Welcome to the 2022 School Year

We warmly welcome you to the beginning of the school year.  It is fantastic to have our students at school, ready to begin another year of learning and growing.  We especially welcome our Foundation students and congratulate them on the way they have settled into school life and routines.  They have been amazing in being able to find their way around and getting ready to start their day of learning. 

Our focus in 2022:

• Student voice and agency
• Planning for improved student learning

We are very much looking forward to the year ahead, celebrating our students’ learning, growth and achievements.

RAT kit and Vaccination Clinic for students aged 5 - 11 years

RAT kits were sent home with all students on Monday 31 January.  It is recommended that parents conduct two RATs throughout the school week.  If your child shows a positive RAT result, please inform the school office and keep your child home from school.

Children aged 5-11 years are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Getting vaccinated is the best way you can protect yourself, your family and our school community from further outbreaks and the spread of COVID-19. 

Vaccination for children aged 5 - 11, is not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged, except where your medical practitioner advises you otherwise. 

To help keep our school community safe, Mary MacKillop Primary School will be hosting a mini COVID-19 vaccination clinic at our school for all students aged 5-11 years.

When and where:

Dose 1

Date:            Saturday 12 February, 2022

Time:           1.00 pm to 7.00 pm

Location:     Allen Hall

(parents can park in the car park near the Allen Hall and enter the school grounds via the gate closest to the Allen Hall.

Dose 2

Date:           Saturday 9 April, 2022 (first Saturday of Term 1 school holidays)

Time:           1.00 to 7.00 pm

Location:     Allen Hall

Parent/guardian consent:

All students aged 5-11-years-old require the consent of their parent or guardian to be vaccinated. A parent or guardian must attend the mini vaccination clinic with their child to provide consent and support your child.

How to book an appointment:

Further information will be sent home via SZapp as soon as possible on how to make a booking. You can also attend without an appointment if you’re not able to book.

What to bring:

On the day you should bring the following:

• a face mask
• a Medicare number, or Individual Healthcare Identifier number for your child if they have one.

Please note, appointments and vaccinations through the school based mini-vaccination clinic are at no cost to your or your family.  Please speak to your doctor if you have any questions about vaccination for your child.  

Year 6 Student Leaders

The 2022 Student Leaders will be presented with their badges this Friday during a School Google Meet Assembly.  Currently, all school events and gatherings must be suspended until further notice.  We are very keen that our Year 6 Student Leaders receive their leadership badges and begin their leadership journey.  When restrictions have eased, we warmly welcome parents and families to join our School Assemblies and school events. 

Our warmest congratulations to our 2022 Year 6 Student Leaders:

School Leaders               Scarlett and Summer

Faith Leaders                  Alanna and Natalie

Learning Leaders            Sharbel and Jasmine

Environmental Leaders    Indi and Ayda

House Leader - Eden        Phoebe

House Leader - Portland   Jaden

House Leader - Fitzroy     Natalie

House Leader - Penola     Cruz

Student Learning Conversations (Parent Teacher Interviews)

At this stage we are planning to hold our Student Learning Conversations on:

Wednesday 23 February 3.40 - approximately 6.20 pm

Thursday 24 February 3.40 - approximately 6.20 pm

More information on the Student Learning Conversations will be provided in the coming weeks.  

Road Duplication Works

At the end of January, safety barriers will be installed which will mean that the slip and turning lane onto Heatherton Road will be closed. Vehicles travelling Eastbound on Heatherton Road will need to follow the detour.  The detour will be in place for all of February and March. During this time, a dedicated right hand turn lane from Heatherton Road onto Belgrave-Hallam Road, Northbound, will be built. The existing traffic island and asphalt will be removed and new traffic signals, lighting and complete line marking will be installed.  Two new bus stops on Belgrave-Hallam Road, just north of the intersection will be erected.  The detour map is attached to the newsletter for your reference.

There will also be a short-term footpath closure between Ernst Wanke intersection and the BUPA aged care facility. This closure will be from the 1st of Feb and reopened on the 5th which is the first week back of school term. During the closure, pedestrians will need to follow the below detour. 

Newsletter - SZapp - PAM

The Newsletter is distributed weekly on a Thursday afternoon.   We strongly encourage you to subscribe to the Mary MacKillop SchoolZine app to receive the newsletter, school information, updates on school events, alerts and emergency information.

SchoolZine – SZapp https://www.marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au/szapp

P.A.M. The new Parent Access Module known as 'PAM' is up and running!  Operoo is no longer being used by the school for excursion permission forms/letters etc and all students should now have their PAM account set up.   Please see the attached PDF for a copy of the instructions if you are having any difficulty setting up your child's account:

We look forward to an exciting year of learning and working in partnership with you.