MOC Nunga News 2024

Unfortunately the time has come to close our MOC Nunga News page and merge with our official Mark Oliphant College page.

This will enable all posts, information and celebrations to be posted on our main page for all to see, like and share.

We will still share community news, success stories and cultural information as usual.

We encourage families and community to follow us at

https://www.facebook.com/MarkOliphantCollege?mibextid=LQQJ4d

A reminder about our staggered start to the year.
Tomorrow we will see all our F-6, year 7, Year 11 and Year 12 students return.

Tuesday our Year 8-10s return.

TLP (FLO) students will be contacted by their case managers or admin staff during week 1 and will return in week 2.

Any questions please contact us or pop in to the nunga room

Get ready for the start of the 2024 school year 🎉 Mark your calendars, students! 📆 Here's the staggered start schedule:

🗓️ Monday 29 Jan:
Foundation to Year 6
Year 7
Year 11
Year 12

🗓️ Tuesday 30 Jan:
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10

Get ready to kickoff the new academic year! 📚✨

However you spend the public holiday today, remember to please be kind.
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If you are eligible for school card please apply online now!
If you prefer a paper application please pop in to the school next week and finance can assist.

School Card applications are now open! 📝

With term 1 fast approaching, now is a great time to see if you're eligible to receive financial assistance for school fees.

School Card is available in government schools to:

✔️ families with children aged 4 years and over who attend a school full time

✔️ independent full time students studying year 10, 11 or 12

✔️ adult re-entry students undertaking subjects to complete their SACE.

To qualify, your family's gross income in the 2022/23 financial year must be below the threshold, based on the number of dependent children you have in your family.

🔗 Information on the eligibility criteria, income limits and the application process is available on https://brnw.ch/21wGaGH.

Financial assistance may also be available for students attending a non-government school. Parents should contact their child’s independent or Catholic school directly for more information.

For families that need to purchase uniforms, Devon Clothing will be on site
Monday 22nd Jan 8am - 1pm
Tuesday 23rd Jan 2pm - 6pm

Or you can order from their website for delivery

Shop by School - Mark Oliphant College - Devon Clothing Please note that the item(s) you order may not be in stock. If your item(s) are not in stock and your order can't be filled within a suitable timeframe, you can request a credit or refund but you will then lose your place in the priority queue and need to reorder.

We are already in planning for this year’s Reconciliation and NAIDOC Week events.
If you are a parent, family member or part of our local community and would like to be a part of our events committee, please send us a PM
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The 2024 NAIDOC Week theme has been announced, 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud' 🙌

The theme honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture – with fire a symbol of connection to Country, to each other, and to the rich tapestry of traditions that define Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

https://www.naidoc.org.au/news/2024-naidoc-week-theme-keep-fire-burning-blak-loud-and-proud #:~:text=Held%20across%20the%20country%20from,Blak%2C%20Loud%20%26%20Proud.

We have had some questions today from families about accessing Daymap.
Please follow the instructions below.
If you’re having trouble please message the page or email
[email protected]

The Aboriginal Education team will be available during week 0 if you have any questions.

The 2024 school year starts in 2 weeks! Are you ready?
To help families prepare for the year ahead, the front office will be open during Week 0 ready to support families with:

✔ Collecting Chromebooks for 2024 for Yr 9 – Yr 12
✔ Confirmation of Student/Family details
✔ Assistance in converting to Daymap app (replacing ClassDojo in Primary years)
✔ Purchase of uniforms from Devon Uniform Shop (Monday 22nd 8am-1pm, Tuesday 2pm-6pm)
✔ Assistance with School Card Applications for 2024

Please remember to update any changes in contact details or address with our reception staff.

For more details about school card including eligibility and application help, visit https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/financial-help-scholarships-and-grants/school-card-scheme

Please be aware that we will once again have a staggered start for secondary students this year!
We can’t wait to see everyone in week 1!

Get ready for the start of the 2024 school year 🎉 Mark your calendars, students! 📆 Here's the staggered start schedule:

🗓️ Monday 29 Jan:
Foundation to Year 6
Year 7
Year 11
Year 12

🗓️ Tuesday 30 Jan:
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10

Get ready to kickoff the new academic year! 📚✨

From our families to yours, Merry Christmas, eat lots, enjoy the time spent together and be safe!

The Workabout Centre were asked by the Commissioner for First Nations Voice, Dale Agius, to serve coffee in Flinders Street this morning to share information about what a voice to Parliament will look like in SA. So of course our MOC students were keen to volunteer!

It was a great morning, we made lots of coffees and networked with staff from different departments.

Big thanks to Denisha, David and Keira for giving up their school holidays to volunteer.

Happy SACE day to all our Year 12 students!
A reminder that we are on site today if you’d like to come in and check your results.

Wishing the class of 2023 the best of luck today! We hope that finding out your SACE results will be much easier than getting your hands on Taylor tickets.

SACE results can be accessed via Students Online from 8:30am 👉🏼 https://brnw.ch/21wFoF5

Tickets are still available for the Give the Gift of Reading party tomorrow at the Playford Library.
We have it on good authority that a very familiar Santa will be making a visit!!
Please book your tickets using the link in the original post.

Get ready to party!

The Give the Gift of Reading Party is happening next Monday!

