Remember to live by the SJMS motto and do all things with love, as Mother Teresa reminded us
"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing.
It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."
Congratulations to Elysse and Olivia - recipients of the Spirit of MacKillop Award!
Dear Parents and Caregivers
This Sunday is the feast of Christ the King. This feast was first initiated when storm clouds were gathering around Europe prior to the Second World War.
The feast still reminds us that even in the midst of economic and social turmoil, Jesus Christ is the King of all creation. Jesus has already achieved victory through his cross and resurrection and he will come again in glory to establish his rule at the end of time. In the interim the church is called to be the sign and seed of his kingdom in our world today. The values of the world are not always the values of the Church - in fact they are often at logger-heads.
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Thank you for your support towards our Mary MacKillop Mission Day
Thank you to everyone who supported the SJMS Mary MacKillop Mission Day.
We are pleased to announce that we were able to donate $1715 to Mary MacKillop Today!
This money will be used to support the education of disadvantaged students in Australia and Timor Leste.
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Mary MacKillop Mission Day
Dear Parents and Caregivers
It is hard to believe that the end of the school year is just around the corner. In the last newsletter I alluded to the fact that this would be an action packed term. This past week has lived up to the billing!
Congratulations to the students who celebrated their Reconciliation last Tuesday.
Thank you to Mr Martin who did a wonderful job preparing Sports Day last Friday. The day was filled with excitement and many great moments. Congratulations to the MacKillop Team who won the John Partington Shield. While the Joseph Team did a wonderful job displaying team work and cooperation to win the Spirit Cup.
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Year 5 students at Sports Day
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Firstly, let me extend my thanks to you for your generosity towards the Walk a Mile in My Boots fundraiser earlier this term. We raised $255.50 for the Hutt Street Centre. This was a great total and the students obviously enjoyed spending time with their buddies on the day.
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Reconciliation 2018
On Friday 2 November the Reception to Year 7 students, staff, family and friends gathered at Norwood Oval for the 2018 SJMS Sports Day.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone for a fantastic day!!
A special thank you to the Norwood Football Club for the beautiful venue and to Daniel for his support providing the sound system.
On Thursday 25 October the whole school walked to Borthwick Park to raise money for the Hutt St Centre.
We raised an amazing $255.50 for the Hutt St Centre!
Thank you also to Sydney who proposed the idea in an effort to help those less fortunate.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back after what I hope was an enjoyable and peaceful holiday that allowed you to fully recharge your batteries for the final term of this academic year. As we enter our final quarter of the year I have no doubt we are going to finish it at the same pace we started. As I worked through the events calendar it quickly became apparent that we all need to draw down a deep breath because before we know it, it will be Christmas. This term is not only the shortest but also one of the busiest and most exciting.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome back to Term 4. I hope that you all had a lovely mid-semester break? I appreciated the fact that I didn’t have to rush around in the mornings, make lunches and try to get teenagers out of bed!
This term is the shortest term of the School Year but sometimes I feel it is the one that is the busiest. There are many exciting things to look forward to like our Christmas Concert, our End of Year Mass and Graduation Ceremonies for Year 7 and Preschool students as well.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
One of the saddest facts of Christianity must surely be the divisions and in-fighting that occur between groups of differing Christian denominations or even groups within the same church. The Holy Spirit often works in and through people who are outside the expected.
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The 2018 Chess Finalists
