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Dear Parents and Carers,
"A world that looks to the future without a mother’s gaze is shortsighted."
— Pope Francis, January 2019
This weekend as we celebrate Mother’s Day, we are reminded of the profound influence that mothers have on our lives, especially in the nurturing of faith, love, and character in our children.
In our Catholic tradition, we look to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, as the perfect example of maternal love, courage, and devotion. Her faithfulness, her quiet strength, and her unwavering trust in God are qualities we see echoed in so many of the mothers in our school community. Whether in the everyday routines of preparing lunches, helping with homework, or simply offering a reassuring hug, mothers sow seeds of kindness, resilience, and grace in the hearts of their children.
At school, we see the fruits of this love every day—in the confidence of a child answering a question in class, the joy of students sharing their learning, and the compassion shown between peers. Behind each of these moments is often a mother, grandmother, aunt, or carer who has nurtured and guided them with selfless love.
This week, our students have been preparing beautiful cards, prayers, and gifts to celebrate the mothers in their lives. Today we gathered in prayer during our special Mother’s Day liturgy, asking God to bless all mothers with strength, peace, and abundant love.
This week, just in time for Mother’s Day, we celebrate the arrival of Mrs Hedger’s beautiful twin boys, Charlie and Ollie. We congratulate Mum and Dad and big brother Elijah, we can’t wait to meet the precious new additions to the Hedger family.
To all the mothers and those who care like mothers in our community: thank you. Your vocation is a sacred one, and we honour your vital role in forming not only the heads, but the hearts and hands of the next generation.
Wishing you all a joyful and restful Mother’s Day.
Yours in partnership
Laurinda Nelson
| WEEK 3 | |
| Monday 12 May | |
| Tuesday 13 May | Kinder 2026 Enrolment Interviews |
| Wednesday 14 May | Kinder 2026 Enrolment Interviews |
| Thursday 15 May | Canteen CLOSED |
| Friday 16 May | Mini Mufti - Marion Assembly (Year 3), 2:20pm, Hall |
| WEEK 4 | |
| Monday 19 May | |
| Tuesday 20 May | |
| Wednesday 21 May | Kinder-Year 2 Dragon Tag Gala Day |
| Thursday 22 May | Canteen Open |
| Friday 23 May | Mass (Stage Three), 10:00am, Church Stage 2 Superkick AFL Gala Day, Lighthouse Oval, Ulladulla |
We are excited to welcome all families back for Term 2, a season full of joy and celebration in Religious Education. As we continue to journey through the Easter season, students will deepen their understanding of Jesus’ resurrection and what it means for us today. This term, we look forward to reverent participation in our school liturgies that will acknowledge and celebrate The Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost, where students will reflect on the themes of hope, renewal, and faith. This week, we took time to honour the special women in our lives as we celebrate Mother’s Day with gratitude and prayer. It was wonderful to have many families join us for this very special occasion. There are many ways we can bring faith into our homes and in this week's newsletter there is an invitation to Bishop Brian’s virtual reading of The Parable of the Lost Sheep. Registration details, dates, and timing can be found on the flyer within. In global Church news, we share in the excitement of Pope Leo XIV’s recent selection and invite students and families to learn more about the process of becoming Pope, his leadership and message of peace. It promises to be a meaningful and faith-filled term ahead!
Yours in faith,
Dylan Anderson
Religious Education Coordinator
In Year 3, this past week and a half, we have been very busy starting all our new learning. We have also reflected on our Easter Holidays. This recount focused on using sequencing words to convey the clear order of an event. It moved through the writing cycle from drafting to editing and publishing.
On Thursday morning our fabulous St Mary’s school choir buckled up on the bus and headed to the Shoalhaven Eisteddfod in Nowra.
Our choir competed in 2 sections, placing 2nd Place in the “Small Schools Primary” section and receiving a Highly Commended in the “Song from a Musical” section. Once again we brought the joy of our little school on the hill to a delighted audience. Our choir did particularly well given that we are the only school choir that doesn’t separate our Infants and Primary students, and our inclusion across the school shines through as we sing. One adjudicator wrote that she “hopes we all continue to demonstrate our love of singing together”.
Congratulations to our choir students in such a successful Eisteddfod for 2025!
Our school choir will be singing their Eisteddfod songs at our school assembly next Friday 16 May. Any parents, friends or family who were not able to make the Eisteddfod are more than welcome to come watch a repeat performance in that assembly (2:20pm).
Mrs Chard, Mrs Cooper and Ms Hendriks
