Principal's Announcements
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Term 3 everyone. I hope you had a restful holiday and have recharged the batteries for the term ahead!
I am very happy to return to school after studying last term. I managed to complete my Master of Special Education (that I have been working on for a few years now) and take part in some Leadership programs in Melbourne. I would like to sincerely thank Ms Carroll for acting as Principal in my absence and to Mrs Loughran and Mrs Bryant for taking on the Deputy Principal role. It is wonderful to know the school was in such capable hands during my absence.
New Bishop of Sandhurst
It was announced today that Shane MacKinlay is the new Bishop of the Sandhurst Diocese. We are all very excited by this news and look forward to welcoming Bishop Shane when Bishop Les officially finishes in September. There are two attachments with this newsletter regarding this.
School of Rock
It was wonderful to see so many ex St Mary's students starring in this year's Notre Dame performance "School of Rock". Our Gr 6 students attended last Wednesday's performance at Westside and they were very impressed with the high standard.
2020 Preps
We have begun Interviews for next year's Preps. If you have a child starting at St Mary's next year, please contact the office to arrange an appointment.
Kaiela Arts
Thank you to Mrs Wilson and Miss Drummond for organisng the Kaiela Arts group to work with our Gr 3/4 students today. The kids took part in acting out indigenous stories which was followed by art activities. It was a wonderful was to learn more about the amazing Aboriginal culture!
Ablaze!
Today our Gr 5/6 students attended Fr Rob Galea's Ablaze concert at Eastbank. They had a fantastic day and enjoyed the great music.
Moon Landing Exhibition
Many students were excited to visit an exhibition to mark the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing. Thank you to Tom Diamond (Student Learning Officer) for putting the displays together and sharing his wisdom on this significant event!
Parent Access Module Update
We are beginning a transition from Care Monkey to PAM for student medical information and permission notes. Parents can now begin to complete a medical profile in PAM after clicking the "red bell" in the top right hand corner of the home page. Care Monkey will still be used in conjunction with PAM, until the transition period concludes in a few months. We apologise for the inconvenience, however after discussing the details with with the School Board, we have decided this will be a better alternative moving forward.
Grandparents Day
One of our favourite events on the calendar is Grandparent's Day which is taking place this Friday 26th July. Classrooms will be open at 9am followed by a whole school performance in the Marian Centre at 10:20am. A cuppa and morning tea will follow the concert. Could all families attending please bring a plate of food to share.
Principal's Award
Winner Week 10 Term 2 - Amani Issell
Amani is a responsible grade 6 leader and role model who is always willing to help. She goes about her school work without any fuss and is a focused learner. Amani is willing to try new skills and sticks to anything she finds challenging or difficult. She takes on teacher feedback to improve her learning, gets along with her peers and is Positive, Polite, Resilient.
Amani is a sporting all rounder who is a consistent performer at a range school sporting events. At the start of the year Amani was in the Northern Rivers U/14 Cricket Team at State Championships.
Amani also recently made the final 30 of the SSV State Netball Trials.
Awesome effort Amani, Well done!
Winner Week 1 - Ethan Ulrich. Ethan is a very gentle young man who always has a smile on his face. He follows the PBIS rules 100% of the time and enjoys tackling new challenges in the classroom. Well done Ethan!
