Dear Parents and Carers,

Official Enrolment Period - Ends 30 May

Please advise your neighbours and local friends to visit Mother Teresa to view our facilities and learn about what we offer. It is time to enrol! We will continue to offer enrolment tours for families by appointment. 

Principal

As a reminder of parents obligations when enrolling a child into a Catholic School, I will publish sections of the Parent Contract over the next few weeks. Please remind yourself of the obligations you committed to when signing the contract to join our wonderful community.

Authorisation

6.The Parent authorises the School to:

a. collect information about the Student for the purposes of delivering educational programs and services;
b. contact previous schools the Student has attended to obtain information about the Student, their behaviours, well-being and their approach to learning to assist the School to understand and meet the Student’s needs;
c. in the case of Medical Emergencies, if the School is unable to contact the Parent, take whatever action the School deems appropriate to address the immediate health, safety and well-being of the Student. The Parent agrees that they will pay any and all costs associated with medical treatment for the Student in these circumstances;
d. search the Student’s personal belongingswhere a reasonable belief is formed that it is necessary to do so and in line with relevant CECG or Company Policy; and
e. if the Student brings prohibited, inherently dangerous and or illegal items to theSchool, confiscate those items at the School’s discretion and in line with relevant CECG or Company Policy.

Acknowledgments

7. The Parent acknowledges that:

a. the Parent will be encouraged to engage in the life of the School through participation in events such as Mass, liturgies, sports carnivals and school assemblies;
b. as the Student’s first and most important educator, the Parent should actively support the Student’s learning;
c. when volunteering at the School, attending events or otherwise participating in the life of the School the Parent must act in accordance with any applicable policies, codes of conduct or procedures in place, and any directions given by the Principal or staff at the School;
d. any behaviour by a Parent or any other person that is disrespectful, threatening , harassing or inappropriate may result in access to the School being restricted or revoked and that restrictions on participation in School activities and communication with staff may be put in place in the School’s absolute discretion; and
e. the School is not responsible for enforcing court orders and staff will not become involved in disputes involving family members.

More to follow next week

The Sports Spectacle

This week, we dived into a tackle practice session to gear up for the Sullivan Shield in Week 6. It was fantastic to see so many of our Year 5 and 6 students ready to tackle the challenge (pun absolutely intended)! If you missed out, fear not—there’s another tackle session on Tuesday at lunchtime. We highly recommend all students from Years 3-6 who have signed up for the Sullivan Shield event to attend. We're teaching the art of tackling without turning into pretzel shapes—safety first!

On Monday the 26 May, 40 brave souls from MTS will be representing us at the Regional Cross Country at Stromlo. Rain or shine (and believe me, it’s looking like a monsoon), this event is going ahead! A huge shoutout to our parent volunteer and the wonderful Mrs. Maher for stepping up to help me out. I promise not to make them run!

Then, on Tuesday, our superstar 3/4 Netball teams will be showing off their skills at their Gala Day. They’ll each be playing 6 games—hopefully, the weather will cooperate and not turn into a water park!

Keep your eyes peeled for the Athletics Carnival note, which should be flying your way soon. If you can lend a hand on the day, please shoot me an email or respond to the Compass invite.

Upcoming Events

● 12 & U Boys and Girls Hockey (Trial 2 - Wednesday 28 May) Registration required at https://schoolsportact.org.au/sports/hockey/

● North Gungahlin Cross Country (May 26)

● Year 3/4 Netball Gala Day (May 27)
● 3/4 & 5/6 Sullivan Shield Tackle Football (June 3)
● MTS Athletics Carnival (June 12)

Our Amazing Excursion to Gubur Dhaura

By Niyrah C-C (4 Indigo)

On Friday 16^th May we walked to Gubur Dhaura (which means 'red ochre'). This site is on Ngunnawal land. Gubur Dhaura is a very sacred and old place where Aboriginal people used to meet. We learnt about all the symbols like

This one is the most important because it is the 'meeting place' symbol.

There were different mining tools that we didn't know how to use. We didn't touch them, but we got to look at them and experience how they word by reading about it.

We learnt about different birds, possums and other animals that lived in the area.

We learnt about iron and ochre rock which was used for painting bodies for special occasions. They also traded ochre for different tools.

My favourite part was playing marn-grook. I loved how we had to be fancy with our kicks because the ball we were using was made of possum fur (this one wasn't real!).

In my opinion, everyone should go to Gubur Dhaura because it's an amazing and spiritual place where there's a lot to learn.

The Mother Teresa School Yearbook has been confirmed for 2025, but this year, we are going to need your help to get it across the line.

Families that have been with us for a few years would know that each year, with the help of our school committee and dedicated parents and our amazing teachers, we have produced a 200 page, professionally printed yearbook featuring all classes and highlighting the momentous occasions and experiences throughout the year.

The Yearbook has always been wonderfully received in the school community and are great keepsakes for the children to reflect on their journey here. To help in that undertaking we are hoping for your assistance  

We would specifically like to request any photos from the events that have occurred in term 1 while they are fresh on your memories  

-swimming carnival 

-Reconciliation

-Harmony day

- Excursions 

If families have any photos or if you’re attending school events (sporting, social etc) and you take any photos we’d love for you to snap and send a few back to us to use in the yearbook (appropriate permissions will be sought).

If you can help us with the above, please reach out and contact the Yearbook team via the yearbook email MTSYearbook00@gmail.com

Kind regards 

Lindsay Hackett