A weekly snippet of what’s happening ‘behind the hedge’ at Mercedes College…
Last Friday, nearly 200 mums enjoyed a lovely lunch at Carrick Hill, as part of the lead in celebrations for Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Hosted by our Acting Principal, Narelle Sandercock, our mums enjoyed lunch with a view, delicious food and plenty of good conversation.
A special thank you to our many families who donated items for our raffle:
Aspa Callisto, Danielle Comer, Rhi Clohesy, Kelliann Yates, Davina Cuevas, Dianna Themistocleous, Natalie Mills, Bec Malcolm and the Capobianco family.
In a few short weeks, our students will take to the stage for our production of Little Women, adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s classic and much-loved novel.
There are just three performances, so get your tickets now!
Friday 29 June | Evening Performance
Saturday 30 June | Matinee and Evening Performances
Book your tickets here.
Looking forward to the March sisters sharing their story?
Take this fun quiz to find out which Little Women sister is most like you!
Last week, ten of our Year 5/6 Netballers represented Mercedes College at the first round of Knock-Out, a great opportunity to refine their skills and be seen by SAPSASA Selectors.
After playing last year’s winner, Fulham North, as well as St Francis De Sales, Westbourne Park Primary and Goodwood Primary, our girls came away with two wins and two losses.
A great start to the Winter Netball season.
All families of students attending Mercedes College are invited to participate in our next Parent Engagement Group (PEG) Meeting.
Held once a Term, these are a great opportunity to discuss happenings around our Campus and share your thoughts with College leadership.
Thursday 28 May
8.40am to 9.40am
Mercedes College Staff Room
A Zoom link will be established for anyone who would like to attend virtually (this link will be sent by email as the day approaches).
Please register to let us know if you will be able to attend in person or online.
All That Jazz is a celebration of creativity, expression and performance, showcasing the talents of Drama and Dance students across both the Middle and Senior School. This evening brings together original choreography, ensemble work, scripted and devised drama and high energy performance pieces that highlight the skill and artistic growth of our students.
Thursday 11 June
6.30pm – 9.00pm
Gleeson Theatre
Book tickets here
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Our Winter Concert will showcase performers from our Junior Choir, Festival Choir, Senior Choir, Year 10 Music Ensemble, Mercedes Orchestra, Stage Band, Jazz Combo, Intermediate Strings, Senior Strings, and performances by SACE Music students. Something for everyone to enjoy!
Friday 12 June
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Gleeson Theatre
Book tickets here
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Versions is exploring how artists transform ideas, stories and themes into their own unique expression. Our Year 8 and Year 9 Performing Arts students will share their interpretations across music, drama and movement – showcasing how they have reimagined the same source material, often in completely different ways. This is a great opportunity for our students to step into the role of ’emerging artist’ and a wonderful chance for our community to experience the diversity and imagination in our Performing Arts program.
Wednesday 17 June
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Gleeson Theatre
Book tickets here
Yesterday, our Year 5 students took a step back in time to explore the pioneering history of the Hills town of Hahndorf.
With the help of local guides, students toured the Main Street with the Hahndorf Academy, visited the Schmidt-Rodert Farmlet and stopped by the Hahndorf Memorial Garden.
Students were able to connect their classroom learning with real world examples of early Pioneer lifestyles and roles – and Autumn is always the most beautiful time of the year to visit this part of the Adelaide Hills.
There were chilly morning starts for our Year 5 to Year 8 students who took part in the Mountain Biking Teams Championships last week.
With record participation over two days, Mercedes College was represented by 30 students in six teams who demonstrated great enthusiasm, determination and sportsmanship, even supporting students from other schools when they took a tumble on the track.
Special congratulations to Louis (Year 8, Fitzpatrick) and Charlotte (Year 8, Dalton), who achieved first place on the podium for the Mixed Year 7/8 Teams category – a fantastic result!
As part of our Guest Speaker programme, renowned presenter and founder of Positive Minds Australia, Madhavi Nawana Parker, will be sharing ideas, strategies and insights about building resilience, positive discipline and emotional regulation in children.
We’d love you to come along and see this important presentation.
Please register here to let us know you can attend.
All families welcome (parents only please)
Tuesday 19 May
6.15pm – 8.30pm
Gleeson Theatre
Q&A with Madhavi after the presentation, followed by light refreshments.
This week, our Year 7 students had a visit from the Nature Education Centre and a range of furry, slithery and scaled creatures.
This hands-on experience is part of their Unit of Inquiry on Introduced Species – what are the implications and how do we classify living and nonliving things.
Students loved the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the animals and enjoyed the chance to ask questions from the experts, to take back to their classroom learning.
Imagine if we could talk to the animals…
Recently, our Year 7 Year Level Representatives organised a Sunday afternoon catch up for families at the Bath Hotel in Norwood. There was a great turn out and it was a wonderful chance to meet and welcome new Year 7 families to the College.
Our Reps are a great conduit and connector for their Year Level and they play an important role in our community.
Year Level events can be as simple as a coffee catch up after drop off, a weekend meal in a local pub or a meet up in a playground for an hour or so. It’s all about connection and bringing families together!
It was a jubilant Mother’s Day for our footy mums, as they cheered our Boys’ First XVIII to their second victory of the year, and very first ever over Immanuel College on Sunday.
As part of their celebrations, players and coaching staff took time to publicly thank each of the mums for their years of support, encouragement, time volunteering and looking out for the team.
It was a touching tribute topped only by the win!
More upcoming activities can be found on the College Calendar.
