As you may be aware, our school has a phone app called Updat-ed that  makes connecting with you very convenient. It is our intention to begin using the app on a more regular basis so we would love for everyone to get on board.

From the app you can fill in the absence form, check the school calendar for events, access our eNews and receive alerts (which is the part we will be using more often.) 

If possible we would love everyone to sign up...it's such an easy process. 

To download the app just visit the App Store for iPhones or Google Play for Android. Search for Updat-ed by sponsor-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.

Click the icons below to take you straight to our app.

So what will the app do?

The app’s great for sending out alerts and reminders with one of its best features being the ability to save events directly into your phone’s calendar.

We hope you enjoy being Updat-ed.

Regards
Marg Masseni
Deputy Principal

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St Mary's Parents & Friends is once again partnering with the local owners of Melbourne Mobile Pizza to raise funds for the School, by putting on a Pizza Fundraiser!

All pizzas are 11 inch traditional woodfired pizzas and cost $14 each. 

All will be provided fresh in a cryovac pack and can be frozen.

 

There will be 3 delivery dates in June 2023:

Orders in by Monday 5th - pick-up Thursday 8th

Orders in by Monday 12th - pick-up Thursday 15rd

Orders in by Monday 19th - pick-up Thursday 22nd

 

Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/CIOQS

 

Pick-up is from the school office at the end of the school day (from 3pm).

 

7 amazing toppings available:

Margherita

Hawaiian

Cappriciosa

Mexicana

Meatlovers

Vegetarian

Garlic and Cheese

We hope you will support this wonderful fundraiser.

Regards
The Parents & Friends Committee

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Please note that Term 2 is a 9 week term. 

In the final week of term, we will be holding our Student Led, Parent/Teacher conferences on 19th June. Students will finish school at 1pm to enable this. 

We will finish for the Term 2 holidays on Friday 23rd June at 1.30pm.

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Looking to increase happiness? Discover 10 scientifically-proven activities that can boost your overall sense of joy and contentment. Mental Health is always on the agenda and now, as the weather is getting colder and the days are becoming shorter, is the perfect time to incorporate some positive activities into your daily routine to amplify meaning for you and for those around you.

Small acts can have a lasting impact on your mental health and relationships, so open the guide and share it with a friend or family member.

I hope you enjoy the read.

Regards
Marg Masseni
Wellbeing Leader

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Check out this weeks Community News!

Go Camps

Community Asthma Program

Beginner Basketball

Emmanuel College News

Laverton Community Choir

T-Ball Program

Australian Girls' Choir Open Day 

Netball Program

School Holiday Galaxy Program

Tutor Wanted

Parish Bulletin

Music Lessons

We would also like to thank Mancini Real Estate for their continuous support to St Mary's Altona


             

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Introducing...Scholastic Books Plus!

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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. 

 

The dates for NRW are the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.

The National Reconciliation Week 2023 theme, “Be a voice for generations” calls on all Australians to act today to tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation. Reconciliation is all about building a better nation. A more united Australia that respects and takes pride in 65,000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, stories and achievements. 

To be a voice for reconciliation today means the start of real change tomorrow. Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

At St Mary's, students are invited to participate in two ways to celebrate NRW. There will be a colouring competition for all P-2 students and a writing competition for 3-6 students.

Every entry for these competitions will earn house points and a winning entry from each classroom will receive bonus points for their house. Entries will come home next and are due back to the classroom teacher by Friday 2nd June. Grace and Keira, our Social Justice Leaders will collect these entries on Friday from the classrooms and select the winners, who will be announced at assembly on June 5th.

Yours in Faith
Matthew Taylor
Leader of Religious Education
mtaylor@smaltona.catholic.edu.au

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