Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Parishioners,

The students across all year groups are to be commended on their start to Term Two.

It has also been pleasing to receive many compliments from visitors to the College

who have commented favourably on the friendly and polite manner of our students. I

encourage all students to build on their solid start to the term by:

• being caring and considerate towards their teachers and peers,

• being punctual to school each day and to their classes,

• being properly prepared for class and up to date with their school commitments,

• seeking assistance from their teachers when necessary,

• wearing their correct uniform with pride,

• being positively involved in the various aspects of College life as a ‘participant’

rather than a ‘spectator’!

Each of us has a personal responsibility for making St Joseph’s College a happy and

safe place in which to learn by aspiring to look after each other and our campus.

Congratulations to Oliver Pass (5G) who will be competing in the State Cross Country

in Perth next Friday.

Tuesday’s Mothers’ Day Mass was very special. Thank you to Father Randolf, Mrs

Palfrey, Mrs Mielens and the students for their thoughtfulness and effort. Over eighty

women were in attendance and our liturgy certainly was affirming of mothers,

grandmothers and other significant women in the lives of our students. After Mass

there was a morning tea and song by the choir in the Junior School Undercover Area

Publication Date

ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

From the Principal

A Blessing for all Mothers, Grandmothers and Significant Women in our Students’ Lives

God, our Father, we ask you to bless all the mothers in our school community, together with those others who, in various ways, fulfil a mother’s role.

Give them your love that they may love those entrusted to them with the love which only they as mothers can give.

Give them your strength that they may never weary of the demanding role that is theirs, always ready to support, advise, encourage and sustain those who are so

precious to them.

Give them your warmth that they may radiate to their children the human and divine qualities of compassion, understanding, patience and kindness.

Above all, give them your joy and peace that they may always know the special place they have in your heart.

May these women who give so much to others, so unselfishly and generously, know that you are with them always.

Amen.

Important Dates Coming Up

Sun 13 May

• Mother’s Day

Mon 14 May

• Yr 7 - 12 Inter-School Cross Country, @ GSG, 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Tues 15 May

• NAPLAN Testing, Years 3, 5, 7, 9

Wed 16 May

• Academy School Photographs

• NAPLAN Testing, Years 3, 5, 7, 9

• First Communion Sacramental Meeting, JS Undercover Area 6.30pm

Thurs 17 May

• Yr 4 Liturgy, Ave Maria Chapel, 9am

• Academy School Photographs

• NAPLAN Testing, Years 3, 5, 7, 9

Fri 18 May

• JS Assembly - Leaders and Choir 8.45am

Phone: Fax: Email: Internet: 9844 0222 9844 0223 admin@sjc-albany.wa.edu.au http://web.sjc-albany.wa.edu.au

Term 2 - Week 2 Friday, 11 May 2018

General Information

• Uniform Shop Opening Hours Tuesdays 8.15am - 9.30am and Wednesdays 2.15pm - 4.00pm

• Absentee Phone Line 9844 0280 (Leave a message as requested)

• Absentee Email: absent@sjc-albany.wa.edu.au

• Principal Mr Mark Browning

• Head of Secondary Ms Susan Alderman

• Head of Junior School

Mrs Erica Mielens

• Business Manager Mrs Maria Jackson

WEEK 3

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kindly organised by Mrs Cavanagh, Mrs Strophair, Mrs

Thomas and Mrs Findlay. Today our P&F ran the Mothers’

Day stall in the undercover area. There were some

excellent gifts available and I’m sure there will be many

spoilt mums on Sunday. Many thanks to Mrs Toni Saunders

and Mrs Cath McCracken for coordinating this event. Many

donations for the stall were received from families

throughout the school which were most appreciated.

I joined the Year Ten students on Tuesday for the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma

in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program. This is a trauma prevention and health promotion initiative

that seeks to build resilience in young people through the lived experience of a major

trauma service. With presentations by the clinical staff from the Albany Hospital that care

for trauma patients, tours through critical care areas of the hospital, a re-enactment of a

trauma accident and hands on rehabilitation activities, the students spent the day gaining

insight into the consequences of traumatic injury. The program also continually reinforced

the importance of teenagers making good choices in their lives in relation to alcohol, drugs

and driving a car. The Albany Hospital did an excellent job in the way information was

presented and the interaction of staff with the students. Thank you to Mr O’Donnell and Ms

van Hulssen for integrating this experience into the Year Ten Health program.

