From the Principal

Week 11

Happy Easter & Holidays!

I would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter and a safe and restful holiday. It has been a great term. The staff have worked hard at establishing strong routines for learning and behaviour and our students have respond positively. I truly hope that everyone can return healthy and well in Term 2 to continue the good work that we have all started. 

Thank you  to our families for your support in Term 1. See you allback at school on April 26th. 

COVID 19 update

We have minimised the number of events this week due to the impact on Covid 19 on our school. We have a number of students away and a number of staff members. We hope by limiting the activities we can help stop the spread. We are continuing with regular cleaning, ventilation and sanitising.

P & F Sausage Sizzle POSTPONED

Due to the increase of COVID cases at school & in the community we have postponed the P & F BBQ until early Term 2. 

Easter Raffle

The Easter raffle was drawn on Thursday at school with the children. All money raised is going to CARITAS. Thank you!

Easter Egg Raffle Results

Thank you to everyone for the Easter Raffle donations & purchasing the tickets. We had 27 prizes! Congratulations to the winners. The Easter Raffles made a total of $770.00 Thank you.

Attendance

Thank you to all our families who are making a concerted effort to explain their children's absences. It is a legal requirement that parents notify the school within 7 days of a child's absence regarding the nature of the absence.  If you have not explained any absences this term please attend to this before the end of the week so our records can be accurate.

ANZAC Day -25th April

St Mary's School Captains have been invited to represent our school at the ANZAC Day March on Monday 25th April. The captains will meet Mrs Burton at 10.15am at the East End Mall diagonally opposite the Post Office where all the marchers will be assembling.  

Our school captains will lay a wreath at the Commemoration Service at 11am .  

St Mary's students who are accompanying their parents to ANZAC Day Services may wear their full winter uniform to the service. 

Kindergarten Open Morning for 2023 Flyer

Enrolments for 2023 are now open, the Kindergarten Open morning is Week 2 Term 2. 

Term 2 Winter School Uniform

When we return to school on the 26th April the students are to wear their full Winter Uniform.   The winter uniform requirements is listed below.

NAPLAN 2022 Dates

Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will take part in this year’s National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) on the following dates:

• NAPLAN 2022 online test window: 10–22 May

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is held in May each year for Year 3 and Year 5 students. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals and can be used to improve student achievement. 

If your child is planning to do any preparation for this upcoming assessment and/or you are interested in seeing what the format of the various NAPLAN Assessments may look like. There are various websites that allow all Years 3 and 5 students to practise for the upcoming Online NAPLAN Assessments beginning in May. A really good site is the ACARA website (address listed below).

https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site

This is not the whole assessment but it gives you an idea on what certain types of tasks our Year 3 and 5 students could be asked to do.