Tuesday, October 13, 2015




Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends of St Mary’s School,
Yesterday was day one of term three for me and what a great day it was! It was so nice to see all of the happy, smiley faces of the children and to catch up with so many of the parents.

I would like to thank Lindsay Stevens for the exceptional job that she did of leading the school in my stead. And also to thank Judy Baines who has done a great job as the Acting DP and Senco.

Schools are busy places that always seem to have a lot going on and it has been great to be able to keep up with all of the activities through the school blog and newsletters.

Next term also promises to be a very busy one with the senior camp, then the school production, the school fair and the usual end of year activities as major productions.

When you have had a time for reflection as I have, you are able to focus on things that are really important. As a parent and teacher the most important value that we can teach our child is

honesty. Honesty in what we say and in what we do. If we model honesty to our children they in term will behave in an honest and honourable way.
Have a great week.

Mike Brosnahan

Principal




Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends of St Mary’s School,

Welcome back to everyone for term four, and what a busy term this will be as we move through advent and into the Christmas season.

Major events coming up are: the school fair, the Room 7 camp, the Year Six camp, the South Taieri Schools Athletics, senior swimming lessons, and our end of year performance and of course our end of year Mass and prize giving.

Obviously on top of this we have a full term of teaching and learning.

As a parent of busy children myself I know that what goes on at school is only a portion of what happens in life and saying no to doing or taking part in something is not always easy in fact its usually very hard.

But it is a good thing where possible to prioritize. Choose what you have to do and what you want to do and what you can do without.

As much as Christmas is often called the season of "good will to all", over the past few years I have noticed that the pressure that comes on at this time of the year makes it loose its true meaning. So I hope that everyone has a pleasant and enjoyable Term Four.

Have a great week.

Mike Brosnahan

Principal