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Dear Parents and Carers,
Meet Our New Pope: Leo XIV
With a warm smile and the words “Peace be with all of you” spoken in Italian to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost began his papal journey as Pope Leo XIV - the first native English speaker ever elected to the papacy.
Now, as Pope Leo XIV, he brings a missionary heart, a passion for teaching, and a deep commitment to peace and unity. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney describes him as a “man of peace, a unifier, ad a humble servant” devoted to community and simplicity of life.
Please keep Pope Leo XIV in your prayers as he steps into this extraordinary role, guiding our Church with wisdom, compassion, and faith.
Sacrament of Confirmation
We are in the process of preparing our children for the Sacrament of Confirmation which will be celebrated on Thursday, May 29 at St Kieran’s church. This is an exciting time for the Year 6 students who are making the Sacrament of Confirmation, and we ask for your prayers of support as they prepare for this special sacrament.
Mother’s Day
We celebrated our wonderful Mums with a breakfast and Mother’s Day Prayer Gathering last Friday. It was a beautiful celebration for our Mums and heartwarming to see the children as they shared breakfast and the Prayer Gathering with their Mums. There were many happy tears shed as the PowerPoint was played, celebrating each child with their Mums.
Our children were very excited to be able to purchase gifts for their Mums from our Mother’s Day stall. We thank our amazing Craft Ladies for the beautiful gifts they have made. They also created the prize packages for our Mother’s Day raffle and ran the stall throughout the day, giving every child an opportunity to purchase a hand picked gift for their Mum. We are so lucky and blessed to have these special people to support our school community.
Catholic Education Week 2025, Diocese of Sale
Friday 16 May - Friday 23 May
Theme: Pilgrims of Hope
Get ready - we’re about to begin a very special week! From Friday 16 May to Friday 23 May, schools across the Diocese of Sale will be celebrating Catholic Education Week.
This year’s theme is Pilgrims of Hope, and it reminds us that we are all on a journey together, walking with Jesus, learning new things, helping others, and sharing joy along the way.
Pope Francis has called 2025 the Jubilee Year of Hope - a time to grow closer to God, show kindness, and remember how much we are loved. During this week, we’ll join with our classmates, teachers, and families to celebrate our faith through prayer, fun activities, and special moments together.
Catholic Education Week is a time to be proud of our schools, our friends, and the amazing things we can do when we follow Jesus with open hearts, kind words and caring actions.
Let’s walk together as Pilgrims of Hope - with kindness and courage!
And the winners are....
1st - Emily Odlum
2nd - Colin Hansch
3rd - Huxley
4th - Evie Bossman
5th - Maeve Cini
6th - Demi Hall
7th - Laura Pirotta
8th - Sue Van der Pluym
9th - Gabrielle Malady
10th - Freya & Macey Brown
11th - Cruz Palmer
12th - Ashton Orr
13th - Hannah Hutchinson
14th - Sienna Zimora
15th - C Bennett
16th - Brett c/o Herbert
17th - Willow Davidson
18th - T Budge
Hope you all enjoyed your prizes.
What a beautiful morning we had celebrating our Mum's. Thank you for coming and sharing this lovely gathering with us and thank you to all the staff who made this such a lovely morning for all.
The sea of blue was in honour of our wellbeing day, wear blue because we care for YOU day, where every one wore blue for a gold coin donation. All money was donated to Day for Dolly foundation.
As part of our Wellbeing Day celebrations on Friday 9th of May, we had a teachers vs students netball game.
Great job to the Grade 6's for coordinating this fun event which was enjoyed by whole school.
District Team
A big congratulations to Arlo for competing at the State Swimming Championships in Albert Park. He placed 8th in the 11 year old Breaststroke which was a great effort to get to this level. Well done Arlo!
Savannah and
Savannah has progressed to the final trial for selections, which consists of 2 days of intense training sessions.
Congratulations to both girls and Good Luck Savannah for the final training sessions.
We thank everyone who contributed to our Fun Run fundraiser, which was another success this year.
Congratulations to Anastasia who was our highest fundrasier this year.
We have raised an amazing $9,497.95 which will go towards Crome books & Athletics tops to be enjoyed and utilised by everyone.
St Mary's Craft Group
St Mary’s Craft Group would like to thank the families who have supported our fund raising efforts this year.
If any of the new families would like to know more about us we meet in the School Hall every Tuesday at 9.00am and always ready to welcome newcomers and share a cuppa!
Many Thanks,
St, Mary’s Craft Group
Uniform Shop
Please place orders via the CDFpay App. This can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Alternatively scan the QR code below;
PAM (Parent Access Module)
Our Patch
All bookings, changes, cancellations etc need to be made directly through Our Patch.
Contact; 1300 018 310
Website; https://ourpatch.education/before-and-after-school-care/
May 2025
- Friday 30th - Casual Clothes (Wear something Bright) Reconciliation week
June 2025
- Wednesday 4th - WV District Winter Sports
- Thursday 5th - Regional Cross Country
- Monday 9th - Kings Birthday Public Holiday
- Monday 16th - School Closure Day
- Wednesday 19th - Division Winter Sports
July 2025
- Thursday 3rd - Students Last Day of Term 2
- Tuesday 22nd - Students First Day of Term 3