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- PRINCIPALS REPORT
- FROM THE REC
- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR OUR 100 YEAR CELEBRATION BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND!
- WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL VISITORS ARRIVING ON MONDAY MORNING!!!
- REMINDER - WATER ONLY FOR SCHOOL DRINK BOTTLES!
- REMINDER!! NO HAT = PLAY IN THE SHADE!
- HOME COOKING - THIS WEEK IT IS THE WALLACE FAMILIES TURN!
- CAKE RAFFLE - THIS WEEK IS THE FLENLEY FAMILY!
- PICTURES OF OUR TRIP TO THE MUSEUM!!
- UPCOMING - BOOK YOUR TABLE FOR OUR ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT!!
- TUNE INTO 96.3 EACH TUESDAY FROM 1:45PM TO HEAR THE KIDS SHARE OUR LATEST NEWS!
- THANK YOU MACEN AND HIS MUM MEL FOR BRINGING IN THEIR DUCKS FOR A SPECIAL SHOW AND TELL AND LETTING EVERYONE HAVE A PAT!!
- 100 YEAR MERCHANDISE FOR SALE - MUGS $10 AND PENS $5!! CONTACT THE OFFICE TO PURCHASE
- SCHOOL FEES TERM 4
- DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF ST MARY'S HISTORY?
- QUOTE FOR THE WEEK!
- TIPS TO SAVE $$$$ WHEN PACKING YOUR CHILDS LUNCHBOX!
- FREE COUNSELLING SESSIONS AVAILABLE
- PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION - WEEMALA LOOKOUT!
Dear Parents,
And we are nearly there in our final countdown to our celebrations this Sunday and Monday. We will have many guests and special visitors but the most important people on the day are your children. This is their day and the culmination of 100 days of celebrating and 100 years in the making. It is going to be a special time for all of us. We want you to join us too! Please come along for one or all of the events planned.
Final details in brief are:
SUNDAY:
9:30 to 11:30am:
- All parents, families and students are welcome to walk through the school and look at the displays and changes that have been made.
12:00 onwards:
- Luncheon at the Batlow RSL (ticketed event)
MONDAY:
10am -12am:
- Re enactment of the three Josephite sisters arriving in Batlow on horse and cart
- Mass
- Tree Commemoration
- Morning tea
We ask that parents send in some morning tea this Monday morning eg slices, biscuits, or a cake, for our students, guests and visitors. We would really appreciate it. Teachers are cooking as well and making sandwiches and there will be 100 cupcakes for all to enjoy!
On another note, we will welcome Fr Richard Thompson, the Vicar General of Education to St Mary's on Monday to lead us in Mass. Fr Richard led the pilgrimage I went on last April with many principal's from our archdiocese. On that pilgrimage we visited a school in Bethlehem on the West Bank in Jerusalem. I pray for the students and teachers of this small school, a school a similar size to St Mary's, that they are safe. Please follow this link recently published in the Catholic Voice if you would like to know more.
https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/local-pilgrims-support-children-of-bethlehem/
Jannine
October is Socktober for Mission Month!!!
Socktober is a wonderful opportunity for us to make a positive difference to the lives of those in need and it is as easy as wearing fun socks and bringing in coins.
Socktober 2023 will contribute vital funds to projects around the world, including Timor-Leste, where a medical clinic and a children’s home are providing hope for generations of young people.
To play our part, St Mary’s will host Socktober next Friday 27th of October. Students are invited to wear their favourite socks and donate with loose change, both gold and silver.
With our loose change we aim to create a coin line. Our goal is to create the longest line of coins possible!
At lunchtime Year 6 will host a ‘shoot out’ where students can kick some goals with their fun socks on and enjoy the blessings of having access to balls and sporting equipment.
It will be a fun day!
Have a great week everyone and I look forward to seeing many of you at our open day on Sunday morning, at our luncheon or at our Mass on Monday. A milestone for Catholic Education in Batlow.
Amy Buckmaster - Religious Education Coordinator
