Dear Families,
All students will be required to wear their sports uniform.
Tomorrow (Thursday) two of our students, Ava and Myah, have organised a special session for our senior students as part of their ‘Be More’ project. We have included their purpose below, which formed part of their presentation to Leadership to plan and lead a project in our school community.
We appreciate your ongoing support.
Narelle, Alana and David
Dear Families,
Just a reminder that tomorrow Monday, March 29 our students will be having their 2021 school photo taken. All students will need to be in full summer school uniform, which include grey socks for the boys and white socks for the girls.
We are looking forward to this special photo day with our Year 6 leaders!
Alana, David and Narelle
Ava and Myah have organised a morning of fun activities for the Year 6 students!!!
This google form is for the Year Six Fun Morning!
We are doing this because we think it’s a good idea for the year sixes to have a full morning of having fun and collaborating with new people. You will get you to choose your preferences out of 4 activities and we will rotate once. You will be with some of your friends but not all of them. – – Ava and Myah
This week is our final week of fundraising for Caritas Project Compassion. Students are invited to bring in a gold coin at any stage this week and buy a bee cutout, which can be decorated or they may choose to write their name on a pre-made bee (from their teacher)! They can then pin their bee to the wall located near the library galleria space. The aim is to have a swarm of Caritas bees on display by the end of the week!
How are you being more to others?
How many bees might we have on our wall by the end of the week?
Today we launched a new sequence for spelling unfamiliar words called S.M.A.R.T Spelling. Each Monday our senior students will bring home a list of chosen spelling words based on a spelling pattern. This week, we are exploring the vowel digraph (2 letters working together to make a new sound) ‘ea’ as in ‘please’. Students also choose two words, taken from their personal writing, which come from their BOB(Back of Book) list.
Students have been given a grid of activity ideas to explore when learning to spell their words each week. We are encouraging students to spend 5-10 minutes each night on their spelling words. Students will be tested on their words each Friday.
We are very excited to move forward with this new spelling approach!
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to your homegroup teacher for further clarification.
Happy spelling!
Alana, David and Narelle
This week’s Caritas Friday fundraiser links to Arsad’s story. Arsad is from Indonesia and with no toilet in their house, his family had to use the forest instead. With the help of Caritas, Arsad was able to participate in hygiene and sanitation training and he worked with the community to build working toilets for homes.
This week we stand in solidarity with those who often have to walk for basic food, services and supplies with our Caritas Ks competition. Get your pedometers ready for Friday and get walking. Follow the steps below to enter!
Please note: You can bring a donation and walk even if you don’t have a pedometer!
Dear families, This year, we are fortunate enough to be part of a Prayer Collective with the Melbourne Archdiocese. As part of this, we are …
Please complete our prayer survey
Dear Families,
We hope you all have had a chance to rest and enjoy some family time over long weekend. Just a couple of reminders for the week ahead.
Students have tried on sample sizes and a letter went home last Friday advising families of the process, cost and confirmation of the spelling of student names. If you have any questions please contact your homegroup teacher or Lisa.
In response to parent communication and in conjunction with St Josephs, St Marys and St Pauls an online presentation by a leading cyber safety expert has been organised.
Your attendance is highly recommended!
For log in details and further information:
Susan McLean is Australia’s foremost expert in the area of Cybersafety and young people. The session will cover the positive benefits of technology as well as:
Cyber Safety NIGHT
When: Wednesday the 10th of March
Time: 7pm (1 hour and 40 minutes duration)
Location: ZOOM Meeting Code:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88232601558
pwd=bHpNV1dCUE1OanVSWmtDaGN3Tmdadz09Cost: FREE
Have a great week everyone!
Alana, David and Narelle
SMCM, you are superstars! We have now raised $1131 for Caritas!
This week our Caritas Friday connects to Oliva’s story. Oliva is from the Solomon Islands and she was unable to read, write or count. Caritas Australia helped to give her a future by enrolling her in Literacy and Numeracy classes.
Help Caritas support others like Oliva by dressing up as your future self and donating a gold coin on Friday!
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