Welcome back to Term 2. Students have returned looking rested and refreshed and all staff are looking forward to a term of learning.

Winter Uniform

I appreciate the efforts of parents and carers in ensuring that their daughters have returned wearing their uniform with pride. To ensure the year continues to be a successful one for both your daughter and the whole school community, below are reminders regarding our College uniform and grooming regulations.

Students are to wear full winter uniform from Monday 9 May: 

• The full Winter Uniform that includes the Blazer and Stockings as compulsory items
• The jumper can be worn with this uniform as long as the Blazer is the outer garment when coming to school and leaving school.

In keeping with a focus on excellence and the way in which girls wear the uniform, it is important for all students to know that eyelash extensions are not a part of the uniform. Students wearing obviously extended eyelashes will be sent home and are required to remove these. Any unnatural addition: Hair colour, eyelash extension, fake nails are not acceptable and not part of the College uniform.

The College uniform is something we are all proud of as a community. It reflects our values as a Catholic school and demonstrates our high expectations of all of our students at MMCC. We thank all parents for your support of our College uniform regulations.

Compass

Are you on Compass? Does the College have your correct email address? If you require any assistance with Compass, please contact Mrs Grace Labbozzetta at the College on 9725 4322.

If your daughter is absent, an explanation needs to be added by the parent onto the compass portal.

Harding Hot Tips Study Skills – Thinking ahead

Term 2 is often filled with a number of assessment tasks. Here are some tips to reduce anxiety and stress and help you to plan for any upcoming assessment tasks.

1. STUDY NOTES: If you know that you have a test at the end of each topic or examinations approaching, then on the nights you do not have much homework start working on your study notes and summaries. Have a good filing system online for easy access.
2. ASSESSMENT TASKS: Always start the assessment the day it is given to you, even if it is just a little bit. Make sure you understand the requirements and if you don’t ask your teacher straight away the next day. Brainstorm the steps the first night and do a rough plan of when you will do each step.
3. ASK FOR HELP EARLY: There is nothing more frustrating than a student who says ‘I haven’t understood anything we did in the last 3 weeks’. Ask for help as soon as you have a problem. Keep a list of questions for your teacher on a post-it in your textbook or sticky notes on your computer or a list in your phone. Don’t let problems or issues build up, ask for help early and often.
4. THINK ABOUT WHO YOU SIT NEXT TO: Choose wisely who you will sit with in class. This can make a world of difference to your results. If you sit with someone where it is a productive relationship, you encourage and help each other and stay on task in the classroom you will understand your work better and have less to do at home.
5. CONSIDER YOUR WEEK: Plan ahead for busy times. If you know you have nights where you can’t do much work or a busy weekend, plan ahead and get things done early. Always look ahead for possible times where you could be caught short of time and make plans to avoid problems.

Thank you for your continued support. If you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact the College.

Mrs Christine Harding