Merici Mentor Program Celebration
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 28, 2023 - 7:59amOn Monday 27 November, our community acknowledged the achievements of our Mentors and Volunteers at a very special afternoon tea. The Mentoring Program continues to be an amazing partnership between the communities of Merici College and Black Mountain School (BMS). The relationship begins in Year 9, with volunteers giving up their time fortnightly for a semester to go over to BMS to work with students with disabilities on their communication skills.
P&F Committee Christmas Family Picnic and CAPA Showcase
We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to all our students and staff who participated in our showcase and displayed their Semester 2 art works. We would also like to thank our community for attending the P&F Committee Christmas Family Picnic, held together with the Showcase.
Special thanks are extended to the Fowley family, Shoebridge family and Jackman family who generously donated items for hampers for our raffles.
Term 4 What's On newsletter Weeks 8 and 9
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 23, 2023 - 10:40amPlease refer to the below attached document for all the latest news and events.
Merici College Green Tip #47 - Laudate Deum
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 22, 2023 - 10:02amOn October 4, Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, that completes his encyclical Laudato si’ published in May 2015, and is addressed “to all people of good will on the climate crisis”.
The Pope reiterates and further develops the themes from his second encyclical in which he expressed his “heartfelt concerns about the care of our common home”.
“I have realised that our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.”
Merici College Green Tip #46 - Heard the buzz? It's Australian Pollinator Week!
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 16, 2023 - 12:19pm11-19 November is Australian Pollinator Week.
Note the label in the image ...1500 bees visit 25 million flowers to produce 700g of honey! Amazing!
Bees do more than make honey.
They are intricate architects, unparalleled navigators and hard workers.
These tiny creatures play a vital role in our ecosystems and food supply.
For more information and activities for Australian Pollinator Week:
Term 4 What's On newsletter Weeks 6 and 7
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 9, 2023 - 11:09amFor all upcoming news and events, please refer to the attached document.
Merici College Green Tip #45 - All aboard the no-waste sushi train....
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 9, 2023 - 9:15amIf you eat sushi...
But don't want to contribute to the single use plastic problem.....
You can take your own container and set of re-usable chopsticks with you when you know you are planning to order sushi!
You could also take some soy sauce in a container from home and say "no" to the plastic soy sauce fish.
Enjoy!
Felicity Maher
Sustainability Officer
Merici College ... Our Catalyst Journey
Submitted by mericiadmin on November 3, 2023 - 11:49amPlease click in the below link to find a video with some of our dedicated staff, students and parents reflecting on our Catalyst Journey.
At Merici College, we are proud of the positive impact evidence-based teaching practice is having in the classrooms.
Merici College Green Tip #44 - Please keep your dogs off Merici's Biodiversity Restoration Project
Submitted by mericiadmin on October 31, 2023 - 12:37pmAnother five Australian species are at risk of immediate extinction with a further forty-one species on course to be declared critically endangered in 2023, according to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.
This “demonstrates the very serious and increasing extinction risks to Australia’s biota."