Friday 20th September ~ Issue 29

Child Safety Statement

School Values

Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

Respect Our School - Hormati Sekolah Kita

Do Your Best - Lakukan Yang Terbaik

Help Others to Succeed - Bantu Teman Untuk Berhasil

Important Dates

Term 4

Monday 7th October - First day of Term 4

Friday 11th October - Assembly

Tuesday 15th October - Cyber Safety Sessions - families at 5.30pm, at school

From the Principal

Dear Families,

Haven't we shared the most wonderful term! Thank you for your continued support of our school.

This week we welcomed the Diocesan 150 Year Anniversary Message Stick to our school. We gathered as a school to honour our rich history and to look forward to many more years of Catholic Education in our Diocese.

We also had the joy of opening our new classrooms! They are just beautiful. We shared a lovely prayer ceremony and then, as you do on a Monday at 12.30pm, we celebrated with a disco! So much fun!

Have a wonderful holiday, shared with those you love. We look forward to what Term 4 will bring for us!

 Terrielynn

Diocesan 150 Year Anniversary Message Stick

Opening of the new classrooms

Catholic School Culture

MASS TIMES – 2024                                                 

Hamilton: Saturday 6pm and Sunday 10.30am                                    

Dunkeld: Sunday 8.30am                  

Glenthompson:  Sunday 8.30am

Penshurst: Sunday 8.30am

           PRAYER FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Dear God,

Keep us safe in our activities.

Give us good rest and good fun.

Bring us back refreshed and ready for a new term.

We thank you for our friends, staff, families and a community that cares for us.

May we always be conscious of you in our lives.

Amen

Learning and Teaching

School Wide Positive Behaviours

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support is:  A multi-tiered framework for establishing the social culture and behavioural supports needed for a school to achieve behavioural and academic outcomes for all students.

For the next two weeks at St Mary’s we are working with our students on the following:

RESPECT -  show gratitude for the wonderful resources in our school

SAFETY - ensure the words you use keep everyone safe

                                                  RESPONSIBILITY - own your behaviour

Assembly Award Winners

Last week's award winners were Ted Barber, Teddy Murrell, Felix Gallatly, Elliott Rovers, Maggie Haley, Isobel Larkins, Hattie Tregeagle, Lexi Sherlock, Chloe Donnelly, Rocco Causer, Ava Lowin, Selena Brown, Angus Hutchins, Nyra Jubair and the 3-6 students who were all displaying the value of Do Your Best. Congratulations!

Sports Catch Up

Division Table Tennis

We had 6 eager students who went to Warrnambool on Friday to play in the Division Table Tennis competition.

For the second year in a row, St. Mary's was the overall winner on the day!

Congratulations to Isabella, Sophie, Darcy, Sineth, Angus and Billy for your efforts on the day. A thank you also to families who transported and assisted our students on the day.

Saturday Morning Netball - Term 4

Registrations and payments are now open for Saturday Morning Netball for next term. You can find this on the Netball Connect website or app.

https://registration.netballconnect.com/login 

You will need to either register or login to begin the process. The competition is under ‘Hamilton Netball Association’, and click on ‘Junior Competition - Term 4’. Please contact me if you need any assistance with this.

Please make sure the ‘Media Consent’ and the ‘Medical Consent’ form are returned to school before your child takes the court. Thank you.

I have also sent you a message on Seesaw yesterday with the draw for the season. The HNA are trialling with age groups playing at the same time each week. This means that our Grade 5-6 teams will always play at 9:30am, and our Grade 3-4 teams will be playing at 10:30am.

Grade 5-6 Swimming Program - Term 4

Thank you for your promptness in returning the blue note for the swimming program next term. Please remember that swimming begins on the first day back in Term 4, so don’t forget to pack suitable swimming clothes in school bags. Students may wear their sports uniform to school during this week. They will be swimming in one of the four time slots below:

• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• 12:30pm - 1:00pm
• 1:00pm - 1:30pm
• 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Students may swap time slots after Monday, as the HILAC instructors will be assessing students abilities to ensure that they are grouped correctly.

Regional Athletics

We have 11 students who will be representing St. Mary’s at the Regional Athletics on Friday 11th October in Ballarat. A note was sent home this week outlining the information for the day. If your student is unable to attend, could you please let me know as soon as possible.

Fitness Laps - Darryl Fry

Dates for your Diary

Grade 5-6 Swimming Program: Monday 7th October - Friday 11th October @ HILAC

Saturday Morning Netball: Begins Saturday 12th October @ Pedrina Park

Regional Athletics: Friday 11th October @ Llanberis Reserve, Ballarat

Grade 3-4 Regional Hooptime: Monday 21st October @ HILAC

Grade 5-6 Regional Hooptime: Monday 28th October @ HILAC

Grade 5-6 District Cricket: Friday 1st November @ Pedrina Park

Grade 3-4 Swimming Program: Monday 11th November - Friday 15th November @ HILAC

Grade 3-6 Swimming Carnival: Friday 29th November @ Monivae Pool

Junior Athletics Carnival (Prep - Grade 2): Friday 13th December @ St. Mary’s

Latham Wishart

lwishart@smhamilton.catholic.edu.au

Indonesian Performance

We were so fortunate to attend an Indonesian Performance at Monivae on Tuesday. It was the most wonderful show which was greatly enjoyed by students and staff. A big thank you to Vicki Fitzpatrick for organising the event.

Second Hand Book Stall

Thanks so much for the kind donations for our book stall. If your child has purchased a book, I am sure you would agree that they have got great value for their money! All for a wonderful cause too. Well done to Mharni Gordon and the RE Leaders for all their organistion.

Art Show

Here are a few photos from our amazing Art Show from last week.  Enjoy!

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Wellbeing

Child Safety 

Can you believe that we are at the end of another term?  The time certainly does fly when you are having fun! With the holidays upon us, this usually means a bit more free time and often this is online. The eSafety Commisioner has some excellent resources on how to ensure our children are safe online.  Below are links to two of their articles.

Tania Stevens

Cyber Safety Sessions

Next term on Tuesday 15th October, Keleigh Flavel from Victoria Police will conduct Cyber Safety sessions with our 3/4s and 5/6s and also with families at 5.30pm. A Google form has been sent out to gauge parent interest and the link is below.  Please complete this form if you would like to attend this very important information session. Thank you to those families who have already replied.

Community Engagement

Busking for Change

The Grade 3/4 department has been participating  in the ILF 'Busking For Change' program to raise money for resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who live in remote communities.

At our Assembly last week, we sang our song, Shorty Creek'.  Below is a picture and a video from our performance.  The Second Hand Book Stall and the gold coin donations from casual clothes day today have also helped with our fundraising.

If you would like to donate to our fundraising efforts, please click on the link below that will take you to our fundraising page. Thank you!

Sustainability - Lids for Kids

Thanks everyone for your support with lid donations! We are collecting lots and lots of lids.

Some sustainability leaders spent some time this week colour sorting lids.

Please remember that lids MUST BE CLEAN AND DRY - NO MILK RESIDUE!

Also, please ensure that all WHITE INSERTS (usually in milk lids) are REMOVED before sending in the lids. Lids can't be sent for recycling with the inserts and it will make sorting much easier if they are removed before sending in. And remember, only number 2 and 4 lids are acceptable for our collection.

Thanks everyone!

Erin Wolfe and the Sustainability Leaders

St Mary's Christmas Parade

Leadership and Stewardship

School Beanies

We still have St Mary's beanies here at school to purchase for $12.50 each. If you would like to buy some please see the front office.