CCW Newsletter Issue #10 (June 23, 2021)

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CATHEDRAL COLLEGE WANGARATTA Fortnightly Newsletter

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VISTA From the Principal Indonedian Cross-Age Learning Anglicare Winter Sleepout CCW Blood Drive 2021 Inspired Art Showcase - Love's Magic Term Three Important Dates Weeks One - Five

VISTA In Homeroom this coming Friday, the oldest child in each family will be issued with a copy of VISTA, The College’s mid-year publication. What a pleasure it has been to reflect upon all the wonderful teaching and learning, co-curricular opportunities and other experiences our students have had this semester. This small publication by no means captures all of the wonderful things that have taken place but aims to showcase what a busy, diverse and dynamic Semester One our students have had. This issue of VISTA encapsulates the joy of returning to a relatively stable teaching and learning environment and the pleasure of being together again as a whole college community.

VISTA is also available in a digital copy on our website.

Staying informed The College aims to have timely and effective communication with parents and guardians though a number of platforms.

There are several ways to stay informed, including reading this newsletter! We also encourage parents and guardians to download the College App, as this is the best way to access current information, permission forms, access The College calendar etc.

Our parent and wider community (including grandparents and special friends!) are also encouraged to follow our social pages, Facebook and Instagram and enjoy seeing what is happening at The College.

- Kellie Cairncross Director of Development

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From the Principal MR NICK JONES As Term Two draws to a close I know that students, staff and families are looking forward to some downtime to relax and recharge the batteries over the coming weeks.

While we have continued on with our academic and co-curricular programs as normally as possible during these COVID times, we are very conscious of the pressures and demands that constantly changing restrictions place on our whole school community.

Students and staff have been magnificent in the way they have responded and cooperated with the ever-changing restrictions; the requirement to wear facemasks in the classroom, the postponement of excursions and sporting events and the ongoing uncertainty of what tomorrow may bring. I also thank all our parents, carers and families for your understanding and cooperation when restrictions have had to be placed on you visiting The College.

Over the past week, I have been enjoying reading the feedback provided by our teachers to students and parents in the Semester One reports. I would like to congratulate our students for the effort and commitment they have dedicated to their studies throughout Semester One. The first area of the student report that I always read is the Approach to Learning. This section of the report indicates how well each student is striving to achieve their best in the classroom. Striving for excellence is a key focus for us at Cathedral College and our students are supported to understand what ‘giving your best’ looks like each day in the classroom.

I encourage all parents and carers to sit down with their children and discuss the information that is presented in the report. Celebrate the strengths and successes of the school report and use constructive feedback to set some goals or targets for the second half of the year.

Finally, I would like to thank all parents who have complete the school satisfaction survey in the past week. The feedback provided in this confidential survey is important for our school improvement and planning processes. The survey will close at the end of the day this Friday and I encourage anyone who has yet the complete the survey to please take the time to do so before the end of this week. https://researchdepartment.limequery.com/445698?lang=en I wish all our Cathedral families a safe, relaxing and refreshing holiday period and we look forward to seeing all our students back at school for the beginning of Semester Two on Tuesday, July 20.

All the best.

From the Head of Junior School MR GREG NEWBOLD Amazingly, the first semester has come to an end, in what seemed to have been a pretty fast ride.

Many exciting events have occurred, with many more to come in the second half of the school year.

From a co-curricular perspective, House Swimming and House Cross Country were hugely successful, with House Music and House Athletics awaiting us in Term Three. Junior School House Clubs enabled our Year Five students to demonstrate leadership, preparation and guidance towards their younger counterparts. Year One and Two enjoyed presenting their Term Keyboard concerts, which enhanced the Music and Performing Arts program in the Junior School. This program continues into Semester Two, supported by the Years Three- Five stage production of Annie Jr, and the Prep – Two play late in Term Four.

From an academic perspective, students have undertaken Numeracy Fluency Assessments, which provided data for future learning in Mathematics. Years Three and Five completed the annual NAPLAN assessment program with a minimum of fuss and undertook it as a natural part of their learning regime at school, many students have begun a literacy support program as part of MultiLit, which supports the learning of fundamental literacy skills, as well as some students undertaking enrichment activities in the classroom. In Term Three, our Celebration of Learning evenings will occur (fingers crossed!) in August. These evenings showcase the multitude of learning opportunities the students experience and give them the vehicle to share their knowledge in a public speaking environment with families and friends as the audience. More information will be provided early next term.

