{"id":1757,"date":"2021-08-05T14:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T04:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1757"},"modified":"2021-08-06T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T00:02:37","slug":"from-the-principal-13","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-principal-13\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As I write today, we have commenced another four weeks in remote learning mode. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian\u2019s announcement last week, to continue \u2018lockdown\u2019 for another four weeks, means students will not return until Monday, 30 August. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Premier also announced that Year 12 could return on Monday, 16 August. However, due to health and safety concerns, Sydney Catholic Schools has decided Year 12 will not return to face-to-face learning, instead continuing with remote learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1779 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/08\/wellbeing-day-cropped--e1627870840925.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"171\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yesterday\u2019s Wellbeing Day was well received by all. I hope everyone enjoyed a restful day, including family time, exercise and any necessary catch up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My daily and weekly Zooms with parents and students have continued to ensure that our MSCW community is kept up to date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you to those parents who have provided such positive feedback. This certainly continues to keep spirits high at this challenging time. Your suggestions regarding other ways to improve the learning and wellbeing experience for your daughters are also well received. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The student Zooms have also provided an opportunity for me to see student faces, albeit on the Zoom screen, as well as to listen and answer any questions they may have. As I sign off, it is always lovely to hear the \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you, Miss<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d. The gratitude and resilience of our Marist girls shines through, and despite some frustration, they carry a positive attitude and the proven capacity to bounce back from these difficult times. Well done to our girls!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Welcome<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We welcome Mr Franco Chiu to the HSIE faculty as Mr Naicker takes leave until the end of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-14.25.15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1220\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I will continue to connect with you in the Zooms. Stay well and safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\">Dr Anne Ireland, Principal<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"row enewsletter-text-block\" data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">This article on College life meets The Archbishop&#8217;s Charter for Catholic Schools &#8211; Charter #1, #2, #8\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"row enewsletter-text-block\" data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row enewsletter-text-block\" data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I write today, we have commenced another four weeks in remote learning mode. 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