ST. JOSEPH’S REGIONAL COLLEGE 12th October 2012
“The Truth will set you free”
What’s on Week 2 Term 4 2012
P.O. Box 231 College Drive PORT MACQUARIE 2444 Ph: 02 5525 4100 Fax: 02 5525 4199 www.sapss.nsw.edu.au
SUNDAY 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Times: St. Agnes’ Port Macquarie Our Lady of Lourdes Wauchope Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm Sunday – 7.30am, 9.00am & 6.00pm Sunday 7.30am Telegraph Point – Thursday Night 6.00pm Beechwood – 9.00am 1st & 3rd Laurieton – Saturday Vigil 5.30pm, Sunday – 7.30am Kendall – 9.00am Mass (1st Saturday month 10.00am Mass Comboyne) Long Flat – 9.00am 2nd & 4th Sunday MONDAY, 15th October (Day 6)
- HSC English Std/Adv paper 1 (pm) Staff Briefing 8.30am Leadership Team Meeting Period 1 SAPSS Jazz band in Performing Arts Centre from 4.00pm – 6.00pm
TUESDAY, 16th October (Day 7)
- HSC EES (am) Sport day for Year 7-10 SAPSS Leadership Team Meeting period 4 Homework Hub for Seniors till 5.00pm
WEDNESDAY, 17th October - HSC English Std/Adv paper 2 (am) (Day 8) Junior Percussion Ensemble 8.00am – 8.45am in PAC House Assemblies 8.45am Senior Percussion Ensemble 1.05pm – 1.45pm in C1 Admin Team Meeting period 6 Dramarama in PAC 3.30pm THURSDAY, 18th October (Day 9)
- HSC Economics (am), Drama (pm) Seniors Meeting in morning PC Immunisation Day Year 7 & Catch Up Education Council Meeting at 12 noon Homework Hub for Seniors till 5.00pm
FRIDAY, 19th October (Day 10)
- HSC Biology (am), IPT (pm) Concert Band in PAC 7.45am – 8.45am Diocesan Volleyball and Gymnastics Year 7-10 Meetings in PC “Belonging” BBQ – Year 11 Pastoral Team Meeting period 4
DATES TO REMEMBER: Friday 16th November Saturday 17th November Wednesday 5th December – Monday 10th December Tuesday 11th December Wednesday 5th December – Friday 14th December Wednesday 12th December – Friday 14th December Monday 17th December Thursday 20th December
Year 7 2013 Orientation Day Year 12 Graduation Dinner Year 7-10 Exams Year 7-9 Exams & Year 10 PC Day HSC Assessment Tasks Pupil Free Days Christmas Mass and Exam Feedback Lessons Year 7-9 Awards – Last day for students
COORDINATING PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE THE GIFT OF FAMILY The Australian Catholic Bishops have recently released a social justice statement for 2012-13 which emphasises the pivotal role of families in our society. They urge all Australians to consider the pressures and challenges facing families today. The Bishops remind us that the family is: • • •
The basis of our faith community; The very foundation of society; and A beacon for a more compassionate and just society.
Our modern families are under pressure. Most rely on two incomes to meet their financial commitments. A significant number of parents do not have full time work or need to live apart to find work. In the last decade housing affordability has worsened, with the average household spending 30% of their weekly income on rent or mortgage payments. The Bishops proposed three challenges for the benefit of all families, especially those who are struggling: 1) They urge us to rediscover the importance of the Sabbath – the time of rest, peace and prayer that resists the forces that pull families apart and deny them time together; 2) They call on us to show special concern for the poor, looking out for families in crisis; and 3) They call on us to share the love of God, participating in and sharing the gift of Eucharist. For further information about www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au
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HSC EXAMINATIONS A total of 343 Year 12 students from St Agnes’ Parish Secondary Schools will be commencing their HSC examinations on Monday, 15th October with the first of two English papers starting at 1.50pm. The breakdown in numbers of students commencing the HSC from our parish schools is as follows: MacKillop Senior College Newman Senior Technical College St Joseph’s Regional College
133 125 85
The exams extend over four weeks finishing on Thursday, 8th November for students doing Design and Technology and Visual Arts. Students, family members and staff will come together at Panthers Auditorium for graduation dinners on Saturday, 10th November for Newman Senior Technical College, Friday, 16th November for MacKillop Senior College and Saturday, 17th November for St Joseph’s Regional College. I am confident that our students will again perform well in 2012 having worked hard over the past two years with the support of a very dedicated team of teachers.
