School Improvement Agenda for 2025

• Student Voice and Agency
• Planning for Improved Student Learning - key focus on Mathematics and Reading

Tomorrow our staff have a Professional Learning Day on site. During this time we will be reviewing our goals for Close Reading and learn more about the explicit teaching of vocabulary within a text and beyond the text. In addition, teams will be planning for term 4 including reviewing the Victorian Curriculum Version 2 and our reporting outcomes. Finally, our staff will spend some time undertaking a guided meditation with a  focus on creation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated staff including our Leaders, for their hard work and commitment to further student outcomes and achieve maximum growth for every student.

Student Learning Portfolios

Today students will bring home their Student Learning Portfolios. Work samples have been carefully considered by the students in consultation with their teachers. We encourage you to write feedback for your child’s learning in Term 3 on the feedback sheet provided in your child’s Student Learning portfolio. Please return the Student Learning Portfolio at the beginning of Term 4 so your child can continue documenting their learning journey. 

Car Park Safety - Thank you 

Thank you to the many families who have accepted the slight change to our front car park (Ernst Wanke Road) arrangements at the end of each day. By parking and waiting until 3.10pm to move out of car park spaces, many more cars are able to access the car park and less queuing on Ernst Wanke Road occurs. Please continue to follow this for everyone’s safety.

Mary MacKillop Gallery

Today the gallery will be open before and after school for families to view this term’s beautiful artwork pieces. Please take the time to wander through the gallery with your child/children if you can. The students (and teachers!) are so proud of their work.

Division Athletics

Thank you to all students and staff who attended the Division Athletics this week. Your participation and enthusiasm was shining through!

Important Dates for Term 4

Level Newsletters will be sent out on Friday 10 Oct but you may like to diarise these dates now:

• Wednesday 15 October Whole School Athletics Day on site
• Tuesday 21 October Storytime for Foundation 2026 students with Year 5 students
• Wednesday 22 October Regional Athletics (for students who succeeded in getting through Division)
• Thursday 30 October Grandparents Afternoon from 1.15pm (please note this is an afternoon time slot this year)
• Monday 3 November School Closure Day 
• Tuesday 9 December Year 6 Graduation from 5pm
• Thursday 11 December End of Year Mass 9am
• Friday 12 December Christmas Concert (during school time)
• Monday 15 December Meet and Greet 2026 (students)
• Tuesday 16 December Last Student day

2026

Thursday 29 January First Student Day 2026

Finally, thank you to all families for your support for your children and our school this term. If you are able to rest over the holidays or even go at a slower pace take the time to do this. As we enter the Season of Creation in the Catholic church, take some time to visit a park or a playground and absorb the sights and the sounds around you.