‘Enlivened by the Spirit’

Anzac Road Menai NSW 2234 Phone 9543 0188 Facsimile 9541 0398

info@aquinasmenai.catholic.edu.au www.aquinasmenai.catholic.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

AQUINAS CATHOLIC COLLEGE MENAI

25 July, 2016 The Year of Mercy Vol.24.No.20

At this week’s assembly we were able to highlight a number of significant student achievements that occurred late last term, during the holidays and even this week. We are always delighted to be able to report on the accomplishments of Aquinas students in their various fields of endeavour. Congratulations to the following teams, students & coaches for their stellar efforts;

Junior Girls [Years 7 & 8] Basketball, Southern Sydney Combined Catholic Colleges Champions

Intermediate Girls [Years 9 & 10] Basketball, Southern Sydney Combined Catholic Colleges Champions

Junior Boys [Year 7 & 8] Basketball, Southern Sydney Combined Catholic Colleges Champions

Intermediate Boys [Years 9 & 10] Basketball, Southern Sydney Combined Catholic Colleges Champions As you can see the 27

th June @ Sutherland Stadium was a most successful day ‘on the boards’ for Aquinas

teams and an especial thankyou to the coaches; Mr Broady, Ms Dickinson & Mrs Reyes.

Congratulations to the Aquinas chess squad, winners of the Shire heats & Semi-finalists in the Inter School Chess Competition. In particular, well done to

Jacob Harb [Year 8] 1

st Overall

Benjamin Capovilla [Year 9] 3rd

Overall

The Under 14 Rugby League Cochrane Cup side: Southern Region Champions!! This side now proceeds to the regional state playoffs

Ethan Stacy [Year 9] is representing Cronulla in the Baseball Junior World Series in Michigan, United States in August, and has also recently been at a Major Baseball League [MLB] camp on the Gold Coast that sees players trial for baseball scholarships in the US. We learnt last Monday that he has been selected in the Australian Under 15 Baseball World Cup team that will play in Iwaki, Japan next week. The Australian side will play Japan, Czech Republic, Cuba, Columbia, and Korea in the round robin stage and we wish Ethan all the very best in that competition where he will play short stop in the green a gold.

Blayke Brailey was playing for the NSWCCC Opens Rugby side in the Australians Championships held @ Wynnum, Queensland during the holidays. Blayke’s side won the final against Queensland in a nail biter, and shortly after the final Blayke was named Player of the Championships, a member of the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Side, and then named as Captain of the Australian schoolboys. This is Blayke’s second year in the Australian side and to be given the honour of captaining the Australian team is one that he richly deserves. Well done Blayke!! There are two test matches against the English side that will be touring Australia. Details are as follows;

First Test 31st July Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe, Queensland

Second Test 6th August Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware 1:15pm

We hope to see as many supporters as possible at ‘Shark Park’ for the second test to support the Australian side and to see Blayke lead them out. Well done also to Mr Burke on being named as the trainer for the side.

Blayke Brailey

Ethan Stacy

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The recent Year 7 – 10 exam period saw our Learning Support Team, led by Mrs Donlan and Mrs Barton, assist a large number students in with a range of strategies to access their formal exams. I would also like to thank our volunteers who acted as readers and or writers for our students. Their efforts also enabled students to perform at their best under exam conditions. The following members of the wider community were able to spend time during Week 6 with our students; Allison Watson Christine Klein Nicola Maksoud Geoff Raymond Yasmine Etteridge Kristen Graziani Sarina Francis Ranya Guirguis Jaqui Perritt Luma Hassan Jacqui Harb Karen Stevenson Joanne Kelly Anthea Mure Sandra Messina Sarah Raymond Adrian Palmer Antoinette Kerle Rosa Pratas Anita Morton Andrew Donlan Andjela Vasilj

Thank you all!! Thanks also to Mrs Spagnolo, one our teacher aides, who briefed and supported our volunteers throughout the exam week. To more pragmatic matters I take this opportunity to remind parents/guardians that, from time to time, we are required to provide student details and background data to government agencies. This is particularly important to note at Census time and for the August Special Circumstances applications to be submitted to AGDET. Parents/guardians are able to access the Sydney Catholic Schools [SCS] Privacy Policy - Standard Collection Notice on the SCS public website via this link;

https://docs.google.com/a/syd.catholic.edu.au/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c3lkLmNhdGhvbGljLmVkdS5hdX xzeWRuZXktY2F0aG9saWMtc2Nob29scy1wb2xpY2llc3xneDo3NTMxNWQwNTQ3N2NjZWUy

