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FOMM Mother’s Day Stall – Wednesday 5 May $5 gifts
The FOMM Mother’s Day Stall will be held on Wednesday 5 May from 9.00 am in the Lomas Gym. All gifts are $5 each. Classes will be visiting the FOMM Mother’s Day Stall from 9.00 am. Please remember to give your child $5 if you would like them to purchase a gift for Mother’s Day (correct change please)
Mother’s Day Breakfast and Assembly – Friday 7 May
The Mother’s Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 7 May with Bacon and Egg Rolls being served from 7.30 am – 8.30 am in the Allen Hall. For catering purposes, please indicate your attendance at the Mother’s Day Breakfast on Operoo by tomorrow, Friday 30 April. If you are intending on coming to the Mother’s Day Breakfast, we require the following COVID-19 safety rules to be followed:
Please do not attend if you are displaying any symptoms of COVID-19 including:
Fever
Dry cough
Tiredness
Aches and pains
Sore throat
Diarrhoea
Conjunctivitis
Headache
Loss of taste or smell
Rash on skin or discolouration of fingers or toes
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Chest pain or pressure
Loss of speech or movement
Please ensure you register via the QR code in the Allen Hall foyer OR if your phone is not working, please indicate your attendance / contact details on the sheet provided. Please ensure you stay in your family groupings and adhere to social distancing requirements. Weather permitting, chairs will be placed both inside the Allen Hall and outside on the basketball courts. Windows and doors will be left open in the Allen Hall to ensure adequate ventilation.
Hand sanitising stations will be set up in the Allen Hall foyer and on tables in the Allen Hall for use on entering and throughout the morning if required. The Mother’s Day Breakfast will be followed by prayer in your child’s classroom from 8.30 – 8.50 am. At 9.00 am, we will celebrate our Mother’s Day Assembly in the Allen Hall. We look forward to celebrating this very special time with our mums.
Assembly
We are very excited to be able to invite our parents to attend Assembly each Friday afternoon at 2.30 pm in the Allen hall. Seating will be socially distanced and we ask parents to sanitise hands and not to attend assembly if they are displaying any symptoms of COVID-19. Parents will be asked to ‘sign in’ on arrival and to complete a COVID-19 Declaration.
Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
In early 2021, our school, along with thousands of others across the country will begin preparations for the fifth Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC gives us a national picture of the development, health and wellbeing of children in their first year of full-time school. Since 2009, the census results have helped communities, schools and governments plan services and develop better policies to target support for children and families. Students don’t miss any class time, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information for the census. Participation in the AEDC is voluntary. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census. To find out more about the census and how communities are using the data to help children and families visit the AEDC website: www.aedc.gov.au. If you have any questions, you can contact Sally Lane or Claire Giles – Foundation Teachers.
Open Days
Today and Tuesday 27 April, we held our Open Day Tours. It was wonderful to see so many families interested in our school and coming to ‘see’ what learning is like at Mary MacKillop. Our Year 6 Leaders are to be commended on their role in taking our new families on school tours. They have shared first-hand knowledge of what it is like to experience student centred engaging learning and are exemplary role models for our school. We have very limited places available for 2022 enrolments – be sure to get your enrolment in quickly if you would like to secure a place for your Foundation student in 2022.
Insight SRC Surveys
The Insight SRC Survey is due to be completed by Friday 7 May. The Insight SRC Survey data provides valuable evidence for the school leadership team in understanding the current culture of our school and assists in the development of necessary climate which support and sustain expert teacher practice and improved student learning outcomes. Staff, selected parents and students from both the Middle and Senior levels have been asked to complete the survey and we look forward to analysing the results to ensure continued growth on our school improvement journey.
Road Works
From late May 2021, crews will begin installing flexible safety barriers on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and Narre Warren North Road, between Thompsons Road in Cranbourne and Fox Road in Narre Warren North, with works taking place Monday to Friday between 7am and 5pm, and on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm. Works on this project are expected to be completed in 2021, weather permitting. You can find out more on the project at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/planning-and-projects/melbourne-road-projects/narre-warren-cranbourne-road-and-narre-warren-north-road-safety-improvements.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Thank you for supporting Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Campaign. Your generosity will work for the freedom of those living in poverty, challenge unjust structures, and empower people to work for a sustainable way of life. A total of $525.30 was collected from Project Compassion boxes that were placed in each classroom during Term 1. Thank you!
First Eucharist Enrolment and Parent only workshop will be held next Thursday 6th May at 7.00pm in the Church. Parents are required to attend only one enrolment workshop. Attendance is mandatory if you wish to prepare your child for the Sacrament of First Eucharist. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we request only one parent attend the workshop. This is a parent only workshop and children are not required to attend. If for any reason you miss the enrolment night, or cannot make it to any other meeting/workshop, we request you to wait until the following year, as the parish is unable to offer any catch up workshops for those who are unable to attend. An enrolment levy of $50 is payable via CDFPay www.olhc.cdfpay.org.au which will be available from 18th April 2021. Please bring your receipt number to the enrolment night. For more information please refer to the Sacrament Program Booklet 2021 on the parish website www.olhc.org.au.