HSC results will be available to students and to principals on Wednesday, 19th December, 2012. Students will be able to access their Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank (ATAR) the following day. Our best wishes to all our HSC students. Mr Jim O’Brien Coordinating Principal
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE STUDENT LEADERSHIP AT ST JOSEPH'S REGIONAL COLLEGE At the Year 12 Major Award Prize-giving we announced our College student leaders to the assembly. I would like to congratulate our College leaders for 2012 – 2013 Andrew Newbound
Ashleigh Hales
I am extremely confident that these two young adults will be outstanding leaders of St Joseph's Regional College and I wish them all the very best in their role. I would like parents to take time to read our student leadership policy and I am more than happy for any feedback from students or parents. At present we are in the process of elections and I am sure that parents would be interested in this information. STUDENT LEADERSHIP POLICY COLLEGE CAPTAINS, HOUSE PREFECTS AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL RATIONALE: Our College is a partnership between staff, parents, students, parish and the community. Student input into formal decision-making is integral to our mutual success. A formal and structured Student Leadership Council will provide a forum for students to express their views and to have them heard. AIM To provide a formal and recognised process to effectively and fairly gather and express students’ opinions, suggestions and recommendations regarding relevant school issues and in doing so: •
Enhance cooperation within the school and encourage school spirit.
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Have student representation actively working with their peers so that the thoughts and ideas they bring to council reflect the student body rather than their personal views only.
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Follow up ideas with actions.
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Create a more enjoyable atmosphere at school.
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Provide responsible leadership of the student body.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE Year 12
College Captain
College Captain
Year 12 Macquarie House House Prefect Male
House Prefect Female
House Prefect Male
Year 11 Male
SRC
Oxley House
Flinders House House Prefect Female
House Prefect Male
Male
SRC
House Prefect Female
House Prefect Male
Female
Male
SRC
House Prefect Female
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10 Female
Innes House
Female
Male
SRC
Female
COLLEGE CAPTAINS AND HOUSE PREFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES • Promote standards and act as a role model within their House, in the areas of behaviour, respect, uniform and punctuality. • Promote House spirit. • Assist House Co-ordinator in leading prayer at House meetings. • Address House meetings when necessary. • Present concerns of the House to the SRC. • Assist with the running of Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. • Report back to individual PCs in their House when the need arises. • Promote and help organise their own and inter-house activities and competitions. • Gather and help correlate points for their House. • Assist with the induction of Year 7s into their House. • Write a term report for the pin sheet. • Assist in writing a report for the Year Book. SRC RESPONSIBILITIES • Attend fortnightly SRC meetings. • Report back at Assembly/House meetings. • Publicise all minutes to staff and students on back of College morning notices and SRC noticeboard. • Write articles in the College newsletter in order to keep students and parents up-to-date with SRC activities. • Organise social and fundraising activities within the school and attend and participate in these functions. • Manage the financial budget of the SRC. • Be role models for the rest of the school with respect to behaviour, dress and courtesy by adhering to all school rules.
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Be available to attend all functions both within and outside of school hours eg. Anzac March, Parish morning tea. When occasion arises Captains and/or House Prefects will report/liaise/discuss issues that need to be addressed with Principal/College Leadership Team/Staff.
CODE OF CONDUCT The Code of Conduct has been constructed to ensure that the integrity of the council is upheld. The following rules have been formulated by the Student Council. • Councillors will always abide by the school rules. • Councillors will cooperate with teachers and other students. • Councillors will show respect to students and staff and respect to school and others’ property. • Councillors will not use their position of responsibility to bully or intimidate other students. In cases where this occurs the normal process of student monitoring and discipline will take place. • Councillors who consistently break rules will be asked to appear before a board consisting of College captains and staff members to explain why they should not resign from their current position. • On decisions made by the council, majority rules across all year groups. • Council members respect and abide by any decisions made by the council. IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGE CAPTAINS • Nominations for College Captains take place in middle of Term 3 (week 5). • Successful nominees are posted at a morning briefing for staff comment. • Successful nominees are informed, compile a resume and present for an interview with the Principal. • After speech has been shown to Year Coordinator and Pastoral Care teacher then nominees present speech to whole school assembly. • After speeches whole school votes. • College Captains announced after consultation with College Leadership Team. • These are announced first so unsuccessful applicants can nominate for House Prefect. • New College Captains announced at Year 12 Major Award Assembly. IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE PREFECTS • Nominations for House Prefects take place in House Assemblies.(week 1 term 4) • Successful nominees discussed with House teachers for comment. • Successful nominees informed and prepare speech to present to House after presenting speech to House Coordinator and Pastoral Care teacher. • Nominees present speech to the House and House votes straight after speeches. • House Prefects announced at Year 11 Academic Award Assembly. IMPLEMENTATION OF SRC • Nominees for SRC taken for Years 7, 8, 9,10 in Year Group meeting in term 4 • Successful nominees discussed with Leadership Team and House Coordinators. • Successful nominees informed and prepare speech to present to SRC Coordinator, House Coordinator and Pastoral Care teacher aligned with that Year Group. • Successful nominees present speech to Year Group and voting takes place straight after speeches. • SRC Representatives for Yr 8, 9, 10 & 11 announced at term 4 award assemblies. AFTER ELECTION • Elected members will be recognised in the newsletter and will receive directions as to their role and basic procedures and protocols. • Elected members will receive badges at the Inaugural Mass in the following year.
