From the Principal

Welcome to Term 4

 

Induction of School Prefects

As the Class of 2020 finalise their preparation for their HSC and IB exams, the Class of 2021 were today inducted as the Prefects of MLC School. At MLC School, all Year 12 students are Prefects, in recognition of the important role that they play as role models for the younger students and their responsibility to endeavour to set a positive tone and provide leadership to the School. 

We were honoured that MLC School Council Chair and MLC School Old Girl Dr Eve Tsironis, agreed to be the guest speaker at the Prefects’ Induction Service. It is so important for our current students to hear from past students and to be inspired to achieve their very best as a result of the encouragement and inspiration offered by their stories. Eve’s words did not disappoint in this regard and I thank her for her time and thoughtful words.

 

Activity Captains

Earlier this week, those students elected to positions of captaincy within the School were presented with their badge of office at Senior School assembly and I am sure that you will join with me in congratulating the following students whose positions were announced for the first time at this assembly.

Music Captains

  • Choir Captain – Ellery Joyce
  • Band Captain – Dionne Alaveras
  • Orchestra Captain – Kirsten Dao
  • Taiko Captain – Janelle Jiao
  • Keyboard Captain – Cynthia Hu

Sport Captains

  • AFL – Hayley Kenzler
  • Athletics – Kiara Shine
  • Badminton – Gloria Lim
  • Basketball – Sabine Saad
  • Diving – Ava Lee
  • Fencing – Sen Sen Xie (Year 10)
  • Football – Natalia Giannakos
  • Gymnastics – Natasha Sheehy
  • Hockey – Lily Scanlon
  • Netball – Vanessa Ryan
  • Snow Sports – Claudia Talbot
  • Softball – Dionne Alaveras
  • Swimming – Evelyn Doan
  • Tennis – Kayla Graham
  • Touch Football – Katie Sutherland
  • Volleyball – Fiona Mackenzie
  • Water Polo – Kimberly Keogh

 

School Events and COVID Safety

We continue to closely monitor the evolving regulations around school events in the light of COVID-19. While there has been some easing of restrictions, we are still unable to have parents/carers on site other than for prearranged appointments. Unfortunately, this means that we have had to cancel a number of our traditional end of year events. Wherever possible we will be arranging an alternative way to acknowledge the participation and achievement of our students. Our Marketing and Community Relations team have been very proactive and are sending weekly updates regarding upcoming events; please use this document as the definitive guide to ‘what’s on’. The rapidly evolving landscape can make it difficult to ensure that the School calendars are all updated as changes occur.

We continue to encourage our students to wash their hands regularly, use the hand sanitiser provided and wear masks on public transport wherever possible. We distributed school masks at the end of Term 3, if your daughter did not receive one please ask her to speak to her Head of Year (Senior School) or class teacher (Junior School) and we will rectify the situation. Government guidelines state that social distancing between school students is not required. However, we have asked the girls to be mindful of not hugging and maintaining as much distance as possible from each other.

I thank you for your support in continuing to reinforce the importance of COVID safe behaviours with your daughters.

– Lisa Moloney
Principal