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St Agnes Catholic High School
Diary Dates31 July
Yr 9 Brainstorm incursion
4 August
Yr 9 (A1-4) RE Excursion
Yr 8 Shabbat Demonstration
5 August
Yr 9 (B1-3) RE Excursion
14 August
Yr 9 HSIE Excursion
17 August
Yr 7 Science Incursion
19 August
PDSSSC Athletics Carnival
26 August
Yr 9 (A1-4) RE Excursion
28 August
Yr 7 Brainstorm Incursion
31 August
Yr 9-10/2016 Subject Selection Presentation
A member of the Christ Catholic College Community of Schools
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to truth through loveSt AgnesRootyHill www.stagnesrootyhill.edu.au
In this Issue1. Acting Principal?s Address
2. Acting Assistant Principal?s Report
3. TLC Report
5. Acting REC Report
6. Being Bin Wise
6. Karate World Champion
7. UNSW Debating Excursion
7. Year 9 English Work Sample
8. Year 9 English Reflection
9. Catholic Schools Debating Competition
10. St VInnies Winter Appeal
10. Pixel Art Competition
10. New Bus Timetable
11. Skoolbag App
11. Woolworths Earn & Learn
12. Thanks You from the Cancer Council
12. Food Study
24 July 2015
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to routine!!
On Monday morning, in homes all over Rooty Hill and beyond, the ?back to routine? blues began!! No doubt there was a sense of anticipation and excitement at reconnecting with routines and with our friends and colleagues.
In our homes, I?m sure this school community was in one way or another the focus of our activity and thoughts? bags packed, shoes shined, nervousness, excitement, last minute reminders and checks.
So at 8.15am we gathered as a community? we come (as we do everyday) seeking to belong once again, wanting this community to be a safe and respectful place for ourselves. As individuals we come together to create a community? what a challenge!
If each of us want this to be a happy, safe and respectful place? what responsibilities lie with each individual?
At the beginning of this term, we start afresh?
- to learn - to support - to commit - to enjoy - to create a wonderful community, which seeks to be
? .authentically Catholic
? . inviting and safe for all whereby all care for self, others and the environment.
Best wishes for what will undoubtedly be a wonderful term. When individuals seek ways to be happy and safe, the community continues to flourish.
In this place find a sense of? church ? community ? communion Hear a call to? loving kindness ? compassion ? unity Know a time for? believing ? supporting ? upholding
Recognise a feeling of? openness ? integrity ? truthfulness Expect a movement to ? encouragement ? include ? forgive
Experience a school for? prayer ? people ? God Inhabit a haven for? the weak ? the peacemakers ? the spirit.
Peter ReganPeter ReganActing Principal
CHRISTCATHOLICCOLLEGECOMMUNITYOF SCHOOLS
St AgnesCatholic High SchoolEvans Road,Rooty Hillph: 8882 0700fax: 8882 0790
Clare Catholic HighSchool175 Buckwell DriveHassall Groveph: 9835 2466fax: 9835 2539
Loyola Senior High School91 North ParadeMount Druittph: 9832 4455fax: 9832 1839
a diverse community learning together
From the Acting Assistant Principal - Ms Julie Atkins
Pace e bene!
Welcome back to Term 3. May it be a productive and fulfil l ing term.
In last week?s gospel we hear that to be a disciple of Jesus is to experience a call. It is also to be sent on a mission in partnership with others, a mission invariably expressed in terms of preaching, teaching, healing, and/or driving out of demons or unclean spirits. In other words, it is to be authorised to do what Jesus did and to proclaim what he proclaimed. When we hear of Jesus casting out demons and telling his disciples to do likewise, we tend to think that whatever they did is something that belongs to another time and has little to do with our contemporary society.
Today?s parents spend much of their time casting out the ?demons? that beset their children, as do our friends when they sit and listen to the pain in our hearts and help us to let go of the ?demons? that so often inhabit our psyches. Many health professionals are paid to heal the emotional hurts as well as the physical cuts and burns. They drive out the demons of fear, hate, prejudice and of paralysing mental illness. Educators also, aware that learning occurs only when students are relatively free from fear and anxiety, know what it means to drive out the demons.