The 2015 Aquinas Catholic College Annual School Report to the Community is also now available on the school’s website and at the school administration office. The following link will take you directly to the report; http://www.ceosyd.catholic.edu.au/Parents/AnnualReports/rpt-annual-aquinasmenai.pdf

The wonderful nature of our Catholic community has certainly come to the fore in recent weeks where there has been enormous care and support shown when both are needed in times of great personal sorrow. Inevitably, death touches us all and the loss of a family member is a terribly difficult event to cope with. In recent weeks we have had the sad news that Mrs Hofrichter’s mother passed away, as did a great supporter of the College, Bernie Holdsworth, President of Club Central. We have offered intentions for both Bernadette and her family and Laureen and the wider Holdsworth family.

Today will also see the mass of celebration for the life of John Riley, father of Kate and father in law of Simon Wilson. John has been a significant part of the College’s HSC classes for the past 10 years as our HSC Presiding Officer. John has overseen both School Certificate and HSC exams at Aquinas for a decade and cared for our Year 12s as they sat all of their papers and dealt with the pressure that tests of that nature generate. His infectious personality calmed them [as did his red frogs] and his redoubtable presence will be sorely missed. I was always particularly taken by the way John was able to look after those students who were ill and incapacitated and allowed them to be able to perform to the best of their ability under his careful tutelage. Our students have indeed been blessed to have John watch over them.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

The measure of love is to love without measure

St Francis de Sales

James Corcoran Principal

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Dear Parents and Carers A recent article that appeared in The Daily Telegraph and in some local newspapers reported on significant

school fee increases for 2017 that have been announced for some schools in the Broken Bay diocese, north

of Sydney. These fee increases were in response to projected new ‘needs-based’ funding arrangements that

are likely to have an adverse effect for the Broken Bay diocese. It may have been interpreted from the

article that similar, large fee increases were also being planned for other dioceses including Sydney

Catholic Schools.

I want to reassure you that this is not the case. In 2014, I announced a differentiated school fees policy that

took into account the Socio Economic Status (SES) of the suburb each school is located when setting that

school’s tuition fees. This policy means that school fee increases vary slightly according to the SES of each

school. That policy has not changed. While fees have not yet been determined for 2017, the expectation is

that increases will again average out at about 5% across our 150 schools.

Please be assured of my continued commitment to ensuring that school fees and charges will always kept

to as low as possible, without ever compromising the quality of the learning and support that our schools

provide for their students.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact your school.

All the very best for the term ahead

With warmest wishes

Dr Dan White EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SYDNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

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Week 3 (B) Term 3

Monday 1st August TRIAL HSC Examination begin today (Mon 1st – 15th August)

Library open this week for seniors until 6.30pm

Year 10 Art Excursion

Tuesday 2nd August ‘AWE’ (Academic writing excellence) program for all Year 7-10 students during morning Pastoral

NSW All Schools Rugby League Carnival at St Mary’s – U14 to compete

English Competition Day

Wednesday 3rd August Year 9 Mass today at 8.20am

Thursday 4th August Pastoral Lesson Period 4

Friday 5th August Year 10 into 11 subject choices due in today

Winter sport continues

Senior Blood bank visit

Acting Assistant Principal

Week 2(A) Term 3

Monday 25th July Library open this week for seniors until 6.30pm

Tuesday 26th July ‘AWE’ (Academic writing excellence) program for all Year 7-10 students during morning Pastoral

Year 12 Lunchtime talk – Defence forces

Wednesday 27th July Year 8, 11, 12 Parish Mass today at 8.20am

Year 12 Lunchtime talk – University of Sydney

Year 10 into 11 Subject Information Evening 7pm

Thursday 28th July Year 10 into 11 Subject market: 3.30pm – 5.00pm held in the MacKillop Learning Common

Australian Maths Competition (Selected classes)

Friday 29th July Year 12 Visual Art seminar during sport

Winter sport continues

Key Dates

Semester 1 – Academic Writing Excellence Class Booklets (AWE)

Students in Years 7 – 10 were given the completed copies of their AWE class booklets to take home last week. Please take the

opportunity to go through this outstanding resource with your child, and discuss the work that was completed. The Semester

Two booklets were distributed on Monday/Tuesday last week during Pastoral lessons.

