Dear Parents, Grandparents and Caregivers,

Harmony Day - Internationalism of the HeartSome years ago I read Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie’s second novel, Midnight’s Children. One phrase which particularly resonated with me was the term ‘internationalism of the heart’. This is a particularly respectful and apt description for the multicultural diversity of our CBC community.

On Wednesday, as part of National Harmony Day, the College celebrated our rich cultural diversity by recognising that our students represent 42 different countries across the globe. If we include their parents’ origin of birth then we represent over 68 different nations.

Students from Reception through to Year 12 constructed a single chain of paper with each link representing one student’s simple yet profound positive statement about the creation of a peaceful world. This message of love will proudly hang in the College during Harmony Week.

Harmony week reminds me to be prayerfully grateful for the precious and unique gift of life which is authenticated in the robustness of diversity. Michael Morwood in his novel Faith, Hope and a Bird Called George – A Spiritual Fable writes:

“I approach the years ahead of me with a deep appreciation for the gift of life in this beautiful world and for the wonderful privilege of being aware of its beauty. I am so grateful that I finally learned how connected I am with this world, this universe, with God, and with all that is. I believe my human way of being “the heart of God on earth” will give way to being in the heart of God for billions and billions of years – and beyond.”

This week let us give joyful praise to God for the gift of life, articulated in so many unique expressions through multiculturalism.

Welcome to Japanese StudentsIt is very fitting that in Harmony Week we welcome the following students and staff from Mejiro Kenshin High School, Japan: Mio Nishimura, Ryota Makinouchi, Akihiro Muto and Kazuma Yamaguchi. Our exchange students will experience life in the Year 9 classrooms during their stay at CBC.

Letters from the PublicLast week I received a call commending CBC students who travelled on the 167 Bus on Pulteney Street. One of our boys helped an elderly lady off the bus at Richmond and she was most impressed by his manners.

One of our parents also wrote to me commending staff and students on the recent Year 5/6 trip to Canberra:

Dear Mr Mifsud,

I am writing to give you some feedback as a volunteer parent regarding the recent trip to Canberra. I have been amazed at the amount of energy and effort the staff has contributed to this exciting excursion. At a time when school camps seem to be declining, our students are given the opportunity of a lifetime to visit their country’s capital city! This is a very brave and ambitious effort. …

Term 1, Week 8 | Friday March 23, 2012

From The Principal

Students celebrating their diversity on Harmony Day.

Justice and SolidarityWe are committed to justice and peace for all, grounded in a spirituality of action and reflection that calls us to stand in solidarity with those who are marginalised and the Earth itself.

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There are many benefits of this camp – of course paramount is the children’s learning – both in terms of academic, but also in their social and emotional development. I overheard many discussions with boys that included social skills development, resilience, negotiation skills, problem solving skills and many other areas that are so critical for our boys to learn. Many of the boys have made new connections and friendships – recognising the need to support each other, and to work together. …

One of our clients also complimented CBC on our recent Clipsal fundraiser:

So much effort was made by all involved to make it an amazing event. I still find it hard to believe that about 8 years ago I stood on the inside of turn 4 looking at CBC Corner, thinking ‘I wonder how I’d get a ticket there’, little did I know that it was not just a position on the track, but an outstanding package of location, service, catering and a community of great people. I’ve cleared my calendar for March 2013 to ensure I don’t miss a minute of it next year. Thanks again, look forward to seeing you in 2013.

Board MeetingThe College Board met on Monday night with the main items of discussion being:

1. Report by College Auditors on the 2011 Annual Accounts.

2. A report by Mark McGlaughlin Regional Coordinator EREA on his role and responsibilities.

3. Rowing at CBC.

DOE Camps/CSL PlacementsWe wish all of our Year 10 students every blessing for a safe and rewarding Duke of Edinburgh Camp or Christian Service Learning experience this week. Both programs are integral to the overall program offered at CBC and I thank all parents and caregivers as well as staff for supporting these activities. I especially thank Mr Colin Curnow (Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator) and Mr Hilary Flynn (CSL Coordinator) for their outstanding organisation and commitment to these activities.

World’s Greatest ShaveThe World’s Greatest Shave occurred on Tuesday. I personally thank those very brave members of staff and students who allowed Mr Curnow, Mr Flynn and I to shave their hair to raise valuable funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. I personally apologise to any parents whose sons’ heads I shaved - as one student pointed out “I should stick to being a Principal as I have no future in hairdressing.”

Year 8 ImmunisationSpeaking of painful experiences; all Year 8 students received their Immunisation on Tuesday 20 March as part of the ongoing commitment by the CBC and the Federal Government to ensure the health and wellbeing of our boys.

Breakfast ClubBreakfast Club recommenced this week. This service provides toast and juice to Senior Students in the gym kitchen at no cost every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.45am until 8.15am. I thank all staff and members of the Student Leadership and Social Action Groups who volunteer their time at Breakfast Club.

ConclusionI conclude this week with another quote from Michael Morwood’s novel which reflects upon the difference individuals can make in creating a peace-filled and harmonious world.

“As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided only to change my country. But it too seemed immovable. As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me. But alas they would have none of it. And now as I lie on my deathbed I suddenly realised: if I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family. From their inspiration and encouragement I would have been able to better change my country and, who knows, maybe even changed the world.”

Happy Harmony Day.

Mr Noel MifsudPrincipal

Counsellor’s Corner

Positive or Negative?What we think influences what we say and do. Some people are negative all the time. They complain about the weather, their children, wife or husband, in-laws, jobs, the boss or the government. They criticise others and themselves. When things go wrong they say, “That was a stupid thing to do”, “I’m always doing stupid things”, or “There I go again.” When they forget they say, “I have a terrible memory.” When they feel inadequate it is, “I’ll never be able to do that.” Ingrained negative attitudes are reflected in their language. “Why does everyone give me a hard time?” “I can’t give up the habit.” “What will people think of me?” “You’re the lucky one, everything goes wrong for me.” “I’m too old to learn that.” “I am too - tall - short - fat - dark - old.” Negative attitudes to life become solidified because negative people don’t mix and talk with positive people. They don’t like to be faced with the suggestion that they take some positive action. They prefer to converse with people who agree with them and thus have little positive input. Low self-image is often behind all this. One good way to gradually become more positive is by positive self-talk. “I am as good as most.” “I may not excel in this but I will give it a go.” “I’m O.K.” “I don’t know anybody here so I’ll speak to this one.” Football coaches believe in their teams and use self-talk to motivate them. Start today being positive. “Isn’t it a glorious day.” “Thanks be to God for my talents.” “This is the first day of the rest of my life and I am going to enjoy it fully.”

Br Michael FlahertyCounsellor

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For those friends of CBC, parent helpers or volunteers who missed the last induction evening another has been organised for the 4th April 2012. Children are welcome.

CBC Volunteer Induction Night3.45pm - 4.45pm Wednesday 4th April

For SaleCBC Corner TV’sSamsung 51in Plasma TV Model PS51D450A2MXX Series 4+ 450

16 Samsung 51inch Plasma TV’s are available for sale at $599 each. (Recommended retail price is $750.00). These units are near-new and have only been used for four days during Clipsal. They will be sold on a first in basis.

Please contact Frank Scali on 8400 4207 for further information.