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
Sunday, May 2, 2021 Gospel Reading John 15:1-8
Jesus teaches that he is the vine and that his disciples are the branches. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about the vine and the branches to teach us about staying close to him. Jesus calls us to stay as close to him as branches are to a vine and to love and serve one another. We can stay close to Jesus by praying. We can pray for Jesus’ help or thank him for something we are grateful for. What are some ways we can stay close to Jesus and love and serve one another?
School and Grade Mass and Reconciliation Celebrations have resumed this term. Parents and friends are welcome to join students during liturgical celebrations. Adherence to COVID safe plans applies when assembling. Current restrictions apply as per announcements by Victorian Government and guidelines directed by DOSCEL All Mass and Reconciliation celebrations will start at 9.00am commencing this term.
For the month of May the following celebrations are planned:
- Senior Level – 6/5/21
- FSL & 6RJ – 13/5/21
- Whole School Mass celebrating Catholic Education Week 27/5/21
- The three Parish Schools celebrating together during Mass on Saturday 22nd May 2021, 6pm at OLHC Church. Please mark this event in your calendar. We would like to see many Mary MacKillop school families attend.
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 Isuru Weliwatte 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 to download the weekly newsletter
https://olhc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/25-April-2021-Bulliten.pdf
WELLBEING
Child Safety - eSafety Commissioner new webinar, eSafety's guide to parental controls, will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help keep young people safer online. This webinar is targeted to parents and carers of 5 to 13-year-olds.
Register for the free webinar, eSafety's guide to parental controls, for parents and carers from the eSafety Commissioner. The webinar will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help kids and young people stay safe online. It will cover:
- the benefits and limitations of parental controls
- how to set up iOS and Android devices for safety
- how to set up popular games and apps like YouTube and Roblox for safety
- using family tech agreements and other parenting strategies to manage online risks
- how eSafety can help when things go wrong.
This webinar will include practical tips, demonstrations and advice.
To register, visit: esafety.gov.au/parents.
Catholic Care Speaker Rozanne, will be presenting at the Mother’s Day Assembly on Friday 7th May 9.00am. Rozanne a representative from Catholic Care and will join us sharing important information around the work of Catholic Care Victoria. Each year schools are asked to provide opportunity to support this vital organisation in a financial way. Breakfast that morning is provided and a small donation to Catholic Care would be greatly appreciated. Drop a gold coin or two in the provided collection tins when you collect your egg and bacon roll. All proceeds will be directed to Catholic Care Victoria.
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This week in Japanese, Foundation students challenged themselves to write the kanji (Chinese based characters) for numbers 1-10. We really enjoyed writing the characters outside using chalk.
Mother’s Day Decision Tree by the Year 6’s
Mini Olympics by the Senior Extension Group
Robot costumes and programing by the Year 5’s
A reminder that Mothers in our school community are invited to share an image of themselves and their child/children. These will be compiled into a special video for the upcoming Mothers’ Day Breakfast. Please email submissions to lfonti@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au by the 1st of May.
HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY TRIALS - YEAR 3-6
Last Friday, all Year 3-6 children participated in our House Cross Country trials. The team results were as follows :
- 1st - FITZROY
- 2nd - EDEN
- 3rd - PORTLAND
- 4th - PENOLA
The following children qualified for the school Cross Country team which will compete in the Berwick District Cross Country Carnival on Tuesday 4th May:
- U/10 Boys - 1st - James 2nd - Leonardo, 3rd - Karim , 4th - 8th - Jaden, Jayden, Zac, Ethan, Ruben
- U/10 Girls - 1st - Emma, 2nd - Valentina, 3rd - Telina, 4th - 8th - Caitlin, Annabelle, Taylor, Angelina, Taysha
- U/11 Boys - 1st - Douie, 2nd - Roman, 3rd- Peter, 4th - 8th - Sharbel, Jake, Cruz, Jordan, Levi
- U/11 Girls- 1st - Scarlett, 2nd - Georgia, 3rd- Summer, 4th - 8th - Sienna, Ayda, Vanessa, Jasmine, Natalie K
- U/12 Boys - 1st - Cooper, 2nd - Sebastian, 3rd - Rafael, 4th - 8th - Isaiah, Zach, Nathan, Joseph, Hayden
Year 3 results were as follows :
- Year 3 Boys - 1st - Tyler, 2nd - Archer, 3rd - Kairos
- Year 3 Girls - 1st - Angelina, 2nd - Dior, 3rd - Alyra
ALL children tried their very best and we were all extremely impressed with their effort and determination for this activity.
For all students that have qualified, families have been sent an Operoo eform to complete. This must be completed and paid for by tomorrow to ensure your child is able to attend. Payments can by made by CDF pay. Parent spectators are welcome on the day, but must not attend if they are unwell and ensure they respect the physical distancing protocols in place on the day.
Parking will only be available near the soccer fields at Sweeney Reserve, not near the football ovals where the buses park.