Past event: Year 7-10 Parent/ Teacher/ student Interviews 30th June & 1st July 2016

Thank you to all parents/carers who battled the cold weather conditions for the parent teacher interviews at the end of last term.

These interviews were mandatory for all students. Year Coordinators will make contact with parents who did not attend the

interviews over the coming weeks regarding your child’s progress.

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Year 10 into 11 Transition process and interviews for 2017/18 Stage 6 studies

Information packages, including re-enrolment forms were issued to all Year 10 students last term as part of the commencement

of the Year 10 into 11 Transition process for 2017/18 (Stage 6) studies.

20 minute Transition interviews were conducted in Week 1 of Term 3 (Tuesday 19th July & Wednesday 20th July) with a

member of the Leadership team at the College.

Other key dates as part of Year 10 into 11 Transition include:

1. Year 11-2017 Subject information night on Wednesday 27th July in the JPII Hall commencing at 7.00pm.

2. Year 11-2017 Subject Market with KLA Coordinators in the Mackillop Learning common on Thursday 28th July from

3.30pm to 5.00pm

3. Year 11-2017 Subject Choices form due in on Friday 5th August to Ms Mirabello

Additionally any student intending to leave Aquinas Catholic College needs to submit an intention to leave form which can

be obtained from Mr Roberts or the front office; these were due at the end of last term to the College office or Pastoral

teacher.

eLearning Update: Students are asked to check the advertisement attached to this newsletter

regarding the English and Mathematics Competition that runs for a week. An outstanding number of our

students received awards and prizes at our College Assembly last week for previously held competitions.

The bus company has asked us to remind parents/carers that a valid Opal Card must be presented

and Tapped ON and OFF when travelling to and from school. This week drivers have advised that

all cards will be checked for validity. Any student who does not have a valid card will be required

to pay the correct fare. Could I ask that you discuss this important process with your son/daughter

so that delays in departure are avoided.

Could I ask you to keep the twelve Aquinas World Youth Day 16 pilgrims in your prayers along with Ms Kilzi, Ms Flegg and

Mr Nastasi, the leaders of Bus 14 as they venture off on their pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland on Saturday July 16 th. There will be

an official Sydney Catholic Schools daily blog with short stories, photos and clips from the day from across all of the bus

groups - the blog address will be the same as the current "About Catholic Schools site" -

www.aboutcatholicschools.wordpress.com.

Mr Anthony Hulme

Acting Assistant Principal

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WYD NEWS

On 16th July, myself, my fellow 11 pilgrims, Miss Kilzi, Miss Flegg and bus group leader, Mr Nastasi set off on a

journey of a lifetime. We departed Australia at 9:10pm with the 21 other pilgrims in our Bus Group, 14. After 14 long hours we arrived in Dubai then travelled 6 more hours to Milan. Straight away we set off on a beautiful, scenic bus trip for 3 and a half hours to finally reach our destination of Florence. Soon after at 10pm we gathered as a community to join together in mass which marked the beginning of our faith filled pilgrimage.

Day 3 included a walking tour of Florence through the "Cradle of the Renaissance" featuring a visit to the Santa Croce Basilica. We attended mass at the impressive Duomo of Santa Maria Del Fiore, which became the first mass all six Florence pilgrim groups came together as one. After mass we were able to explore the city before departing to Siena. We visited the Duomo and St Catherine's Sanctuary which allowed us pilgrims to absorb the culture and engage further in our faith. In the late afternoon we reached the town of Assisi home of mystical St. Francis.

The following morning we pilgrims celebrated mass at the Basilica of St. Francis where our bus Chaplin Father Daniel gave a memorable homily, connecting with each individual. Afterwards, we had free time to venture through the town in the 37 degree heat. The refreshing taste of gelato has become a part of our regular daily routine as it's safe to say we have tried all the flavours. The Basilica of St. Clare became a place of reflection, surrounded by phenomenal views. After almost every pilgrim missing the taste of fresh produce, Mr Nastasi hunted down a supermarket for us, where we all struggled to read the Italian labels. After an extremely long day, we went back to our hotel, ate dinner then participated in group activities run by our Youth Ambassadors, James and Ellen. This night became significant for many, as we were able to properly engage with each other developing new friendships.

