Principals’ Blog

STUDENT LEADER BADGE PRESENTATION It was an assembly of celebration last week as our Year Six student leaders and Student Representative Council (SRC) received their badges. A big thank you to Nick Staikos MP and school council president Louise Schirmer who came along...

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Whole School Assemblies This week we had our first whole school assembly which was hosted by our school and vice captains, Miheli, Liam, Neal and Melody. Running a first assembly can be a daunting task, and our captains showed many attributes of the IB Learner...

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What an extraordinary year this has been! A big thank you to you all and wishing you all a safe and happy break with loved ones. PARENT THANK YOU MORNING TEA- TUESDAY 19th December at 11:00 am We are all looking forward to the Parent and Carer Volunteer Morning Tea...

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DIWALI FESTIVAL AT MCKINNON I am very often caught saying that one of my absolute favourite things about McKinnon Primary is the international-mindedness and the way we celebrate and embrace diversity. In this spirit I proudly share that on Wednesday 15th November...

Sandra Myrwoda

We wanted to take a moment to share the sad news with the McKinnon PS community that Sandra Myrwoda has recently passed away. Sandra was the long-standing principal at McKinnon PS for well over twenty years, concluding her time here officially in 2015. Many of our...

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SUCCESS AT THE WORKING BEE We had a very successful working bee at school on Saturday 28th October. Thank you to all of the families from our school community who were able to volunteer their time. There was a fantastic community vibe around the school and it was so...

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WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY – THANK YOU LUNCH – TUESDAY 31ST OCTOBER Teachers, we really appreciate all the support you give our school. You make a significant difference in the lives of our students. You work tirelessly to ensure our students have a safe, happy, successful,...

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PARENT INPUT FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND SPACES – HAVE YOUR SAY! We are pleased to announce that over the holidays we have appointed architects for our new buildings – which is a very exciting time. It is very important to us to involve the whole community in...

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RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS – EXTENDING TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY As we continue our focus on creating a learning environment that fosters respectful relationships between everyone in the school community, it is important as members of our community to model respectful...

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Book Week What an amazing Book Week 2023 we had at McKinnon! Students and staff across the school celebrated all things books with: all students reading and participating in activities around the special CBCA nominated books in their classrooms special activities in...
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