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St Augustine’s School, Mossman, shadowed by the magnificent Mt Demi, is situated 76 kilometres north of Cairns within a rural farming community on the edge of the naturally beautiful Daintree Rainforest and the lush green vegetation of Mossman Gorge. In addition, the popular beaches of the tourist town of Port Douglas are only 16 kilometres to its south.

St. Augustine's is a Catholic primary school catering for boys and girls from Prep to Year 7. St Augustine’s prides itself on being a Catholic Learning Community built on the traditions of the Sisters of Mercy who commenced the school in 1934. With a school enrolment of 190 students St Augustine’s is inspired by its founders and espouses its motto of Together in Faith – Learning for Life.

In creating a learning environment open to all students who seek to share in our values, we are witnessing to a faith, alive and purposeful, in a changing and challenging world.  

We welcome you to our community of St Augustine’s School and we would be delighted to have you join us as we strive for excellence in educational practice and the valuing of the dignity and sacredness of each student, staff and parent.

I invite you to browse our website so that you can learn more about our great school of St Augustine’s. 

Yvonne Devlin - Principal

Community News

WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL – 18TH MAY 2012
Parents, staff and carers mark your diaries because Friday 18th May is National Walk Safely to School day and once again we at St Augustine's School will be registering and participating. Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around. Obviously walking all the way to school is not realistic for most of us but it is quite easy to work out how you can build a walk into your family's daily routine.

Walk Safely to School Day is all about promoting a healthier lifestyle; and regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them, but of course you, beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic.

I hope every family is able to join us on Friday, 18th May in walking safely to school from three different entry points into Mossman. All walking will commence at 8.15am!

• From the south side - All children, parents and staff meeting at the Woolworths Carpark.
• From the north side – All children, parents and staff meeting at the George Davis Park.
• From the Gorge side – All children, parents and staff meeting on the grass in front of the Hospital.

The P & F will supply healthy fruit and water on the children's entry into the school yard.

For more information on how to Walk Safely to School please visit walk.com.au

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN 2012
This year we will once again be participating in the Woolworths Earn and Learn program. Last year using our Earn & Learn points we chose maths, outdoor and craft resources for our school which are now being utilised daily. This program is designed to assist schools in obtaining valuable teaching resources – simply by doing your grocery shop at a Woolworths supermarket. From Wednesday 9th May, you can collect Earn & Learn stickers when you shop at Woolworths. There'll be one sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards.) Place the stickers onto the sticker card or place stickers in the box located in the front office. Full sticker cards can also be placed into the collection box here at school or at our local Woolworths supermarket.

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