5th May ~ Keely Lawless

Congratulations to Keely who recently played in a local basketball tournament for Maffra Eagles U/10 girls squad team.  Keely helped her team to win 5 games before securing their spot in the Grand Final where they proved too dominant and won that match also.  Keely was very nervous to begin with but she showed tremendous courage to take her position on the court.  Through her hard work and determination she has improved her skills of shooting, passing and defending. 

Teamwork is an extremely important life skill and something that is an implemented in our everyday lives.  Kelly's hard work, determination and perserverance has seen her reep rewards and truly enjoy a sport she loves. 

Well done Keely!! 

5th May ~ Lexi Lawless

Congratulations to Lexi who recently represented Maffra Eagles U/10 girls squad team at a local basketball tournament.  Lexi has trained very hard and listened intently to her coach to improve her skills.  Lexi helped her team to win 6 games including the grand final.  She had to draw on all the skills she has learned at training as well as being mindful of her team matesw to be part of the successful team.  Lexi is very proud of her grit and hard work because she was able to see the benefits come to fruition by the close of the tournament.  Even though they came up against some fierce competition, Lexi didn't allow herself to be scared or intimidated.  She drew on her bravery and put her best foot forward.

Well done Lexi!! 

To celebrate student's achievements, we will be presenting children with Star Of The Week awards.  This is a self nominated award of something a student is proud of.  It could be something academic, sports related, or a personal achievement. Have you learnt to ride a bike?  Won 1st place in a dance competition?  Read a book by yourself?  Anything that makes you proud!

Forms can be found on the link below.

Our Grade 6 leaders had the special privilege of being presented their leadership certificates by the Honorable Darren Chester. Local MP. Darren had all students engaged and provided some great insight to what makes a good leader and his experiences.  He also spoke about the electorate of Gippsland, how laws are made, and reminded students about the importance of trying their best in everything they do.

There were some very interesting questions from students..... How old are you?  How do you get into Parliament?  What's your favourite color?  Are you friends with Anthony Albanese?  Do you own any wild animals?

Week 2

Thank you to everyone who supported our St Mary's P&F raffle this year.  We were fortunate to have our generous community donate this year so we had many wonderful prizes.  The raffle raised a fantastic total of $1,200.  Our winners were....

Tilly Allman

Whynter Lindrea

Elaine Stockdale

Justin McMahon

Vicki McMahon

B Wiggins

Mia Potter

Gately Family

Ada Phillips

Noels Bell

Wow!!  It was fantastic to see such bright and creative Easter Bonnets at the parade on the last day of term 1.  The children were all excited to show off their amazing designs.  Also,  it was great to see so many parents, family and cmmunity members on the last day of term to support the students.  Thank you.

The P&F surprised the children with an Easter Egg hunt which they all loved!!  A very big thank you to Shaun Bates Plumbing for kindly supplying the eggs for the hunt.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Hot Cross Bun drive organised by our wonderful P&F.  A total of $1, 074.00 was raised.

It was wonderful to see so many students support our local ANZAC Parade celebration this year. It was great we are able to come together to give thanks to those for their sacrifice, for what they gave up to provide a brighter future for generations to come.

What a day! Congratulations to all our students on their efforts at Cross Country. Every student did an amazing job running such a long distance.
Congratulations to Curran House on winning the shield this year.

It was so great seeing so many families come along and support the students.

A big thank you to all the parents and teachers who helped out - your help was greatly appreciated. And thanks to our P&F Committee for running the BBQ.

Cross Country

Cross Country was at the Maffra football oval/basketball stadium last Friday. All students had to run different distances: Grade 5/6  had to run 3 km, Grade 3/4  2km & Prep to grade 2, 1km. The  event was awesome. The people in each house cheered everyone on, and it had a positive effect and set the day for success. The day was just a great success, from the splendid weather, participating students to the awesome parent support!  Everyone ran and had a fun time, this was great to see. Curran  were the eventual House winners, but it was a close race to take out the Shield. We would like to thank all the teachers, especially Mrs Stobie for organising a great Cross Country day. We would also like to thank the parents for supporting us on the day and the the students for their participation.

Jay Lee & Georgia Rawson

St Mary's P&F will kindly open the second hand uniform shop on the following dates;

Tuesday 9th May 3pm - 3:30pm

Friday 19th May 8:30am - 9am

Monday 29th May 3pm - 3:30pm

Monday 19th June  3pm - 3:30pm

Please note eftpos is not available, these uniforms are offered for sale as cash only.

Wonder Recycling Rewards: Term 2 & 3.
We are collecting bread bags & wrap packets to help reduce and recycle soft plastics.
We will earn points that we will redeem on sports equipment.
Boxes are located in each learning space as well as the front office.

Due to time constraints on Friday afternoons, we will alternate each Friday afternoon between assembly and house sports, to allow enough time to enjoy the full experience of both important events/activities.

* Assemblies will be fortnightly on EVEN weeks at 2:40pm in the HALL

* House Sport will be fortnightly on ODD weeks at 2:40pm

Family and friends are very welcome to attend assemblies and house sports!

Our P&F Committee have Lunch Order Bags available to purchase from the front office.

Insulated All Rounder - $12.50

• Designed to replace paper lunch bags
• Made from non woven polypropylene (like green shopping bags) as it is durable and easy to clean
• The insulated PEVA lining keeps food and drinks hot / cold
• Extremely easy to wipe with a damp cloth
• Hygienic zipper pocket to separate money from contact with food & clearly display order
• Insulated All Rounder available in 2 binding colors - blue or pink
• Insulated All Rounder is approximately 23cm (H) x 19cm (W) x 11cm (D)

TERM 2

MAY

JUNE

**  Please go to our school website for the full year of calendar dates.

TERM 2

26th April - 23rd June

TERM 3

10th July - 14th September

TERM 4

2nd October - 15th December

WEEKEND MASSES

Heyfield:

Saturday    6:00pm

Maffra:

Sunday    9:00am 

Cowwarr:

1st and 3rd Sunday   11:00am

Newry:

2nd and 4th Sunday  11:00am

Dargo:

5th Sunday   12:00noon

WEEKDAY MASSES

Heyfield:

Tuesday      9:30am

Maffra:

Wednesday   9:30am

Thursday      9:30am

Friday          9:30am

Saturday      9:30am

The event features our 35 piece Concert Band performing dance tunes both old and new, classical and pop, a dedicated disco dance floor, as well as entertainment from Leaps and Bounds Dance Studio, Sale.

Our target audience is pre-school through to junior primary and their families. But if you’re into fancy dress, have a Teddy Bear, and love to dance, then this is the show for you.

Maffra Municipal Band is a ‘not for profit’ community, musical organisation, which now has five groups and over 100 members. It includes a Training Band, Concert Band, Stage Band, String Orchestra & Ukulele Group.

Please find below attached a poster regarding the Teddy Bear Dance Party. If you have any enquiries then please contact me via this email or phone 0411 434 520.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Kind regards,

Rob Woodhouse – Musical Director Maffra Concert Band.