Thank you, Mr Murphy
I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to Mr Murphy for stepping into the role of Acting Assistant Principal in Mr Green's absence. 
Thank you for your hard work, dedication, leadership and commitment to our school community. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. Thank you for stepping into this important role. Mr Green will return from leave in Term 4. A special thank you also to Mrs Agius for working in partnership with Mr Murphy in 5 Blue this term. 

NSWPSSA Golf

While we are acknowledging Mr Murphy, we would like to congratulate him on his selection as the MacKillop official at the NSWPSSA Golf Championships last week. The MacKillop Team won the Ambrose event, as well as the team Nett event. Mr Murphy also received a Service Award from the NSW School Sport Unit for 10 years of service to the sport. Well done, Mr Murphy!

Catholic Mission Launch

Last week, I had the pleasure of accompanying our school vice captains, Tahlia and Samuel, at the annual launch of Catholic Mission Month, led by Bishop Brian Mascord at Holy Spirit College Bellambi. We look forward to working with our school community early next term to support the work of Catholic Mission. May we continue to be the hands and feet of Christ, bringing hope and love to those who need it most.

Holiday Reading
Over the holiday break, all our students are encouraged to read every day. Reading is a very important and necessary skill that we use every day.  It is a skill that we use when reading books and magazines, watching TV, shopping and playing games.

By reading every day, your child will be reinforcing good reading habits. Parents and carers are encouraged to help their children find fun and interesting books, fiction and non-fiction.  It is important for your child to read aloud to someone and just as important for them to listen and enjoy stories being read to them. We all know that reading is one of the most important fundamental skills children must master to succeed; almost everything we do involves reading of some form. Happy reading!

Return in summer uniform on Monday 9 October
Students will return in Term 4 wearing their summer school uniform. Please note students' hair, uniform, and appearance should be in such a condition so as to invite only positive comments. Haircuts must be neat and tidy. Long hair is to be tied back. When your child grows out of their shoes, please be reminded the students are required to wear the correct black leather school shoes and predominately white school joggers for sport. Some students are wearing black shoes with white soles instead of the correct black leather school shoes with their summer uniform. Thank you for supporting our uniform policy. Please ensure students return to school next term following all school uniform expectations. Thank you.

Lost Property
Parents and carers, we have a large number of jumpers and jackets in the lost property tub. Please let your teacher know if your child has misplaced any of these items. Any items not collected by the end of Term 3 will be washed and placed in the clothing pool.