Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School Newborough eNewsletter

This term in grade 3/4 the students will be exploring the Paddock-to-Plate concept. To kick start our new Inquiry unit, we had an incursion with Excited 4 Careers in Agriculture. The students enjoyed learning about Dairy farms and all the interesting careers involved in Dairy farming. The students participated in activities such as testing the quality of certain types of milk, learning about the different types of Dairy cows and products, and to top off the day, we travelled to a nearby Dairy farm in Westbury. There the students learnt about how the cows were milked using state of the art technology!

Ellie - I like giving out the bickies and cheese to everyone

Lexi - I liked making the milk bottles and watching the cows getting milked.

Harry - I liked testing the milk.

Archie - I like the ‘cheeky’ grain.

Congratulations to all of our students who showed great pride and determination at the Athletics Sports last Friday. The weather was kind to us and everyone had an ejoyable day representing and supporting their teams.

2023 Sports Captains

Congratulations to the following students who were voted by their peers as the 2023 Sports Captains:

Mataya & Mia - GREEN/MACKILLOP

Harper & Grace - YELLOW/FRANCIS

Maisy & Georgia - RED/LAVALLA

Georgia & Adeleine - BLUE/MARIAN

The Mother's Day Stall will be held on Thursday 11th May. Gifts are priced at $1.00-$5.00 and we have 19 raffle prizes.

Could all raffle tickets please be in by Tuesday 9th May.

Thank you,

Craft Group

Wonder Recycle Rewards Campaign

THis term we will be taking part in the Wonder Recycle Rewards campaign. With bread and wrap bags collected we can purchase more sports equipment for our school.

Bins are located at the front office for passing parents/carers as well as in each unit for students.

Moe Soup Van - Volunteers needed

Moe_Soup_Van.pdf

Our Patch

Program_Flyer.pdf

Parishes In Partnership

Palm_Sunday_2023.pdf

Fifth_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.

Craft Group

Our Craft Group meet every Tuesday morning 9.00am to 10.30am in the Hall.

These ladies do an amazing job of making items to sell at our Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas Stalls and the Fete. We are so grateful to have them.

New members always welcome.

Camp Coolamatong (which is 15 min drive from Bairnsdale)

Dates: 18-20 September 2023

Ages: young people ages 9-12 years.

They highly encourage young people to express interest ASAP for this camp as they fill up really quickly.

Over the weekend Alaska, Posy, Manny and Kaliese performed in the musical Frozen, a production by Gippsland Youth Theatre. Alaska played the part of young Elsa, Posy was young Ana and Manny and Kaliese were in the ensemble.

Congratulations girls!

It was great to see some of our students represent our school on ANZAC Day. We are proud that they were able to show their respects and support on our behalf. Thank you to Natalie, Mia, Grace, Isabelle,Mia and Marlee.

Dear Parents

Welcome back to the new term. I hope that you had a wonderful Easter and holiday time with your families. Holidays are a lovely break from the routine of school life and an important opportunity for families to enjoy special times together.

A huge thank you to our wonderful parents who planned, supported and ran the Fun Run on Friday. This is always a great occasion and the children thoroughly enjoy the sausage sizzle and the run where they get to have fun with their friends. The money raised will go towards resources for the school.

We are in the process of having school tours for the Foundation children starting next year. I can’t believe that we are already at this stage of the school year! If you know anyone who has a child starting school next year and they are considering St Mary’s for their child, please let them know that enrolments are open and that I am very happy to give them a tour of our wonderful school.

A very special occasion is almost upon us as we prepare for Mother’s Day with our Prayer Gathering on Friday May 12 at 9.00am in the Church. We warmly invite all Mums, Grandmothers and special people who are like Mums to the children to come and enjoy a morning with your children. We will be celebrating our Mums with a special Prayer Gathering in the church. This is followed by a visit to your children’s classrooms and finishes with a morning tea, just for the grownups, where you have the opportunity to relax and enjoy some special time with other Mums. This is always a wonderful day and the children love spending this time with their Mums and the special people in their lives who fill this important role for them. We look forward to sharing this occasion with you.

As the special day of Mother’s Day approaches, I take this opportunity to thank our amazing Mums for the love and care you give to your children. Your support and guidance, your warmth and kindness and the dedication you give are gifts that your child will take with them as they navigate all life brings. We thank you for the support you give to us as we do all we can to educate and care for your children. We hope that this Mother’s Day offers you the opportunity to spend a day celebrating and sharing special moments with your beautiful family.

Warmest regards

Lisa