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Keeping lines of communication open with your son’s teacher through ScholarisThis year the college has introduced parental access to our Scholaris intranet system. This allows our parents to view their son’s assignment tasks, attendance to school and lessons, assessment and to be able to communicate through e-mail with your son’s subject or home class teacher on the Scholaris portal. Each parent should have received a log on password to access your son’s details on Scholaris. The parent portal provides an open line of communication with both teachers and your son. Given that teachers are difficult to contact as they are often in class this provides an easy means to leave messages and clarify with them areas of concerns. A strong trusting relationship between home and school is so important for a child’s development.

The two major learning environments for a child need to be in harmony:

• Children need consistency between parents, and between home and school. Consistency of expectations between home and school provides a child with a clear understanding of what is required. Good habits are learned through reinforcement.

• Trust between home and school increases the child’s respect for both parents and teachers. By their positive talk, parents reinforce the appreciation of a child for teachers. A negative culture towards parents or school develops when gratuitous criticism is offered.

• It is very much in the parents’ interest to know their child’s teachers and to work together to help the child reach his full potential. Parents have the duty to ensure that the other inputs in the lives of their children are consistent with their own messages. If they fail to do so there is the danger that, no matter how dedicated they are, their own efforts will be undercut by the competition. Children are wired to imitate those who take an interest in them…for better or for worse. Children imitate whomever they spend time with, not only in classrooms, but in Facebook, on DVDs, and on mobile phones.

Such a relationship requires a high level of communication between home and school, between teachers and parents. There needs to be effective structures for regular communication in place, as well as a desire to be proactive, foresee each other’s need for information, and back each other up.

Scholaris provides an easy way to communicate through e-mails between the parent and the school. However, e-mails are like people. They have good and bad points. At their best they are great communicators. At their worst they cause misunderstanding, fail to communicate emotional nuances, and by their broadcast qualities can irreparably harm a reputation.

Communication is a good thing. The more communication the better, provided the communication is positive or constructive and appreciated by the other party. When staff and parents use e-mails to communicate we all need to observe some common sense protocols that allow us to maximise benefits and avoid the collateral! The advantage of e-mail speed is also its shortcoming. Friendships can be lost by too much haste and too little thought before pressing ‘send’.

The following guidelines serve well. Many are standard etiquette for e-mail communication. Parents may wish to adopt them in guiding children in the use of electronic messaging in all its forms.

• Greet your recipient by name - it’s polite.

• E-mails are at their best with content that is informative. Avoid e-mails that have emotional overlay. Avoid negative e-mails. Pick up the phone instead.

• Group e-mails have the potential to waste many people’s time if they are not pertinent. It is courteous to avoid timewasting e-mails.

• Avoid e-mails for topics in the least confrontational, and for any issue that could at all possibly be taken the wrong way. Pick up the phone instead.

• We must never e-mail words we wouldn’t say to a recipient’s face.

• We must not write about third parties using emotion-charged words they would be uncomfortable to read about themselves. Interpret behaviour in a most charitable light and stick to the facts.

• If an e-mail is received that is contentious. Neither staff nor parents should ever reply to such e-mails. A face to face discussion is needed.

• E-mails of any sensitivity must not be forwarded to a third party without permission of the sender. This is obviously all the more important if there is distribution to a group.

• Brevity is the strength of e-mail but it can be all too easily mistaken for impoliteness. Before pressing ‘send’, if it is not an e-mail response, recheck the text and add some niceties.

• Sign off with your name and contact details - it’s helpful.

• CC the home room teacher in all communications touching on the welfare of a child.

As a College community at CBC there is an expectation that both parents and teachers will use e-mails that respect the dignity of each person and focus on the success of your son as a learner and their positive wellbeing.

Mr Shaun ClarkeDeputy Principal

school calender

Week 9Mon 26 Mar Principal’s Tour - Junior Campus

Year 3 Swimming

Tues 27 Mar Principal’s Tour - Senior CampusYear 3 Swimming

Wed 28 Mar Year 3 Swimming

Thurs 29 Mar Year 3 Swimming

Fri 30 Mar Whole School Assembly (Junior & Senior School)Year 3 Swimming

Sat 31 Mar Head of the River

Week 10Mon 2 Apr International Children’s Book Day

Music Under The Stars

Tues 3 Apr Junior School Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews

Wed 4 Apr Senior School Student/Parent/Teacher InterviewsWater Sports Auxiliary Meeting 6.30pm

Thurs 5 Apr Holy Thursday LiturgyTerm finishes at 2.20pm

Fri 6 Apr Good Friday

From The Deputy Principal

Dear Friends,

Open Letter to all Students, Staff, Parents and Friends of CBC

In my capacity as College Captain, I write to warmly invite you to support our Rowing teams in the forthcoming Head of The River at West Lakes on Saturday March 31st from 8am – 1.30pm.

Christian Brothers’ College has a long and rich tradition of rowing. Starting in 1909 with borrowed boats, and two years later racing our own boats, there was not much time before CBC had a big impact on rowing in South Australia. It was a mere three years after commencing that CBC defeated St Peter’s College to win the Head of The River Carnival.

Head of The River is not just any rowing event; it holds claim to the most prestigious and sought after trophy in South Australian School rowing. Crowds in their thousands gather at West Lakes to watch this great event and show support for the schools involved. It is an event that other participating schools show strength in crowd support, with students wearing their school blazers and cheering the boats on. As a college community, we want to build community spirit and a show of numbers at this event. Adorned in the Purple and White, we will have a visual impact as well as show school spirit.

It will be well worth the effort to come out and support your fellow CBC students. The atmosphere will be electric along with great food and drinks.

In conclusion, I invite you on behalf of the Senior Student leaders and the Rowing Teams to grab your blazer, bring your school spirit and show CBC pride in supporting our rowers at the Head of The River. Let’s make a difference!

Yours sincerely

Jake Tollenaar2012 College Captain

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The archives received a very exciting donation last week from the Cooper family. Their son Peter (Year 10) brought in a beautifully illustrated program from the Annual Sports day in 1937. We have programs from other years in the collection but none as old as this or as detailed as this one. It has complete lists of all the competitors in the various races, which is particularly helpful as CBC did not produce an annual in 1937, and so to verify if a student was here in that year we have only the registers to rely on. This program gives us the means to cross-reference that information.

The program also contains fascinating advertisements of the day for hotels, digestive powders and influenza remedies.

Mrs Jacinta WeissDirector of Heritage, Community and Marketing

From the Archives

Fr Michael Rodger 1935-2012

Michael Rodger was born in 1935, the fourth son in a family of nine children. He attended CBC for his secondary studies from 1945-51 and he was particularly active in the cadets where he was part of the rifle team that won the Earl Roberts trophy for the SA division in 1951.

In 1952 he entered St Francis Xavier Seminary to study Philosophy for three years before going to St Patrick’s College Manly to study Theology. He was ordained at St Francis Xavier Cathedral on 8 March 1954. For over fifty years he served the Diocese of Adelaide as Parish Priest, Chaplain in the RAAF and the Army and on the Council of Priests. Fr Rodger died on 16 March 2012.

Mrs Jacinta WeissDirector of Heritage, Community and Marketing

Year 11 Art - Tonalism at CBC This term’s Year 11 art students have been busily painting in oils, trying to come to grips with the idea of ‘Tonalism’

Tonalism is fundamentally different and is best understood as a painting system based on the rapid and direct recording of tonal impressions. Its intention is to create an exact illusion of nature, a spontaneous impression that concentrates on mid tones and broad brush strokes, unlike traditional painting. Tonalist paintings are more generalised and identified by a soft-focus, tonal atmospheric aesthetic. Our Year 11 artists investigated the works of Max Meldrum and the Tonalism movement in Australia in the early part of the 1920s as well as some works by the American artist John Singer-Sargent. They were then asked to choose a photograph of their own making that was a narrative and that had at least one figure in it. They used Adobe Photoshop to help simplify the tones and then used the resulting image as a basis for their painting. This method was found to be necessary to help the boys eliminate the details of the scene and to help them ‘see’ the tonal ‘blocks’ that were needed and understood for this style of painting.

