Congratulations to Oliver, Meagan & Mackenzie, our May Aussie of the Month students. Click here to see their smiling faces and to read why they are so wonderful.

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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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It's the little things that make life big. Even on difficult days we can help create small moments of everyday joy.  The Action for Happiness, Joyful June calendar, is full of great ways to build positive emotions. Share it with others to give them a boost too.
And...here are a few other things to try

Joyful Moment
Try this Feeling Gratitude exercise to help you appreciate the good things.

Joyful playlist: get involved!
Music is a great source of happiness. Here's a special Joyful June playlist for you to enjoy and share. Please add your favourite tunes too!

Check out Vanessa's top tips for June. Vanessa is the head of pyschology for Action for Happiness.

I hope your June is a Joyful one.

Regards
Marg Masseni
Wellbeing Leader

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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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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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Introducing...Scholastic Books Plus!

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At St. Mary's we are committed to maintaining a culture of child safety. We implement strategies which demonstrate this through everyday life at the school, guided by the documents listed in the 'Read More' section.
Our Child Safety Officer is John Hein (DP & Learning & Teaching Leader).

Our Child Safety Team consists of John, Sonia Riccardi (Principal), Cathy Sims (Learning Diversity Leader) and Tony Freeman (RE, Maths & ICT Leader).

      

Please contact John (jhein@smaltona.catholic.edu.au) or another member of the team if you would like to discuss any matters related to Child Safety.

St. Mary's School Child Safety Code of Conduct

St. Mary's School Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

St. Mary's School Child Protection - Reporting Obligations Policy
Strategies for Empowerment of Students

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