Last week, our Year Twelve students travelled to Walpole for their Retreat. This is an

important part of the spiritual journey of our Year Twelve students and we thank Mrs

Bennett, Mrs Tompkin, Ms van Hulssen, Mr Rutherford and Father Randolf for the time and

effort spent ensuring students found their time in Walpole challenging but an enlightening

experience.

The Year of Youth is the theme of the Catholic Church in 2018 and

this was celebrated on Wednesday at our Youth Rally; the first of its

kind outside the metropolitan area. Central to the rally was the idea

that all are made in the image and likeness of God. In daily life that

means teenagers and adults have a responsibility to

respect the integrity and dignity of each other.

St Joseph’s College was extremely fortunate to have Mr

Steve Angrisano who can only be described as a man of

many talents; no wonder he has been a presenter at six

World Youth Days! Through his music, humour and story

-telling, Steve challenged and affirmed our students. In

addition, he positively had them reflect on the presence of God. Looking around the

gymnasium, for some of our students this was the happiest experience at school for a long

time. For others their boundaries were challenged, and they rose favourably to the occasion.

Keren Conlan (Year Twelve) and Regan Anderson (Year Eleven) completed an outstanding

job as the Masters of Ceremony throughout the entire day. St Joseph’s College was also

fortunate to have: Father Tony Chiera (Vicar General), Alan Buckley, Tristan Faure, Aaron

Faure, Simone Meuzelaar and Angela Gorman (Youth Workers), Anita Finnean (Caritas) and

Deborah Robertson (Catholic Mission) working with the students. As a College we are

grateful to each of these guests for the time and effort given to our students. Thank you also

to Father Christian and Father Randolf, both of whom, were very keen for our students to

experience the Youth Rally. Staff from St Joseph’s College, our student band and leaders

were also instrumental in ensuring a successful experience for all.

General Notices Student Achievements

Congratulations to Harper O’Donnell (Year Seven) who won the Under 13 Enduro Mountain Biking State Championships at the Goat Farm in Perth. Well done Harper!

Parish Notices

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

MEETING

PARENT AND CHILD

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

Commencing at 6.30pm

Junior School Undercover Area,

St Joseph’s College

Martin Road, Spencer Park

Theme: Belonging to our Parish

Community

Parent/guardian and their

child/ren who will be receiving

the Sacrament of

First Holy Communion

are expected to attend please.

We look forward to meeting

you all.

Principal’s Report

Our Year Six students have been on Camp for the past three days. Thursday night was the

perfect opportunity to catch up with them and their teachers. The students were very eager

to share their experiences of archery, raft building and canoeing. A major highlight was their

success at catching a variety of fish. The evening was spent playing ‘Spotlight’ on the beach

where it soon became clear you need to be an energetic Year Six student to fully appreciate

this game. Well done to the students for their enthusiasm throughout the camp and thank

you to Mr Morcom, Mrs Palfrey, Ms Cramer and Mr Scarterfield for providing this

opportunity for our students.

The Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia has endorsed a process of

performance review for Principals. I am one of several Principals in Catholic schools to be

reviewed this year. This Principal Review Process relates only to the Principal’s Duties and

Responsibilities (as enunciated in the Principal’s Contract of Employment) and is not a

School Review or Evaluation. The aims of the Principal Review Process are:

• Accountability to the Employer

• Renewal of Contract and

• Professional Development

The process will involve the following members of the school community: Selected Staff; the

School Board; the Parents & Friends Executive; and the Parish Priest. This review will be

conducted by means of written evaluation, followed by interviews with a review panel which

will take place during Term Three.