Matej Macic loves long boarding and used a photograph of one of his friends as the reference for his oil painting (see left).

Mr Dori LoprestoArt Teacher

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Instrumental Program UpdateThis term has been a very busy one for the 10 instrumental teachers here at CBC. There are 160 students enrolled in the program and currently all available places for drums, piano and guitar have been filled. Next week invoices for Term 2 will be issued. Please do not pay music fees by BPAY. Payment by cheque or by credit card are the acceptable methods of payment. Please note that the Music department is experiencing high demand for many of the instruments taught at the college and students will be scheduled only when payment has been received. Payment for Term 2 is $270 and is due by Friday 20 April. Thank you for your support of this program.

Adelaide Fringe and Marcus Barricelli (Year 11)Adelaide is always beautiful but in March the city comes alive with street theatre, exotic visitors, and the colours of the turning leaves.

Hidden in the myriad of performances for the Fringe was a terrific five-piece ensemble, ‘No Two Ways’, paying tribute to the Bee Gees. The venue was the Light Hotel in Light Square and Marcus Barricelli was one of the three lead vocalists for “Sunday Light Fever”. CBC has a wealth of talented musicians but Marcus is an outstanding ambassador. He performed solidly for two and a half hours as a vocalist for two sold-out shows. Complex harmonies and songs with a wide vocal range were mastered with ease. By the end of the show the dance floor was filled and the audience left the venue happy to be a part of this festival. Well done Marcus for being an excellent musician, inspiring performer, and great role model for the boys here at CBC.

Ms Louise GuthlebenArts Coordinator

Arts Coordinator

Music under the StarsMONDAY 2ND APRIL 2012 - CBC SENIOR CAMPUS GYM FROM 6.30PM TO 8.30PM - GOLD COIN DONATION

MUSIC UNDER THE STARSMonday 2 April, 6.30pm -8.30pmThis annual event involves the music students in the middle and senior school and is the major fund raiser for the department.

The boys at CBC love performing and the music practice rooms are currently at full capacity at recess and lunch as various groups rehearse repertoire for the upcoming event. Musicians’ attire is traditionally black and the boys have been asked to wear a black shirt and black trousers for this event.

Next week final auditions will occur under the auspices of the music captains and these boys run the tech rehearsal on Monday 2 April during the school day. Behind the scenes the “Friends of Music” parent committee is in the process of ordering food and drink for the evening, organising raffle prizes and generously giving of their time.

Please add this date to your calendar and come along to eat, drink and be entertained by the best CBC has to offer.

Ms Louise GuthlebenArts Coordinator

A Religious Education Lesson – Year 12 Reconciliation

Reflecting on the Word

Sister Kanistal presented my class with the reading of the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke which was read aloud. We were asked at its conclusion to say aloud one word which resonated for us. A great number of words like son, ordered, compassion, party were called out, explained and their carriers’ meaning developed further. We read the passage again and called new words; these were said aloud and other explanations given. Sister gave further emphasis about the words she recalled and extended their importance into her story. The passage was read a third time and the boys modelled Sister’s participation.

The students were active listeners and participants in both their own and Sister Kanistal’s story. It was her own vulnerability and generosity of spirit that prompted the 12s to be so open and revealing.

This activity was undertaken in the third week of Lent, a time of reflection which may lead to a change of habits and behaviours.

Later they found a space in the chapel and meditated on their own thoughts accompanied by a sound track of ocean noises and the rhythm of the water fountain outside the Chapel.

It was a time of reconciliation, of reflection, of meditation, in the third week of Lent.

Mr Rory HarrisSenior Campus Religious Education Coordinator

Senior Campus REC Coordinator

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It has been a very exciting beginning to the year so far in the HASS faculty. With record numbers of students at CBC this year (we have 17 classes in the Middle School, with roughly half undertaking the study of History and the other half Geography in Semester 1 and vice versa in Semester 2), teachers have been very busy planning an exciting and diverse curriculum. In the Senior School, we are also very fortunate to be able to offer a wide range of subjects which include: Modern History, Legal Studies, Geography, Economics and Studies of Society and Culture, all with very healthy numbers in each subject. With the introduction of the New SACE last year, many schools have found it difficult to maintain a variety of subjects within this curriculum area at the senior level.

In summary, some of the events that have already taken place in Term 1 include:

• Year 7 students have visited the museum to view the Ancient Egypt exhibition as part of their studies of this historical period, and enjoyed an in class activity of ‘mummifying’ each other.

• Ms Woehle and Ms Long’s Year 7 SOSE classes had the wonderful opportunity to have Education Officers provide a tour of the SA Museum Egyptian Collection. The Collection is fairly small but South Australia is lucky enough to have two very well preserved mummies for students to learn from. As part of the SOSE curriculum in Year 7 Egypt Studies we have been able to access this wonderful resource for the benefit of the students.

• Stage 1 Legal Studies students visited Parliament to observe Question Time and learn about the development of democracy in South Australia.

• Stage 2 Studies of Society and Culture students visited IKEA to learn about Globalisation.

• Stage 2 Geography students visited Port Noarlunga with students from Pembroke College to look at possible fieldwork activities related to coasts and sand dunes/biodiversity and rivers.

• Senior teachers have attended and will continue to attend Clarifying Forums at the SACE Board as part of Professional Development to apply the performance standards (against which we mark student work) to school based assessment.

• Middle School teachers have continued to develop curriculum programs along the Australian Curriculum guidelines in History and are beginning to implement the Geography guidelines. Over the next two weeks, some teachers will also be involved in Professional Development at the Catholic Education Office to further develop History curriculum at CBC.

• All teachers have attended workshops with Professor Westwell from Flinders University and, as a consequence, have planned to embed ‘executive functions’ in their teaching and assessment tasks which specifically tap into students’ cognitive skills such as critical thinking and self-reflection

• This week some teachers participated in a Q&A Webinar for History; another opportunity to develop the Australian History curriculum for our Middle School students and consider the benefits of e-books for future use at CBC.

Mrs Lucyna ZwolskiHuman and Social Sciences Coordinator

Human and Social Sciences

SOSE excursion to the MuseumOn 13 March 2012, Year 7 Blue walked to the SA Museum to visit the Egyptian part of the Museum. We have been studying Ancient Egypt in SOSE this term. We had a volunteer education officer called Simon who spoke about the different objects in regards to Egypt in the Museum. We saw some of the finest artefacts displayed in South Australia. The room was filled with interesting facts and, best of all, real mummies. Simon asked us to have a look around and ask questions as well as finding something interesting then reporting back to the rest of the class. There were 2 mummified bodies, one a poor man and the other a rich woman called Lady Rhenpitt. We could see the difference in quality of the wrapping of the bodies.We left after 2 hours of educational fun and returned with a lot of historical information. This was a great excursion and a big thank you to Ms Woehle who organised the excursion and for Mrs Long who accompanied us.Siddarth Rajagopal7 Blue

Mummification Activity in 7 Blue

Students in 7 Blue have been studying Ancient Egypt as part of their SOSE

studies. On Thursday 8 March the class was divided into groups of 3 and

were instructed to “mummify” each other. The process was for 1 student in

the group to be the “body” whilst the other 2 in the group had to slowly and

carefully wrap the “body”. The students found this to be a fun activity as

well as understanding how to correctly “mummify” a body and the difficulty

in doing so. Deputy Principal Shaun Clarke visited the class whilst we were

mid- mummifying and commented on the activity as being fun, hands-on and

educational in the tasks that an embalmer had.

