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What a busy and exciting week it’s been at St Mary’s!
Our Year 5/6 students did an outstanding job running their Social Justice Stalls, raising funds for St Vincent de Paul.
This week, during Thursday and Friday lunchtimes, the Year 5/6 students ran their Social Justice Stalls to fundraise for St Vincent De Paul, St Mary's Altona branch.
Staying on top of digital changes can be challenging, especially for busy parents and carers. We came across these videos, produced by the eSafety commission, that may help.
We are excited to invite you to the third workshop in our Parent Workshop Series, taking place on Monday 1st December from 6:30 - 7:30pm, titled “Thriving through change, surviving school transitions”.
Raffle tickets have been sent home with the eldest child this week. If you have not received them, please stop past the office to collect.
We are incredibly proud of Lukas (Grade 2) and Maci Latimer (Prep), whose artwork has been selected for display in the Art Prize Small exhibition at 45 Downstairs Gallery on Flinders Lane.
St Mary’s school mum, dietitian and PhD scholar, Daniela Ciciulla is inviting young Australians aged 14 - 26 who have (or have ever had) a food allergy to share their experience in a short survey.
We currently have 10 boxes of Chocolates left to sell. If you are interested in sellinig an extra box please see the front office.
Fantastic News!
Term 4 has kicked off brilliantly, and as the weather begins to warm up, students can look forward to cooling down with a refreshing icy pole. Our senior student leaders will be selling icy poles for $1 each lunchtime from Monday to Thursday.
Fun & Fitness is held every Wednesday morning from 8 - 8.30am on the basketball court. Sessions are run by Mrs Masseni and are open to all children from Prep - Year 6.
We have been contacted by Nicole Bryson, Events coordinator and My Time facilitator, who has let us know about an exciting initiative in our local area.
We are incredibly proud of Harrison for his outstanding performance at the State Championships on Thursday.
St Marys is a SUN SMART SCHOOL. 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.
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).
To download the app just visit the App Store for iPhones or Google Play for Android’s. Search for Updat-ed and from the menu select our school. We’ll receive your registration request and will need to approve you before your app is up and running.
