SMM Newsletter | Term 2, Week 1, 2025
Dear Families,
Welcome back to Term 2. We hope the holiday break allowed a time for you and your child/ children to refresh and recharge for the term ahead. We are excited for another busy term ahead and look forward to working in partnership with you all. This term we will celebrate many special events including Mother’s Day, Catholic Education Week, Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week. Please keep a look out for notifications via seesaw for opportunities to be involved or chat to your child/children about these events.
While we celebrated Easter Sunday during the school holidays, the liturgical season of Easter continues in our church and school life, up until the Feast of Pentecost (June 8th). We hope your family had a blessed Easter and found time to reflect and be reminded upon the passion, suffering and emergence of new life through the Resurrection of Jesus. Last term we commemorated our Holy Week events through a series of Liturgies. This will culminate this Thursday at 2:15pm as we celebrate our Resurrection Liturgy – hosted by Reception/ Year 1 Shapcott and Hill. Families are warmly invited to share this journey with our students.
Pope Francis
As a community we join with the global Catholic community in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. Pope Francis had an unwavering commitment to education as a path to peace, justice and human dignity. Pope Francis cared deeply about people who are struggling, especially the poor, the young, and those who feel left out. He believed that education has the power to change lives, and his vision aligns with what Catholic schools aim to do—help children grow in knowledge, faith, and kindness.
Through programs like the Global Compact on Education, Pope Francis encouraged schools and families to work together, putting children at the center of learning and faith. He wanted education to be built on teamwork, respect, and care for the world we live in. Under his leadership, Catholic educators were encouraged to teach with love, understanding, and hope—helping young people strengthen their faith and find joy in the message of the Gospel. Pope Francis inspired children and families to live with courage and compassion, always looking out for one another. His legacy will continue to guide our work in Catholic schools, and we pray for the conclave as they discern our next Religious Leader.
On Friday morning at 9:15am, 5/6 Tullio/Storrie will lead us in Liturgy as we celebrate and remember the life of Pope Francis. You are most welcome to join us.
Eternal rest be granted to Pope Francis and perpetual light shine upon him.
Uniforms
With the cooler weather now setting in we expect to see students in their full winter uniform. Please familiarise yourself with the uniform expectations which are available on the school website. Casual jackets and jumpers are not a part of our school uniform and should be avoided. For cooler days, students need to be wearing the varsity jacket with our school emblem. All items are available at Lowes in the Elizabeth City Centre.
Exciting News! Our Brand-New Website is LIVE!
We’re thrilled to introduce our fresh, new digital space—a hub designed to showcase everything that makes our school amazing! A huge shoutout to Lisa Welford for her incredible dedication in bringing this vision to life.
🌟 Explore engaging content
📸 Browse stunning photos
📖 Find all the important information in one place
Why not take a moment to check it out? Click, scroll, and discover—we can’t wait for you to see it!
We wish everyone a wonderful Term 2 and look forward to working with you.
Shaping our future together,
Belinda and Gareth
