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- Principal's Message Term 3 Week 1 2025
- Religious Education News - Anne Leet
- Protective Behaviour Program
- Sport with Mrs O'Keefe
- Science Competition 2025
- MTS Book Week
- Term 3 Author Visit for Years 3-6
- Scholastic Book Club
- Extra Curricular Activities at MTS
- Family Portraits
- The MTS Yearbook request for photos
Dear Parents and Carers,
We have reached the end of a busy term that presented a range of challenges. With a commitment to provide a quality education, the teachers have worked really hard to provide a wide range of exciting learning experiences for the children. It is now time to recharge the energy levels to stay well and enjoy the holiday break.
This term, please note the following staff arrangements
- Ms Emily Niu has joined the staff and will be working with Mrs Penny Brown in 1 Coral. Emily will be working with the class on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Penny's teaching days will be Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- Ms Georgia French will be working with our Kinder team during Term 3. She will be providing a weekly Auslan lesson to each Kinder group. Georgia will also be teaching in Kinder Ruby each Thursday to allow Mrs Veronica Manns time to support other classes across the Kinder team.
- Miss Heather Hall has returned to work with Mrs Leanne Davison in 2 Lime. Leanne will be working Mondays and Tuesdays, and Heather Wednesdays to Fridays.
- Mrs Carly Snowdon will continue in 2 Jade, full-time, for the next few weeks, with parents being provided with updates when arrangements change.
- Miss Amy Balcombe and Mrs Cailtin Braddick will be teaching in 5 Ivory. Amy will be working on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Caitlin on Wednesdays to Fridays.
- Matt Moore will be teaching in 6 Ink full-time.
- Mrs Anne Leet is taking leave to care for her mother, until the end of Week 5.
- Mrs Michelle Mitchelle is working part-time and will be working in the library covering Mrs Leet's library days.
- 4 Amethyst - I am hoping to announce our new staff member soon. Currently, Mrs Ana Bristow will be working with the class on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, and Mrs Samantha Burgess on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to ensure the program is maintained.
Baby News
Congratulations to Erin O'Leary on the arrival of a healthy baby boy. Mum and Dad are very proud of their beautiful bundle of joy.
As part of the 2025–26 ACT Budget, the ACT Government has announced a $600,000 boost to the Equity Fund. This will enable an additional 1,000 eligible ACT students to receive financial assistance in the 2025 school year.
The Equity Fund is available to families of students enrolled in preschool to Year 12 in any ACT school—government or non-government—who are experiencing financial disadvantage. Support provided through the Fund assists with education-related expenses and aims to ensure that all children have an equal opportunity to fully participate in their learning.
Funding amounts for 2025 are as follows:
- $400 for preschool students
- $500 for primary school students
- $750 for high school and college students
In 2024 alone, the Fund has supported over 5,000 students across the ACT, distributing more than $3 million to families in need.
Further information, including application details, is available on the ACT Education Directorate website.
Principal
When you pray, what do you say to God? Do you thank God for the wonderful things in your life? Do you ask God to help you or maybe to bless others?
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When you pray, what do you say to God? Do you thank God for the wonderful things in your life? Do you ask God to help you or maybe to bless others?
Dear parents,
Thank you for enrolling your child/ren to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion in September at Holy Spirit parish.
Masses this weekend at Holy Spirit parish are very special for our Sacrament candidates because they will receive their personal Mass book, which will be invaluable in their preparation to receive Holy Communion.
If you have made payment for your child's first Holy Communion:
- THANK YOU VERY MUCH ??
- Your child's personal Mass book will be available for them at any of this weekend's Masses.
If you have not made payment for your child's first Holy Communion:
- Payment can be made via the Eftpos machine in the church foyer at any of this weekend's Masses, a Mass book will be available for your child.
Mass times
Saturday 26 July 5:00pm
Sunday 27 July 8:00am, 9:30am, 5:00pm
Please approach one of the school Religious Education Coordinators Mel Unwin in the church foyer prior to or following Mass, to receive your child's Mass book.
Thank you for supporting your child's faith education and Sacraments.
Peace and Best Wishes.
Anne Leet
Religious Education Co-Ordinator
This term, our school will be teaching Protective Behaviours to students using current resources from the Daniel Morcombe Curriculum and Education 2 Empower Publishing. We understand the content of Protective Behaviours can be confronting for some students, and we are therefore keen to ensure there is an opportunity for families to engage with the content before lessons are taught. To achieve this, an overview of the program is attached and weekly updates will be provided.
The Sports Spectacle
The MTS girls and boys kicked off the term with some serious hustle at the 5/6 Futsal Cup Gala Day this Wednesday and Thursday! We had a grand total of 6 teams hitting the courts, and let me tell you, they played like they were auditioning for the next big sports movie. Two of our boys teams even made it to the final 16 in the knockout competition—talk about a nail-biter! Sadly, both teams faced a fierce challenge and were knocked out.
A huge shoutout to Carly Reeves for stepping up to assist with the supervision and to the 6 amazing parents who volunteered as coaches. Your support was as essential as a good pair of futsal shoes!
But wait, there’s more! While our futsal stars were dazzling on the court, Charlotte, Stella, and William were off competing in the 2025 ACT & Southern NSW Interschools Snowsport Competition at Perisher. They tackled both alpine and ski cross like pros! Big thanks to Jodie Tancheski for managing the team and keeping everything on the slopes smooth.
Congratulations to all our sports stars this week!
Upcoming Events
● Years 3/4 Boys Oztag Gala Days (30 July)
Scholastic Book Club
The Issue 5 catalogue for 2025 is now available. The cut-off date for orders is on Friday 8th August.
Parents can order online via the LOOP parent portal on the Scholastic website, no orders or cash will be accepted by the school. Late orders are charged a flat rate for home postage.
Books will be delivered to children in their classroom once they arrive at the school. MTS Community Council parent volunteers are running the Book Club, so please ensure any inquiries are directed to them via the office email, rather than to teachers. A reminder that missing or damaged orders may need to be reported to Scholastic using their online contact information, and that out of stock items already paid for are usually credited to the LOOP account. Parents concerned about missing, misplaced or damaged orders are advised to wait until the catalogue is closed and use the home postage option.
The Community Council has once again booked a photographer to capture those special memories.
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