Melbourne Girls' College

Principal's Report

Our School Production “Bring It On!”

Congratulations to Anne Corry, Lindy Mumme, Alice Dawes, Trevor Howlett and all of the team, who provided lifelong memories for the students involved in “Bring It On!”

 

All of the students, whether performing, behind the scenes, working on sets, lighting, makeup and choreography are to be congratulated for their hard work and dedication in each performance. The dedicated leader of the production, Anne, has received a large number of grateful messages; all are in line with this example:

 

Dear Anne, What I really wanted to say to you was how hugely impressed I was with what you achieved. Having had some experience in the theatre and as a teacher I must send you a note of appreciation. Just terrific! The energy, the delivery, the pace, the timing, all the performances—a great experience for all the audience and of course the students, both cast and crew.

You’ve been very generous in your credits to all involved but the main credit must go to you. Thanks so much for everything you put into the whole production—your audience can’t wait for the next one.

With warm best wishes.

 

Father’s Day Breakfast hosted by the Parents’ Association 31 August

Many thanks in advance to our tireless Parents’ Association (P.A.) for hosting the annual Father’s Day breakfast in the Gillard Centre. I have heard from a number of Year 12 Dads for whom it will be their last MGC breakfast, all are very appreciative to the P.A. for making them feel welcome in all the previous years.

 

Congratulations to Milla Harrison

Milla Harrison was successful in obtaining the Department of Education and Training China Scholarship to undertake a full scholarship in the program of Chinese Language from March 2019 to January 2020 at the Renmin University of China. Milla is a role model for other students, in so many areas but in this case most notably in the study of Chinese as a second language at Melbourne Girls’ College.  In 2020, we look forward to hearing about Milla’s experiences and learning in China back here on the banks of the Yarra.

 

2019 Planning                

We are already planning for 2019 with course counselling and staffing under consideration. I wish to congratulate the following colleagues on their appointments:                       

  • Sefija Demirova who is our newly appointed Assistant Principal, joining Brent Houghton and Andrew Arney
  • Ella McDonald, our new Leading Teacher in Student Agency and Leadership
  • Lisa Rosos our Visible Wellbeing Learning Specialist
  • Sandor Kazi our Data and Analytics Learning Specialist
  • Rebecca Irvine from Glen Waverley Secondary College our Differentiation, Problem Based Learning and Collaboration Learning Specialist
  • Nicole Gibson, Humanities teacher
  • Kathryn Binding, Laboratory Technician
  • Claire Cheesman, Aerobics Head Coach

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV

Our School Council meeting held 21 August saw the approval of the perimeter cameras as a safety measure. The last newsletter ignited our parent, Dr. John Fitzgerald, Associate Professor of the University of Melbourne to bring a class of second year students on Friday 17 August to undertake a Crime Prevention assessment of the perimeters of MGC as one of their criminology assignments. We thank John and look forward to the outcomes.

 

Kind regards,

Karen