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Fabulous Foundation
The Foundation children have had a wonderful start to the school year. They have settled into the routines of their classroom and are enjoying the new learning challenges at school. Building relationships with their peers and spending time with their Grade Six Learning Buddies has been some of the highlights so far.
Check out the photos of your very first day of school for 2024.
Dear Parents and Guardians
We have had an excellent start to the year, with our new staff, students and families settling seamlessly into school life. I take this opportunity to thank our families for the way you have engaged with all aspects of school life, and the way you have supported your children to ensure the school year started so well.
Our Beginning of Year whole school Mass was a beautiful celebration of our school community. Our Year 6 students received their leadership badges and proudly stood before the school as our new school leaders. It was beautiful to watch the beaming faces of their Foundation buddies as they watched their own buddy receive their badge. Our Year 6 leaders are already showing their commitment to leading our school as they support the teachers and younger children in many ways, quietly doing deeds of service with generosity of spirit and commitment to leading with kindness and compassion.
Our Year 5 and 6 students headed off to their three day/two night camp at Sovereign Hill today. They will be learning about the Gold Rush, which will support the learning they are doing at school. In preparation for camp, the Year 5 and 6 students researched the Gold Rush and created questions and wonderings that they will be exploring and answering while they are at camp. We are very pleased that we are able to continue to commit to our students having the opportunity to attend camp and we thank the staff who have supported the children by attending camp.
Next week and the following week (Weeks 4 and 5), we are having our Parent/Student/Teacher meetings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 3.10pm and 4.30pm. You are now able to book online for your child’s meeting through PAM.
These meetings are a great way for you to get to know your child’s teacher and for you to share with the teacher what you would like them to know about your child. It is also an opportunity for your child’s teacher to share with you how they feel your child is settling into the school year. We encourage all families to attend these sessions as they help to create strong connections between you and your child’s teacher and creates a collaboration between you that will help your child as the year progresses. You are encouraged to bring your child to the meeting so that they can be part of the conversations. I thank the teachers for their dedication with the time they give to prepare for and engage in these meetings. I know that the teachers find them to be very valuable and I am sure the parents do too.
On Tuesday the whole school made pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. This is a special day in the year of the Church as it is the day before the season of Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardis Gras, and symbolises the time when Christians used up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. Today we continue the tradition of making and eating pancakes to remind us that the season of Lent is about to begin.
Yesterday we celebrated Ash Wednesday with the school and parish community. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent when Catholics prepare for Easter. The children learned about the importance of doing things for others, saying sorry when we do something wrong and striving to be the BEST that we can be.
During this time of Lent, Pope Francis offers this reflection:
“Love of God and love of neighbour are one love,” Pope Francis continued, explaining that “the contemplative dimension” of Lent can help us “release new energies,” to be “more sensitive to one another: in the place of threats and enemies, we discover companions and fellow travelers.” In his message for Lent 2024, Pope Francis invites the faithful to “pause” for prayer and to assist our brothers and sisters in need, in order to change our own lives and the lives of our communities.
I wish you all a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing you all as you come to school for your child’s Student/Parent/Teacher meetings. We always say that it takes a village to raise a child and together we have the opportunity to provide your child with the best possible experience of school we can.
Kind regards
Lisa
Dear Families,
We hope you have all had a good holiday time so welcome back! To our new families a very big welcome to our School community.
For those of you who don’t know St. Mary’s Craft Group meets every Tuesday at 9.00am in the School Hall. We support our School by holding a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Stall as well as a Christmas stall. Last year we made over $5,000 that goes to the P & F and they use it for extra needs for our School as suggested by our Principal, Lisa.
We are a small group mostly with long time association with the School and we are always looking for people to join us. We have supplies of materials to make items suitable for these stalls and you are welcome to take some home if making things at home suits you better. We welcome donations of items that would be suitable for the stalls.
As a group we are proud of the fact that we provide a shopping experience for the children which we enjoy as much as the children!
Please feel free to come along one Tuesday to have a cuppa and see who we are and what we do for our School. St. Mary’s Craft Group
Working Bee THIS Saturday 10-2pm
We need as many helpers as we can get. Our list is very long, full of odd jobs of all difficulties but many hands make light work. This being said, there will be jobs for all capabilities so that you can help and work at your own strengths.
If you are interested in joining us on the day please make sure you bring your own…
Sunscreen/hat
Water bottle/snacks
Working gloves
‘Can do’ attitude
Lunch is being supplied by Monash Road Pizza, thank you very much for your generous offer.
Parent/Student/Teacher meetings
Tuesdays and Wednesdays (week 4 & 5) between 3.10pm and 4.30pm.
Please book through PAM:
https://pam.stmnewbor.catholic.edu.au/Login/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
Lavalla Catholic College - Enrolments 2025
Enrolments for Year 7, 2025 now open
Information Evening - Thursday 21st March 5-7[m St Paul's Campus
Karen Young- Young People & Their Big Feelings
Sunday 25 February, 10:00am - 2:00pm, West Gippsland Arts Centre
Tickets available here- https://sales.wgac.com.au/event/379:2410/379:3923/?fbclid=IwAR20wzl-vMkcE7YqtltYztDoPeJLm9vRLzJztriXZY3MVgsE9sfTn5PunWg
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Our Patch
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.
February
- Tuesday 20th - Swimming Trials Year 3-6 & Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
- Wednesday 21st - Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
- Thursday 22nd - Assembly 2.30pm
- Monday 26th - Foundation Camp program 3.00pm
- Tuesday 27th - Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
- Wednesday 28th - Western Valley District Swimming & Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
- Thursday 29th - School Photos & Reconciliation Parent Meeting
March
- Friday 1st March - Gumbuya World Water Safety Program Year 3-6
- Sat 2nd/Sun 3rd - Reconciliation Commitment Mass
- Monday 4th - Welcome BBQ
- Wednesday 6th - Division Swimming
- Thursday 7th March - Assembly 2.30pm
- Monday 11th - Labour Day
- Thursday 14th - Regional Swimming
- Monday 18th - Foundation Literacy afternoon 2.15pm & Year 1/2 Camp Program. P&F AGM (time to be advised) All families welcome.
- Thursday 21st - Victoria Netball Clinic & Assembly 2.30pm
- Monday 25th - Whole School Athletics Carnival
- Thursday 28th - Last Day term 1
- Friday 29th - Good Friday
April
- Monday 15th - School Closure for Staff PD
- Tuesday 16th - First Day Term 2 & Confirmation Parent Meeting
- Thursday 18th - Sacrament of Reconciliation 6pm
- Friday 19th - Fun Run
- Thursday 25th - ANZAC Day
- Friday 26th - School Closure
- Sat 27/Sun 28 - Confirmation Commitment Mass
May
- Thursday 2nd - Open Day 9-11am and 4-6pm
- Tuesday 7th - District Winter Sports Year 5/6
- Friday 10th - Mother's Day Prayer Gathering & Stall. District Cross Country
- Wednesday 15th - Division Cross Country
- Monday 20th - District 1500m
- Tuesday 21st - District Athletics & Prayer Gathering Feast of St Eugene de Mazenod
- Wednesday 29th - Confirmation Retreat
- Thursday 30th - Sacrament of Confirmation