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- TERM 3 DATES TO REMEMBER
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- SHOALHAVEN COMMUNITY OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
EXCELLENCE
‘Excellence is never an accident. Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.’
There has been so many opportunities to witness excellence in the St John’s community over the last few weeks that I feel it is worth acknowledging both the breadth of opportunities available and the wonderful culture of engagement that students have; they are always willing to ‘give it a go’.
There have been an outstanding school Play, the dance troupe’s profound story told in their Wakakirri performance, the production of an Art Installation for public exhibition at Shellharbour, the selection of two students for the National Youth Science Forum, the team entry into the Maths Olympiad, the girls football team making the state finals and these are just a selection over a two week period.
We encourage all young people to aim for personal best and always strive to do better. We also love to celebrate their successes and support their endeavours.
As a school we have clear learning dispositions that challenge each member of our learning community to excellence. These are :
Inquires, Imaginative, Ownership, Challenge, Reflects and Reflective
Teachers use this language to encourage students to achieve their personal best. Parents and carers are also encouraged to use this language to inspire our young learners to excellence and help them develop the skills and belief in themselves as able and willing to set the bar high and continue to reach for it.
ST JOHN'S WAKAKIRRI WINNERS!
Wakakirri is Australia’s largest Story Dance Festival, involving hundreds of schools and over 20,000 students across the nation each year.
We are excited to announce, St John's Wakakirri troupe WON the Shoalhaven Regional Wakakirri Challenge and now move on to the NSW Performance in September! Also recipients of the 'Best Drama Story Award', this is a huge achievement and we are so proud of our team!
Thank you to our teachers Ms. Savannah Lloyd and Mrs. Di Bryce for your endless efforts in all aspects of production, including choreographing our team's amazing dance which tells the heart-felt story of a Syrian Refugee's journey.
EXTENSION LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
It is pleasing to see so many of our students taking up challenges to extend their learning. Many opportunities for gifted and talented students occur each day, both during class as well as through extra-curricular activities. This week saw Year 8, 9 and 10 students engage in STEM Challenges at the University of Wollongong Science and Engineering Workshop.
Students from Year 10 used technology to challenge Bega High School in Round 4 of the NSW Junior Chess Knockout, whilst Year 7 & 8 students tackled the Maths Olympiad Paper #3 with five challenging problems to solve!
FOOTBALL TEAM - TOP 4 IN NSW!
Congratulations to our girls soccer team on their brilliant performance this week to come away with a convincing 4-0 win over Xavier College Penrith, placing our team in the Top 4 in NSW CCC. We wish the girls the best of luck for the upcoming semi-finals.
THE NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) takes place at St John’s every year. The NCCD is a collection that counts:
- the number of school students receiving an adjustment or ‘help’ due to disability
- the level of adjustment they are receiving to access education on the same basis as other students.
Students are counted in the NCCD if they receive ongoing adjustments at school due to disability. This ‘help’ allows them to access education on the same basis as a child without disability. The NCCD uses the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Schools provide this information to education authorities.
Click here for further information about the NCCD.
Mrs. Sandra Hogan
Principal
With Year 12 exams now under way, the HSC not too far down the track, and Year 11 Preliminary exams towards the end of the term, I thought that our parents and carers may appreciate a few tips to get through the weeks to come and most importantly to support the student in your household. Obviously maintaining good routines and habits around eating well, sleeping and exercise is the best place to start. However, if you feel your son or daughter is struggling a little the following may be useful. One of the best things parents or carers can do if their child is experiencing exam stress is to try to be as supportive and tolerant as possible.
EFFECTIVE STUDY AND LEARNING HABITS
Parents and carers can help reduce the exam stress of their child by helping them establish effective study and learning habits:
- Help your child find a quiet place to study without distractions. Make sure their table is uncluttered so they can focus better.
- Encourage your child to find out exactly what the test involves - are there past test papers they can look at to help them understand what to expect?
- Encourage your child to ask for help or ask their teacher for clarity if they are unsure of something or if they feel confused.
- Help them to make 'mind maps' to collect ideas and summarise thoughts - use bright colours to help remember important links.
- Help them to plan their study schedule early on so they have sufficient time to study. It can be helpful to develop a clear, realistic plan of what they want to cover in each study session. Can they break it down into small chunks?
- Remind your child to take a short rest and move around in between each part of their study.
- Offer help sometimes. It can be useful having someone to listen or practice with.
