Valda will spend her last day at St. Mary's tomorrow. She has worked as a Teachers Aide, Administration Assistant and more recently as Administration Manager during her 19 years at St. Mary’s. There will be a farewell Afternoon Tea tomorrow, Wed 24th April, commencing at 3.30pm in the staffroom.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in our community and very happy and holy Easter and a relaxing and peaceful holiday break. We look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday 23rd April.
We hope you've had a restful holiday and Easter break. School resumes for Term 2 on Tuesday 23rd April at 8.45 am. We are looking forward to seeing your smiling faces!
FUN AND FITNESS will resume on WEDNESDAY 6th March. WHEN? Every Wednesday morning 8 – 8.30 am WHERE? School basketball court WHO? Prep – Year 6 students, parents and siblings all welcome to attend WHAT? Participate in loads of fun games and activities
Just a reminder that hats must be worn through until the end of April. Hats should be school legionnaire style or broad brimmed in keeping with our sun smart policy. Please ensure that you children have the correct hat to wear.....NO HAT, NO PLAY.
Big life changes are inevitable, but that doesn’t make them any easier for children (or adults) to manage. Structure and stability feel safe to children, so new experiences like divorce, moving, attending a new school, or welcoming a baby sibling can be scary.
The more you understand about the events that trigger anxiety in your child when feeling anxious, the better equipped you’ll be to respond in a truly helpful way. Read Michael Grose's latest article Understanding your child’s anxious behaviour using the ABC method to gain some interesting insights.
Enrolment for Prep 2020 is now open. Enrolment forms may be collected from the School Office or accessed from our website - ENROL tab.For further information or to book an individual tour, please contact the school office on 9398 4842
Thanks for your supoort of the Kits 4 Kids project.We will gather all items up next week and arrange with Emmanuel College to have them shipped to Vanuatu.Well done St. Mary's community. We have collected a huge amount of stationary.
Congratulations to our MARCH Aussies! Click here to see why they were named Aussie of the Month.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the National Ride2School day on 22nd March. Our Walking buses were a great success - including our new bus which started on the corner of Bayview St & Civic Pde. Special thanks to the parents who supervised & our school leaders who collected data for us.
Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct school uniform. If your child is unable to wear the correct uniform on a particular day, please inform their class teacher by sending a note or an email. Please note that tracksuit pants should only be worn on PE and Sport days.
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.
