The Way Weekly Recap I Monday 6 September 2021

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From the Principal
Principal Ross Whelan

This week, a number of co-curricular events were conducted across the College in the Growth Challenge and in the Sports Challenge, along with the Wellbeing Wednesday in Junior School. The events were very helpful and creative. Thanks to all the organisers. In this edition of The Way, you will catch stories and photos from the past week.

HSC Students have completed a very innovative online series of examinations for their final assessment, catching a glimpse of being tested under exam conditions. The rescheduled HSC exams are set down to begin 9 November and we are supporting our senior year as they continue to focus in their learning.

The return to College onsite for students is set down to begin on October 25, some 6 weeks away. I will be sending a letter to all families later today with more specific information regarding this and other matters. We will continue to bring you updates of any changes.

It’s the end of Term 3 in 2 weeks’ time and we will conclude the term with two Assemblies.  We will hold them on Thursday 16 September, one for Junior School and one for Senior School on THACTV.  More details to come. 

How did your Father’s Day celebrations take place in COVID lockdown?  I’m sure you’ve been able to celebrate Dad’s even in this interesting time.

Thanks again for your continued support. Take care everyone.

“Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.  Do everything in love.’ 1 Corinthians 16:13

Mr Ross Whelan
Principal
From the Deputy Principal & Head of Junior School
Luke Sale

I hope and pray that you are travelling well during lockdown.

We have just completed our 8th week of online learning. Last week’s news was reason for optimism and we are greatly looking forward to seeing students back onsite in accordance with the NSW Government's return to school guidelines with Prep, Kindergarten and Year 1 being the first grades to be back onsite, potentially from the 25th October. This date is obviously dependent upon whether or not Level 4 restrictions are still in place in our local area.

Over the last month, we have introduced a number of new initiatives. Among them are Wellbeing Wednesdays, which is designed to have less screen time and be more creative with that time. I have seen and heard how good that has been for some students to improve their wellbeing.   

We are now hoping to receive some feedback from parents and students about how you are doing with your child’s online learning. Therefore over the next two weeks, we are having Wellbeing Catch-ups. We believe It is a time to have a conversation with the class teacher regarding your child’s wellbeing while learning from home. You will be able to select a 15 min time slot and it is hoped that you will include both yourself and your child in this meeting. These meetings will occur on weekdays from September 6th – 16th, however the dates and times available for each student will differ based on the availability of their class teacher.

We hope you enjoy this edition of The Way, including some great images of our Kindergarten students dressed up for Farmer Friday.

Farmer Friday 
 
Mr Luke Sale
Deputy Principal & Head of Junior School
From the Assistant Chaplain
bible

Strength straight from the source.

Where do you find your strength to get through another day in lockdown?

Have a listen from God's word about the greatest source of strength.

Mr Matthew Richards
Assistant Chaplain
Family Fun Night

Let’s have some fun playing musical bingo with some of our favourite Disney classic hits.

Join us online on Tuesday 14 September at 5.30pm

Why not take a night off cooking, get some take away and get the family together to enjoy a fun hour. There are lots of prizes to win!

Please register for our fun night in

Let the games begin!
Junior School Creative Exhibition

Junior School students have an opportunity to have their work featured in an online exhibition! 

Wellbeing Wednesday last week and this week will be focusing on the creative and performing arts. Students will complete 1 - 2 activities each week from the grid of activities.

View the activities on our flyer

We will be holding a virtual exhibition to showcase the work they come up with. Students can choose ONE from the list to submit as an entry for the exhibition. Participation is not mandatory. 

If your child would like to be in the exhibition, you will need to submit your photo or video via the form by Thursday 9 September.

We look forward to seeing the work they come up with!

 
Year 4 has Paralympic Fever!

To celebrate the Paralympic Games, Year 4 were challenged to create their own torch relay.

Students had a great time participating in the relay.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 

Miss Ashleigh Hackfath
Stage 2 Assistant Coordinator- Year 4A

 
Farmer Friday

A fun dressup day for Kindergarten!

Kindergarten have been learning about living things in Science and their characteristics, needs, behaviours, and the environment in which they live.

Usually towards the end of Term 3, Kindergarten visit Belgenny Farm and participate in farm activities that teach them how animals can be used as food or clothing. Kindergarten have enjoyed various farm related activities on Seesaw this week. They also learnt the Nutbush and how to make lemonade!

On Friday we finished off the week in a fun way and have dressed up as a farmer for Farmer Friday. Kindergarten loved getting dressed up!

Mrs Johanna Mitchell
Junior School Teacher- Early Stage 1- Class KM
Happy Father's Day

We hope all of the Dads, Grandads and other important men in our lives had a very Happy Father’s Day.

A special prayer for Father's Day:

Dear God our Heavenly Father,
We thank you for all of the father figures that we have in our lives.
Thank you for the love that they show us and how they help us grow. 
We pray you will be with those who find this day difficult. 
Thank you most of all for the blessings you give us.
Amen
Cook with MRK

Our MRK staff are back for another week of Cook with MRK! 

This week's recipe is a quick and easy apple crumble 


Read the full recipe on our website