NAPLAN testing will occur next week. The National Assessment Program in Literacy and

Numeracy is an annual national assessment for all students in Years Three, Five, Seven and

Nine. All students in these year levels will participate in tests in reading, writing, language

conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The test schedule for all

schools is as follows:

NAPLAN Test Schedule

Basically, next week, students will be come to school and complete literacy and numeracy

work like they normally do. The only difference will be the work has to be completed

quietly and on their own; no other hype needs to be associated with this event!

Applications for enrolment into St Joseph’s College for 2019 are now due. Interviews have

commenced so please submit your application now to avoid missing out on a place

particularly for Kindergarten and Year Seven. This is especially important for any families

who currently have siblings at the school now. If you know of any families interested in

applying, please encourage them to do so straight away.

Together everyone achieves more at St Joseph’s College.

Mr Mark Browning - Principal

Weekend Sport

Under 10’s Soccer

Soccer started last Saturday and

after their first game 2 - 0 against

Bethel a team photo was taken.

The weather was fantastic. Thank

you to Mark Hills, Shannon Panizza

and Holly Harrop for all the

organisation that goes into getting

our teams sorted for the season.

Thank you to Frank and Amanda

D'Alesio for coaching and team

support for the U10's team.

Mr Frank D'Alesio (Coach)

Back Row L-R :Orlando D'Alesio, Noah Hickson, Chloe Harding, Joshua Hanbury, Desmond Burns Front: Cydney McCracken, Jocelyn Goodwin, Eve Griffiths, Liam Corbett, Trent Russell

Scholastic

Book Fair!

Only one week until

the Scholastic Book

Fair is here! Posters

are up around the Junior School

and the children should have

bought home a brochure inviting

them and anyone else to come

along and visit the Book Fair.

The Scholastic Book Fair is held

once a year and raises a fantastic

amount of money in credits for us

to use with scholastic, to buy

books and resources which go

straight into our classrooms and

library. Come along, have a look,

and support our Book Fair.

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Principal’s Report

Session Tuesday 15 May

Wednesday 16 May

Thursday 17 May

Friday 18 May

First Language

Conventions Reading Numeracy Catch - Up

Second Writing Numeracy Part 2

(Yrs 7 & 9 Only)

National Walk to School Day

National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is on Friday 18 May 2018. Now in

its 19th year, it is a campaign and annual event when all primary school

children, their parents and carers are encouraged to walk and commute

regularly and safely to school. It is a community event seeking to promote Road Safety,

Health, Public Transport and the Environment. Australian children are becoming less active.

One substantial contributor is the decline in walking and/or taking public transport to

school. Children who are regularly physically active are healthier, perform better

academically and less likely to be obese or overweight, which can lead to the long-term and

costly risks of heart disease and diabetes etc.. Walking regularly is the best exercise because

you can build it into your daily routine.

The Objectives of National Walk Safely to School Day are:

• To encourage parents and carers to walk to school with primary school age children.

• To promote the health benefits of walking and create regular walking habits.

• To help children develop vital road crossing skills and ensure children up to the age of 10

years hold an adult's hand when crossing the road.

• To help children develop the vital road-crossing skills they will need as they become

mature pedestrians.

• To reduce car dependency and traffic congestion.

• To reduce the level of air pollution created by motor vehicles.

• To promote the use of public transport.

Staff from St Joseph’s College will be meeting in the Spencer Park IGA carpark at 8.00am

on Friday 18 May for the short walk to school.

Parents who drive their children to school are encouraged to park their car and walk with

their children to St Joseph’s College.

Mr Glenn Scarterfield - Junior School Physical Education

College Photo Days

Wednesday, 16 May and Thursday 17 May

College photo days will be held next week. Please refer to the schedule on the next page for

all year groups, student groups and family photos.

Your assistance in ensuring your child/ren attend school on their photo day dressed in the

appropriate uniform is most appreciated. Please see below for uniform dress requirements

for College Photos.

• Junior School – regular College uniform: no sports uniforms on the day. Girls must wear

navy socks and a skirt/pinafore. Boys preferably to wear long trousers.

• Middle and Senior Schools – Winter uniform: blue tights for girls, ties for Middle School

and ties and blazers for Senior School. Girls may NOT wear slacks.