We will be celebrating with the end of the GTGOR donation drive with crafts, entertainment, and a visit from Santa!

Book your spots today>> bit.ly/GTGOR2023

From the Aboriginal Education Team at MOC we’d like to wish our students and families a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and safe school holidays!
We will see you all in 2024!

Year 10 student Denisha is off to Melbourne today with the SAASTA Basketball Academy for their end of year camp.

You’ve worked so hard all year Denisha so have the best time!!

And… we’re off!! ✈️ Our ABA end of year camp to Melbourne begins today, we’re excited and ready to go!

Our final Deadly Night was a great gathering of community, families and guests tonight!

Big thank you to our guests who attended to mingle with community. Your presence doesn’t go unnoticed and we value your contribution to our school community.

Thank you to our partners who provide much needed support to our students and families - The Workabout Centre, SAASTA, The Smith Family, Nunkuwarrin Yunti, Sonder and CHTS.

Velvet henna was a huge hit and we can’t wait to have Vanessa back next year for a workshop with our girls groups.

Thank you to the leaders and staff who stayed to connect with our families, your support for these nights is always appreciated!

But the biggest thank you of all goes to our students and the Aboriginal Education Team who work together to plan and run our Deadly Nights each term.

We’re looking forward to a massive 2024 so stay tuned!!

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A reminder that our last Deadly Night for 2023 is on this Thursday 5-7!

Please bring your friends and family and join us to celebrate our student successes and our Aboriginal Education Teams Public Education Award.

There will be barista made coffee and hot chocolate made by our students, henna, activities, stall holders and bbq dinner.

We can’t wait to see all our families and community to finish off the year together!

Day 1 of Barista Training happening today on site!!
It’s a perfect day for coffee and hot chocolate.

You’ll get to see these guys in action and get FREE coffee and hot chocolate at Deadly night on Thursday 5-7pm.

If you are one of the students who registered for Barista Training this is a reminder that it is on tomorrow and Wednesday 9am - 3pm in the building 19 common area.

We’ll see you tomorrow ready to make some coffee!!

FIRST NATIONS RACISM REGISTER
Have you experienced or witnessed racism at work, school, sports, or in the community? Have you been refused service or been given insufficient service when identifying as Aboriginal?

If you see it, call it out!
Please record your experience on the Call It Out register!

The data collected can inform future policy and legislation around anti- racism and anti-discrimination laws.

Be a part of the solution!

https://callitout.com.au/register/

You’re invited to be a part of our schools review process around Mark Oliphant Colleges purpose and values.

It’s important that we have an Aboriginal community voice to shape what our schools purpose and values will be going forward.

Aboriginal staff will be available to support parents and community through the consultation sessions so please let us know if you’re interested in attending

Do you have a child born between 1 May 2020 and 31 April 2021 and live in Davoren Park, Andrews Farm, Smithfield, Smithfield Plains or Munno Para West?
Would you like help to engage your child in play based learning at home?
You might be eligible for Hippy!
Please contact Novita on the number supplied in the flyer or come see Rhiannon and she can help you make contact!

Hippy is a Play Based learning program for your child. A hippy tutor will come to your home fortnightly to drop off learning materials you can do at home with your child. This is a great opportunity to support your child's education as they begin their school journey. And it's free.
See the flier below for more information and contact numbers.

Do you have a favourite teacher at MOC? Someone who goes above and beyond to help you?
If you do, nominate them for The Advertiser Best of SA award!

Does you child’s teacher go the extra mile and exceed expectations? 👨‍🏫

We’re looking for SA’s best teacher and we need YOUR help to find them!

📍Nominate your favourite teacher by including their name, school, suburb, why they deserve the title and they’ll go in the running to be named the best in the state. 👇

Our crew were at it again at the Kurti Yartangka Paitya Marru Graduation serving food and beverages to families who attended.

Thank you to Scotty, Nicole, Keira and Layshah for volunteering your time this evening!!

Congratulations to our Year 6s who graduated tonight and welcome to our soon to be Year 7s coming to MOC for the first time in 2024! We can’t wait to have you joining our family

You’re invited to our Deadly Night on the 30th of November.
Please join us for dinner, to celebrate our Public Education Award and a successful year of cultural connection and learning.

We have services joining us for the night with Nunkuwarrin Yunti running a smoking and v**e workshop at 4pm then running the smoothie bike, activities and information from Sonder, coffee and hot chocolates served by our students and The Workabout Centre and Aboriginal henna designs by Velvet Henna.

We can’t wait to see you all!!

Thank you to everyone who has popped past the Nunga Room or stopped us in the yard to congratulate us on our Public Education Award!
Thank you to George, Mr Denti and Lee Russell for our yummy baked goods!
But nothing could top Mrs Williams and Sam who glitter bombed room this morning!!

We appreciate all the love and support we’ve received!

Although some staff members will be striking on Thursday, our school will still be open on a modified program for those who wish to attend.

The Year 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduation will still go ahead Thursday afternoon as planned.

Year 12 exams begin today. Good luck to all our students!
You’re so close to leaving the nest and becoming independent adults!

Winner winner chicken dinner!!
What a night and what an experience!
We are so fortunate to work with the students, families, staff and community at Mark Oliphant College!

This award belongs to us all!

Thank you for supporting us and we hope to see you all at Deadly night on the 30th of November to celebrate!