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25.01.2022 17 Good Blokes including our Principal Marc, baked an item to share with the rest of the staff for a fundraising Big Morning Tea. First prize went to Mr Marshall for his delicious Caramel Slice, 2nd place to Mr Mau for his Creme Brulee and 3rd place to Mr Ritchie for his Weet-Bix Slice. They raised $240 for some much needed funds for Soibada in Timor-Leste. #MaterMaria

25.01.2022 Very happy Year 7 students cooking in the new kitchen at Mater Maria for the first time. Lemonade scones. Yum! #MaterMaria #happystudents

24.01.2022 This morning at assembly, Mr Reicher presented Year 7 students with the NRSV Catholic Bible as a gift from Mater Maria College. The aim is to help the students become more familiar with our very important sacred texts and develop their relationship with God. We'll be using the bibles in our Religious Education classes, especially this term as we study the Life and Times of Jesus. As preparation for receiving the bible, students chose their favourite scripture passage and decorated a calico bag in which they will keep their bibles. We hope that in the years to come, students will grow in appreciation of the richness of the text and treasure this gift.

24.01.2022 Our deepest thoughts are with our community who are having to isolate and restrict their plans during this Christmas season. We pray that 2021 brings along a new year of hope and happiness to you all. #MaterMaria #faith #love #hope

24.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 11 music 2 student, Jocelyn, who entered the Northern Beaches Council Unplugged Competition and made it through to the finals! Jocelyn had to record one cover version and one original song to enter, check out part of her submission Zombie by The Cranberries! We cant wait to see the video from the finals! Good luck!

23.01.2022 Bell Shakespeare has recently visited Mater Maria, transforming the Byrne Theatre into a surrogate Opera House and performing the timeless Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth plays to our Stage 5 students. You can read the full article below #bellshakespeare #matermaria. https://matermaria.nsw.edu.au//English-dept-hosts-Bell-Sha

23.01.2022 The Service section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award encourages young people to volunteer their time & to understand the benefits of this service to their community. Two of our Bronze students Cruz Hudson & Hamish Wares have been serving the College community in their own time helping Robert Scheffers to keep our school grounds beautiful. They've painted lines on the oval, picked up rubbish & cleaned the bins, put up the flags, removed fruit stickers from tables & chairs, polished the Marana floor & sanded the wall in the carpark. Great work boys for taking such pride in our school & making it a pleasant place to be.

23.01.2022 Our creative Year 10 students have been polishing up on their still life drawing skills and exploring the topic Food For Thought. Well done, these are delicious! #MaterMaria

22.01.2022 Ruby and Kane are here to wish you every blessing this Christmas on behalf of the Mater Maria Community with their performance of Silent Night at the Year 8 Presentation of Awards and Christmas Liturgy. #MaterMaria #christmaseve #merrychristmas

22.01.2022 Yesterday, our Year 11 English Studies and Standard English students were treated to a presentation by Andrew Fraser, the producer of the film Lion, the inspiring uplifting story of Saroo Brierly who became lost on a train in India at the age of five. After surviving life on the streets, he was taken into an orphanage in Calcutta and adopted by a Tasmanian family. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to gain an insight into the creative process undertaken during the production of their core text. #lionmovie #MaterMaria

21.01.2022 Bond University offers a limited number of scholarships to Australia’s best and brightest students and scholars are chosen based on their academic ability, demonstrated leadership skills, extensive community and extra-curricular involvement and personal character. Here at Mater Maria, we provide students with an exceptional education based on these skills and values and are proud to announce that Mienke Breebaart, our 2020 College Prefect, has received an Excellence Scholarship at Bond University. This year, competition for these prestigious awards was exceptionally strong so a huge congratulations from the College community for this excellent opportunity that God has given her. We pray that she goes far in her studies and future career. #MaterMaria #brightfutureahead

21.01.2022 REMINDER: School Photo Day tomorrow - please dress smart! Don't forget blazers. Girls, please remember to brush your hair or tie up if long and boys, please don't forget to shave!

21.01.2022 Jack (Year 8) plays an improvised drum solo as part of a COVID Blues composition. Year 8 students started learning all the components of Blues music during HBL with help from online videos from the music staff, now that theyve reached the end of the term students have experimented on guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, drums and vocals!

19.01.2022 Our Year 11 students are currently brainstorming and revising for their Extension 1 Mathematics Exam. GOOD LUCK!