It is significant that Jesus instructs the disciples to travel light.
They need the basics to live and to do their job, but if their mission is to be effective, they must be free from the anxiety that comes from excess. Psychologist and social critic John F. Schumaker suggests that societies with the most material goods tend to be the most anxious. ?Mutual respect, community-mindedness, an eagerness to share, reverence for nature, thankfulness, and love of life?, it seems, are the major ingredients for a stress- or ?demon?-free personal and community life. There would be no need to shake the dust from our feet for want of hospitality if that were the way we all chose to live. What?s more, there would be enough for all on our planet, the human and other-than-human, to live in dignity and peace.
Let us take this into consideration as we approach the new term. As a strong and loving community may we, as disciples of Christ, work harmoniously together for the greater good and take the time to reflect on the many blessings that we have been afforded in this wonderful part of the world. May we focus on those things that are most important, reject the desire to lead a life of worthless materialism and consciously work for the justice of all people, just as Jesus Christ did.
Uniform
School uniforms are looking great at the moment, however with the cold snap that we are having I would just like to reinforce a few points to ensure all students are wearing the uniform correctly and are following all school rules in relation to uniform.
- During Terms 2 and 3 all students are required to wear their school blazer to and from school every day.
- School jumpers can be worn underneath the blazer but jumpers cannot be worn by themselves ? at no point are students permitted to have a hoodie under their blazers.
- Scarves can be worn but they must be black.
- All female students should wear the correct black stockings to school each day (footless tights are unacceptable).
- Hair cuts need to be natural in appearance. - All long hair must be tied up and out of
the students face all day every day.
Student Behaviour
There have been a couple of occasions this week in class and on the playground of students not making good decisions. Students need to be aware of the student responsibilities, which appear in their school diaries (page vi). Every student has the right to a safe and healthy school environment. This means all students need to work together to maintain a safe and clean environment.
A safe school needs to include looking out for others and keeping safety at the forefront of their minds. The ?hands off? policy is in place to protect all students. There are consequences for students who decide to make wrong choices.
I encourage all students to read through the ?Student Rights and Responsibilities? which appears in the school diary on page vi. I also encourage parents to read this with their children. In doing so the partnership between the student, family and school are strengthened.
I hope all have an enjoyable and safe fortnight.
Julie Atkins Acting Assistant Principal
From the Teaching & Learning Coordinator - Mr Laurence DeMartin
Year 10 Western Sydney Careers Expo & School Careers Forum
On Thursday 18 June Year 10 students travelled to Sydney Olympic Park to visit many of the one hundred and twenty exhibitors at the Western Sydney Careers Expo. Students spent time walking through exhibitor stalls and speaking to various course providers about career paths and opportunities. Universities, TAFEs, the Australian Defence Force and numerous private colleges representing the arts, music, information technology and hospitality industries were visited. Students also had the opportunity to sit and listen to seminar talks including those given by the Universities Admissions Centre, the Mathematics Association of NSW and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.
Following this excursion, on Friday 19 June, the school held its first Careers Forum in the San Damiano Centre. The purpose of this day was to expand the thinking of the students about careers and career pathways. Students were divided into small groups and rotated between five presentations during the forum. The presentations were led by Australian Catholic University lecturers and current students, as well as a lecturer from the University of Western Sydney. Students gained information on Business, Law and Health Science degrees, along with VET options and transitions and support provided in tertiary education and employment.
Overall, both days were highly beneficial in providing relevant and timely information to the students that could be used to assist in their subject choices for Years 11 and 12.
