Filter Content
Dear Parents and Carers,
As we embrace the beauty of our natural environment in August, we find ourselves preparing to celebrate a significant and joyous event in the Catholic Church: the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. On August 15th, we commemorate the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was taken up, body and soul, into heaven. The Assumption is a powerful reminder of God's immense love for us and the ultimate hope of eternal life. It also offers us a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our school's values: joy, compassion, respect, and creativity.
We see our school vision, "St Mary's Star of the Sea, Milton is a supportive community of learners, living Christ’s love through faith in action," come to life every day. Each morning at our school assembly, a student is chosen to lead our school prayer and to name another student who embodies one of our school values. It is a great honor to be recognised in this way, and it gives our community a clear indication of how students are living our vision.
Last week, we saw this vision in action at our inaugural Lip Sync Competition. This wonderful celebration was a fundraiser for Safe Waters, a shelter for the homeless in our community. The competitors worked so hard to put together their acts, showing great creativity and courage, all for a great cause. We were pleased to be able to send $300 to Safe Waters, and more importantly, our students and families stepped up for those in our community who are vulnerable.
Enormous congratulations to our Athletics Team who competed at the South Coast Diocesan Athletics Carnival in Wollongong. Congratulations to Adele in Year 5, who was named the 11-year-old girl champion on the day. Eight of our students also qualified for the next level of trials, which is a great achievement. We are especially proud that our school was named the Small School Champion on the day. Congratulations to all of our competitors who represented our school with such enthusiasm and pride! Good luck to our competitors for the carnival next Tuesday!
We are looking forward to Book Week celebrations next week, culminating in our Book Week Costume Walk next Friday morning. After the 'walk', we invite all parents and friends to join us in the classrooms to share a book with your child and their friends. Thank you to Mrs Collins for organizing a fun-filled week to celebrate books and reading!
I look forward to seeing you in our school next week.
Lindy Nelson
Principal
| WEEK 5 | Book Week |
| Monday 18 Aug | |
| Tuesday 19 Aug | |
| Wednesday 20 Aug | |
| Thursday 21 Aug | Canteen Open |
| Friday 22 Aug | Book Week Costume Walk, 9:30am, Hall |
| WEEK 6 | |
| Monday 25 Aug | |
| Tuesday 26 Aug | |
| Wednesday 27 Aug | Kinder Woods Farm Excursion TBC |
| Thursday 28 Aug | Stage 1 Rainforest Walk, 12:00pm, Milton Forest Canteen Open |
| Friday 29 Aug | Years 2-6 South Coast Soccer Gala Day, 7:15am departure |
What a wonderful time it has been at St Mary's Star of the Sea, Milton! Our students have truly embodied our school's vision: "A supportive community of learners, living Christ’s love through faith in action."
Last week, we gathered as a school community for a special liturgy to celebrate the Feast of St Mary MacKillop. As a proud Josephite School, this day holds deep significance for us. The students' behavior during the service was exemplary, demonstrating a profound sense of reverence and respect. We reflected on St Mary MacKillop's inspiring life and her legacy of courage and faith, which continues to guide our school's values and mission.
Today is the Feast of the Assumption, a special day that reminds us of the importance of Mary in our faith journey. We acknowledge this Holy Day of Obligation with Stage 2 and Stage 3 attending Mass. To celebrate this at home, we encourage families to try a simple activity. Light a candle together and talk about how Mary, our "Star of the Sea," acts as a guiding light, leading us closer to her son, Jesus. This is a beautiful way to live out our faith together and strengthen family bonds.
Yours in faith,
Dylan Anderson
Religious Education Coordinator
Last week the Year 6 Social Justice Leaders, Jerry N, Ruby F, Jay B, Maddie G were invited for a tour around the Safe Water accommodation in Ulladulla for Homelessness Week.
It was great to see how comfortable the volunteers have made the space for everyone who needs support and short term accommodation. There were even games for kids to play in the backyard.
We decided to raise money and organised a Lip Sync Competition at St Mary’s and invited Jody from Safe Waters to come along.
We judged the performances (which were really entertaining) and the winners were
First Place: Chloe M, Max M and Aleia D with their Pokemon Theme song.
Second Place: Fleur C and Jemima C
Third Place: Audrey W
All of the winners have received Canteen vouchers.
Our little school raised $300 for Safe Waters.
Well done St Marys!
Jerry N and Maddie G
Next week we will celebrate the 2025 CBCA Book Week!
Book Costume Walk: On Friday 22 August your child can come to school dressed in a costume that celebrates Reading and Adventure, and what that means to them. Try to send in the book that matches your child’s outfit, and please bring a gold coin donation that will be used to support Indigenous Literacy in remote communities. Please send your child in their joggers for sport later in the day. The Year 6 Library Leadership team will be running a Fact or Fib quiz at our special assembly.
There are prizes to be won, including book vouchers from Harbour Bookshop and movie tickets to see the soon-to-be-released movie The Bad Guys 2, based on the book by Aaron Blabey. We look forward to lots of families joining us for this annual fun filled school event.
Also, during book week:
Bookmark competition K-6: Design a bookmark based on your favourite adventure
story. A prize for each grade.
Parents read: Parents are invited to visit their child’s class and share a story with your child and their friends after the book week parade.
Year 1 LOVED doing AFL last week. We played a game called tails which warmed us up, was fun and helped build resilience! We learnt how to properly kick the ball: step, drop, kick. We all had quite a few shots at goals and we cooperated really well.
‘Triantiwontigongalope’ by CJ Dennis
We have learnt to recite 'The Triantiwontigongalope’ by CJ Dennis. We hope you were able to make it to the assembly on Friday to watch our performance!
