St. Mary’s Primary School

Thursday October 29, 2020

Term 4 Week 4

Mission Mini Fete. Tomorrow, Friday October 30th,

the senior students are

holding a

Mini Fete There will be a sweets

stall, obstacle course,

bean bag toss, nerf

ping pong, bottle hoop toss and lots

more.

Students will need to bring money

with them on the day to purchase

items from the sweets stall and to

join in the other activities.

A BBQ LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A GOLD COIN DONATION TO GO

TOWARDS OUR MISSION FUNDRAISING. Any student who doesn’t want BBQ lunch

should bring lunch as usual.

Newsletter St Mary’s Primary School Donald

Woods Street, Donald

Telephone: 5497 1116

Mobile: 0428814884

Email: principal@smdonald.catholic.edu.au

Website: www.smdonald.catholic.edu.au

DATES:

Monday November 2nd

– School Closure Day –

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday November 3rd

– Melbourne Cup Public

Holiday – NO SCHOOL

Sunday November 8th –

Sunday November 15th –

NAIDOC Week

Wednesday November

11th – Remembrance Day

– 11am

Friday November 20th –

Sports Day

Vision Statement:

St. Mary’s community,

with Jesus as our

inspiration, aims to

educate and nurture

the development of the

whole child.

Mission Statement

focus this week:

Learning & Teaching

Provide opportunities

for each student to

achieve their academic

potential in an

engaging

contemporary

educational

environment.

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS: Monday November 2nd – School Closure Day – NO SCHOOL

Tuesday November 3rd – Melbourne Cup Holiday – NO SCHOOL

CROSS COUNTRY On Thursday, October 22nd, in glorious weather, all students participated in the

school cross country. The Grade 3 to 6 students ran around Meyer Island and

along Camp Street, followed by another lap of the island where they then

crossed the finish line to great cheers from the rest of the students. The

Foundation to Grade 2 students did a lap of Meyer Island, again passing the

finish line with enthusiastic encouragement from the sidelines.

It was very pleasing to see every student give their best and complete their

course. All students should be very proud of their efforts on the day.

Congratulations to the winners

from each grade: Foundation –

Darcy, Grade 1 – Max, Grade 2 –

Ellie, grade 3 – Lithil, Grade 4 –

Elijah, Grade 5 – Daniel and Grade

6 – Cameron.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS: This week’s Principal Award recipients are Isaiah, Larou,

Joshua, Ellie, Marty, Anna & Evie.

Well Done!

BENDIGO BANK Lamb PROJECT: The Grade 6 students of St Mary’s and the

Donald Primary School are busy decorating

one of the sheep family which will be

permanently displayed on the footpath in

front of the Bendigo Bank.

This is a special project which hopefully forms

part of the Grade 6 memories of 2020!

The Grade 6 students each decorated a

section of the lamb in any way they wanted.

Jaya chose the colours of the four houses of

Hogwarts as she is an avid Harry Potter fan.

Delilah used her favourite colours of blue and

green to blend a delightful backdrop, adding

snowflakes to symbolize her love of winter.

Ethan depicted the Richardson River, an

iconic local landscape which he loves, and

he enjoys time in the outdoors.

Cameron drew a geometric design signifying

his love of art, drawing and design.

The students are congratulated on their

efforts. Their designs will also be displayed

inside the bank as drawings.

Keep your eyes open for a family of sheep

appearing outside the Bendigo Bank in the

near future.

Upcoming Excursions: Wednesday November 18th

Halls Gap Zoo

Tuesday December 15th

Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement, Pyap Paddle Steamer and

outdoor swimming pool

STUDENT DRINKER BOTTLES: With the weather warming up it is extremely important that ALL students have a drinker

bottle with them every day.

We are seeing an increase in students not bringing

a drinker bottle each day and, while we have water

available for students, we feel that as an environmental

conscious school, bottled water should be a last resort for

students.

Could you please make sure that you send a named

drinker bottle with your child every day.

TERM 4 DATES:

Monday November 2nd – School Closure Day – NO SCHOOL

Tuesday November 3rd – Melbourne Cip Public Holiday – NO SCHOOL

Wednesday November 4th – Friday November 6th – Grade 6 Camp

Sunday November 8th – Sunday November 15th – NAIDOC Week

Wednesday November 11th – Remembrance Day – 11am

Wednesday November 18th – Whole School Excursion to Halls Gap Zoo

Friday November 20th – Sports Day

Monday November 23rd – Friday December 11th – Swimming Program

Friday December 11th – School Reports sent home

Monday December 14th – End of School Mass

Tuesday Decmeber 15th – Whole School Excursion to Swan Hill

Wednesday December 16th – Swimming

Wednesday December 16th – End of Term 4. School finishes at 3.25pm.