Good luck!

We wish Mrs Ashlee Picker the best of luck as she leaves us tomorrow to commence her maternity leave. We hope she enjoys this special time with her family. We look forward to hearing the news of the safe arrival of Baby Picker in mid to late March.

Parents & Friends

Thank you to all the parents who came along to the P & F AGM and General Meeting on Tuesday night. Once again a strong P & F Executive team has been formed. We also have generous volunteers to oversee the Tuckshop, Cattle Fund and class fundraising events for 2019.

Congratulations to Daniel Walsh who has taken on the position of President and Craig Croker, Rechell Naughton and Catherine Culley who will support him in their role as Vice Presidents. We also welcome back Allison Hewitt who has taken on the position of Treasurer and Mellissa Haynes who has accepted the role of Secretary. Our sub-committee coordinators include James McCormack- Cattle Committee and Daria Lawson- Tuckshop. Once again we thank Katherine Fraser, outgoing Tuckshop Coordinator, for her commitment to the role over the past three years.

Our Class event coordinators are as follows;

Kindergarten - Angela Cuskelly

Year 1 - Rechell Naughton

Year 2 - Cassie Rowe

Year 3 - Daria Lawson

Year 4 - Catherine Culley/ Craig Croker/ Daniel Walsh/ Marty Reynolds

Year 5 - Jackie Blowes

Year 6 - Position to be filled 

At this meeting, most classes were allocated a fundraising event for the year. (See P & F News in this Newsletter.)  You will receive information about your class event, from the coordinator, as the year progresses.

Thank you to all our parents for your consistent support of St Mary’s P & F events.

School Fees

The school accounts have been sent out this week. Each term, after this one, the invoices will be emailed out. If you would prefer a print copy please let Belinda know.

The Tuition Fee for St Mary’s is set annually by the Catholic Education Commission. This non-negotiable fee is paid by the school to the Catholic Education Office each term.

The School Board sets levies for Building, Utilities and Maintenance, Resources and Technology as part of the process of forming the annual school budget.

The Resource Levy covers all stationery, text materials, classroom paper, art and craft materials and sundry items purchased for the children and the classes. The Utilities Levy covers the costs associated with the general running of the school itself. These include cleaning, gas and electricity, upkeep of the yards and gardens, phone, mowing, waste disposal etc.

The payment of your account within the allocated time is greatly appreciated. Payment can be made in full or via regular direct deposits. Please see Belinda for assistance with this.

If, at any time, you are having difficulty paying your school account, please make an appointment to see me.