Dear parents,

Next week our Year Six students receive the sacrament of Confirmation.  We ask all members of the community to keep these students in their prayers at this important milestone in their faith journey.

I thank Mrs Leet, the Year Six teachers and the parents of each child for helping the students prepare for the reception of this sacrament.

2022 Enrolments

Next week the official enrolment period commences for Catholic schools in Canberra. If any parents or their friends want to enrol their child at MTS they are encouraged to get their applications in as soon as possible.  All enrolments are done electronically through the Mother Teresa School website.

Below I have included information for families that wish to enrol their child at MTS.

1. Mother Teresa School only accepts new families from the suburbs of Harrison, Throsby, Franklin and the suburb of Gungahlin.  All the suburbs of Gungahlin are zoned to either Good Shepherd School at Amaroo, Holy Spirit School at Nicholls or MTS at Harrison.
2. All students leaving the early learning centre at MTS must submit an application to the school to which they are zoned.  Attending the ELC at MTS does not guarantee a position at MTS.
3. The Catholic Education Office has a set of enrolment priorities that guides the offering of positions at local catholic schools. These children who:
   
   1. Are baptised Catholic, who are members of the designated local Parish communities or; where there is more than one primary school within a Parish, the designated enrolment area within the Parish;
   2. Are siblings of children already attending the primary school;
   3. Are children of staff in the selected school;
   4. Are baptised Catholic from other Parishes or enrolment areas who cannot obtain places in their own Parish primary school;
   5. Are baptised Catholic whose parents/ legal guardians seek to enrol them in a Parish primary school outside their own Parish or enrolment area but who can obtain places in their own Parish primary school; and
   6. Are non-Catholic whose parents/ legal guardians desire and are committed to a Catholic education.

4. Due to COVID restrictions there will be no open days or school tours in 2021. Parents who are invited to an interview and will be given a tour at that time.  Existing MTS families that have another child commencing do not need to meet with the principal.

Key Dates

Enrolment period ends 28^th May

Offers of place sent 25^th June

Acceptances due 23^rd July

ELC Changes

For the last 2 years the Catholic Education Office has been working with a group of industry experts from Wollongong University to examine all eight Catholic ELCs to make them more sustainable going forward.

I am aware there is some discussion taking place amongst families in on-line forums about what the changes may be.  I am aware that there is a meeting taking place today to finalise communication with all stakeholders.  Hopefully this will be sent to schools for distribution early next week.

Maths Problem

Congratulations to Raeland Loney who had the first correct entry drawn out for last week’s problem.

This week’s problem is below and has a Winter theme.

Imagine that you are having a snowball making competition with a friend. If you can make 4 snowballs in 5 minutes and your friend can make 2 snowballs in 3 minutes, how many snowballs can you make together in an hour? Who would have made more snowballs? How many more? Illustrate your work!

Week 2 NSIT Report

Analysis and discussion of data

A high priority is given to the school-wide analysis and discussion of systematically collected data on student outcomes, including academic, attendance, and behavioural outcomes, and student wellbeing. Data analyses consider overall school performance as well as the performances of students from identified priority groups; evidence of improvement/ regression over time; performances in comparison with similar schools; and, in the case of data from standardised tests, measures of growth across the years of school.