Dear McAuley Families

The days continue to be busy as we reach the beginning of Autumn. 

Our students have settled in well and have been working hard in their classes. Our teachers have been delivering engaging and challenging lessons, and we are pleased to see our students responding positively to these efforts.

We would like to remind you of the importance of regular attendance and punctuality. Consistent attendance ensures that our students do not miss valuable learning opportunities and helps them build a strong foundation for future success. It is important that students are in class, on time and well organised to fully participate in all lessons.

We also want to remind you of our commitment to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students. We encourage you to speak to your child about the importance of respect, kindness, and empathy towards others. With a large number of new students joining us this year we know that they are quickly understanding and embracing our McAuley values and feeling safe and comfortable at our school.

At last week’s Community Council meeting the revisions to uniform were approved.  Families will soon receive a graphic making clear our uniform expectations including jewellery, makeup and shoes.  It is important that families support these guidelines.  Classroom and PC teachers will issue uniform warnings and three warnings will trigger a letter and consequence in our Compass system. 

We have worked for a number of years to develop a uniform that is comfortable and affordable and expect that our students are correctly dressed and safe to participate in all lessons and activities. 

Finally, I would like to thank our dedicated staff for their hard work and commitment to providing a high-quality education for our students. We are fortunate to have such a talented and caring team at our school who, as you are aware are assisting our students achieve very high-level results. 

It was thrilling to see us rank 3rd in the Riverina for our Yr. 5, 2022 NAPLAN results and 11^th for our Year 9 results.  This ranked McAuley 313 in NSW Secondary Schools and 410 in Primary Schools (from a sample of 1868 schools).  Fantastic news! and an awesome reflection on the great work being done in literacy and numeracy in our school.

A special welcome this week to Alicia Baldry who will share 1P with Ms Place this year. 

I trust that the Primary Goal Setting Meetings and Secondary Open Evening will provide a good start to open conversations between families and teachers this year.

After the years of COVID restrictions we are keen to open the doors and welcome parents back to the partnership we so value in the education of your children. 

Mary Our Mother Look After Us.

Eamonn Moore

Principal