In the last few weeks, many of our girls across Primary and Secondary have been engaged in national exams (NAPLAN) and have entered a period of assessment as they move towards the end of the semester. Girls can often find this time challenging and thus, it was timely that I read an article from the Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia which discussed the idea of academic buoyancy and recent research undertaken in this area. 

First labelled by Australian academics Andrew Martin and Herbert W. Marsh in 2008, ‘academic buoyancy’ refers to the ability of students to successfully deal with the everyday academic stresses of school life, such as failing a subject, missing an assignment deadline, catching up after an absence from school, receiving unwelcome assessment feedback, or an unexpected change of teacher. 

Martin and Marsh argue that students who are academically buoyant are able to successfully handle these normal day-to-day academic challenges, difficulties and setbacks. Their research suggested that academically buoyant students demonstrate higher levels of motivation, engagement, wellbeing, and achievement. Academic buoyancy could also be called ‘academic resilience’ and is identified as a significant aspect of a student’s ability to thrive and flourish both at school and in life beyond the school gates. 

Sadly, further research by Martin and Collie (University NSW) has revealed that female school students are significantly less academically buoyant than male students. As a result of this lack of academic resilience they can disengage from their studies and so underperform. The same research attributes this lack of academic buoyancy to greater levels of anxiety among adolescent girls as opposed to boys. This is certainly a trend we have seen here at MBC and is confirmed by the national and international data. In 2020, one third of Australian young people (34%) report high or very high levels of psychological distress. As was also seen in 2018 data, young women consistently report higher rates of distress than do young men. Thus, it is imperative that parents and educators work together to address anxiety experienced by some of our young women and help build academic buoyancy in our students. 

Reading this recent research, it seems to me that academic buoyancy is part of the larger society wide discussion about building resilience. Our aim at MBC is to ensure every girl can fulfil her potential and become the best version of herself and our mission is to teach positive mental health strategies to help young girls become happier and more resilient.  

Last year, I read the text The Resilience Project by Hugh Van Cuylenburg – a primary teacher- who is committed to sharing the lessons from his experience teaching in India and sharing the tools he believes might allow us all to live happier and more resilient lives. His book offers three key steps to finding happiness and resilience – practising gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. His text is filled with strategies which he believes might help nurture resilience because it encourages us to choose to focus on that which is good in our lives, it encourages us to focus on that which makes us happy. 

Interestingly this affirms Martin and Marsh’s research published in 2020, which found that “academic buoyancy is not the outcome of exposure to adversity”. This finding runs counter to ‘inoculation’ theories which hold that exposing students to moderate levels of academic adversity will result in increased academic resilience. Perhaps resilience is an attribute we develop through focusing on that which is positive, in Van Cylenburg’s words, by choosing to be happy.  

Below are some great questions and tips from Van Cuylenburg for educators and parents to promote gratitude, empathy and intentionally encourage mindfulness: 

Gratitude 

• What were three things that went well for you today?
• Who is someone you feel really grateful for today? Tell us why.
• What is it about our home that makes it our home/special family place?
• What is something you are looking forward to tomorrow? 

Empathy

• Who is someone you know who may be experiencing some difficulty currently? What could we do for them as a family?
• Remember someone who has done something kind for you recently. What did they do for you? How did that make you feel?
• Say something kind to someone in your home or at school 

Mindfulness questions

• How did you practice mindfulness today?
• What is your favourite mindfulness activity?
• How do you feel after you engage in a mindfulness activity? 

Perhaps this approach, alongside living the actions of our evidence-based Hearts and Minds wellbeing framework – Connect, Give, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning - can foster a positive mindset, giving our students strategies to minimise anxiety and so build resilience and promote academic buoyancy. 

Some further insights about resilience are to be shared in a series of articles over the coming weeks in The Sunday Mail (the Body and Soul section). This week Sophie Delezio (who as a 2-year-old was injured when a car crashed into her day care, and in a car accident two years later) was featured and when asked about resilience she told the reporter, “Resilience is everything – it is about not stopping because it is too hard. Without it, it’s a scary world. There are always going to be challenges and sometimes you are not given a choice in that…these [challenges] should not limit your experiences.” She concluded by stating, “I live in a wonderful location, I have wonderful people around me, and I am very happy”. 

Sophie Delezio exudes gratitude; perhaps practising gratitude is a significant place for resilience to start and set girls up for academic, and life, success. 

