Year 10

Welcome to the last newsletter entry for Year 10 for 2022. Rollover seems like a distant memory as assessments and new classes frame the new normal for Year 10. The girls have gone through a big adjustment and they are to be credited for how they have handled the changes, although navigating change can be difficult and stressful. Hopefully this will make Term 1 a little easier to move back into after the break.

I sincerely hope that our new students now feel more at home and used to the routine of MLC School and we look forward to welcoming more students in Term 1 to our Year 10 community.

Year 10 have been working hard this week on assessment preparation and are definitely ready for a holiday. Next week will be busy with packing up as new lockers are allocated for Term 1. If you could please remind your daughter to bring home any books, resources and clothing that have stayed in their lockers, that would be very helpful. Having a spare carry bag to take things home in is also useful and they may need to do this over a number of days if they catch public transport.

In luminary this week, all of Year 10 completed their registration for the Careers Department, a wonderful resource that the Careers Faculty has discovered for our students. The girls created an account and they now have access to an incredible source of information about subject choice, tertiary education, part time work, TVET options, gap years and work experience. In our year group meeting, I described it to the girls as ‘online shopping for your life’. There are videos and interviews, virtual work experience sites and more. I encourage you to check it out and you can also create a parent account.

Click here for the link to Careers Department

Our image this week is of the Year 10 SRC representatives who received their badges last week.

  • Charlotte Priebbenow
  • Sima Tebbutt
  • Isabella Liu
  • Lefki Papadopoulos

I know they will do a great job and represent their year group with pride in this important role.

Formal lessons will conclude on Wednesday 7  December 2022. Speech Night is a compulsory event for all students on Thursday 8 December held at the International Convention Centre.

  • Musicians have been asked to arrive at 2.30pm for a 3pm sound check.
  • Year 12 2022 and prize winning students have been asked to arrive at 3.30pm and be seated by 3.45pm.
  • Year 7 to Year 11 students are asked to arrive at 4.15pm. 
  • Parents and Guests are asked to arrive at 5pm for 5.30pm commencement.

Finally, I’ll sign off for the year by thanking Year 10 for making me feel so welcome as their new HOY. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone better next term and I wish every family a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year holiday break. Take great care and see you in 2023.

– Sharon Connolly
Head of Year 10