St Gerard Majella School, Woree in Woree, Queensland | Primary School

St Gerard Majella School, Woree

Locality: Woree, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4280 7300

Address: 63 Anderson Rd 4868 Woree, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.sgmcairns.qld.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Today we acknowledged our wonderful Principal Mrs Martin. Thank you for all that you do for the students, staff and families of SGM. Thank you to the students who made cards for Mrs Martin, she was very surprised! What a great school community we have at SGM.

25.01.2022 This week SGM Year 5 and 6 students had visits from students and staff at St Monicas College, Cairns, St Augustines College and MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter. Our students are lucky to have so many options for High Schools in Cairns. They were given some valuable information about what each High School has to offer and even received gift bags with goodies.

24.01.2022 Presented by the Australian Federal Police, ThinkUKnow Australia have developed a three part series of 15 minute presentation including information, tips and ad...vice to keep your children safe online. These sessions provide valuable information every parent, carer and teacher should know about online child safety. Part 1: What they SEE, SAY & DO online Part 2: Challenges for online safety Part 3: Tips and strategies: Taking action See more

23.01.2022 Prep End of Year Celebration Thank you to all the families who attended our Prep celebrations this morning. It was a wonderful morning enjoyed by all.

23.01.2022 We are now in flu season (typically June - September) and there are often similar symptons between flu and COVID19. Just a friendly reminder that if you feel unwell, please stay home. We are all working very hard to keep our schools as safe and clean as possible.

22.01.2022 Bilan Gudan Today SGM celebrates NAIDOC Day. Mrs Christian has organised some amazing activities and we would like to thank her for her hard work and dedication to making this day a great celebration of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and people.

21.01.2022 SGM was well represented at the Peninsula Girls Hockey trials on Wednesday with 7 students playing for the TCS team. The girls had a great day, winning 2 out of their 3 games. Well done to Madi, Kyla and Ruby who were selected to play in the Possibles vs Probables game and congratulations to Madi who was then selected in the Peninsula team! Their coach commended the girls on their sportsmanship and behaviour - a true display of the SGM Way!

21.01.2022 Garden Club The Garden Club have been busy little bees this week collecting all the seeds from the sunflowers and bagging them up to share with our school community. We've watched the full cycle from seed to back to seed! The Garden Club children have worked incredibly hard this year and we are so proud of their sense of community in helping to bring colour to our school gardens.

21.01.2022 This week we acknowledge Mental Health Week and our beautiful Year 4 students provided relaxing hand massages to the staff. Thank you for this lovely gesture.

21.01.2022 Click on the video below for The 2020 Cairns Catholic Education Docemus and Spirit of Catholic Education Awards! Congratulations to all Award recipients! Address from Dr Lee-Anne Perry, Executive Director of Queensland Catholic Education Commission: https://youtu.be/GQszMsFgMrk Awards Night video link: https://youtu.be/uPFtboNXTRY... Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns

20.01.2022 Today we welcomed our Executive Director Bill Dixon to St Gerard Majella. Part of his visit was to present 20 year service awards to Simone, Suzy and Maureen. Congratulations ladies on this wonderful milestone.

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19.01.2022 Our Garden Club started a Kitchen Garden for our Tuckshop today using recycled materials and seedlings for fresh veges and herbs.

18.01.2022 St Gerard Majella was extremely lucky to be one of only two schools in Cairns to have a visit from the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow. Tennis Queensland brought Australian tennis champions John Millman, JP Smith and Lizette Cabrera to our school to present tennis racquets to our Prep students. There was also time for questions and a hit of tennis with our Year 5 and 6 students. Thank you to ANZ and Tennis Queensland for the tennis racquets and this amazing surprise for our students. Thank you to our tennis coach Fred Lay and HPE teacher Mrs Lay for organising this for us. How lucky are we!!!

18.01.2022 Gala Day Our students from Year 5 who participated in the Gala Day today played well in Futsal and Netball.

17.01.2022 Welcome to Book Week Dress Up Day Here are some of our classes enjoying the day!

16.01.2022 Congratulations to the recipients of the "Spirit of Catholic Education" Awards for St Gerard Majella. These students: Demonstrate outstanding service to others in the SGM community by helping and supporting others. Demonstrate the SGM Values in words and actions. Demonstrate acceptance, celebrate people who are different from them and treat others how they would want to be treated. Demonstrate respect for our environment and Gods creation. Demonstrate a commitment to our Catholic faith. These awards were presented as part of our Catholic Education Week Liturgy this morning. Well Done!

15.01.2022 Under 8s Day Our Preps, Year 1s and Year 2s enjoyed a fun morning of activities for Under 8s Day

14.01.2022 National Simultaneous Storytime with a difference! Mrs Hofman and her special guests treated us to a Zoom performance of Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas written by Lucinda Gifford. The fun continued with our Chicken Divas entertaining us with a lunchtime dance.

