JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT

WELCOME

A warm welcome back to all of our students and families in the Junior School.  A special welcome to our new Year 7s and students that are joining us for the first time at Years 8 and 9. We hope your years at McKinnon will be filled with much success and friendship.

JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR 2015

Congratulations to the following students that have been appointed as Junior School Leaders for 2015. The successful leadership candidates were selected due to the quality of their written applications and personal interviews.  Many thanks to Ms Brown and Mr Hoskin for facilitating the selection process.  We hope all our Student Leaders have a fulfilling and rewarding experience in undertaking their leadership roles.

Junior School Captains:

Anita Voloshin and James Hardy 

Junior School Deputy Captains:

Neg Hamedani and William Hardy

Chisholm House Captains: 

Lilli Soprano and Max Kennedy

Chisholm Deputy Captains:

Ebony Lockton and Jack Richardson

Flynn House Captains:

Natasha Glocer and Tim Mullane 

Flynn Deputy Captains:

Zoe Bartholomeusz and Josh Meyer

Gilmore House Captains:                              

Evie Krieger and James French 

Gilmore Deputy Captains:

Jacinta Schepisi and Alex Csendes

Monash House Captains:                              

Jemma Owen and Lachlan Arneil

Monash Deputy Captains:

Shir Atzmon and Jesse Scholz

PARENT INFORMATION EVENINGS

A series of Parent Information evenings will be held at 7:00PM in the Assembly Hall on the following dates:

·  Year 8 - Thursday 26 February

·  Year 9 - Monday 16 February

·  Year 10 - Monday 23 February

·  Year 11 - Tuesday 17 February

·  Year 12 - Tuesday 10 February

These evenings will be conducted by your child's Student Management team; each evening will include important information about camps, the academic and extracurricular program at that year level, attendance requirements, the academic and pastoral support provided to students by the College, etc.  Students need not attend these nights, they are for parents only.

Parents of Year 7 students are invited to attend the following:

·  Our 'Meet the Principal' afternoon tea, at 2:00pm in the Assembly Hall on Wednesday 11 February; and

A Parent information evening from 5:30PM in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday 17 March; this will be conducted by the Student Management team, and attended by all teachers of Year 7 classes.  Further information about this event will be provided closer to the date.

Les McLeod

Head of Junior School