Year Three are currently on camp, as I write this piece, and have been enjoying a wide range of activities that require the skills of collaboration and teamwork to be called upon, underpinned by healthy dollops of resilience, acceptance and perseverance. Year Five head away in the first week of Term Three to Echuca, with each other year level having a camp experience at some stage next semester.

So as you can see, there are many wonderful and diverse experiences available to our students. I am most grateful to the families for supporting our school and allowing us the privilege of educating your children. Our support and academic staff provide immense time and effort and gain great enjoyment and satisfaction from the engagement and interest of the students. As a collective, I offer my thanks to all.

I wish our community a safe and restful vacation and look forward to another semester of adventure, challenge and excitement all wrapped up in learning.

Year One joined their keyboard playing classmates in a rendition of Hot Cross Buns

From the Head of Middle School MRS BRIGID PERKINS

Middle School Reflections of Term Two I took the time to sit down with some of our Middle School leaders to hear about their experiences in Term Two and what they are looking forward to in the future.

Johnnie Wohlers, Eight Ovens, House Captain of Hotham House What is one of your favourite memories of Term Two? Definitely the SEPEP Soccer Unit in PE with Mr Manning.

What did you enjoy learning about this term?

Vikings in History with Mrs Lloyd.

How did you go in the recent Remote Learning period?

I enjoyed it very much because I could sleep in and stay in comfy clothes.

What have you enjoyed about being a House Captain?

I have gotten to know and become closer with the teachers at Cathedral College.

What are you looking forward to in the holidays?

Spending time with friends.

What are you looking forward to in Semester Two? Our Year Eight camp to Torquay.

Charlotte Channon, Eight Docker, House Captain of Hotham House What is one of your favourite memories of Term Two? Middle School Athletics Day. What did you enjoy learning about this term?

I enjoyed learning about Honolulu in Hawaii during Geography with Mr Bourke.

How did you go in the recent Remote Learning period?

I enjoyed sleeping in which made me less tired so I could learn more.

What have you enjoyed about being a House Captain?

I have enjoyed organising the House Time activities on a Wednesday.

What are you looking forward to in the holidays?

Sleeping in and my dance concert.

What are you looking forward to in Semester Two? Our Year Eight camp to Torquay.

From the Head of Senior School MS ANNE HARRIS With the semester coming to a close it's a good time to reflect on all that we have achieved this year. The Senior School has been busy with SACs and assessment tasks with some sporting achievements as well.

Our Year Nine Social Enterprise students have successfully completed their trading day markets with the assistance of their wonderful teachers. The students were successful in selling their products and raising money for their chosen charity. Well done to all.

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday.

From the Director of Studies MRS JULIE FINDLAY Semester One is quickly drawing to a close. Teachers are working hard to finish their reports on student learning and students are completing the concluding activities to their courses.

The reports will be emailed home during the first week of the school holidays. Please email the school office if you do not receive the report by Friday, July 2. The reports are a summary of your child’s progress in learning for the semester. The report will also provide some feedback on how the student can develop their skills or improve their application to learning in the year ahead.

VCE Parent-Teacher Interviews For Year Twelve students this will be their last formal, written report. An opportunity to meet with teachers will occur early in Term Three, on August 3rd. This is an important opportunity to discuss what your child needs to do in the final unit of study with their teachers. All interviews will take place online as this guarantees interviews will take place. The interviews are also open to other students and parents who study a VCE subject. Details will be emailed out with reports.

Year Six – Ten Parent Teacher Interviews Core subjects are a year-long study, but electives change each semester. As many students will begin new electives in Semester Two parent-teacher interviews will be held in Term Four. This gives students the opportunity to learn new skills and content and discussion of progress to occur after Progress Reports have been issued at the end of Term Three. These interviews will be held on October 11 and 12.

Changing Electives Students are encouraged to attend a class before deciding they do not like the subject. The student then needs to see their YLC if they wish to change their elective and discuss why they would like to change. All changes need to take place in the first two weeks.

