{"id":43856,"date":"2026-02-13T13:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=43856"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:52:33","slug":"from-the-head-of-junior-school-245","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/from-the-head-of-junior-school-245\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Head of Junior School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35865 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/Exec_Thumbnail_DanielSandral25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/Exec_Thumbnail_DanielSandral25.jpg 230w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/Exec_Thumbnail_DanielSandral25-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>It was lovely to see so many parents, particularly new parents, at the Parent Welcome Event last Friday evening. It was a wonderful opportunity to come together and connect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Books\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This coming Saturday is St Valentine\u2019s Day. The Junior School campus library, located in the centre of the campus and referred to as The Hub, has been celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&amp;p=43824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library Lovers&#8217; Day.<\/a> During their library lessons, the girls have been sharing the books and authors they love.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As an educator, I cannot encourage parents and carers enough to foster a love of reading at home. Perhaps your family could also celebrate Library Lovers&#8217; Day this weekend by visiting your local library or bookshop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior School Student Leaders<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At MLC Junior School, our Year 5 students undertake a year of leadership. This is uncommon in primary schools, but not at MLC School. Our Year 5 girls are challenged and supported to step up and lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, we voted for our Junior School Captain and Vice\u2011Captain. This week, we have\u00a0commenced\u00a0the process of filling our remaining student leadership roles. Each School House (Churunga,\u00a0Mooramoora,\u00a0Booralee,\u00a0Leawarra\u00a0and Prescott) has the following Captain and Monitor positions:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Art<\/li>\n<li>Environment<\/li>\n<li>Library<\/li>\n<li>Music\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Service\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sport\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Technology\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congratulations to the following students who have been voted as Captains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Art Captains<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Sophie Yuen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Misha Chand<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Yisa Liang<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Alicia Wen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Claire Wu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<strong>Environment Captains<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Alyssa Trinh<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Myer Boulton<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Harper Simic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Sammi Liang<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Sofie Haremi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"><br \/>\nLibrary Captains<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Dylan Drummond<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Sienna Cavasinni<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Rhianna Sui<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Aurora Chau<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Colette Obaid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"><br \/>\n<strong>Music Captains<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Hana Sawkins<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Zahra Hone<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Jasmin Ganda<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Olivia Chan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Matisse Wright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<strong>Service Captains<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Maya Erazo Djurisic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Ayla Sumantri<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leah Le<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Evelyn Tsang<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Camila Morcos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"><br \/>\nSport Captains<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Lily Marnane<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Emi Liu<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Aida Sidhom<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Edith Savage<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Delaney Wiedner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"><br \/>\n<strong>Technology Captains<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: solid;background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Churunga<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Prescott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Riven Jay<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Lillian Ma<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Angela Zhang<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Emily Zhong<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Tahra Peries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p>As each Year 5 girl has a leadership opportunity, other students will take up the position of monitors in each of these areas. I wish all Year 5 students the very best in their year of leadership.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Art Monitors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Environment Monitors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Library Monitors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Eve Bangia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Angela Ge<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Jesslyn Yong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Isabella Ye<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Olivia Ngo<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Selina Lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Inneke Neilsen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Angelina Jiang<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Kaia Hatfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Gem McGuire<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Emily Nie<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Isabella Castillo Sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Anouk Thorley<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sansa Abeysinghe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Tarlay Edwards<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Siya Chauhan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Amy Zong<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Avery Lan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Lucy Zhu<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Olivia Sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Lynn Suwanjarat<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Violet Peters<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Caitlin Cheng<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Eve Belobrajdic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #b0acac\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Music Monitors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Technology Monitors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sport Monitors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Chloe Tang<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sonia Chung<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sally Hafer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Theia Becker<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Amelia Stillone<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Isabella Hu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Xintong Guan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Lujayn Zreika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Hillary Gu<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Chloe Robic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Ayesha Chandramohan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Katniss Wu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Charlotte O&#8217;Dwyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Lauren Zhao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Giselle Serravalle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sahana Siva<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick\u2011Up Time at the Junior School Campus\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned, the Junior School has staggered finish times to allow for a smooth exit for all students from Pre\u2011Kindergarten to Year 5. (Year 6 conclude at 3.15pm and walk off campus.) Thank you for adhering to these times and\u00a0remaining\u00a0in your car to\u00a0assist\u00a0with a smooth and\u00a0timely\u00a0process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre\u2011Kindergarten \u2013 2.40pm\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kindergarten to Year 2 only \u2013\u00a03.10pm\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Year 3 to Year 5 only \u2013\u00a03.30pm\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kindergarten to Year 5 combined \u2013\u00a03.30pm\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pick\u2011up concludes at\u00a03.40pm, and\u00a0After School Care\u00a0concludes at\u00a06pm<\/p>\n<p>Please do not use Park Road for school pick\u2011up and drop\u2011off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uniform Tip\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where do the girls wear their School and House badge on their summer uniform?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is a long\u2011standing tradition for Junior School girls to wear their badges on the\u00a0left collar\u00a0of their summer school dress (closest to her heart). Each girl should wear both a School and a House badge. This year, girls have also received a\u00a0140\u00a0Years\u00a0badge, which is worn proudly on the other collar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior School P&amp;F Meeting\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our first Junior School P&amp;F meeting will be held next week. All are welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 20 February 2025, 8.45am\u20139.45am<\/strong><br \/>\nSutherland Rooms (enter via the Main Reception, Gate 1, Rowley Street)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cardboard Challenge Collection\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reminder to please begin stockpiling cardboard for our upcoming House Cardboard Challenge on\u00a0<strong>Friday 20 March 2026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Staff News\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Felicity Young<\/strong> from our Learning Enhancement Department is recovering from an accident. We look forward to Felicity\u2019s return. During her absence, our Learning Enrichment Team is ensuring that the students Mrs Young works with continue to be well supported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43893 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Carol_Peterson_900x1440-400x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Carol_Peterson_900x1440-400x640.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Carol_Peterson_900x1440-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Carol_Peterson_900x1440-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Carol_Peterson_900x1440-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Carol_Peterson_900x1440.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>Staff Spotlight \u2013 Carol Peterson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carol Peterson<\/strong> is an experienced educator who has taught across all primary year levels in both public and independent schools, as well as in teacher education at the University of Sydney. Beginning her career in corporate architecture, Carol brings a strong design\u2011thinking approach to the classroom, enriching learning with creativity, problem\u2011solving and meaningful curriculum connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She holds a Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney and is passionate about literacy, numeracy, inquiry learning, and developing students\u2019 creative and critical thinking skills. Carol is committed to cultivating inclusive, engaging learning environments where students feel confident and curious.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Outside of school, Carol is enjoying life with her new puppy, Murray, who brings plenty of joy to her days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jsreception@mlcsyd.nw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Daniel Sandral<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nHead of Junior School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was lovely to see so many parents, particularly new parents, at the Parent Welcome Event last Friday evening. It was a wonderful opportunity to come together and connect.\u00a0 Love Books\u00a0 This coming Saturday is St Valentine\u2019s Day. 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