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Port Macquarie NSW 2444
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MacKillop College Port Macquarie

Ocean Drive
Port Macquarie NSW 2444

Phone: 02 6583 2632
Email: pmac@lism.catholic.edu.au
Website:
https://www.pmaclism.catholic.edu.au/ 

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Term 1, Week 10, 5 April

  • What's On @ MacKillop
  • Principal's Report
  • School Photos
  • Assistant Principal Mission
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Wellbeing
  • Busways Notice
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What's On @ MacKillop

Week 11 Term 1
Monday 8 AprilCatholic Education Week, 'Innovation & Faith'
Tuesday 9 AprilKairos Retreat, Francis Retreat Bonny Hills, Day 1
Wednesday 10 AprilKairos Retreat, Francis Retreat Bonny Hills, Day 2

Preliminary Geography Field Trip Swimming Proficiency, Port Olympic Pool, 1.35pm - 3.10pm

Thursday 11 AprilKairos Retreat, Francis Retreat Bonny Hills, Day 3
Friday 12 AprilStaff Spirituality Day, Student Free Day
Week 1 Term 2
Monday 29 April

Staff Development Day, Student Free Day (2024 School Annual Improvement Plan)

Tuesday 30 April
Staff Development Day, Student Free Day (New Curriculum)

Wednesday 1 May

ANZAC DAY
Whole School Assembly, 9.00am - 10.00am, College Hall

Thursday 2 May
Friday 3 May

Week 2 Term 2

Monday 6 MayYear 7, 2024 Information Night, 5.30pm - 8.00pm, College Hall
Tuesday 7 May
Wednesday 8 MayRamses Excursion, Selected Year 11 Ancient History Students, Sydney, Day 1

Thursday 9 May

Ramses Excursion, Selected Year 11 Ancient History Students, Sydney, Day 2
College Photo Day, Day 1
Duke of Ed, Bronze Practice Expedition, Day 1

Friday 10 May

College Photo Day, Day 2
Duke of Ed, Bronze Practice Expedition, Day 2

Principal's Report

Catholic Education Week

Next week, MacKillop College will join more than 45 schools across the Lismore Diocese to celebrate Catholic Education Week (CEW). This year’s theme is “Innovation and Faith’. The transforming power of innovation and faith working in unison to ensure our students experience the fullness of life (John 10:10). 

For many of the great innovators throughout history, their faith motivated them to explore and understand the wonders of the universe. Our Catholic schools walk alongside clergy, parishioners, and families to prepare and nurture our future innovators and faith leaders on their journey. 

As we embrace our core value of "faith" for 2024, we are excited to announce a special initiative. In honour of CEW and to embody the spirit of "Faith," all students will be given the chance to receive and proudly wear a wristband representing our core values. These wristbands will serve as an informal addition to our school uniform, and we encourage all students to participate. While wearing the wristband is optional, we hope that many will choose to do so. We extend our gratitude to the Student Representative Council (SRC) for their efforts in distributing these wristbands to our student body. Please be reminded that any damaged wristbands will need to be replaced.

In addition to this, we will begin every day with the following prayer:

Dear God,

We give thanks for this wonderful education community that You have given us, and we thank You for the teaching and learning that takes place each day in every classroom. We are grateful for the gift of all those in our schools who create a community where faith and innovation continue to shine.

We give thanks for the passion, commitment, and sacrifices of parents and carers, who are the first educators and witnesses to the faith. 

We give thanks to our clergy as they bear witness to the gospel and lead us in prayer and the celebration of the sacraments. 

May we never take for granted the community that our Catholic schools provide, and may we use our gifts wisely and responsibly as we continue to shine as beacons of the church.

Loving God, you have entrusted us with your gift of creation so that we can reflect the light of Christ in our world. Give us the courage to be visible signs of your faith and innovation through our words and actions.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Anzac Day

Over the holidays, MacKillop College invites all students the opportunity to participate in the Port Macquarie Anzac Day March and Service. Invitations have been sent to all students through Compass as an "opt-in" event. Those interested in attending are requested to gather at the traffic lights on Horton Street (near HEM) at 9.15am, dressed in full formal uniform. Additional information is available in the Compass Event.

