General School News
Clothing Pool.
The Clothing Pool is open by appointment every second Friday morning. It will next be open on Friday, 2nd September from 9.30 am - 11.00 am. Please contact the school office on 6772 4441 or smaadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au to book a time.
School Beanies
With the cooler weather and frosty mornings upon us, students are able to wear the school beanie. Beanies are available for purchase from the front office for $11. Please note that hats will still need to be brought to school for outside play and sport.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance Matters
Research indicates that:
- Regular attendance at school is fundamental to student learning. Students who attend school regularly are more likely to achieve educational success and increase their career and life options.
- Student attendance has been identified as an important aspect of a student’s wellbeing and failure to receive an education has been identified as a risk of harm factor.
- Poor patterns of attendance place students at risk of not achieving their educational, social and psychological potential and disadvantage them in the quality of choices they are able to make in later life situations.
- Communities benefit from students who regularly attend school and are achieving. These benefits include greater student safety, community wellbeing, and a sense of connectedness for all.
- Schools, families, and communities can work together to send a strong collective message about the importance of going to school.
- Promoting the benefits of regular attendance to students, teachers, early childhood centre staff, parents, and community groups will help create a culture where regular school attendance is the norm.
Whole day attendance is very important, as is lateness to school and classes.
New England Sings Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets for New England Sings! are going on sale 9:00am THIS Monday 22 August! and can be purchased through the following link: www.trybooking.com/CBWYY
Ticket prices are Adults $30, FT students $20. There will be LIMITED TICKETS available so please book as soon as possible.
Choristers do not need to purchase tickets as seating is provided on stage.
PLEASE NOTE: Check with your child to see if they are still involved in this. Many have dropped out since they signed up.
Canteen Menu
The limited item canteen menu on Tuesdays and Wednesdays is no longer in place. The winter menu is now available Monday - Friday.
The canteen will be serving SPECIAL ONLY ITEMS during the winter months. TUESDAYS are Hot Dog Days and WEDNESDAYS are Cheese Burger Days. These two items will only be available on those days.
All orders close at 9.30am each morning. We thank you for supporting our amazing canteen.
Please see the updated Menu for this term.
Lost Property
Please make sure that you check and label or re-label clothing items so we can return items to their owners and please remember to rename items purchased from the Clothing Pool - if the previous owner's name is still on it, we will send it home with them!
Apart from many items of unlabelled uniforms we also have large amounts of unlabelled lunchboxes, lunch containers and drink bottles in our lost property baskets. It is impossible to return these items to students and unnamed items are donated to the clothing pool.
Contacting the School & Your Child's Teacher
Teachers welcome contact from parents, if you need to talk with staff please either contact the class teacher by phoning the school – 6772 4441 or email the school on smaadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au.
Arriving Late or Leaving School Early
PLEASE NOTE that all students arriving late, or being collected early for an appointment, MUST REPORT to the Office to be signed in or out by a parent /guardian.
Parents please note that students are not to be collected early from school unless they have an urgent appointment. School finishes at 3:10pm.
Compass entry is not required for partial absences (eg late arrivals or early pick ups). When you bring your child into school or pick them up, entering the arrival or departure in the Foyer Kiosk explains their absence.
School Office Hours
The school office is open from 8.30 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday during term time.
Wonder Recycling Rewards
St Mary's is participating in this program again this year in Term 3 & 4. Don't forget to save your bread bags and tags and pop them in our collection bin in the foyer!
