International Women’s Day

8 March 2022

On 8 March we honour women all over the world, sisters in our one human family.

We particularly honour those courageous women, who have to overcome the challenges of living in extreme poverty. For these women, we are thankful for their care for our common, admire their dedication to the common good and learn from their commitment to the progress of their whole community. We are enriched by their passion and generous sharing of their cultures. We honour their open hearts and feel so privileged to hear their stories. We pray for women who spread joy and nurture hope throughout struggles. We support their determination as they strive to attain new skills and expertise, and honour the extraordinary roles they have in their communities.

We stand with all women as they open new horizons for the next generation and celebrate women as mothers, sisters, wives, friends, leaders, champions, advocates and world changers. 

Gracious God, we pray for ourselves and all women around the world.
Strengthen us to stand in solidarity with our sisters experiencing poverty and injustice.
Open our hearts to listen and serve.
Give us the courage to hope and work for a better future for all women.
Awaken us, that we may fully realise our interconnectedness to our one global human family.
Guide us with your spirit, to welcome, champion, practically and joyfully love each other.
Amen.
(adapted from Caritas Australia)

Parent Advisory Group

Our Term 1 Parent Advisory Group (PAG) will be held via Zoom this Tuesday 15 March commencing at 6.00pm. We invite back our previous members and invite new members. There is no obligation to attend every term. To accept our invitation to attend, please contact Pina Varano, Principal’s Assistant via email at info@mmcwakeley.catholic.edu.au or by phone on 9725 4322 who will send you the Zoom code.

CSDA Public Speaking Competition

It was wonderful to have our students exhibit their oratory gifts as members of our Public Speaking team. Depending on their year level, students spoke for between 4 and 8 minutes on one of the following topics:

• That was then, this is now
• We have seen better days
• Small things
• It’s time we call it for what it is
• First in – best dressed

Our team:

Seniors: Harshada Jawalkar (Year 11); Tina Huynh (Year 11)
Juniors: Elenia Saleem (Year 9); Onella Al-Simaani (Year 8); Monique Cartwright (Year 8); Razan Kabula (Year 8)

Congratulations to Monique Cartwright who made it to the Zone Finals. An excerpt of her speech is included in this newsletter.

HSC Tips from Our HSC Class of 2021

Last newsletter we enjoyed the HSC tips from Diane Tran (ATAR 99.10). This week Tracie Duong (ATAR 98.05) shares her tips. I thank them for sharing these with us and hope that the students learn from them.

MMCC Enrolling Now 2023 and 2024 

Enrolments are filling up fast for both the 2023 and 2024 school years. If you have daughters in Year 5 or Year 6, or have family members or friends keen to enrol their daughters, please follow the new Sydney Catholic Schools online process which is included in this newsletter.

Our Open Day will be held on Tuesday 22 March, 4.00pm – 7.30pm. Open Day will include student-led tours of the College, subject room interactive and static displays, and at 5.00pm, a short presentation by students, a parent and the Principal. Please let family and friends know the details of our Open Day:

For enrolment or Open Day information, please contact Mrs Rosemary Gerardis, Enrolment Officer – email: rosemary.gerardis@syd.catholic.edu.au OR phone: 9725 4322