From the Head of Junior School

Thank you to the Year 1 parents and carers who joined us for this week’s Year 1 Assembly. It was wonderful to welcome you and share this special occasion with our students.

Sydney Science Park STEM Cross-Schools Challenge

On Monday, a group of our Year 6 students took part in the Sydney Science Park STEM Cross-Schools Challenge. Working in teams with students from other schools, the girls enjoyed an exciting and successful day of collaboration, problem-solving and discovery. It was a valuable opportunity to tackle STEM challenges alongside their peers and to build new connections. Our thanks to Year 6 Coordinator Melissa Bye for accompanying and supporting the students at this enriching event. Read the feature by clicking here.

Celebrating 140 Days of Growth in Kindergarten

This term, our Kindergarten girls celebrated a very special milestone: 140 Days of Kindergarten, in honour of MLC School’s 140th anniversary. While many schools traditionally celebrate 100 days of learning, our students embraced the opportunity to reflect on 140 days of growth, discovery and belonging within the MLC School community.

In keeping with this term’s Junior School Value of Growth, the girls arrived dressed as beautiful flowers, plants and other symbols of nature. Their costumes reflected the remarkable progress each child has made during her first year of primary education. From developing new skills and friendships to growing in confidence and independence, the girls have flourished since beginning their school journey.

It was wonderful to welcome parents, grandparents and other family members to share in the celebration, together with our Principal, Lisa Moloney. Just as every flower grows and blooms in its own unique way, so too do our Kindergarten girls. We look forward to seeing their learning journeys continue to flourish over the next 140 school days and throughout the years ahead.

Junior School Swimming Programs

A reminder to our Kindergarten to Year 2 families that the intensive swimming program begins next week. Please ensure your daughter brings all required swimming items each day. Students will attend swimming lessons each day for the next two weeks and celebrate their progress on Friday 6 November 2026 at their Splash Day Carnival.

Pre-Kindergarten’s swimming program will also begin next week. Swimming lessons will take place each Tuesday over the next four weeks.

Adventures, Immersions and Gym

Next week we wish Year 5 all the best for their immersion to Canberra. Year 6 will be attending their Adventure camp at Gerringong and Year 3 at Stanwell Tops. We also wish our IPSHA Gymnastics all the best for their carnival at the Sydney Gymnastics Centre.

MLC School Old Girls – Sapphires

On Tuesday, twelve of our youngest girls from Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 had the special privilege of presenting flowers to twelve of our oldest Old Girls at our annual Sapphires Luncheon.

Our Sapphires are our Old Girls who graduated from MLC School 51+ years ago and the Luncheon honours their lifelong connection to our community. This year our newest Sapphires were from the Class of 1975, and our oldest from the Class of 1949.

The flower presentation was made even more meaningful this year as each of the twelve Junior School girls has another connection to MLC School: they were all daughters, granddaughters and nieces of MLC School Old Girls. These generational connections and the long friendships of our Sapphires, highlight the enduring bonds that span generations and decades within our School community.

– Daniel Sandral
Head of Junior School