From the Principal

As the semester comes to a conclusion, I would like to congratulate the many students who achieved excellent results or results beyond what they expected. Semester 1 reports are now available to parents and can be accessed via the Parent Portal on Compass. Parent-Teacher-Students interviews will be held at the end of the week and I hope parents take the opportunity to meet with their daughter’s teachers to discuss her progress. Interview appointments can be made via Compass.

Thank you to the many parents who attended the Compass information sessions where Parent Portal Access was provided. If you as yet do not have access or you are experiencing difficulty accessing reports or making interview appointments please contact the College.

Parent Advisory Group Fundraising

Thank you to our very active Parent Advisory Group members; Anna Carniato, Sherree Pomeroy, Frances Dal Col, Meagan O’Grady, Ritta Raad, Lyne Toohey and Pablo Grana, who have been investigating possible fundraising activities to raise money to provide special facilities for our students. We have decided to hold a disco for our Year 7-10 students, a special Father’s Day raffle and a Christmas carnival. Funds will firstly go to installing cold water stations for the students and depending on how much we raise we will look towards more air-conditioning, renovating bathrooms or providing additional outdoor shelter and furnishings. 

Junior Disco

The Junior Disco will be held on Friday 7 September from 5.30pm – 9.00pm. Students from Patrician Brothers’ College Fairfield will be invited. Entry tickets will be $10 or students can purchase a Disco Package for $20 which includes entry ticket, sausage sizzle, drink, glow stick and a raffle ticket in a raffle with a prize of four VMax Greater Union movie tickets. Sausage sizzle, drinks, glow sticks, raffle tickets will also be available to purchase on the night.

Father’s Day Liturgy, Breakfast and Raffle

Dads are asked to keep the morning of 29 August free for a special Father’s Day liturgy and breakfast. We hope fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, uncles will be able to attend with our girls. The Father’s Day raffle will be drawn on the morning. Tickets for the raffle will be on sale next term for $2 each or three for $5 or eight for $10.

We have lots of wonderful prizes so far:

• Two Vivid Photography & Imaging gift certificates
• IBIS Darling Harbour – 1 night for 2 including breakfast at IBIS restaurant
• Rally Drive
• Vagabond Cruises Seafood & Carvery Lunch Cruise for 2
• Two $50.00 Cabra-Vale Diggers gift cards
• West Tigers Experience – Home Game tickets for 4
• Two $50.00 Bunnings gift cards

Girls you can make Father’s Day extra special by going in the raffle and winning a prize.

C.I.E.C First Anniversary 

This term we celebrated the first anniversary of our Catholic Intensive English Centre. It was a wonderful celebration that brought together C.I.E.C students, their parents and teachers from both Mary MacKillop Catholic College Wakeley and Patrician Brothers’ College Fairfield. We were privileged to be joined by Dr Daniel White, Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools, Mrs Genevieve Moss, Director of Teaching and Learning Sydney Catholic Schools, Father Joseph from St Gertrude’s Smithfield, Dr Michael Blowes, Mrs Christina Trimble, Mrs Sharon Gilbert and Mrs Helen West, all members of the Sydney Catholic Schools office.

I hope all students have a restful break. I especially keep in thoughts and prayers our Year 12 students who begin their HSC Trial cx exams in Week 3 of Term 3. Looking forward to enjoying another wonderful term with you.

Kind Regards

Gilda Pussich

Principal

From the Assistant Principal

Uniform Reminders

I would like to thank the majority of students for the way they dress and groom themselves.  They are representing the College on a daily basis with great respect, pride and dignity.  It is important though to remind parents and students of the following uniform and grooming issues:

• Jackets, jumpers and hoodies that are not part of the uniform are not to be worn. If found, they will be confiscated from students.
• A reminder that students can wear white/neutral undershirts to keep them warm, also, scarves (school one, plain grey or maroon) and also beanies (plain grey/maroon) only worn outside.
• The blazer is the outside garment that your daughters must wear to the College and when they leave the College. The jumper is an OPTIONAL item and can only be worn, under the blazer when coming to and from the College.
• The sports jacket is the outside garment that your daughters must wear to the College on a Thursday and when they leave the College. The jumper is an OPTIONAL item and can only be worn, under the sports jacket when coming to and from the College.

I thank parents/carers in advance for your support in ensuring your daughters are appropriately dressed and groomed on a daily basis.

