Caulfield Campus Updates

Community News – 9 september 2024 Edition

August and early September have been quite busy. We’ve had a few pleasant days and experienced some cold and windy weather, so we’re looking forward to warmer days soon.

Grandparents Day was a huge success with many grandparents and parents joining us in the classroom and outdoor learning areas. It was a morning filled with gratitude, appreciation and, of course, a delicious morning tea.

The theme of this year’s Book Week is ‘Reading is Magic’ and our librarian, Hala, arranged for author, Mike Wagner, to visit our campus. The students enjoyed his visit and we would encourage you to read his books. Throughout Book Week, secret readers visited classrooms and the event ended with a lively Book Parade featuring students from Cycle 1 to Cycle 3. The Cycle 3 students then visited Cycle 1 classrooms and read to the younger students and joined in activities with them.

Thank you to all the fathers and special friends who joined us last Friday to celebrate Father’s Day. It was a joy to see so many smiles as everyone took part in mini-Olympic sports, arts and crafts, checkers, chess and even breakdancing! We were delighted to see many guests stay for morning tea and build more connections within the MMC community. We hope you had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend.

The recent Parent-Teacher Interviews at our Caulfield campus were a valuable opportunity for parents and families to connect with teachers and collaborate on their child’s learning journey. We are committed to working together to ensure that each student excels.

We also celebrated Daniel Thomas, our MMC Principal, who was named as one of the ‘Most Influential Educators’ of the year, and we also celebrated his milestone birthday with the Caulfield students and staff. Many students created cards and shared heartfelt messages with Daniel, making it a very special day at the Caulfield campus.

We are always grateful to our Parent Association for their contributions to school events and for creating parent connections.

We also acknowledge our learning assistants at MMC. We appreciate their daily efforts and contributions to help our students continue to excel in all learning areas.

Our condolences go to the Van Haven family on the passing of Ray Van Haven. Thank you to those who attended the funeral and special thanks to Joanna Collyvas for organising gifts for the Van Haven family.

As we approach the end of Term 3, we encourage you to stay safe, joyful and hope you continue to create wonderful memories with your families.

Yenny Henson – Head of Campus, Caulfield

Community News – 12 August 2024 Edition

Welcome back to Term 3!

We hope you enjoyed the break, whether you travelled or simply spent time with family and friends.

It’s wonderful to see everyone return, ready for the new term. Last term ended with a fun Pyjama Day, community pizza lunch and games.

Our students at the Caulfield Campus are thrilled about our new name, Melbourne Montessori College. They’ve embraced the new logos and designs and there’s a positive buzz around our campus. Please continue to build new relationships with other families within our MMC community.

A special thanks to our parent volunteers who have been organising library books in the absence of our librarian, Hala. We hope to see her back soon and wish her all the best.

We’re excited for our upcoming events: Grandparents Day (Thursday, 22 August), Children’s Book Week Parade (Friday, 23 August), and Fathers and Special Friends Day (Friday, 30 August). Please check the college calendar for details, and we hope to see you at these events.

This term we will be having our SSG (Student Support Group) and PTI (Parent Teacher Interviews). The booking sessions will be available from the parents’ portal in the upcoming weeks.  If you have signed up for SSG, it will not be necessary to sign for a PTI.

During our Professional Development Day, staff have been inspired by Daniel to learn about flower arranging. This Montessori task brings joy to students and staff alike. We continue to recognise joy, because ‘Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are’. This is the atmosphere we encourage at MMC.

Our enduring purpose at MMC remains: ‘To offer an outstanding learning experience grounded in Montessori principles, teaching excellence, and a commitment to the wellbeing of our students and community’.

Let’s continue to grow and strengthen our MMC community together.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Yenny Henson – Head of Campus