Principals Report
WELCOME BACK TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF!
It has been great to see so many smiling faces back this week!
As you know, Weeks 3 and 4, have been designated as part of a transition period for
students to return to school from Remote Learning from home to (mostly) Remote
Learning at school on certain days.
Our Year 12s have returned to greater traditional schooling this week and those
involved in Major Works have been able to access the various facilities available.
At present, the current schooling arrangements will continue next week (Week 4). The community will be contacted early next week (Week 4) about the arrangements for Week 5 and beyond. However, at this point, while not confirmed, it is highly likely that Year 11 will also return each day from Week 5 (but we are obviously heavily guided by Government and Diocesan bodies).
I wish I had greater certainty in this newsletter, but we are making decisions with many different stakeholders in mind and we obviously have to consider the safety of students and staff.
PHYSICAL/SOCIAL DISTANCING
I would like to thank the great majority of our students who have taken physical/social distancing very seriously in this past week at school.
Technically, physical and social distancing does not apply to students, however, at
Magdalene, our students are continuing to be encouraged to consider their own
physical space and maintain their self-hygiene very seriously. Students do need to
continue to bring their own water bottles, use their own bags (not accessing lockers),
bring their own hand sanitiser and ensure food scraps are disposed of properly (and
absolutely no chewing gum). The fact that additional cleaners have been employed to clean and sanitise surfaces is important to note, but social and physical distancing still applies to our staff and so we need our students to respect the personal space of our staff and be very aware of their own actions. Safety is paramount.
I do thank our parents/carers, staff and students during the past couple of months. I
continue to invite families to communicate with the Office if we can be of assistance – financial or otherwise at this time.
NEW UNIFORM 2021
As we communicated last year, our new College uniform (Academic and Sport) will be
available from Day One, 2021.
The new uniform will be available to our new Year 7 2021 students and our new
Seniors, Year 10 2021 and Year 11 2021.
Students in our current Year 9 and 10 groups will be spoken to in the coming weeks
and some students will have the opportunity to trial different garments.
I thank the Uniform Consultation Committee for their work thus far and I am very excited about the different styles and fabrics that our new Uniform Company Noone
(pronounced noon) have presented thus far. More details to follow.
HSC Timetable
Please note that the Year 12 2020 HSC Timetable has now been released.
Our Year 12s will commence their exams in Week 2, Term 4.
The timetable can be found here:
PRAYER
I would like to thank Mr Collins and the various students who have been preparing
“Magdalene reflections” each school day during this COVID-19 crisis.
There are many families (staff and student) who have gone through trying and difficult circumstances over the past 6 months and we continue to hold them firmly in our thoughts and prayers.
The following is part of the “Magdalene reflection” for May 15:
Dear Father,
I thank You for who You are.
I pray that You give strength to the weary and increase the power of those who are weak right now, whether they are struggling emotionally, physically or spiritually.
Lord I pray that they lean not on the way they feel, but instead trust You because with You they can be made whole.
I thank You Lord for hearing my prayer right now, I have faith that You will deliver, Amen.