YEAR 9Alyssa Alcala 9.1 Phoenix Amiatu 9.1 Kylee Ball 9.1 Jomiko Cabigting 9.2 Olivia Carroll 9.2 Erica Cunan 9.2 Angelika Cutajar 9.2 Reinier De Leon 9.2
Mitchell Dodds 9.2 Tony El-Ghossein 9.3 Michaela Everingham 9.3 Sofia Gabarda 9.3 Amy Keryo 9.4 Amelia Lamositele 9.4 Edmond Luk 9.4 Martin Mangahas 9.4
Bethany Mendoza 9.5 Aerianne Mojica 9.5 Joy Odemwengie 9.5 Miles Ponce 9.6 Shamone Prasad 9.6 Piadora Rahme 9.6 Brianna Raymond 9.6 Sean Rhodes 9.6
Raelyn Prasad 9.7 Shanel Schuster 9.7 Anmolpreet Singh 9.7 Kaela Tavares 9.7 Jasmine Thomas 9.7 Theresa Toomalatai 9.7 Angela Truong 9.8 Monica Vave 9.8
YEAR 10Kajol Achari 10.1 Maybelle Aducayen 10.1 Rendelle Alpas 10.1 Kenneth Amis 10.1 Amie Aquino 10.1 Joanelle Arroyo 10.1 Kate Asamoah Boadu 10.2 Elizabeth Bayliss 10.2 Michael Bechara 10.2 Maxine Bucud 10.2 Alyssa Carroll 10.2 Laurielie Casal 10.2 Raajal Chand 10.2 Kaitlin Conna 10.2
Kaitlin Cruz 10.2 Lauren Cusi 10.2 Thi Do 10.3 Brianna Doherty 10.3 Danica Dominguez 10.3 Kurt Failagutan 10.3 Isaac Fakhoury 10.3 Michael Fernandez 10.4 Olivia Ferreira 10.4 Ricky Gagliardi 10.4 Ebonie Galea 10.4 Francis Galipot 10.4 Reinier Garcia 10.4 Maria Granada 10.4
Eimee Hermoso 10.5 Layla Homsi 10.5 Jose Huelgas 10.5 Scott Javier 10.5 Crystal Jueco 10.5 Holly Khamo 10.5 Kezia Laigo 10.5 Erika Leonardo 10.6 Ravnesh Maharaj 10.6 Maridi Manalo 10.6 Natalie Mansour 10.6 Bianca Marsh 10.6 Dorina Miguel 10.6 Aimee Milan 10.7
Nickhil Naiker 10.7 Alexia Oca 10.7 Hoai Phan 10.8 Maleta Pohahau 10.8 Vanessa Policarpio 10.8 Bailey Raymond 10.8 Samantha Rusconi 10.8 Muskan Sharma 10.8 Monica Silverio 10.9 Melissa Sukkarieh 10.9 Sheldyn Taylor 10.9 Melissa Toohill 10.9 Caitlin Villarruel 10.10 Alexis Viloria 10.10
YEAR 8Christan Adriano 8.1 Clarissa Ayoub 8.1 Deakin Ball 8.1 Hanok Basaznew 8.1 Kristina Bonic 8.2 Cayla Cadiente 8.2 Anastasia Cardines 8.2 Paige Carriglio 8.2 Rafael Corpuz 8.2 Caleb Cunningham 8.2 Rheana Cusi 8.2 Theia Debulos 8.2
Mikaela Diocera 8.2 Sheldon Dominguez 8.3 John El-Ghossein 8.3 Gianni Fragomeli 8.3 Rayanna Franco 8.3 Meryle Galang 8.3 Claire Galea 8.3 Jaidah Hoffman 8.4 Hana-Marie Kayrouz 8.4 Taylah Lee 8.4 Angelique Mangahas 8.5 Evana Mansour 8.5
Eiriz Merjudio 8.5 Mylyn Mesina 8.5 Alyanna Nuque 8.6 Mary Ocampo 8.6 Paola Ong 8.6 Bianca Pace 8.6 Aloisia Palaki 8.6 Jordan Petersen 8.6 Kim Phan 8.6 Hannah Plaatjes 8.6 Monique Portelli 8.6 Rianna Pulido 8.6
Armin Ramazanzadeh 8.6 Michelle Reddy 8.6 Eric Regalado 8.6 Daniel Sewiha 8.7 Cristina Soriso 8.7 Natalie Sukkarieh 8.7 Lavita Taulia 8.7 Jazmin Taylor 8.7 Patricia Tolentino 8.8 Shiani Vimalathasan 8.8 Jiselle Viray 8.8 Jasmine Ward-Underhill 8.8 Giwangallan Williams 8.8
YEAR 7Abigail Asiata 7.1 Bathsheba Asiata 7.1 Vanie Barcelon 7.1 Bradley Campbell 7.2 Angelene Concepcion 7.2
Yustina El-Rab 7.2 Kiera Everingham 7.2 Micah Fernandez 7.3 Maddison Harris 7.3 John Jadulco 7.4
Rosa Jueco 7.4 Katelyn Leonardo 7.5 Mikaella Manalo 7.5 Rithick Naiker 7.5 Elijah San Pascual 7.7
Julian Sarmiento 7.7 Rhiannon Soans 7.7 Katalina Vave 7.8 Aaliyah Villanueva 7.8 Alyssa Willis 7.8
Semester One Academic Awards Ceremony
On Friday 17 July the Semester One Academic Awards Ceremony were held in the San Damiano Centre for students in Years 7-10 who excelled in their academic studies.