Overall, it was a most enjoyable as well as educational task.

Ms Emma WoehleYear 7 Blue SOSE Teacher

7 Purple visit the Museum to study ancient Egypt.

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Assistant Principal - Junior Campus

Dear Parents and Friends,

Over the past few weeks of term our Junior School staff has been reflecting on reviewing practices in Literacy and Numeracy in order to raise the standards in all that we do. As part of this review we have embarked on a re-skilling program of all Junior School teachers in Literacy by way of engaging in the Jolly Phonics/grammar course R-6. Our teachers have been led by leading and inspirational Educator Jan Polinghorne (Speld) and are using strategies for teaching and learning spelling, grammar and literacy for all students.

Last Tuesday, our Teaching and Learning Session was led by colleagues from a DECS school, who shared best practices education for the implementation of skills for all students who will be sitting the NAPLAN test in early May. It is everyone’s responsibility regardless of what year level one teaches and so it was our Reception to Year 12 teachers who undertook many activities that would benefit our students.

ResilienceThe term resilience refers to the ability to bounce back and try again. It is a term that is used often these days and in reference to helping children acquire skills in adapting to new situations, dealing with disappointment and to continue to keep on trying rather than giving up.

As a parent myself, I often have to ask myself, should I let my children attempt and fail, or should I rescue them to avoid disappointment?

Watching Ian Thorpe attempt the 200metre freestyle event last Friday got me thinking about resilience and giving things a go. Ian Thorpe graciously stated at his press conference that he was glad he gave it his all and failed; rather than make no attempt at all. What a great message this is for everyone -- most especially our students.

Resilience has become popular within many schools and there are now numerous programs for children to learn about and practise the skills of resilience.

It is interesting to reflect upon the notion of resilience; it involves a set of skills and strategies, attitudes and perspectives, that are more easily acquired through daily practice and experiences, than simply having a program or a lesson on the topic. Resilience is best acquired through ordinary experiences.

Allowing your child to wear the consequences of not completing homework, or not wearing the correct uniform for PE, or being disobedient and receiving yard clean-ups or detentions, are all ways in which you can help your child be resilient rather than rescuing them to avoid a consequence. This is not teaching them to be resilient, nor is it teaching them to learn from their mistakes. We as adults need to help our children become better adults, equipped for life lessons along the way.

We as educators and parents need to ensure we just don’t talk about becoming resilient. We must set up learning environments at home and school where children practise the skills of problem-solving, thinking creatively and laterally and not just locking children into predetermined outcomes in which every child is expected to think, act, learn and behave the same.

Being able to be oneself and feeling confident in one’s own skin is a major part of becoming resilient.

Students at CBC have a vast array of opportunities to explore new experiences and develop their passions. Mr Mifsud and I have been engaged in talks with an old scholar, (Pep Regano, a leading Hip Hop Dancer who has been a member of Brittney Spears Dance Troupe). These discussions have resulted in Pep making himself available weekly in Term 4 for 1 lesson per week for our Year 3 and 4 students. This will be an exciting opportunity for our boys to develop their creative skills and once again will put CBC on the map as a leading and progressive Catholic boys school in SA.

This week we also took time at Junior Campus to acknowledge National Harmony Day and the importance of diversity in our school.

As part of Harmony Day, we were fortunate to have hosted Boori (Monty) Pryor who conducted some great workshops with our boys.

Boori, (Monty) is a multi-talented performer and an accomplished didgeridoo player who has performed solo with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra and has worked in numerous industries including film, television, music, sport and theatre-in-education. He is also known as an articulate public speaker in Aboriginal issues. He is the 2012-2013 Australian Children’s Laureate.

I was proud to see the boys embrace the workshops and show such respect to the stories being told.

The Oliphant Science Award is also a great way to encourage ongoing learning and lateral thinking for all our students in the Junior School. Students are able to enter one or more of the following categories:

• Computing programming and Robotics• Crystal Investigation• Games• Models and Inventors• Multi Media• Photography• Posters• Science essay Writing• Scientific Enquiry

Registration forms may be downloaded at the website or we encourage your son to see Mr Riganese or Mrs Ozgo, our JC Key Science teachers. Conditions of entry and further information may be found of the website www.oliphantscienceawards.com.au. This would be a great project for your son to work on during the forthcoming school holidays.

It has come to my attention over these past weeks when I have been contacted by both members of the public and parents expressing concern for Junior School students and their safety, particularly the unsafe manner in which some of our junior students have been observed crossing Nil Street and Wakefield Street. These concerns are centred on our students walking with head phones in their ears, speaking on their mobile phones and not assessing the danger of vehicles close by. I ask you to discuss with your son the importance of being safe when crossing roads to and from school. Our children are so precious and we must always ensure their safety.

We enjoyed a fun filled day on Monday when we shared a BBQ coordinated by our wonderful Social Action Group lead by Ms Younie. Some of our brave staff participated in the World’s Greatest Shave and I also thank Mrs Buchanan for coordinating the event and especially thank our hairdressers, Mrs Capoccia, and Lisa Parnis who volunteered their time and skills. All monies raised will go into research for leukaemia. We continue to pray for all those battling terminal illness and their families.

Monday was a busy day at school with the SACPSSA swimming carnival and I would like to thanks Mr Baird for his work in preparing our boys. Here is his report from the day:

“The annual South Australian Catholic Primary Schools Sports Association (SACPSSA) Swimming Carnival was held on Monday 19 March at Burnside Swimming Pool. After swimming trials and weekly training sessions, a total of 16 boys from Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 were chosen to represent CBC against a host of other Catholic Schools in Division 2, including St Francis de Sales, Dominican School, St Francis Xavier’s, Marymount, Rostrevor and Blackfriars. We were blessed with amazing weather and our boys were primed for a great day of swimming.

After competing across four age groups in butterfly, backstroke, breast stroke, freestyle and team relays, the boys were thoroughly exhausted, but the results were well worth all the effort. In the overall standings CBC finished in third place, which was a fantastic team and school result considering we moved up a Division from last year!! The Senior Boys Team consisting of Laurence Giannetta, Cooper Lienert, James Clarke and Luca Cimmino had a fantastic day of competition with many outstanding individual and team results. Once all the points were tallied they were crowned the “Senior Boys Age Champions” and to top off a very successful day for CBC, Laurence Giannetta was also awarded the individual recognition of “Senior Boys Age Champion” after competing in a total of seven events.

I would especially like to thank the parents who were willing to assist on the day with marshalling, recording of results and cheering on our swimmers! Well done to our boys. I’m very proud of you all for your commitment over many weeks which culminated in a great day for the school.”

Mr BairdJS PE/Health Coordinator

Monty Pryor performing at the JC.

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Reminders• Carla Rinaldi, Adelaide’s Thinker in Residence, is

holding a public lecture on Tuesday 24 March at the Adelaide Convention Centre at 6pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thinkers.sa.gov.au

• Junior Campus Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews will be conducted at the Junior Campus on Tuesday 3 April between 3.50pm and 8.30pm. Specialist teachers are also available. Please ensure you send back your confirmation of attendance with your preferred interview times as soon as possible.