Health and Safety Reminders

• Hi-Energy drinks such as V, Mother etc.. are a health risk and are not to be consumed at school.
• Hot liquids such as coffee and tea are not to be consumed at school as they pose a major burn risk.
• Roll on deodorants are only to be used at school, spray on deodorants pose a health risk to students with Asthma
• Blankets are not to be bought into the College as they pose a major trip hazard. They are not necessary for our weather conditions.  (Please refer to the uniform reminders article that supports other methods of staying warm).

Tips for a Healthy Headspace – For Family and Friends

Good mental health allows young people to deal with the changes and challenges life throws at them and live their lives in a positive and meaningful way. It includes things like being able to work and study, deal with day-to-day life stress, feel connected to others, be involved in activities in the community and ‘bounce back’ when things go wrong.

Just like physical fitness, mental fitness takes regular effort. There are lots of things that family and friends can do to support a young person to look after their mental health. Here are some things you can encourage your young person to do to build their mental fitness every day.

One of the most effective ways to support young people to look after their mental health is to model healthy habits yourself, so it’s a good idea for you to practise some of these tips as well.

For the full article – Please visit https://headspace.org.au/friends-and-family/tips-for-a-healthy-headspace-for-family-and-friends/

Compass Update – Logging Student Absences

On Compass, you now have access to log your child’s absences. If they have been away from school, you can explain their absence via Compass online or in the app, rather than sending in a handwritten note or phoning the office. Please note that any planned leave still requires you to fill out an Application for Leave Form which is available from our school front office.

Some important things to note:

• Only add an absent note for FULL DAY absences. Any half day absences will be logged by the school office when your child arrives late to school or leaves school early.
• If your child is not at school because they are representing Mary MacKillop Catholic College in a sporting event or other organised school activity, they are not considered absent. Please don’t enter an absent note for this. Your child’s class teacher will note their participation in this event for that day.
• When filling out an online absence, it will ask you to select a date. This date is the date of absence, not the date you are filling out the online form (unless you are filling out the form on the day they are absent).
• Please ensure you check the selected date and times BEFORE you save the note as once it’s saved it can’t be edited. You will need to contact the school to have the incorrect note removed.

Below are the steps outlining the simple process to log online absences:

Logging a Student Absence on Compass

1. Log into Compass using your unique Username and Password.

https://mmcwakeley-nsw.compass.education/

2. Once inside Compass and at your Home Screen, click ‘Add Attendance Note/Approval’ beside the photo of your child (see image below).

3. Fill in the required details when the prompt screen appears. Please ensure that the details are accurate as this information will appear on your child’s class roll and is a legal document. Be sure to check that you have selected the correct date and time (noting again that it is the date and time of the absence, not the date and time that you are completing the form). The start and finish time for the absence will automatically appear on Compass as 08:00AM and 5:00PM. Please change the start time to 8:50AM and the end time to 3:15PM (except on Thursdays which is 3:00pm). You need to select a reason for the absence from the drop down menu. Only the drop down reasons will be accepted by Compass:

• Medical – Illness
• Medical – Appointment
• Holiday (do not use at is requires a form)
• Other Explained Absence
• Natural Disaster

You cannot create your own reasons. The details/comments section is optional. Only add information here if you feel it is necessary. Select ‘Save’ once you are finished.

SCS Policies

Please click on links below for important information:

Information Sheet for Parents/Caregivers regarding communication with School Staff (including phone calls and email communications

Information Sheet for Parents/Caregivers regarding separation/divorce and Remarriage

Inspirational Quote

May we continue in our partnership of “Forming young women called to life to make a difference in the world.”

Mr Pablo Grana, Assistant Principal

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Catholic Life & Religious Education @ MMCC

“Cultivate with love the seeds of goodness, beauty and truth that God sows in every new generation.” Pope Francis

During Lent each year students make donations to Caritas through Project Compassion. This year students raised over $5000 to assist Caritas in their work to provide “A Just Future”. Mary MacKillop Catholic College has helped the most vulnerable throughout the world to have “A Just Future” through their generous donations to Caritas, so their local agencies can combat poverty, promote justice and uphold the dignity of every person.

Thank you to the Justice leaders; Alyssa-Maree Mammoliti & Maya Tesvaesborg, all teachers and students who took part in the many events held during Lent. These included a LemonAID stand, face painting, bake stand, Rob the Nest, toy day and daily donations.