I would like to congratulate all award recipients for their diligent and consistent efforts in attaining pleasing results in their studies throughout Semester One.
These students have put in the extra effort, commitment and work that have led to their achievements.
Below is the list of award recipients.
Laurence De MartinTeaching & Learning Coordinator
From the Acting Religious Education Coordinator - Mr Patrick Madigan
Year 7 CL excursion ? Jewish Synagogue / St Mary?s Cathedral.
At the end of last term Year 7, as part of their Connected Learning studies, travelled to Sydney and Bondi to visit two religious landmarks. These religious centres for worship were St Mary?s Cathedral in Sydney and the Great Synagogue at Bondi. Although a rather wet and cold day students, along with their Connected Learning teachers and other members of staff, were afforded the opportunity to experience two different religious experiences from both Judaism and Christianity.
At the Jewish Synagogue students participated in a forum facilitated by Rabbi Cohen who guided students through his faith, sacred text, rites and rituals, as well as symbols used within the faith.
At the Cathedral students were given a guided tour of this remarkable sacred place. Students were in awe of the beauty and splendor of the Cathedral, from the Gothic architecture to the ornate stained glass windows portraying the Stations of the Cross, Catholic saints and martyrs as well as the walls of the church being adorned with many statues, from the Virgin Mary through to Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop, and Saint John Paul II. Students also experienced the crypt within the grounds of the Cathedral, in which the early forefathers of the Catholic Church in Australia are laid to rest. Below is just a sample of the students? reflections upon the excursion from Mrs Devine?s class.
?Year 7 went on an amazing trip to Sydney and Bondi to see the beautiful St Mary?s Cathedral and the astonishing Central Synagogue. Year 7 had an amazing trip and we highly recommend this excursion for others in future?. Nera Pulido ? 7 CL A3
?On the 16th June 2015, Year 7 students went on an excursion to explore the St Mary?s Cathedral and the Jewish Synagogue. Students went to the city to learn about the topic, ?Who Care?s About Stories?? The most enjoyable part of the excursion was the St Mary?s Cathedral because I learned more about our faith and became closer to God. Another thing that was an enjoyable part of the excursion was the bus trip between the different places because we saw the famous Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and different places of Sydney.? Althea Fajardo ? 7 CL A3
Living out our Franciscan Spirituality
This semester, as part of living out our Franciscan Spirituality in accordance with our school formation goal, each homeroom has been provided with a sacred space which is adorned with the symbols of the Christian faith. A St Agnes prayer book was distributed to staff members which includes the liturgical calendar, so as we move through the liturgical cycle the colours of the sacred space may change.
Students were issued with a specific prayer attributed to them., Year 7 ? Prayer to St Agnes of Rome, Year 8 ? Prayer to St Mary of the Cross Mackillop, Year 9 ? The Beatitudes, and Year 10 ? The Peace Prayer of St Francis. This is to allow students to connect with their spirituality, and build a stronger sense of our Catholic and Franciscan heritage.
Below is the structure of the morning prayer each day, showing how the formation goal will be evident across all year groups.
