Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for Improved Student Learning - key focus in Mathematics

Celebrations of Learning

Welcome back to Term 3!  We have a very exciting Term ahead with lots of learning activities on offer to our students.  The Welcome to Term 3 letter was distributed to families via PAM at the beginning of this week and is attached to this newsletter for your reference.  The letter includes information on Term 3 Curriculum, Student Learning, Child Safety information, Staffing, Sacrament of Confirmation, Parish Family Mass, Feast Day Celebrations, Father’s Day Breakfast and Assembly, Student Intervention Groups and NCCD information for parents.

GREEN and GOLD Day & Potato Olympics

On Friday 2 August we will be holding a very special GREEN and GOLD day to celebrate the 2024 Olympic Games.  Students will participate in a variety of activities including the Potato Olympics.  Developed by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, and in support of our Explicit Improvement Agenda focus in Mathematics, the Potato Olympics is an amusing and engaging way for students to explore the numeracy in Olympic events through their potato athlete.  More information will be sent home about GREEN and GOLD day and the Potato Olympics closer to the date.

On Thursday 8 August we will celebrate our Feast Day of St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop with Mass and activities throughout the day.  We will conclude the day with the distribution of lollipops to students in recognition of the legacy of Mary MacKillop who always had sweets in her pockets to share.  On Friday 9 August our Feast Day celebrations will continue with Kaboom Sports - Olympic theme games and Subway lunch fundraiser for Mary MacKillop Today. Families are invited to join us to watch their child/ren participate in Kaboom Sports and to join us for our Subway lunch and to bring along a picnic rug and take part in the day.  More information will be sent home in the coming days about our Feast Day celebrations and events.

Student feedback

Student feedback is an important and valuable aspect of our teaching and learning cycle.  Each week we ensure our student feedback is captured and celebrated in MMPS News on Wednesday mornings, in our newsletter and at assembly.  It is an honour and privilege to work with such a dedicated staff who ensure our students, and their learning is our highest priority as well as our students’ progression along the learning continuum.  We look forward to sharing our students feedback each week and to continue to celebrate their achievements.  Here is the feedback for the last week of Term 2.  Well done to all our students.

Fantastic start to all students on the start to Term 3! It’s been great to see across the levels how excited you are for the learning this term!

Great job Year 3 with your learning behaviours to start of the term and sharing ideas what more we could be doing in your learning.

Welcome back to all students. It is wonderful to see you walking through the gates, sharing your holiday experiences and ready to learn!

Student Learning Portfolios

Thank you to all students who have returned their Student Learning Portfolios ready to document and continue their learning journey throughout Term 3.  Thank you also to parents who took the time to write feedback to their child on their Term 2 learning on the sheet provided in the Portfolios.  

Staffing

Our warmest congratulations to Mrs Claire Giles on the safe arrival of Finn.  We wish Claire and her family all the very best as they welcome their son and brother to Frankie.  We warmly welcome Mrs Bec Fletcher who will be teaching Specialist Art in Semester Two for Students in Foundation to Year 4.  We also welcome Mrs Gayanji Egan on Monday 29 July, who will be teaching the Tutor program to selected students from Monday to Wednesday for the remainder of the 2024 school year.  Next week I will be on leave and Lize Privitera will be acting Principal in my absence.  

Car Park

To ease traffic congestion & gridlock on Ernst Wanke Road at school pickup time, we are asking families to be mindful of the 'No queuing before 3.10pm' rules.  Thank you to all those families who do the right thing by parking inbays prior to 3.10pm and not queuing up in the pickup lane.  It really does make a difference!