Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Welcome to Week 7,

In this issue we will cover:

• New Student Representative Council (MBBC SRC)
• Talking Maths in Primary
• Chess competitions
• Book Club – many exciting titles on offer!
• Upcoming dates

Enjoy your fortnight,

Rachel

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Welcome to Week 5 

In this fortnight’s newsletter we will cover:

• Creating engaged learners
• Marine adventures
• Congratulations to Elliot – State Swim star!
• Demystifying the PYP program with Richard Curtis
• Get your teams locked in for the 80s themed P&F Trivia night!

Enjoy your fortnight,

Rachel

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Welcome to Week 3,

In this newsletter we will cover:

• Congratulations to our Captains!
• Upcoming MBBC Head of College Tours
• Cocurricular timetable for 2017
• Open Day at MBC – Friday 24 February
• Grandparents’ Day at MBBC
• Welcome to Rev Craig Blackburn – Bayside Uniting Church
• P&F planning Trivia Night!

Enjoy your fortnight!

Rachel

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Dear Parents and College Community,

Welcome to Week 1, Term 1. This newsletter includes:

• Next Tuesday’s Swimming Carnival for Years 4 – 12 at MBC
• Welcome to new Head of Primary Mr Richard Curtis
• Co-curricular timetable
• P&F Welcome to new families

Please note due to a website malfunction entirely of my own creation, our newsletter categories appear in alpha order, rather than the traditional college order. Your usual categories will be revised next issue.

Rachel

Reminders for Term 1

Happy New Year to all of our families and a special welcome to our new families!

Every year prior to the commencement of Term 1, we send out a brief reminder to families to help ease the transition back to school.

This short newsletter will cover:

• Reminder on start dates in calendar
• 2017-super-sevens-day-parent-letter
• 2017 Year 12 Leadership Day – Parent Letter
• Formal Uniform (Y4 – 12)  Tuesday 24 January
• Communicating at MBBC
• Swimming Carnival Week 2

There will be a newsletter next week and then each odd week following for the year. Weeks, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Newsletters are always available on the website under this link: http://mbbc.qld.edu.au/news-events/newsletters/

We also send the newsletter link out to our mobile phone app, to social media on the MBBC facebook page and twitter.

Want to sign up to the App? See more here. 

Rachel

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Welcome to the last newsletter for the year!

In this newsletter we will cover:

• Important dates for 2017
• Congratulations to Y10 PYP boys
• Combined college Drum line in 2017
• Year 10 boys design granny flat
• New P&F line up for 2017

There will be a very brief newsletter the week before school goes back next year, on 18/19 of January, so families are aware of commencement dates, uniform expectations and other important info.

Best wishes to you all for a relaxing family break and a lovely Christmas, see you in 2017!

Rachel

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Welcome to Week 7, only 2 more weeks to go!

This fortnight we cover:

• Farewell to the Year 12s!
• Celebration of Excellence – award recipients for Academic and Sport
• RockSchool – Australia’s first students to sit exam
• Reminder to return library books and Uniform shop hours for holidays
• P&F AGM

Hang on, we are nearly there!

Rachel

Wednesday 2 November, 2016

Welcome to Week 5,

In this week’s newsletter we will cover:

• An article by Y3 student and Acting Head of College – Mr Lucas Fritz-Joughin
• PYP Exhibition Night invite
• P&F report
• Upcoming LEO events including Laser Skirmish and Movie Madness
• Christmas donations for local community, Leos Christmas cake orders, Tanzania school

Enjoy your fortnight,

Rachel

Thank you for sharing our Facebook posts of recent Manifest photos and Head of College Tours. This has been helpful to spread awareness of our great school!

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Welcome to Week 3,

This week we will cover:

• MBC and MBBC striving successfully together!
• Manifest annual art exhibition – opening night on Friday!
• MYP Exhibition night – what a talented bunch!
• Get set for the musical night of nights Kaleidoscope of Music on Wednesday
• Free dress day + bandanas for CanTeen Friday 28 October
• The MBBC App, FB and Twitter accounts at MBBC, a quick guide here

Enjoy your fortnight,

Rachel

Don’t forget to keep an eye out for updates on the MBBC App, check FB for photo albums and our twitter feed for news items.

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Welcome to Term 4!

This term is a very eventful one so please note important dates in your diaries or save from the MBBC App to your Calendar.

• Communication at the College – learn more here
• MBBC ranked #5 boys school in the state! See Head of Secondary article
• Class photos and co-curricular photos next Mon and Tues please see  FORMAL uniform requirements
• Allergy – no nuts please
• IB demystified – see Head of Primary article

Please note in your diaries Monday 17/10 is a pupil free day across QLD. OSHClub will be open if you need to drop your primary school son at school.

Happy reading!

Rachel