Mary Queen of Heaven Newsletter Term 2 – Week 11

Throughout the course of this term we have noticed an increase in children bringing items to school.  Items brought to school can cause a whole realm of problems, particularly in the school yard.  They can get lost, damaged, cause injuries to others, get ‘traded’ or cause sharing issues.  They also act as a distraction for children during learning time.

From next term we are asking for all items to be left at home.  We have plenty for the children to do at recess and lunch times with soccer/football, netball/basketball, sandpit toys, skipping, hula hoops, passive play, hopskotch to name a few.  We thank you for your support with this.  Any items brought in will be held by staff and returned at the end of the school day.

Thank you all for your patience as the Mickleham Rd upgrade continues and the area around our school remains impacted by road works.  It has been wonderful to see so many of our families using French Rd parking and French Rd entry gate, this has really helped with traffic flow.  It has been just as wonderful to see our ‘kiss and drop’ area develop into a quick stop and get out of the car system.  In order to increase safety further can I please ask that if you are parking on the far side of Hillview Rd, please walk your children to the round-about and cross the road there.  This ensures that you can be seen and there is limited risk of a parked car hitting pedestrians upon take off or reversing into pedestrians.  Please be mindful of pedestrians when parking your car and taking off from the car park area.   We need to work together to ensure pedestrians and moving cars are separated as much as possible

Last week we held our first school assembly in the upstairs senior classrooms.  This is a larger space that accommodates our growing community much more comfortably.  Assembly begins at 2:30.  To ensure we can begin on time and the children feel heard and seen and not interrupted, please arrive on time or just before so that we can settle our audience ready to begin.  Staff will always be there to direct and welcome you.  We look forward to this space working for us as we continue to grow.

Congratulations to our STEM Educator Steven Avis and his partner and Mikayla on the arrival of precious Athena Mae.  May Athena bless your lives with an abundance of love.

Hume Council Awards
On Tuesday of this week some of our staff and students attended the Hume Council Awards Ceremony. Many of our staff and some of our students were nominated under the following categories:

Academic Excellence
Arts and Creative Expression
Environment and Stewardship
Outstanding Cultural Leadership
Sports And Recreation

We congratulate our nominees and winners in their respective fields. We are so proud not only of the caliber of staff and students at Mary Queen of Heaven but the lengths people go to to support our local community.

100 Days of Prep

Today we celebrate 100 days of Prep.  100 days of friendship, connection, learning, creativity, curiosity and growth.  It was so delightful to see our Preps and their educators all dressed up and celebrating this wonderful milestone.

Next term will be celebrating the Feast of St Anne and St Joachim, the grandparents of Jesus by inviting all of the grandparents in the community of MQH along for morning tea and classroom activities.  Please ensure you extend this invitation to grandparents.  Please note, due to our lack of space we can only accommodate the grandparents –  parents and siblings cannot be accommodated on this day.  Photographs will be shared on Seesaw and through our socials pages.

Grandparents Day                                                                   

Friday 26th July

9:00am

The Australian Sports Museum is no ordinary museum! Located at Gate 3 of the MCG, the Australian Sports Museum is your one stop shop for celebrating sport in Australian society. With over 95 different sports featured in the museum, there’s something for everyone.  Revisit the magic moments of green and gold glories, get to know our sporting greats and celebrate the grassroots legends from right around Australia. And then ride, cycle, surf or climb to your own gold medal moments in the interactive Game On! Visit australiansportsmuseum.org.au to find out more. 

Squad of 16 given the chance to scouted by the coaches of Barcelona FC in Spain! Click the link below to register

https://form.jotform.com/241558015219858

Any questions please email, football@greenvaleunited.com.au