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All SRC representatives will take part in a leadership training day, where the group will identify goals for the ensuing year. SRC meetings will be held during a lunchtime at school.
EVALUATION The SRC coordinator is responsible for the day to day coordination of the SRC, ensuring meetings are professionally conducted and acted upon. Any amendments to this policy will be reviewed in consultation with all members of the SRC, the SRC Coordinator, Pastoral Coordinators and the Principal. Mr Daniel O’Mullane is the SRC coordinator who works with our current student leaders and I take this opportunity to thank him for all his work in this area. HSC EXAMS COMMENCE NEXT WEEK I ask that the whole College community keeps our Year 12 students in their prayers and thoughts as they commence their Higher School Certificate exams next week.
“May the spirit of the Lord be with you” Mrs Anne O’Brien Principal
YEAR 11 AWARDS & HOUSE LEADER ANNOUNCEMENT An invitation is extended to all Year 11 parents and friends to join us for the Year 11 awards ceremony and announcement of House Leaders on Friday 26th October at 9.00am in the PAC.
ASSESSMENT TASKS WEEK 2 TERM 4 Year
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DANCE EISTEDDFOD On the last Thursday night of Term 3 two dance groups competed at the Port Macquarie dance Eisteddfod. The ‘A’ group received 3rd place, and the ‘B’ group 4th place. This was a fantastic achievement, congratulations to the girls listed below. A special mention must be made to Ashley Sands (Year 12 Newman Senior Technical College) for her tireless effort travelling over once a week at lunch, and Sharon Waldow for the creative costumes which she voluntarily made. Thank you so much to these two people. Group A – Haley Coenrad, Gabi Sands, Teghan Johnson, Shenae Johnson, Maddi Owen, Isabelle Xu, Georgia Hickling. Group B – Domonique Dobson, Emma Carney, Kataryna Kafantaris, Jessica Weaver, Mikhaylia Walker, Emily Nardella, Jordan Potts
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL The catholic schools of Port Macquarie are putting on a dance festival at St Paul’s High School on Thursday 25th October. Doors will open at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. Entrance fee will be a gold coin donation. Come along and enjoy a night of dance!
LIBRARY NEWS
Karen Bale Teacher Librarian
YEAR 8 2013 SKILLS ELECTIVES Next year, Year 8 will have the opportunity to develop their skills in TWO of the following elective areas. Courses offered are semester courses where students study one elective for six months each. The purpose of the elective program is to give students a taste before choosing Year 9 electives which they study for two years. These Electives DO NOT replace Year 8 Technology classes. Students and parents are advised to carefully read the outline of course content below before making decisions. Choices should be made according to interests and abilities. Do not make decisions based on future careers. Enterprise - Develop your knowledge and skills of the commercial world - money, business, banking and government. Drama - Develop your skills and confidence in performing, speaking and listening. Learn characterisation techniques and become anyone you want to be. French - Do you enjoy travel, exotic destinations, meeting interesting people? This course is a must for future world travellers. Deepen your understanding of French culture. Food Technology - Develop your skills in the selection, preparation, presentation and marketing of food products. Textiles & Design - Develop your skills in the design and manufacturing of fashion articles. Technical Skills - Develop your skills in the area of technical drawing, wood and metal technics.
How to choose your Year 8 electives? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Visit the SJRC Moodle site: http://moodle.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/ Login using your school username and password. On the right side of the screen, click the icon under the heading ‘Yr 8 Electives’. Carefully read all of the on-screen instructions. Select your preferences from the drop down list Once completed, click ‘Submit Questionnaire’.
CHOICES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE BETWEEN 9.00AM FRIDAY 12TH - 9.00AM TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER. Late submission may mean missing out on first preference. Please contact Gordon West, Curriculum Coordinator if you have any queries or concerns. Yours Sincerely
Cath Eichmann Assistant Principal
UNIFORM DONATIONS With Year 12 students leaving after their HSC exams we would like to ask families of Senior students to donate any unwanted uniform items. All donations are greatly appreciated.
