Welcome to Term 3 Week 5 2023
Principals Report
SUNDAY CONNECTION
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Sunday, August 27, 2023
Gospel Reading
Matthew 16:13-20 Simon Peter acknowledges Jesus as the Christ and is given the key to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Family Connection
Sunday’s Gospel reminds us that the Church is built on the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. Peter announces the core of our faith that Jesus is God’s only Son. The family, as the domestic church, has this same faith as its foundation.
As you gather together as a family, talk about people whose faith has helped you to be a member of the Church and talk about what you have learned from leaders in our Church today. Read together Sunday’s Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20. Talk about what you know about Peter and his importance to the early Christian community. Talk about what we can learn from Peter and his profession of faith about Jesus.
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Uniform Shop
Opening Hours
Each Tuesday, 8.30am - 12.30pm.
Orders placed via Qkr after 10.00am on a Tuesday and prior to 10.00am cutoff the following Tuesday will be processed when the shop is open and sent home with children on the day.
Alternatively, orders can be collected after 11.00am on Tuesday during opening times if preferred.
Update
An update on the future direction of the school uniform will be provided to the school community prior to the end of Term 3 2023.
Stella Stars
Sessions: 9.15am - 10.45am & 12.00pm - 1.30pm
Bookings through Facebook: Stella Stars Early Years Learning
Parent Engagement Group
Parent Engagement Group (PEG) Meeting
Our next Parent Engagement Group Meeting will be held next Wednesday the 30th of August from 3.15 - 4.15pm. The main agenda item will be a discussion about school behaviour processes and policy including bullying. All parents welcomed. Zoom will not be offered for this session.
Thank you to our PEG committee for helping with the purchase and installation of our new outdoor tables and benches. Our students will be benefiting from the new seating for years to come.
Assembly
Congratulations to our latest award recipients who have been working hard and inspiring us through actively living the school values in their work and actions towards their peers and staff.
Catholic Education Week Mass
Last week Catholic schools from across the North West attended an annual Mass at Marist Regional College to celebrate Catholic Education Week.
The week is about celebrating the strengths and acheivement of our Catholic schools.
The Mass was attended by our Grade 6 students. Our grade 3 - 6 school choir combined with the Marist College choir to have the priviledge of being part of the celebration.
Book Week Parade and Celebrations
Book Week Parade : Thursday 24th August
Spectators are invited to come along to watch from 9:30 for a 10am start. The proceedings will be taking place in the MPR due to the forecast of wet weather.
As part of our Book Week celebrations Mrs Mason came to share her love of reading with some of the students for Book Week. Students and staff really enjoyed having Mrs Mason back in the school helping our students celebrate this exciting week. Thank you Mrs Mason.
Grade 5 Camp - Hagley
Grade 5 have had a great time away this Monday-Wednesday at their camp. We have visited the playground in Launceston, Penny Royal, Hagley Farm School and Airtime 360. Some of the highlights have been the cliff jumping, zipline and boat rides at Penny Royal. Another fan favourite has been the day at Hagley where students have participated in a range of activities from feeding farm animals, making bread, butter and candles to going for a tractor ride. All the students also had fun bouncing up a storm at Airtime 360. A big thank you to all the staff and volunteers who have helped make this event happen, we know the students really appreciate the organisation. More photos will follow in the next school newsletter.
Inter School Chess Tournament
On Monday, 20 students from the Stella Maris Chess club went to Leighlands to represent our school in the inter-school championship. Our students got split into 2 teams, as a couple of the other schools ended up pulling out. Each student got to play 7 games, with Stella Gold coming in second place and Stella Blue actually taking out first place. This means that Stella Maris can send through 5 players to the next level in Term 4. Congratulations to all the students for representing Stella Maris extremely well and a big thank you to Mrs.Leaver and Mrs.Sayers for accompanying the students to the competition.
Fathers Day Invitation
Father's Day - Lunchtime Games
Father's or significant others are invited to join their child/ren at 2nd lunch play between 1.30-2pm on Friday 1st September. You are encouraged to bring a footy, basketball or soccer ball and join in the fun, or enjoy some quiet time reading in the library. We ask that visitors please sign in at the office prior to entering the grounds. A1 (Early Years Playground) and A3 (Basketball Courts) will be the locations for these games to take place.
Dockers Football
A huge thank you to our coaches Michael Keep and Keegan Wells for enabling our children to participate in the Dockers Cup football roster. Thank you also to David Smith for umpiring.
Schools Triathlon Challenge
The schools Triathlon Challenge is confirmed for Thursday 24th of November. Within the next week we will be sending out further information via Compass which will allow parents to provide consent for their child to participate. In the meantime if you wish to learn more please click on the link below.
Entry forms are available on line or from the school office and will be due back to the school office by Wednesday 20th Sepetember.
School News
