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As we journey further into Term Four, we continue to regularly practise gratitude with our students…openly looking for and sharing moments, little moments that bring joy, and of course, bringing joy to others by words and actions (no matter how small) that lift each other up. Hugh van Cuylenburg, founder of The Resilience Project, emphasises the profound benefits of practising gratitude daily. Studies show that gratitude improves mental health, enhances well-being, and strengthens resilience, especially in young people. By integrating gratitude into our school culture, we not only encourage students to appreciate their blessings but also equip them with tools for lifelong emotional and spiritual growth.
Stage 2 Excursion
Earlier this week, our Year Three and Four students had the opportunity to attend Borambola Sport and Recreation Centre for their overnight camp. There were lots of great activities that were posted on the Facebook page. It was wonderful to see our students venture outside their comfort zone and engage so positively with one another during this experience. Thank you to Ms Jackson and Mrs Ferguson for the time and energy that went into coordinating this camp!
Mass and Working Bee
We are very excited to see that the warmer weather and longer days are now upon us. I feel this presents an opportunity to have our working bee that was originally planned for Term Three. On Sunday 10th November, after our Children’s Mass, we invite families to join us for a BBQ breakfast, followed by a working bee. Jobs will include, setting up our veggie gardens, planting trees, re-planting shrubs/our hedge, hanging a notice board, among other things. We would love to see you there - many hands make light work!
Learning Journey
This coming Tuesday, we look forward to having parents attend school in the morning or afternoon (don’t hesitate to ask if you can’t come in at these times but want to see some student learning - we may be able to arrange something). As previously mentioned, this isn’t a parent - teacher conference but more so an opportunity for students to share their learning with family members.
Reading
I am very keen to continue our focus on reading, particularly at home. As previously mentioned, Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn (CECG) has been very vocal about our number one system goal of ‘every child being a competent reader’. In doing so, schools are implementing research-informed programs that help address this need and we want your support as parents/guardians on this journey. Whether it be reading with, reading to or simply encouraging daily reading at home, this goes a long way to supporting St Mary’s students to be better readers, and therefore, better learners.
Kindergarten Orientation
I wanted to remind families about our upcoming Kindergarten Orientation Days. Families have been emailed relevant information about this day but if there are any further questions, or you know of other families wanting to check out our great school, please reach out to myself, Mrs Dumbrell or our office staff.
Kindergarten Orientation Dates:
Week 1: Friday 1st November
Week 2: Friday 8th November
Week 3: Friday 15th November
Week 4: Friday 22nd November
Have a great finish to the week - I look forward to seeing people at our upcoming events!
Ryan
What wonderful spring weather we have had this week. The students have made the most of the sunshine enjoying outside play at recess and lunchtime with their friends! We have had a busy start to term and week 3 will involve lots of activity.
Next week, our Book Fair will commence and our Learning Journey open classrooms on Tuesday. Next Thursday students are invited to wear their favourite socks, sports socks or crazy socks as part of Socktober! Socktober for Catholic Mission Month helps to raise funds and awareness to support children from disadvantaged and vulnerable backgrounds in many countries around the world. Students are asked to bring a gold coin donation for this day.
On Friday K-2 will lead our “All Saints Day” Mass at 12 noon. All parents, Grandparents and carers are invited to join us for this special day of Holy obligation commemorating all of our saints of the Church.
The month of October is also dedicated to the Holy Rosary. It was instituted to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection she gives the Church in answer to praying the Rosary.
The Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Term 4 fees have now been emailed to families.
Please continue to pay by instalments or pay in full by the
due date using your BSB and account number on your statement.
Please do not use Compass Pay for school fees
The 3/4 camp to Borambola was in one word…fantastic!
We were blessed with beautiful weather , just ideal for our activties of raft building, mud-run,archery and BMX riding.
The raft building required the kids to work in a group and then have the challenge of seeing whether it floated. This meant getting into the pool which was lovely as it was a very warm afternoon. This was followed by the mud-run which was a series of very gloopy, muddy (stinky even!) mud ponds and various other obstacles to get around. They had an outdoor shower to wash off the mud and then a proper soapy shower to be really clean.
After dinner we joined with the big school (90+ kids) from Cobram and had a games night. Dead Ant and Finger fencing were new games we learnt.
Tuesday morning after a big brekkie we had a go at archery and I must say there were some good eyes getting the arrows very close to the target. We then did BMX riding after listening to some good safety advice from Matt our leader. Some kids even tried the pump track.
What a great couple of days with an awesome group of kids. (We missed you Kayden). Our leader, Matt, was a cheerful and happy person and we will remember him having his music on ALL the time!
Thank you to the 3/4 parents for entrusting Mrs Ferguson and I with your children. Thank you also to Worrick and Anthony Shaw for the bus transport there and back, and Mrs Ferguson for carrying our luggage and being chief photographer.
Lots of great memories made!
Mrs Jackson
Tomorrow the LAWMAN family are our home cooks
LUNCH ORDER DAYS ARE EACH MONDAY AND FRIDAY
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