From the Principal

We received sad news this week that a past staff member Anna De Guglielmo passed away suddenly. Anna worked at the College from 1993 to 2001 in a number of positions. I personally remember the time when I worked with Anna and the school community at St Joseph’s Renmark. 

Are you an old scholar, a former staff member, or parent of our College?
'Come Home to MacKillop' will be an afternoon of celebrating, remembering and re-connecting.
Sunday 18 September, Gymnasium
High Tea served: 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Tickets available from www.trybooking.com/MKHS
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Last week we gathered for our mid-term Good News Assembly. Here we acknowledged the commitment made by students towards various fundraisers including ‘Kick Start for Kids and Soles for Souls. The Queensland netball team were presented with medals following their success during the July holidays and Mini Del Corso presented students who had achieved excellence in speaking and writing. 

Last weekend marked the final round of the 2016 Winter Sport Season. Having fielded 13 Netball teams, 2 Soccer teams and a Badminton team, MacKillop was well and truly represented on the sports scene. 

On Tuesday 16 August, Year 8 and 9 students participated in National Science Week activities by viewing the performance - 'STEMania'. Actors from Perform Educational Musicals presented four skits that allowed our students to discuss and learn about the uses of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in everyday situations. 

Someone once wrote that “Poetry is thoughts that breathe” and after the performance that students in Years 8 – 10 attended on Friday 19 August, each and every audience member would most definitely agree.

On Monday 22nd of August the SACE Stage 1 Visual Art class visited the Art Gallery of South Australia. Students walked around the gallery, critically analysed various landscape paintings and reflected on particular Australian artists. 

Prayer for the people of Italy
God of justice and mercy, we pray for the people of Italy, and the victims of any disaster, any violence, suffering or despair.

Grant them shelter and solace, comfort and consolation, blessing and renewal.

May a world of justice, righteousness and mercy come swiftly to their aid.

Grant them endurance to survive, strength to rebuild, faith to mourn, courage to heal, and devotion to each other.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, 

Amen

Wednesday 7 September, Gymnasium
Doors open 6.30pm
BYO nibbles (Alcohol free event)
$10 per family
Tickets from www.trybooking.com/MSKK
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A University of Newcastle study has found that a unique father-daughter exercise program not only improves girls' fitness, confidence, resilience and social-emotional wellbeing, but also strengthens fathers' parenting skills and their understanding of the importance of the father-daughter bond.

Friday 2 September
Year 11 Retreat

Wednesday 7 September
Music Night

Friday 9 September
Student Free Day/Staff Professional Development

Thursday 15 September
Come 'n' Try MacKillop Day 

A friendly reminder to please return all lottery books, sold or unsold, to the front office by September 16. 

Would you like to meet other parents of the College?

The College canteen has a wonderful team of dedicated volunteers who provide an enormous amount of assistance. If you are able to join our happy crew of volunteers, by helping for a few hours, from as little as once a month to weekly or possibly daily, we would love to include you in our helpful team. Helpers are asked to be at the canteen by 9.00am.

Narelle Matthews, the College Canteen Manager, would love to hear from you! Please phone her at the College on 8333 6300 or after hours on 8263 2423.

To register your interest in becoming a Canteen Volunteer online, or to view the Canteen price lists and Term 3 roster please click the ‘Read More’ link.