Year 1 students visited the Butter Factory and Busselton Jetty as part of their studies in History and Art.
This semester in History, Year 1 classes have been learning about family trees, and have explored growing and changing over time by making comparisons from the past to the present.
Director of Catholic Education WA Dr Tim McDonald visited the College on Tuesday in response to our excellent 2016 graduate results and awards. He addressed the students and staff, expressing his appreciation for the efforts of teaching and support staff, and challenging students to “thank a teacher” for the help they provide.
The Senior Student Council participated in a Leadership camp in Perth last week, which was an inspiring and humbling experience for both the students and the staff who accompanied them.
The Salvation Army’s ‘Beyond the Classroom’ program provides opportunities for the students to gain a better understanding, through hands-on experience, of the need to proactively support volunteer groups and their fundraising efforts.
Our second game of the Kim Hughes Shield saw us play at our home ground, Barnard Park, against the highly rated Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School. It was played in very warm conditions and the toss could play a vital part in deciding the winner. As it turned out both captains each wished to do something different with the win of the toss and so both were happy for MacKillop to bat first.
Students who achieved A grades for at least half of their subjects or courses at the end of last year were awarded Academic Excellence Certificates at our recent Secondary campus Assembly.
Year 12 student Ross Rann competed in a team of four in the Rottnest Swim recently. They were the fourth team out of the water, finishing in just over five hours.
Swim Carnival Results – Primary campus
What a great day we had for our swimming carnival!
Thank you again to all the staff, family and friends who assisted to make our swimming carnival a successful one. Well done to all our students for their participation and enthusiasm on the day, and congratulations to our Year 4, 5 and 6 winners.
Mrs Harding’s Kindy class were very excited about the cement truck that drove into the playground of our Early Learning Centre last week.
Often during Lent we give up sweets and chocolates as a way of reminding ourselves of everything we take for granted in our lives, to inspire us to give to those in need.
The Secondary Student Council has found a brighter way to remind our students of the simple joys in life, by bringing back a forgotten childhood treat.
2007 MacKillop alumni Ebony Taylor brought her Ultimate Frisbee teammates to the College before the weekend’s Western Regionals tournament in Margaret River, to run a series of clinics with our Phys-Ed students on Friday.
The students were shown a number of different frisbee throws and techniques.