Dear Parents and Carers,

Please keep the Year 4 children preparing to receive their First Eucharist on Sunday, 21 September at 3.00pm in your prayers. The children attended a special retreat day today Friday 19 September at the Holy Spirit Parish Church at Amaroo to prepare for the sacrament. 

Staffing

Congratulations to Jessica Binet on the arrival of Harrison, who arrived last night! Mum, Dad and Bub are all doing well.

Tomorrow, Miss Sophia Caputo is heading north to put the final touch ot her wedding, planned for the first weekend of the holidays. We all wish Sophia a wonderful day and a lifetime of happiness.

This week we welcomed back Mrs Colleen Donnelly, a regular relief teacher who has been enjoying the warmer northern Australian weather. We look forward to Colleen providing much-needed support to the class teachers during Term 4. 

Changes to the BYOD program for Year 4 2026

From 2026 we are changing our approach to BYOD for Year 4. As we have been working to build our bank of Chromebooks for use across the school, we now have enough laptops to provide a 1:1 program in Year 4 in 2026. This means that families in the current Year 3 cohort of 2025 will no longer need to purchase a device at the end of the year. An internal review has also indicated that the children in Year 4 do not require a device at home to complete set work. I am hoping this decision will reduce screentime at home, and the use of social media on a device. 

Congratulations to our talented ELC students and their amazing teachers for putting on a spectacular Art Show!

Thank you to all the families who were able to visit the classrooms for our open classroom mornings during the week. It was lovely to see the engagement of parents as they spoke to their children about their learning. 

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend, and may the best team win!

Carmel Maguire

Principal

The Sports Spectacle

This week was a whirlwind for our MTS athletes! On Tuesday, we had seven students, ages 8 to 12, competing at the ACT Track and Field Carnival at the AIS. Congratulations to Lachlan Rodda for snagging 1st in the 800m, and a shout-out to William Minns for his 5th place in Discus. Dash Meagher and Jameson Evans made their mark in the top 10, while Coby Gleeson and Zoe Le Sambolec showed up strong in the top 16 of their events. Go team!After such a successful Tuesday, Craig Hart, Jo Anlezark, and I were back in action supervising four mixed 5/6 tennis teams in the Wally Masur North Side Tennis Competition. I’m pretty sure we’ve got some future stars for the Australian Open right here at our school! We wrapped up the day with a victory, and the winning team will be receiving their medals once they arrive.
This will be my last Sports article for the term since I'm off to play Masters Hockey in Hobart. Thanks to everyone for your support in our sports endeavors at MTS this term! I can’t wait for Boorowa next term—bring on the fun!

MTS Mango Fundraiser – Orders Open Now!

Support our Mother Teresa School Community Council by ordering fresh, farm-direct Bowen Special Mangoes (formerly Kensington Pride) – just in time for summer!

• $30 per tray (approx. 7kg, minimum 12 mangoes)
• Orders & payment via QKR! App only (NOT purchased at the school)
• Due: Friday 24 October 2025
• No cash payments accepted
• Collection: Late November / Early December (exact date TBC, subject to harvest)

How to Order:

• Online orders only via the QKR! App
• Order under your eldest child’s surname
• Orders will be sorted by grade
• Keep your order form for your own distribution information
• Collection will be based on QKR! digital sales only

Spread the Word!
Order for work colleagues, extended family members, call your friends and share this delicious opportunity with your community.

This is our major fundraiser to help build a new junior playground!

Look out for the order forms – coming home to you soon!

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