Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for improved student learning

Celebrating Student Learning

On Tuesday we celebrated our Foundation students 100 days of learning!  It was fantastic to see so many excited and engaged centenarians enjoying this milestone in their first year of school.  A big thank you to Mrs Lane, Mrs Fonti and Miss Di Biase for their preparation to make this day a special celebration.  

Last Friday the Year 3 level had an amazing excursion to Melbourne IMAX Museum, today our Year 5 students visited Coal Creek and our Year 2  are waiting in excitement and anticipation for their upcoming excursion to Como House.  Throughout Term 3 students are engaged in a wide variety of learning activities / events including Feast Day celebrations, AMC and Write a Book in a Day Competition, Book Week, Child Safety Week, Sacrament of Confirmation and Footy Day at the end of Term.  With the World Cup Soccer on at the moment, our Footy Day this year is sure to be extra special - Go Matildas!

Planning for 2024 School Year

2024 Class Placements

Teachers will begin planning for our 2024 classes in the coming weeks.  We respect and value parent input and ask that you email me – ejones@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au, or put in writing and leave at the Administration Office, if you have information about your child that could impact on their placement for 2024.  Please ensure your request is received by Friday 25 August, 2023.  

Parents please be mindful of the following:

• Staff use their professional judgement and a range of information when placing students into classes.  This information includes student learning progress, learning strengths, learning needs, NCCD Data, gender balance within classes and across the level to provide an optimal learning environment for ALL students. 
• Parent requests are forwarded onto staff when placing students into their 2024 classes. Please note, the 2023 class teacher places students from their 2023 grade into the 2024 class groupings.
• Please be aware that your letters of request are not a guarantee of your child’s placement. 
• Please note that requests made in previous years are not necessarily considered in the process.  Historical information provided by parents regarding their child’s placement will need to be re-submitted if the concerns expressed in previous years are still relevant for consideration in 2024.

Requests received after the cut off date of Friday 25 August are very difficult to take into consideration.  We ask parents to be mindful of our teachers’ preparation and time that goes into student/class placements which is not an easy task taking into account all the areas mentioned above.

Today, we have also sent out a form via PAM for all Foundation to Year 5 students regarding their intention to return in 2024.  Please ensure that you complete the eform by Thursday 17 August.

2024 Foundation students

We are in the process of planning for our 2024 Foundation students transition to Primary School.  2024 Foundation families have been sent information regarding their welcome interviews which will be scheduled in the coming weeks.  At the welcome interview, 2024 Foundation Students and their family are provided with a Welcome Pack which includes information on our transition process, google meets, transition days, activities, and the Parent Information night (scheduled in November).  A very big thank you to Mrs Glass and our Foundation teachers - Mrs Lane, Mrs Fonti and Miss Di Biase for all their work in preparing the Welcome Packs and transition to Primary School. We are very much looking forward to the upcoming welcome interviews and our 2024 Foundation students transition to school.

Father’s Day Celebrations 

Father’s Day Stall - Tuesday 29 August / Father’s Day Breakfast - Wednesday 30 August

(An email was sent to all families yesterday via PAM with full details egarding the Father’s Day Stall and Breakfast)

Our school community will celebrate our Father’s Day Breakfast on Wednesday 30 August.  Information regarding the breakfast was sent to families yesterday via PAM.  We ask all families attending the breakfast to RSVP by Monday 21 August, so we can adequately cater for everyone attending.  The timetable for the morning of the breakfast is as follows on Wednesday 30 August:

• Father’s Day Breakfast - serving bacon and egg rolls from 8.00 am - 8.45 am (please note new starting time)
• Time in classrooms with your child - prayer, Father’s Day activity from 8.45 am - 9.15 am
• Father’s Day Special Assembly - in the Allen Hall from (including Father’s Day School Community Raffle) 9.15 am - 10.00 am approximately 
• Year 6 students will leave for camp - The Ranch, Cape Schanck at approximately 10.30 am

Helpers needed!  If any mums are available to assist with serving at the breakfast (8am-8.45am), please leave your contact details at the office.

We look forward to celebrating this very special time with our dads.

School Advisory Committee [SAC] Meeting - Annual General Meeting - Tuesday 17 October, 2023 at 7.00 pm

The Annual General Meeting of the SAC will be held on Tuesday 17 October - 7.00 pm in the Staffroom.  Nomination forms for parent representative positions on the School Advisory Committee 2023-2024 are available from the Administration Office.  Alternatively you can request a nomination from via email frontdesk@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au.

The responsibilities of the SAC are to:

• promote the Catholic ethos of the school
• provide feedback on and review of school policies
• plan for the future of the school and its ability to accommodate future enrolments
• provide advice on budget planning and finance-related matters
• contribute to the selection process for the school principal (when the position is advertised)
• provide advice on the appropriate provision of faith development and Religious Education programs
• promote child safety in the school

Our current 2022-2023 School Advisory Committee comprises of the following members:

• Chairperson - Liz Jones
• Parish Priest - Fr. Brendan Hogan
• Parent Representative - Danielle Davis (Secretary)
• Parent Representative - Julie Gubbels
• Parent Representative - Stephanie Miller
• Parent Representative - Marina Valladares
• Staff Representative - Helen Fourna
• Staff/Parish Representative - Lize Privitera

Please don’t hesitate to email or make contact with the office OR a member of the School Advisory Committee if you have any questions.