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Important notices

Parent/carer emails

It has come to our attention that some of our parent/carer emails have not been reaching your inboxes. We are sorry if this has affected you. 

 

We have looked into the issue and can confirm that the emails are being sent and are leaving our server. From this point, unfortunately, we cannot tell if they have arrived to their intended destination.

 

As part of this checking process, we are making sure email details are correct in our system. 

 

If you are experiencing issues with receiving emails from St Mary's College, please follow these steps: 

  • Restart your email application, clearing the browser cache if you’re on a computer or opening this in a fresh browser window/or by closing and reopening the app if you are on a mobile device. 
  • People have found this then re-activates the spam folder or sub spam folder and will show all our St Mary’s emails, which you can then mark as safe senders. 
  • Please mark all St Mary’s staff you have received an email from as safe senders. It may be best to turn off or refresh the app overnight and re-open it in the morning.

If you have any questions or are still having issues, please contact communications@smc.tas.edu.au 

'Kiss and Go' zone

We wish to remind parents and carers of the correct use of our designated 'Kiss and Go' zone as a drop-off and pick-up area on Harrington Street, pictured below. 

The Kiss and Go zone allows drivers to quickly and safely pick up and drop off children, on the school side of the road. 

 

In order to create a safe environment while keeping traffic moving, we please ask that parents and carers use this signed area as a short-term stopping zone only.

 

Please do not use this space as a car park or idle here for an extended period. 

 

If your children are not ready to get straight into your vehicle at pick-up time, you will need to drive round the block and queue to enter the area again.

 

Drivers must remain in the vehicle while in the Kiss and Go zone so as to not block the flow of traffic. 

 

If your child must cross the road, please ensure they do so safely at the nearby lights. 

 

Please refer to an email from our Director of Junior School, sent on Monday 27 February, which covers this in further detail. 

For the diary 

Junior School photos

A reminder that tomorrow (Thursday 2 March) is Junior School Photo Day. 

 

All students in Years 3-6 must wear full formal school uniform on this day. If your child has PE, they can change into their PE gear at school for the lesson. 

 

To order your school photos, log on to www.leadingimage.com.au and enter the St Mary's College school access key: 4UM8DXJ5 

 

Please order family photos by 4.30pm on the day before they are to be taken. 

NAPLAN 2023

Each year, Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN - a national assessment program for literacy and numeracy. 

 

This year, students will sit the tests from 15 to 27 March. 

 

NAPLAN allows parents and carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time. 

 

It is just one aspect of a school's assessment and reporting process and can provide teachers with additional information about students' educational progress. 

 

For more information about the national tests, please visit the NAPLAN website or view the FAQ document here.

K-12 Open Day 

Join us for our Kinder to Year 12 Open Day on Tuesday 28 March to tour our College facilities and see first-hand what it's like to be a St Mary's student. 

Open Day tours are a great way to get a real-life, in-person experience of the College, meet our staff and students, and ask questions about the wide range of programs we have on offer.

 

Tours will be running on the day from 9.00am-11.00am. Bookings essential via the link below. 

Register for Open Day

Enrolling now for Kinder 2024

Enrolments are now open for Kinder in 2024.

 

Starting or considering Kinder in 2024? St Mary's College warmly invites all prospective families to learn more about our Kinder program and flexible Kinder options on our website here. 

 

For enquiries, or to book a personal tour or request an enrolment pack, please contact Nicole Wighton, Enrolment Officer on (03) 6108 2560 or enrol@smc.tas.edu.au. 

 

Applications are due by Friday 5 May 2023 and can be submitted online via this link. 

milangkani goes to Kinder!

We are excited to share that next week's milangkani session will take place in our dynamic Kinder play space. 

 

Designed to encourage exploration and investigation, the outdoor play space is a sensory wonderland incorporating the best elements of child-led sensory play, including a sand pit, slide, water pump and stream, and natural materials.

 

Curious little explorers and their families will also get a glimpse of what school at SMC looks like in their future.

 

The session will run from 9.15am-10.45am next Monday 6 March. To book your place, visit the College website here. 

 

All children aged from birth to five years are welcome to attend.