The Merici College school community welcomed parents, friends and representatives from our Colleges, Primary schools and Catholic Education at their Opening School Mass on Tuesday 26 February. The Mass was celebrated by principal celebrant Fr Josh Scott with Fr Emil Milat, Rev Simon Falk and Fr Loi Viovicente who assisted him. The Merici community embraced their 2019 College theme, Fidelitas as they celebrated their mission and vision of building a loving community that is strong in faith.  

We would like to thank our Year 7 and 8 families for attending our workshop and participating in the activities on Monday 25 February. The workshop provided information to parents and students about how the IB trial MYP has changed our approach to assessment at Merici. The session provided an overview of the MYP philosophy, focusing on concept-based learning and how we are applying the MYP framework at our college, including an explanation of the new rubrics and how assessment tasks will be structured.

We congratulate Raechel McKinnon (Year 8) on her selection into the 2019 U14 Girls’ Australian Diamonds Squad. As part of the development program, Raechel will be participating in a tour to Auckland, New Zealand from 15-23 April 2019. This tour has been specifically designed to expose players to international softball, with games scheduled against local New Zealand teams in an Auckland-based tournament, together with training days.

Wishing you lots of success Raechel!

For upcoming events and news for Weeks 4 and 5, please follow the link http://merici.college/go/whats-on-weeks4-5.

Merici College’s 2019 Swimming Carnival saw students compete in traditional stroke and novelty events. The carnival allowed many students who have spent very early mornings involved in local swim squads to showcase their talents and also provided an avenue for all the girls to take part in a challenging activity.

We would like to congratulate our students for their wonderful dance performances on Sunday 17 February at the Multicultural Festival. It was fantastic to see so many students and community members out in the crowd cheering the girls on!

If you would the Dance Troupe to attend your event, please email [email protected] for more information.