Term 1 Commitment to Learning Profile

As part of our ongoing dedication to fostering active learning and collaborating with parents, students from Years 7 to 11 will receive a Commitment to Learning Profile on Monday of Week 11 at 3pm. These progress reports, delivered via Compass, will outline students' performance across the following domains:

    • Is considerate and respectful of others
    • Engages with and shows initiative in learning
    • Is organised and prepared for class
    • Responds constructively to feedback
    • Completes learning activities, including homework

These reports will be issued three times annually, enabling us to track progress using a scoring system. Starting this year, we will discontinue mid-year awards and phase out individual subject awards (e.g., the blue application award). Instead, we will celebrate and recognise students who consistently embody our College values across all subjects and at all times. Every student has the potential to earn these accolades.

If students fall short of our standards, as indicated in the Commitment to Learning Profile, we will provide support to help them improve after each reporting cycle. However, our focus is not solely on points and awards; rather, it's about personal growth and accomplishments. We will continue to acknowledge students who exemplify our core values through our merit system. These will be released 3.00pm on Monday, 8 April (Week 11). 

Term 2

Next term we will begin with two consecutive Staff Development Days. The first day will centre on our School's Annual Improvement Plan, followed by the next day dedicated to the new curriculum. Therefore, all students are scheduled to return on Wednesday, 1 May.

As we close out this newsletter for Term 1, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the entire MacKillop College community for their unwavering support throughout this term. Serving as Acting Principal in Cath Eichmann's absence has been an invaluable learning journey, made possible only through the incredible support of our staff, students, and parents.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a rejuvenating and enjoyable holiday break.

MacKillop College Flyer

Christine Harmer
Acting Principal

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Assistant Principal Mission

LEAD

Year 11 students were given the opportunity to participate in LEAD during week 9. They joined over 150 senior students from across the Diocese of Lismore. LEAD is a two-day leadership conference held at McAuley Catholic College, Grafton. Students were challenged and empowered to rise as community leaders through keynote speakers, workshops, small groups, sacraments, and prayer experiences. 

Year 7

Easter Raffle

I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all Year 7 students and their families for the generosity and goodwill you have shown through your donations to Project Compassion, especially through your support of the Easter Raffle for Caritas.

Special thanks to Tanya Poppleton in Student Services, who generously took on the massive challenge of organising all the chocolate donations into wonderful prizes!

There were a lot of very happy faces at the end of our raffle. Thank you to everyone who contributed; your efforts will positively change the lives of so many through Project Compassion. A special thank you to all the ticket sellers, especially Lila Karam, Mahalia Anderson, Adrienne Arce, Summer Baker, and Erika Collins-Jones, who gave up many lunches to sell tickets.

Volleyball Competition

Year 7 students have been enjoying their PC volleyball competition. House spirit and rivalries have come to the fore, and lots of great skills have been on show. This competition occurs on Tuesdays at Lunch 2 in the College Hall through Week 11.

Thank you to Ms Bewicke and the SRC for running this great competition.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Silver Principal’s Award:

Lila Karam, Adrienne Arce, Edith White, Mahalia Anderson, Olivia Tian Lan Chung, Stephanie Banham, Nathan Keane, Isla Scaysbrook & Benjamin Ryan.

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Leader of Pastoral Care Award:

Mahalia Anderson (x2), Adrienne Arce (x2), Summer Baker, Maja Baker, Stephanie Banham, Patrick Blackman, Joseph Blundell, Mia Bringans, Grace Broderick, Malakai Brown, Lydia Buttigieg, Grace Campbell, Paige Causley, Chloe Chilko, Benjamin Clarke, Flynn Cloake, Erika Collins-Jones, George Conway, Madeleine Cooley, Sonny Cowan, Liam Cox, Johnny Davidson, Amelia Dekker, Samuel Dicker, Sophie Donohoe, Indigo Duncan, Tyler Dutton, Olivia Edwards, Ava English, Liam Friend, Sienna Furney, Xanthiah Galea, Callum Galleghan, Hayden Gardner, Elliott Geddes, Lachlan George, Angus Hawkes, Lachlan Hilkemeijer, Charlotte Hill, Chelsea Hodges, Declan Jones, Lila Karam, Brady Keane, Nathan Keane, Sophie Lawrence, Trinity McIlroy, Gracie Moore, Meela Munro, Lotte Paterson, Grace Pulham, Ranuki Ranasinghe, Adler Robinson, James Rohr, Hannah Ryan, Benjamin Ryan, Isla Scaysbrook, Nathaniel Sun Zhong, Shylah Tattersall, Olivia Tian Lan Chung, Charlie Treasure, Amelia Varcoe, Dhiya Varsani, Ayla Vonbun, Joslyn Wake, Oliver Walters, Sophia Ward, Edith White & Amelia Williams.

