Thank you

A very big thank you to our students, parents and teachers for the beginning of the year Student Learning Conversations held on Monday and Tuesday this week.  Our students are to be commended on the way they shared their data, learning goals and strategies for the Term.  As a school we value the opportunity for our students to be active in their learning, to meet with parents and to establish a positive working partnership for the 2021 school year. 

Foundation Students

We were very excited to see our Foundation students enjoying their picture story book gift as a welcome to our school community.  The Foundation books were selected from the Childrens’ Book Council shortlisted books and are a sign of our commitment to promoting a love of reading.   We look forward to continuing to work together to offer our students the best possible learning outcomes.

A reminder that Foundation students will commence FULL weeks at school from next week.  Students will need to bring their library bags to school each Wednesday as this is their library borrowing day.

2021 Review

From Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th March we will be engaged in School Review with DOSCEL Staff.  The aim of school review is to understand our impact of our school improvement strategies and to identify where we are in our improvement journey. 

As a result of the feedback we receive we will evaluate and plan our next steps forward and capture these goals in our 4 year Strategic Improvement Plan and Annual Improvement Plan.

Year 4 Camp – Waratah Bay

We are very excited to announce that we have DOSCEL approval for our Year 4 students to attend Waratah Bay Beach camp on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 March, 2021 (last week of Term 1).  This will be our students’ first camp since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago.  It signifies a sign of hope that we are beginning to return to a new COVID safe normal. 

Camp information and permission letters will be shared with parents over the coming weeks via Operoo.  Significant additional hours go into the planning of camp, risk assessments and COVID Safety planning to ensure our students meet Victorian Curriculum learning outcomes and to ensure their safety while on camp.  I would like to sincerely thank Lize Privitera, Elaine Flanigan, Helen Fourna and Peter Fearnley-Sander for their time and commitment in completing the documentation so the Year 4 camp met all DOSCEL and COVID Safety requirements for approval to be granted. 

We wish all our Year 4 students the very best as they count down the weeks and days to camp.

 FOMM – Friends of Mary MacKillop Parent Fundraising Group – Tuesday 2 March, 9.00 am

We warmly welcome all parents who would like to join us for our first FOMM meeting for the 2021 school year.  FOMM is a group of parents who come together to fundraise for our school to raise money for resources our students can use to support their learning / facilities at school. 

Our first FOMM meeting will be held on Tuesday 2 March at 9.00 am in the Board Room.  We look forward to welcoming you and sharing in fundraising ideas.

Headlice

We have had reported cases of headlice at school recently.  A reminder that all children with hair of shoulder length, or longer, must be tied back.  Plaits are strongly recommend for children with very long hair. 

Please see the attachment for further information regarding the treatment of headlice and be diligent in checking your children's hair on a regular basis.