Dates and reminders
- Special Persons’ Day: Special people in the lives of our Year 7 students will be welcomed into the College on Tuesday 27 April. Click HERE for the details
- Autism Acceptance Family Night: MLMC is hosting an Autism Acceptance Family Night on Wednesday 28 April. Click HERE for the details
- Business Breakfast: The Old Collegians’ Association is hosting a Business Breakfast on Tuesday 11 May. Click HERE for more information
- Student free day: The Friday before the Queen’s birthday long weekend (Friday 11 June) has been designated a student free day. Monday 14 June is a public holiday.
- End of term: Term 2 will end for students on Friday 25 June.
Winter uniform
Last term it was advertised that Term 2 will commence with the winter uniform. At that time the College was unaware that there was a supply problem with the girls’ skirts. The problem existed due to the COVID- 19 lockdowns in India and subsequent transportation problems. This problem has now been resolved and we are assured the Bob Stewart Croydon Shop will have skirts available from next week (Monday 26 April).
If your child is absent
I thought it timely to update families on the guidelines for advising the College of a student absence. The College is required to keep an accurate record of absences as part of the VRQA registration, Department of Education and Training and CECV guidelines. Where a student is absent from the College on any given day, parents/guardians are required to advise the College by 9.00am on the day of the absence. This information is then passed on to your child’s homeroom teacher, subject teachers and Year Level Leader via roll marking.
Student absences can be advised to the College via the Parent Access Module (PAM), by phoning the Absentee line (9237 1365) or by emailing administration@mlmc.vic.edu.au.
Where a student has an unexplained absence, the College will advise the parents/guardians as soon as practical.
Parents/guardians are now able to advise the College of a student absence via the Parent Access Module (PAM). By logging on to your PAM account, simply click on ‘Parent Notified Absences’ (which is located on the top right-hand corner of the screen if you are logging in on a computer, or located under the student's name if logging in with a mobile device). Click on ‘+Add Future Absence’, select the student name, reason, absence period and date of absence and include any notes relevant to your child. Then simply click ‘Add’. You will receive a confirmation email of the absence. Changes or cancelling an absence can be made on PAM also.
VCE students
As per the College VCE Policy, a medical certificate and a letter from a parent is required for students undertaking a VCE subject if absent on the day of a SAC.
Absences for family holidays (more than two consecutive days)
Families are also reminded that a condition of student enrolment at the College is to not withdraw students from school for more than two consecutive days for family holidays without the pre-arranged written permission of the Principal. This can be obtained by emailing Mr Morison via principal@mlmc.vic.edu.au. The College strongly discourages students missing classes for social activities as such absences do impact on the learning of other students. Should you have any queries regarding your child’s absence, please contact the College’s Administration team for assistance on 9735 4022.
Bus timetable changes
McKenzie Buses have provided the College with a new timetable for the Z24 bus. If you would like a copy of this new timetable please email bus@mlmc.vic.edu.au and a copy will be emailed to you.
PTV has notified the College that our students who catch the Invicta 663 bus in the morning will need to transfer to the Invicta 10 bus at Lilydale Station, which will then come straight to the College.
Second Hand Uniform Shop
The College’s Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open every fortnight on a Thursday 12.00-1.30pm, starting Thursday 6 May.
Enrolments for 2023
Mrs Marilyn Ryan
Registrar — Students
Parents and guardians are reminded that applications for Year 7 in 2023 are now due. Applications can be made via the ‘Year 7 Enrolment’ page on our website or by clicking HERE.
Free webinar on Consent: Strategies for parents to start the conversation at home
Mrs Amy Bartlett
College Counselling and Wellbeing team
In the next of the free parent website webinars, Elephant Ed will cover the topic of consent and help guide parents on how to start, and continue, the conversation at home. In response to the national discussion about the need for better consent education for young people, The Parents Website and Elephant Ed are hosting a free webinar for parents and carers on the topic of consent on Wednesday, 28 April, from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.
Elephant Ed is a leading provider of sexuality and relationships education to tens of thousands of Australian students and is endorsed by the eSafety Commissioner as a Trusted eSafety Provider.
The webinar will include the following key discussion points:
- Statistics and prevalence of sexual assault
- Background to the current petition and testimonies
- Legalities surrounding consent
- Avenues to seek help
- Strategies to start the conversation at home.
You can register by clicking HERE.