Term Three – Information Nights Term Three is the term we share information about the wellbeing and teaching and learning programs for the year ahead. Most importantly it is an opportunity for students to hear about the electives on offer.

Senior Pathways Evening – July 29 We begin the information night series with the Senior Pathways evening. This is an opportunity for Year Twelve, Eleven and Ten students to meet with past students and professionals in the area.

Students and parents can ask questions and discuss how they made career choices and how these pathways may have changed. Students in Year Nine may also attend, especially if they would like to begin a VCE subject in Year Ten or would like to explore future pathways. Details of the event will be emailed out at the end of the holidays.

Other Information Night Dates: Year Ten 2022 Information Night – 7.00 pm on August 5 in the VCE Centre Year Eleven 2022 Subject Selection Interviews – 2.00 – 7.00 pm on August 10 and 12 in the VCE Centre Year Nine 2022 Information Night – 7.00 pm on August 19 in the VCE Centre Year Eight 2022 information Night – 7.00 pm on August 26 in the VCE Centre Year seven 2022 Information Night – 7.00 pm on September 2 in the VCE Centre Details will be emailed out as you will be required to book into the event and follow COVID safe protocols.

Chaplains' Chat REV'D DAVID JONES

Confirmation 2021 In the early days of the Christian Church, when infant baptism became widespread, it became necessary to have a later service, which would ‘confirm’ the promises made at Baptism.

This became known as Confirmation. The person being confirmed is old enough to understand the promises they are making.

This year at Cathedral College Wangaratta we are offering Confirmation to students in Middle School who wish to be confirmed. Their commitment would be to attend 5 or 6 sessions during term 3.

If you would like your son or daughter to be confirmed this year, or you require further information regarding any aspect of the confirmation, please contact me on 57222144, or via email at djones@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au The Confirmation service is to be held on Sunday, September 12, at Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Wangaratta.

Junior School Chapel Last weeks' Junior School Chapel service was focused on Galatians 5:22-23, which lists the 'Fruit of the Spirit', being love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and selfcontrol. The students learnt that when we have God's spirit in our lives, we show these values. In the Chapel service Year Two Docker students share how they show different 'fruit' in their lives, by being loving, kind, and joyful to those around them.

Wellbeing with the School Counsellor MS JUNE STAMP

Friendship and Belonging Learning how to make new friends and keep them involves a number of skills every young person needs to understand and develop. For some, these skills will come very naturally, allowing them to easily move between different friendship groups, sharing their experiences and opening up to new people. For others, this can be much harder to navigate. Belonging to a group that is likeminded with similar interests is highly beneficial to a young person’s wellbeing. It gives them a sense of security helping them feel valued which in turn builds their confidence.

Positive friendships are an important part of the journey to adulthood. Adult carers can support their child or teenager by providing guidance in the many social and emotional skills required for a healthy relationship. This will help them to obtain, retain and maintain friendships. However, not all friendships are regarded as positive. Sometimes young people develop negative or toxic friendships. Therefore, it is also important for them to learn how to identify, avoid or deal with such a friendship.

In this edition of SchoolTV, adult carers can learn how to support their young person’s friendship so that they experience a sense of belonging.

If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact The College for further information or seek medical or professional help. https://cathedralcollege.vic.schooltv.me/newsletter/friendship-belonging

Safe on Social Media We have been notified by 'Safe on Social Media' to advise the following alert.

URGENT PARENT ALERT: Online Grooming on Kiss Kiss Spin the Bottle App. This is the description on the app store.

"Complete fun and simple tasks to find a multitude of new friends. Chat and flirt with people you like, participate in friendly matches, get more kisses than anyone else and win in contests."

It gamifies inappropriate conversations in chats, offering rewards and prizes for interactions with strangers. In less than 10mins, I had hundreds of messages. I registered with my real age and was able to hide that from the view of other players!

We have been notified of grooming through this app already reported to the Police by school's we work with.

Please check your kid's phones and remove this app immediately. There is nothing safe about it. It has an age recommendation of 17+ but when you sign up it says that you cannot add an age under 4yrs!!

If you suspect online grooming is happening to your child, please contact your local Police or Crimestoppers immediately.

