Year 9

During Academic Care this week, I had the pleasure of watching our Year 9 Middle Years Leaders deliver a session titled ‘Using Kahoot to Study Effectively’. Under the guidance and mentorship of Lefki Papadopoulos (School Vice Captain – Year 6 to Year 9 SRC and Service), the students planned and prepared this session over a number of weeks, and then presented it to Year 9 on Wednesday in the Senior Centre.

As I watched the students bravely, generously and genuinely share their own academic experiences for the betterment of their peers, I was reminded of why courage and compassion are qualities of leadership that we seek to foster in all our students.

Congratulations to the following Middle Years Leaders on this significant achievement: Nikhita Kumar, Bridget Cortis-Jones, Madeleine Girgis, Georgia Coxsedge, Estelle Davies, Veronica Pan, Soraya O’Connell, Amy Doan, Anna Yin and Katherine Woo.

NAPLAN – Week 7 (Monday 10 March 2025)

Next week, students in Year 9 will complete their final NAPLAN assessment. NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy learning of students in Year 3, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9 in all Australian schools. Year 9 students will complete NAPLAN on Wednesday 12 March and Thursday 13 March 2025, with catch-up sessions on Friday 14 March 2025.

A reminder that excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not recommended. The results of the tests provide important information to schools about what each student can do and is used to support teaching and learning programs.

To ensure that they are prepared for NAPLAN, Year 9 students must ensure they:

have the NAPLAN Lockdown Browser installed on their laptop (most students have been supported to do this in their Luminary time. Instructions are also on their Canvas page, if needed);
make sure their laptop is charged for the assessment days; and
bring wired headphones (bluetooth/wireless headphones or airpods are not appropriate).

More information can be found here.

Year 9 Adventure Camp – Some Reminders

The Year 9 Adventure Camp is fast approaching and there are a number of steps that we need you to complete over the coming weeks.

If your daughter takes part in the Cadet program she will be attending the annual AFX Camp. Year 9 cadets have already had two briefings about this camp, with another to come in their final Home Training this term. Information requirements associated with this experience, including this briefing video, have already been communicated with families.

If your daughter is attending the ‘The Urban Horizons’ experience, please ensure you have completed the following steps by the dates indicated below:

Before Tuesday 18 March 2025:

Log on to Urban Challenge to complete medical forms.
The username and password can be found in the email sent on 25 February 2025.

Before Tuesday 25 March 2025

Provide permission via MLC School Omnia
Parents and students to sign and return Student code of Conduct form and students to return to their Luminary
Medications to be provided to the MLC School Health Centre accompanied by the attached form.

Please contact Angela Renwick, Adventure and Immersions Coordinator, by email here should you have any queries.

Ramadan Kareem to those in our community who are observing Ramadan this month. Please feel free to let us know if your daughter is fasting and requires some additional support across the coming weeks.

MLC School invites all students and their families to share a Iftar Dinner on Tuesday 25 March 2025 in the Daphne Line Hall. Click here to book.

– Emily Marsh
Head of Year 9