18.01.2022 Our Year 10 students are studying the Still Life topic Food for Thought and have completed a tutorial on painting an apple using chiaroscuro and limited colour palette. Here are some photos of their stunning artwork... delicious! #visualart #MaterMaria

18.01.2022 We would like to congratulate all our Year 12 students at their Graduation Ceremony today. The event will be livestreamed to their parents and all mentor classes at Mater Maria. A link will be sent to Year 12 parents by the end of the week for those parents that are unable to watch the ceremony live today. #graduation #MaterMaria #classof2020

18.01.2022 We've had a Tomorrow Man workshop at Mater Maria this week. Confronting, challenging but inspiring. Year 10 enjoyed live workshops for the boys and virtual workshops for the girls. Some of our boys even put on nail varnish! #MaterMaria #TomorrowMan @ Mater Maria Catholic College

17.01.2022 Our new buildings - St Benedict's Learning Centre, McMahon Administration Centre and the Polding Centre - will be blessed by the Bishop of Broken Bay tomorrow. Unfortunately we have been unable to include students, parents, staff and the local community in the Grand Opening due to COVID-19 restrictions, however we are filming the event and will publish this over the coming days. #grandopening #blessing #MaterMaria

16.01.2022 Check out the latest issue of Teen Breathe now available in our Benedict Learning Centre. This is the ultimate go-to guide for teenagers wanting to explore how mindfulness forms the basis of a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life. #teenbreathe #nurturing #MaterMaria

16.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 11 student Jocelyn Fletcher for coming third in the Northern Composure Unplugged Final recently. She was presented with her cheque by Dan Nascimento, manager of Ocean Alley. We are also very proud of Sophie ONeill (Graduated 2019) who placed second.

15.01.2022 Year 7 Technology Mandatory - Tiny House Project as apart of home based learning Congratulation Daniella for this fantastic work. https://youtu.be/2wFGVySLtjU

13.01.2022 There are only 2 weeks left to complete the Premier's Reading Challenge for 2020. Here are the latest books added to our PRC book list. Come and visit our library and we will help you with your selection! Please note all students must have their books entered online by Friday 28 August.

13.01.2022 WELCOME BACK TO TERM 3! Good luck to our Year 10 students who are finalising their 2021 subject choices for Year 11 by tomorrow evening.

13.01.2022 On Wednesday we held our first whole school assembly. For our Year 7 & 8 students, this was their first one due to previous COVID-19 restrictions. After the assembly, we asked those students how they felt and this is their feedback *** THE HIGHLIGHTS *** The Jazz Band was fantastic, it was really upbeat (Will, Year 7), Watching the Year 11 Peer Counsellors receiving their awards (Luiza, Year 7), The variety of different items and different people presenting (Holly, Ye...ar 7), Being back together as a school in one place (Anastasia, Year 8). *** THE KEY MESSAGES *** To be an EPIC student and participate in everything that you can (London, Year 8), To be on time to places and wear the correct uniform (Jersey, Year 8). *** WHAT INSPIRED YOU? *** The talented students who wrote and performed their own songs for the Unplugged Competition (Year 7), The assembly inspired me to think of lonely individuals and how I can help them (Lachlan, Year 8), The assembly inspired me to join the SRC next Year (Cyanne, Year 8), The assembly has inspired me to do my absolute best effort in everything I do (Michael, Year 8). #MaterMaria #schoolmemories #schoolmates

13.01.2022 Today is Remembrance Day. The day that marks the signing of the peace agreement between Germany and the Allies that ended the Great War of 1914-1918. The Second World War began just 21 years later. Today we remember those who died in war. We have a large collection of books on display in our Benedict Learning Centre for our students to learn about this important part of our history. #MaterMaria #literacymatters #lestweforget

12.01.2022 Every year, our Year 7 students complete a canvas painting by researching a person they admire, basing their works on Modern and Contemporary artists and expressive painting techniques. Students and staff voted on the Finalists. Congratulations to this year's winners... 1st prize to Tyla Inns, 2nd prize to Michael Di Costanzo and 3rd prize to Lachlan Dickinson. These are amazing portraits, well done! #MaterMaria

12.01.2022 Our blessed Waste Warriors at Mater Maria Catholic College.

11.01.2022 The Annual Northern Beaches Council music competition 'Northern Composure' returned over the Easter break with four of Mater Maria's students being selected to record their performance live in front of a panel of judges at the Glen Street Theatre in Belrose. The videos have been released to the public and there are prizes for the Most Viewed video and Audience Choice award. You can see the performances here: Ava Joergensen and Mia Mackenzie (Year 9) perform their version of a... Fiona Apple song "I Know: https://youtu.be/hDOwDWLkKPg, whilst Aiden Flynn and Milo Browne (Year 11) perform an original composition: https://youtu.be/i7alaRBqfaw. Let’s try and get them as many votes as possible by clicking the following link for the Audience Choice Voting form: https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au//northern-composure Voting closes Sunday 25 April! #MaterMaria #KALOF #unplugged

11.01.2022 Our top mathematics students have today participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition. We look forward to the discussion that will follow in our classrooms about the questions they faced and to receiving their results.

11.01.2022 Two of our Year 12 students have recently submitted their final reports for their HSC Science Extension Course. Theyre the first students to undertake the course at our College. Leah Browns project Comparison of Fluorescence in situ Hybridisation (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) Testing for ALK Rearrangements in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Tara Lindfields project on Aboriginal Bush medicines to inhibit bacterial growth. Wow. Well done to both of you!

