Wednesday 10th February 2021

Term 1, Issue 2                                       Wednesday 10th February 2021
          February                Dear Families,
Wed 10th                          High Expectations - Amazing Work Daniel!!!
No preps at school                One of our focuses for this year is having HIGH
Thurs 11th @ 8.30 - 10am          EXPECTATIONS of our students. I spoke to the children
                                  at assembly about this the other day, and I am pleased
Uniform Shop open                 to say that they have been responding very well! Daniel
Thurs 11th @ 3.30 - 4.30pm        in Year 6 has done an unbelievable job with his I AM
Year 5/6 Family Gathering         poem. It is not only presented beautifully, but the actual
Fri 12th @ 2.40pm                 contents of the poem are really personalised, deep and
                                  considered. Well done Daniel on a phenomenal effort in
Assembly - SRC badges             your literacy...keep up the good work. You are an
Mon 15th @ 9 - 11am               amazing role model to your brothers and sisters!
Playgroup in the Auditorium
                                  Meals by Mums - What a Success!!!
Mon 15th 3.30 - 4.30pm            I have now had one of each of the meals prepared by our
Prep/Year1 & 2 Family             new canteen group, Meals by Mums and they have all
Gathering                         been healthy and delicious! The children have really been
                                  enjoying them too and the containers and cutlery supplied
Wed 17th @9.15am
                                  are able to be broken down in our compost bin, so we
Ash Wednesday Mass                can’t wait to get a process in place for that!
Thurs 18th @ 8.30 - 10am
Uniform Shop open                 Up & Go??? Sorry, but a No-Go at St Mary’s...
                                  The teachers have noticed that a number of children are drinking Up & Go
Thurs 18th @ 3.30 - 4.30pm        as a breakfast replacement or having them as drinks. Up & Go is clearly
Year 3/4 Family Gathering         marketed in this way, but there are real concerns about the health risks in
                                  drinking an Up & Go everyday. Did you know that an Up & Go has almost
5 HEAPED TEA SPOONS OF SUGAR in EACH DRINK?
If you have one every work day, that is 25 heaped tea spoons a week and that is just
so very bad for our children, particularly first thing in the morning. Breakfast on a
school morning should be either toast or a plain cereal with some fruit, or something
else that is nutritious and healthy. If you have any questions about health and
nutrition, don’t hesitate to come and see us!

-FREE PLAYGROUP-
Did you know we have a free playgroup?                  No? Well...we have a free playgroup which runs
every Monday morning from 9:00am                        until 10:15am. Come and have a coffee with some
other parents and enjoy watching your                   child interact with other children. The program is run
by Anna Hendy and is a fantastic learning experience for your child in preparation for kinder or school.
With no bookings required, what are you waiting for???

Looking forward to seeing you all at the catch ups...hope you have a wonderful week,
Terry

                    Mr Gardiner’s Rib Ticklers…
                    Mr Gardiner: Mrs Grenfell...what did the dalmatian say after he ate his lunch?
                    Mrs Grenfell...I don’t know...what did he say?
                    Mr Gardiner: He said, THAT HIT THE SPOT!!! Get it? Because they are covered
                    in Spots!!!!
                    Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…
                    Mrs Grenfell: Oh...Mr Gardiner...that is TERRIBLE!!!

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Congratulations to the following students who have made it into the 2021 Young ICT EXplorers Group. Thank
you to The Smith Family for sponsoring us again this year.
Students will be working with Miss Ferreira learning a variety of skills including coding, using Makey Makey’s,
Microbits and Arduinos.
Students will work in groups to create a solution to a problem that they have identified.
If their information report is chosen by the judges, students will have the opportunity to showcase their pro-
ject at Deakin University.

Photos of previous entries into Young ICT Explorers

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  Second Hand Uniform Shop
                                              February
              Everything is $5
                                              10th Pitia
           We have a lot of stock.
                                              11th Shamira
    If you would like to have a look please   11th Charlis
    come to the office anytime and we will
                                              11th Matthew
          open it for you. Cash only.
                                              12th Ricky

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                                    Fees
Unless you are paying by Direct Debit, Term 1 fees are due on the 19th March
                      Term 2 fees are due on 18th June
                 The balance is due on 10th September 2021
 If you have a Health Care Card please present it at the office for a discount.

                                          School Contacts
Principal: Mr Terry Gardiner Deputy Principal: Mr Bryan Handasyde
Family Engagement Leader: Mrs Yvette Silva
School Secretaries: Ms Michelle Grenfell, Ms Jane Merchant
School Office Hours: 8.30am - 4.00pm          Phone: 9791-7650
Email: principal@smdandenong.catholic.edu.au
Website: www.smdandenong.catholic.edu.au

                                          Parish Contacts
Parish Priest: Fr Brendan Lane
Parish Office: 9791 4611          Pastoral Associate: Kathy Gottliebsen