Dear Parents

Year 5 Camp

Another great camp experience filled with fun and amazing activities. Teachers and children had a great time with lots of wonderful memories to share.

Garden Working Bee 

Remembrance Day - Friday 11 November

Thank you to Mrs Flemington and Mrs Hicks for organising our Remembrance Day Service which featured special guests from the ADF, our school choir and students whose families are ADF members.  

Protected Industrial Action Tuesday 15 November 8.30am - 9.30 am

I am writing to share with you information concerning planned protected industrial action by the Independent Education Union (‘IEU’). I have been informed that some IEU members from Mother Teresa School will be participating in one hour of protected industrial action in the form of a work stoppage.

The IEU has advised that the work stoppage will occur on Tuesday 15 November, between 8.30am and 9.30 am.  As a result of this action, our school will experience staff shortages on Tuesday morning.

While we will have limited staff to provide supervision for outside play from 8.15am, I ask that parents please delay their morning drop off arrangements until 9.20am. This will help to minimise the number of children at school.  The morning bell will ring at 9.30am.  Kids Biz will be operating as normal with the school taking over the supervision of those children from 8.45am.

Please email me carmel.maguire@cg.catholic.edu.au should you have any concerns.

MTS Community School Picnic and Christmas Carols

Save the Date

Friday 2 December commencing 5.30 pm

Carols presented by students
and the O'Christmas Trio from 6.00pm - 7.30pm 

Each grade is currently learning a carol song to sing during the evening.

Bring Your Own Picnic Dinner

This is a child-friendly event so please, no alcohol

Watch this space for more information! 

If any family operates a street food van/truck and would like to set up on the night please contact me ASAP.  Must hold a food licence and public liability insurance.

Boorowa Refunds

As this event was cancelled, all money paid to play at Boorowa in the touch football or netball carnival has now been credited back to families via a credit off the family schools fees. An updated fee statement will be sent out to all families to reflect this process. 

Year 6 End of Year Events

Messages have been sent via Compass to the Year 6 parents regarding events coming up for Year 6 Students.  Please check for all information and dates.

2023 Kinder Orientation 

We have set aside Wednesday 16 and 23 November, between 3.30pm and 4.30 pm, for our 2023 kinder children to visit for two short orientation sessions. Information has been emailed to families. Any family who has not received the induction information should contact the school office. 

God bless.

Carmel Maguire

Congratulations to the following students who have received a class award this week.

ThinkUKnow and The Carly Ryan Foundation have developed an online family safety contract to help manage the things a family might see, say and do online. This was one of many useful tips shared with attendees of the ThinkUKnow session at the school.

I invite you to download a copy of the Family Online Safety Contract to encourage discussion around device use in your family.

See an example of a filled contract here https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Family%20online%20safety%20contract%20%28prefilled%29.pdf

Create your own contract here  https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Family%20online%20safety%20contract%20%28blank%29.pdf

Amelia and Sophie Amey recently competed at the ACT Interschools held at Bungendore and represented Mother Teresa School.  

Amelia took out the Sporting Year 4 Champion, the Showing Year 4 Champion, winner of the Top Ten Invitational Barrel Race, the Best 10 Times Round Event (all years incl Year 12), and the Primary School Stock Horse Showcase Winner. 

Sophie took out the Sporting Year 2 Champion, the Showing Year 2 Champion, winner of the Fashions On The Field, the Overall Year 2 Champion and a 3rd place in the Invitational Barrel Race.

What an amazing effort - congratulations girls!

School Student Support Referrals and Counselling

To direct our families to access the best support available through Mother Terese School, we are setting up the following process to assist with referrals and the most appropriate use of our resources.

1. Enquiry (teacher or parent) – Request a referral form from the office
2. The principal will talk with you and guide you to appropriate support

Support types:

• • • • Diverse Learning Teacher and team,
      • Student welfare officer (individual or small group guidance and/or mentoring support),
      • Defence School Mentor,
      • School counselling (individual or small group)
      • External agencies

If school counselling is recommended the School Counsellor will contact the parents and go through the online CatholicCare referral process if school counselling is suitable. Once the online referral has been submitted and consent is signed, the School Counsellor can begin working with the student.

To make it easier for payments to be made at Mother Teresa School, we have introduced the use of Qkr! by Mastercard, a secure and easy way to order and pay for school items from your phone at a time and place that suits you.

Please refer to the attached document for instructions on how to download the app to your phone. I have also included several screenshots from my phone so you will know what it looks like once registered.

This will become our preferred option for many school payments in the future. Additional payment options will be added as required eg, sporting events.