11.01.2022 Bishop Anthony’s Christmas Message Video 2020 Bishop Anthony Randazzo has released his Christmas message to the community of the Church of Broken Bay, acknowledging the challenges of 2020, but also encouraging everyone to make the most of the opportunities presented to us despite a difficult year. https://www.youtube.com/watch

10.01.2022 Our highly skilled Jazz Trio performers recently recorded the Year 12 farewell assembly item at home. Grab a cuppa and listen to this excellent performance. Keep this up boys and you will go far! #MaterMaria #musicislife

09.01.2022 How will you science this National Science Week 2020 in the Benedict Learning Centre? #MaterMaria #NationalScienceWeek

09.01.2022 On Friday, we held an ANZAC Day Service in the College Amphitheatre. Our Year 10 and Year 11 History students led a moving Year assembly to acknowledge the service of those who have fallen in conflict and wars. The assembly had a special focus as we acknowledged the spirit of the Anzacs and concluded with The Last Post as paid tribute to all those who have served this country. #MaterMaria #ANZACDay2021 #remembranceday

09.01.2022 June 2020 - Broken Bay News is available to read online https://issuu.com/bbcatholic/docs/broken_bay_news_june_2020

09.01.2022 The Year 7 portrait task was to research a War hero from their family in any War or time and create a display in a Wall of Remembrance as a tonal portrait. Here are the photos of the Year 7 artwork which is displayed outside of our Mariana Complex. #MaterMaria #remembranceday #ANZACDay2021

09.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to 8 Amiel 1! They have raised $761.24 for Project Compassion. Mater Maria participates annually in the Project Compassion appeal which is held during Lent, the 6 week period before Easter. They initially donated their own money, then held a cake stall and finally sold chocolates to raise money for Caritas 2020. This money will be sent overseas to developing countries.

09.01.2022 It is NAIDOC week this week and the theme this year is Always Was, Always Will Be recognising our First Nations people that have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Emma Burt said an Aboriginal prayer at the Year 8 assembly. We also have a large selection of books by Indigenous writers on display. Come and browse the collection and perhaps choose a new DEAR book. #MaterMaria #NAIDOC2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

08.01.2022 Year 8 students competed in the Maths Olympiad this year. It's a challenging competition that requires students to think of different methods of solving problems. Well done to all students especially these students who placed themselves at the top! #MaterMaria #mathsolympiads

07.01.2022 Year 11 Elective Music perform the Friends Theme Song as part of their Music for Film, Television & Media unit.

07.01.2022 New fiction and non-fiction now available in the Benedict Learning Centre! Ready now for borrowing!

06.01.2022 Bishop Anthony has written a special prayer for Vocations to Priesthood in Broken Bay. The Prayer Card features the image The Hand of God by Yongsung Kim. Vocations Awareness Week is celebrated the first week of August.

06.01.2022 #Matermaria #premiersreadingchallenge #schoollibraries #nswprc

06.01.2022 Year 10 Music Students have been studying music of Australia's Indigenous Peoples. Here is an outstanding piece of music composed by Tom S that addresses the thoughts, feelings, struggles and stories of the Stolen Generation. #MaterMaria #aboriginalculture #musicstudents

06.01.2022 We'd like to thank our Year 7 parents once again for taking the time to join us on Monday through Zoom for the parent/teacher interviews. We understand the challenge you face at this time with not being able to see your child's teacher face to face and appreciate your continued support.

05.01.2022 Our amazing Year 9 and 10 students have been spending at least one hour a week knitting blanket squares for the Father Riley Youth Off the Street program. This constitutes the service component of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Awards through our Mater Maria Catholic College Award Program. Well done! #dofe #MaterMaria

04.01.2022 Our clever Year 9 engineering students have been busy working in teams on a sailing boat design challenge this week. Check these out! #MaterMaria

03.01.2022 Last week our 7TM7 class kicked off their Food and Agriculture journey with their first school based composting experience. Throughout this unit they will get a true appreciation for food from paddock to plate, learning about the amazing emerging technologies used in farming and getting hands on in the kitchen as their love for food grows. Watch out parents!

02.01.2022 Congratulations to our Mater Maria students who have been selected for NSWCCC events. Harvey Monnock was selected for NSWCCC Swimming, with Charli Barbour and Macy Beuzeville selected for All Schools Swimming Championships later next month (pictured). Sienna Hinwood was selected for Touch Football, Charleigh Kemp was selected for Softball and very proud to be one of the youngest on the team, Zac Newbold has been selected for Baseball and Chelsea McClerie has been selected for the Cricket Team. Well done to all of you! #MaterMaria #NSWCCC

02.01.2022 Year 8 Music socially distancing during their class rock band rehearsal of their Australian Rock Music assessment task. #MaterMaria #COVID19

01.01.2022 Shakespeare is being studied this term. Come and check out our wide selection of novels that re-imagine the lives of some of his most fascinating characters and our factual resources on his life and times. #Shakespeare #MaterMaria

01.01.2022 Check our the finalist videos from the Northern Composure Unplugged Competition! Vote for Jocelyn Year 11 or ex-Mater student Sophie as they represent Mater in the competition. Peoples choice voting closes on the 19th July! https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au//northern-composure Jocelyn - https://youtu.be/frdfwghB_7Q... Sophie - https://youtu.be/o933yFoS97U See more