Year 7 Mary MacKillop Place Excursion

Year 7 visited Mary MacKillop Place as part of their faith formation program. Year 7 had an opportunity to visit the museum and learn further about Mary MacKillop. They also visited Alma Cottage, the Chapel and Mary’s final resting place. As part of the day students looked at the values of the Sisters of St Joseph; Mary MacKillop a women of God, Courage and Action; and reflected on sayings from Mary MacKillop. It is hoped from their experience they will have a deeper understanding of Mary MacKillop and what is means to be a MacKillop women.

Year 7 & 8 students from the CIEC also joined us, visiting Lavender Bay in the morning for views of the city and the Museum in the afternoon.

Year 12 Reflection Day

Be the source of God’s hope for the world

On Friday 11 May Year 12 students attend their Reflection Day at St Joseph’s conference Centre, Bringelly. The focus of the day was to Be Hope for Others. The students took part in prayer, reflection, Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, singing, discussions and Mass.

Spreading Joy Concert with Steve Angrisano

On Friday 18th May, 20 Year 10 students attended the SCS Evangelisation Day with performances from Steve Angrisano and a presentation from Jason Evert addressing vocations in the Catholic Church. In the afternoon the MMCC community took part in an evangelisation afternoon with Steve Angrisano performing for the students and spreading joy through his music and message about God.

Walk with Christ- (Corpus Christi) 

Representatives from our school took part in this years Walk with Christ, processing in the city with the Blessed Sacrament and concluding with Adoration and benediction at St Mary’s Cathedral. The petitions from Mary MacKillop Catholic College were presented during Adoration, written in the Book of Life.

Vinnies Van – Sandwich Making

Once a month senior students will spend time making sandwiches for the Vinnies Van at Liverpool. This Outreach opportunity continues the tradition of the College to assist St Vincent De Paul’s Night Patrol.  Students taking part have completed their On Guard training and donate the items needed to make the sandwiches. The sandwiches are then taken to the Liverpool Night Patrol centre for distribution to those in need in our local community.

Irene McCormack Day – Liturgy & Fundraiser

Monday 21 May the College community gathered to commemorate the life of Sister Irene McCormack, the house patron for the McCormack House. As part of this Liturgy all students and staff new to the College were presented with their house badges. The McCormack House also sold Krispy Kreme donuts, raising funds for the Sisters of St Joseph, so the sister’s may continue to help those in need, like Sister Irene McCormack.

Our Lady, Help of Christians Mass

24 students attended the annual Our Lady, Help of Christians Mass to commemorate the patroness of the Australian Church at St Mary’s Cathedral. The feast day to Mary Help of Christians has been celebrated in Australia since 1844 but the history to this day dates back to the start of the 1800’s. The infant church in Australia had a special reason for turning to Mary. No priests were sent to the colony in its early days and Mass was not allowed except for one brief year until 1820.

It was largely the Rosary in those early days that kept the faith alive. Catholic Australia remained faithful to Mary and was the first nation to choose her under the title Help of Christians, as principal Patroness. St Mary’s Cathedral was dedicated in her honour by the Irish pioneer priest, Fr John Therry, who arrived in Sydney in 1820 and assumed responsibility for the planning and initial construction of the Cathedral.

Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Day began a week dedicated to commemorate two milestones in the reconciliation journey— the 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. Reconciliation Week aims to create respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year during National Reconciliation Week, Reconciliation Australia invited all Australians to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories, to share that knowledge and help us grow as a nation. “Don’t Keep History A Mystery: Learn. Share. Grow” explores history hidden just beneath the surface, ready and waiting to be uncovered.

MMCC commemorated the week through art. Students contributed to a dot painting recreating the Aboriginal Flag, the Torres Strait Islander Flag and a representation of the artwork in the College Foyer – Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) by Liddy Walker Napanagka. The artwork was to acknowledge need for reconciliation and understanding and that our College is a central meeting place where experiences and stories can be shared.

Mrs Annette Flanagan, Leader of Learning – Catholic Life and Religious Education

MMCC Athletics Carnival

On the Friday of Week 8, Term 2 our annual Athletics Carnival was held at Dwyer Oval, Warwick Farm. The day was filled with colour, fun and a lot of activity. It kicked off with the Cheerleading competition. This event is lead by our student house leaders who put endless amounts of time and effort into the preparation of each routine.

The performances were outstanding this year, making it very hard for our judges to choose a winner. Congratulations to the O’Shane house who took out the competition again this year.