Teacher: Pace e Bene Students: Peace and all Good All: Sign of the Cross Teacher: Are there any special intentions? (for each intention) Students: Lord hear our prayer Teacher: Let us now recite our Year Prayer All: Recite Prayer. Teacher: St Agnes, St Francis, St Clare All: Pray for us All: Sign on the Cross Teacher: Good morning Good People
Patrick MadiganActing Religious Education Coordinator
Prayer Table in classrooms
In Week 9 of Term 2 Year 8 students, as part of their science lessons for the Unit of Earth and Space, had a guest speaker speak to them about 'Material Matters'. This discussion focused on the importance of conserving natural resources by using our household bins. The students learned about some facts, such as
- Recycling everything in the yellow bin effectively leads to 75% reduction in the amount of rubbish send to landfill.
- Every tonne of paper recycled saves 13 trees. - Glass recycled (no ceramics) is used to make bricks and road surface. - Energy saved from recycling just one glass bottle is enough to power a computer for 25
minutes. - 1 recycled plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60 watt light for 3 hours. - 125 milk bottles are used to make one bin at home. - Steel cans are recycled to make paper clips, cars or new cans and this saves 60-70% of energy.
This science incursion has helped the school community to become bin wise and be informed regarding the global and local issues faced by us. Students learned about challenges faced currently and in future. They were able to come up with solutions to some of these problems. We hope this initiative continues beyond our school.
Mrs Kehal Science Coordinator
Student Reflection
Do you care about our environment and all the living organisms in it? Then you best read this.
One person produces 3.5 kilograms of waste every week. If the rubbish is not segregated properly, we will run out of landfill space (landfill is how we choose to dispose of our waste instead of incinerating it, it is basically a huge pit of rubbish) by 2017 - in two years!
Recycling as much as possible can help reduce 75% of what we send to landfill. Australia is the second highest producer of waste in the world. This is because we are a throw-away society, which means that every time something breaks, we don't bother fixing it but throw it away, or when a new model of something comes out, we buy it and throw away the old model, even if it isn't broken.
To know what type of plastic to place in the recycling bin use the crunch test. If you can crunch the plastic in your hand you can put it in the yellow recycling bin BUT NEVER put plastic bags, biscuit trays and lolly bags in the yellow bin. Plastic bags, biscuit trays and lolly bags can be returned to our supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths. By returning these, we can help make plastic chairs and the reusable bags that you buy at the supermarket.
Some councils have a red bin and a green bin to sort their rubbish into. A green bin is to put organic wastes in such as food scraps, garden scraps and dog or cat litter. In the red bin everything else can be placed. It is important to put the right rubbish in the right bin so unnecessary items don't go to landfill and you make the lives of the people working at Cleanaway (Blacktown Council's chosen recycling company) easier.
The effects of not putting rubbish in the right bin can be catastrophic because greenhouse gases will create global warming and melt the polar caps and may cause polar animals to be extinct in the wild. So it is important to put rubbish in the right bin not just to save money and space, but to save lives as well. More information on recycling can be obtained from Planet Ark
- Address: 3/15-17 Young Street, Sydney NSW 2000 - Phone: 1300 733 712 - Website: http://planetark.org
Naydynn Cusi and Tanika TuddenhamYear 8 Students
Year 8 Science Incursion: Being Bin Wise
Congratulations TYLISHA TURNER!
Tylisha represented Australia and gained two Karate World Titles and a third place during the US Open ISKA Martial Arts
Competition in Orlando, Florida.
The world titles were achieved in the U15 Clash Sparring and
Kata competitions and the third place was achieved in the
Continuous Sparring competition.
In November Tylisha will represent Australia in New
Zealand during the World Gojo Karate Championship in
Auckland.
Good luck Tylisha.
UNSW Debating Excursion
Recently the Year 9 and 10 debating teams had the unique opportunity to go the Kensington Campus of the University of New South Wales to compete in a debating tournament against a variety of local schools.
Each team member had 30 minutes to come up with a 5-7 minute speech to convince the adjudicator of their case. It was a gruelling task but one that both teams proved themselves to be capable of surmounting.
The ?rst debate was on the topic of "All students should be forced to complete Year 12". Both of our teams were af?rmative but neither team won this round.
