One week in and our Year 7 students are settling in to life at MLMC after months of preparation. The Year 7s began their life as fully fledged MLMC students on Thursday 31 January, with parents able to take part in a Parent Liturgy in the Chapel followed by morning tea. And next week our newest cohort will head off on their three-day camp.
For the two days not spent at camp, our Year 7s will take part in the Stepping Forward program. Guest speaker Sharon Witt, author of the Teen Talk series, will speak to our students about 'Surviving High School' and they will also have lessons in study skills, cyber safety, careers and religious education.
Orientation Day was held on Tuesday 11 December for all students, which is a big day on the calendar for our newest students. Each year MLMC also hosts the Flying Solo program in November, to welcome and help students from smaller primary schools prepare for Year 7.
During the 22 November Flying Solo program, our youngest students met their new Year Level Leaders, Mrs Marie Prusac and Mr Matthew Reilly, and they participated in a range of get-to-know-you and team building activities run by our student leaders. These were designed to help them meet new people and expand their friendship circles. It builds the bonds between students before Orientation Day and helps to ease some of the nerves all Year 7s feel before joining our College, but especially for those coming to our College only knowing a handful or no other Year 7s.
Here are some reflections from the Flying Solo participants:
The Flying Solo afternoon was a great idea. It was good doing different games to learn about each other and it made me feel more comfortable to walk into Orientation Day knowing some familiar faces. It was fun and made me feel happy about going to school next year. — Chloe Baker (Year 7 Orange, from Bimbadeen Primary School)
The Flying Solo event was an awesome success and an opening for many great opportunities. The games and fun icebreakers also allowed the Prefects to get to know the upcoming year level. — Molly Henderson (McAuley Prefect)
It was nice to see the students’ enthusiasm and how willing these kids were to give everything their best go. I enjoyed the evening meeting some of the graduating class of 2025. — Matthew Phillips (Carr House Prefect)
