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WEB MARCH 5 2021.Pub Mackellar Girls Campus Newsletter 5 MARCH 2021 Term 1, Week 6 Meeting the educational needs of girls P&C Meeting - Wednesday 10 March 2021 EMAILING THE SCHOOL - Please use ONLY the [email protected] email address for correspondence. DEDICATED SMS NUMBER—Please text 0427 459 133 before 9am to advise late or absent students PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE - Dear Parents, Staff and Students The school has a strong reputation for providing a quality learning environment, a caring welfare structure, fantastic facilities and great achievements. This is further enhanced by the school providing the best education including a focus on academic achievement and excellence. It is not about lessening any focus on the performing arts, sport or a broad curriculum, but rather enhancing what we have to truly cater for the needs of all students. The core of our business in school is teaching and learning, to provide the environment for the best learning outcomes for all students. We need to foster the value of education and learning, and the importance of students giving of their best. We need to prepare students not only for success in examinations, but also for their path after school, whether that be university, TAFE, other studies or work. School Contributions for Years 7 - 12 Parents have received their school fees information that relates to their child / children. This indicated the payments that are applicable to all students, as well as the costs involved in studying elective subjects in Years 9- 12. These fees are now due. We really appreciate that Mackellar parents pay these fees promptly. It allows us to purchase teaching and learning resources for use for the whole year. Parents, please realise that the only thing we do with your financial contribution to your child’s learning is spend it on their learning. The General Contribution covers expenses such as the student diary, printing, general school supplies, textbooks on loan, educational materials and equipment. Year 12 and the HSC As we are in the final five months of schooling leading to the HSC Trial Examinations it is extremely important that our Year 12 students develop a focused study plan so they can achieve the best possible results in the HSC. Doing your best and being successful in the HSC provides more options for your future. I ask parents to assist their daughters to allocate their time wisely over the ensuing months so that sufficient time is given to study for these important examinations. Each student should be averaging 3 – 4 hours per night and at least 6 – 7 hours on the weekend. Open Day 16 February and Open Evening 17 February Our Open Day for Years 5 and 6 and their parents and the Parent Information Evening were held recently. Primary students discovered more about the excellence of their local girls’ high school and participated in school activities and parents discovered the high quality education that we provide at Mackellar. Due to COVID restrictions we livestreamed part of the day to parents rather than them being in the school. Applications for Mackellar’s 2022 Gifted &Talented programs were due by 19 February; enrolment forms for Year 7 2022 have been issued by primary schools this week and are due to be returned to them by 19 March 2021. Director General’s Award for Turning Potential into Performance Freshwater Community Bank is Director General’s Award for Excellence in Girls Education the proud Community Sponsor Director General’s Award for Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education of Mackellar Girls Campus Director General’s Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Programs Manly Vale Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Pacific Islander Programs Local Catchment Area for Mackellar Girls The Department of Education has determined that now all government schools need to have a local catchment area. This has not previously applied to single sex schools. Mackellar Girls now has a local area, with all girls living within that area entitled to attend Mackellar Girls. There is an online tool to locate NSW public schools and their designated local areas. The School Finder is at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfinder Adolescent vaccinations Please be aware that free catch-up vaccinations are available for all young people under 20 years of age, including the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine. Full details are available on the NSW Health website at https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/young -adult-vax.aspx. Community Support The Rotary Clubs of Balgowlah and Manly provide wonderful support to the school and our students. Last month these clubs sponsored seven of our Year 10 students in attending a Leadership Camp, virtually. The girls gained skills in leadership, teamwork and communication, and reported that it was a wonderful and new experience. Mackellar is extremely grateful for the ongoing support for our students that is provided in many ways by Rotary. Student