From the Head of Junior School

It has been another action-packed week in the Junior School, with many special events and parent visits. Pre-Kindergarten hosted their Celebration of Learning, and I thank all the Pre-Kindergarten and some Kindergarten parents who attended our parent workshop led by our school psychologists. Click here to read the full story.

Local Aboriginal Elder Visits Year 5 

Please take the time to read this week’s Art news about local Aboriginal Elder Uncle Jimmy Smith and his work with our Year 5 students. Click here to read the full story and view photos.

Book Launch of ‘Belong’ by Sharon Seymour 

As part of our Book Picnic Assembly for Kindergarten to Year 5, we were delighted to celebrate the official launch of the new picture book Belong by Sharon Seymour, our Teacher Librarian, and illustrated by Freya Goldsmith. It was wonderful to see so many parents attend and purchase their own signed copy. 

Click here to read Library News for full information, including how to win a signed copy of Belong.

da Vinci Decathlon 

This week, Junior School students from Year 5 and Year 6 represented the School in the da Vinci Decathlon. The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate students’ minds across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy.

Our student representatives have been preparing diligently for this event, and we congratulate them on their success. As I write, I have just received the exciting news that our Year 6 students took out equal first place in Code Breaking. This is a wonderful accolade for our STEM program. Well done to the girls for demonstrating what students in an all-girls school can achieve.

Upcoming Events

Junior School and Whole School P&F
Tuesday 19 May 2026, 8.45am–9.45am
Sutherland Rooms (enter via the Main Reception)

URSTRONG Online Parent and Daughter Workshop
Wednesday 20 May 2026, 6pm
Online

All Year 1 to Year 6 parents and daughters are invited to participate in an online ‘Language of Friendship’ workshop as part of our wellbeing program.

The link has already been provided but a reminder will also be sent via the MLC School app at 9am on the morning of the event.

I look forward to seeing many mums, grandmothers, aunts, other significant women, and dads too at our Mother’s Day Disco this evening.

– Daniel Sandral
Head of Junior School