Indonesian Cross-Age Learning MS INGRID BARLAGEN Students in Year Eight Beginning Indonesian have been working on the theme of animals. While they were working on this topic they learned how to write a simple description of Indonesian animals of their choice. They included information about colour, basic descriptive adjectives, habitat and diet. To give this task more purpose, it was decided to present and share their work with the students in Year One Docker. The younger students were engaged by the different animals and listened intently to the students speaking Indonesian, even identifying some colours that they had learned in their lessons.

As the Year Eight students returned to class they were abuzz with the information they had discovered about younger members of the school community. For some it was a trip down memory lane, they had missed things like sitting on the floor.

Below are some pages from the student’s PowerPoint presentations.

Ini Buaya

Ini Kupu-Kupu

Buaya berwarna abu-abu dan hijau. Buaya kuat dan besar.

Buaya hidup di sungai. Buaya makan daging. Buaya di dalam air.

Kupu-Kupu berwarna jingga, Kupu-Kupu kecil dan lucu. KupuKupu hidup di atas daun. Kupu-Kupu makan nektar dari bunga. Kupu-Kupu di samping bunga.

(This is a crocodile. The crocodile is coloured gray. The crocodile is strong and big. The crocodile lives in the river. The crocodile eats meat. The crocodile is in the water)

(The butterfly is coloured orange. The butterfly is small and cute. Butterflies live on leaves. Butterflies eat nectar from flowers. The butterfly is beside the flower)

Ditulis oleh Oliver Nelson (Written by Oliver Nelson)

Ditulis oleh Maddie Hill (Written by Maddie Hill)

From the Library MRS BERNADETTE QUINN, MS SUZIE QUARTERMAIN & MRS DIANNE HIGGINSON

Great news!

The Library will be open during the holidays 10 am – 3 pm Monday to Friday each week

ALL students are welcome to use the Library during these times.

It is a great chance to use the area to study or complete holiday homework or browse and find some books to read.

Careers MR ROD DUNBAR

Careers & Pathways Evening - July 29, 2021 Our careers information event will be held in the VCE Centre on Thursday, July 29, from 6 p.m. This event will have relevance for all students in Years Nine to Twelve.

The format: 6.00 – 6:45 pm - “Expo” where you can wander and question our experts.

6:45 – 7 pm - Panel session on the theme “transitioning from high school.”

7.00 – 7:15 pm & 7:15 – 7:30 pm - Smaller group sessions covering a range of topics, including: Head Space: managing and supporting teenage emotions What is VCE? Alternative pathways, including VET and SBATs Applying for university Careers in the Defence Forces

Year Ten Work Experience Despite the uncertainties that COVID-19 continues to create, most of our Year Ten students have managed to find a placement for the week. As usual, we have been hearing good reports from their employers as they represent themselves and their school out in the workplace. Some of our students have also managed to book places for later in the year, when, hopefully, circumstances will resemble “normal.”

SLIK – School leaver’s resource kit At some point in time, everybody leaves school! The Australian Government has prepared a website with a range of resources and links for school-leavers and parents. These can be found at https://www.yourcareer.gov.au/school-leavers-support/

Northeast Health Traineeships Applications for the Northeast Health Wangaratta 2022 school-based traineeships are now open for (2022) Years Ten to Twelve students.

In 2022 we will only be able to offer four Certificate III Individual support positions based at Illoura aged care.

Please see Mr Dunbar for more details about these positions and how to apply.

From the Uniform Shop STEPHANIE GOODGER, HEATHER POTTER & SIGRID COLLINS

The Uniform Shop will be closed from Friday, June 25 until Wednesday, July 21.

Take the opportunity over the holidays to clean your ties, blazers, pinafores and skirts.

Blazers, Pinafores and Skirts are DRY CLEAN ONLY. Please do not wash them in the washing machine.

Hand wash your tie, spray any stains and wash in wool wash detergent, roll it dry between a towel and dry flat in the shade. Iron under a clean cloth to prevent shine and scorching.

We wish you all happy and safe holidays.

Term Three Opening Hours: Wednesday Friday

8:30 am - 4:00 pm 8:30 am - 1:45 pm

Second-hand Uniforms Use the time over the holidays to clean out uniform items that your children have outgrown. Did you know that the Uniform Shop will sell them on your behalf? You can choose to have the sales deducted from your school fees or deposited into your bank account. Please fill out the Uniform Shop Sellers Form and drop them into the shop.