Holidays

Well done to Year 7 on completing Term 1 of Year 7. Seeing students settle in, make friends, and build a sense of community has been great.

I wish all students and their families a wonderful holiday break. I hope that you have a restful and peaceful time.

Ryan Adams
Year 7 Leader of Pastoral Care

Year 8

Happy Holidays

During the holidays, students need downtime, as do their teachers, to recharge and return to school with renewed spirit and enthusiasm. I challenge all students in Year 8 to take some time over the break to reflect on their successes and disappointments this term.

The start of a new term is an opportunity for a fresh approach and another chance to focus on what we want to achieve. By following the steps below, we can move towards where we want to be.

Step 1: Reflect on the past term. What went well? What could have been better? Use these insights to inform your goals.

Step 2: Dream big, but start small. Break your larger goals into smaller, actionable steps. Want to improve your grades? Start by dedicating an extra hour to studying each day or seeking help in subjects you find challenging.

Step 3: Write it down. Putting your goals on paper makes them real and tangible. Plus, it’s incredibly satisfying to check them off once achieved!

Step 4: Share your goals with someone you trust. This could be a friend, a family member, or a teacher. Sharing makes you accountable and provides a support system.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Silver Principal’s Award:

Millie Byrne, Samrina Adhikari, Georgie Mulder, Harry Creighton, James Hunt, Amelie Obeid, Tom Sharman, Mark Temple & Jaysen Wei.

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Leader of Pastoral Care Award:

Samrina Adhikari, Baxter Allison. Mira Arnold, Charlton Arrighi, Annabelle Ashton, Milana Baker, Jonah Barnes, Kayla Bayer, Caleb Bilson, Samuel Brazel, Charlie Bryant, Grace Byrne, Millie Byrne, Javier Carle, Georgie Carlton, Sarah Chamberlin, Alex Clarke, Ryan Clarke, Grace Collins, Ruby Comer, Ruby Cramp, Harry Creighton, Tyler Dickson, Noah Dowd, Lila Duncan, Harrison Ebbs, Aidan Esson, Evie Evans, Ruby Ford, Jack Franklin, Talani Fuller, Sienna Goldie, Maddyx Gray, Tahlia Hall, Sam Hewens, Kajus Horan Juzenas, Wilson Huang, James Hunt, Maxwell Karam, Iluka Kincaid, Jack Lacey, Astrid Livingston, Alexander Madeley, Eunan Magill, Ingrid Maher, Dominic Mamo, Manni McGrath, Georgie Mulder, Amelie Obeid, Nathaniel Pohlmann, Edie Porter, Lucy Pratt, Xavier Pye, Taj Ramsey, Kye Randall, Xavier Reichelt, Jake Riches, Rocco Robinson Tobias Rowlatt, Oto Ryan, Tom Sharman, Madison Sivell, Maxine Smith, Alexander Swift, Mark Temple, Archie Wallace, Melody Waller, Jaysen Wei, Isabella White, Georgia White & Annabelle Wickham.

On behalf of the Year 8 Pastoral Care team, I wish all students and staff a peaceful and relaxing break. May you have many shared moments of rest and recreation these holidays with your families and friends. 

Take care. 

Adam O’Brien
Year 8 Leader of Pastoral Care

Year 9

Thank you, parents, for your input regarding the Year 9 Canberra excursion as an immersive experience of topics studied in subjects in Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE). I am pleased to announce, “Great News: Year 9 Canberra excursion will go ahead!” Detailed information will follow as we move closer to the date.