At 6:30am, three boys and myself joined Miss Flegg and Mr Nastasi's "excercise class". During our hour run we ran through the medieval city to the basilica of St. Francis where we stopped and prayed inside the door. This started our day fresh and a certain 50 year old destroyed us all. Before leaving Assisi we attended mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria Degli Angeli in the crypt. We then set off on a 3 hour bus trip to reach the wonderful city of Rome. Arriving at our hotel, the majority of us pilgrims took the afternoon to relax and calm down by having fun together in the pool.

Day 6 saw a 5am wake up call, which impressed us greatly, however eventually become worthwhile. We made our way to The Vatican City to celebrate mass with Cardinal Pell in St. Peter's basilica at the Chair of St. Peter. The stunning detailed architecture created peacefulness in the room and made for an exceptional mass. After mass and a short tour, with helpful pointers from Father Daniel, we left the city and made our way to the iconic Colosseum and the Roman forum. Once again we all struggled with the heat and copious amounts of walking, however the spirit of bus 14 was as strong as always and we pulled through. With the leaders over concern for our health, they took it upon themselves to visit the local supermarket and purchased salad supplies which were then given to us at dinner.

The next day started with a tour of St. Paul Outside The Walls, being one of the most significant basilicas in all of Rome. Afterwards we had a chance to see the Catacombs which were used as places of refuge for the celebration of the Eucharist. Mr Nastasi stayed at the back of the group, looking around ever corner with his phone torch on at all times fearing his own shadow. We then hopped on the bus and attended mass in the first Christian church, the Basilica of St. John in Lateran. Then we visited the Papal sanctuary of the Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) where 40 out of 42 pilgrims ascended in a kneeling position in prayer dedicated to Christ. This was the largest amount of participation across all bus groups.

Our last day in Rome was spent celebrating mass at Domus Australia. We then proceeded to visit the Fontana de Trevi, the Spanish Stairs and the Pantheon. This was followed by exclusive shopping in Rome before leaving for a 11:40pm flight to Warsaw.

So far my World Youth Day experience has been memorable, eye opening and allowed me to deepen my faith and connection to God. The work, dedication and ongoing support of all the Pilgrim Group Leaders and Mr Nastasi should be recognised and acknowledged. Without their commitment and encouragement, all of us pilgrims wouldn't have been able to endeavour on this remarkable experience.

So far my World Youth Day experience has been memorable, eye opening and allowed me to deepen my faith and connection to God. The work, dedication and ongoing support of all the Pilgrim Group Leaders and Mr Nastasi should be recognised and acknowledged. Without their commitment and encouragement, all of us pilgrims wouldn't have been able to endeavour on this remarkable experience.

Pilgrim number 4- Olivia Clark

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St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal This term we will be selling hot chocolates twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays to

raise much needed funds for our local St Vincent de Paul.

For just $2 you will get a yummy Hot Chocolate, with a marshmallow to warm you up!

On sale at recess in the Nagle Paved.

Many thanks to the families of Jack Harris (Yr 9) and Michael Kerle (Yr 8) who have

donated supplies of cups and hot chocolate mix to assist the Social Justice Group with this

fundraising effort.

Families are also invited to use the St Vincent de Paul Clothing bin at the school to recycle

their clean, undamaged used clothes.

If you have cleaned out a wardrobe over the break, grown so much that nothing fits anymore,

or simply changed your style, please consider donating your unwanted items to the Clothing

Appeal.

This semester we will have the following things happening in the area of social justice:

40 hour Famine for World Vision

Year 12 Winter Sleep out for St Vincent de Paul

Asylum Seekers Centre Newtown Visit

Sydney Alliance Table talks with Holy Family Parish on Laudato Si by Pope Francis

Be an Angel for St Vincent de Paul

And much more

If you are interested in taking an active role in these events please come to Social Justice meetings in Week A on Thursdays at

lunchtime in room 55. Everyone is welcome. Everyone can help!

Mrs Julie Monk - Social Justice Coordinator

Social Justice @ Aquinas

There will be a meeting for students who are interested in joining the

Social Justice Committee THURSDAY A Week at lunchtime in Room 55.

We will meet once a fortnight. All welcome years 7-12!