• Student Assemblies are every Friday commencing at 11.20am and you are all very welcome to join us. These are held outside the ‘Performing Arts Centre’. Each week we present student awards. I am proud to announce Week 7’s Assembly award winners.

Name Class/Specialist Teacher Teacher

Nicholas Pavia Reception Purple Shey Odgers

Frank Tan Reception White Melissa Clifton

Jacob Conlon Year 1 Purple Danielle/Marie

Angas Souter Year 1 White Marti Madigan

Peter Jackson Year 2 Purple Ann Ozgo

Sebastian Zitis Year 3 Purple Amie Verrall

Marcello Guider Year 3 White Kathy Creswell

Alec Burns Year 4 Purple Rick Mackereth

Giuseppe Baldino Year 4 White Vincent Riganese

Thomas Gretch Year 5 Purple David Molloy

Brodie Miller Year 5 White Sandra Buchanan

Liam Best Year 5/6 Gold Bruce Were

Austin Lovell Year 6 Purple Sara Williams

Michael Kim Year 6 White Kate Younie

Oliver Vonthoff PE and Health Adam Baird

Next week’s Assembly will be led by our Year 6 classes and will have special emphasis on our inaugural Canberra trip and will be a great opportunity to express our gratitude to all those who helped.

• Coffee mornings continue each Tuesday and Thursday morning -- a great way to meet other members of our CBC community.

• Many students continue to come to school in fluoro, yellow, green or bright-coloured sports shoes. Please note that shoes/ laces worn for PE must be predominately white. We seek your assistance in adhering to this policy.

• It is concerning that many students are coming to school with large sums of money to spend in the tuckshop. Please give students sums of money totalling no more than $5 for R-2 and $10 (Year 3-6) as it leads to purchasing for friends and a loss of money being returned home as change.

• The canteen at our Junior Campus has proven to be a great hit with the students. Therefore we ask that you consider becoming a volunteer in the canteen. This will require you to attend the upcoming volunteer Induction afternoon listed below. Please call our Canteen manageress at the JC - Mrs Capoccia on 8400 4222.

• Volunteer Induction afternoon will be held on Wed 4 April, 3.45 – 4.45pm in the Conference Centre Senior Campus. RSVP to Ms Jacinta Weiss on 84004297 or at jweiss@cbc.sa.edu.au

• Holy Thursday 5 April, Week 10 – Early dismissal 2.20pm.

• Easter Hamper Donations – please send in to your son’s class – please refer to flyer in last week’s newsletter.

• Vacation Care is available during the holidays but spots are filling fast. For enquiries call 8400 4265.

As we move closer to Easter I wish you God’s Blessings for the week ahead.

Mrs Frances ZubreckyjAP-Junior Campus

Junior School Ensembles Reminder

All the junior school music ensembles are officially up and running!

Thank you to all parents for supporting our young musicians and returning permission

slips.

Rock Band 1: Monday 8amRock Band 2: Monday Lunch

Percussion Ensemble: Wednesday LunchRecorder Ensemble: Wednesday Lunch

Concert Band (Wind Ensemble): Thursday 8am

Choir: Thursday Lunch

Ms Felicity DaviesJunior School Music Teacher

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Careers Coordinator / Counsellor

• Tertiary Studies & Careers Expo

• Year 10 Future Pathways

• Future Dates

Tertiary Studies & Careers ExpoThe 21st century offers a confusing array of career options for our young people. With constantly changing courses, entry requirements and study options available, it is crucial that your son investigate his options.

The Tertiary Expo provides just that opportunity. All public SA universities, TAFE institutes, interstate and overseas universities, Defence Force Recruiting and many more will be exhibiting and presenting some sessions.

Year 12s will make their own way to the Convention Centre from 9.30 am to return to school by Recess. Year 11s will be escorted down to the Convention Centre after Recess and will be dismissed from the event.

Some of the following topics will be covered in Information sessions:

• 9.45am: Get the facts on Getting into Medicine; Law

• 10.45: IT & Engineering; International College of Hotel Management

• 11.15: TAFE options

• 11.45: Health Science

• 12.15: Defence Forces; Journalism

• 12.45: Dentistry & Oral Health; Hotel & Event Management; Languages

Check the website for information on a Bursary for university study or to win an Apple iPad; www.careersevent.com/Adelaide

Submit entries on Monday 30 April at the expo.

Year 10 Future PathwaysYear 10s will undergo a Personality and Learning Styles assessment over the next few weeks as an introduction into career checking and exploring options. This will then be used as part of their PLP in Semester 2. However, if senior students are unsure of future options, they are encouraged to see me and have a chat, using their previous analysis as a starting point.

Several upcoming events to prepare for are as follows:

Future Important DatesMonday 30 April Term 2 Week 2: Tertiary Studies & Career Expo (Seniors)

Friday 11 May 11 Term 2 Week 3: Careers Expo (Year 10s)

Monday 27 August - Friday 31 August Term 3 Week 7: Year 10 Work Experience

Ms Liz TidemannCoordinator Careers / Counsellor

Dear Families and Friends

This Sunday’s Gospel is a reminder for us to keep on the light of God and avoid the temptations of the darkness that evil tempts us all with.

Nicodemus was a man of great integrity, courageous enough to be open to the preaching of this itinerant Rabbi. But he knows he is going into a new place and has reason to be afraid of other leaders. So he goes to Jesus under the cover of night. Jesus understands and welcomes this night visitor, and brings him into a light, a ‘knowing’ of God’s love and acceptance.

Then some time later, this faithful man was on Calvary in broad daylight to claim the body of the dead Jesus and prepare him for burial.

One of the characteristics of divine revelation is that it often breaks through where you least expect. Grace invariably catches you unaware, a surprise. Frequently, too, the surprise is not a pleasant one, for God shines brightly in our humiliations, unafraid to be embarrassed in this world. To know God, one must begin to grasp the humiliation of God in this world. Where do we see the humiliation of God in this world? Whenever we see someone who is unable to protect herself or himself against pain, especially the type of pain that humbles and humiliates, we are witnessing the humiliation of God in the world and if we have eyes of faith we are standing at that place where the deeper secrets of heaven are being revealed.

Taken from, and with his permission, Ron Rolhesier, OMI www.ronrolheiser.com

Psalm 136 “Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you.”

Gospel Challenge: Repent And Follow The Gospel A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 15:1-32

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them. Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The challenge for us all with this story is that we are all sinners.

God truly loves us and He rejoices when we repent and accept we have done wrong.

Rejoice with each other this week and accept our own failings and move forward with one another as Jesus did too on his walk to Calvary.

A walk he did out of unconditional love for each one and other.

Sacramental Program For 2012Thank you to those parents who attended our first Parent Meeting for our Sacramental classes for this year.

Thanks too for your attendance at the Rite of Welcome Masses last weekend at the Cathedral as the stepping stones for our young men in their personal journeys of faith and formation.

The next Parent Meeting will be Tuesday 24 April at 6.00pm at the Junior Campus.

Reconciliation Classes will commence early in Term 2 and will conclude with the First Rite of Reconciliation on 25 May.

From there, Confirmation and First Eucharist classes will commence midway through Term 2 and Term 3 and will conclude with a Confirmation Ceremony on 31 August and First Eucharist on 2 September.

