Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for Improved Student Learning

Celebrations of Learning

A very warm welcome back to Term 3

Over the Term holidays, 'Edu Mark' continued installing the painted learning activities on the concrete in the Brunswick Courtyard.  These activities  form part of our outdoor learning space under the recently installed Shade sail.  We are waiting on the delivery of tables and chairs to add to our outdoor learning space and look forward to their arrival in the next few weeks.  Thank you to Jacqui M for organising 'Edu Mark, the purchase of the tables/chairs and posting this space as a ‘sneak peak’ on our Mary MacKillop Facebook page.

Term 3 provides learning opportunities in Religious Education, English, Maths, History, Geography, the Capabilities and our Specialist Subject Learning Areas – Languages, PE, Digital Technologies and Art.  This term we will celebrate our Foundation students’ 100 days of learning, our Family Mass at the Parish, Sacrament of Confirmation, Feast Day with Mass and Kaboom Sports, Book Week, Father’s Day Breakfast, Year 6 Camp at the Ranch, Cape Schanck and Footy Day.  We will also offer learning opportunities in the Australian Mathematics Competition, Write a Book in a Day Competition, Athletics, Interschool Sports and Child Safety Week (4 to 8 September).  Please note, teachers plan in an ongoing manner to meet the needs of their class and students and the list of events for Term 3 includes excursions and incursions that are currently planned in levels.  This list may be updated as the Term unfolds.  

Student Intervention Groups / Tutor Learning Program

Permission letters were sent home this week for parent consent for their child to participate in one or more of the following intervention groups:

• BASLLI - Reading Intervention Support Program
• GRIN - Getting Reading In Numeracy Support Program
• Lego Club - Social/Emotional Support Program
• Toe by Toe - Synthetic Phonics Program
• Speech Therapy - Speech Therapy sessions with a Speech Pathologist from Versa Learn
• Tutor - Tutor Learning Program (COVID-19)

Students are nominated by their class teachers to be considered for one or more of the above programs.  As there is a high demand for student places in these intervention groups, we ask parents who received invitation letters for their child to participate in a group to please return their permission slip as indicated on the letter - thank you.

Term 2 Student Learning Portfolios

A reminder to include parent feedback in your child’s Term 2 Student Learning Portfolio before returning it to school so your child can continue their learning journey.  Please ensure your child has their Term 2 Portfolio to share at the Student Learning Conversations next week.

Semester One - Student Learning Conversations

Student Learning Conversations for Semester One Reports and Student Learning Portfolios will be held on Tuesday 18 July and Wednesday 19 July from 3.40 pm to 6.20 pm (Term 3 - Week 2).  Information was sent home to parents via PAM.  We strongly encourage students to attend the Student Learning Conversations as part of student voice and agency in their learning, to share their learning from Semester One with you and their learning goals for Term 3. Bookings are made via your child's PAM profile.

Celebrations of Community

Staffing updates

Staffing updates for Term 3 were listed in the Term 3 letter to parents sent via PAM last week.  Thank you for your understanding and patience as we seek to appoint a Languages teacher to replace Sensei and for the changes in the Specialist Timetable as we accommodate the staff updates.

Subway Lunch Fundraiser/Kaboom Sports/Feast Day Celebrations

Information will be sent home tomorrow, via the class tubs, regarding the above events.  We will also publish the information via your child's PAM profile

Canteen Closure Dates

Please note, the canteen will be closed on Friday 25 August & Monday 28 August

School Dates and Events