From the Deputy Heads of Junior School

From the Deputy Heads of Junior School

It was wonderful to see all the Junior School girls returning to school with smiles on their faces and an enthusiasm for the coming term. Many of the girls have grown in height and maturity ready to take on the challenges of their final term of this current year. Unfortunately, we are still unable to have parents/carers on site but we will continue to work together to provide the very best for every girl. 

Congratulations to staff members, Emily Simpson and Courtney Dougherty, who were both married during the holidays. Emily will now be known as Mrs Emily Bryson. Congratulations also to Rachel Barakat and her husband who welcomed their baby son, Aiden Antoine Barakat. 

 

MLC girls daring to be more

This year racism has been a prominent and serious issue around the world. Our girls at MLC School show awareness of global issues and the issue of racism was put forward for discussion during one of our Junior School Student Council (JSSC) meetings.

The girls in the JSSC agreed they wished to take action. Meena Kanthathas (Year 5) and Ellen Gadsby (Year 5), on behalf of the JSSC, wrote to our Prime Minister, The Honourable Scott Morrison. This week the girls received a reply and were very excited by this. It is great for them to know that they can have a voice and taking action can be noticed. Well done to the JSSC and thank you to Ellen and Meena for their words.

 

ICAS Results

Congratulations to all the girls who participated in this year’s ICAS competitions for English, Mathematics and/or Science. These assessments test students’ ability to apply their learning to new contexts using higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills. The following girls received High Distinctions (top 1% of participants) or Distinctions (next 10% of participants). Well done, girls!

English

  • High Distinctions – Chloe Lu (Year 4) and Jordan Vo (Year 6)
  • Distinctions – Aurora Sharma (Year 3), Eloise Wong (Year 3), Gloria Chen (Year 4), Nectaria Constanti (Year 5), Gigi Guan (Year 5), Rebecca Ho-Bui (Year 5), Sophia Hu (Year 5), Meena Kanthathas (Year 5), Stella Wallace (Year 5), Alice You (Year 5), and Anna Obaid (Year 6)

Mathematics

  • Distinctions – Anna Poortvliet (Year 3), Eloise Wong (Year 3), Gloria Chen (Year 4), Hayley Dinh (Year 4), Ingrid Henderson (Year 4), Miranda Lin (Year 4), Chloe Lu (Year 4), Surabhi Parab (Year 4), Katherine Woo (Year 4), Carina Chu (Year 5), Gigi Guan (Year 5), Sophia Hu (Year 5), Rebecca Ho-Bui (Year 5), Meena Kathahas (Year 5), Elly Yue Yu (Year 5), Kathleen Chrun (Year 6), Anna Obaid (Year 6), Yihan Zhang (Year 6), and Jane Xia (Year 6)

Science

  • High Distinctions – Chloe Lu (Year 4), Meena Kanthanthas (Year 5) and Cheylene Leung (Year 5)
  • Distinctions – Hayley Dinh (Year 4), Miranda Lin (Year 4), Surabhi Parab (Year 4), Gigi Guan (Year 5), Sophia Hu (Year 5), Stephanie Keo (Year 5), Mikayla Woon (Year 5), and Angelina Xu (Year 5)

 

Writing Competition Results

Congratulations to Indigo Hannah (Year 4), who has been awarded as a runner-up in the 2020 Seven Steps Narrative Writing Competition. Under the theme ‘A Curious Creature’, students were asked to create a comic strip or manga using techniques to ‘tighten the tension’. Great work, Indigo!

 

Kiss and Drop

Please ensure we are all using our car park and kiss and drop effectively. We ask that parents/carers arrive at or slightly after pick up time so that we are not blocking the surrounding roads by arriving early and waiting in the queue. It is important that we retain good relationships with our neighbours.

– Joanne Sharpe and Natalie Hird
Deputy Heads of Junior School

 

Baby News

Year 2 teacher Rachel Barakat and her husband Jad are very proud to announce the arrival of their first child. It is a boy! Aiden Antoine Barakat born on Friday 2 October 2020. Mum and baby are doing very well.