The places for the 2012 Sacramental Classes are now filled and we look forward to your active participation as we work together to assist the faith and formation journey for your son.

Project Compassion 2012In 2012, Project Compassion carries a simple, yet insightful message: “If you want Peace, work for Justice” – Pope Paul VI. This message of hope remains as powerful as ever.

At the beginning of Lent each family received a Project Compassion box for their family prayer spaces.

During the remaining weeks of Lent we are asking families and class groups to make contributions to Project Compassion.

We would like these family project compassion boxes to be returned to their class teachers at the beginning of Week 10, Term 1 2012, so they could be used as part of our Junior Campus Good Friday Liturgy on Thursday 5 April 2012.

Mrs Kate Younie has formed a Social Action Group of Year 6 students and will be working with them throughout the year facilitating strategies where our community can begin to make a difference.

http://www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion/about

Mass And Prayer Services28 Mar 9.00am Year 1/2 Prayer Service led by Mrs

Ozgo’s Class 9.00am

5 April 11.00am-12.00noon Whole School Holy Thursday Liturgy at Senior Campus

ALL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THESE LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS

Mr Bruce WereJunior Campus Religious Education Curriculum Coordinator

We cannot change the world but we can make a contribution to making it a better place.

Junior Campus REC Coordinator

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BadMInTon

Open B BadmintonGleeson 8 defeated CBC 5

Having taken the scenic route around Golden Grove, I finally arrived at the Golden Grove Recreation Centre. I rushed into the building looking for boys with badminton racquets. I found some, but they were all Gleeson students. Where were my players? 9.25am: A sea of purple shirts appeared at the glass doors. What a beautiful sight! Turns out they’d taken a sightseeing tour around the Golden Grove campus which took in the Gleeson College main gate and part of the Pedare campus. Now it was time to play badminton. CBC won one of the four doubles, and 4 of the 9 singles; three of which went to 3-setters. The wins weren’t enough to win the morning, but everyone was all smiles as they shook hands with the Gleeson boys before making their way out of the gym to enjoy the rest of the day. Great sportsmanship everyone: Vincent, Nick B, Nhan, Kevin, Philip, Suraj, Hung, Jesrin and Paul K.

Mrs Anna Memma Coach

Year 8/9 BadmintonCBC 6 drew with St Paul’s 6

The players this week were:

Henry Hunt, Sam Treloar, Liam Peterson, Matthew Bockman, Michael Tran, William Gleeson-Pongrac and Jonathan Neindorf.

We were one player short, but the others made up for it by playing extra games. Everyone gave their best and fought hard to win their games. But we were up against a fairly strong team and in the end, just managed to draw.

As we almost approach the end of Term 1, there is a general improvement in speed, agility and general footwork of the team. It is pleasing to see such large numbers at after school training. A special thank you goes to Mr W who has been coaching the boys this term.

Ms Preeti PatilCoach

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Year 4/5 Purple BasketballCBC 15 defeated Tenison Tigers 13

Goal Scorers: Callum, James, Domenico and Ethan

We played very well and I’m proud of the team and the coach.

Things we did well were: scoring, blocking, passing and dribbling.

Things to improve in the future are our defence and shooting.

Written by Toby.

Mrs Caroline Wilson Coach

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Year 9 CricketCBC 5/139 defeated Mercedes 5/129

The match was played on the hard wicket at St Paul’s Monastery Glen Osmond and reduced to a 20 overs per side match. Mercedes batted first and proceeded to score at just over six runs per over. The short boundaries meant that numerous sixes and fours were scored. Some tight bowling from Jack Strange, James Gates and Kyle Fleetwood-Piper kept the score to a reasonable target. Our fielding was excellent, especially the catches to Kyle, James and also Jonah Byrnes. Alex Kern took 3 wickets to slow down Mercedes.

CBC’s innings featured some of the best batting seen in school cricket for many a year. Jack Strange was in divine form and placed the ball past fielders at will. His innings of 86 not out, off 56 deliveries, featured 12 fours and 3 sixes, including one over a nearby road. Whilst the next highest score was 6 runs, all batsmen played a role in forming partnerships and running between wickets well.

In the end it was an exciting run chase played in great spirit.

Mr Greg WardCoach

Year 8/9 CricketCBC 2/92 defeated Sacred Heart 87

CBC year 8/9 cricket knocks Sacred Heart out of the state title.Batting: Jack Strange 57 not out, Michael Cotsios 18

Bowling: Jack Strange 5/9, Michael Gabrielli 2/26, Alex Kern 2/4

Wicket keeper Andrew McPherson - 3 very good catches

Playing at Sacred Heart Middle School in the first round of the state championship we lost the toss and had to field. A brilliant start by CBC saw Sacred Heart reeling at 8 for 23. Year 8 opening bowler Michael Gabrielli dismissed both openers with some tight bowling. Jack Strange bowling huge in-swingers then tore through Sacred Heart middle order taking five for nine off eight overs. Only a fighting partnership of 44 for the last wicket saved Sacred Heart from complete embarrassment. They managed to finish with 87.

Their opening bowler was very quick and they also had the state under-15 leg spinner so a formidable attack. CBC, however, remained rock solid and two fine partnerships between Jack Strange and Michael Cotsios and then Jack and Andrew McPherson ensured a resounding victory. Jack batted superbly for a fine 57 not out and Michael made a solid 18.

This must go down as one of the greatest victories ever by a CBC team. Full credit to all boys. Next match versus Seaton High last Monday of this term at Seaton.

Mr Mike ButtfieldCoach

Kanga Gold CricketSt Ignatius Blue defeated CBC Gold

We had another great game on Saturday but despite the marked improvement demonstrated by the boys’ skills, especially the area of fielding, we were defeated by St Ignatius Blue. The highlights of the game included the great wickets by Paris, Hunter, Lachlan and Luke. The spectacular catch by Luke and the batting skills of Hunter, Luke and Lachlan were also a highlight of the game. Similar to their last game the team spirit and sportsmanship should be commended. Well done boys. A special thank you to Mr Smith for umpiring, Aiden for scoring, and Mitchell for his support.

Ms Kathy Cresswell Manager

Kanga Purple CricketMarryatville White defeated CBC Purple

Best Batters: Tom B, Tomas P, Jude T and Archer L

Best Bowlers: Rees S, Jude T and Cooper P

Fielding: Aaditya M, Willard G, and Tom M

Still no win this term but the boys are having a great time and learning lots of new skills. Again our bowling and fielding was very strong but we do need to watch the over throws that can bring easy extra runs. I am very pleased with the standard of bowling with very few wides being called.

But once again it’s our batting that has held us back from a win with not enough runs coming, we will focus on our batting and running between the wickets ready for next week’s game.

Well done guys and keep up the good work, soon you will be rewarded with a win.

Thanks to Mr Lowman for performing the scoring duties.

Mr Steve BrooksCoach

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Drive TennisCBC 7 defeated Pulteney 2 (7 March)

This was a mid-week match played on 7 March.

Our newly paired doubles team of George Wong and Jack Owens got us off to a great start winning a close doubles 7-6.

Kyle Gaweda and Brad Graham also enjoyed a very competitive doubles win 6-4.

But it was our singles results that really stood out here.

George Wong 6-1, Rein Coetzer 6-2, Gaweda 6-2, Graham 6-3, and the toughest match of the afternoon saw Jack Owens prevail 7-5 in a highly skilled match-up.

Mr Paul HorganCoach

Concordia 5 defeated CBC 4 (17 March)

This went down to the very last singles match and was a good morning’s tennis.