Please see below cheerleading photos and placings:

1st Place – O’Shane 26 Points
2nd Place – McCormack  23 Points
3rd Place – Henderson 22 Points
Equal 4th Place – Arena 21 Points
Equal 4th Place – Crosio 21 Points
Equal 4th Place – Goolagong 21 Points

After this, everyone moved off in year groups to compete in a range of activities for their particular age group. These involve track events including the 100m, 200m and 400m races; field events such as shot put, discus and long jump and novelty events including sack races, tunnel ball, captain ball and tug-of-war. The energy and participation of all students was great to see and a great day was had by all.

The overall House results and 2018 Year Champions will be announced at our next College Assembly and will appear in next Term’s Newsletter.

Rebecca Brown, Sports Coordinator

Sports Term 2 Update

Futsal Gala Day

On Friday the 1 June, 7 students from Year 10 and 11 competed in the Opens Futsal Championships at Minto Sports Stadium. It was a hard competition as all teams travelled from all over Sydney to compete on the day.

The MMCC squad played well and represented the College with pride. Please see the following results:

Game 1: MMCC 1 Vs Castle Hill Red 4 (Loss)

Game 2: MMCC 4 Vs CPAHS 1 (Win)

Game 3: MMCC 0 Vs Ambarvale Green 0 (Draw)

Game 4: MMCC 0 Vs Gungahlin Black 0 (Draw)

NSWCCC Football Championships

Stephanie Knafelc in Year 11 was selected for the 2018 SCC Representative Football team. This involved numerous trials and training sessions before competing in the NSWCCC Tournament in Glenwood. This competition was a selection trial for the NSWCCC Football Team, which competes against other teams from across Australia later in the year.

Congratulations to Stephanie for her talent and commitment to football, the College is immensely proud.

Rebecca Brown, Sports Coordinator

SCC Dance Competition

43 students along with their hard working choreographers and team manager Pauline Jeffrey have been working consistently since the beginning of last term and the results was a credit to everyone involved.

Please see below photos of each Section of Dance that our MMCC team competed in last Monday. Well done!

Rebecca Brown, Sports Coordinator

Year 9 Camp

Year 11 EAL/D Excursion

As part of our studying in Year 11 EAL/D class, we visited places that are related to the documentary series of “ War on Waste” that we have been studying this term. One of the places that we visited was the Food Pantry. The Food Pantry makes good food affordable and accessible to all people. For instance, if a person has a low income, or is unemployed, or struggling to get by, shopping at the Food Pantry will help stretch people’s budget. The Food Pantry has all sorts of good quality groceries and household products at affordable prices for people, plus free fruit, vegetables, and bread. The free fruit, vegetables, and bread are gained through a point system where customers convert money for points to buy food for example customers have to spend $ 5 dollars to get 10 points. Each product is marked with a point. The food in the Food Pantry store is the rescued excess food and products from local supermarkets and businesses, as well as requesting food from Food Bank of NSW.

After our visit, we thought that the government should help the Food Pantry to  launch a campaign to stop the wasteful disposal of food in Australia, and to stop supermarkets from destroying unsold edible food. Craig Reucassel in “War on Waste” (our text) talks to the supermarkets about this issue so the visit to Food Pantry made the documentary more realistic for me. The whole idea could help reduce landfill!

Tara Al Khafaji, Year 11

One of the recycling centres that we visited in Marrickville was “Reverse Garbage Centre”.This centre highly supports the idea of the documentary we are studying about in class “War on Waste”.In order to have a quick insight of how garbage is being repurposed and regenerated in some places in Sydney, “Reverse garbage centre” is the best place to visit. This centre aims to change the way people look at the different waste resources, in order to make a small differences in the way that waste is managed and repaired. This centre is managed with the support of some old teachers and volunteers from the community who are motivated by providing better environmental conditions for the next generations. Reverse Garbage is a very large and crowded garage, however, organised. When we first arrived, one of the staff members “Rachael” came and spoke to us about how “reverse garbage” is managed. Every year,” reverse garbage” centre accepts 35,00 cubic metres of items that might’ve been thrown into the landfill. They send small trucks to the streets in search of any garbage or waste items from factories, businesses or even public houses that can be reused in a creative way. These items are then placed in their categories and ready for sale. Customers have access to buy everything they want at extremely low prices. The purpose of the committee is to help reduce the waste and also support some of the other small organisations and education centres. This is done by donating a small financial support of the money they receive as income or materials for charities. Moreover, it is important to mention that this centre is not profitable for the members leading the place. As they are using this money to support other organisations. Furthermore, many people will find the place very interesting especially art teachers, renovators and creative people. As an evidence, in the centre, you can find various art, design, decoration, craft equipment and tool for a very low price compared to the other shops.

