Dear Parents,

I hope that you all enjoyed the beautiful weather over the Melbourne Cup long weekend together as a family. It is great to see the sun shining and the weather warming up. As the weather warms up, your child will be taking their jumper off more often throughout the school day. As we all know, some children are not always good at putting their things away, so there are often jumpers lying around the classrooms and yard. Please remember to clearly name your child’s jumper so that there are no lost jumpers and they can be easily returned. Please also remember that all students are required to wear a hat at recess and lunchtime and during outdoor activities. As a SunSmart school, children without a hat will need to play in the undercover areas.

We are approaching the mid-point of Term 4 and planning for 2021 is well underway.  To support this process, we are asking any family who is leaving at the end of the year to make contact with me or Heather in the next couple of weeks. 

Foundation Transition

Next Tuesday, 10^th November we welcome our 2021 Foundation students to St Mary’s for their first transition session. This is always an exciting, yet sometimes daunting time for the children, however we know that they will all love St Mary’s. Foundation transition will run from 9:30am – 12:00pm on Tuesday, 10^th, 17^th and 24^th November.

Remembrance Day

Next Wednesday, 11^th November is Remembrance Day. Every year at 11:00am we pause to remember those men and women who have died or suffered in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. While this year we may not be able to mark Remembrance Day and the 75^th Anniversary of the end of World War II with traditional commemorations and gatherings, St Mary’s will still pay their respects. Some of our Senior students will create a wreath, which will be placed at the cenotaph. The children will also observe a minutes silence at 11:00am and complete a variety of activities on the day. We are all very lucky to live in such an amazing country and we have many Australian men and women to thank for that.

School Disco

Next Friday, 13^th November, we have a school disco for Fun Friday. All students can wear casual clothes on the day and if possible include some bright colours to get into the disco theme. The Junior disco will be from 11:30am-12:15pm and the Senior disco will follow from 12:15pm-1:00pm. Unfortunately parents are still unable to be onsite, however we will take lots of photos, so that you feel like you were there. I’m sure your child is excited about the disco and we are all looking forward to another fun school event.

School Photos

Over the past couple of days, you should have received your school photo envelopes. School photos will be on Wednesday, 18^th November, so please make sure you return your forms prior to this day. It is exciting that we are able to have our school photos this year, as we have had to reschedule them twice.

Kind regards,

Joel