Review

As mentioned in previous newsletters, PULSE is an application that helps the college monitor the current level of wellbeing for individuals and year groups. Students are encouraged to check in for two minutes and complete PULSE every Monday. Why? Student data informs us how students feel and prompts us to implement early intervention strategies to mitigate factors impacting their wellbeing.

Below are some considerations in reviewing the student PULSE data for the whole of the first term: 

The majority of students in Year 9 enjoy a sense of wellbeing: feeling valued and safe; being healthy; enjoying material basics; learning and participating in the classroom and extracurricular activities; and having a positive sense of identity and culture.

Student data at school is comparatively on par or better than students in other schools.

The factors most positively impacting our students are:

  • peer belonging;
  • connectedness to adults at home;
  • cognitive engagement;
  • access to necessities and
  • school response to bullying.

The factors most negatively impacting our students are:

  • meeting expectations;
  • feelings about after-school study or work;
  • engagement (flow).

Student responses to experiences that are the most polarised: 

  • ‘Eats Breakfast’: Although the majority of students eat breakfast, it is concerning the number who do not, and this has a flow-on effect; food is fuel for the brain, and not eating breakfast affects young people’s mood and capacity to concentrate. 
  • ‘Emotion Regulation’: Teenage growth, nutrition, sleep, and mindfulness fundamentally affect one’s mood and capacity to think and sustain calm, which helps when navigating the challenges faced in learning and relationships. 
  • ‘Connectedness to Adults at School’: Every student needs a significant adult at school to champion them, i.e., support and advocate for them. While most students enjoy a positive relationship with at least one staff member, it is important that both staff and students learn more about each other’s ‘why’ to create stronger bonds of empathy and understanding.

It was especially pleasing to note the number of students who practice gratitude and actualise our theme, espousing Mary MacKillop's charism, “We have much for which to be thankful." Such meaningful expressions motivate the Year 9 PC Team and their peers to continue striving to find ways for our wonderful young people to thrive at school.

If you are interested in finding out more, you may find these online resources helpful:

Emotional Regulation in Teens

The Ten Emotional Skills Every Teen Needs to Be Taught

Help teens cope with their emotions.

Breathing

Students may apply for one-on-one support for ten weeks via the tab Referral to Student Counsellor in Compass.

As always, parents may contact their child’s PC teacher or me about any individual needs or challenges their child is facing at school. 

Student Commitment to Learning reports will be published on Monday, and I encourage you to sit down and reflect on them with your young person. Affirm what they are doing well and discuss areas and ways they could experience greater schoolwork and life satisfaction for continued progress in Term 2.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Silver Principals Award:

Ayla Cross, Tahlia-Lucy Merrett-Sivell & Julia Helena Streegan.

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Leader of Pastoral Care Award:

Georgia Allan, Zeke Anderson, Isaac Archer, Tameah Baird Moran, Zachary Bibel, Annabelle Broderick, Olivia Brown, Oliver Bryant, Evie Bullen, Oliver Cairns, Samantha Carr, Joe Caruso, Max Choi, Hunter Clark, Leeann Clint, Blaze Colthorpe, Saoirse Crinion, Ayla Cross, Grace Dahlenburg, Louis Dimmers, Frieda Dudfield, Jasper Eichorn, Rhys Evans, Charlotte Fitzpatrick, Ashton Fraser, Toby Fraser, Darcie Gleeson, Sarah Gleeson, Paige Goldie, Patrick Green, Amarlie Gregory, Olivia Gridley, Quinn Hancock, Leah Hanson, Jack Hartley, Abigail Heal, Amelia Heery, Julia Helena Streegan, Jackson Hollis, Logan Howard, Jake Keegan, Jedda Lenton, Charlie Long, Kayden Madden, Poppi Maltman, Sviatoslav Mashliatin, Rocco McCallum, Tori McGrath, Charley          McGuigan, Izabella McVerry, Declan McWhirter, Sharlotte Meani, Tahlia-Lucy Merrett-Sivell, Lucas Merrick, Jessica Moore, Oliver Munro, Eli O'Bryan, Milly Platt, Keegan Pope, Ava Ribot de Bressac, Mylee Roach, Bailey Rowlatt, Emily Ryan, Bailey Speechly, Benjamin Spencer, Sierra Westbrook, Henry Wootton, Sebastian Wyllie & Daniel Zhong.

