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Dear families,
Our shared liturgy today in the church was a great way to gather as a Catholic community, remembering the events of Holy Week as we head into the Easter holidays.
With anxiety in young children on the rise, we are hosting a workshop to help parents & caregivers recognise the signs of anxiety, the science behind it & simple strategies to support them.
We have lots of Community News for this week. Church Bulletin, Emmanuel College, Speech Pathology Parent groups and much more.
Term 2 Returns on Tuesday 22nd April at 8:45am when we will begin our new term of learning with a short week.
Congratulations to our March Aussie of the Month students - Sienna, Morgan and Orlando. Click here to find out why they are so wonderful!
Our Parents and Friends have done an incredible job raising $116 for the Royal Children's Hospital through their Hot Cross Bun sale. This is a fantastic achievement and a testament to the generosity and support of our school community.
Save this Date in your Diary, for the Trivia night in July 2025.
The Parents and Friends Committee would like to invite all parents and guardians to our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 6th of May at 7pm.
Ensuring students have fun while staying safe is a key part of enjoying school life. To help achieve this, we kindly ask that prep to year 2 students only use the junior playground in the mornings if actively supervised by a parent or guardian.
The Sacraments dates for 2025 have been set.
Get busy creating the school holidays!
This week Craft Club was very lucky to receive a generous donation of crafting resources from our Parents and Friends committee. We wasted no time in getting started on using these resources to begin creating our contribution to the upcoming Mothers Day stalls.
St Mary’s Primary School is excited to unveil its new interschool sports uniforms, made possible by the dedicated efforts of our Parents and Friends Association.
Get on down to JK Grant Reserve on Saturday 3rd May at 9am to experience the excitement of the opening of the AUSKICK season in Altona. Sessions will include an all girls group as well as the opportunity for the boys and girls to learn together.
St Marys is a SUN SMART SCHOOL and has been for 29 years. As such students and staff are required to wear sun smart hats from 1st September to the end of April regardless of whether the sun is out or not.
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and St Mary’s is excited to be taking part!
At St. Mary's we are committed to maintaining a culture of child safety. We implement strategies which demonstrate this through everyday life at the school, guided by the documents listed in the 'Read More' section.
Our Child Safety Officer is John Hein (DP & Learning & Teaching Leader).
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