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Extra– Curricula and Specialist Subjects
An appreciation and personal response to the Arts is highly valued and
encouraged at Mary MacKillop School as we believe these skills are ‘Life
Skills’ and can enhance the quality of experience and participation in life.
At Mary MacKillop, we value giving children the opportunity to extend
themselves and their interest in the Arts. As well as music classes for all,
students, have the opportunity to participate in music club, band and
choir. Private instrumental tuition is available after school.
Students have specialist physical education classes weekly. Year Prep to
Year 2 students undertake an intensive swimming program each year. The
school is a very active member of two inter-school sporting groups and
students from Years 3 to Year 6 are given the opportunity to regularly
represent their school or be involved in sports clinics for many different
sports.
LOTE, LIBRARY ICT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ART
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Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) is a concepts and movement program
that utilises specialist gym equipment and is offered twice a week to Preps.
At Mary Mackillop Primary School, the library and its programs are considered
to be central to learning in all curriculum areas.
We endeavour to promote an interest in, and a love of all literature, the
teaching of information literacy and information technology skills. Individual
grades also use the library for the development of skills and resource
use.
All grades have a weekly borrowing time. The library is also open for borrowing
before school most days and the first half of every lunchtime. Parents
are encouraged to come into the library with their children in the
mornings. We have a growing collection of resources of interest to parents.
These are available for borrowing.
Music Club, choir and
after-school guitar
tuition.