Friday 6 September | School Closure
Monday 16 September | Year 9 Debating Competition
SA Olympics Unleashed Yr7s
Yr 11 Drug Education Seminar
Saturday 21 September | Pedal Prix 24 Hour Murray Bridge Race
Friday 27 September | Students finish at 2:30pm - Term 3 concludes
Monday 14 October | Term 4 Recommences
Tuesday 29 October | Valedictory Assembly
Thursday 31 October | Student Free Day
For more Term 3 Calendar dates: download the pdf version here
Term 4 dates will be confirm and sent before the end of term 3
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
As Term 3 draws to a close, we reflect on what has been a highly productive period filled with several noteworthy events.
Final Weeks for Year 12 Students
Our Year 12 students have just five teaching weeks remaining: the final three weeks of this term and the first two weeks of Term 4. The next three weeks are critical, as students will be working diligently to complete all their school-assessed tasks. Weeks 1 and 2 of Term 4 will primarily be dedicated to revision. It is imperative that students use their time effectively from now until the end of Week 2, ensuring they meet the deadlines set by their teachers in order to achieve success.
Equally as important is the need for students to take care of their wellbeing by maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding late nights in an effort to complete their work. This is an area where parents can play a vital role by encouraging their children to take breaks for meals and to get sufficient rest each night.
Pedal Prix
This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the Pedal Prix Races held at the Hanson Road Velodrome. It was heartening to see so many of our students participating, supported by their cheering parents. As always, our students received tremendous support from Fast Cats Racing and our dedicated staff members, Wayne Ferguson, Jess Hanlin, Ron and Lyn Gibbins. An event of this scale requires countless hours of planning, organisation, and training. A very big thank you to everyone who contributed to making this event a success.
ABODA Music Competition
Recently, our music students competed in the ABODA Music competition and proudly earned a silver medal. This is a significant achievement, especially considering the strong competition from students at private schools and special interest music schools. Congratulations to all the students and their teachers, Mr. Budd and Ms. Warrick, for this remarkable accomplishment.
Student-Led Conferences and Subject Selections
On Tuesday the 20th of August, we held our annual student-led conferences and subject selection day. The day was filled with energy and enthusiasm. Parents had the opportunity to listen to their children reflect on their learning and discuss strategies for improvement. As I visited different home groups, I was immensely proud of our students and how thoughtfully they reflected on their learning. It was equally gratifying to hear our Year 10 and 11 students discuss their subject choices for 2025 and their potential future careers.
Thank you to the 622 parents who took time out of their busy schedules to come in and support their children with subject selection and learning reflection.
School Uniform
I am asking for your support in ensuring that your child wears the correct school uniform each day. The school uniform is more than just attire; it symbolises our shared values of ‘we are united, passionate and accountable’. By consistently wearing the uniform, students learn the importance of adhering to rules and take pride in representing their school community. Your involvement in reinforcing this expectation at home will help create a positive and focused learning environment, where all students feel a sense of belonging and equality. Together, we can set a strong foundation for your child's success both in school and beyond.
School attendance
For some students, getting up every day and coming to school is challenging for many different reasons. They need our collective support to overcome these challenges and gradually learn to enjoy school. Attendance is critical, as it directly impacts students' academic performance. Additionally, regular attendance helps students develop important social skills, such as teamwork, communication, and conflict resolution, which are vital for their personal growth and future success.
If your child is struggling to attend school, please get in touch with us. We will work with you and your child to develop an attendance plan that will hopefully support their return to school.
Reminder there is a school closure tomorrow. Enjoy the long weekend and we will see you next week.
Ms Joanne Costa
Principal
Friday 16th was year 8 Languages dessert day. Students had the opportunity to pre-order Spanish or Japanese themed desserts and eat them for recess. Some students enjoyed alfajores (al-fa-hor-es) shortbread biscuits with a caramel centre or black sesame cookies. Another common dessert in Central America is tres leches (trays le-ch-s) which is a vanilla cake soaked in whole milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk with fresh cream. Tres leches means three milks in English. Next year we will change the desserts for the upcoming year 8 students and have more traditional Japanese desserts such as mochi.
“The Basque cheesecake was, so yummy, 10 out of 10,” Mackenzie.
Make sure you order your dessert next year if you are currently in year 7.
Ms Muggleton
Year 7, 8, 9, 10 Spanish Teacher
The MASA Quiz night was held on Wednesday 14th August, Modbury High School entered five teams of four students to compete at King's Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale. Here our students engaged in puzzles, maths challenges, and general knowledge questions, to compete against students from Pedare Christian College, The Heights, and King’s.
In the Junior division (Year 7/8) was Aarav Patel, Abbie Carroll, Sarah Kennedy, Payton Richardson and Angaddeep Singh. Then we had two Intermediate division (Year 9/10) teams, Paige Sharpe, Ella Taylor, Tyler Gaskin and Gargee Vyas along with Emily Totani, Isha Bane, Avnoor Kaur, and Tanish Yadav.
In the Senior division (Year 11/12) we also had two teams Anton Kastanos, Finley Bradtke, and Siddhartha Attaluri along with Oscar Elder, Lawrence French, Kaiwen He and Cooper Garland-McNamara who took out the title of Best Overall Senior Team.
It was great to see Modbury students having fun and collaborating, in an attempt to get the highest score for each of the four sections throughout the night.
Ms Sandra Gill
Mathematics Teacher
The ABODA Band festival was held during Week 4 of this term and our MHS band students hit the stage to compete against school bands from around Adelaide.
Concert Band students aimed high this year by entering the ‘Advanced’ Concert Band section; the first MHS Concert Band to do so in almost 15 years! Students were one division higher than last year and were extremely happy to receive a well-deserved ‘Silver’ award for their performance.
Big Band musicians returned the following day for their chance to take to the stage in competition. Special mentions go to our Year 12 soloists, Jack C.-A. and Crystal Hurcombe, for their amazing contributions to the performance. The band received a ‘bronze’ award and valuable feedback to reflect and continue to improve on as an ensemble.
MHS is extremely proud of all of our young musicians and everything they continue to achieve.
If you would like to hear the bands performing pieces from the competition, please save the evening of the 29th of October (T4, Wk3) in your diaries. We will be presenting our end-of-year concert in the school gym on the night.
Mr Budd
Music Teacher
A huge congratulations to our 7-9 Netball team who managed to play off for first place in the state going to down to Blackwood by just 4 goals. It was a massive effort, as the team was struck down by illness and injury prior to and on the day, sometimes playing with only 6 players. Great job placing 2nd in the state in all secondary schools.
Well done to our Year 10-12 Boys Netball Team for their incredible achievement in reaching the State Finals! The team demonstrated exceptional skill and sportsmanship, securing an impressive 4th place statewide.
We’re also thrilled to announce that four of our players, Noah Zaltron, Joshua Taylor, Seb Borgas and Noah Cook have caught the attention of the Men's South Australian Netball scouts. Both have been invited to attend the statewide trials. Well done boys!
Students and staff celebrated Wear It Purple Day with a splash of purple, purple cookies and some activities on the Purruna Kuu deck at lunch time. It was an opportunity to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ young people in our school community and acknowledge that everyone belongs in our Modbury High School community.
More information about Wear It Purple can be found at https://www.wearitpurple.org/
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