Mr Butts' Announcements
Another beautiful display in our foyer thanks to Mrs Hicks.
Mother's Day Mass
Our Mother's Day mass was a beautiful celebration with many mums, grandmothers and special mother figures attending. Thank you to everyone who took part and to Mrs Hicks for organising such a wonderful liturgy.
NAPLAN Week
This week Gr 3 & 5 students have been taking part in national NAPLAN testing. The tests conclude tomorrow (Thursday).
Sporting Achievements
Each year we have a number of students try out for representative sporting teams. The following students have made it through to state try outs:
Soccer: Joseph LaGamba
Netball: Olivia Andrews, Zoe Williams & Tess Jakobs.
Cricket: Cooper Sleeth
Football: Brodie Maksacheff & Kaiden Whittaker.
Division Cross Country: Nico Vigliaturo, Layla Ratcliffe, Louise Garcia, Mason Wood, Kobe Loughran, Jayde Wyhoon, Scarlett Quinlan, Zoe Aitkin, Stella Wood, Archie Loughran, Aiden Garcia, Lily Camm and Zoey Williams.
Breakfast Club Donation
Thank you to Trent Freer and Freer's Panel Works for the substantial amount of money donated to our Breakfast Club. Maree Williams was thrilled with this very generous gesture.
St Mary's Open Day
St Mary's is having an Open Day for prospective parents on Thursday 27th May. An information session will begin at 11:45am followed by student led tours around the school. Please pass the attached flyer on to any interested families.
Assembly Video's
Each week we video assemblies and live stream them for parents at home. Here are the links for those who missed it!
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
St Mary's Sport
Weekly Mass Online
Each Saturday, a video of Mons Peter celebrating the Sunday mass is emailed out to families and parishioners. Click below to view last week's mass:
What to ask you kids instead of "How was your day?"
The attached document has some great ideas to initiate more meaningful conversations with your children when they return from school each day.
Principal's Award
Week 3 Zara Gledhill
Zara is a very focused and independent student who confidently takes on leadership roles. She is a very talented writer and was very keen to take on a speaking role at the Festival of the Sacred later this year. Thank you for being such a wonderful role model Zara!
Week 4 Isaac Zausa
Isaac is a wonderful student to have in the classroom and is becoming more and more confident in his learning. He delights in learning something new and takes on feedback positively. He has a great growth mindset and a fantastic attitude towards all aspects of school. Well done Isaac!
Lunchtime Clubs
Many of our students attend lunchtime clubs which run each day at School.
Monday - Recess - Indoor Games (1/2JM), Lunch - Gr P/1/2 Gaga Ball (Marian Centre)
Tuesday - Recess - Lego (Library Breakout Room), Lunch - Drawing (1/2FD)
Wednesday - Recess - Sensory Activities (5/6MH), Lunch - Just Dance (Marian Centre)
Thursday - Recess - Make & Do (5/6 MH), Lunch - Gaga Ball Gr 3-6 (Marian Centre)
Friday - Recess - Just Dance (Marian Centre), Lunch -Kahoot Quiz (Marian Centre)
What's Been Happening in the Classrooms?
Mr Butts' Jokes!
Q: What flies into space and is fast and crunchy?
A: A Rocket Chip.
Q: If a seagull flies over the sea, what flies over a bay?
A: A baygull!
Have a great week Everyone.
Anthony Butts
Principal