Nicole O’Connell
Year 9 Leader of Pastoral Care

Year 10

Year 10 Retreat

I want to thank all the staff who volunteered their time for our Year 10 Retreats last week. Thank you to Mr Tom Salter and Mrs Marg Gobius for their leadership and facilitation at each retreat, as well as our small group leaders made up of Teachers and support staff. Staying overnight and exploring the themes with our year 10 students is genuinely an exceptional service. Both our groups enjoyed great weather at Bonny Hills, St Francis Retreat Centre and Stuarts Point. Overall, the feedback from our year 10 students is that they have had a fruitful and reflective time connecting with more of their peers and opening their eyes to the themes of Awe and Wonder. 
Let's keep revisiting these new friendships and the messages we have taken from our retreat into the rest of our year. 

Christa Morrow
College Youth Minister. 

We Thrive Day

On Wednesday, April 3, our year 10 students completed their retreats by coming together as a year group and climbing some of North Brother Mountain. Gathering at the Summit Father Rolland said Mass for us and our students participated in various ministries. There is arguably no greater place to celebrate the Eucharist than in God's Creation, full of Awe and Wonder. The group then made their way to Lake Cathie Foreshore, where we played various team-building games and sports together. It was a fun-filled and relaxed way to end our retreat season altogether. Thank you to all the staff who have been on this retreat journey with our year 10 students, we are truly blessed. 

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Leader of Pastoral Care Award:

Lachlan Brazel, Eli Collins, Matthew Firkin, Suki Fraser, Angelina Harrison-Park, Nathan Johns, Anna Martin, Mitchell McGuinness, Asha McLean, Ellen McManus, Ruby Menin, Tyler Page, Mia Perkins, Phoenix Power, Ume Ryan, Jake Ryan, Janaye Singh, Hannah Vinter-Forth, Maddison West & Maddison Whitton-Howell.

Tom Salter
Year 10 Leader of Pastoral Care

Wellbeing

MacKillop strives to create interactive learning spaces that radiate a sense of belonging and connectedness for both staff and students. Similar to the sense of belonging experienced in the home, it is love, care, and relationships that are at the heart of creating this environment.

Belonging is something that we do, so it therefore requires a certain level of skill. Staff are constantly meeting in professional learning teams and upskilling on professional development days to refine the skills that promote this sense of belonging and connectedness. If students feel cared for, they feel like they belong. This sense of belonging is shown to impact learning in a positive manner.

Some of the more prominent teacher skills being utilised by staff include:

  • Developed routines: implementing processes in the classroom that create a level of predictability that reassures students of acceptable actions and behaviours, e.g., classroom entry and exit routines.
  • Clear and defined expectations: sharing with students what our classroom expectations are. What do they look like in action? What do they sound like when we communicate with each other?
  • Use of student names and positive gestures: one of the better ways to create a sense of belonging is to get to know those around us. Using names, making polite gestures, and learning what interests our students leads to a great sense of belonging.
  • Acknowledgement and praise for student success—recognising student success through obvious pathways such as merits and newsletters, but more importantly through personal conversation and interaction—shows students care and appreciation.
  • A restorative practices approach is critical to relationship building. At times, students will make mistakes, and the restorative model provides time for reflection to consider the impact of their behaviours on others. 

Additionally, there are a number of student skills that they need to develop in order to contribute to a positive sense of belonging. These skills are developed at home, in social settings, and at school. Some of these skills include:

  • Empathy is critical for young people in order for them to acknowledge their own feelings and the feelings of others. Set a good example for our young people by showing empathy in everyday life.
  • Communication skills: communication skills that are relevant to the environment and context. Knowing that they communicate differently with our parents and teachers than they do with their friends. 
  • Engagement is the skill to engage in conversation with people of different ages, coupled with the ability to listen to the perspectives of others. To best prepare them for the outside world as young adults, we need to model this skill often.
  • Value learning: while this can be difficult at times, learning is a lifelong skill. As teachers and parents, conversations that create the link between knowledge and skills and future pathways and occupations will aid in creating a sense of connectedness and value towards school. 