With Courage and Hope

References:

Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia  Setting up girls for success: The vital role of ‘academic buoyancy’  Issue 7/2021: May 5, 2021 

The Sunday Mail – 23 May 2021, Saskia Tillers

https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Insights-youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing-over-time-headspace-National-Youth-Mental-Health-Survey-2020.pdf

TASS Calendar for up to date information regarding school activities.

The story of Moses and the burning bush, found in the Old Testament (Exodus Chapter 3) underpinned the three Chapel services held in the Primary School, during Reconciliation Week. The girls were also introduced to a remarkable painting of the Burning Bush by Indigenous artist, Katrina Tjitayi, who is from Pukatja country in South Australia (see below). 

As well as being a talented artist, Katrina is a Bible Translator and has been diligently working to translate parts of the Bible into her people’s language. It was while she was busy working in a Bible Translation Workshop, that Katrina first heard the story of the Burning Bush. Feeling inspired, she started doodling a picture that later became the painting. 

The story of the burning bush begins with Moses who was a shepherd, living in a land called Mideon. One day God appeared to Him through the burning bush, and said “Moses – take off your sandals, because the ground that you’re standing on is Holy.” 

Now, Moses had been walking on that land for 40 years! It wasn’t as if the ground all of a sudden became holy. The ground didn’t just change! It’s just that Moses suddenly became aware of it. Aware of its sacredness. Aware of its holiness. Aware of God’s presence in the country that was familiar to him.

For some of us, this may have been our experience as well. When we went to school, many of us weren’t taught about how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders felt about the land, and how they regarded it as sacred and holy. There also wasn’t a lot of instruction around what happened to Australia’s First Peoples and the injustices that they experienced. But, like Moses, as our awareness has increased, we have come to realise how important the values of respect and reconciliation are for all of us. It is important for the land. It is important for the sea and for everyone who lives in this wonderful country. 

So, the story of Moses raises the question for us… Are we standing on Holy ground, all the time? Passing burning bushes on the left and on the right, but because we’re moving too fast and we’re too distracted going about our day, we are missing the beauty and the sacredness of the world around us? The First Peoples of this land would say a resounding, “yes!”

If you have time, I encourage you to have a listen to the song You Were In This Place by Robin and Dorothy Mann. This song was taught to the girls in the lead up to Reconciliation Week. I encourage you to reflect on the lyrics:

At the dawn of the ages

you pulled land from the sea.

With your word you invented

all we know, all we see:

creek and desert and forest,

red and grey kangaroo.

You were in this place—

but we never knew.

Paintings seen on the rock face,

footprints left in the sand,

campfire next to the river,

songs that rise from the land:

signs that seem so elusive,

shadows just out of view.

You were in this place —

but we never knew.

Jesus, open our senses,

help us see you today

in the person beside us,

as we work, as we play.

While we love you and serve you,

may it never be true:

you were in this place —

but we never knew.

Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.

This week many of our students have been taking action to demonstrate their commitment to Reconciliation. 

• The Cultural Leaders recorded a story to read to each class to play their part in taking action to build relationships in and across our communities. This is a story written and illustrated by a school community. Nhulunbuy is a small town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Yol(ng)u children from the Nhulunbuy Primary School wrote and illustrated the story. They also created this map to illustrate how small their community is.

• Year 6 created their own artwork with a commitment to action

• The children from the Early Learning Centre visited the Secondary assembly to share their special project to recycle plastic bottle tops and they started with their own very special version of an Acknowledgement to Country. 

• We Acknowledged Reconciliation Week on our notice board at the Primary office.

• We held a Reconciliation Chapel service and 6F sang an Indigenous Hymn called Ngarra Burra Ferra, an adaption of the African American spiritual song Turn Back Pharaoh’s Army. It is in the Yorta Yorta language which is the language spoken by the Indigenous people of both sides of the Murray River in rural Victoria (Echuca, Shepparton, Benalla, Corowa and Wangaratta). We thank Mrs Inglis who worked with the girls and then taught others at lunchtime activities. 

• The Chapel and Cultural Leaders held a variety of lunchtime activities for the children to engage with.

• The Early Learning Staff went for “Walk on Country” on Stradbroke Island last weekend and engaged in some beautiful art workshops.

We have a collective responsibility to help each other understand more about Indigenous cultures and thank our teaching staff and students for their support and action in building a positive future.

