Dear Parents and Carers,

I am delighted to be able to share with you that I will be staying on as a Principal at St. Paul’s next term. This brings valuable continuity and stability to our school community as we build on the strong foundations laid in Term 2. I thank everyone for making me feel so welcome and for their continued support.

In the last newsletter I outlined expectations around our school uniform. I thank everyone for their support in this area. There have been a few questions regarding the sport uniform and the soft shell jacket. On sport days, the students may wear the long or short sleeve red polo top as per the uniform policy. The soft shell jacket may be worn with either the sport or school uniform and this will be added to the uniform policy.

Last Friday the staff engaged in professional development focused on improving our teaching and learning practices in Writing. Teachers from Prep to Year 6 spent the day deepening their understanding of current best practices in writing instruction. We explored strategies to ensure that students are writing regularly and with purpose across all year levels. As we move through the year, we will be placing a strong focus on narrative and persuasive writing. We are excited to see our students developing their skills and confidence as writers and we look forward to them sharing their work with you.

Each year MACS releases an annual report. Feel free to download it and have a read. 

Kind regards,

Jussahra Treagus

Cold and Flu season

As we move through the Winter season, we are noticing a number of students coming to school unwell, showing cold and flu symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, sore throat, watery eyes, and/or a fever.

In order to protect the health of our school community, it is important that we all remain vigilant in monitoring these symptoms. If your child is unwell, we kindly ask that you keep them at home to rest and recover. This helps prevent the spread of illness and ensures that students can return to school ready to engage and learn.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will be held Tuesday 1st July and Wednesday 2nd July 2025. Tuesday interviews will run from 4pm to 6:30pm and Wednesday from 2:00pm to 6:30pm. On Tuesday the students will still be finishing school at the normal time of 3:30pm. Wednesday the students will be finishing at 1:30pm as per the school calendar.

Bookings will be open this week for you to choose a time that suits your family best. We will send out the booking link and information when it is open.

All interviews will be held in your child’s classroom and each interview is 15 minutes in duration. Students in Years 4 to 6 should attend the parent teacher interview. Students in Year 3 are encouraged to attend.

BOOKINGS CLOSE Friday 27th June at 3pm.

Upcoming Dates to note

Monday 23 June - Whole School Assembly 2.45pm

Friday 27 June - Second Hand uniform shop open 8.30 - 9.15am

Tuesday 1 July - Parent Teachers Interviews from 4pm (normal finish time)

Wednesday 2 July - Parent Teachers Interviews from 2pm. Finish 1.30pm

Friday 4 July - Second Hand uniform shop open 8.30 - 9.15am

Friday 4 July - last day of term - Finish 2.30pm

Term 3 Dates: Monday 21 July - Friday 19 September

Term 4 Dates: Monday 6 October - Tuesday 16 December