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Treetop Avenue, Edgewater

PO Box 10, Joondalup WA 6919
T: +61 8 94054777 F: +61 8 9306 2629

E: materdei@mdc.wa.edu.au
W: www.mdc.wa.edu.au

Parent Letter (Extremely important)

As you would be aware the Year 12s have their retreat 11 -13 March 2015. As parents/guardians
you have a key role to play in helping them to believe.
The theme of the Retreat is Believe.

To believe in their relationship with themselves, with others and God.

To believe in their potential and opportunity to make a difference.
To believe that they area a symbol of peace and hope.

The climax and most emotionally charged part of the Retreat is when the students receive your
letter.
This is an opportunity for you to express to your son or daughter the wonderful qualities that he or
she has. We all lead busy lives and often take for granted that those we love know how we feel or
think about them. However, we all need affirmation, we all need nurturing, we all need to hear
those words of love, of acceptance of encouragement.
I ask you to please create a quiet space for yourselves, to sit down and take the time to put in
writing the incredible qualities your son or daughter has. If you havent already done so could you
please complete the letter and return to the college no later than Tuesday March 3.
Students are not aware of the parent letters and we would like to keep the parent letters confidential
and would appreciate that they are not mentioned to your child. The letter should be sealed in an
envelope addressed to your child, marked Year 12 Retreat then delivered to Mater Dei College
Student Services office or posted to the above post box address.
To assist, I have attached a sample of the structure you could use for your letter.
Thank you for supporting your child and the College Retreat in this way.

Kind regards

Lynda Curtis
Year 12 Coordinator

Dear Paul / Pauline

Birth.
We cant really believe that our little bundle of joy is now completing his/her final year of secondary
education. When we think back to the day that you were born we were just so thrilled that we had
been blessed.
Since your birth there have been so many moments of joythe unspoken wordsthe
expressionswatching you while you slept
Primary School.
Your first day at school when you
Your last day at primary school

Secondary School.
You grew not only in height, but in qualities that have formed your personalitythe personality of a
fine beautiful young man/woman.

Personality Traits
You have some wonderful gifts and qualities
Summary
There may have been times when we were so caught up with the daily activities that we forget to tell
you many things. The many occasions of joy that you have given us

We are filled with pride with all your achievements even the little ones.
God has blessed us. When we were just young parents we had very little idea but placed our trust and
faith in God that we were and still are doing the right things.

All our Love

Mum / Dad / Grandma/ ?