Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for improved student learning

Celebrating Child Safety Week

This week we have been celebrating Child Safety Week where we continue to embrace the message “Every child, in every community, needs a fair go.”  This year the focus is on children feeling safe and supported so they can thrive and grow up being connected to, and supported in, their family, school community and culture.  A special mention and note of thanks to Lize Privitera - our Child Safety Champion for her work and commitment to ensuring our students understand how to identify body clues and to take actions to keep themselves safe.  Our Year 6 school leaders have played an important role in highlighting child safety messages to all students with their sharing of the student friendly version of our Child Safe Policy.  Congratulations to our Year 6 student leaders on the way in which they have shared key child safety messages to all grade levels to ensure “Every student in our school community has a fair go.”

End of Term 3 - Footy Day celebrations

We will celebrate the end of Term 3 with our annual Footy Day celebrations on Friday 16 September.  Students are encouraged to wear their favourite footy team colours (yellow and black!) Students will be participating in a range of fun footy activities and have the option to enjoy a special Footy Day sausage sizzle lunch.  Payment and orders for the special Footy Day lunch must be received by 10pm next Monday 12th September - via CDF pay (click on link below)  Thank you to Mr Tim for his organisation of the Footy Day activities and to Mrs Ladlow, Mrs Glass and Mrs Meunier for their organisation of the Footy Day lunch.  It is sure to be a great day!!

https://marymacnarre.cdfpay.org.au/monitoronline/Account/AddToMyCart/11?itemType=3

NAPLAN - Year 3 and Year 5

Student NAPLAN results will be distributed to Year 3 and Year 5 students tomorrow.  At this stage, we do not have access to State or National Level NAPLAN data, so we are unable to determine our students’ achievements at this level.  Our analysis of our students’ results at the school level shows very good data in the NAPLAN areas of Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation, Spelling and improving data in the area of Numeracy.  It is very pleasing to see our explicit improvement agenda focus of Student Voice and Agency and Planning for Improved Student Learning is having positive impacts in this area of our student data.  Congratulations to our Year 3 and Year 5 students, their teachers and ESO support staff on their amazing results!

ASSEMBLY - cancelled tomorrow - Friday 9 September

Just a reminder with our senior students (Years 5 & 6) participating in Sport - Lightning Premiership - tomorrow (Friday 9 September) Assembly will be cancelled.  We will celebrate assembly next week as part of our Footy Day celebrations.

Term 3 will finish on Friday 16 September at 3.15pm

Term 4 will begin on Monday 3 October at 8.45 am

Happy Holidays - stay safe

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Luke 15:1-32

Jesus responds to those who criticize him for keeping company with the unworthy.

In next Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells three parables, or stories, about something or someone being lost and then found. Being lost can be a confusing experience. Sometimes it can even be frightening. On the other hand, being found or finding our way is a great relief. When we sin, or do something we know is wrong, we turn away from God and feel lost. God never stops loving us. He looks for us when we sin. He rejoices when we return to him and tell him we are sorry. He always forgives us.

OLHC Parish

Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Information - Mary MacKillop Primary School is one of the three Parish Primary Schools belonging to the Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren within the Diocese of Sale. Fr Brendan Hogan is our Parish Priest and Fr Ajin Albarnas is our Assistant Priest. We are grateful for their ongoing prayers, involvement and support of the students, families and staff of Mary MacKillop School. 

Parish Bulletin - Click on the link below to download the weekly newsletter.

https://www.olhc.org.au/parish-bulletin/

Child Safe Standards

Our school is safe, student centred and animated by our school values.  

We aim to Inspire Hearts and Minds.

"Children are the future of the human family: all of us are expected to promote their growth, health and tranquillity." Pope Francis 2021

Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV)

The updated CECV Statement of Commitment to Child Safety - A safe, nurturing and empowering culture for all children and young people in Catholic schools, is attached to this newsletter.  This statement has been updated in light of the revised Child Safe Standards coming into effect from 1 July 2022 and the supporting Ministerial Order No. 1359.

Child Safe Policies

Child friendly version of Child Safe Policy (updated June 2022)

Congratulations to our Year 6 Student Leaders on their creation of the student friendly version of the Child Safe Policy.  This policy has been uploaded to our website  Child Safe page and can be found in the following link https://www.marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au/child-safety-standards

Child Safe Standards and Parent use of Mobile Phones, Privacy Laws

We ask all parents to be mindful of their mobile phone usage, child safety and privacy laws when visiting our school.  During such times as morning Prayer time, Mass, Assemblies and school events/gatherings, we ask parents to turn off or put away their mobile phones and to respect the privacy of all students.  Photographs and video footage cannot be taken of students without parental permission.  Reminders of safe mobile phone usage will be shared with the school community at morning prayer times and assemblies.  On special occasions such as student awards at assemblies or student graduations, space will be made available for parents to photograph their child in a child safe way.  We thank you for working in partnership with us to respect the privacy of all our students.

Child Safe Resources to support Students, Parents/Carers

• eSafety Commissioner https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents.
• FOR FAMILIES https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/parent-resources/online-safety-for-every-family
• NEW online safety for every family                                                                                                                              The ‘Online safety for every family’ resources will give parents and carers the confidence to talk with their children about online safety. The resources also have important links and information to help if something bad does happen online. 
• The videos and advice sheets cover:
• Helping your family stay safe online
• Getting started with social media 
• Safer online gaming 
• Getting help when your child is being bullied online
• CCYP - Commission for Children and Young People https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards/
• School TV https://marymacnarre.catholic.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news
• Bravehearts https://bravehearts.org.au/
• Parenting Ideas

R U OK? Day is TODAY, Thursday 8 September 2022.

It’s our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to  ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation whenever you spot the signs that someone you care about might be struggling with life.

National Child Safety Week 

National Child Protection Week (4-10 September 2022)

This year’s theme ‘Every child, in every community, needs a fair go’ aims to spread the message that to treat all of Australia’s children fairly, we need to make sure every family and community has what kids need to grow up safe and supported.

Braveheart’s Day Friday 9th September Wear the colour purple!

All students are invited to wear the colour purple with their school uniform on Bravehearts Day Friday 9th September. Bravehearts Day is our key awareness day. Join in the fun and wear purple- socks, ribbons, tshirts, hair ties, beanies, caps, ….

Students from Years 5 & 6 joined in the day today by wearing all shades of purple supporting Brave hearts Day today as they will be attending tomorrow’s Lightning Prem events. Thank You for your support. 

THANK YOU to those parents who joined their child in class to view the livestream of Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson.

If you wish to watch the video with your child again, you can access the livestream video from the Daniel Morcombe website or click here to go to the site.

https://danielmorcombe.com.au/

こんにちは、

This week in Japanese, Foundation students wrote the words for shapes in Japanese. Grade 1 students made Pokemon bookmarks for Japanese club.