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Learning and Curriculum Matters This Week’s Assessment: Year 11 2017 Subject Selection Process Last Tuesday and Wednesday saw the beginning of the re-enrolment process for the current Year 10 students who will return as Year 11 in 2017. Thank you to the many parents and students who attended the interviews to begin discussions about senior enrolment. There were many celebrations to be had about current success and challenges issued for students who need to make a more concerted effort, for the remainder of 2016, in order to meet the pre-requisites set for senior study. The next stage of the enrolment process takes place at the compulsory Information Evening this Wednesday night, at 7pm, in the John Paul II Hall. Students will receive vital information as well as their subject selection handbooks and application forms. Thursday afternoon sees stage three, with a Subject Market in the Mackillop Learning Common from 3.30 until 5pm. Subject selection forms are to be returned to the College by Friday 5th August. All Year 10 students who are re-enrolling must attend this Wednesday’s meeting, in full school uniform and with a parent.

YEAR 12 TRIAL HSC EXAMINATIONS 2016 (All examinations are in the Hall unless otherwise stated)

First Week

Morning Session Starts at 8.50am

Afternoon Session Starts at 12.50pm

Monday 1 Aug 16

English (ADVANCED) 2 hours English (STANDARD) 2 hours English Studies 45 mins

Music 1 1 hour

Tuesday 2 Aug 16

English (ADVANCED) 2 hours English (STANDARD) 2 hours

Design and Tech 1.5 hours

Wednesday 3 Aug 16

Legal Studies 3 hours Visual Art 1.5 hours

Ind Tech Wood 1.5 hours

Thursday 4 Aug 16

Mathematic Ext 2 3 hours Mathematics 3 hours Maths Gen 2 2.5 hours Maths Gen 1 1.5 hours

Business Studies 3 hours

Friday 5 Aug 16

Chemistry 3 hours Senior Science 3 hours

Ancient History 3 hours SDD 3 hours

Year Subject Date

12 Drama 25.07.16

10 PASS This week

10 IST 25.07.16 until 5.08.16

10 Industrial Technology - De’Athe 26.07.16

9 Music 26.07.16

11 Maths Ext 1 27.07.16

10 Industrial Technology - Broady 28.07.16

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Lisa Mirabello Leader of Teaching and Learning

Second Week Morning Session Starts at 8.50am

Afternoon Session Starts at 12.50pm

Monday 8 Aug 16

SOR I 1.5 hours SOR II 3 hours Catholic Studies 1 hour

CAFS 3 hours

Tuesday 9 Aug 16

Physics 3 hours

Hospitality 2 hours Modern History 3 hours

Wednesday 10 Aug 16

Food Technology 3 hours PDHPE 3 hours

Thursday 11 Aug 16

Biology 3 hours

English Ext 1 2 hours

Friday 12 Aug 16

Mathematics Ext 1 2 hours Drama 1.5 hours

Geography 3 hours VET Construction 2 hours

Third Week Morning Session Starts at 8.50am

Afternoon Session Starts at 12.50pm

Monday 15 Aug ‘16

Economics 3 hours Business Services 2 hours

History Ext 1 2 hours Italian Beg 2.5 hours Italian Cont 3 hours

Music Prac HALL (see Mr Smith for details)

Italian Beginners / Continuers Speaking Exam to be negotiated with Mrs Gulisano

THEATRESPORTS

CLUB

Do you like Drama? Do you like being on stage? Do you want to try something new?

In Term 3 a brand new Theatresports Drama Club will be starting on Thursday lunch times in the Drama Room. This program will be open to Year 7 and 8 students in Terms 3 and 4.

Theatresports is a spontaneous style of improvised theatre where teams of improvisers participate in a variety of theatre improvisation games to win points. Each week students will learn improvisation skills and play Theatresports games, ultimately culminating in a Theatresports Challenge at the end of each term.

Theatresports is a great way to build confidence, use your imagination, learn drama skills, make new friends and most of all, it is fun, hilarious and unpredictable! Even if you haven't done drama before, sign up with a friend and prepare to laugh.

Please see Mrs McNamara or Ms Cooper if you have any questions.

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The Final Round of the Regional Catholic Schools Debating Competition

In Week 10 of Term 2, 11 students represented the College in the Final Round of the Regional Catholic Schools Debating Competition. The Final was held at Marist Catholic College, Penshurst.

Congratulations to all students who made it through to this level of the competition:

Year 8: Keeley Lennon, Joel Johnson, Anna Rickert and Michael Kerle

Year 9: Joshua Lane, Benjamin Capovilla, Charlotte Knoke and Lily Sheldon

Year 10: Samantha Kerle, Nicole Pejic-Mercel and Andrea Pejic-Mercel

The topics were certainly challenging at this high level of the competition but our teams embraced this challenge and approached the topics skillfully and with sophistication.