U8 Activities Day was a huge success and the children had lots of activities to choose from. They had lots of fun creating headbands, bracelets, painting rocks, the tug-of-war, and navigating through the obstacle course, to name a few. A big highlight included a visit from Wynnum Fire and Police. Thank you to all the parents who assisted on the day, I hope you enjoyed our special morning. One of our girls said, “it was the greatest day of her school life”.

Our Prep Open Morning was an opportunity to showcase our wonderful Early Learning Centre. We had a number of new families join us, and along with some Prep and Year 6 students who participated in some early learning activities. We hope to welcome these families to our College in the near future.

Invitations have been sent to families from Prep to Year 3 inviting their Grandparents and Special Friends to our College.  The morning will include a concert, picnic morning tea and classroom activities, and we look forward to welcoming them on the day. RSVP by 11 June 2021.

An Evening with Madonna King – 9 June 2021

Athletics Carnival 3/6/21 Years 3-6 and 9/6/21 Prep – Yr2

This week, Moreton Bay College entered two teams in the Year 5 and Year 6 division of the QLD da Vinci Decathlon. The da Vinci Decathlon is a long running academic competition requiring students to work collaboratively in teams of eight across the academic disciplines of Cartography, English, Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Code Breaking, Art and Poetry, Ideation, Creative Producers and Legacy.

The full day of competition produced some outstanding results for our Primary students.

Year 5

• 1^st in Creative Producers
• 2^nd in Mathematics and Chess
• Overall – 1^st place for Year 5

Year 6

• 1^st in Engineering
• 1^st in English
• 3^rd in Ideation
• Overall – 3^rd place for Year 6

Congratulations to the Year 5 da Vinci team members:  Emilie Bartier, Lanie Kemp, Emma Lawson, Lucy McGarry, Amara McKibben, Elise Francis, Jaya Schiller and Rachel Whyte and Year 6 team members: Carys Hewson, Eleanor Kitney, Fleur McCullough, Mila Petrovic, Armelle Timms, Ashley Tseng, Lyla Tucker and Emma Williams.

Year 5 Team - State Championships

Year 6 Team - State Championships

Please click here for details on the Madonna King evening.

We would like to welcome Ms Maggie Purcell to the MBC Libraries team. Ms Purcell will be working with the Prep to Year 3 classes, while Miss Vine works in an Acting Head of Libraries role. Miss Purcell is a well known and loved face at MBC, and we are excited to have her with us! 

The Readers’ Cup Competition kicks off for our students next week, with the Year 7/8 competition being held on Tuesday. The next week, the Years 5/6 competition will be held, with our Years 9/10 students competing in their competition early next term. We wish the students an enjoyable, educational and interesting time as they compete in their events.

National Simultaneous Storytime was held across Australia in Week 5. The book Give Me Some Space by Phil Bunting was read all over Australia at the same time. Our students can proudly say they were counted in the 1,980,280 readers at 33,418 locations across Australia. This year there was an extra exciting participant- the astronaut Dr Shannon Walker who read the book from the International Space Station. The photos included in this article are of our Prep and Year 4 classes watching the story being read by Dr Walker, and then participating in an activity together. It was a wonderful experience… one might even say it was out of this world!

This term the STEAM Leaders have been hosting Thinking Thursdays in the Primary Library at lunchtime. Students are invited to come in and solve mathematical puzzles. The girls have loved this new STEAM Ahead challenge, and we even had some teachers come in and give it a go!

On Monday 24 May, we welcomed Melinda Tankard Reist and her colleague Daniel Principe, who spent the day working with our Year 9 to 12 students. Melinda and Daniel unpacked with students the cultural influences and messaging around bodies, relationships, sexuality, and consent which influence them daily. They also shared the findings of research relating to the harms of gender stereotypes which re-enforce the idea that women are to be valued for their bodies and sexual attractiveness. Melinda and Daniel spoke to the personal stories that other girls have shared with them about the pressures they have felt to look, act, and engage sexually in ways that have hurt them.

Melinda’s sessions with students were followed with a presentation to parents in the evening. Drawing from current literature on the subject, as well as the experiences of young people themselves, Melinda explored how the proliferation of sexualized images and messages are hampering the physical, emotional, and social development of young people. Melinda challenged parents to consider how they can address this toxic culture and raise happy, healthy, and resilient young people who value their dignity and self-worth and aspire to relationships based on respect and authentic connection. 

In her presentations, Melinda used examples of hypersexualised messages from media, advertising and popular culture to analyse the cultural forces that portray women as being unworthy of dignity and respect. One factor which contributes to this toxic representation of women is what Melinda describes as ‘the world’s biggest department of education’: pornography.

