Mary Immaculate Primary Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

What a year!

My thanks to our community for again delivering an educational experience for our students in partnership with our wonderful MIPS staff. Many highs and some lows have characterised our year together. Through it all there has been great generosity and collaboration. We continue to build on each year and 2020 is set to be a stellar year.

We farewell some tremendous staff members who in their time here have made a real contribution to the MIPS story. We wish them all continued success and happiness.

Our country is under a few significant challenges currently and so my Christmas wish is for those especially ‘doing it tough’ to feel understood and supported by our Australian community. I also pray for the festive season to be one of great unity and appreciation amongst our MIPS community.

I look forward to our new year together with great excitement.

Stephen Dowd, Principal

• MAI Online Booking opened up on Friday, 13th December 2019 www.schoolinterviews.com.au
• MAI interviews for Years K - 6 on Tues, Wed & Thurs 28th to 30th Jan 2020
• MAI interviews for Kindy ONLY on Friday 31st Jan 2020
• Last day for 2019 Term 4 is Wednesday, 18th December 2019
• First day for 2020 Term 1 is Friday, 31st January 2020 (Years 1 to 6)
• First day for 2020 Term 1 is Monday, 3rd February 2020 (Kindy)

To celebrate the last day of the year all students can wear mufti on Wednesday, 18th December 2019.

Please remember to send your children in closed toe shoes and don't forget the sun safe policy of covered shoulders and hats.

Please keep in your prayers our Year 6 students who will graduate tomorrow, with a special Graduation Day, followed by an evening Mass and awards ceremony. May they always live their lives with ‘love and service’ as they journey into high school.

All school fees for 2019 should now be fully paid by most families. Families will receive 2020 statements around the end of February 2020, which will include Flexible Payment Plan options.

If you have any queries please contact Liz Padlan in the school office on 02 9933 7800 or via email: imac-qkhlfees@parra.catholic.edu.au.

Thank you to all the families who have finalised their accounts.

PLEASE NOTE: Any outstanding amount in school fee accounts WILL NOT RECEIVE the Bpoint flexible payment plans for 2020 fees.

First day of trading for Term 1 will be Friday, 31st January 2020, 8:30am to 10:00am. 

For further information please contact Elle on 0421 216 414 or via email elle@ozfashions.com.au.

Thank you everyone for a brilliant year at COSHC! 

Just a reminder that COSHC will be closed from the 18th of December until the 6th of January. 

Tuesday the 28th of January we are closed.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are Pupil Free Days. COSHC will be open on these dates, if you would like to book in please contact the service on 0417 203 333 or at  coshcmaryimmaculate@parra.catholic.edu.au.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Please use the upcoming school holidays to visit your doctor and update your child's medication and plans (asthma, epipen, etc). Please logon to the Skoolbag app and download the medication forms for 2020, thank you.

St John Paul II is open for and accepting enrolments for Year 7 2021. The closing date for Year 7 2021 applications 1st round offers is Wednesday, 25 March 2020.

Parents/Caregivers and students are invited to attend our Open Enrolment Afternoon Evening on Monday 9 March from 4.00pm to 6.30pm. Group tours run by our students are available and will give you the opportunity to view the school grounds and facilities, visit the classrooms and meet our students and teachers.

Enrolment applications are available from the website under Enrol Now or you can contact Mrs Fay Lovett on 92087200 to enquire further.

We look forward to having you join our community!

Catherine McAuley Westmead is now accepting enrolments for Year 7 2021. The closing date for Year 7 2021 applications 1st round offers is Friday, 27th March 2020.

Parents and their daughters have the opportunity to tour the school campus at one of our upcoming school tours specifically for Year 7 2021 applicants, but open to any year group. 

Tuesday 12th November and Thursday 5th December 2019, 9:15am – 11:00am

These mornings will provide parents and students with the opportunity to tour our school on a normal school day. You will be able to view our school grounds and facilities, go into classrooms and meet our students and teachers. Enrolment packs will be available on the day.

Contact our School Reception on 9849 9100 to book a place on a school tour.

Please note that following these tours there will be no other school tours held until our Open Afternoon in early March 2020 (date still to be confirmed).