YEAR 9 AND 10 COMMERCE As part of their study on running a business students are organising their own retail businesses to compete against each other next Thursday 18th October during lunchtime. Commerce students are involved in a large range of business issues including finance, costing, advertising, marketing and sales. Students are also being taxed and the money raised will subsidise a future commerce excursion. Look out for advertisements regarding their food and drink products, costs and points of sale.
NEW LOST PROPERTY SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS Lost something.... a hat, your PE gear or Netbook? We now have an online 'Lost Property' register that should help you to relocate your item. Go to the Moodle website and click on the icon in the Quicklinks box and Mrs Avery might be able to assist you. Note to parents: You don’t need to be logged on to access the lost property link, just go to http://moodle.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/ and register your child’s lost items.
CANTEEN ROSTER Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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FROM THE MATHS’ VAULT The odometer of the family car shows 15,951 km. The driver noticed that this number is palindromic: it reads the same backward as forward. "Curious," the driver said to himself. "It will be a long time before that happens again. "But 2 hours later, the odometer showed a new palindromic number. How fast was the car travelling in those 2 hours? Answer for last newsletter It is the only one that contains all the numerals in alphabetical order.
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DONATIONS The Art department would greatly appreciate donations of old clean towels, magazines, newspapers and old bed sheets for student projects. ABSENCE NOTES Below you will find a proforma for a student Absence Note. This is the preferred method for parents to notify the College of their child’s absences. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PARENTS / GUARDIANS EXPLANATION FOR PUPIL’S ABSENCE PUPIL’S NAME _______________________________________Year__________ PC ________ DATE(S) OF ABSENCE _________________________________________________________ REASON FOR ABSENCE ________________________________________________________ PARENT / GUARDIAN SIGNATURE ________________________________ DATE _________ *Failure to have an absence explained within 7 days of returning to school MUST, BY LAW, be recorded and reported as UNEXPLAINED ABSENCE.
CAREERS ALERT All Year 11 and 12 parents are encouraged to ensure that they have subscribed to their free service as all careers information is distributed this way. Follow the link below and follow the prompts to sign up. www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/careers/careers-email-alert MOODLE – CAREERS Always updated with important documents for work experience and university information. Parents can access this information via your child’s login. YEAR 8, 9 and 10 – TAX FILE NUMBERS Tax file number forms are processed by Mrs Tinsey every Friday. New forms are now available from the office. UPCOMING EVENTS HSC Commences 15th October rd 23 October Senior Schools Day at Southern Cross University UNI CONNECT A forum to connect regional secondary students with university students across Australia. How to find us: Search Facebook Pages for Uni Connect and ‘like’ the page to start asking questions. How to use the page: • If you have a broad question write it directly onto the wall and someone will get back to you •
If you have a specific question about a university or degree go to the not titled “Meet the Uni Connect Team’ which is pinned to the top of the wall and search for someone currently studying at the university or doing the degree you are interested in, then write the question on the wall starting off with the name of the Uni Connect Team Member you are addressing the question to.
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Keep an eye on the notes section for university tips, interview tips, application tips, FAQ and more.
CAREER TOOLS We are trialling a new Careers communication system called Career Tools. We have sent out some group emails recently and ask that you are patient as we learn to operate this new system. Please open any links contained in the emails in Adobe Reader. Any feedback would be appreciated. If you have a child in Year 10 or 12 and you didn’t receive a careers email please contact Michelle in the office to update your details. SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY SENIOR SCHOOL’S DAY On October 23rd, Year 11 students will have the opportunity to attend Senior School’s Day at Southern Cross University (Coffs Harbour Campus). This is a day where students can access a lot of information regarding transitioning from school to University, costs, living away from home, along with course specific information
IMMUNISATION DAY Our final School Immunisation Clinic is scheduled for Thursday 18th October 2012. No paperwork is required for these vaccinations. This clinic will be doing the following vaccinations: Year 7 – Female Students only - 3rd Dose Gardasil (HPV Pink) – also any catch ups of students who missed dose 1 & 2 Year 7 - All Students - 2nd Dose Hepatitis B (Green) - no dose 1 will be given in term 4 Year 7 - Varicella (Chicken Pox – Yellow) – any catch ups from Term 2 Year 7 & 10 – Boostrix (Blue) – any catch ups from Term 1 & 2 Students who are absent next Thursday will need to phone Community Health (Ph: 6588 2882) to arrange an alternative time to have their vaccinations.