The porn industry is an enormous dispenser of sexual violence and misogyny, which normalises male aggression, coercion, and domination. As with other forms of media, pornography contributes to the shaping of cultural norms about sex, sexuality and relationships, men’s and women’s roles and identities, masculinity and femininity.

The impact of this medium on children and young people is of great concern, given that exposure to pornography is occurring at increasingly early ages. An estimated 70% of boys in Australia have seen pornography by the age of 12, and 100% by the age of 15. Girls are also exposed to pornography, with 53.3% of Australian girls aged 12 and under having seen pornography and 97% by the age of 16. These statistics indicate that there is a significant opportunity for pornography to influence young people’s views and attitudes at a critical time in their lives, when they are developing an understanding about sex and sexual relationships.

Studies show that there is a high frequency of specific violent behaviours depicted in pornography, which are largely directed at women. These include gagging, strangling and verbally abusive language, and a general prevalent portrayal of male dominance and female submission.

Pornhub is the world’s largest provider of pornography content, attracting 80 million visits per day and featuring in the top five favourite websites of boys aged 11 to 16. Popular videos depict brutal sexual violence against women and many titles are centred around the sexual abuse and rape of teen and underage girls. Clearly, the messaging in pornography is at odds with the ongoing nationwide conversation about consent and respect. Additionally, the porn industry is undermining the work of the government, charities and advocacy groups to prevent violence against women and promote respectful relationships and gender equality.

In her presentations to students and parents, Melinda noted that while consent education is important, it is not a ‘magic bullet’ for addressing the objectification of women and girls - and the subsequent risk of them experiencing sexual violence - that is being perpetuated by the porn industry. Supported by the outcomes of a federal parliamentary committee that she was invited to give evidence to in 2020, Melinda believes that governments and regulatory bodies need to take action to protect young people from the malign influence of pornography. One of the conclusions of the committee was that “age verification can create a significant barrier to prevent young people — and particularly young children — from exposure to harmful online content.”

There is currently no age verification required for the access of pornography websites. In other words, children and young people are just one click away from accessing rape, torture and sadism sites and engaging with images that depict sexual cruelty and abuse. While age verification alone will not solve the problems associated with pornography, it would at least provide one barrier to prevent children from being exposed to explicit content which is harmful to their sexual development.

In her presentations to students Melinda explored how young women can respond personally and collectively to address the sexualisation and objectification of girls and women. We hope our Year 9 to 12 students left feeling inspired and with more clarity about what is possible in terms of taking action for social change. However, this needs to be a team effort - the young people in our lives need help from school AND parents to navigate the sexual landscape in which they are growing up.

So, what can parents do to protect their child from the harmful effects of pornography?

Melinda’s main recommendation was that parents open and maintain the lines of communication around the issue of pornography. In 2021, it is not a matter of if your child will be exposed to pornography, but when. Sadly, this is the case even for parents who have put good boundaries around their child’s use of technology. She advised against being lulled into a false sense of security because devices are not permitted in bedrooms or filtering software has been installed in the family home. The reality is that children are being exposed to pornography in the most unlikely of settings - in school grounds, on school buses and at friends’ houses. Melinda recommends the use of evidence-based resources to assist parents having conversations with their child about pornography. It's Time we Talked is a violence prevention project that supports young people, parents, schools, government and the community sector to understand and address the influence of pornography and its website provides several valuable resources for parents which can be found here. Another set of resources on this topic is available to all MBC and MBBC parents through School TV and can be found here.

While starting a conversation about pornography is challenging, it is important for parents to approach it directly but calmly. Talk to your child about the importance of telling a trusted adult if they are exposed to pornography. Ask them about whether they have been exposed to explicit images and if they have, ask them where they saw them and how it made them feel. Be mindful of your reaction if your child does share with you that they have seen pornographic material – if they sense that you are upset, angry or shocked it may lead to them not telling you if there is further exposure and pose a threat to their wellbeing and safety. You child needs to know that they can trust you with these very sensitive conversations and that you want to help them navigate this issue.

Pornography is an immense issue for young people and one that requires the whole community to work together – teachers, schools, parents, regulatory bodies, and government – to mitigate the risk of harm to their sexual development.

NOTE: If your child reports to you that they have been exposed to pornography at school, please contact us as soon as possible, so that we can take the necessary steps to protect your child and others.

References:

Our Watch. (2020). Pornography, Young People and Preventing Violence against Women. Available from https://media-cdn.ourwatch.org... [Accessed 29 May, 2021].

