Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,


Reports and Open Classrooms
Semester 1 Reports will be published to families tomorrow and I would like to thank all teaching staff for the many hours of work outside of school hours that are required to prepare them.  Please take the opportunity to take time with your child to sit and talk about the learning they have undertaken so far this year. Celebrate their successes and help them work out strategies for the areas that may need further development. Although we are not holding formal parent-teacher interviews at this time, as they were held at the end of Term One, please remember that parents are always welcome to make an appointment to speak with their child’s teacher whenever there is a need to discuss issues around learning, wellbeing, or any other aspect of school life.


SVDP CEO Sleepout
Congratulations to Mr Green who received an award in recognition of 5 Years of Championing Change for Homelessness for the 5th time at Old Parliament House on Thursday 19th June. Mr Green raised $4844 and was part of the team that was the second highest fundraisers at the event. Also, thank you to the Mt Carmel families and wider community who supported Mr Green in making a difference to the vulnerable in our community through direct donations and by supporting the Wild West Disco that was hosted by the SRC.

NAIDOC Mass
NAIDOC Week is celebrated during the July school holidays, but in recognition of this important national celebration, Mt Carmel will hold a prayer service led by 3GREEN and Mrs Shoring on Friday 25 July at 9am.


E-Safety
Cyber-bullying can happen on a social media site, game, app or any other online or electronic service or platform. It can include posts, comments, texts, messages, chats, livestreams, memes, images, videos and emails. It may involve sending hurtful messages to or about someone, sharing embarrassing photos or videos of them, spreading gossip or passing on rumours, leaving them out of group chats or intentionally letting them know that there is another group they are not included in. The links below have some useful resources and interesting reading, if you would like to find out more about this issue. As always, if you have any concerns or personal experiences that the school needs to know about, please contact your child’s teacher or a member of the school leadership team as soon as possible.

htps://www.esafety.gov.au/kids/i-want-help-with

htttps://blog.smilingmind.com.au/youth-social-media-ban

https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/


Sport uniform next term
Just a reminder that when we next term we will return to wearing the sports uniform on both Tuesdays and Fridays. Thank you for being accommodating over the last few weeks to enable us to run the Gecko Sports sessions.


Happy Holidays
Please note that students return to school on Tuesday, 22 July. Thank you to everyone for their wonderful work this term. Staff, students and parents have worked incredibly hard and these efforts are very much appreciated. I trust that everyone will have a restful and enjoyable mid-year break. Travel safely, if you are going away, stay warm, and I look forward to seeing everyone at the start of Term 3. 

May God’s peace be in your families

Jan Harvey
Assistant Principal