From the Head of Junior Schoool
This week we celebrate International Women’s Day. Our school was founded for young women to empower them to break through the glass ceiling placed upon females in our society. Today MLC School continues to strive for girls’ education just as it did when founded in 1886.
Omnia
I kindly request that every MLC School parent makes Omnia one of the home pages when opening your computer or other online devices. All information you require, including permission forms, can be found on Omnia. Please make it a page you check frequently for any new information or requests. We have had many Year 3 to Year 5 parents fail to provide permission for their daughter to attend our Cross Country Carnival, even after reminders have been sent. Thank you for checking Omnia, as you would check your emails, and making this a part of your daily routine.
Year 3 to Year 5 Cross Country
It was pleasing that during this wet week we were able to host our Cross Country Carnival for Year 3 to Year 5. Some of our Year 6 students also participated. It was a pleasure to see our Sports Captains leading the cheering and being an examplar of good sportspersonship. Thank you to all the parents who took time to visit and cheer on our runners.
IPSHA Swimming and Diving
It was wonderful to see firsthand our representative IPSHA swimmers and divers competing at Sydney Olympic Park this week. Please read about our results in the Sports news here, and congratulations to all those girls who represented our Junior School.
Parent/Teacher Learning Conversations
Throughout this week, most Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6 teachers have been holding ‘Parent/Teacher Learning Conversations’. Parents and carers can choose to meet online or face-to-face in the afternoon. I hope you have found these sessions productive.
Starting next Monday 10 March 10 2025, teachers will conduct mathematics class interviews. These meetings are only required if your daughter has a mathematics teacher other than their class teacher. JuniorSchool specialist teacher learning conversations will occur later this year.
Year 5 Leadership Day
As part of our Year 5 ‘Learning about Leadership’ program, students participated in a leadership day program. Conducted by an expert external facilitator, the Year 5 girls had a fun day to discover, explore and learn more about leadership. Some of the activities included finding words and inspiration in the newspaper, looking at the perspective of others whilst working together, learning about body language, and many fun group cooperation activities. Some themes from the day included ‘leadership is not wearing a badge’, ‘leadership is caring for others’ and ‘leadership is about service’. Each girl will be applying and reflecting upon their new skills through their various roles as captains and monitors. Our Year 5 leaders have also written about their leadership day in this newsletter edition.
Click here for the full story.
International Night
This event is a special highlight of the year when all Junior School families from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6 come together for an evening of song and dance, meeting other families and wonderful food. If you have not already done so, please register for this event so that we are able to plan for catering. All proceeds go to our hard-working Junior School P&F.
Click here to book tickets for International Night.
Kindergarten and Year 1 Numeracy Webinar
Thank you to our Kindergarten and Year 1 parents who took time on Thursday evening to participate in our Numeracy Webinar. Our thanks to Sonia Weston, Deputy Head of Junior School – Curriculum, and our Kindergarten and Year 1 teaching teams.
To view the recording for the Numeracy Webinar, click on the link here.
If you would like to view the recording of the Literacy Webinar from last week, click on the link here.
Leawarra House Chapel
I look forward to seeing our Kindergarten to Year 5 Leawarra families joining us for our first Chapel Service this Sunday.
NAPLAN
We wish our Year 3, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9 students the very best for NAPLAN next week.
– Daniel Sandral
Head of Junior School