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Year 5/6W this week were very excited as they were able to receive letters from their new Pen Pals from St Vincent’s Primary School, Morwell. Here are some photos of our grade reading the letters from their Pen Pals and writing their own letters.
Dear Parents,
While in some ways it feels as though our new school year has just begun, at the same time we realise that we are about to enter Week 8 and the school holidays will be upon us before we know it.
We are so proud of the way our students have settled into the new year and the way our staff have created inclusive and supportive class groups who continue to engage in high quality learning and relationship building. I take this opportunity to thank our Year 6 students for their dedication and leadership, especially in their roles as Buddies to our Foundation students. We also thank our Mini Oblates who give of themselves to support the staff and students every recess and lunchtime in our school playground. The feedback from our Mini Oblates has been most positive and they continue to tell me that they are really enjoying the opportunity to support our school. They, and we, are so proud of the difference they are making. The staff, students and parents have provided such positive feedback on all aspects of the work the Mini Oblates and our Year 6 leaders are doing throughout the school.
Several of our students are preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We thank you for the support you are giving your children and I thank our parents and Fr Daniel for helping to prepare our children for this special sacrament.
As we continue through this season of Lent, we share with the children the importance of thinking about what this special liturgical time means, and we focus on doing things to make a difference in the lives of others. The learning at school can be shared at home by finding ways to show your children how they can be living examples of our faith through finding ways to show kindness and generosity to others.
We are having our ‘Welcome BBQ’ on Tuesday March 28 from 5.00pm – 7.00pm. We encourage all families to come and join us to get to know each other and share what it means to be a part of our St Mary’s community. There will not be any cost to families as this BBQ is our gift to you to enable our families to come together to celebrate our school. We would love to see as many families as possible joining us for this lovely evening.
Kind regards
Lisa
At St Mary's we have an Easter raffle every year and all money is donated to Caritas for Project Compassion.
With your generosity we can continue this Easter raffle tradition. A donation of one Easter egg per family would be much appreciated so that we can make up the prizes for the raffle.
Please send along your donation with your child or place it in the basket that will be made available at the front office. A book of ten raffle tickets has already gone home to families. Cost of each ticket is 50 cents.
The Raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 4th April - could we please have all egg donations and tickets back by Tuesday 28th please.
Thank you for your generosity. 5/6 teachers and Mini Oblates.
Now that the AGM is out of the way and all necessary roles have been filled, The Parents and Friends Committee would like to extend an invitation to all parents that might be interested in being “general committee” members to a catch up on Monday 20th March at 7pm in the staffroom.
We will provide the nibblies and would love to have a casual chat with anyone interested in putting forward their thoughts on fundraising and items you may think are valuable for the kids to fundraise towards.
Perfect for those who are scared off by the idea of an AGM because you don’t want to commit to being President, Secretary or Treasurer, but might like to still be involved when you can. Even if you can’t attend many meetings but would be happy to be called on to lend a hand when we need. We would love to expand our committee to get a good representation from parents that would like to have a say in what we do and be involved with the school. Hope to see you there!
Please RSVP to Sandi by Thursday 16th March for catering purposes. Thank you.
BAKERS DELIGHT HOT CROSS BUN FUNDRAISER
Don't forget to place your order for fresh Hot Cross Buns.
Orders close Monday 27th March 4.00pm
Please order via CDFpay;
https://stmnewbor.cdfpay.org.au/MonitorOnline/app/#!/login
Or click the link below to be directed to the shop;
Delivery will be MONDAY 3rd April. Pick up from 2pm onwards.
Location for collection at school will be advised closer to the date.
(If we have them sorted earlier, we will send a message out on Dojo on the day)
Thank you for supporting our school.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sandi or one of the P & F Committee.
Flavours available;
Traditional Hot X Buns: Sultanas & Currents, Vegan Friendly
Choc Chip: Choc Chips
Apple & Cinnamon: Pink Lady Apples and Cinnamon Chips, these have no sultanas
Blueberry White Choc: Dried Blueberries, Blueberry Infused Currents, White Choc Chips
Fruitless: No Fruit, Vegan Friendly
Disctrict Swimming Results 3rd March
Division Swimming Results 8th March
Congratulations to all of our swimmers and thank you to Mrs Scholes for providing us with the results to share with everyone.
On the 17th of March Maisy Poole-Poidomani (5/6B) will be shaving her head as part of the Worlds Greatest Shave. Maisy along with a close friend will be shaving her head at her old school, Monbulk Primary School.
If you would like to sponsor Maisy or make a donation towards the Leukemia foundation, speak to Maisy to find out how or click on the picture below.
https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=874299
We are very proud of you Maisy. Good luck!
Gippsland Youth Theatre Presents - Disney's Frozen Jr.
Saturday 29th of April, Performances at 1PM, 4PM & 7PM
Morwell Central Primary School Performing Arts Centre.
Car Park Rules: Speed Limit – Walking pace only (10km)
All cars must park in the car parking bays unless using the ‘Kiss and Go’. Parents may drop off or collect children at the front of the school in the ‘Kiss & Go’. The ‘Kiss & Go’ is designed for parents who wish to drive in and pick up their children in a safe way, it is not designed to be a waiting bay for parents.
When parking in the centre bays parents must accompany children from the car to the main entrance in the morning and from the main entrance to the car in the afternoon via the carpark crossing. A number of children have been observed walking across the carpark crossing (between the centre bays and the church) on their own, this is unsafe. Please walk your child safely across the carpark crossing.
Side parking bays - parents do not have to accompany children, but must ensure children use the footpath provided. Children and adults must never cut across the car parking area.
You may notice that on the exit side of the carpark there are 3 disabled carparks designated for our 3 students in wheelchairs. Please ensure that these are kept free before and after school so we can ensure that those children have safe access to their parents vehicles.
Please do not park on the grass area in the church car park. Thank you.
Second_Sunday_in_Lent_2023.pdf
Uniform Shop
To place orders online please click the link below:
Orders will be filled at the school during the week and sent home with your child. If an exchange is necessary please contact the office who will organise this on your behalf.
March
- Monday 13th - Public Holiday, school closure
- Thursday 16th - Learn to Swim Program year 3/4
- Friday 17th - Learn to Swim Program year 3/4 7 & Assembly 2.15PM
- Monday 20th - Foundation Literacy Afternoon for Parents 2.15pm
- Monday 20th - P&F Cheese and Chat Night 7pm
- Thursday 23rd - School Photos
- Friday 24th - Melbourne Zoo Excursion year 3/4
- Monday 27th - National Young Leaders Day Melbourne year 6
- Tuesday 28th - Welcome BBQ 5-7pm
- Thursday 30th - First Reconciliation Sacrament 5.00pm
- Friday 31st - Athletics Carnival
April
- Wednesday 5th - Last day term 1
- Thursday 6th -School Closure for Staff First Aid Training
- Friday 7th - Good Friday
- Monday 24th - School Closure
- Tuesday 25th - School Closure for ANZAC Day
- Wednesday 26th - First Day term 2
May
- Friday 5th - Fun Run
- Thursday 11th - Mother's Day Stall
- Friday 12th - Mother's Day Prayer Service
June
- Thursday 15th & Friday 16th - Year 3/4 Camp CYC The Island
- Friday 23rd - Last day term 2
July
- Monday 10th - First day term 3
- Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th - Year 5/6 Camp Phillip Island Adventure Resort