As educators and parents, we both play a role in learning and modelling the elements that create a sense of belonging for our students. We all then become teachers for our students and children to equip them with the skills to belong.

Warren Lorger
Leader of Wellbeing: Behaviour Support

Busways Notice

Following our previous correspondence regarding the closure of King Creek Bridge on King Creek Rd, Port Macquarie Hastings Council have confirmed the new start date for these works. Therefore, commencing Monday 8th April 2024, Morning School Bus S414 and Afternoon School Bus S499 will be required to divert as detailed in the attached letters.

Bus S414
Bus S499

Music News

“Music, great music, relaxes the mind, awakens profound sentiments, and is, as it were, a natural invitation to raise one’s mind and heart to God in every situation of human existence, both joyful and sad. Music can become prayer.” Pope Benedict XVI

Ensemble Rehearsal Timetable: Term 1


TimeVenueDirector
Concert BandMonday Day 1, 7.45am - 8.40amJ16 Music RoomCara Stewart
Pop ChoirTuesday, Day 2, 7.45am - 8.40am TheatreSam Adams
SAPSS Junior DrumlineTuesday, Day 2, 3.30pm - 5.30pmCollege HallMark Spence
Junior PercussionWednesday, Day 3, 7.45am - 8.40amJ16 Music RoomMark Spence
CollectiveWednesday, Day 3, 7.45am - 8.40amChapelRob Denham
SAPSS Senior DrumlineWednesday, Day 3, 3.30pm - 5.30pmCollege HallMark Spence
Senior PercussionThursday, Day 4, 7.45am - 8.40amJ16 Music RoomMark Spence
String EnsembleFriday, Day 5, 7.45am - 8.40amJ14 Music RoomMichaeli Witney

LINKS & FORMS

Music Ensemble Sign Up Form 2024

Music Tuition Request Form 2024

Instrument Rental Agreement 2024

Please contact Mr Denham with any questions relating to the co-curricular music program at MacKillop College.

UPCOMING EVENTS

RIDE THE SOUND WAVE (Kids Concert)

(Town Beach Port Macquarie) Week 10  - Saturday, 6 April, 10.00am - 12.00pm, SAPSS DRUMLINE

ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE

(COLLEGE HALL) Week 1  - Wednesday, 1 May, Period 1, Pop Choir and Collective Singers

YEAR 7 INFORMATION NIGHT

(COLLEGE HALL) Week 2  - Monday, 6 May, 5.30pm - 6.15pm, Concert Band

YEAR 11 MASS

(Chapel) Week 3  - Wednesday, 15 May, Period 1, Collective Praise Band & Singers

Please contact Mr Denham with any questions relating to the co-curricular music program at MacKillop College.

Robert Denham
Leader of Co-Curricular Music


Sport News

YEAR 7

YEAR 7 TERM 1 SPORT PROGRAMME

YEAR 8

YEAR 8 TERM 1 SPORT PROGRAMME

YEAR 9

YEAR 9 TERM 1 SPORT PROGRAMME

YEAR 10

YEAR 10 TERM 1 SPORT PROGRAMME

REPRESENTATIVE SPORT REPORTS


REPRESENTATIVE SPORT AND UPCOMING EVENTS

All registrations for MacKillop College sports teams are completed by students by logging into the school Moodle page. Go to the Student Links tab on the left-hand side and click on the Representative Sports Registrations link. Click on the relevant sport and fill out the Google form.

Students will be notified through the morning notices of when to sign up and when trials will occur.

The following sports are open to all boys and girls in each sport to register for trials:

  • 11/12 Mixed Touch Football: Boys and Girls
  • Hockey: Boys and Girls
  • Year 7-9 Soccer (Bill Turner)—Boys and Girls
  • Year 11 and 12 Netball: Boys and Girls
  • Year 10–12 AFL—Boys and Girls
  • Netball Umpires
  • Under-15s AFL (boys and girls)
  • Touch Football: Boys and Girls
  • Rugby League: Boys and Girls

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Denham. 
Click on this link to register: MacKillop College Representative Sport Registration Link.

