State Cross Country

Congratulations to Isabella and Charlotte who ran in the State Cross Country in Melbourne on Thursday 18th July.  To make it to state level, the girls had to first qualify at our school cross country, district cross country, division cross country and regional cross country before making it to state level.  What an amazing achievement!  We are so proud of you both!

Hockey 7s

On Friday 19th July, eight brave students headed up to a very icy Pedrina Park to take part in the annual Hockey 7s competition.  We played three games on the day, with improvements being shown every game.  Our first game we played against Good Shepherd, and lost 4-1.  Our second game we played Coleraine and lost 2 - 1.  The third game was a nail biter!  We played Tarrington and achieved a nil all draw.  There were some very close shots on goal though! Congratulations to all the students who took part.

Grandparents' Day

What a beautiful day we had celebrating the very important role that Grandparents' play in our lives.  A great chance to catch up, to share and to partake in an amazing spread for morning tea, thanks to our wonderful school community!

Book Week

We had a great time celebrating all things books during Childrens' Book Week in August.  Our Book Week Parade was a huge success with many people dressing up as their favourite book characters or matching the theme 'Reading is Magic'

Father's Day

After a rainy morning, the sun came out and we were able to celebrate all of the wonderful men; dads, pops, uncles etc, in our lives.  We hope that you all had a terrific Father's Day.

Hoop Time ~ Grade 3/4 and 5/6

We had some very excited students in both the 3/4 and 5/6 areas last week - it was time for the annual Hoop Time Competition!  Altogether, over the two days, we had over 100 children taking part - Wow! Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to all the staff and parents who assisted on the two days.

First Eucharist

Our Sacramental candidates received the Sacrament of First Eucharist on Sunday.  It was a beautiful celebration - congratulations to everyone.

Biannual Art Show

Last week we were blown away by the artisitc endevours of the St Mary's students at our Biannual Art Show.  From 'Look Up' to the amazing 'Glow Cave' and the unveiling of our new 'cow', it was an amazing two nights, celebrating all things Visual Arts.  The video below shows some of the highlights.

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Catholic Education Week

On Tuesday 30th April, our Grade 6 students were invite to join students from five other Catholic schools from our area to celebrate Catholic Education Week. We had students from Penshurst, Edenhope, Portland, Coleraine, Casterton and Hamilton all join together for a day of fun activities and celebration.  At the end of the day, we came together for Mass to give thanks for all the wonderful things about Catholic Education.

 

Divison Athletics

On Friday 3rd May, we had a wonderful day at the Division Athletics Carnival held in Warrnambool.  Congratulations to those students who represented our school so well!  All the best to those students who move onto the next level in Ballarat in October.

District Cross Country

On Thursday May 9th, we had about 45 students head to Lake Hamilton to compete in the District Cross Country.  What an amazing job our kids have done!  A number of students qualified for the Division Cross Country n Warrnambool next week.  Good luck to all involved and congratulations to all students who competed so well at the District Cross Country.

Mother's Day Celebration

Friday 10th May ~ What a beautiful day we had celebrating all of the amazing women in our lives.  Thank you for all the you do and all that you are.

Grade 3/4 Camp - The Outside Inn

Our Grade 3/4 students headed off to camp on Thursday 16th May for one night.  They had amazing weather as they headed out to the Wannon at 'The Outside Inn'. There were so many highlights - the giant swing, climbing wall and the Guiness World Record attempt to name a few!  Thanks to everyone involved.

Division Cross Country

On Friday 17th May, we had a number of students head to Warrnambool for the Divison Cross Country.  We are so proud of your efforts!  Congratulations to those students who have now qualified for the Regional Cross Country.  

National Simultaneous Storytime

On Wednesday 22nd May, we celebrated with over 2,359,147 children from all over Australia when we shared the story 'Bowerbird Blues'.  We were all invited to wear a touch of blue on the day to celebrate the Satin Bowerbird's love of blue!

Our Vegetable Garden

Have you seen our amazing vegetable garden? It is producing the most beautiful harvest!  Every second Friday, before Assemly, Lyn Donaldson and her band of very merry helpers harvest vegetables that are then available to purchase from the office - for a small donation.  Our next harvest day will be Friday 14th June.