Principal's Announcements
The Rights of a Child
Miss Drummond and Mrs Loughran's classes presented a prayer at assembly last week about the Rights of Children. They reminded us that everyone has the right to feel safe, good health and an education. I reminded the children that we all have a duty to treat each other with respect at all times. This means we don't laugh at others when they make a mistake or if they are different to us. It is worth a discussion with your child to remind them about the importance of this.
NDC Captains
I was very excited to learn that four ex St Mary's students were announced as Notre Dame Captains for 2019. Millie Brown was announced at College Captain, Jye Crilly and Laura Kilpatrick received the Vice Captain positions and Bailey Whittaker was announced as McGann House Captain.
Crazy Sock Day!
Well done to everyone for wearing crazy socks today. It was a fun way to to raise much needed funds and awareness for Caritas which does an amazing job helping the poor all over the world.
Gr P/1/2's at the Aquarium
Our Gr P/1/2 children took part in an excursion to the Aquarium last Friday and had a fantastic day. I loved hearing about the crocodiles eating the chickens for lunch! Thanks to the teachers who organised the day.
Gymnastics Champion!
Narkita Smith and her Gymnastics team won the North Eastern Regional Championships and have made their way through to the National Championships in Geelong this weekend! What an amazing achievement! Go Narkita!
Gr 4 Camp
All the best to the Gr 4 students who are heading off to camp next week at Corop. They will be there for 3 days and taking part in a lot of fun outdoor activities. The flying fox is always a favourite! Have fun kids.
New staff for 2019
We are very excited to announce that Mrs Michelle Hicks and Ms Lauren Calder will be taking on teacher roles at St Mary's next year. Michelle is a very experienced teacher and has been working at St Luke's Shepparton for many years. Lauren, also from St Luke's will be taking up a classroom teaching position as well as a curriculum leadership role within the school.
Munchkins at St Mary's!
It was fantastic to see St Mary's students acting in the local Wizard of Oz Production! Congratulations to Oriana Macreadie, Maggie Davis, Luke Martin, Charlotte Seddon, Lila-Kate Niederle & Liam Kennedy. No doubt we have some future Hollywood movie stars in the making!
New Building Projects
We are very excited to announce that we are going to redevelop our tennis courts into a multipurpose sports area. The courts will be resurfaced with a synthetic base and include a basketball & netball court, a soccer pitch and T ball diamond. The area will also have a roof similar to the roof over our current basketball court.
We are also going to refurbish our administration area which includes a new sick bay, Principal's office, Board room and main entrance to the school. We hope that both projects will be completed in the first 6 months of 2019.
Student Baptism
Congratulations to Ashleigh Layton who made her baptism on the weekend. It was a very special day for her and her family. If any other families would like to discuss baptising their children, please contact me at school.
T20 Cricket
Thanks to Mr Preston for organising teams being entered in the T20 Blast competitions. well done to the St Mary's teams who made the Gr 5/6 Grand Final and we wish our girls team good luck when they take part in the regional event in a couple of weeks.
Principal's Award
Congratulations to Ashton Watts on winning the Principal's Award in Week 2. Ashton is an excellent learner and has made great improvements in his reading. He is always kind to those around him and is keen to do jobs for his teachers each day. Great work Ashton!
Well done to Sienna Smith on being presented last week's Principal's Award. Sienna is an outstanding student who shines in all areas of school life. She shows great leadership, works hard in class and achieves excellent results. Congratulations Sienna!
Mr Butts Joke of the Week
What do you call someone with a rubber toe? Roberto!
Be Good To People and The World Will Be Good To You.