Singles wins to three of our players in form at the moment:

- Jack Owens who played a very strategic game against a good opponent 6-1

- George Wong, our captain and No.1 player, scored a very exciting, memorable victory 6-2 against a highly ranked opponent. This was a lesson in concentration and talent ...well done George.

- Not to be outdone, once again Kyle Gaweda scored a magnificent 6-0 victory against a puzzled opponent who could not match Kyle’s consistency and brilliance around the net... this was a great lesson in how to dismantle an opponent... very cool and calculated Kyle!

Mr Paul HorganCoach

Senior C TennisConcordia College 9 sets (67 games) defeated CBC 3 sets (37 games)

In a much improved performance since our last outing, the team demonstrated many encouraging signs. Michael Petrilli and Mark Haydon-Potts were impressive, playing some excellent tennis to overpower their opponents 6-4 in the doubles. Both continued their good form and went on to post victories in their respective singles (6-4).

Peter Trinh (4-6) and James Troia (5-7) fought hard and were unfortunate not to win their matches. Sulliman Gamar and Matthew Li both showed signs of improvement and

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must be commended for playing an extra singles match to cover absent players. Special thanks to Michael Candeloro and Luke Zounis-Orsulich, who enthusiastically stepped in to play a doubles match immediately after competing in the Juniors. Well done!

Mr George CarettiCoach

Middle B Tennis CBC defeated Concordia

Our Junior B team gathered early at Concordia on Saturday with several new members. Our boys again displayed excellent sportsmanship and skill, beating Concordia 9 games to 3.

Michael and Gogo had a very close doubles game, finally winning with 7 games to 5, while Matthew and Luke Teakle, Michael and Luke won their doubles games easily.

Jarrad, Gogo, Matthew, Luke and Michael won their singles with the greatest of ease, while Luke Teakle finally won his challenging singles 7 games to 5.

Another fantastic effort, boys! We are so far undefeated!

Ms Liz TidemannCoach

Year 7B TennisRostrevor 9 defeated CBC 4

It was great to finally get some more game time after so many weeks off. The numerous practices in between was evident with the boys displaying a noticeable increase in skills and a better understanding of the rules and scoring.

CBC were quite evenly matched with Rostrevor which made for an enjoyable Friday afternoon of Tennis. Congratulations to Yiani, Thanh and Napoleon who won their singles matches and again to Thanh and Napoleon who won their doubles.

Both George and Bryce had great singles battles which were decided by sudden death and unfortunately were narrowly lost.

I was impressed by the terrific displays of sportsmanship and encouragement which the opposition teacher in charge commented on positively!! Well done to everyone.

Mrs Kirsty LeeCoach

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Year 8/9 B VolleyballMarryatville 2 defeated CBC 1

Despite the disappointing loss this week, CBC played extremely well and clearly dominated the first set, winning 25 to 16. In the second set, Marryatville played more as a team and their communication on court ensured that they got to most returns from CBC. They won the second and third sets, albeit marginally. In a friendly fourth set, CBC outperformed the hosts in similar style to the first set.

With his experience as a volleyball player, Frazer Lathey-Owen led our team this week, guiding them throughout the game and providing invaluable tips. All the boys played very well and impressed with some impressive serves and good passes. The boys need to work on communicating better to ensure that we get to every ball and don’t lose points unnecessarily. Overall a great game. Congratulations to the players this week: Louis De Nichilo, Mark Vong, Jackson Chau , Newton Quach, Alex Hartley, Frazer Lathey-Owen and John Phan.

Mrs Lucyna ZwolskiCoach

CBC Rowers return to winner’s podium at Walford West Lakes Super Series RegattaSaturday’s Regatta saw the CBC Rowers Senior group return to the winner’s podium in what has been an extremely tough second half of the season.

Breaking down into two coxed fours, the First Eight fought out a race of their own in Third Grade Men’s Coxed Four, with the crew of S. Crosato, A. Gaggini, L. Burke, J. Manton and T. Riley narrowly defeating the T. Graham, B. Vatzlavik, A. Gabrielli and J. Dedonatis crew.

After their Fours battle the boys combined in the First Eight. Although they made a few mistakes in their interpretation of the race plan they did race well. Still a little away from their best performance they did race closer to their best effort and were able to secure a sixth place.

Later in the day the fours came together again in Second Grade Men’s coxed Fours. Although rowing well both crews did not race well and under rated in what should have been another CBC first and second. Unfortunately not even a strong finish by the Manton stroked crew was enough to pull back the leading Adelaide Uni crew with them finishing a very close second and the Gabrielli stroked crew finishing fourth.

Again the Year 8/9 group competed in three divisions of Schoolboy Year 8/9 Coxed Quads.

The ‘A’ crew of J. Arganese, L. Barry, M. Cleggett, C. Lupinacci and coxswain E. Meredith finished third in the division.

The ‘B’ crew of J. Clarke, J. Kakogianis, J. Dalle Nogare, B. Reisinger and coxswain P. Clarke finished third in their division.

The ‘C’ crew of B. Dimopoulos, D. Callisto, J. Hogden, J. Dedonatis and coxswain P. Graham finished fourth in their division.

In this regatta the Year 10 group raced in both the Schoolboy Year 9/10 Quads and Men’s Third Grade Coxed Quads.

The ‘A’ crew of C. Meyer, T. Graham, D. Reidy, J. Rutai and A. Singh finishing seventh in the Schoolboy A Quads and then in a much better race finished fourth.

The ‘B’ crew of S. Kakogianis, T. Riley, S. Wilson, J. Dedonatis and J. Kakogianis finished fifth the Schoolboy B Quads and racing this time with Scott Boin instead of Steven Kakogianis finished a close third in their division of Third Grade Men’s Quad.

The final race of the day was to be a certain win for CBC, with A. Scherwitzel and S. Crosato in the Third Grade Men’s Double Scull. Unfortunately the officials were not kind to our boys and started the race with them moving into line. Although they rowed well it was not to be the win that was hoped for.

Mr Ronald MobbsDirector of Water Sports

The senior Rowing crew.

Pictures for illustration purposes only.

Saturday 31 MarChWear your BlazerS aNd ShoW your CBC SpIrIt!

Win an Apple iPod (students) or a boxed magnum red (adults) from Taylors Wines.Collect a ticket from the CBC Finance Office and place in the competition barrel at the Head of the River race to enter.

CoMe to the 2012 head of the rIVer!

The CBC Water Sports Auxiliary warmly invite you to celebrate the achievements of the CBC Rowers at the 2012 Watersports Presentation Night.

Date 6.30 for 7pm start, 31st March 2012

Venue CBC Conference Centre214 Wakefield Street, Adelaide

Cost

Adults and Water Sports students: $25Children under 12 years: $15Tickets are available from the CBC Finance Office.

Limited seating tickets must be pre-purchased.

For additional information please contact Harry Scherwitzel on 0413 615 941

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Please return this slip to the CBC Finance Office.