- These ideas for exam day are good to keep in mind and it is probably best to talk about these ideas before exam day so as not to add to stress levels. Suggest to your child that they:
- Eat a good and light breakfast - something that will sustain them and help them concentrate.
- Try to arrive at school or the exam venue early.
- Go to the toilet before the exam starts.
- Keep away from people who may agitate them before the test or may say unhelpful, anxiety-provoking comments.
- Try writing about their thoughts and feelings at least 10 minutes before the exam to free up brainpower from focusing on emotions, so they can focus on the test material instead.
- Take time to slow their breathing and relax when they first sit down in the exam room.
- Skim over the exam paper, underlining key words and instructions.
- Work out how long they have for each question or section.
- Watch out for the wording of the questions - they need to understand and address what the question is really asking.
- Answer the questions they find easiest first to build their confidence, then as they relax more move on to more difficult ones.
- Don't worry about how long others are taking but keep an eye on the clock to ensure they have enough time to answer the more difficult questions.
- Re-read answers if possible and make any changes that are necessary - correct spelling, check workings.
Click here to view more information
If you are at all concerned during this examination time, please do not hesitate to contact the Year Coordinator, the Pastoral Care Coordinator, Mr James Eirth, or myself.
Have a good week.
Mrs. Leonie Pearce
SJE VALUES AND ENGAGEMENT CHALLENGE!
Dear Parents, Carers and Students,
Firstly, I would like to welcome everyone back to Term 3. I hope everyone had a nice and restful break and are ready for an exciting Term 3.
Term 3 or Semester 2 is a really important time in the school year, because for me, it’s a great time for reflection. When I spoke to students at assembly last week, I explored the school values of Love, Hope, Compassion, Peace, Justice, Hospitality and Reverent Spirituality as well as Lucian D’Hudson and Bonnie Butler’s School Captain’s address where they issued a challenge to all students; How will you use your gifts for the better of the school community?
I revisited this challenge to students and asked them to take time in these opening weeks and reflect on what they had done to contribute to the school community in Terms 1 and 2, how did they uphold and live our school values?
Here is where I am asking for the support of our parents/carers and the wider community. Challenge your son, daughter or person in your care by asking them about their role as a member of the SJE community.
Were they a bystander and simply sat back and watched those events happen or did they find a way to engage, find a way to use their talents to get involved and make this community stronger?
Love, Hope, Compassion, Peace, Justice, Hospitality and Reverent Spirituality are not simply things we say at SJE, they are things we do, they are how we show who we are collectively as a school community.
I have included a few reflection questions that might help parents/carers challenge their son, daughter or person in their care;
- How did you engage with your classwork?
- How did you approach your various rich tasks?
- How did you interact with your teachers? Your peers?
- How did you wear your uniform?
- What additional academic, social justice, creative arts or sporting event did you engage with?
- How was Term 1 and Term 2 for you?
- What worked, what didn’t?
- What is going to stay the same?
- What is going to change?
- What are you going to get involved with in Term 3?
Mr. James Eirth
Pastoral Care Coordinator
YEAR 12 TRIAL EXAMINATIONS
Exams begin in week 3 and classes recommence on Tuesday, 20 August.
Assessment procedures and rules apply for all exams. This includes the NESA rules regarding electronic devices. Mobile telephones or smart watches are NOT PERMITTED in the examination room. Similarly, they are NOT to be in students’ pockets. They must be signed in with the Curriculum Office.
Only essential equipment may be brought into the exam room. It is the student’s responsibility for the security of their phones and electronic devices; they may be best left at home. Breach of this rule will result in a zero mark.
If students are unwell the school misadventure procedure must be followed. Appropriate documentation must be supplied and students must be ready to sit the missed exam on their return to school.
We wish students the very best of luck with their exams!
YEAR 7 ROSARY BEADS
Last week, Year 7 Religion students made Rosary beads as part of their 'Ways of Praying' unit of work. This practical activity was used to assist students with relating to God through prayer and build on experiences of personal and communal prayer which are at the heart of our St John's community.
Following on from this lesson, this week students explored another way of praying, engaging in the Labyrinth.
