Year 6 OLC

Hi Parents, What another great weekend of weather. Hopefully you were able to get out and about and have some fun. Quote of the Week: PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT: The parent information night will be tomorrow night as I’m sure you are all aware of. The evening will begin in the hall at 5:00pm for important whole school information. At 5:30pm , Year 6 parents will make their way to the Year 6 classroom for classroom information. It would be great if there was at least 1 representative from each family present, as I will be covering our home learning routines and if we are all on the same page, there will be less confusion. SWIMMING TRIALS: Just a reminder that swimming trials are tomorrow. We will leave the school at approximately 10:00am and return before lunch time. If you wanted to cheer on the students, we will be swimming between 11:00am and 12:00pm. HOME LEARNING: A reminder that our first ‘2 week’ home learning cycle has started today. The children...

Hi Parents, Welcome to the first blog post for Twenty Nineteen! The Year 6’s have had a great start to the year and you should all be very proud of what they have been able to achieve as leaders of the school. Starting from next week, the blog will be posted every fortnight on a Monday. The reason for this is because our home learning cycle is run over two weeks (refer to section on home learning for more information). I use the blog as a way to keep you informed on any events that are coming up as well as the learning that will be covered over that fortnight. An event or matter which requires its own blog post will occur throughout the year. Please try your best to read relevant sections of the blog with your child so that they are aware of anything that they need to know.  I hope you have a great week! Quote of the Week: PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT: The parent information night will be on Tuesday 19 th February. More information on the night will come b...

Hi Parents, The following note will be sent home with your child tomorrow. 28th November, 2019 Dear Year Six Parents, Re: Health and next Religious Education Unit to be explored in Year Six Term 4 The basic purpose for which God created the human body is so that human beings can express the love and the goodness within them. Sexuality is the distinctive ways males and females express love and goodness through their thoughts, feelings, bodies and relationships. The next Religious Education unit begins by exploring the Catholic understanding of sexuality. It focuses in particular upon the special way husband and wives express their sexuality in the Sacrament of Marriage. The unit introduces to the children ways in which Jesus always expresses love and goodness through his body. It then presents how he makes his followers ‘new creatures’ through Baptism so that they can do the same. The Rite of Baptism and symbols used during the Baptismal ceremony will also ...

Dear Parents, RE:   Year 6 Graduation Dinner All parents are hereby formally invited to the Year 6 Graduation on Friday 30 th November , starting with Mass at the Church at 5:30pm , followed by dinner in the Hall at school beginning at approximately 7:15pm .   Dinner will be served at 7:45pm and the dance off on the disco floor will conclude at 11:00pm . Please make sure appropriate footwear is worn and good times are had by all. Looking forward to seeing you there! Kind regards, Mr Jones "Good vibes, good friends, good times!"

Hi Parents, Sorry for the delay in blog posts. I hope everyone had a great weekend! A bit of good news: I recently became an uncle for the sixth time. My brother welcomed little Matilda in to the world and all is well. Quote of the Week: Mary MacKillop Orientation Day: Students attending Mary MacKillop next year will be spending Thursday at the college. I know some kids are catching the bus with their older siblings or peers. This is a great opportunity for the kids to show a little independence and responsibility. If you’re planning on dropping your child off, it might be an idea to get in contact with some other parents to organise a group of them to catch the bus together. Best of luck to both students and parents! IPADS: There have been a number of students arriving at school with uncharged iPads. It is really difficult to charge more than one iPad at a time, so if your child’s iPad is flat, they may be restricted in what they can do for the day. Pl...

Hi Parents, Just a reminder that the Year 6 students attending Mary MacKillop next year will be attending a testing morning this Friday. All Year Six students should be wearing their school sports uniform as per usual. We will be picked up at 10am and arrive back at school at 12:45pm. 3 students haven't given me their signed permission slips. If your child asks you for it, can you please hand write a note that says: 'I give my child _________________________ permission to attend the Year 7 2019 testing day on Friday 9th November 2018. Thank you, Mr Jones

Hi Parents, For the month of November, Mrs Derricks walks a handful of Year 6 students to the church to help with any cleaning that is needed. This will occur every Wednesday between recess and lunch. The plan is to give each student the opportunity to volunteer their time to help out the local community. Please let me know if you did not want your child to participate during this time. Kind regards, Mr Jones