolments.
Applications for Enrolment for Year 7, 2026 will close on Wednesday 30 April.
The date for their Open Day is yet to be set – more information regarding this will be sent out closer to the date.
Parents do not need a tour to be able to apply, however, the following Documentation is required to apply:
- Birth certificate
- Baptism certificate (if applicable)
- Immunisation certificate
- Passport details (if born overseas)
- VISA details (if born overseas)
- VSN - Victorian Student Number (obtain from current school)
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.