INTERVIEWERS REQUIRED FOR MOCK INTERVIEWS
We are currently sourcing parents and other members of the community with experience in interviewing who may be willing to donate their time to interview a series of students on this day at our school. Interviews will be 15 minutes each and the day will be in three main sessions: 8.40am to 11.10am, 12.00 to 1.45pm and 2.00pm to 2.45 pm, as we need to interview around 150 on this day any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Please contact Mrs. Carla Hill on 4423 1666 or hillc05@dow.catholic.edu.au
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE
Applications are now open for Shoalhaven City Council work experience in many interesting vocations to be conducted from 9 December to 13 December, 2019. Click here to apply.
UNIVERSITY EARLY ENTRY
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY- Early offer Year 12 (E12) Scheme : The Early Offer Year 12 (E12) Scheme is now open via UAC's Schools Recommendations Schemes (SRS). The E12 Scheme is available to students who have experienced financial disadvantage during their time at school and demonstrate the potential to succeed at the University of Sydney. Successful applicants receive conditional early entry with lower minimum ATAR requirements, in addition to a $5950 scholarship to support their transition to University study. Click here for further details.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND: Direct Early entry applications are now open, scholaships also available. Click here for further details.
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG: Early admission opens 1st August. At lunchtime on Thursday 1st August a guest speaker presented information on the application process and the things that have changed since last year. For more information visit UOW website by clicking here.
ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS @ MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
POSITIONS VACANT
LOCAL CASUAL WORK AVAILABLE FOR JUNIORS
Nowra Fresh are currently seeking Junior Staff (Ages 14-17years) for customer service positions working after school, weekends and holidays.
Contact Daniel Sennitt at Nowra Fresh to register your interest.dsennitt@nowrafresh.com
YEAR 10 BUSINESS REVIEW
During the week, students met with their teams and were given a range of activities to complete to help develop employability skills such as communication, collaboration, taking initiative and problem solving skills. This resulted in the careful planning and collaborating with peers to create a business concept based on running a cafe.
Through a visit to the University of Wollongong Career Expo, students were informed about business and employability skills, learning from guest speakers, including Kangaroo Valley Eggs and Jaffa Designworx.
Students put their learning into action, working in groups to create a company name, branding, marketing, shopfront display, pricing structure, signature dish, video resumes, job descriptions, 30 second commercials, trade displays, full business reports and oral presentations.
The concepts and creativity presented by students were outstanding and exceptionally clever! Whilst students were drawn to the ice-cream giveaways at 'Papa Muirs Ice Cream', the concept presented by 'Young Mugs' to pose as rappers selling snoopdogs (hot dogs), Ice-T (Iced Tea), J-coke, A$AP Rocky Road, Eninem Cookies (M & M cookies) and Chris Brownies was well executed.
It was wonderful to see such variety of exhibitions, with students incorporating various cultures and lifestyles from French cuisine in the 'Bonne Journee Cafe' to classic American themed 'Joe's Diner', 'Herbal Hyppies', surf culture in 'The Shack', and a colour themed cafe, 'The Orange Tie'.
One of everyone's best loved cooks was not forgotten, with 'Nan's Kitchen' and 'Tea with Nanna' each providing a lovely selection of tea and baked goods, alongside 'Shake n Bake' and 'Rise n Grnd'.
Chocolate, Milk and sweets were plentiful with 'Milk me up!', 'Milk 'n' Co', 'Choc-a-lot' and 'Jaucks Goodness' each presenting an appetising display.
Students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the event, nominating their favourite business in a secret voting ballot. Overall the winners of the week were;
Following the success of the event, there is little doubt, St John's will be producing some of the future's finest entrepreneurs!
Ms. Carla Hill
Careers Advisor
SCHOOL PRODUCTION
Wow what a performance! St John's is truely blessed to have such talented students and support staff to make the school production of Spontaneous Human Combustion come to life. For those that had the privilege of attending I’m sure you agree that there was never a dull moment, the audience remained engaged with every scene. We look forward to next years production. The P&F would like to thank the parents and staff who assisted each performance with canteen duties during the intermission.
WORKING BEE
Our next Working Bee won’t be until Term 4 with a date to be advised closer to the event.
NEXT GENERAL MEETING
The next P & F General Meeting will be held at 6pm on Monday 12 August in the staff room. All are welcome to attend, this is a great opportunity to meet other parents and carers and have your say in our school community.
ST JOHN'S NOW ON INSTAGRAM
St John's have recently launched our new social media account on instagram to display various images of our students, found at stjohns_nowra.
This platform adds to our Facebook page 'St John The Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra' which we continue to update to celebrate learning and success!
