Message from the Principal

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1 Upcoming Dates 22nd 25th 29th 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th - 12th 13th 15th 16th 18th April Term 2 ANZAC Day Liturgy - 8:45am Gr 5 /6 sport (pm) ANZAC Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY Gr 5 /6 Sport (pm) P&F 7:30pm May Sushi and Scroll Day Mother s Day stall (am) Gr 5/6 Family Life parent session pm Mother s Day Liturgy 8:45am Gr 5 /6 Sport (pm) Joint Junior school mass with Holy Eucharist (at Holy Eucharist) 5.00pm Welcome Shane Tobin NAPLAN Gr 5 /6 Sport (pm) Children s Liturgy CLOSURE DAY Grade 1 Faith night 6:30pm 20th Dendy Cross Country (Gr 3-6) 25th 26th 27th 28th 2nd 3rd School Photos Confirmation Information night 7pm Gr 5 /6 Sport (pm) Working Bee (3-5pm) June First Communion Reflection Day Gr 5 /6 Sport (pm) 4th Sacrament of First Communion 6:15pm 6th-8th Gr 5 /6 Camp 10th Gr 5/6 Sport 13th PUBLIC HOLIDAY 16th Gr 5/ 6 Netball Lightning Premiership 17th Gr 5/6 Football Lightning Premiership 19th Children s Liturgy 24th End of term mass 12 noon Students finish 1pm Thursday 21st April 2016 Term 2 - Newsletter 2 Dear Parents, Message from the Principal Tomorrow we will commemorate ANZAC Day at a liturgy in the hall beginning at 8:45am. ANZAC day is not merely a date, or some remote campaign, but rather a spirit. It is a time to reflect on the qualities of past generations of Australians who in hardship displayed courage, discipline, self-sacrifice, self-reliance, resourcefulness and friendship. What an inspiration for us today! We can learn a lot from the examples of the past as we live out our Cornerstones of Respect for Self, Others and The World. Do I have: the courage to stand up for what I believe in? The discipline to be the best person I can be? How do I show others I am a good friend? As we enjoy the extra day off work and school on Monday, let us take time to reflect on those values and how we live them everyday. Mr Shane Tobin will commence his Principalship at St Mary s on Monday 9th May. There will be an opportunity for parents to meet him at a morning tea on Tuesday 10th May at 9am in the hall. He will officially be commissioned at mass on Sunday 15th May. All parents are invited to welcome him to our parish community. Congratulations to Yellow house on winning St Mary s House Cross Country event last Friday. The sun shone for a wonderful day of running and cheering. That is now two in a row for Yellow house. Will they do the clean sweep and win swimming in Term 4 as well?? I hope everyone has a great week. Sharon Daujat SAVE THE DATE - Annual School Social August Saturday 6th. 1.

2 Leadership & Management Fees Thank you to those parents who use one of the following options to pay their fees. If you haven t already done so, you can set up yearly, termly, monthly, fortnightly or weekly deductions. Payment options: cheque or cash, EFTPOS (at the office), Credit card or Netbank to: BSB Account no Account name: St Marys General School account please ensure you include name and account number (as found on your statement) Enrolments for 2017 As we begin to make camp bookings for 2017, please let the office know as soon as you have plans for next year. This is particularly important for those students who will be in Grades 5 or 6 next year as we need to book air fares for our Canberra camp. Winter Uniform Winter uniform is to be worn in Term 2. Please ensure all students are in winter uniform by Tuesday 26th April. School Photos School photos this year are on Wednesday 25th May. All students will need to be in full winter uniform on this day. Staff Hours Just a reminder about the hours our part time staff work. Meg Dunk, who has the responsibility for Student Services, works Monday, Thursday and Friday. If you need to communicate with her, please and she will respond on her next working day. RE Dates for the first few weeks of Term 2 Week 2 Friday 22nd April- ANZAC DAY Liturgy in the hall at 8.50am Week 3 Thursday 28th April Grade 3 and 4 attend Parish Mass at 9am Week 4 Friday 6th May- Mother s Day Liturgy in the hall at 8.50am Saturday 7th May - Joint Junior School Mall at Holy Eucharist at 5pm- followed by refreshments in the Parish Hall Catholic Identity Surveys Please complete the surveys that have been sent home. We look forward to seeing some of you in the staffroom after assembly tomorrow to complete them. 2.

3 P & F Uniform Shop A reminder to all that Winter Uniform is required to be worn from Tuesday 26th April. The Uniform Shop is open this Friday 22nd April from 1:45pm to 2:45pm. Size 6 and 8 sports polo tops are back in stock!! For those Foundation parents who purchased a size 4 polo top as a replacement until size 6 polos arrived, you can now exchange them. Please bring your size 4 polo top (washed) and we will arrange a size 6 replacement. Thanks Uniform Shop Amanda Vasta, Jo Mallick, Mel McLennan 3.

4 P & F St Mary s mums night is coming! Fri 6th May 60 Repton Rd, East Malvern Food catered ($20 per head) BYO drinks see link below to book tickets. Ticket sales close Monday 2nd May 9pm queries: contact Chevaun or Angelique Social Committee meeting on Wednesday 27th April, Nerissa's house 8 Summerhill Avenue. If you would like to be a part of this years Social Team please come along or if you have any suggestions regarding a theme please nerissa@croutons.com.au Thank you Nerissa (Chloe grade 2 & Lola FS) Ruth (Ruby grade 4 & Bella grade 2) 4.

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7 Community AUSKICK AUSKICK AUSKICK Clinic #2 is on this Saturday 23 rd April and we will be having a special Anzac Day Service. The St Mary s Muffin Stall will be open from 9am. If you have the time, please bring a batch of muffins down to the stall. Your muffin stall hosts this week are Lucinda McGrath, Suzanne Carroll & Sarah Rainbird. Come on down for a chat and grab a coffee and a muffin (or a snake and a juice) while you're there. Thanks very much for your support, Ali Gibson

8 Community St Mary s vs St Roch s Netball Come on down and support the mums, feed the kids and raise some funds for MND! When: 12pm Saturday 30 th April Where: St Marys Sausage sizzle to feed the troopers (so they ll be charged up for the footie!) and if you fancy a chance to win a trip for 2 to Sydney staying in luxury grab a raffle ticket 1 for $20 or 3 for $50 or go crazy and 10 for $150 all proceeds to MND research 8.

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10 After School Care Extend OSHC at St Mary s Primary School Weekly Recap Last week was another fun-filled and exciting week in OSHC. This week we were busy putting our cooking skills to the test! On Tuesday we welcomed back the AFL Football season by making football biscuits with Annie, our assistant team member. On Wednesday the children and I (Lenore) made mini jam tarts which the children then got to take home and bake in the oven. Thursday was our most successful day yet, as we explored the world of science by creating fireworks in a jar. The children loved watching the food dye colours mix within the oil and water. Please remember that Monday 25 th April is a student free day due to the ANZAC Day Public Holiday. There will be no Extend Before & After School Care running on this day. I look forward to seeing you again next week. Lenore, Team Leader. Our Extend Superstars are Harriet Fleer for your sense of wonder and interest in discovering new things in OSHC J Next Week's activities Monday April: PUBLIC HOLIDAY: ANZAC DAY Tuesday 26 April: Cooking: Anzac Day Biscuits Wednesday 27 April: Arts & Crafts: Toilet Roll d puppets Thursday 28 April: Science: Floating M&M s Friday 29 April: Cooking: Giant Freckle Cookies PARENT PORTAL: extend.com.au 10.

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