The topics were as follows:

Year 8: That Australia should look more to its neighbours

Year 9 & 10: That Australia is a reconciled nation

Unfortunately none of our Aquinas teams won their debates in the Finals, but they should all be commended for their notable accomplishment of making it this far in the competition and being awarded Runners-Up in their year groups.

Well done to all of the students who have represented Aquinas in Debating in 2016. These students will be awarded for their achievements at a College assembly later this year.

Thank you to the many teachers who have supported the students in their Debating success this year; Ms Morales, Mrs Capovilla, Mr Mollica and Mrs Lennon who coached the students and also Mrs Buttling, Mrs Fensom and Miss Wilson who adjudicated throughout the competition. Thank you also to the students, teachers and families who have come along to support the Aquinas teams.

Miss Cooper

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YEAR 9 AND 10 ELECTIVE HISTORY EXCURSION

On the last day of Term 2 the Year 9 and 10 Elective History classes ventured into the city to the Justice and Police Museum. The students investigated, as historians, the infamous murder of Linda Agostini, known as the “Pyjama Girl” while examining evidence from various primary and secondary sources. They watched a 1939 film on the event and evaluated its reliability as a source and discussed perspectives presented by the media of the time. Students examined artefacts and documents relating to the case, including forensic evidence found during the criminal investigation. Finally, the students recreated the 1944 trial of Anto-nio Agostini in the museum’s courtroom. Special thanks to:

Judge: Claire Lynch

Crown Prosecutor: Georgia Thompson

Defendant (Antonio Agostini): Jacqui Brown

Court Bailiff: Jackson Hunter

Police Officer: Chris Fakhouri

Juror: David Estephan

Mrs Capovilla

Year 10 Elective History Teacher

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Late last term 15 Year 7- 9 students (Year 7: Lucy Rorison, Zane Assen and Christopher Hamilton) (Year 8: Jay Beaton, Jacob

Harb, Nikolas Prapas, Kieran Maguire and Matthew Brogan) (Year 9: Nathan Young, Tony Hollmann, Benjamin Capovilla,

Xavier Rozanc, Ben Ferraro, David White and Joshua Lane) took part in the local heat of the Interschool Chess Challenge at

Lucas Heights Community School.

The students battled it out against local high schools in a 7 round “Swiss” competition. They played seven games and the win-

ning school was determined by adding the four highest scorers from each school. All the students played well, coming up

against some strong competition. I would like to congratulate all the boys on both their behaviour and sportsmanship; you are a

credit to the College!

I am pleased to announce the following results-

1st place in the secondary division: Jacob Harb 3rd place in the secondary division: Benjamin Capovilla Overall winners of the secondary division: Aquinas Catholic College.

The regional semi-finals which will take place on Wednesday 24th August at the French School of Sydney, Maroubra and we

will be sending Jacob Harb, Benjamin Capovilla, Tony Hollmann, Jay Beaton and Michael Parsons to represent the College. We

wish them good luck and look forward to hearing about the competition.

I would also like to thank Ms Rundle who was kind enough to give up her time to drive the students to and from the venue on

the College minibus and supervise them for the day.

Mrs Cathy Capovilla

Gifted Education Teacher

INTERSCHOOL CHESS CHALLENGE

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There will be a

SECOND HAND UNIFORM sale

WEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST

8:00am-8:30am Outside College Office

If you have any donations, please hand them in to the office

Thank you

Most items are $5

Each week Maths Recall is included in the newsletter to encourage junior students to regularly focus on non calculator skills. Please show your answers to your maths teacher during your next lesson, as it shows interest and excitement about mathematical skills. 1. How many axes of symmetry in a

parallelogram?

2. How many axes of symmetry in a rhombus?

3. What is the angle sum of a triangle?

4. Name of a quadrilateral which has only one pair

of parallel lines.

5. Name a quadrilateral which has diagonals

bisecting at right angles.

Mrs Catherine Fensom Assistant Mathematics Coordinator

MATHS DEPARTMENT RECALL CORNER

World Youth Day

The pilgrims took off from Sydney airport last Saturday 16th July on their way to Poland and as we arrived at school on Monday morning they were having dinner in Florence!