IMPORTANT SKOOLBAG APP UPDATE
The SkoolBag App is the most reliable way to stay up to date with school life. A new version of the Skoolbag App was released during 2018, with both the new and original versions being available.
PLEASE NOTE, THE ORIGINAL SKOOLBAG APP WILL BE REMOVED ON 1 AUGUST, 2019.
To ensure you continue to receive important notifications, please click here to download the latest version of Skoolbag.
The app is frequently updated with bug fixes and improvements, so we recommend enabling automatic updates. Be sure to allow notifications and subscribe to content groups.
2019 SRC & MCC JUNIOR PHOTOS
We wish to advise the 2019 St John's SRC & MCC Junior photos are now available for purchase online through the photographer's website, ios.academyphoto.com.au or by clicking this link and entering the following 8 digit secure shoot key:
UB7GH8PQ
Alternatively, families may view photos in St John's school album and order by phoning the photographer on 1800 816 224. All orders will be posted directly to your home address.
HALF YEARLY SCHOOL REPORTS
We wish to advise students’ half yearly school reports have been uploaded to the school portal and available for viewing. The portal may be accessed by clicking here or selecting from our website www.sjedow.catholic.edu.au. Please contact our office if you require access to the portal.
PROCEDURE FOR EARLY LEAVERS
If a student is leaving early they must present a signed permission note to the front office prior to Morning PALS and parents must sign students out from the office. Notes are NOT to be submitted to their PALS teachers. If you need to collect your child prior to the end of the school day due to an emergency, please call 4423 1666 to advise us of the pick up time. This will enable us to have your child meet you at the front office at the correct time.
NOTICE REGARDING THE USE OF CAMERA SURVEILLANCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
For the safety of our students, staff and visitors, St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra will be utilising camera surveillance equipment for security purposes as of Friday 16 August 2019.
In our school, CCTV cameras will be located in areas such as:
- school entrances
- corridors
- locker areas
- computer labs
- ovals
- playgrounds
CCTV cameras are NOT:
- hidden or covert
- located in private areas such as toilets, changing rooms or staff rooms
- used to monitor the quality of teaching
A number of notices will be displayed to alert people of the presence of CCTV cameras.
Please be assured that CCTV footage will only be accessed if required in the case of criminal behavior, inappropriate behaviour (ie vandalism or if disciplinary action is needed), to verify incidents where a person has sustained injury, loss or damage on school purposes or to provide the Principal with visual coverage during emergencies. CCTV footage is kept for no more than 31 days, unless required for the abovementioned purposes.
Footage is only accessed for the purposes set out above and only by the following people:
- the Principal or nominee, including people explicitly authorised by the Principal (eg. Members of the school’s IT department, executive staff members);
- Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong staff, when required to assist the school for an abovementioned purpose; and
- any other people permitted by law.
When necessary to do either (a) or (b), the Principal may show specific footage of an incident to those involved, including relevant staff, students and/or their parents. This means that any person on school premises may be captured on CCTV footage of an incident. The Principal cannot give copies of CCTV footage to staff, students or parents.
Please note that these measures have been implemented in accordance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 and the Workplace Surveillance Act 2005.
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR REGIONAL YOUTH TASKFORCE
Eighteen children and young people aged between 12-24 years from across the State will be selected for the Minister for Regional Youth’s NSW Regional Youth Taskforce. Applications are particularly sought from children and young people from diverse backgrounds, life experiences and from different locations around the State.
The Regional Youth Taskforce provides an avenue of communication between the children and young people of NSW and the NSW Government with the taskforce providing input on ways the NSW Government can improve outcomes for regional youth.
Closing date for submission 5 August 2019. Click here for further information or to apply.
THIRSTY? CHOOSE WATER!
St John's continue to actively participate in the Government's 'Thirsty? Choose Water!' project promoting drinking water by installing chilled water stations and providing supporting education. Click here for further details.
YEAR 11 DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM
Year 11 travelled to University of Wollongong to participate in U Turn the Wheel on Tuesday 23 July. As many of our students gain their Provisional License, this was an excellent program which aimed to educate students of the risks on the road. Thank you to all the presenters.
- Well done to Aroha Spillane and her continued dedication to Rugby Union Development Squad. Aroha recently played for the Under 17s NSW Country Side in the national competition at Narrabeen. The final game came down to NSW City vs NSW Country. Unfortunately the City team coming away with the win.
