On Thursday 21st August there was huge excitement at Mt Carmel as the children were treated to a visit from the Police Helicopter which landed on the lower field, sirens wailing ! The students listened to the talk from the police air support Eagle unit officer and were able to have a look inside the […]
On Thursday 21st August Mt Carmel had a Mufti Day in support of the wonderful work our Emergency Service workers do. We donated all money collected to St John Ambulance Service who rely on fundraising and donations to top up their funding, enabling them to provide essential first response services in emergencies. Children came to […]
On Wednesday 13th August, the sun came out for our Mt Carmel cross country competition. The children showed fantastic effort and sportsmanship running around the school competing in their year groups. Lots of parents came to support and it was a lovely chance to catch up with our school community.
On Monday 11th August our Year 4 student visited MOTAT where they had the opportunity to explore the new Science and Technology centre. In the science space, the students explored science through interactive experiences about light and energy. They learned about force, and technologies that shape our everyday lives and heard about stories of innovators and […]
On Thursday 24th July, our all-weather net ball court was transformed into a loose parts play environment. The team from Junky Monkey came in with all sorts of junk to facilitate some loose play. The children had fun playing with items otherwise destined for landfill. This led to conversations about waste minimisation and, encouraged them […]
On Thursday 17th July, the Junior School (Years 0-3) celebrated our 100th day at school this year. As part of our celebrations, the children had a fancy dress mufti day with the theme of “dress up as someone who looks 100 years old”. We saw a wonderful array of outfits
What a wonderful week of reading we have had at Mt Carmel during Book week! A special thank you also goes to Susanna Jolly, who organised our Readathon and its many fabulous prizes throughout the week. There was much excitement with the draw for the daily winners. The book fair was a great success with […]
Mt Carmel celebrated Catholic School’s day on May 28th with a variety of activities. The day began with a beautiful Liturgy led by Tui class, reflecting on what we are thankful for, and the children’s hopes for the future. This was followed by a special morning tea treat from the PTA , with all children enjoying […]
On Monday 7th April, following on from our lessons about sustainability and the visit from the Tread Lightly caravan, our Junior School students embarked on the Local Area Walk with their class. Each class visited a park, reserve, or green space within walking distance from school and collected rubbish which was audited upon our return to […]
The year 5 and 6 students took part in the Summer Field Days Interschool competition, participating in Touch, Cricket, T-Ball, and this year Badminton for the first time. Some children chose sports that had never played before and some played sports that they play regularly. Sadly, due to the inclement weather some of the field […]
