Dear parents, carers and students, 

Last Sunday we celebrated Ascension Sunday, marking the ascension of Jesus into Heaven. Historically, this holy day has been celebrated 40 days after Easter Sunday, which falls on the Thursday of the sixth week of Easter, however most dioceses move this celebration to the seventh Sunday of Easter. The ascension describes Christ’s transition from earth to heaven after his life, ministry, death and resurrection. Significantly, it sees the fulfilment of the promise to His followers that he would soon pour out the Holy Spirit on them and in them. 

Last Sunday also marked Mothers Day and gave us the opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for the mothers, grandmothers and mother figures in our lives. Here at Magdalene we took the opportunity to hold an inaugural Mothers Day Breakfast and were absolutely delighted with how many visitors took the opportunity to join us on Wednesday morning with well over 200 guests gathering in the Allan McManus Hall. I take the opportunity to thank each and every one of our visitors and sincerely thank the many staff who worked to bring this event together. We look forward to hosting a similar event later in the year to mark Fathers Day. 

Our Mother’s Day breakfast proved to be the ideal introduction to what was yet another successful Pink Stumps Day. This fundraising event has evolved into a significant community day on our College calendar which saw in excess of $3000 raised for the McGrath Foundation which supports the provision of breast care nurses for those in and around our community. Again, I thank all the students and staff who supported this really worthwhile event. 

Earlier this week we hosted the Parent/Teacher/Student interviews for Year 11 and 12. I take the opportunity to thank all parents who made themselves available and I hope that the evening provided a valuable opportunity to receive a range of worthwhile and actionable feedback that will help direct our students over the coming months. 

Finally, I take the opportunity to remind all parents and carers that the Term 2 P&F Meeting will be held this coming Tuesday evening from 7pm in the College library. All are welcome to join us for this gathering. 

All the best for the week ahead, 

David Cloran

Principal