- Special mention to Beau Buckpitt for his success in making to semi-finals of the NSW Surfing Championships.
- Congratulations to Kalysta Palmer and Hayley Keith who competed in the NSW State Baseball championships. Their Illawarra team earning the Silver medal - a great achievement!
- A special mention to the huge numbers of Year 11 students who gave up the time for the school play. This was an impressive night and the talent, dedication and hard work on display was outstanding!
- Keep an eye out for Hayley Merrick with VPA Studios Dance Troupe who will feature on Australia’s Got Talent on the 4th August!
Key Dates for Year 11 Term 3
Leadership Day: Week 6 (Monday 26 September).
Exam week: Week 8 (9-13 September). We will have an exam preparation session during extended PALS in Week 7.
Ms. Sarah Blades
Year 11 Coordinator 2019
What an exciting time for our year 12 students as they near closer to the end of their schooling. I know they have all been studying hard for the trial exams and I wish them the best in the coming weeks.
I would also like to recognise all of the students involved in the school production “Spontaneous Human Combustion”. For many, this production ends a long history with our school and the Performing Arts. Such an amazing group of young talent, it was a pleasure watching you perform.
Congratulations also to our dancers involved in Wakikkiri. Again involvement in this event demonstrates your willingness to gain the most out of your schooling.
A reminder to students about the upcoming reflection day held on Friday in Week 5. It is expected for all Year 12 students to attend this valuable and important day.
Best of luck with your trial exams and we look forward to the remaining weeks leading up to graduation.
YEAR 12 HSC TRIAL TIMETABLE
St John's Year 12 2019 Trial HSC Examinations will take place between 5-19 August.
The timetable was distributed to students last week and may be accessed by clicking here.
Please note, instructions regarding student attendance during the period of exams is also included within this document.
Mr. Nick Garner
Year 12 Coordinator
A common question asked by parents is how many schools are using Maths Pathway. At this stage there are 269 schools across Australia with over 2,200 teachers. To more fully answer this question try clicking here to take you to a page listing most of these schools which are from all educational sectors.
PERSONALISED LEARNING IN MATHS
Did you know that in the average classroom, there is an eight year spread of ability? When content is delivered according to year level, it is incredibly challenging to target every student’s point of need. Many students find the work too easy and get bored and many others find the work too difficult and sometimes find it easier to give up. Maths Pathway overcomes these challenges supporting the teacher to provide truly differentiated learning to each student. This gives the teacher the opportunity to provide a wider variety of learning experiences through rich tasks whilst still being confident that students are growing in their Maths knowledge. The Maths Pathway Personalised Learning web page provides excellent background information and research data for parents.
MATHS OLYMPIAD
The St Johns Maths Olympiad team has been enjoying the challenges of solving some tough problems. Members of the team are;
Nathan Beattie, Liv Bendall, Kizac Bowling, Phoebe Broome, Charli Butler, Jaimi Chapman, Lauren Davies, Jessica De Wit, Callum Francis, Jamie Godfrey, Zachary Harrap, Cameron Hertzberg, Talika Irvine, Ruby Marshall, Amelia McCarthy, Isabella McConville, Jed Montgomery, Daniel Moodley, Andrew Percy, Chloe Poulton, Bryn Robinson-Mills, Benjamin Royston, Victoria Sargeant, Holly Singleton, Isaac Sleath, Rohan Tavener, Oscar Tunney-Roberts, Edward Turley, Wyatt Valentine and Lara Weber.
HOLIDAY WORKSHOP
In preparation for the upcoming Trial HSC exams many Year 12 students availed themselves of the holiday workshop offered by the Maths faculty. These students are studying Standard, Advanced and Extension1. Students came to school for a morning and made use of the Maths Staff who had offered their time. Many students worked through a past paper whilst others worked on topics that they needed to spend time on. At all times the Maths Staff were ready to provide help as required. A similar workshop will be offered during the next holiday break in preparation for the HSC.
AFTER SCHOOL MATHS TUITION
Please note, After School Maths Tutoring will be cancelled on Thursday 8 August as the Maths staff will be attending Professional Development.
Mr Mark McKinnon
Mathematics Coordinator
AMAZING AMBASSADOR
Thank you to Year 11 student Jiah King who represented St John’s beautifully at the HMAS Albatross NAIDOC celebrations on Thursday 11 July. Jiah is a wonderful ambassador for St John's and his Aboriginal community and did an amazing job performing with the Defence force Indigenous dance troupe.
