P&F Report

Leanne Andrews | P&F President

What a year it has been! This year, more than ever, it has taken a village. Hats off to all the mums, dads, grandparents, friends and carers that have helped our children make it through 2020. It surely has taken the whole village and we would not have made it without the help and support of our amazing teachers - THANK YOU! Our children have become so much more resilient and we all should be super proud of what they have been able to achieve given such exceptional circumstances.

This year, Mary MacKillop's Parent Body has been working very much behind the scenes to support the school. In Term 2 we helped by offering a discount in our P&F levies. We also were able to fund the purchase of more document cameras and Educational Lightboards to help support online learning.

In term 3, it was fantastic to again be able to support NAIDOC week providing additional funding to allow Peter Mulcahy to spend time sharing his knowledge about our First Nation people with our children. Eric Bailey, former NBL player, came in August and spoke with the students about having the chance everyday to rewrite their future. This was followed up with a Life after School Workshop in Term 4 to help our senior students prepare for the next stage of their journey. It was also great to see students participate in a digital detox in Wellbeing Week.

This year we have all had to mark special days on the school calendar differently - and although celebrated in a different way we were still able to help students and teachers come together to celebrate key events like Mary MacKillop Feast Day and World Teacher Day.

I cannot thank the students enough that took the Parent Body idea of an Outdoor Chapel and ran with it. We are so pleased that we were able to provide some of the initial funding for this very special addition to our school. I cannot wait to see it grow over the next few year as more students have the chance to add their own personal touches.

Over the Christmas break the Senior Tech and Hospitality Rooms are getting an upgrade to allow the school to offer more learning opportunities. These upgrades have been one of the Parent Bodies major funding supports to the College in 2020.

On behalf of the Parent Body, I again thank you - students, teachers and parents - for facing 2020 challenges head on. What we have learnt this year will only make us stronger as we head into 2021.