St Martin's School Values

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are almost halfway through Term 1 and all students have definitely settled into routines and school life. Many thanks to parents for using the QR code to enter the school grounds over the past fortnight. This practice is a requirement from SA Health and is in place until further notice.

Information concerning School Sport and Sports Carnivals can be found on;

• Sports notice boards;
• “Fridge Notes” (handed out and available from the School Office);
• School newsletter;
• Qkr! App.

Registering for School Sport and Sports Carnivals, as well as payment is electronic via the Qkr! App.

A reminder that school gates and Morning Supervision commences at 8.20am. 

After School Supervision is up until 3.15pm.

Any student arriving before 8.20am or not collected by 3.15pm will be sent to OSHC which will incur a fee.

To register your child/ren into OSHC, please contact Allison Paterson on apatterson@smg.catholic.edu.au or click here to register on "Fully Booked"

FUTURE ENROLMENTS         

Do you have a preschool child who is not yet enrolled for school?

If your child is due to start school in 2022 and they are not yet enrolled, please contact the office as soon as possible.

Interviews for children starting school in 2023 will be conducted in August this year. 

If your child turns 5 between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, they are eligible to start school in Term 1, 2023.

If your child turns 5 between 1 May 2023 and 31 October 2023, they are eligible to start school in Term 3, 2023.

Please phone, email or come into the office if you would like more information about enrolments.

Catherine Hill (Enrolment Registrar)

Phone | 8211 2400

Email | chill@smg.catholic.edu.au

Faces of Project Compassion - First Week of Lent  
We begin our annual Lenten Project Compassion journey by learning about the story of Jamila and her family.  Jamila, 22, is a Rohingya woman, living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.  A single mother, she fled armed conflict in Myanmar to save herself, her elderly mother and eight-month-old baby. 

With the support of Caritas Australia, through Caritas Bangladesh, Jamila was able to access emergency food and shelter. She also received counselling, emotional support and learnt sewing skills, to help her earn an income.  Jamila now feels less alone, with a sense of community around her. She is able to ‘Be More’ to her little family.  

860,494 people remain in the densely populated camps, in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, especially due to COVID-19.

On Friday 12 March, we will be raising funds for Project Compassion through a Coin Day organised by the SRC.  Please save any silver and/or gold coins for this day, as every little bit helps.  It will also be a Casual Clothes Day as the Parent Network is organising a FREE Daytime Disco for all students.

Sustainability - Gardening

Year 3 students are always ready, willing and able to get out of the classroom to go outdoors and do a bit of gardening in the St Martin’s gardens.  They have been busy helping Mr Kuerschner harvest ripe fruit and vegetables, clean up the gardens and make sure that the gardens are kept watered.  They have learned how to care for different fruit and vegetables, learned when they are best for picking, and they get to taste and eat what is grown.  This term, they were lucky enough to help with picking the peaches and some students tasted them for the very first time.  Some did not like the ‘furry’ skin, but they were juicy and sweet, so went back for seconds! Having the knowledge around what can be grown helps us to appreciate what we have in our world.

Semester 1 Reports will be sent home in Week 10 of Term 2 and Semester 2 Reports will be sent home in Week 9 of Term 4.

If you require two copies of school reports due to family circumstances, please click on the link below, complete the form and return it to the office as soon as possible.

Duplicate School Report Request

If you have previously lodged a ‘Duplicate School Report’ form, you do not need to fill in a new one unless your details have changed.

Catherine Hill (Enrolment Registrar)

LOST PROPERTY

Our ‘Lost Property’ bin is full!  Please remember to clearly label your child’s hat, jumpers, drink bottle, lunch box and food containers with their first and last name.