PRINCIPAL - Liz Jones
Our Explicit Improvement Agenda
Student Voice and Agency
Planning for improved student learning
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 new 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
Information on how to book your Student Learning Conversation has been sent home to families via PAM. If you have followed the instructions and are still having difficulties, please email the office frontdesk@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au if you require any further assistance in booking your interview time.
Staff Professional Learning and Student Free Days
(Thursday 10 March and Friday 11 March)
First Aid, Child Safety Training
Staff participated in the following professional learning activities today (Thursday 10 March) - First Aid Refresher Training - CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis, Child Safety Modules, Mandatory Reporting eLearning Module, COVID-19 Marshall Training Infection Prevention and Control. Our staff undergo this training on an annual basis to ensure your child’s safety and to ensure we are equipped with the most up-to-date information on how to respond in emergency situations.
Religious Education, Staff Faith Formation
Tomorrow (Friday 11 March) our staff will participate in our Religious Education - Staff Faith Formation Day at the Mary MacKillop Centre and Mary Glowrey museum. For the past two years, this event was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions and we are very much looking forward to having this time together.
Thank you to our parents for working in partnership with us for these two student free days. We hope our families enjoy the extra long weekend break. A reminder to families that Monday 14 March is the Labour Day holiday.
Senior Student Interschool Sports - Wednesday 16 March
Our Senior Students (Years 5 & 6 students) will be participating in their first round of Interschool Sports on Wednesday 16 March from 9.00 - approximately 3.00 pm. Students will be given the opportunity to play in a range of sporting events and different sporting venues. We are extremely excited for our students being able to participate in this event as our COVID-19 restrictions ease. A big thank you to our Year 6 teachers, support staff and Mr Tim for organising this event. We look forward to hearing about our students’ participation and achievements. Please ensure that you have completed your child's PAM permission form by Tuesday 15th March. Unfortunately students without PAM permission by this date will be unable to attend.
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 to this newsletter. 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.