Dear families,
I have truly appreciated the little spots of sunshine we’ve experienced throughout this week, as I’m sure you have.
Can you believe we have nearly made it to the end of another term?
This week we wrapped up St Mary’s Got Talent. It was a great effort from the House Team Leaders to put this together, particularly Ashley and Kamryn, who worked hard everyday to bring all the acts together. The hosts made us laugh with their cringeworthy jokes and the acts were amazing. The arts are so important as they allow for students to shine in ways they may have otherwise been unable. I’ve had a great time learning about so many of our students’ hidden talents. Congratulations to all our participants.
Our office has made it to the 21st century with the introduction of an eftpos machine! You are now able to make credit card payments more easily when you visit the office.
Thank you to the parents who have already completed our MACSSIS survey. It will remain open until next Friday. Our school takes the results of this survey very seriously, so the more participants we have, the more representative the results will be our our community’s opinion. If you have not received your log in details or would like us to resend these to you, please let me know (sriccardi@smaltona.catholic.edu.au)
Preparation has already begun for 2023. At this stage, I can announce that we have decided to increase our classes to 13, introducing another Year 1/2 class for 2023. This decision was made to ensure smaller class sizes across the school. It enables us to have class sizes of between 20 and 23 instead of requiring us to have classes of up to 28 students.
The family of William in 1/2RT welcomed a new baby boy into their lives. Jai Hudson was born on Saturday 3rd September weighing 4.1kg. William, you’re going to be a great big brother.
Congratulations to Jayde, Cody, William and your family.
May Jai’s life be blessed with health and happiness.
Here is some cuteness to take you into the weekend!
Wishing you all a restful weekend,
Sonia.
A note about the face paint we use was sent via Seesaw earlier in the week. While our face paints are child friendly, if your child has sensitive skin we recommend that they don't have their fae painted.
Vacation Care Term 3 School Holiday Program for Quantin Binnah is NOW OPEN. Please visit their website https://www.qbcc.org.au/ to find out more about all of their services.
They run Vacation Care at the following Venues:
Please see attached the activity brochures for all of the vacation care programs.
We welcome you to apply for their Vacation Care and please follow the Enrolment Process as below:
Please complete the enrolment form which can be found at https://www.qbcc.org.au/enrolments Click on School Age Care and then click on Newport Lakes, Quantin Binnah or Corpus Christi to open the enrolment form. Please select Newport Lakes, Quantin Binnah School Age Care incl Bethany & Westgrove or Corpus Christi School Age Care from the select a service - drop down box. Once you have completed the enrolment and completed and returned the attached Direct Debit Form we will process the enrolment and you will be sent an invitation to download the OWNA parent app. You will also be required to sign the CWA once you have downloaded the app. Please see the instructions attached.
To ensure your enrolment is completed accurately, to give time for us to support you if required and to guarantee a place, please ensure you do not leave your enrolment to the last minute.
We would also like to thank Mancini Real Estate for their continuous support to St Mary's Altona