MacGregor State School Newsletter 2025 - Special Edition
From the Principal
Dear Parents & Caregivers,
Welcome back to 2025 and what I believe will be a fantastic year at MacGregor State School.
You will notice that many of our buildings have had a fresh coat of paint and that the school looking polished and welcoming for the new year.
Sincere thanks to our Groundsman, Tim and our amazing cleaners who have been hard at work getting the campus spic and span for the beginning of the year after what has been a very hot and wet summer vacation.
We look forward to seeing further facilities and grounds improvements this year with the support of our P&C.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome new staff to our school, Karen Wilson 2G, Rachel Coutts 2G, Jade Bowser 5G and Ruth Wong Languages Mandarin.
Yours in Equity & Excellence,
Mr. Lee Gerchow
Principal
Executive Leadership Team 2025
Should you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress at school, your class teacher should be your first port of call, however my leadership team and I are always happy to meet with you to discuss any issues. Please contact the office on 3323 4333 to arrange an appointment with the relevant year-level representative.
Mr Lee Gerchow
Principal
Mrs Jessica Kanowski
Head of Inclusion
jkan06@eq.edu.au
Ms Megan Brodie
Guidance Officer
mlbro3@eq.edu.au
Early Years Deputies - 'Starting Strong'
Mrs Diana Ghusn - P-1
dghus1@eq.edu.au
Ms Julia Bailey - Year 2
jbail154@eq.edu.au
Middle Years - 'Building on Foundations'
Mr Gary Davey - Years 3& 6
gdave2@eq.edu.qu
Mrs Sandi Keating - Years 4&5
skeat33@eq.edu.au
Head of Dept - Curriculum
Alison Hirini
ahiri2@eq.edu.au
Head of Dept - Pedagogy
Natarsha van den Boogaard
navan2@eq.edu.au
Head of Dep - ICT
Peter Holloway
pholl2@eq.edu.au
Business Manager
Mary Efthimiou
mefth3@eq.edu.au
Student Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Students should arrive at school no earlier than 8am and be picked up no later than 3.30pm unless participating in extra-curricular activities.
Parents who need supervision for their children outside of these times should enrol their child at MacGregor Outside School-Hours Care (MOSHC) as no supervision is provided at school outside of these hours.
Please call the office and let us know if you are running late for pick-up.
The safest place for drop-off and pick-up is the drop n go zone in front of admin. Parents must remain in their vehicle when using this zone.
Students must not be encouraged to wait unaccompanied by a parent in the adjacent shopping centres. This in in the interest of your child’s safety.
A REMINDER THAT ALL PLAYGROUNDS ARE OUT OF BOUNDS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL
Phones Away for the day
All schools must require state school students (except for those with approved exemptions) to keep mobile phones switched off and away for the day and/or disable notifications on wearable devices during school hours.
This is a legislated non-negotiable requirement.
Wearable devices (‘Smart Watches’) must be disabled during school hours and must not be used to make or receive calls, texts, take photographs or make recordings. Mobile phones should be handed in at the office before school.
Parents will be contacted if incidents contravening this policy occur.