LANGUAGES SOCCER | On Thursday the 2nd of November during lunchtime the Languages Club hosted their very first and highly successful soccer match, between Italian, French and Indonesian language teams. Students across all year groups participated in representing the language they study at St Mary’s, and very fiercely competed for their country to qualify for the grand finals! France vs Indonesia kicked off the first game, with a 0-0 score. Gemma Starcic (Year 11) scored a goal for team Italy in the second game against France, totalling a 1-0 score. Finally, team Indonesia scored 2-0 to France, thanks to Ella Viliami & Siarra Melchiore (Year 10) and Sport Assistant, Imogen Thompson. The crowds were buzzing with enthusiasm and encouragement for their friends playing, whilst cheering and waving flags! The grand final match will be held on Thursday the 9th of November lunchtime between teams Italy and Indonesia. Languages Club looks forward to hosting more games in the future.

SMC RAISE YOUR VOICE | Public speaking competition On Wednesday 1st November, we had a wonderful night celebrating the amazing public speaking talents of students from Years 7-11. All entrants presented great speeches and the results are as follows: Juniors 1st - Madeline Towers 2nd - Rosalie Van Stralendorff 3rd - Sophie O'Dwyer Highly Commended - Tiana Bateman Intermediates 1st - Nikita Nicholson 2nd - Sofia Santarelli 3rd - Mira Cameron Seniors 1st - Hannah Makotsvana 2nd - Lucia Maccioni Congratulations to all our entrants, you were wonderful! Thank you so much to the families, friends and staff who were able to attend to support the students and a big thank you to our student helpers for volunteering to assist on the night. Ms Holt #RaiseYourVoice #publicspeaking

YEAR 7 2024 ORIENTATION DAY | What a wonderful celebration of community we shared yesterday, welcoming our new Year 7s to St Mary’s! The girls engaged in a fun day of activities, getting to know each other and their school. We are so excited for them to join us in 2024!