St. Mary's eNews

Week 9 Term 2


Happy Holidays

We hope that everyone has a very safe, relaxing and restful holiday break...with a little excitement thrown in of course.  
We look forward to welcoming you all back to school on Monday 10th July at 8.45am to begin our new and exciting Term 3 learning.

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Save the Date: CyberSafety Webinar

The next CyberSafety Project webinar will be held on Wednesday 26th July and is titled Gaming and your family.

Gaming today is social. It’s where young people go to play, connect and communicate with their friends.
 This webinar will uncover the appeal of gaming, expose the ways game developers encourage young people to regularly play and provide practical tips for helping to manage screen time and the development of self regulation skills in young gamers.

You can register for this and furture webinars via this link.


Future webinars will be held on: 
17th October: Digital balance and wellbeing  
 
We hope you can put these dates in your calendars and make the time to participate.  

Regards
Marg Masseni
Wellbeing Leader / Child Safety Officer


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Canteen Updates

During Term 3 we will continue to trial the QKR! app on Wednesdays.

Remember if you order food on Wednesdays that needs to be eaten with cutlery, you will need to supply your own.

Onsite tuckshop is also back on Mondays & Fridays.

Students can place their orders as done previously by writing the order on a paper bag with money included & giving it to their classroom teacher on Monday and Friday mornings.


 

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Action for Happiness: Joyful June

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


Respect • Responsibility • Resilience • Courage



Community News

Bayside Netball Club are still looking for some new 9 years and under players and we have information included about a new holiday program.  You can sign up for Creative Music lessons in Term 3 and also read our Parish Bulletin.

Mount St Josephs and Emmanuel College have Open Days and Information mornings coming up. 

Click the links below to find out more. 

Westgate July Vacation Care: Holiday Program
$10 per day with CCS Rebate

Church Bulletin

Bayside Netball Club

School Holiday Special Interest Groups

OSHC Newsletter

Emmanuel College News

MSJ Open Morning

Basketball Camp

Music Lessons
Creative Music will run lessons in Term 3 - sign up now.


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


             




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