SHOALHAVEN NAIDOC CELEBRATION
Jiah King and Wil Osgood are to be commended following their participation in several performances at the 2019 Shoalhaven NAIDOC Celebration. The boys were involved with the Elders' Choir, flag raising ceremony and an amazing session at the end of the day with just Jiah and Wil.
NURSING HOME PERFORMANCE
We are proud of our Aboriginal dance troupe who performed at Greenwell Gardens Retirement home on Tuesday 23 July. It was wonderful seeing the residents and students interacting and enjoying the day.
INDIGENOUS AFL YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP
"During 19 -21 July, Riley, Elly and I attended an Indigenous AFL Youth Leadership Camp.
This camp was held in Homebush and was aimed at young women aged 15 years and under.
Luckily we were selected after applying and got to experience what a professional athlete's routine is like.
We fortunately got to meet some Giants players, men and women and got coached by some as well.
Delma Gisu was one of the Giants players we met, she mentored us the whole weekend and told her inspirational story of how she was one of the first Indigenous women AFL players to be drafted.
We also got coached by Haneen Zreika, she was truly inspirational and guided us through the weekend teaching us new skills and techniques along the way.
It was so much fun and we can't wait to use the skills we learnt in our games with the Bomaderry Tigers".
Kiah, Elly & Riley
SPORTING AGE CHAMPIONS 2019
Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded Age Champions from the 2019 St John’s Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals. Students will be awarded their medals at the Representative Sports Assembly in Week 7, Term 3.
REP SPORT NOTICES
The Year 9 and 10 Girls Cricket sides competed at the Secondary Girls Gala Day in Week 9 of last term. The day was a great opportunity for our students to improve on their skills, and compete against other girls in the Shoalhaven. Thank you to Miss Church for taking the teams, and to Cooper Bramley of Year 9 who attended as an umpire.
The Open Girls Football side competed at the CCC Quarter Final Knockout on Tuesday, coming away with a 4-0 win to qualify for the Semi-finals later this term.
Congratulations also to our Girls Netball teams, who played at the Diocesan Gala Day in Berkeley and to a number of students assisting as referees at the Primary Diocesan Soccer Gala day in Nowra.
Trials and trainings are currently taking place for Hockey (Opens) and Volleyball (Opens). These events will take place in Week 6. Also coming up is the Diocesan Athletics Carnival on Friday, Week 4. Students, please return Athletics notes by Friday, Week 3.
A reminder for students also continue to check the Rep Sport Google Classroom page, and listen to the morning notices for representative sport updates.
UPDATE: PRE-EXISTING INJURY INCLUDING CONCUSSION - INFORMATION TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS
Parents are required to notify the school, event organiser/s (i.e. Convener) and team manager/s should their child be carrying a pre-existing injury leading into an event including concussion. A student who has suffered a concussion injury may not return to contact/collision activities less than 14 days from the resolution of all symptoms. For further information, click here.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Lily Tomlinson, Baylee Holland and Freya Robinson-Mills who represented NSWCCC last Friday at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships in Eastern Creek.
A talented field of 184 girls from across NSW Government, Independent and Catholic Schools raced in the 16/17yr 4km event. The girls are to be commended on their outstanding achievements;
Lily: 28th. 16min23s (4th in 16yr NSW Catholic Schools)
Baylee: 62nd. 17min22s (7th in 16yr NSW Catholic Schools).
Freya: 71st. 17min40s (8th in 16yr NSW Catholic Schools)
A special mention to Lily who, following a very strong season of cross country performances has been selected as one of only ten U/18 girls to represent NSW at the Australian Cross Country Championships at Kembla Grange on 24 August!
Well done to Amber Palmer (Year 12), Kaylsta Palmer (Year 11) and Hayley Keith (Year 11) who participated in the Illawarra Representative Baseball team competing in the NSW Country Women’s Championships in Newcastle on 20-21 July, earning the wonderful achievement of a silver medal!
UPCOMING EVENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
For NSWCCC closing dates, please click here to register before the due date.
Miss Kate Davis
Sports Coordinator
Commendations to Year 10 students Mikaeli Chapman, Joseph Nelson and Joseph Visser who assisted with the Shoalhaven Readers and Writers Festival fundraiser movie night on Friday. Funds raised are going towards SRWF 2020 school programs.