14.01.2022 2021 SGM House Captains Well done to all of the students who presented their speeches today. Congratulations to the following students who are our House Captains for 2021. Pearson Becky and Dion Strickland Beau and Ellie Fraser Ethan and Cailee... Freeman Ruben and Layla See more

13.01.2022 Today author Chris Collin is visiting SGM. Chris has written a number of childrens picture books, including A Bug called Doug, Chooks in Space, Mission Incrocible and Funky Chicken, many of which we have in the SGM Library. Our students are enjoying a presentation including storytelling, puppets, video slideshows, singing and dancing!

13.01.2022 WIN a $100 voucher! Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns is reviewing the digital and print frequency of future editions of Raise magazine and need your help! Fill out our brief survey and have your say for your chance to win one of five $100 vouchers of your choice at Coles, Woolworths or IGA!... Follow the link to fill out the survey: https://bit.ly/2Xge4ZV Survey closes June 9, 2020 at 5pm. #RaisetheChildChangetheWorld

12.01.2022 Bump Up Morning Today students enjoyed ‘Bumping Up’ to their year level for next year.

12.01.2022 Two information evenings are scheduled in Trinity Park and Mossman this week for anyone interested in the new Newman Catholic College, Smithfield. You can register to attend via: https://www.newman.qld.edu.au/information-sessions/ #expandingcathedcairns #cathedcairns

12.01.2022 NAIDOC 2020 Always Was, Always Will Be. Thank you to Mrs Christian, students and staff for participating in our NAIDOC celebrations. A great day was had by all to recognise our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and people.

11.01.2022 Please note changes to markings on Anderson Road.

10.01.2022 Christmas Concert What a wonderful day we had, our Christmas Concert was a huge success. Thank you to all involved.

10.01.2022 This week is Disability Action Week! This years theme is "Access-ability, making things better for everyone." This theme is relevant to our Inclusive Education... practices we implement in our schools. Find out more about Disability Action Week and how you can get involved: https://allabilities.qld.gov.au

10.01.2022 Teacher librarian and technology teacher Michael Doherty is just one of the Cairns Catholic Education digital technologies specialists combining the latest tech... with curriculum outcomes for 21st century learners in our schools. Click for the full story: https://bit.ly/319P9sU St Gerard Majella School, Woree Mother of Good Counsel School, North Cairns #cathedcairns #bestschools #education #future #technology #peopleofcathedcairns

10.01.2022 Cairns Catholic Educations Reconciliation Action Plan is being launched virtually this afternoon at 4pm. Please click on the link in the event to join. #InThisTogether #NRW2020

09.01.2022 SGM Budding Actors - National Simultaneous Storytime 2020

08.01.2022 The commitment and complex work of teachers has been highlighted through COVID-19. Its time to celebrate their efforts. Click on the link to nominate an outst...anding teacher you know for a TEACHX Award: https://www.qct.edu.au/teachx. Queensland College of Teachers Queensland Catholic Education Commission Catholic Education in Queensland Catholic School Parents Queensland

06.01.2022 All are invited to join in viewing Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns Awards night tomorrow at 5pm via live stream.

06.01.2022 2021 SGM School Captains: Kyla and Huxley 2021 SGM School Vice Captains: Madison and Lincoln Congratulations to these students and to all of the students who presented their speeches today. Well Done!

05.01.2022 The Year 11 & 12 Certificate 3 in Fitness students had a blast running their community fitness programs with the Year 5 & 6 students from St Gerard Majella School, Woree! Sam Harreman & Clare Zappala

05.01.2022 Year 4 Excursion Year 4 are enjoying their excursion to the movies and the Centenary Lakes Nature Playground.

04.01.2022 Have you been inspired by a teacher? Is there an outstanding school leader or classroom teacher youd like to see rewarded for their efforts? Click on this lin...k to nominate them now for a Queensland College of Teachers TEACHX Award: https://www.qct.edu.au/teachx. Catholic Education in Queensland Queensland Catholic Education Commission Catholic School Parents Queensland

04.01.2022 A message from Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns about helping our families through this time. See the link in the post below for more information on fees for next term and into next year.

04.01.2022 On Tuesday SGM was represented by 19 students who participated in the inaugural Cross Country Championships held at St Marys. We were up against all Catholic schools from Tully to Clifton Beach. Overall SGM came 2nd in the Primary school division. Louise in 10 years girls came 1st and Charlie in the 10 years boys came 2nd. All students ran well and represented SGM showing great respect and positivity.

03.01.2022 SGM Colour Run What fun we had on Friday! Thank you to our volunteers and families who came along to spectate.

02.01.2022 SGM Community Show Today we held our SGM Community show and it was a great success. Well done to all students who entered. The Cairns Show Association volunteer judges were very impressed with the level of creativity our students showed. Congratulations to all involved!

01.01.2022 As a group assessment for their HASS remote learning, our Year 5 students constructed weather stations. The stations were rain gauges, pressure gauges, wind anemometers, and wind direction gauges. It was a fantastic effort by all.

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