Mabo House News

Dear Mabo Students, Staff and Families, 

What a busy and fantastic term we are having so far, from Athletics Carnival, Multicultural Assembly, to Outdoor Education surfing, Year 10 Careers Expo and celebrating IDAHOBIT we have had a jam-packed start to the term. 

​We are thrilled to announce that our school's recent Athletics Carnival was a tremendous success. The students exhibited outstanding house spirit and active participation, resulting in an overall victory for Mabo House!

Despite the rain and wind, the atmosphere was filled with excitement, determination, and teamwork as students and staff cheered for their housemates and competed in various athletic events. We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the students who participated and contributed to this achievement. One thing I love about the Mabo house is that all students support each other and give 100 percent effort and participation.

The students have also participated in the annual Attitudes to School Survey which provides us with collecting student voice and once we have the results, we are able to work together to improve our school community. 

The Mabo Team would like to extend our best wishes to our Year 7 students who are embarking on their exciting camp adventure next week. This camp provides a wonderful opportunity for them to bond with their classmates, develop new skills, and create lasting memories. We encourage our Year 7s to embrace this experience and make the most of every moment.

We are thrilled by an exciting opportunity for our Year 9 students who will be participating in a city experience later this term, where they will have the chance to explore various cultural, historical, and educational sites. This excursion aims to broaden their horizons, foster independence, and ignite their curiosity. We encourage our Year 9s to prepare for this enriching experience and engage with the planned activities. Planning and key information will take place in Mentor sessions over the coming weeks to support you in being prepared.

As we approach the end of the term, it is essential for our students to begin thinking about their future academic pathways. Course counselling sessions will be held in the next term for students in years 7-11. These sessions are designed to provide guidance and support in selecting subjects and pathways for the upcoming academic year. We encourage both students and parents/caregivers to actively participate in these sessions to ensure informed decision-making. Students will begin to work with their Mentors on preparing for their course counselling, exploring pathways and creating a potential plan to bring to their course counselling sessions. Thank you to the Mentors in advance for their support with this.

We encourage all students to finish on a strong note. This is an opportune time to review study habits, manage time effectively, and seek assistance from teachers whenever needed. Let's strive for excellence and make the most of the remaining weeks to consolidate learning and achieve our academic goals.

Take care and we look forward to continuing working with you all,

Erin Louden

Head of House

Values Nominations 

Congratulations to our students for demonstrating our college values in and outside the classroom what a great start to the year, our stats so far are:

Respect; 70 nominations

Learning; 1154 nominations

Working Together: 420 nominations

Leadership: 94 nominations

Community: 2 nominations

That is a total of 1740 nominations since the beginning of the year!!

Mabo Staff Member of the Month

Name –Lea Zerman 

Your role at HP – Teacher

How long have you been at HP - since start of term 2, 2021 

Favourite subject and why–Maths

Favourite food –Japanese – wasabi ice cream is the best.

Favourite book – too many to choose one.

Favourite style of music – female rockers like Chrissie Amphlett, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks

Favourite holiday destination - Florence would love to go to Barcelona for the Gaudi architecture.

Hobbies –board games, reading.

Movie you would recommend and why – Like water for Chocolate – haven't seen it for ages, but like the magic realism and the ride into another world.

Quote you live by – “Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Who do you look up to and why? - Marcia Friedman – she was the founder of the Women’s party in Israel and was the early 2nd wave feminism activists in Israel, peace advocate and the only openly lesbian woman who served in the Knesset

What is a piece of advice you would give to students? Keep going- Don't worry so much about making mistakes, learn from them – Try to leave school with as many skills (social, academic and practical) as you can to set you up for a great life – Do what you can to build positive relationships with your teachers, we are to support you 

Mabo Student of the Month

Name – Veronica 

Your role at HP – Student of the month  

How long have you been at HP - 4 months and 29 days  

Favourite subject and why– Robotics because you can build your own robot and its super fun!!! 

Favourite food – Mincemeat and rice or any type of fast food, my most favourite are McDonalds and Hungry Jacks 

Favourite book – I do not have a favourite book, but I have a favourite author, Ahn Doh 

Favourite style of music – if I had to choos 1 it would be calm and relaxing 

Favourite holiday destination - even though I have never been here I would say snow and the beach 

Hobbies – making loombands, reading and drawing\colouring 

Movie you would recommend and why – I would by far recommend Jurassic Park Dominion 

Quote you live by – If you get down get back up and try your absolute best and hard work always pays off!! 

Who do you look up to and why?  

I normally look up to a good friend or a famous sing I like!  

What is a piece of advice you would give to students?  If you are struggling always try again until you feel like you are a superstar!!!! 

You always will matter in someone’s heart, even though you can be different, everyone is different!