Tankard Reist, M. & Bray, A. (2011). Big Porn Inc. Australia: Spinifex Books.

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The Wiz Musical opens tonight – Thursday 3 June – and runs until Saturday 5 June. 

Bring the family along for a fun-filled afternoon or evening that will see you follow Dorothy on her journey through Oz set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul! 

There are a few tickets left, so book now by clicking on the following link. We look forward to seeing you all there.

https://www.trybooking.com/BQWWJ

In previous newsletters, I have been able to congratulate students who have been invited into the State Honours Ensemble Program, a nomination-only and selective band, choir and ensemble program run by the Open Conservatorium. The next step up in the Conservatorium’s offerings is for students to audition for acceptance into the Australian Honours Ensemble Program. This is an extremely advanced offering for outstanding young musicians and so I would like to congratulate MBCs Maddie Ryan-Kerr and Annie Tang for being selected to participate in this event. I am sure it will be a significant and rewarding musical experience for them both.

Our next Co-Curricular Music Programme event (following swiftly after the Musical) is Week 8’s Contemporary Concert for our four rock bands – Rockfuse, The Recruits, the New Originals and the Bayside Boys – 6.30pm next Friday 11 June, hosted at the MBBC Sports Hall. A Licensed Bar will be available for drink purchases on the night. Please remember that, as is now the norm, all guests need to register their attendance by booking free tickets using our Contemporary Concert Booking Link.  

Due to the very busy Wiz schedule in Production Week, and its effect on availability of equipment and venues at MBC, there are a number of rehearsals cancelled in Week 7 (this week). Could parents and students please note that the following rehearsals are NOT on this week:

• Tuesday 1 June - Chamber Percussion
• Wednesday 2 June - Vocal Point, New Originals, Rockfuse, MBBC Senior Vocal Ensemble and Chorale
• Friday 4 June - Orchestra

We are currently looking for a student to take up lessons on the bassoon – a beautiful sounding member of the woodwind section. Playing this instrument would lead to membership in the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble or Symphony Orchestra and, as we currently only have two students playing bassoon, anyone taking up this instrument would have plenty of opportunity to move into these groups as soon as they were ready – no need to wait for more senior players to vacate spaces! We have two bassoons that we are able to loan for use throughout your time at the Colleges and are offering families six free lessons to get started and see if they enjoy playing before parents need to commit financially. If you are interested in giving the Bassoon a go, please contact me at the Music Office (3907 5710 or langfordb@moretonbaycolleges.qld.edu.au). Listen to this video of a bassoon quartet playing Lady Gaga to get an idea of the instrument’s sound.

Claudia Chapman has been invited to compete in 400m hurdles for both the upcoming Invitational Oceania Athletics events, to be held on the Gold Coast on June 5 and 12. 

Congratulations are extended to the following students who have been selected to represent Met East at the Queensland School Sport Cross Country Championships:

10 Years: Eloise Nealon

11 Years: Ruby Hazell & Gabby Lynch

12 Years: Taylah Hazell

13 Years: Charlotte Kane

14 Years: Monica Heeremans

15 Years: Kobi Walker & Mia McGrath

16 Years: Kaya Agnew

18 Years: Ava Carroll

Congratulations are extended to the following Primary students:

Andrews Cup Football Captains

Georgia Green and Carys Hewson have been named as Andrews Cup Football Captains for 2021 

Andrews Cup Cross Country

On Monday 24 May, the MBC Andrews Cup Cross Country Team headed to Toowoomba to contest the 2021 event. The girls performed superbly, combining team spirit with true determination to conquer a rather hilly course.

At the end of the day MBC took out the Andrews Cup competition on 43 points ahead of second placed St Aidan’s and St Hilda’s equal on 36 points.

The age group pennants were dominated by MBC: -

12 Years: 1^st place

11 Years: 2^nd place

10 Years: 1^st place

9 Years: 1^st place

8 Years: 7^th place

Noel McBride Relay: 10^th place

Top 4 finishers: -

12 Years: Mila Petrovic 3^rd, Shylah Halliwell 6^th, Lucia Lambert 7^th, Armelle Timms 19^th.

11 Years: Ruby Hazell 1^st, Gabrielle Lynch 10^th, Sophie McCann 18^th, Ella Jones 21^st.

10 Years: Eloise Nealon 2^nd, Katherine Stemmett 4^th, Carys Hewson 6^th, Charlotte Mccann 17^th.

9: Years: Harper Greer 1^st, Siana Andreev 7^th, Sia Althaus 9^th, Ruby Carmody 10^th,

8 Years: Zoe Myburg 8^th, Emily Browning 33^rd, Eni Petrovic 37^th, Abigail Goodrick 46^th. 

Congratulations to the Captains, the Team and Coaches for a superb Cross-Country Season.

