News from around the school

Updates from our Pastoral Groups (Units)

Foundation ~ Prep News

Our Upper Years Bake Sale and Prep Lemonade Stall was a tremendous success, bringing our school community together in a fun and meaningful way. This event provided a wonderful opportunity for our Prep students to deepen their learning about community, occupations, and money. They thoughtfully considered how to spend their money and which stalls to visit, making the experience both educational and enjoyable.

It was truly a joy to watch our Prep students enthusiastically running "Lou Lou Lemonade's Stall," learning valuable skills such as production, preparation, serving, selling, cleaning, communication, and negotiation. They took inspiration from the exemplary role modelling of our Upper Year students, who demonstrated leadership and teamwork throughout the event.

This collaborative effort showcased the power of peer learning and highlighted the importance of practical, hands-on experiences in fostering confidence and life skills.

A huge congratulations to everyone involved in making this event such a memorable and rewarding success. Well done!

Early Years ~

The Grade 1/2 students had an unforgettable sleepover at school! The evening was packed with exciting activities, including face painting and a delightful visit from a petting zoo, where the children fed and brushed the gorgeous baby animals. This visit was the perfect culmination of our inquiry unit 'How do living things change and grow?' as the students explored life cycles, habitats, and how to care for animals in a hands-on way. They showed off their cooking skills by making their own dinner and dessert—delicious pizzas and fruit skewers. We also celebrated some students' birthdays with a special birthday cake! The children loved splashing around during water play and later settled in to enjoy a cosy movie together. It was heartwarming to see them laughing, learning, and creating lasting memories with their friends!

Middle Years ~ 3/4 News

Uppers Years ~ 5/6 News

Physical Education Lessons ~

In term four we have been able to access Sporting Schools funding to support our Physical education program.

The Foundation, year 1 & 2 students have enjoyed five weeks of tennis skills and are now doing five weeks of ten pin bowling.

The year 5 & 6 students have had Charlie from Kelly Sport join us for four sessions of volleyball this term. The other weeks are being spent exploring the sport of orienteering.

School Production Video Link ~

Dear Families,

We are thrilled to announce that the video of our recent school production is available! Our students worked incredibly hard, and we’re so proud to share their efforts with you.

To ensure everyone’s privacy and safety, the video will be shared through a secure link, accessible only to our school community. Please note that this link is for personal viewing, and we kindly ask that it not be shared publicly or posted on social media. This way, we can protect the privacy of all students involved.

A special thank you to Shane Barbary and his family for generously donating their time and equipment to make this recording possible. We greatly appreciate their efforts, which allow us to capture these memories for years to come.

Thank you for supporting our students and celebrating their talents with us!

Link ~ https://1drv.ms/v/c/082f8c5e8f69dcf2/EbNyjDIPjT5HjdU69PCYrMcBX-fz9pNkqbYI2WUUoIVm3g?e=hW5VgU

School Production Video

2024 MacKillop Art Exhibition:

Our Year 6 Leader Addyson Almond's is an entrant artist in the 2024 Sandhurst MacKillop Art Exhibition. We congratulate Addyson on her beautiful artwork, Steve was able to be in Bendigo with Addyson's family for the opening night of the exhibition.

Foodshare ~

We are extremely grateful to Foodhare for keeping our St. Mel's Breaky Club and Lunch Program running with their generous donations. Thank you to Vihana, Jasmine & Sofia for helping to distribute the food amongst our learning suites.

Book Club ~

Issue 8 is now out and students should have been given the catalogue.

This is the last one for the year. Orders are due online by Dec 2nd.

Books make great Christmas presents and there are plenty of books to choose from.

Thanks, everyone for your support this year and the more books bought the more we can buy for the school library.

Piano/Keyboard lessons:

Mrs Sandra Davidson has been teaching piano for over forty years.

She has a Bachelor & Diploma of music from the Victorian College of Arts. Sandra has completed all levels in the AMEB exams, achieving an A+ for her 8th grade when she was 12, and Associate & Licentiate Diplomas in the following two years.

Sandra teaches all styles and enters some students in exams.

Lessons are held every Monday at school.

Parents can contact Sandra on 0412 767 205 to make arrangements.