Hint: Don’t leave it for the end of Term Three as parents start looking for summer items as soon as the beginning of the term.

Anglicare Winter Sleepout What is it?

The Winter Sleepout is an overnight sleep-out experience at school on August 6th to raise awareness of issues associated with homelessness.

All proceeds, as well as donations of clothing, blankets and tinned food, are given to Anglicare Wangaratta for distribution in the Northeast community.

When is it?

Friday, August 6 from 3.30 pm to Saturday, August 7 8-9 am

What's involved?

A guest speaker A movie Basic dinner and breakfast

What do I need?

A sleeping bag Warm Clothes $10 donation to Anglicare

Who can participate?

We can take 70 students from Year Eight onwards.

How can I contribute if not sleeping out?

1. Sponsor someone you know

2. Organise your own basic sleep-out during the holidays or August 7.

Set a donation amount each.

Ask a parent to donate on your group's behalf (tax-deductible) https://www.anglicarevic.org.au/donation/ 3. Donate - new blankets, non-perishable food or money for Anglicare can be made through Student Services (Sharon's Office)

How do I sign up?

Grab a sign up form at Student Services (Sharon's Office)

Who can I ask for more details?

Reverend David Jones djones@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au Adam Graham agraham@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au

Cathedral College Blood Drive 2021 MR NATHAN MANNING World Blood Donor Day, celebrated on June 14 every year, serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. This also the start of National Blood Donor Week in Australia.

Every day across the nation, someone, somewhere, needs blood. There are around 500,000 blood donors in Australia, who have made 1.5 million donations in the last year. Transfusions of blood and blood products save millions of lives every year across Australia and the world. A safe, regular blood supply also helps people patients with blood and bone marrow disorders, inherited disorders of haemoglobin and immune deficiency conditions.It can also provide critical support for people with traumatic injuries in emergencies, disasters and accidents, and patients undergoing advanced medical and surgical procedures.

Cathedral College is proud to be part of Lifeblood Teams, the group donation program from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Aside from saving lives through blood donation, Lifeblood Teams is about friendship, a little healthy competition and being part of something bigger than yourself. It’s a unique opportunity for all of us to band together and give something more powerful than money.

From June 14 until the end of July we would like to hold a Blood Drive to boost the number of donations from Cathedral College. If you have thought about donating before, we encourage you to make an appointment at the Wangaratta Red Cross Blood Bank and add to Cathedral College’s donation tally.

This year we are aiming for 20 donations so support our team, and book in soon.

Useful links Register and join our Lifeblood Team Check that you can donate Find your nearest blood donor centre Track how many lives our team can save together Invite Lifeblood, to give a virtual presentation or discuss other local blood drive activities Get Social #lifebloodau - Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube

Photo Gallery THE LOVE OF LEARNING

Photo Gallery INSPIRED ART

Photo Gallery YEAR FOUR TOTEM POLES

Photo Gallery SHOWCASE - LOVE'S MAGIC

Social Enterprise CCW Social Enterprise groups would like to thank all the families, staff and CCW community for their support in this semesters markets and online store. Your support is very appreciated.

Community Connect

Dates, Events, and Reminders Term Two 2021 finishes on Friday, June 25 at 2:15 pm Term Three Important Dates - Weeks One - Five

Monday, July 19

Staff Professional Development Day (Student Free Day)

Tuesday, July 20

Students Commence Term Three

Wednesday, July 21 - Friday, July 23

Year Five Camp

Thursday, July 22

Year Ten Immunisations

Friday, July 23

Ski Trip One

Wednesday, July 28 - Friday, July 30

Overnight Ski Trip

Thursday, July 29

Senior School Pathways Evening

Monday, August 2 & Tuesday August 3

Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews

Tuesday, August 3

VCE Parent Teacher Interviews (Online)

Thursday, August 5

Year Ten 2022 Information Night

Tuesday, August 10 & Thursday, August 12

Year Eleven 2022 Subject Selection Interviews

Friday, August 13

Ski Trip Two

Sunday, August 15 - Saturday, August 21

Year Ten Mittagundi Camp

Monday, August 16 - Friday, August 20

Year Ten Sydney Camp