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In 3/4P we have been working on our descriptive writing. It was a fabulous coincidence that our writing prompt this week was very related to our Art Work.
In the misty, dark and shady forest, the last species of the rare crow bird sits atop of a tall tree. His fierce yellow and reddish eyes can see miles away like a telescope.
An angry, hideous white bird with blue and red feathers lived in a deep, dark scary forest.
On a foggy, peaceful and still morning, I quietly step into the gigantic forest with trees that must reach the sky. My brave, fearless and bubbly brother starts climbing a huge, brown shaded tree with hundreds of small branches coming off every part of the tree trunk.
In a scary, swarming, misty yet mysterious forest, a likeable, good natured boy with his bold brave and courageous father and his nasty, unpleasant and ugly sister were hiking towards a huge hill where a beautiful black bird with a light covering of blue on top of his head was sitting in his nest.
Deep in the mysterious forest there was a frightened, creepy and unknown bird that never came out of his nest.
As my feet walk on the crunchy old leaves in the gigantic, luscious and busy forest, I see a beautiful snowy mountain. As I reach the mountain, I see an angry fat and hideous bird with furious eyes.
In the dark, calm and quiet forest sits a black and white bird with its skinny legs under its large black wings. With its huge brown eyes it sits in a tree that can reach the sky. It stares at all of the different animals and people walking past.
The moon is shining in the dark night sky as the fat angry crow sits quietly in his tree.
In the calm but still forest, I hear an angry hungry crow sitting in a paper tree above me with two babies starving to death.
In the deep, dark, eerie and frightening forest, there was a big, fat, nasty and revolting black crow, laying in his nest with his baby crows. As night fell, the bright moon was shining and all of the animals went to bed.
In the calm and still forest, a big mountain stood in the middle of the trees with a bird sitting in her nest. She was not just any bird, she was a brave and protective bird with big wings and a bad scar across her head. The bird was also a mother, a loving mother with four babies to protect.
In the deep, dark and spine chilling forest there lived a scary old terrifying black crow in a tall tree covered in bark.
Footsteps echo around the eerie darky foggy jungle. A lonely, cute, small humming bird gracefully lands on a beautiful Australian gum tree. The bird sits there in the misty rain saturated. The peaceful mood suddenly shifts as a deafening, spine chilling screech alerts every creature in the jungle to run for safety.
Dear Parents,
It is with great excitement that I introduce you to our School Leaders for the 2021 school year.
At St Mary’s we believe that every Year 6 student has earned the right and deserves the opportunity to be a School Leader. Because of this commitment, every student in Year 6 is an integral part of our school leadership group. Last Friday our Year 6 students stood before the school community and their parents as they committed to being the best Year 6 leader they could be. I was so proud and impressed by their enthusiastic commitment to upholding our school rules and values, showing leadership and support to the other students and the staff in our school, and their dedication to providing excellent leadership throughout the 2021 school year. Each Year 6 Leader was presented with a SCHOOL LEADER badge which they proudly wear throughout each school day so that they are a visible presence of leadership for their fellow students. As a staff we look forward to watching these young leaders grow in confidence as they take on the responsibility and commitment of leading our school this year.
Each year our Year 6 students are invited to become Mini Oblates. As Mini Oblates these students become role models as leaders in our school, bringing to life the commitment of serving others that Jesus’ modelled throughout his life, and our Oblate Priests live everyday throughout our school and parish. Each student wrote a letter expressing their desire and commitment to leading as a Mini Oblate and, due to the quality of these letters, all students who applied for this role were accepted. We are very proud of our Mini Oblate Team who are already coming up with ideas and proposals for ways that we can serve others both within our school and beyond to the wider community. Our commitment to the Caritas fundraising is one way that our Mini Oblates are accepting the responsibility to lead in our school.
As a staff we feel blessed and fortunate to have our Year 6 leaders who will model how to be the BEST we can be:
B – Building Relationships
E – Expecting Excellence in Everything
S – Staying Safe Everywhere
T – Taking Responsibility for our Learning
I look forward to sharing with you the wonderful work our School Leaders and our Mini Oblates do throughout the year.
Kind regards
Lisa Broeren
Principal
Safety Message:
Due to a recent burglary from one of our staff cars, we just want to remind you to ensure your car is locked when you leave it unattended. We thank the police for following this up for us. They were most helpful and supportive. A very unfortunate incident that some of our students are aware of so please reassure them that the police are looking after us all and that we are doing everything we can to make sure our school is always as safe place to be. Lisa
A huge congratulations to all of our swimmers who competed at the School Trials, Western Valley District and Latrobe Valley Division Carnival over the past couple of weeks.
Last Wednesday 21 students represented our school competing against other schools in the Latrobe Valley. We were so proud of our students who represented our St Mary's with pride and enthusiasm (and nerves!). Of these students, 7 are going through to the Regional Carnival on Thursday, 11th March, 2021.
These students are:
Mataya Kennedy - Backstroke
Georgia Priddle - Butterfly
Mataya, Georgia, Imogen and Penny - 9/10 Girls Freestyle Relay
Noah Warner - Backstroke
Riley Richardson - Backstroke
Ben Skinner - Breaststroke
We wish these students all the best!
Three St Mary’s students competed at their first Gippsland Swimming competition, the All-Junior Qualifying Meet, at Warragul Outdoor Pool on Saturday 20th February.
Brothers Jasper (3/4 Alger) and Noah (5/6 Bell) Warner represented Moe Swimming Club. Jasper placed 2nd in 50m Backstroke, 1st in 50m Breaststroke and 4th in 50m Freestyle. Noah placed 9th in 50m Backstroke and 13th in 50m Freestyle.
Luke Scholes(3/4 Alger) represented Morwell Swimming Club and placed 4th in 50m Backstroke and 5th in 50m Freestyle.
Jasper and Luke will compete at the Semi-Finals in Melbourne this month.
The Parents and Friends Committee have organised a Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser through Bakers Delight Mid Valley.
Flavours available to choose from are;
- Traditional
- Cadbury Choc Chip
- Apple & Cinnamon
- Fruitless
- Choc Cherry Berry
All for $8.00 per packet.
Orders can be placed online through CDFpay (click on the link below).
Please make sure your orders are placed by TUESDAY 16th MARCH.
Delivery will be MONDAY 29th MARCH.
Pick up from 3.00 to 3.30pm at the SCHOOL GATE.
Get Active Kids Voucher Program
The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and recreation activities by reimbursing the cost of membership and registration fees, uniforms and equipment. Eligible children may be able to receive up to $200 each.
Please follow the link below to see if you qualify and to apply.
Student Residential Data Collection
2021_Student_Residential_Address_and_Other_Information_Collection_Notice.pdf
Moe Life Skills, High Street Community Hub
Out Door Family Movie Night
high_Street_community_hub_Outdoor_Family_Movie_Night_Apr_2021_.pdf
Newborough Yallourn United Soccer Club Junior Competion
Moe Neighbourhood House
Drop Zone - Cummunity Program for ages 8-15
SuppAUT
Berry Street Saver Plus
Parent Zone - Anglicare Victoria
Kids Help Line Ph; 1800 55 1800