PRINCIPAL - Liz Jones
Our Explicit Improvement Agenda
Student Voice and Agency
Planning for improved student learning
2022 Peace Message
In his message to build lasting peace, Pope Francis identified three ways to nurture peace in our world - through education, employment and dialogue between generations. In the past week, our world has witnessed Russian troops invading Ukraine, where many people are being killed or displaced from their homes and country. We pray for the end to this dispute and for lasting peace between these two countries.
Prayers for Australians impacted by floods
Our thoughts and prayers are will all families who have lost loved ones or have been impacted by the devastating floods and unprecedented weather event in Queensland and New South Wales over the past few days. We hope the outpouring of love and support to those suffering helps to bring comfort in the days ahead.
Celebrations of Learning
We have a bumper edition newsletter this week with samples of student learning in our specialist lessons - Discovery Centre, Japanese, Physical Education and Visual Arts, as well as our Garden Club, Senior Prayer Cloths and information about our Junior Synthetic Phonics Program - Little Learners Love Literacy. We love to celebrate and share our students’ learning and look forward to publishing samples of student work in our newsletter each week.
UPCOMING SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS
| Thursday 10th March - Staff PD - First Aid | No school for students |
| Friday 11th March - Staff PD - RE | No school for students |
| Monday 14th March - PUBLIC HOLIDAY | No school for students |
Student Learning Conversations (Parent Teacher Interviews)
Our Student Learning Conversations will be held in March in the Allen Hall with both face to face (fully vaccinated parents) and phone interviews on offer. The dates for the Student Learning Conversations are:
Wednesday 16 March, 2022 from 3.40 to 6.20 pm
Thursday 17 March, 2022 from 3.40 to 6.20 pm
An email from PAM, with information on how to book your Student Learning Conversation, will be sent home to parents today. You will find the 'Parent Teacher Interviews' tab just above the absence notification. If you have read the instructions carefully and are still having problems, please email frontdesk@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au for further assistance in booking your interview time.
NAPLAN - Online
The online National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2022 for Year 3 and Year 5 students will be held during the test window on the following days:
Tuesday 10 May to Friday 20 May, 2022
Information on NAPLAN is attached below: If you have any questions, or concerns, regarding NAPLAN, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Vaccination Clinic - Narre Warren North Community
A vaccination clinic will be set up at school for students and anyone in the Narre Warren North community who would like to be vaccinated. St. Mark’s Medical Centre will administer the COVID-19 vaccinations at school on Saturday 9 April, 2022 from 3.00 - 4.00 pm. Bookings can be made via the link below. Children must be accompanied by their parent.
Narre Warren North Road Duplication Works
Information on the Narre Warren North Road Duplication Works will be published in the newsletter to keep parents and our school community up to date on road closures and/or detours when the works move closer to the intersection of Narre Warren North Road and Ernst Wanke Road. More information to come over the coming weeks.