MacKillop Learning Community Year 5
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Week 9

• Monday 8/12/25
  Year 5 students will attend the water safety program at Greenmount Beach. For these sessions, students are required to bring swimmers, appropriate shoes (such as slides, thongs, or Crocs), a towel, a rashie shirt, and a drink bottle.
  
  
• Tuesday 9/12/25
  This will be a normal school day with regular classes.
  
  
• Wednesday 10/12/25 
  The school Swimming Carnival. We will travel to the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre - Kingscliff. Students are required to bring swimmers, appropriate shoes (such as slides, thongs, or Crocs), a towel, a rashie shirt, and a drink bottle. Please note, there will be no canteen so students will need to bring in recess and lunch. They will have access to the canteen to buy a treat throughout the day.
  
  
• Thursday 11/12/25
  Christmas Carols will be held after school on the basketball courts. Year 5 students are asked to wear a Christmas shirt (or a white shirt) paired with denim shorts, as well as a Santa hat or Christmas-themed headwear.
  
  
• Friday 12/12/25
  Year 5 will attend another water safety session at Greenmount Beach. Please ensure your child packs their swimmers, shoes (slides, thongs, or Crocs), a towel, a rashie shirt, and a drink bottle for the day.

Week 10

• Monday 15/12/25
  This will be a normal school day.
  
  
• Tuesday 16/12/25
  At 10:00 am, Mr. McTaggart will present the Year 5 students with their 2026 Year 6 shirts in the classroom, and parents are encouraged to attend. Following this, at 11:00 am, we will attend the End of Year Mass in the Doyle Centre, where the Kindergarten to Year 6 awards will be presented to our recipients.
  
  
• Wednesday 17/12/25
  This will be our final day of school for 2025. We will hold an assembly to say goodbye to Year 6, celebrate the school year, and wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Please note there will be no awards presented at this assembly.

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