COMMUNITY NOTICES PORT MACQUARIE HASTINGS MUNICIPAL BAND The PMHM Band enthusiastically invites you and others to a “Showcase of Talent” on Sunday 21st October at the Uniting Church, Sherwood Road, at 2.30pm. Tickets are on sale through the Glasshouse Box Office, Clarence Street. Phone: 6581 8888 or online at www.glasshouse.org.au
SPORT
TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST SPORT INFORMATION FROM THE REGIONAL VISIT http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/sport/sport
PC FOOTY TIPPING RESULTS Congratulations to PC O5 who finished first (same number of points as F1 but a better margin total) - they receive their name on the trophy, an out of uniform day and a pizza lunch. This tops off a great year for O5 who also took out the PC Touch Footy Comp. Final ladder on the website.
NSWCCC ATHLETICS REPORT The Lismore Diocese recently took around one hundred students to Homebush to compete in the NSWCCC Athletics Carnival. Fifteen students from Regional attended and all of them performed admirably. There were four school records broken on the day and one new record set. A full list of results is below.
Name
Age
Hayley Corbet Dominique Dobson
15 Girls 14 Girls
Riley Eichmann
14 Girls
Nathan Gilder John Hennessy Katie Hickling Eliza Hopwood Logan Kuhn Naomi Langley Taylor LoMonaco
14 Boys 16 Boys 15 Girls 14 Girls 12 Boys 12 Girls 14 Girls
Alana Macrow-Cain Dylan Marchingo
16 Girls 13 Boys
Madi Roberts
17+ Girls
Gabrielle Staunton Eleanor Wright
13 Girls 15 Girls
R = New School Record Time/Height/Dista Place/Event nce 7th 90m Hurdles 18.28s R 16th 200m 28.93s 6th Int 4x100m Relay 53.67s 13th 200m 28.57s 16th 100m 14.22s 16th 400m 1.14.29s 6th Int 4x100m Relay 53.67s 13th 200m 25.44s 4th Shot Put 11.15m 7th High Jump 1.40m 6th Int 4x100m Relay 53.67s 11th 1500m 5.51.39s 13th 100m 14.63s 2nd Discus 3rd Javelin 28.50m R 22.44m 3rd High Jump 6th 200m 10th 100m 4th 400m 6th 800m 4th 1500m
1.45m 26.72s 12.97s 1.01.24s 2.41.88s R 5.16.26s R
19th 400m 10th 200m 14th 100m 10th 400m 6th Int 4x100m Relay
1.16.22s 28.08s 14.01s 1.08.11s 53.67s
Old School Record No Record Recorded
Taylor LoMonaco 27.10m (2012)
Madi Roberts 2.45.63s (2012) Madi Roberts 5.17.11s (2012)
SPORT
TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST SPORT INFORMATION FROM THE REGIONAL VISIT http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/sport/sport
REGIONAL COLLEGE SPORTS WRAP TERM 4 Week 1 12th Oct - Expression of Interest due CCC Cricket Week 2 19th Oct - Diocesan Volleyball & Gymnastics - Coffs Harbour Week 3 26th Oct - Diocesan Surfing - Cabarita Week 4 1st Nov - Diocesan Softball - Tweed Heads (not entered) Week 5 6th Nov - Diocesan Tennis - Lismore Week 6 12th Nov - Diocesan Baseball Trials - Coffs Harbour MINI MARATHON RESULTS Congratulations to Jackson Smith who took out the Walkathon Mini-Marathon this year in the boys division and to Mimi O'Donovan who took out the girls division. Results listed on the sport webpage. SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS FOR DIOCESAN VOLLEYBALL Congratulations to the following players who have gained selection in representative teams for the diocesan volleyball tournament on Friday 19th October. (Week 2 Term 4) Year 11/12 Girls Sami Bayly, Ashleigh Hales, Taylor Kennedy, Maggie Millar, Rhani Perkins, Savanna Purss, Bryden Sloan Harris, Ashleigh Wall. Year 10 Girls Zara Besseling, Lisa Frazer, Jess Horsburgh, Nicola Larkis-Smith, Skye Long, Maggie-Rose Sciascia, Alleena Sloan Harris, Georgia Wilson Players need to be available for the following events. Play in a mini comp with Year 9 and MacKillop teams at 5.00pm Tuesday 16th October at stadium 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Tournament all day Friday 19th October departing school at 6.00am arrive back at approx. 5.30pm. There will be NO 5.00pm games for non- rep player on Tuesday 9th October due to mini comp for rep teams. A match for non rep players will be organised for Tuesday 16th October. Mr West (on behalf of coaches)