Hosts for exchange students
Each year the College offers families the opportunity to host an exchange student from overseas. If your son or daughter is studying Italian, hosting an exchange student from Italy is an excellent way for your child to practice their language skills. If you are interested, please contact me via email to jrodgers@mlmc.vic.edu.au
World’s Greatest Shave — 7 June
Members of the College's Student Representative Council (SRC) have been busily collecting donations for the Leukaemia Foundation as part of the upcoming World's Greatest Shave event. Read more about our Principal, Mr Phil Morison, myself and other staff putting their beards on the line for a good cause HERE.
Attendance
Although Maths, English and other subjects are important to the development of your child, going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Something new is taught at school each and every day. By being at school each day your child will not only learn skills to help them become independent thinkers and learners, but they will also develop social and emotional skills that assist in good communication, resilience and teamwork.
If, for some reason, your child does not want to go to school, it is important to find out the reason and then work with the College to work on solutions. It is important to keep communication channels open by talking to your child’s homeroom teacher. Please remember, there is no safe number of days for missing school. Each day a student misses puts them behind.
Screen time
I am sure you are aware of the many articles surrounding students and screen time. Like many parents, you may be trying to work out what is a healthy balance. Many of you may not be sure how much your child is actually looking at a screen, be it a computer, phone or some other electronic device. An article from the Royal Children’s Hospital (a few years old now) indicates that “teenagers spend most amount of time on a screen-based device at home, of any age group, at almost 44 hours on average per week — more than the time equivalent of a full-time job”. Is this your child? Are you keeping a record of just how much time is spent on a screen-based device?
If you would like to read this article, it can be found HERE.
Year 7 enrolments for 2021
Please note applications for Year 7 students for 2021 will be closing soon. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact Terry Hill or Marilyn Ryan in the Registrar’s office on 9735 4022.
Car parking and drop-off areas
Please be mindful that some streets surrounding the College are sign posted 'no standing' in what is traditionally drop-off and pick-up times. Parking inspectors have been active in the area, photographing cars that stop to drop off students.
