CELEBRATING OUR DADS! // We were delighted to welcome many of our dads, granddads, uncles and other special men in our lives to our annual Fathers Day Breakfast this morning. The BBQ breakfast was accompanied by a short talk by our Chaplain Mr Foxall about the importance of dads and other men in the lives of children. We hope that this Sunday is a special time for all our school families. #mamrelearning

YEAR 10 CAREER PATHWAYS // One of our Year 10 students, Jacob, recently undertook work experience at the Fire & Rescue NSW Emergency Services Academy. This program attracts students from all over Australia. Jacob participated in live fire training, urban search and rescue, and visited a number of fire stations throughout Sydney. Our main Year 10 Work Experience program takes place in mid-November, enabling our students to explore possible career pathways for the future. #mamrelearning

RATION CHALLENGE // For the next three days, a group of our students and staff are eating the same rations as a refugee — just a small amount of rice, flour, lentils, chickpeas, beans, fish (or tofu) and oil. The aim is to raise money to bring emergency food, healthcare and life-saving support to the people who need it most. If you would like to donate/sponsor, please follow the link and find the name of a participant to sponsor. As they each reach certain amounts raised, they can access things like salt, a small amount of milk and so on. If you don't know who to sponsor, how about sponsoring the person with the lowest total and give them a boost! Thank you for your support. https://schools.rationchallenge.org.au/t/mamre-2023?fbclid=IwAR0hHYMsPCmtWA2iH5QbQx-i-0yWxUXzgvthbiMJQOsgcDKhBV2QlO9CXXU #mamrelearning #rationchallenge #actforpeace #refugees

FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS // Congratulation to our 2023 Open Girls CIS Cup team for a very successful competition and a nail biting final! #mamrelearning

BOOK FAIR NOW ON // The Book Fair has arrived in time for our Book Week celebrations next week! Look out for student wish lists in Junior School student school bags. All profits from the Book Fair go towards buying new books for the Library. The Fair is open 8am-4pm each school day from Friday 1 September to Wednesday 6 September. Payment options include cash or EFTPOS in the Library or pay online using the QR code on your wish list. #mamrelearning

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN YEAR 9 // The sparkling waters of Port Hacking and the lush bush land of the Royal National Park south of Sydney is currently home for our Year 9 students on their outdoor education camp. Existing friendships are strengthening and new connections developing as students engage in challenging activities such as dragon boat racing, river raft building and paddling, rock climbing, natural cliff abseiling, teamwork challenges and Christian discovery sessions. Last night we had a Matildas party watching the FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal. One more day of adventure awaits tomorrow! #mamrelearning

TITRATION CHAMPIONS // Year 12 Chemistry students Harman, Ella and Alexander recently competed at Sydney University in the NSW Schools Titration Competition. Students competed in teams of three and, in ninety minutes, must complete a set of acid-base titrations to determine the unknown concentration of a weak acid. Our Mamre team’s superior accuracy placed them at the top of the field of Sydney schools. Well done team! #mamrelearning

THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE BOOK WORM // Maggie the magpie was a surprise visitor in the Library this morning! #mamrelearning

100 DAYS OF LEARNING IN KINDERGARTEN // Recently our Kindy students reflected on their first 100 days of learning at "big school". They have some big plans for their futures! #mamrelearning

HOME RUN // Congratulations to Chloe in Year 6 who was selected to be part of the NSW CIS Softball Team today! #mamrelearning

TICK TOCK ON THE CLOCK // Year 1 students have been investigating the connections that can be made between fractions and the clock in their Mathematics lessons. Was the lesson a quarter of an hour or 15 minutes or both??? #mamrelearning

ON FIRE! 🔥 // Last week our fire cadets in Years 7 to 11 took part in “first attack” fire fighting training including using carbon dioxide and dry powder fire extinguishers. Do you have a small dry powder fire extinguisher and a fire blanket in your kitchen at home? Every home should have them. #mamrelearning

CULTURAL PATHWAYS // Six of our Senior School students attended the Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Leadership Day at WSU Parramatta on Monday. They engaged in a series of workshops that focused on leadership, culture and post-school aspirations. The highlights were meeting Greg Inglis, learning some traditional dances and connecting with other students from schools all across NSW. #mamrelearning

FOR OUR ELDERS // This week our school has been celebrating NAIDOC Week (which actually takes place during the school holidays). Students were involved in a range of activities celebrating Aboriginal cultures, histories and people, especially focusing on our Elders. Today we held our Annual NAIDOC Chapel service, where we were delighted to have Uncle Leon, Aunty Kaylene, Uncle Rick and Uncle Joe share with us. Throughout the service, 15 of our Aboriginal students presented Bible readings, prayed, performed music and shared about their own Country and the significance of their Elders to them personally. A special part of the service was when Year 1 and Year 2 students presented the school with the beautiful murals they had created this week featuring their year group totems of the crow and the kangaroo, along with Aboriginal symbols showing that our school is a meeting place for many people on their learning journeys. Thank you also to school parent Mr Joshua Jansons who took the aerial drone photography of Junior School students forming the Aboriginal flag on the oval! We are truly blessed as a school community to be able to celebrate the rich diversity of our school and to be connected to Country through our Aboriginal students and our visiting Elders. #mamrelearning #NAIDOC2023 #ForOurElders

CHARITY PJ DAY TOMORROW // On Thursday 22 June, Andrews House will be running a Charity Day to support the work of the Australian Red Cross. All students are encouraged to come to school in warm pyjamas or suitable lounge wear and bring a gold coin donation. Hot chocolate drinks and pikelets will be available for sale before school from 8am and at Recess. Please see the note emailed home for more information. Help us support the Red Cross and the wonderful work they do in our own community and around the world. https://www.redcross.org.au/sites/annual-reports/2014/year-in-review/100-years/ #mamrelearning #redcross