23 Term 4 Week 7

Stella Express

Well done to our school band 'Stella Express' who competed in the Marion Council’s Battle of the Bands on Sunday! An outstanding effort to be selected and then to perform in front of a large crowd alongside bands who have much more experience than us – we were the youngest group who won a spot in the main comp. They sure did do Stella proud! A big thank you and well done to Victoria Traeger for her leadership, support and organisation of the Band through the process. Well done!

Reception Transition

Last Thursday was the last session of our Reception Transition program for those students who will begin with us next year. We welcomed 46 new Receptions and their families, which includes 29 families who will be joining the Stella Community for the first time. Our new students will join with our current mid-year group to form our three Reception classes for 2024. Although done a little differently this year with two groups split over two days, these transition sessions have been hugely successful and have provided students and parents with a great lead in to beginning school with us next year. I’d like to thank Michelle Thomson, Jane Button, Kara Wodson and our ESO team for their organisation and support of these students and ensuring that the transitions were the success they have been. I know you will join us in welcoming our new students and families into the Stella community.

End Of Year Reports

We are in the final stages of finalising students’ end of year reports and these will be sent home with your child on Tuesday, 12th December. We encourage you to read these alongside the curriculum letters, which outline the content areas covered within each subject area. On Tuesday 12th December, students will also take part in a Transition morning, whereby they will spend some time in their 2024 classes. Further information will be shared about this next week.

2024 Staffing

We look forward to sharing with you our 2024 Staffing structure including information about who is teaching in specific year levels, and where each class will be located. Families can expect an email from James in week 8 outlining this important information.

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The end of term 4 is fast approaching, yet we’re certainly not slowing down! With a number of whole school events along with class excursions occurring in the next week and a half, I thought the following reminders would be helpful!

Sports Day

Please refer to the email sent today re: the changes to our Sports Day planned for Monday 4^th December at Scarborough Reserve. The weather has certainly been against us this term, however we are confident that the planned changes will allow for a great experience for all!

End of Year Mass

Our End of Year Thanksgiving Mass will occur next Wednesday the 6^th December. The Mass will be an opportunity to thank God for the year we have had together as a community. Parents are more than welcome to join us for this mass, but to ensure that we have enough space for parents who wish to join us, we would ask that you rsvp via filling in this form: https://forms.office.com/r/qL7qtY5cHb

Community Carols

On Thursday the 7^th we will hold our Community Carols night. This will take place at Ramsey Avenue Reserve. Parents and students are invited to arrive from 5:00pm where we will have some activities and food trucks available. Parents/family and friends are invited to bring a picnic dinner and chairs for the night. The carols will begin at around 6:00pm and last for about an hour and a half. All students are expected to be here for the night. 

Thank you once again for the ongoing support and partnership. I look forward to a busy end to term, as we come together as a school community to celebrate another successful year at Stella Maris.

Kind Regards

Ella Kirkham

Wine will be available for pick up on MONDAY 11th December 2023 from the Office.

Please ensure you try and arrange pick up on this day - if you cannot - contact Kylie Bowman to arrange an alternative pick up.

Please share this with your family and friends, we thankyou for supporting our school and hope you find some good bargains.

UNIFORM SHOP - Belgravia Apparel

Stella Maris is one of the many online schools we cater for at Belgravia Apparel Campbeltown meaning that school stock is held in the back storeroom and not on display.

To avoid long waits and disruptions to other customers who have appointments we ask that you please book for an appointment on the below link.

https://www.belgraviaapparelschools.com/collections/stella-maris-parish-school

Thank you