I received a phone call from our College friend, Andrew Chinn, this week who asked if there were some eight year old students at MacKillop who would be interested in assisting him with the illustrations of his new book. I assured him that we did! Miss Bek has been working with some of our eight year olds to
produce some magnificent representations of Andrew’s new prayer song book. The book will be published early next year and sold in America, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and beyond.

Well done to our artists and a big thank you to Miss Bek for her expertise and guidance. 

Enrolments in our upper classes for 2018, Years 3, 4 and 5, have been looking quite full. However, with the new building and its eight learning spaces as well as a library space, we have greater capacity for additional class groups. We will be adding an additional learning group to Years 5, 4 and 3 in 2018. This will mean that MCC will have two learning groups in each Year level from Prep to Year 5 next year. 

In support of this, I am pleased to announce a number of new appointments to our teaching staff for 2018: Mrs Sharon County, Mrs Alison Fitzsimmons, Ms Rebecca Place, Ms Chloe Riches and Ms Kirsten Young. Mrs Donna Lamb will be joining us throughout 2018 while Mrs Clark is taking family leave. We will be welcoming back Ms Anne-Marie Ponticello from her family leave in Term 1. These staff will bring further depth of experience and enthusiasm to our MCC
learning team; we are very fortunate. Staff recruitment for 2018 continues and I will be able to share further news as this unfolds.

Catholic Education Services have released information regarding the Federal Government’s proposal for the funding of schools in Australia for the ten year period commencing January 2018.
Please click here to download the letter from Mr Bill Dixon, Executive Director.

This year has seen the start of Before School Care yay! We love seeing our children walk in with bright and happy faces early in the morning. So far we have had a wonderful two weeks of Before School Care and look forward to many more to come. Our children enjoy a yummy, healthy breakfast before heading off to school at 8.15 on the Before School Train. All aboard!!

Operating hours for Before School Care are 6.30am – 8.30am and After School Care from 2.50pm – 6.00pm.

For further information regarding OSH Care please contact Bianca on 0439 312 901 or oshc.mtpeter@catholic.org.au.

Bianca Moloney –  OSHC Coordinator

   

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN
Thank you for all the Earn and Learn stickers that have been coming into school so far. We appreciate your shopping efforts and will continue to collect stickers until the 19th of September. 

Tracey McCarthy
Email: pandf.mountpeter@cnsstu.catholic.edu.au 

Our weekly awards presented at every Friday’s Assembly recognise students, who in their demonstrated attitudes and behaviour choices, have a lived understanding of the Mackillop Way.

Our College values are based on core Christian values and form the basis of the MacKillop Way :

In the spirit of Christ and following the example of St Mary MacKillop
– Living community in the way of family
– Learning for life
– Expressing solidarity through service
– Nurturing Catholic spirituality and faith

Congratulations and thanks to students who show us their living of the MacKillop Way!