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Dear Parents, Guardians and Community,
This week marks the end of Term 3. Classes finish at 3:30 on Thursday with Friday being our School Closure day for Professional Development for Staff.
We accomplished a lot during this term and made some great steps with our School Improvement Plan and our usual great work around Faith, Literacy and Numeracy. Some of the things we did this term
- A visit from the History Box
- Student led Conferences
- 100 Days of School
- Year 4 went to Emmanuel College for a musical
- National Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)
- Way of the west
- 5 student teachers
- Year 5's went to Sovereign Hill
- Visit from Mrs Sargent History Incursion
- Go Girl Conference
- School Disco
- Hoop Time
- Book Week
- Bike Education
- Father's Day
- 180th Birthday Celebrations.
- Cathedral Mass
- National Catholic Education Commission Conference
- Year 1's to Como House
- Footy and Fairies Day
- Hobson City Bay Council Youth Forum
- Sacrament of Confirmation
- Grandparents Visit Year 1
- Landscape Masterplan
- Annual Review Meetings for Teachers
- MACSSIS surveys for staff, students and families
- Year 3 sleepover (This Thursday)
- Kept Learning and Teaching happening with many staff absent with many many cases of Flu and Covid.
We also had staff attend professional development in
- Behaviour Management
- Pathways to School Leadership
- Supporting Gifted and Talented Students
- Intervention Framework
- Data Literacy with Bradley Geise
- Colourful Semantics and Cued Articulation
- Agile Leadership with Simon Breakspeare
- Literacy Settting up a Moderating Writing Criteria
- Numeracy - Consistent Assessemnt and Data Collection across the School
Wow-- what a term... I need a break
End of Term Prayer
We thank you Lord, for this term.
For our challenges, our successes,
and the mistakes from which we have learnt.
Be with us as we spend our time with family and friends.
Give us strength and courage to do what is right:
to be witnesses of our faith.
I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday
God Bless
Anthony
Faith News - School and Parish Connection
Dear God, help us to realize that so much of what we value is fleeting so that we may share what we have generously, knowing that what is of eternal value is the love and generosity we show each other. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Important dates to Remember for Term 4
Event |
Date |
Time |
Where |
First Advent Liturgy Parents Welcome |
25th Nov |
3:00 |
Church |
Prep 2023 Welcome Mass |
27th Nov |
10:30 |
Church |
Second Advent Liturgy Parents Welcome |
2nd Dec |
3:00 |
Church |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
8th Dec |
9:15 |
Church |
Third Advent Liturgy Parents Welcome |
9th Dec |
3:00 |
Church |
End of Year Mass |
15th December |
TBC |
Church |
Lunch Orders - A reminder regarding lunch orders
Lunch orders are provided to the children by a third-party supplier; the school and school staff do not have the power to change or cancel orders for children. Nor can office staff place an order on your behalf. Eating utensils are not supplied with lunch orders and need to be supplied by parents on the day that lunch orders are delivered.
If for any reason, your child is not at school and you need to change/cancel a lunch order for a particular day, you can contact KingWilli Catering on 0402 781 496 or 0409 115 944
Maclean Reserve Volunteer Roster - a notice was sent home looking for volunteers to help keep Maclean Reserve safe and clean for our children. If you are interested in helping out, and even if you have returned the form previously, please return the volunteer form to school by next Wednesday 14th September.
If you have lost the form but would like to help out, additional forms are available at the school office.
Footy and Fairies Fun Day - was on Friday 9th September. The children looked fantastic in all of their footy and sports gear. There were even a few fairies. Thanks to all of the parents who remembered the donation of family-sized blocks of chocolates and bags of lollies for the school fair; this has really helped with the collection of goods for the school fair.
The next 2nd hand uniform shop will be back in Term 4, for all of your summer uniform needs. The first shop for Term 4 is scheduled for Wednesday 5th October, from 8:30-9:30am in the hall, and fortnightly after that. In addition, uniforms can still be ordered at any time by emailing Sherrine and Meagan at uniformspf@smwilliamstown.catholic.edu.au
What’s happening in the 4th Term?
This is just a snapshot of what the P&F Association has planned for the fourth term.
Date |
What’s happening |
Wednesday 5th October (8.30am - 9.30am) |
2nd Hand Uniform Sales (School Hall) |
Monday 10th October (7pm - 8pm) |
P&F Meeting (TBA) |
Wednesday 19th October (8.30am - 9.30am) |
2nd Hand Uniform Sales (School Hall) |
Wednesday 2nd November (8.30am - 9.30am) |
2nd Hand Uniform Sales (School Hall) |
Sunday 13th November (All day) |
St Mary’s Fabulous Family Fair (School grounds) |
Wednesday 16th November (8.30am - 9.30am) |
2nd Hand Uniform Sales (School Hall) |
Monday 21st November (7pm - 8pm) |
P&F Meeting (TBA) |
Wednesday 30th November (8.30am - 9.30am) |
2nd Hand Uniform Sales (School Hall) |
Wednesday 14th December (8.30am - 9.30am) |
2nd Hand Uniform Sales (School Hall) |
As we come to the end of another exciting and challenging term we would like to say congratulations to all students and their families for their resilience and willingness to have a go at things this term. We have seen some amazing events, from the Science Fair, Showcase, Grade 4 Experiences, Year 7 Roadshow, and of course, the famous Amazing Race just to name a few.
A reminder that offers for Year 7, 2024 will be distributed on 21 October, 2022 by email. Please make sure that you contact the College Registrar at enrolments@ecmelb.catholic.edu.au if your email or contact details have changed since you submitted your application.
We wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday and look forward to catching up again in Term 4 as we all work hard to finish the year strongly.