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Watersports Presentation Night

31st March 2012

2012 Graded Swimming Carnival6 March 7.00 – 9.30 pm at the Marion Aquatic Centre

This was the first interschool carnival for CBC for 2012. The squad consisted of 11 swimmers and these boys swam bravely against schools that had a full swim squad. Squad members were Calum Adcock 8BK, Jake Hardie 8RE, Riley Poole 8W, Taylor Sarunic 8PU, Alexander Hamam 9RE, Tyler McGinlay MMLO, Tyson Sarunic 9GR, Lachlan Starr STRI, Luke Wolianskyj MMLO, Mohammad Jafari BJAB, Jack Poole BJAB. The other schools competing were St Michael’s, Scotch, Mid North Secondary, Mercedes, Pulteney, Marryatville, Tatachilla and St John’s. We finished in 6th place with 469 points beating St John’s, Pulteney and Scotch. Considering we only had two Open and no Under 16 swimmers we performed well. We achieved 7 firsts, 4 seconds and 4 thirds in the carnival. Congratulations to Callum Adcock, Alex Hamam, Tyler McGinley, Taylor Sarunic, Tyson Sarunic and Lachlan Starr who all were place winners. Congratulations to our relay teams who swam well in two very close races just being

edged out for second. A particular thanks to all of the parents and staff who supported the team and made the carnival a success by timeakeeping and performing other official duties. The team was ably managed by Mr Mackereth with the support of Ms Donnon, Mrs Palmer, Mr Buttfield, Mr Jalleh and Mr Hamilton. Unfortunately due to a late ruling we were unable to swim any year 7 students. However on 7 March four students accompanied by Mr Buttfield swam in the SAPSASA District Swimming carnival at Kensington. Cooper Lienhert, Laurence Giannetta, Isaac Giannetta and James Clark, were very successful, placing in most events. Sincere congratulations to each boy who, while outnumbered, placed 3rd in the total carnival. Thank you to the support and assistance of Mrs Lienhert for supporting the team and taking the attached photo.

Mr Ian HamiltonCoach

March 13 Wednesday Afternoon Swimming Carnival at Scotch CollegeUnfortunately our numbers continue to be depleted due to illness and conflicting college commitments. Nevertheless, we still have a dedicated core who although only 10 in number successfully competed against Scotch and Cardijn college winning the meet with 367 points. Our strength in both the relays and the medleys continues to grow having won 6 out of the 8 and when we had only one swimmer over 16 this was a mighty effort by our Under 14s and 15s who competently swam against much older students and ensured that we had a swimmer in every event. The squad consisted of Luca Cimmino 7WH, Cooper Lienert 7WH, Calum Adcock 8BK, Jake Hardie 8RE, Taylor Sarunic 8PU, Tyler McGinlay MMLO, Tyson Sarunic 9GR, Lachlan Starr STRI, Luke Wolianskyj MMLO, Gabriel Richardson ODLO. Next week is a final meet for Term 1 and we will be challenged as we will not have any of our Year 10 swimmers. This will mean that we will struggle to field a competitor in every event. The meet will be held at Westminster College.

Mr Ian HamiltonCoach

(from Left) Cooper Lienhert, Laurence Giannetta, Isaac Giannetta and James Clark.

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Most Rev Philip Wilson DD JCL Archbishop of Adelaide

Archbishop’s Office GPO BOX 1364 Adelaide 5001

South Australia 39 Wakefield Street Adelaide SA 5000

Telephone: (08) 8210 8108 Facsimile: (08) 8223 2307

March 19, 2012 12/0286 Day of the Unborn - letter from Archbishop Wilson to the people of the Archdiocese My dear Priests, Deacons, Pastoral Directors, Pastoral Associates, Religious Sisters and Brothers, Principals, RECs, APRIMs, Parish and Diocesan staff and agencies and people of the Archdiocese, The great Feast of the Annunciation celebrates the conception of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit and the “Yes” of Mary to God’s invitation. Through Mary’s self-giving, Jesus came into the world to reveal to us the face of God and to be our Salvation. In our time when there are debates about when life begins, this day reminds us that the life of Jesus as Incarnate Word began at the moment of conception. This feast day reminds us that the beginning of all new life, occurs in the everyday miracle of conception, just as it was with Jesus’ conception. The promise of a new life is most often an occasion of great joy, hope and anticipation. On this day we celebrate new life and rejoice with families in the promise of their child, who is not only their joy but a joy for the whole community. Not all news of pregnancy however, is received with joy. For some people this news creates great anxiety and we must, as a community of faith, find ways to support women and men who find themselves in this situation. I also hear many stories of women who still continue to experience grief or guilt about the child they aborted. It is not uncommon for women to suffer many years after they have had an abortion, and this apparent choice does not always lead to freedom in the end. Families who lose a child during pregnancy through miscarriage or stillbirth, or a baby soon after birth, know this is one of the greatest pains a family can experience. This pain can continue for many years and can become a silent pain, carried in the hearts of the parents. Therefore, to assist us as a Church to express our delight in the promise of new life, our compassion for those who suffer any form of child-bearing loss and our reparation for the loss of the lives of aborted babies, today I announce that a special Day of the Unborn will be celebrated in the Archdiocese every year on the Feast of the Annunciation. This Feast day, when Mary said “Yes” to life, provides a rich context for us to focus on the unborn and their families in our times.

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On this day in our diocese there are women and men who are joyous that they are having a child. Let us celebrate with them. There are others who face anxiety about their pregnancy or hold a deep grief through the loss of their unborn children or their inability to have to children. Let us find ways to support these people more deeply in their anxiety and grief. Today I invite the whole diocese to make a special prayer for those who:

have lost children through miscarriages or stillbirth. Their pain is carried for the whole of their lives when the promise of life, begun at conception, was not realized with the birth of a live baby.

suffer anxiety throughout pregnancy because of difficult choices they must make about their babies who are suffering from a medical condition which can threaten life.

had their baby placed for adoption, for many reasons, and who live with the grief of a lost child they love, but could not raise as their own.

Due to lack of personal support decided to abort their child and now live with pain, guilt or grief or wondering what might have been.

have never had children but who have desired this joy in their lives. This grief is often carried silently and may be hidden to the world, but our loving mother Mary sees the pain of denial endured by couples who cannot have children.

We pray also for the children whose lives have been lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, or other difficulties. We pray with great sadness for all those babies who have been aborted and express our sadness that they never lived the life their conception promised. We pray for their parents. I want you to know that God always offers healing and forgiveness and I invite you to come to the Sacrament of Reconciliation which can provide some comfort and healing of any grief and guilt you may carry over your decision to abort your baby. We pray for the children who were placed for adoption. We pray that the love of their adopted parents can help them through any feelings of uncertainty about their adoption. For many years on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, December 28, we have held a Mass of Reparation for the loss of babies aborted in our State. Today I announce that Mass on this Day of the Unborn, will be celebrated every year on March 25. This marks nine months before the birth of Jesus, and will be our focus for all child bearing losses. The Day of the Unborn will provide us with a focus on the many ways in which people both celebrate pregnancy and those who suffer the loss of unborn children. It will remind us all as community that we have a responsibility to walk with women who are pregnant and in distress, to support them and prevent further loss of life.

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I commend to you the parish-based program Walking with Love, created by the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference. My hope is that any woman needing support with her pregnancy would find in us a community of love, who will walk with the woman and her child after birth. As well as the loss of children in the early stages of life, I also wish today to remember those who have lost children at any stage of their life. Our Mother Mary, who also suffered the loss of the child she bore and raised, understands your pain and grief. May she bring you comfort. My dear people, we know so well the absolute joy that the news of conception of a new child brings to our families, our community and our Church. May this joyous welcome be the right of every child conceived and may those who face serious challenges in having a baby, be loved and supported by a community of faith that values them and every life as precious to God. Kind regards, Yours sincerely,

Most Rev Philip Wilson DD JCL Archbishop of Adelaide