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- PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
- MUSHROOMS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM
- NAIDOC MASS
- NAIDOC WEEK
- TERM 2 2023 AWARDS ASSEMBLY
- ICAS ASSESSMENTS 2023 - YEAR 5 - 10
- YEAR 2 DRAMA
- YEAR 2 MATHS
- GRANDPARENTS DAY
- TRADE READINESS COURSE
- SCHOOL PHOTO DAY 2024
- CAREERS NEWS BULLETINS
- FREE ONLINE SAFETY WEBINAR
- LOST PROPERTY
- CANCER COUNCIL NUTRITION SNIPPETS TERM 3
- ESSENTIAL ENERGY APPRENTICESHIPS
- COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Dear McAuley Families
Welcome back to Term 3. I trust all enjoyed a break from the routines of school and study.
Please ensure your children are compliant with uniform expectations. Remember that our rules around tying long hair back, hooped and dangling earrings and bangles are for safety. Pastoral and class teachers will be reminding students of their need to be warm and safe.
On Monday, staff participated in school based Professional Learning around High Impact Teaching methods, Compass communication, timetables, rosters and organisation. In the coming weeks we will be reviewing our emergency and evacuation policies and procedures with the assistance of professional advisors.
McAuley hosted the regional NAIDOC Mass on Wednesday. Our students provided a beautiful welcome and were excellently behaved for the Mass celebrated by Father Renoir Oliver. Welcome to country with a smoking ceremony and speeches were provided by Shane Herrington and Aunty Sue Bulger. We welcomed representatives from Catholic Education and the Archdiocese. It was a particular honour to welcome Dr Patrick McArdle who is the Vicar for Education for the Archdiocese.
It was very exciting for Katrina Cambridge (CE Teaching and Learning Officer – Aboriginal Education) to present a NAIDOC Award to our Nakia Morris. Nakia is well known to us all for her work here at school with Primary and Secondary students and, for her efforts in supporting and promoting our aboriginal education programs.
The award citation reads…
Our recipient of a 2023 NAIDOC Award is Nakia Morris.
Nakia is an Aboriginal Education Worker at McAuley Central School and is receiving a Cultural and Identity Award.
Nakia seeks resources and ideas to build and enhance Wiradjuri culture at McAuley. She promotes language, cultural connections, and student activities always. She works to enrich our NAIDOC and Sorry Day activities and celebrations. She shows commitment and dedication to enhancing our capacity as a culturally sensitive, inclusive, and welcoming school. Most recently Nakia has personally designed and organised staff shirts with an artwork depicting our local area.
We are very proud and grateful for the work Nakia does for our community and so pleased to have her recognised in such a significant way.
This term is filling up quickly with a lot of in school and out of school events taking place. Please ensure that your contact details are correct in Compass and Classroom so that all communications are received and responded to in good time. Please also be sure that your
sons and daughters are in good routines for study and revision and have a good mapping of what id due and when for them in terms of schoolwork and assignments. This helps lower anxiety and stress (for all of us!).
Andrew Fuller has written about “Reigniting your teenager’s motivation” and get them out of their winter slump. He suggests:
1. Identify their learning strengths (see the link in article)
2. Develop a personal learning plan.
3. Lower anxiety.
4. Get up – stand up – be active.
5. Rev up – dance, basketball, drumming – increase dopamine.
6. Establish systems rather than goals.
7. Imagine forwards – plan backwards!
(Refer to the parentswebsite.com.au)
I hope Term 3 is productive and rewarding for us all.
Mary our Mother, Look after us.
Eamonn Moore
Last term Ms. Moss applied to the Australian Mushroom Growers Association for mushroom kits and weekly lesson plans. It was, with great excitement, that her application was successful!
We are so excited to be on board this year, and are confident that our students will love learning about the magic of mushrooms, how they grow, why they are so healthy, and learn great ways to cook with them. They really are a superfood!”
Stay tuned for exciting news coming from Stage 2 this term.
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country.
This years theme was 'For Our Elders'. Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families. They are cultural knowledge holders, trailblazers, nurturers, advocates, teachers, survivors, leaders, hard workers and our loved ones. At McAuley our students will learn about Indigenous role models both local and national with a 'NAIDOC Hall of Fame'.
Congratulations to the Term 2 Award Recipients.
Term 2 Principal's Award
Class/Year Awards
ICAS Assessments 2023
Parents who wish to enable their children to participate in the ICAS assessments offered this year at McAuley will need to access the parent portal to login in and pay for their students entry.
The following tests will be offered for Year 5-10 in 2023
Mathematics (Years 5-10) $19.25
Science (Years 5-10) $19.25
English (Years 5-10) $19.25
Digital Technologies (Year 7 Only) $19.25
Spelling (Year 7 Only) $19.25
Writing (Years 7-10) $23.25
Access details for parents
Please make a note of this information and keep it somewhere safe.
Your Parent Payment System code is: FRQ682
Your parent page link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
NOTE: Last day for payment is the 31st of July. No payments will be accepted after this date.
You child will not be able to sit an ICAS assessment if you have not paid by the due date.
Year 2 had a funny afternoon on Friday, with “Who Sank the Boat” and “Will You Buy My Donkey?” for drama.
Year 2 were very engaged in adding 2-digit numbers on a number line. First day back and everyone was hard at work!
As part of CCSP’s ongoing collaboration with eSafety the Term 3 parent education webinar Online relationships and consent: Sending nudes and sexting will be held on 15 August 2023.
This 30-minute webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people in secondary school.
It will cover:
- the impact of sharing nude images without consent
- practical suggestions for starting the chat about respectful relationships, consent and pressure to send nudes.
- where to get support for a young person who has experienced abuse.
- the impact of sharing nude images without consent
Webinar details
Tuesday 15 August 7.30pm – 8.00pm
This scarf was left in a Carey Street driveway after our End of Term Assembly on 30 June. If this is yours, or you know the owner it can be picked up from the main office.
Please find attached the first set of Nutrition Snippets for Term 3.
Essential Energy apprenticeship recruitment starting with online applications from Monday 3rd July and closing August 1st
123 Magic and Emotion Coaching
Friday 11 and 18 August from 10.00 to 1.00pm
Learn a simple method for managing behaviour using an easy to remember technique. This program aims to eliminate arguing, yelling and smacking.
Engaging Adolescents (online)
Tuesday 15 and 22 August from 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Assists parents to work out what behaviours need to be addressed as their teens move towards independence. Tips on how to engage in a ‘tough conversation’ when it is required.
To register for the programs, please complete the attached referral form and return it to ParentingRiverina@missionaustralia.com.au.