The second debate was on the topic of "The media should not report on celebrity drug issues". Again both teams were affirmative and our Year 10 team won this round but our Year 9 team did not.
The third debate was on the topic "Mandatory voting should be abolished". Year 10 also won this round although Year 9 did not, both teams were af?rmative.
Although neither team made it to the ?nal round or won the competition, both teams learned some valuable skills. Both teams were given the opportunity to work on their improvisation skills and argument development as well as time management skills while preparing. The students thoroughly enjoyed the unique learning experience.
Chelsea BroganDebating Coach
Student Work Samples
Studying the film I, Robot in class inspired me to create this poster (right) for my English assessment task.
This poster may not show the aspects of I, Robot, but it has a lot of meaning. It expresses Science Fiction in relation to the text displayed in my poster.
In creating this poster, I've explored various themes from the film, and invented symbols that represent these themes. For example, the theme displayed in my poster is the 'journey to the unknown' which relates to other themes such as 'technology evolution' and how it may be a risk to our society in the future
By Carl Blando, Year 9
Elective History Work Samples - Indentured Labour (slideshow)
Reflecting on Year 9 English
Term 2 English brought an exciting new topic for Year 9 classes: Science Fiction. Each class watched a science fiction movie (The Hunger Games, I,Robot, Wall-E or The Giver) and were asked to complete an assessment task around this concept.
The assessment task consisted of three parts: a visual representation, an artist's explanation for the representation and finally an in class essay on film techniques and themes that were presented in their respective films.
The first part of the assessment, creating a poster or visual representation symbolising one theme found from the allocated film, brought up a wide variety of imaginative abstract art. Originality was clearly shown and expressed creatively by students across the grade, by using a range of unique and symbolic colours, shapes and materials.
The special visual representations were marked and are now placed on the 'Wall of Work' in the Chappotin building, for students to admire and comment on the amazing effort given for this assignment. The 'gallery' allows students to compare and contrast ideas, while feeling inspired about this topic.
As part of a class reflection on the assessment, classes reviewed the work together and, with the aid of their teacher, examined the art and put forward some of their ideas about certain pieces.
This experience provided a great way for students to anonymously get a feel for the quality of work produced throughout the grade and to see more representations outside of their friendship groups.
By Piadora Rahme and Jasmine Thomas
Catholic Schools Debating Competition
We participated in the six rounds of debates organised by the Catholic Schools Debating Association (CSDA). This season was a great and fruitful experience for all of us. Whilst we came across difficult obstacles, it was worthwhile as the life skills and bonds we gained are far more valuable and definitely worth the struggles. Through this competition, we have gained a variety of skills crucial to the adult world that we will be entering in a few years' time. First and foremost, the nature of debating enabled us to step out of our comfort zones and gain confidence in our abilities, through the tackling of issues we that we would not usually think of, and discussing them in front of an audience. The pressure from the time constraints also created room for us to think fast and improvise.
Aside from that, our English skills have improved because of debating. It allowed us to expand on our vocabularies, incorporating more sophisticated words in our speeches, such as 'intrepidity' and 'indubitably'. The importance of structuring paragraphs was also constantly reinforced ? the idea of having an example and an explanation for every point taught us how to make stronger arguments, which is extremely helpful in all our subject areas.
The topics we debated on also gave us further insight on what our world is like. For instance, the debate on human rights showed us the extent to which different countries violate the rights of their own citizens. Discussions like this made us more open-minded in the process, as we considered the factors of the opposite sides of often controversial issues.
These skills we gained and honed had guided the Year 10 team, who started from the very bottom of the ocean, on our way to the top of Mt Everest. However, this wouldn't be possible if it weren't for the bonds we had formed amongst fellow debaters and our dedicated debating tutors.
The Thursday afternoons and Friday nights we debaters spent together created opportunities for us to bond with other year groups. Oftentimes, we found our nervousness disappear as one member would crack jokes and another would create pointless debates. We also explored other schools together and even discovered the splendours of our very own St Agnes Catholic High School ? the beautiful school lights at night, and the classic 'ghost hunting'. Our debating teachers also played a vital role in this experience. The feedback we received for our practices and debates allowed us to see what we needed to improve on, and how to work on it. They motivated us to persevere despite our stress from school, even helping us in better understanding our assessment tasks during free time.
