College News
Maths Workshop 2024
Maths Workshop is a class before school with a maths teacher in which you can ask for extra help with your maths homework or any concepts you are currently studying in class.
Maths Workshop is offered three times a week for all students.
See below the schedule.
Every Monday 8am - 8.30am F305
Every Wednesday 8am - 8.30am F305
Every Friday 8am - 8.30am F305
Update: Bennies Metro Shuttle Morning Service
Mount St Benedict College operates a dedicated Bennies Metro Shuttle to service Cherrybrook Metro each day, before and after school.
Please note: The morning services are scheduled to depart Cherrybrook Metro at 7.15am, 7.45am and 8.15am. The only reason that the bus will depart earlier than scheduled is if the bus is at full capacity. We encourage students to arrive at Cherrybrook Metro 10-15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. Alternatively, students can catch the Hillsbus 632 service with their free student Opal card at 7.33am and 8.15am. This service drops students on Pennant Hills Road opposite MSB– students can then use the pedestrian footbridge to access the College.
No Entry to College Carpark
Student Drop Off and Pick Up Reminders
Please ensure the safety of our students and staff. MSB families please note:
Do not enter the College by car from Pennant Hills Road between 7.30am- 9.00am and 2.30pm - 4pm.
Do not enter the College’s Hull Road entrance and do not block access to this driveway.
Safe areas for drop off or pick up include Hull Road, Wilson Road and the designated pick up and drop off zone on Killaloe Ave, Pennant Hills (at the rear of the North Connex depot). Students should use the pedestrian access bridge to cross Pennant Hills Road. Please be considerate of residential driveways when dropping off and parking.
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Save the Date - Bennies is holding our annual Open Day on Sunday 3 March from 10.00am - 2.00pm.
Tell your friends with daughters currently in Year 5 that enrolments for Year 7 2026 are now open. Prospective families can register to attend: https://enquiry.msb.nsw.edu.au/events , and lodge an online Expression of Interest to reserve your daughter's position on our database.
NSW School Vaccination Program 2024
Mount St Benedict College
If your child is in Year 7 or 10 you can provide online consent for their routine school vaccinations.
Year 10- Meningococcal ACWY, school clinic, 20 May 2024
Year 7 - diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa), school clinic, 29 July 2024
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), school clinic, 26 August 2024
Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received.
How to provide consent:
To complete online consent for your child’s school vaccinations, visit: https://nswhealth.service-now.com/school and log in using your ServiceNSW details. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. Refer to Service NSW to create an account if you don’t already have one.
Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.
Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child.
Read a step-by-step guide on how to provide consent online . Translated guides are available in Arabic , Korean , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Vietnamese .
If you or your child do not have a Medicare card or access, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child’s school.
The benefits of providing consent online :
- easily update your child’s details.
- receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given.
- faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
- For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination.
If you require information in your language, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx
Upcoming Events
Cocurricular News
Cocurricular Sports Programs for Term 2, 2024 are now open.
Students have received an email with information regarding Cocurricular Sports Programs and how to register.
Please see below the offerings for Term Two:
Social Sport: Netball
Physical Activity: Bootcamp
Interschool sport: IGSA Basketball and IGSA Football (soccer)
Students should look over these offerings and discuss them with parents if they are interested.
Registrations for these programs close on Monday 26 February.
If you have any questions, please contact Miss Kelleway ( skelleway@msb.nsw.edu.au ) or Miss Martin ( lmartin@msb.nsw.edu.au ).
P & F News
P&F Parent Forum
The P&F is proudly hosting parents and caregivers of Mount St Benedict College to our first parent forum for the year.
Mount St Benedict College is hosting a ThinkUKnow presentation focusing on cybersafety on Wednesday 21 February.
The Parent Forum is now fully booked. Interested parents can register for the waitlist and if there are cancellations, we will get in contact. If you have booked for this event and are unable to attend, please email Michelle Blackman in the Marketing Team (mblackman@msb.nsw.edu.au) and your tickets will be reallocated to parents on the event waitlist.
ThinkUKnow Australia is a partnership between the Australian Federal Police, Microsoft Australia, Datacom and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The program is delivered in collaboration with policing partners New South Wales Police Force, Northern Territory Police, Queensland Police, South Australia Police, Tasmania Police, Western Australia Police, as well as Neighbourhood Watch Australasia.
The presentation will be delivered by a local law enforcement member and an industry volunteer. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents and carers to learn more about young people and the online environment, and how you can help them be safe and responsible users of technology.
The session will cover:
What young people SEE, SAY and DO online
The challenges they may face
How to report and get help if things go wrong
When:
Wednesday 21 February
Time:
6:45pm arrival for a 7.00pm start.
Where:
Mount St Benedict College, Hildegard Theatre.
RSVP:
Friday 16 February.
This event is fully booked
.
Click here
to register for the waitlist.
Cost:
Free
Please note that this presentation for parents and carers is not suitable for children due to the nature of the topics discussed.
College Shop
Year 7 Winter Uniform Outfitting
Students will be returning to school at the beginning of Term Two in full winter uniform.
Tuesday 27 February and Wednesday 28 February are the Outfitting Days for all Year 7 students to be fitted for their winter uniforms. Students will be collected from their classes and brought to the fitting location at a pre-assigned time.
Once fitted, the College Shop will record the sizes on a slip that will be given to the student. Orders can then be placed via the Flexischools website.
Please order and make payment for your daughter’s uniform from the Flexischools website before Monday 11 March, to ensure fulfilment before the end of term.
Students will be notified via email when their order is ready to collect from the College Shop.
Please discuss with your child before the fitting their preference for either the winter pants or kilt (or both) so they can advise the fitting staff of the item/s they want to try on.
If they require other items, they can visit the College Shop on another day to be fitted for these.
For hygiene reasons, students are not allowed to try on tights.
All items should be tried on at home, and if an exchange is required, this can be done through the College Shop. All items being returned/exchanged should have tags attached, be unworn and in new condition.
Please note: there are no refunds or exchanges for tights that have been taken out of the packaging.
Please click here to view the College Shop brochure.