Wellbeing 

Dear Parents/Guardians

Calendar 2025

Next year we have the situation where Easter occurs on the last weekend of the Term 1 holidays.  This means the Easter Monday public holiday is on Monday, 21 April and then later that same week is ANZAC Day on Friday, 25 April - both falling in the first week of Term 2. Thus, the first week back in Term 2 is only 3 days.  As a result, a number of schools have flagged the idea of giving students (not staff) three weeks of holiday.  We have considered this idea as well and after input from members of the Parents' Association and staff, we will be proceeding with this model.  So, for your diary and planning please note the following:

Friday, 4 April – End of Term 1

Monday, 7 April – Friday, 18 April – Term 1 Holidays (for staff and students)

Monday, 21 April – Friday, 25 April – Term 1 Holidays (for students only)

Monday, 28 April – Term 2 commences

Please note that we are not increasing the number of days of holiday for staff as they will be working on Tuesday, 22 April – Thursday, 24 April.   We are planning to conduct our Staff Spirituality Day, as well as two days of Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences during this time which will result in fewer disruptions to the Learning and Teaching Program in Terms 1 & 2.

Facebook Buy, Swap and Sell 

From Ms Camilla Dighton – Academy Parents’ Association

Dear Academy Families  

We would like to share with you a Facebook Group for families to post and sell second hand uniforms and books. 

This page has been running organically for some time but we have decided to formally share it for the benefit of everyone in the Academy community. 

It's a great platform to be utilised and it's been overseen by admin to ensure it's a safe space. 

Feel free to join the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/academybss

 and if you have any questions, the admin of the group can help you answer them. 

Thanks

Final Weeks

As the final few weeks of the year approach, I urge parents to encourage their daughters to remain focused on finishing well and with the same vigour and attitude with which they have applied themselves throughout the course of this year.  There are still examinations and orientation classes coming for Years 10 & 11 and Year 7, 8, and 9 students still have tasks to complete.  The expectations do not change, nor should we allow standards to decline. We ask that you support the College in ensuring that the students continue to work to the very best of their ability, and in doing so, live up to the talents and gifts that God has given them.  The active involvement of our students in all aspects of College life engenders the very spirit of the community of which we are a part and truly represents the Mercy values which we work and live by each and every day.

Please do not hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions concerns. 

As always, thank you for your continued support.

Mr Sam Di Camillo

Deputy Principal - Wellbeing