Dear families,

We have made it to the end of another term!  I know it’s been a challenging one for many with so many in our community being unwell. We are starting to see glimpses of the gorgeous weather that will great us next term. Let’s hope we get to enjoy some of it over the break.

Yesterday Marg and I had the chance to visit our Year 5/6 students at YMCA Anglesea. It was a great day with lovely weather. The students are making us proud, not only through their positive behaviour but also how they are each stepping up to the challenge of pushing themselves to try new things. It is so wonderful to see them living out our school values and having the most amazing time away. I have no doubt they will sleep soundly tonight. Thanks to the senior teachers along with Mrs Sims, Miss S, Miss A and Jane who have put in so many hours both before and during the time away to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students.

Preparations are underway for next term and next year. This year we had hoped to commence work on our Sensory Garden, but with limited opportunities for fundraising this year, we will begin work towards this project in earnest in 2023. There are other exciting changes coming and we look forward to sharing more information early next term.

Thanks to the parents who have completed the MACSSIS Survey. There is still time today to complete it. The leadership team examine these results each year to help set goals for the following year. The results of these surveys over time, also help set longer-term targets when our school undergoes its formal Review every 4 years. Our next Review takes place next year. 

This week we congratulate the La Barbera family who welcomed baby Valentino last month. I’m sure Sofia is continuing to be a loving big sister.

We also congratulate the Busuttil family on the arrival of baby Harlen. Logan and Scarlett have been excitedly sharing this news with their friends and teachers. 

I wish our students a fantastic break. Looking forward to an eventful and exciting last term.

Blessings,

Sonia

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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:

1. Newport Lakes Primary School  - 40 Elizabeth St, Newport VIC 3015
2. Corpus Christi Primary School - 29 Russell St, Werribee VIC 3030
3. Quantin Binnah Community Centre - 61 Thames Blvd, Werribee VIC 3030

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


             

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We had 74 students from Years 3-6 compete and of these, 38 achieved a certificate of Proficiency against the Australian standards, 8 students gained a Credit award and a further 4 were awarded Distinctions, meaning these 4 were in the top 20% of the year level within their region.

What was really pleasing for us here at St Mary's was that 39 students from Years 4-6 competed for the second year in a row and of those, 15 achieved a higher award than they did in last year's competition. This is siignificant because the standard required increases with each year of scholing so these children have done brilliantly. We also love seeing that the results of all the hard work and responsibility the teachers and leaders have taken on to improve our Mathematics program this year and the willingness of our students to show courage and test themselves is already paying dividends.

WOW, we hope as many of these students as possible enter agin next year and they enourage their classmates to enter as well as we can't wait to see what the 2023 competitors can achieve!

Kind Regards,

Matthew Taylor and Tony Freeman

mtaylor@smaltona.catholic.edu.au

tfreeman@smaltona.catholic.edu.au

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