Last weekend all teams played against the Redcliffe Club.

The under 9s although fighting to the end, lost 2-0.

The under 11s sadly lost also, 1-0 but they showed good defence and good technique.

The under 13s turf team also lost 3-0, however demonstrated good defence and showed support through great passing.

Apologies to Sharnai North who was omitted from the top five MBC finishers at QG Cross Country report in the last newsletter. Sharnai was in the 19^th place in the 12 years race.

The Secondary Tennis Championship were held Sunday 23 May at the Wynnum Tennis Centre. The girls either played in the A or B division in a round robin format with finals.

Congratulations to the following girls.

A Division Champion: Jovana Petrovic, A Division Runner Up: Olivia Heard

B Division Champion: Ezinne Okeke, B Division Runner Up: Nicola Tipiwai

Thank you to all girls who participated in the Championships and thank you to the Tennis Support Group for their generous assistance on the day.

Overall strong results for MBC across the Autumn Fixture season.

Five premierships outright – 9A Touch, Senior Football, and Open, 10A and 9A Basketball

Basketball proved to be an extremely strong sport this year, with three Premierships, Snr A 2^nd, 8B 2^nd, 7A 2^nd, 9B 3^rd and 8A 4^th.

Football had their best results ever with Seniors taking out 1^st place – undefeated all season and the Open and Juniors both in 3^rd place.

Touch saw mixed results with 9A undefeated all season, 7A 2^nd, Open 3^rd, 8A 4^th, Snr A and Snr B 5^th, 10A 8^th and 8B 9^th.

I am delighted to report that the final results for the MBC football season were absolutely outstanding. The Senior Team finished their season undefeated Premiers, having won all their games by impressive margins. This makes the 2021 Senior Team the second only MBC football team to win a Premiership. The Junior Team suffered a devastating 1-0 loss against Brisbane Girls Grammar School but came back stronger than ever the next week to beat St Hilda’s 6-1 and finish their season in an incredible third place. Finally, after an exceptional season of continual wins, the Opens Team suffered a 3-0 loss in their final game against St Aidan’s. The Opens held their heads high and fought admirably until the final whistle, ultimately coming away from the season in third place, the best result of an MBC Open football team. These phenomenal results reflect the unwavering hard work of the athletes and the dedication of their coaches, all of whom deserve a huge congratulations for a very successful season.  

Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia's leading experts in the areas of parenting, relationships and wellbeing and father of 6 daughters, unpacks the science and provides practical real-world advice for parenting teenage daughters in his webinar “Connecting with teenage daughters”.  

Wednesday 23 June, 8:00pm - 9:00pm AEST.

Through the college’s membership with Parenting Ideas, our school community can attend this webinar at no charge. Click on the link in the PDF and register by the listed expiry date.

Click here for the PDF.

Our next P&F meeting will be on Wednesday June 2 at 7.00 pm at the Primary Library Community Room or online via Teams. The Teams link will be posted on that day on the MBC P&F Facebook page.

The Performing Arts Support Group (PASG) would like to thank the following for supporting the upcoming musical The Wiz by donating raffle prizes. Please, support these organisations that support us!

PLEASE NOTE – During the viewings of the Musical, The Wiz, all transactions via the bar, canteen and raffle with be cashless. EFT only.

The MBC P&F High Tea is fast approaching. Final preparations are being made and we would like to provide you with a few notices and reminders.

Firstly, we are so proud to have on board an incredible list of sponsors and supporters.

Introducing our Sponsors for 2021:

• Platinum Sponsor – Sold Property Group
• Gold Sponsor – Motorline BMW
• Silver Sponsor – Bayside Dance
• Silver Sponsor - Viva Pilates Studio

Additional Info:

• Please note, the raffles and silent auctions are CASHLESS. EFT Only. Please share this information with fellow attendees.

• If you intend on drinking, please do so responsibly and consider alternative means of transport.
• To minimize risk, if you are feeling unwell, please stay home or if you become unwell during the event, please notify staff immediately.
• Please keep an eye on your emails for further information in the days leading up to the event.

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