St. Mary's eNews
Week 2 Term 2
CyberSafety Project Partnership
Mother's Day Celebrations
As you would be aware Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday 14th May. It's great opportunity to thank the many women who are very special in the lives of our students.
Therefore, we will be having some celebrations of our own that you are invited to participate in! Thursday 11th May ~ Mother's Day Stall
8.50 - 11am in the hall
Gifts range from $1 - $5
Children should bring a carry bag for their purchases.
Students will attend with their class teachers.
Please check the recently sent Operoo as the P & F would love some help in setting up and selling gifts.
Friday 12th May ~ We welcome our community to join us to celebrate at the following...
9.15am: School Mass
10.15 - 10.45am: Classroom visits
10.45 - 11.20am: Morning Tea in the hall
We hope to see as many mums, grandmas, nonnas, aunties and other special women of St. Mary's community.
Regards
Marg Masseni
Deputy Principal/Wellbeing Leader
Therefore, we will be having some celebrations of our own that you are invited to participate in! Thursday 11th May ~ Mother's Day Stall
8.50 - 11am in the hall
Gifts range from $1 - $5
Children should bring a carry bag for their purchases.
Students will attend with their class teachers.
Please check the recently sent Operoo as the P & F would love some help in setting up and selling gifts.
Friday 12th May ~ We welcome our community to join us to celebrate at the following...
9.15am: School Mass
10.15 - 10.45am: Classroom visits
10.45 - 11.20am: Morning Tea in the hall
We hope to see as many mums, grandmas, nonnas, aunties and other special women of St. Mary's community.
Regards
Marg Masseni
Deputy Principal/Wellbeing Leader
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Parents and Friends
Do you like pizza and having a chat with others? Then this event is the one for you...
Please indicate, by completing the Google form, how many family members will attend the P&F AGM/Pizza night and how many children will require childminding..jpg)
Please indicate, by completing the Google form, how many family members will attend the P&F AGM/Pizza night and how many children will require childminding.
CyberSafety Project Upcoming Webinars
In Term 1, we advertised a CyberSafety Project webinar titled PLAN, PREVENT, PROTECT: Learning, connecting and playing online can be positive and safe, they spoke about how to create a safe online at home with practical advice for raising young people in a technology-rich world.
If you missed it, this webinar is still available on demand by clicking on this link.
The next CyberSafety Project webinar will be held on Tuesday 9th May and is titled Safety on the Socials.
This webinar will deep dive into the big 5 social media apps and uncover the risks and harms across lesser-known video, chat and music platforms. Discover simple strategies that will help prepare your child to be safe and responsible social media users.
You can register for this and furture webinars via this link.
Future webinars will be held on:
This webinar will deep dive into the big 5 social media apps and uncover the risks and harms across lesser-known video, chat and music platforms. Discover simple strategies that will help prepare your child to be safe and responsible social media users.
Platforms covered: YouTube, TikTok, BeReal, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord
You can register for this and furture webinars via this link.
Future webinars will be held on:
26th July: Gaming and your family
17th October: Digital balance and wellbeing
We hope you can put these dates in your calendars and make the time to participate.
The eSafety Commissioner has many resources on their website. One that might be of interest to you is the Online Safety Book which you can access here. They have a page on their website dedicated to helping parents navigate the online world as well as resources for First Nations People.
Click here to access eSafety parents.
Click here to access eSafety First Nations.
If you have questions or concerns about online safety, please contact me.
Regards
Marg Masseni
Child Safety Officer
The eSafety Commissioner has many resources on their website. One that might be of interest to you is the Online Safety Book which you can access here. They have a page on their website dedicated to helping parents navigate the online world as well as resources for First Nations People.
Click here to access eSafety parents.
Click here to access eSafety First Nations.
If you have questions or concerns about online safety, please contact me.
Regards
Marg Masseni
Child Safety Officer
Respect • Responsibility • Resilience • Courage
Walk / Ride to School Day
Friday 19th May is Walk Safely to School Day. We are going to coincide this with another Walk/Ride 2 School day.
We are proud to say that we have been promoting active transport for many years now and are always greatly encouraged when we see the number of children who not only participate in our Walk/Ride to School Days but also those who come to school in an active way on a regular basis.
National Walk Safely to School Day is now in it's 24th year. It's a campaign that encourages all primary school children, their parents and carers to walk safely and regularly to school. The event seeks to promote better health, road safety, public transport and the environment.
Statistics show that Australian children are becoming less active and that one substantial contributor is the decline in walking and/or taking public tranpost to school. Walking regularly is the best exercise for your health because you can build it into your daily routine.
We ask families to support our House Captains in their efforts to promote active transport and come to school in an active way as often as possible but most especially on these two days this month.
Regards
Marg Masseni and the House Captains (Thomas, Krystal, Silas, Charlie, MinhPhi, Michael, Eva and Adam)
National Walk Safely to School Day is now in it's 24th year. It's a campaign that encourages all primary school children, their parents and carers to walk safely and regularly to school. The event seeks to promote better health, road safety, public transport and the environment.
Statistics show that Australian children are becoming less active and that one substantial contributor is the decline in walking and/or taking public tranpost to school. Walking regularly is the best exercise for your health because you can build it into your daily routine.
We ask families to support our House Captains in their efforts to promote active transport and come to school in an active way as often as possible but most especially on these two days this month.
Regards
Marg Masseni and the House Captains (Thomas, Krystal, Silas, Charlie, MinhPhi, Michael, Eva and Adam)
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Community News
Check out this weeks Community News!
Mount St. Joseph's Open Day THIS SUNDAY
Netball Program
Water Polo
Tutor Wanted
Mount St. Joseph's Open Day THIS SUNDAY
Netball Program
Water Polo
Tutor Wanted
We would also like to thank Mancini Real Estate for their continuous support to St Mary's Altona
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Action for Happiness: Meaningful May
Feeling part of something bigger is great for our wellbeing. So this month let's focus on the things that really matter and make life more meaningful.
The Meaningful May calendar is full of great ideas to bring more fulfilment to daily life. Please share it with others too
Here are some links from Action for Happiness that you might like to look at.
Mindful Moment
Here's a short practice called Connecting To Something Bigger which you can try right now to discover a greater sense of meaning.
Compassion Course
We are delighted to be part of the Global Compassion Coalition. This May you can join their new Heart of Compassion course with Gabor Mate and others.
Action tips
Check out Vanessa's top tips for May.
The Meaningful May calendar is full of great ideas to bring more fulfilment to daily life. Please share it with others too
Here are some links from Action for Happiness that you might like to look at.
Mindful Moment
Here's a short practice called Connecting To Something Bigger which you can try right now to discover a greater sense of meaning.
Compassion Course
We are delighted to be part of the Global Compassion Coalition. This May you can join their new Heart of Compassion course with Gabor Mate and others.
Action tips
Check out Vanessa's top tips for May.