To conclude with, “reverse garbage” centre is very interesting and useful place that aims to change consumer and supermarkets behaviours about regenerating waste, hence,less waste being thrown in landfills. I think that “reverse garbage” highly supports our study of “War on Waste” documentary because it is evidence of making a difference in society by reducing the waste thrown in landfills.

Dalin Shimonka, Year 11

As we visited the Bower Reuse and Repair Shop, the shop was overcrowded with items because of the huge amount of things that people are throwing away. The main point of this shop is to fix the things that the people think are rubbish. The Bower Reuse and Repair Shop has a small truck, that goes around the city twice a week to collect people’s rubbish, such as furniture, books, household items, tools, electrical appliances and then the staff try to fix them or re-purpose them for alternative use. After this then the items are sold to the public.However there is another way to collect things like the Customers can donate and bring items to be fixed for a small fee and or learn to fix or re-purpose items such as, lamps or toasters. I did not know that they were also fixing the doors for the houses as well, when we spoke to the staff there they showed us the doors for houses. These doors were very old, however the doors were very strong because the wood is very strong not like  new doors.  In my opinion the shop is very useful as they are collecting people’s rubbish and they are recycling it and selling it to the public.

This shop is supporting the idea of recycling the old items, like our text “War on Waste is promoting. For example if they did not collect the items that can be fixed, the items’ fate would be in the landfill. Therefore, we have to support their idea of recycling of old items. If you do not need something another person may need it, think of other people’s needs.

Sandy Al Faro, Year 11

 Vinnies is one of the charity organisations that reuses by selling second-hand clothes and other items to assist people in need. Vinnies Newtown where we visited, gets their donation from three resources. First from the public via a chute and from the St Vincent de Paul distribution Centre, and third from other Vinnies that are located in a higher economic living area (where the clothes may be higher quality). We were shown behind the scenes by the manager, Megan. The clothes are sorted into several purposes some clothes are ready to be sold at low prices, and some are classified into rags for export overseas or to mechanics and artists for use, whereas, some are not useful and go into the rubbish.  This connected with me since watching our text “War on Waste (ABC News, 2017) as one of the main themes that is addressed is our obsession with fast fashion. However, this is also a global issue and having these organisations like Vinnies, helps the environment and the community positively.

Recycling of clothes and bric-a-brac reduces the number of wasted clothes and goods that go into the landfill and people are able to  reuse items and clothes.

Diana Asi, Year 11

Target Reading Challenge

Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase is another instalment in the Percy Jackson franchise. This spin off series is about Magnus Chase, (the cousin of Annabeth Chase from the original Percy Jackson series) and how the Norse gods of the ancient world like to mess with his life.

I found the book exciting, funny and interesting. It gave a new twist to old stories which is something Rick Riordan does best. The Author has previously written 13 books about Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology and he has added Norse mythology to the mix while still keeping to the original Greek roots of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. However, I think that Magnus Chase is the best trilogy simply because it tackles real world issues such as homelessness, family dysfunction and many more. The books do tone down the severity of some of those issues but they also don’t cover them up, the problems of our world do carry over into these books. The characters from the book are also very lively and you can almost always find one character or character trait that you can identify with.

I would recommend Magnus Chase if you are:

• A mythology lover
• An adventure seeker
• A fantasy reader
• Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus/Kane Chronicles fan

Or if you would just like something new and interesting to read.

Sylvie Mei, Year 9

Once by Morris Gleitzman

Plot: The plot of this compelling book is about the struggles and lifestyle of World War 2. The main character Felix, is a young boy, who lived in an orphanage, so his parents can keep him safe while sorting out their bookshop business. After discovering a whole carrot in his often bland soup, he suspects that the carrot was a sign from his parents. Felix embarked on a journey to find his parents so he could help them save their books from Nazi soldiers who burnt them. While he was trying to find his parents, he found a orphan young girl who survived after her house burnt down. Unfortunately, Zelda’s parents died from the fire so Felix took her under his wing. I found this plot so interesting because it is about similar struggles and experiences during World War 2 that people experienced. I also love how this plot is adventurous and compelling.