LISMORE DIOCESAN EVENTS AND REGISTRATION

Sports that are currently open for students to be able to sign up to or register their interest to trial, have been advertised to students through morning notices. 

Please click on the link below to register for the sports.

http://sport.lism.catholic.edu.au/registration

NSWCCC & NSW All Schools Events and Registration

NSWCCC CALENDAR 2024

All individual sports registrations are completed on the CSNSW.SPORT website. The parent must have an account and add their child to have access. (Sport Registration HELP available on sport info page) SEE BELOW sports open for registration.

For further information, go to the CSNSW Sport website Sport pages. https://csnsw.sport

Students MUST be registered for the event with parent and Principal or Leader of Sport approval.

Registration is through the CSNSW.sport portal. Details on how to register – Guide For Parents – Sport Registrations >>. 

Please note all close dates are firm dates. No registrations will be permitted after the close dates.

Sport

Event

Date

Touch Football

NSWCCC Touch Football Championships & selection trials 

9 & 10 April

Swimming and Touch Football registrations are through the Diocesan/Association pathways.

For further information, go to the CSNSW Sport website Sport pages. https://csnsw.sport/

NSW ALL SCHOOLS – EVENTS 

The selection for these events are a result of the NSWCCC events.

Sport

Event & /Location

Date of event

Volleyball

Boys & Girls

6 April

COMMUNITY SPORT 

Congratulations goes to one of our student entries Olivia Gridley, who has been selected as the Design a Jersey Secondary School winner! She has won some prizes from the NRL Schools Team and we are so proud of her talented entry! 

Olivia Gridlay Design a Jersey NRL

If your child has achieved outstanding sporting results in their community sport, we would love to hear about it. Please email myself, or your child’s respective Leader of Pastoral Care, so we can acknowledge these achievements.  

If you have any questions regarding sport at MacKillop College, please do not hesitate to contact me either by email or phone at the College.

ERIN DENHAM
LEADER OF SPORT

Girls Only Come and Try Clinic - Port Macqaurie

Canteen Update

Monday 8 April
Vanessa Aird & Michael Richards

Tuesday 9 April
Jenny Murray, Chris Pees & Julie Tipper

Wednesday 10 April
Danielle Sen Gupta & Roz Brockhurst

Thursday 11 April
Jo Sexton & Chris Jourdant


Holidays

Wednesday 1 May
Peta Clancy

Thursday 2 May
Renae Maher & Laura Mayes

Friday 3 May
Rowena Beukers, Kelly Dingle, Vicki Hamlyn & Ronnel Skea


Monday 6 May
Paul Atkins & Kate Perkins

Tuesday 7 May
Michael Richards

Wednesday 8 May
Danielle Sen Gupta & Roz Brockhurst

Thursday 9 May
Jo Sexton & Chris Jourdant

Friday 10 May
Caroline Horam, Leanne Hatherly & Lisa Hogan

CANTEEN PRICE LIST
QKR!

To order from the canteen:

1. Orders can be written out at the canteen (bags supplied free of charge).

2. Orders can be written out at home and handed in at the canteen.

3. Download the Qkr! app and order online.

All orders are to be in by 8:00am, please.

Please ensure when ordering online that your child year group is correct.

There is hot food available over the counter to purchase, however, to avoid disappointment it is best to order.

Please remind your child/children if you have ordered for them, and what their order is. 

If your child is sick and you have ordered, please phone the canteen (6583 2632) to arrange credit. 

Please note to change your child's year group when using the QKR! app to order lunch for 2022.

Now available: Gluten-free pies $5.00 and gluten-free sausage rolls $4.00; these items must be ordered.

Canteen Help Needed

The canteen is desperately seeking volunteers for one hour per month. No cooking, cleaning or stocking is needed, just serving our lovely students. Even if you can only do one half-hour shift it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to all of our current volunteers, we appreciate your help.

Sign up and receive a Welcome Pack (coffee voucher, chocolates, voucher for your child to use at the canteen).
Please contact Maxine at the College 6583 2632 or via email at maxine.stone@lism.catholic.edu.au 

Homework Hub

Maths Tutorials

Friday 7.45am-8.30am

Room 12 Main College with Elizabeth Robertson

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