Principal's Message

Dear St Margaret Mary’s Parents and Carers,  

Amadeus Music Performance

Tomorrow our wonderful students in Year 3 to 6 will showcase their musical talents.

Parents and carers are warmly welcome to be part of the audience at our very first Amadeus Music performance to be held on Friday, 18 November at 11.40am. 

Remembrance Day  

On the 11th November each year we pause for one minute of silence to remember and praise all men and women who served our Country during wars and other conflicts, between and within nations, as well as in peacekeeping operations. During World Wars Australians faced enormous challenges and great adversity. More than a million Australians served during the World Wars and millions more contributed to the war effort on the home front. We remember and give thanks! 

Remembrance Day is always a timely reminder of our call to be makers of peace. Learning how to express our feelings on significant issues and seek to find peaceful solutions, where the human dignity of all people is respected is our challenge and opportunity. Learning how to compromise and negotiate is part of this endeavour and this begins at home, within the school and the community. Our Catholic faith teaches us well that we are called to: *Love God and *Love our Neighbour which summarises the ten commandments. The first three commandments are how to love God and the seven remaining commandments teach us how to love our neighbour. 

 NAPLAN News 

From 2023 NAPLAN is moving from May to March. Students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 will participate in NAPLAN online next year from March 15 - 27 March. 

Year 3 complete Reading, Conventions of Language and Mathematics online. Year 3 complete Writing with pen and paper. Year 5 complete Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Mathematics online. 

All students are required to use headphones during the test so they can hear verbal instructions without disrupting other students. This is the time to check if your child's headphones are in working order and replace them over the holiday break. 

All students in Year 3 and 5 will need to send a pair of headphones to the school before Term 1, Week 6, 2023 to ensure all students are ready to participate in the NAPLAN test window. 

Students can access the demonstration site via the link below. This site gives them an opportunity to engage in the types of questions that will be used during NAPLAN.

https://pages.assessform.edu.au/pages/year-3-demos

https://pages.assessform.edu.au/pages/year-5-demos

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WEEK 7? 

God Bless and stay safe,

Pauline Dinale