This term is moving quickly, and I can’t believe we are already at the end of week 5! Firstly, a big thank you to all families who came along last weekend to our Parish and Children’s Mass it was a wonderful celebration. The gardens and school grounds look wonderful after the working bee on Sunday after Mass.

We have a few events coming up this term, including our school awards day. Our K-2 students will perform a nativity play at this ceremony, which will be accompanied by some wonderful songs from our other classes. This will be a great opportunity for our students to perform for their families as well as to celebrate the Advent period before Christmas.

St Mary’s will again participate in the St Vincent De Paul Christmas hamper appeal this year. This is a time to reflect on those less fortunate than others and families are invited to please give generously at this time. A basket will be available in each classroom for donations of non-perishable food items or children's Christmas gifts. If you are going to wrap the gift, could you please clarify whether the gift is for a boy or a girl and what age the gift would suit? I have attached a list of ideas for the appeal to this newsletter. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Jeanette REC