Please keep the following pilgrims in your prayers :

Clare Plowman Holly Tapia

Aidan Puse Michael Monk (Year 10)

Hailey Cooper, Tara Gourlay,

Abby Catalano Olivia O’Neill

Alexandra Morton Thomas Crelley

Greyson Si Olivia Clark (Year 11)

Ms Kilzi, Ms Flegg and Mr Nastasi

Steve O’Connor

Religious Education Coordinator

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UNIFORM SHOP

Thursday 28 July (Term 3)

8:00am—9:00am

Please note the Uniform Shop only sells Sports Uniforms and School bags

The Uniform Shop does not accept Eftpos or

Credit cards

CANTEEN ROSTER

TIME: MONDAY-THURSDAY 10:00-1:35, FRIDAY 9:30-12:45

MONDAY 25/7 TONY SHELDON, ROSEMARY MORRISSEY TUESDAY 26/7 MELISSA RUPERTO, LINDA KIRGAN, MICHELLE WHEATLEY, REBECCA MAZZORE WEDNESDAY 27/7 NATALIE DEL-GRANDE THURSDAY 28/7 JO ANNE KELLY, SIEN SMITH FRIDAY 29/7 JENNY KNOKE, VERONIQUE THIBAULT, LOUISE BRYANT, REBECCA HARRIS MONDAY 1/8 MARINA KOUZMENKO, ANITA MORTON TUESDAY 2/8 SILVANA PIGNATELLI WEDNESDAY 3/8 SARAH RAYMOND, CATHY PRATT, JEANETTE CABRERA THURSDAY 4/8 KAREN DAVIS, CARMEL COSTA, KARINA MICHAEL FRIDAY 5/8 CATHY FULTON, ARISTEA MARAKAS, EFFIE ARNDT, MARIA TSAVARIS

MATHS CHALLENGE ANSWERS

Maths Department

1. 0

2. 2

3. 180º

4. Trapezium

5. Square, rhombus (kite only has short diagonal

bisected)

St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal

The Social Justice committee will be selling Hot

Chocolates each Monday and Thursday at RECESS

for $2 (with a marshmallow) to raise funds for St

Vincent De Paul. Get warm and support Vinnies at the

same time.

From Week 2 as a trial a range of freshly made soups will be added to the Canteen Menu.

We will be offering

A variety of soups with a slice of bread

$3:00

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AQUINAS CATHOLIC COLLEGE PARENT FUNDRAISING AND SOCIAL GROUP

ENVIROWALK 2016

TUESDAY 23RD

AUGUST 2016 WHAT IS ENVIROWALK?

Envirowalk is an important community event in our school calendar and involves all students from Years 7 to 12. The main purposes of the day is to raise funds for a major school resource and also to contribute to our local community by helping to clean up some of the beach areas from Wanda Sand Dunes to Shelley Beach. Funds raised in 2016 will be used in the development of the new College prayer space.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Being a walkathon style event, the students are asked to raise money by seeking sponsorship for them to complete the 10km event. Buses will transport the students to and from the walk site within normal school hours, College sports uniform must be worn on the day. The students will walk in supervised groups and are asked to bring gloves and a plastic bag and to wear hats and sunscreen.

Immediately after the walk a sausage sizzle and games afternoon will be held at Shelley Beach.

Please note that raffle tickets are earned by students through the early return of money and also by the amount raised. All tickets will go into a draw to win wonderful prizes.

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ENVIROWALK HELPERS

PLEASE RETURN TO THE COLLEGE OFFICE BY TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST 2016. Student Name: ________________________ Student Class: ______________________________ Parent Name: _________________________ Contact Phone No: __________________________

Email address __________________________ Mobile phone No ____________________________

Please indicate below how you are able to help Envirowalk 2016.

I am/we are able to help cook/ serve on the day.

(PARENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING AN APRON, OVEN MITTS & THEIR FAVOURITE BBQ TOOLS).

I am/we are able to pick items up from Woolworths/Aquinas and take to Shelley Beach on the day.

I am/we are able to assist on the day and have a trailer.

Thank you for your continued support of our Envirowalk

PARENT HELP REQUIRED

As the school grows larger, the success of the day relies greatly on the increasing support of as many parents as possible. We require help with a number of activities from barbecuing on the day for over 1000 students, to the procurement of various items (Squeeze bottles of BBQ & Tomato Sauce and disposable gloves. Could Year 7 students please bring Tomato Sauce).

Donations can be left at the College office from today.

If you are able to assist, it would be greatly appreciated if you could complete the attached form and return it to the office as soon as possible.