My opinion: I found this book very interesting because it teaches me about similar struggles and experiences that people had to overcome during World War 2. I love how Morris Gleitzman included a non- linear format and a ‘cliff- hanging’ ending. This story did not end like I expected which adds to the element of uncertainty and excitement while reading this book. This is why I would rate this book 5 stars.

Recommendation: In my opinion, I would recommend this book to children of the age of 11 and over because this book definitely includes violent scenes and topics and phrases that young children may not understand. Nevertheless, I would recommend this book to older pre- teens and teenagers because it teaches us about World War 2. I would also recommend this book to people who love to read historical fiction and adventure books.

Suzi Coates, Year 7

CORE Refugee Art Competion

Myself and three other students from the CIEC attended the CORE Refugee Art Competition with Ms Arapi.

We felt really happy and proud when we received the trophies in front of hundreds of people. When I looked at my friends and Ms Arapi, they were full of joy and the smile did not leave their faces. It was a great experience as all the people were clapping and smiling at us and that really made me feel happy.

I’m really thankful to my teacher, Ms Arapi who registered us for the competition and CORE Community for their invitation.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the staff at MMCC who encourage us, support us on a daily basis and helping new arrivals like me to feel a sense of belonging.

Anwar Butrus, CIEC Students

Careers News

Study Skills Tip

Sometimes students think that ‘study skills‘ is just something you need to be concerned with when you are at school. This is not the case at all. For example, most jobs will require learning and training, certification and assessment. Planning, managing workload and good time management skills will also be essential when students leave school.

One of the many ways our school supports the development of independent learning skills is through providing access to the online study skills handbook site: www.studyskillshandbook.com.au. Parents should encourage their students to sign up for the tracking system in the handbook so they can easily keep track of the units they have completed. It is a good idea for students to choose different units to work on over time (maybe try a new unit each month?) so they can develop their understanding of these important skills and reflect on the areas they need to work on. This specialist resource complements the skill development that takes place in our classrooms.

The study skills tip for this month is taken from the unit that looks at the reflection process after a test is returned to students. One of the concepts outlined in this unit is that of ‘kaizen’.  The word Kaizen itself is derived from two different Japanese words, ‘kai’ and ‘zen’. KAI, meaning: to change or modify; and ZEN, meaning: to improve. Small constant changes can make a huge difference to students’ results. Only by reflecting on the way they learn and making changes can students improve the way they approach their work for school. The study skills handbook is a great tool to assist in this process.

This month’s new resource is a handout – Student Holiday Planner. This helps students determine what work, if any, they need to complete in the holidays. You will find it at the bottom of the THINGS TO PRINT page.

Our school’s subscription details to this online study skills website for high school students are –

User name: mmcwakeley

Password: 16success

Mrs Thomson, Coordinator of Literacy and Information Literacy

HSC National Minimum Standards Test

Dear Parent of Year 10 Students,

Below is some important information that was sent to students via email about the HSC National Minimum Standards.

Important letters with Student ID numbers, a PIN and instructions will be handed out to  students  who received a Band 7 in the NAPLAN in one or more areas in CLC Thursday morning. If you receive a letter you will be required to sit for the National Minimum Standards Tests in Reading, Writing and/or Numeracy on the 13th and 14th June.

Please record all details somewhere safe and keep this letter safely in your diary at all times. Over the next 3 weeks you will be given opportunities to practice for the test in Mathematics and English classes. You can also practise at home by visiting the link shared with you on your letter.

Please note, if you did NOT receive a letter it is either because:

* you have already reached the National Minimum Standard in Reading, Writing and/or Numeracy by achieving a Band 8 or above in one or more of these components

OR

*you are not yet ready to sit for the test and will be notified at a later date that you will be sitting for one or more of the tests. Opportunities to sit for the test will be given to students in Term 4 2018, 2019 and 2020.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me,

Regards,
Mrs Thomson, Coordinator of Literacy and Information Literacy

Winter Wonderland Appeal

SCS Standard Collection Notice

Thank You Fenech Family Farm

A big thank you to the Fenech Family Farm at Horsley Park who donated all the eggs that were sold at the Athletics Carnival for the Year 12 fundraiser. Please support this local business if you are in the area.

Please visit their website for all their products and opening times: https://www.fenechfamilyfarm.com.au/

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