Paraphrasing Mr Krishna, 'The debaters are like Simbas turning into Mufasas.' On behalf of the Year 10 debating team, we would like to thank our tutors for being the Rafikis that guided us on this journey. Whilst we are still in the process of becoming Mufasas, it is thanks to the teachers that we are currently headed in the right direction.
As they say, people may forget what you said, but they won't forget how you made them feel. Likewise, although we may forget our endless discussions and practices, we will never forget the warmth that our debating family gave us. We will never forget the sense of belongingness and support we obtained from this journey. We will never forget the pure happiness from playing Uno with our debating tutors. We will never forget the pride in seeing Years 7 to 9 making it to elimination rounds, Years 8 and 9 advancing to quarter-finals and finally year 8 continuing onto the semi-finals. The furthest St Agnes has ever achieved. We will never forget.
From the bottom of our hearts, we deeply appreciate being a part of this marvellous journey that gave us valuable life lessons and experiences, and the teachers and fellow debaters that supported us and drove us to develop more. We wish St Agnes' future debaters the best of luck in the competitions to come, and to enjoy what their debating journeys have in store for them.
Chelsea Brogan Year 10 Debating Coach
An interesting article titled "Its not okay to be away...not to be late to school" by Michael Grose. Click the image to access the article.
http:/ /www.thepixelprize.com.au
New Busways Timetable
The new public timetable for Busways Blacktown will come into effect on 27 July 2015. There will be changes to your school or public route services.
Public timetables are available for viewing at www.busways.com.au or you can contact Busways Customer Service Team on 9497 1870 or 9497 1887.
The following changes have been made to our afternoon bus services:Bus 1 leaves St Agnes 2 minutes earlier at 2.34pmBus 5 leaves St Agnes 2 minutes later at 2.45pm. PLEASE CHECK CONNECTING BUS TIMETABLESBus 8 leaves St Agnes 2 minutes earlier at 2.40pm
There is a new afternoon bus service (Bus 9) servicing the Glendenning, Oakhurst and Plumpton area
Below is the new Busways/St Agnes school timetable and is also available on the Busways website.
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St Aidan's Primary1-5 Adelaide StreetRooty Hillph: 9625 3181fax: 9625 5612
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St John Vianney's Primary17 Cameron StreetDoonsideph: 9831 1817fax:9831 6430
a diverse community learning together
Skoolbag provides parents with convenient way to receive school notifications.
No more lost paper in student school bags!
Notifications of school newsletter publications, school notices and alerts are communicated directly to the your smartphone through the Skoolbag school Mobile App.
Skoolbag communicates directly with iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows Phones devices.
Skoolbag is a very flexible school mobile app that offers:- Alerts- Events- News- Newsletters- Information pages - Permission Notes - Links to website pages - Parent eForms for Sick Notes or Absent and Change of details.
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Holy Family254 Luxford RoadEmertonph: 9628 7272
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programs that will one day eliminate the devastation that a cancer diagnosis can bring.
Each year, Cancer Council NSW provides close to $15 million to support research across Australia. Thanks to research into cancer prevention, treatment and management, more than 61,000 cancer deaths were averted between 1987 and 2007; this simply could not happen without your support. For more information on how we're helping your
Dear Peter,
On behalf of the team at Cancer Council NSW I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks for being part of Australia's Biggest Morning Tea and raising $1,852.69.
Without people like you Cancer Council NSW would be unable to deliver the research funding, support services and prevention
Yours sincerely,
Vibeke BurkeEvent Marketing ManagerAustralia's Biggest Morning Tea NSW
community please visit our website www.cancercouncil.com.au or call us on 13 11 20.
Bringing people together for a good cause is an inspiring thing to do and your efforts in hosting an Australia?s Biggest Morning Tea will no doubt motivate others to take part in the future ? every cup really does count in the fight against cancer.
We look forward to you joining us for Australia?s Biggest Morning Tea next year!