Joseph V also assisted with the childrens' events on Saturday.
Mikaeli, Joseph N & Joseph V are pictured with visiting authors, Jack Heath and Jacqueline Harvey and are to be acknowledged for their outstanding community spirit!
TRIPLE STATE MEDALLIST READY TO TAKE ON AUSTRALIA!
The recent school holidays were a time of achievement for Year 9 student Kirra Dale, competing at the Surf Lifesaving NSW State Championships. Kirra won 1x Silver medal and 2x Bronze medals and will now compete at the upcoming Australian Championships on the Gold Coast in August. Congratulations on these amazing results Kirra! We wish you the best of luck at Nationals!
WILL AND SAM REPRESENT NSWACT IN AFL
Congratulations to Year 11 student Will Maher and former St John's student Sam Stubbs, who represented the NSWACT team in the week long AFL Inclusion carnival against representatives from every state and territory in the country.
The boys had a great week with both Will and Sam adding to the teams scoreline.
Will was awarded the teams Most Improved Player of the series. Congratulations Will and Sam!
SUPERB GOAL KEEPER
Congratulations to Anna Simon (Year 8) on her wonderful performance as Goal Keeper for the NSW Country U14 team, recently playing in the 2019 FFA Youth Nationals tournament in Coffs Harbour.
Anna played 4 of the 6 games (2 x full games / 2 x half games) allowing only 2 goals in throughout the tournament and being an integral part of delivering draws or victories in all games she took part in.
AROHA SELECTED IN RUGBY SEVENS SQUAD
Congratulations to Year 11 student Aroha Spillane on selection as one of thirty players in the University of Canberra women's rugby sevens training squad, ahead of the Aon University Sevens Series, set to kick-off on September 14.
NAKITA SHINES ON THE CRICKET PITCH
Congratulations to Year 7 student Nakita Boatswain who has been selected in the Greater Illawarra Cricket Academy to compete in the Country Championships at Raymond Terrace during the October School Holidays.
Mon 5 August: Year 12 HSC trials commence (conclude Mon 19 August)
Wed 7 August: Year 10 2020 online subject selection opens
Agvision Careers Expo
Thurs 8 August: Year 11 PDHPE overnight excursion
Fri 9 August: Maths surveying excursion
Mon 12 August: Year 8 2020 subject selection opens
Year 10 2020 online subject selection closes
P & F executive meeting 5:30pm
Wed 14 August: Goroon Parent Meeting
G'Day Mass
Fri 16 August: Diocesan Athletics Carnival
Fri 23 August: Year 12 Reflection Day
Fri 30 August: Year 7 Immunisations
Mon 9-Fri 13 Sept: Year 11 Exams
Tues 24 Sept: Year 12 Breakfast, Graduation Evening Mass & Award Ceremony
Wed 25 Sept: Year 12 Graduation & Handover Assembly
Thurs 26/Fri 27 Sept: Parent/Teacher Interviews
Fri 27 Sept: Staff Development Pupil Free Day
VINNIES WINTER APPEAL
Many thanks for those who have assisted with St John’s Winter Appeal for St Vincent De Paul Society. We continue to seek the following donations please.
Ms. Vanessa Kidson
Social Justice Coordinator
TREK FOR TIMOR
St John's teacher, Mr Muller is organising a team to walk in the beautiful Kangaroo Valley to raise funds for the Kangaroo Valley Remexio Partnership (KVRP) and their current project to provide housing for rural students from the Remexio District of Timor Leste while they study at university in Dili.
Mr Muller's group 'Team Johnnies' will be completing the 14 km option. This is not a school event and open to all members of the public.
Click here for further details or to register. Select 'Johnnies' as your team.
Contact KVRP or mullerd01@dow.catholic.edu.au with any questions.
RUNNING FOR THE BLACK DOG
St John's PDHPE teacher, Mrs Rachel Frew, along with her son Harry, plan to run this year's City to Surf 14km event on August 11, to raise awareness and funds for The Black Dog Institute, an organisation dedicated to understanding, preventing and treating mental illness.
This institute aims to enable people to live mentally healthier lives through innovations in science, medicine, education, public policy and knowledge translation.
If you would like to sponsor Rachel and Harry to support this important cause affecting many, please click here.
Keeping in touch with the Catholic Primary Schools within the Shoalhaven District.
Please select below links to the Shoalhaven Catholic Primary Schools websites.