CONTENTS From the Principal
2-3
Prefect report
4
Pedagogy report
5
Sowing seeds of sustainability
6-7
A new chapter for Kindergarten
8
Fleeing war and finding paradise of the earth 9 Staff in the spotlight 10-11 Community outreach 12-13 Term 1 in photos Class of 2019
14-15 16
150 Faces special deal 17 Reunions galore
18-19
Anecdotes from the archives
20
Vale Christine Wood
21
Staying in touch with our alumni 22-26 Alumni achievements
27
Welcome to Setup for Success 28
Editors: Stefania Bostock and Shelley Medhurst. Articles and photos are a combined effort from students, staff and alumni. Cover image: Sydney Woods and Lucinda Pfund
164 Harrington Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000 (03) 6108 2560 stmarys@smc.tas.edu.au www.smc.tas.edu.au
From the Principal I can’t help but think we are living through history. The current circumstances of COVID-19 around the world, of death, illness, fear and lockdown, have caused widespread disruption to the daily lives of people, young and old. For our small children it meant adapting to a world where they can’t play in a park or visit their grandparents. For many, they couldn't learn at school. For our older students, who were mostly learning from home, their social world, which is their
‘everything’, had ceased to exist. Adults continue to struggle with unemployment, and have been working from home, keeping kids at home and not seeing their usual support networks. As a school, we had largely gone to learning online. While we remained open for students, the vast majority were learning from home. Teachers were using digital platforms such as Seesaw, ClassDojo, SEQTA and Microsoft Teams to work with their
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