Merit Award System At Mackellar we have an extensive award system designed to acknowledge achievement and encourage effort and improvement. Every student is encouraged to give of their best, and every student is eligible for these awards. Personal Best Assemblies Each semester students who are achieving their personal best, as indicated by their School Report, are acknowledged. In Years 7-10, a Gold Merit Award indicates personal best in all subjects on their semester report; a Silver Merit Award indicates personal best in all but one or two subjects. In Years 11-12, a Gold Merit represents 5 subjects of personal best and a Silver Merit all but one subject. Mackellar Merit Certificates Merit Certificates are issued by teachers for academic excellence, sport, school service, leadership and extra curricular programs. Points from 1 - 5 are assigned to each certificate, depending on the excellence of the achievement. Merit Certificates are issued for successes such as outstanding assessment tasks or tests, commitment to homework, excellent organisation, representing the school individually or in a team, school service, consistent punctuality, fundraising, band, debating and community service. Merit Certificates are tallied by the Assistant Year Adviser and may result in the award of Merit Banners, Medallions and Plaques that are awarded at the end of the year on Presentation Day. Upon receiving 3 or more Merit Banners, a student receives a Merit Medallion; upon receiving 6 Merit Banners a student receives a Merit Plaque. Congratulations to: Hanako (Y12), Clea and Evelyn (Y11) for their selection in the NSW U18 Kayaking team and Rosie and Nina (Y11) in the U16 NSW team Stefanie (Y11) for her 5th in the Australian Beach Volleyball Tournament #3 Keira (Y11) for her selection in CHS Open Softball team Faith (Y10) for her selection in the NSW U15 Hockey team Mali (Y11) for her 2nd in the Open Para 100m and a 3rd in the 200m at the ACT Athletics Championships. Mali has also been invited to compete at the AIS in the Coles Super Summer Series High Performance Championships The NSW Nippers Championship winners: Alessandra (Y7) – 1st U12 Beach Sprint, 2nd in U12 Mixed Beach Sprint relay; Luana (Y8) – U13 2nd in Mixed Beach Sprint Relay, 3rd in Flags and 4th in Beach sprint; Jemima (Y8) – U13 2nd in Mixed Beach Sprint Relay Mia (Y10) for her 2nd in the CHS Cricket Championships Luana (Y8) for her selection for Long Jump in the Athletics Youth State Championships Selected for the NSW Arts Alive Combined Bands and Instrumental Music Ensembles –Matilda (Y11) Selected for the Arts Alive Dance Ensembles – Hanako - Senior Ensemble (Y12) Elise (Y10), Hilton (Y9), Simone and Ava-Monet (Y8) for their competing in the NSW CHS Individual Tennis Championships, following a 2nd for Ava, 3rd for Elise and 5th for Hilton in the Regional Open Tennis Championships 2 Hanako and Heidi (Y12) for their selection for Lions Youth of the Year, and Hanako winning the Public Speaking Award Lauren (Y12) and Rachel (Y9) for competing in the NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships Abby (Y9) and Rylee for competing in the Regional Triathlon The School Swimming Champions: 17 yrs Lauren 16 yrs Emily 15 yrs Millie 14 yrs Annika 13 yrs Eryn 12 yrs: Rylee and Sarah The Yr 10 girls selected for the RYPEN Leadership Camp and sponsored by Balgowlah Rotary – Olive, Cora, Ella and Sienna , and sponsored by Manly Rotary – Sofia, Ashley and Daisy Student Representative Council Members Years 8-10: Olive, Maisy, Anika, Anneke and Ella (Y10), Cara, Nara, Jemima, Lola and Elani (Y9), Lily, Camila, Sophie, Molly and Poppy (Y7) Peer Mediators 2021: Olive, Maisy, Cora, Chloe, Chiara, Natasha, Amirah, Izabella, Ingrid, Ella, Pimala, Zaria, Aden and Sienna (Y10) Christine Del Gallo, Principal W@M Report This term has been very successful for the prefects and students so far, featuring the launching of the Mackellar Open Handball tournament during Week 5. The initiative was conceived with the hopes that it would highlight the importance of staying active during break times, and giving students the opportunity to spend lunchtime off their devices and with each other. It was a great week, with teams from every year group competing during Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes, along with teams from the English, Maths, History and PE faculties. Congratulations to all of the girls who participated and won, and especially to the Maths staff who won the teachers competition! The Prefects had such a terrific time organising and running the event, and are looking forward to holding another competition in the following weeks. Thank you to everyone who joined in and to the PE staff for providing the equipment. This term we also helped to coordinate the Year 12 event at the Swimming Carnival. It’s such a pleasure to celebrate our final milestones together, and we think we did a wonderful job of our theme, ‘Under the Sea’! Congratulations to Heidi and Hanako, who competed in the Lions Youth of the Year Public Speaking competition.
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