Note: Jumpers are NOT to be worn for photographs.

Ms Susan Alderman - Head of Secondary

College Notices Next Friday the Junior School

students will get an opportunity to

browse the books and make a

Wishlist of some of the books they

may like to purchase. We also may

create a little bit of excitement at

the assembly Friday morning!

Book Fair is being held in the

Junior School Undercover Area and

will be open Monday 21 May until

Wednesday 23 May.

We open each morning Monday to

Wednesday 8:15am - 8:45am and

Monday and Tuesday afternoon

3:00pm - 3:30pm.

We hope to see you there.

Mrs Fiona Baker -

Scholastic Co-ordinator

Chaplain’s Corner Fr Randolf Subiaco School Rally 2018 was

the first major diocesan

event that happened in the Year of

the Youth. We had a guest from

the USA, Steve Angrisano for the

celebration of faith, life, music and

hope. Also this term the Year

Twelves finished their wonderful

and amazing retreat. The retreat

aimed to conquer the dragons

(things hindering dreams), dream

for the future and do the things

that will lead them there.

Term Two has been full of great

events and for all these wonderful

moments and experiences we say

Glory be to God. In these

moments there is someone who

will always be there for us as we

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College Photo Schedule

Kindergarten Gold group will have their photos

taken on Tuesday, 15 May at 1.45pm

** Please note these times may be subject to

change.

Eagles Cup

The first game of the season kicked off on Tuesday 8 May in Denmark. A skilled and

strong group of students took to the field against Denmark. They fought hard the whole

game and you could not split the score in the first quarter and half. It was low scoring

with many highlights. One highlight was Oliver Pass taking on Denmark with his pace and

agility to get the ball forward quickly. Sean who was the best player, played an amazing

game at fullback where he read the ball well and saved multiple goals.

Unfortunately the score blew out in the second half and we lost by a touch more than six

goals. The support of Jim Morcom and Glen Scaterfield prior to the season starting and

on the day was greatly appreciated.

Next game is Week Four at home and hopefully we see you there.

Mr Chris Charlton - Coach

College Notices

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travel and journey in life; our

Mother in heaven, the blessed

Mother the model of all mothers.

More so with all triumphs and

hardship we have the school as a

mother of wisdom to care and

nourish us. Eventually we also

look and thank our mothers who

are also there to support and

guide us. Happy Mother’s day.

Eagles Cup Football

Junior School News

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Time Group

8.30 am All Staff

8.50 am Year 11

9.10 am Year 8

9.40 am Year 1 Blue

10.00 am Year 10

11.05 am Year 12

11.25 am Year 12 Lifers &

Student Leaders

11.45 am Year 1 Gold

12.05 pm Year 7 G

1.00 pm Family Photos

(Secondary students)

Thursday, 17 May 2018 Time Group

8.30 am Family Photos

8.50 am Year 6 Blue

9.05 am Year 4 Blue

9.20 am Kindergarten Blue

9.35 am Pre-primary Blue

9.50 am Pre-primary Gold

10.05 am Year 5 Gold

10.20 am Year 6 Gold

10.35 am Year 2 Blue

11.10 am Year 3 Blue

11.30 am Year 3 Gold

11.50 am Year 5 Blue

12.10 pm Year 9

12.30 pm Year 4 Gold

1.25 pm Year 7 B

1.40 pm Family Photos

From Head of Secondary

Year Twelve students completed their Retreat last week. I trust that students enjoyed their

time out from the rigours of their academic course and have made the most of the

challenges and opportunities that were presented to them during this time. No doubt there

will be more information in this newsletter. Thanks to Mrs Bennett, Mrs Tompkin, Ms van

Hulssen, Mr Rutherford and Father Randolf for their involvement in this event.

Over the past two weeks Year Ten students have participated in the P.A.R.T.Y (Prevent

Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) programme this week at the Albany Health

campus. The programme is an important component of the students’ Health education

Programme as it addresses the ever increasing need to reduce death and injury in alcohol,

drug and risk–related crashes and incidents. No doubt some of our students had their “eyes

opened”. Thanks to Mr O’Donnell and Ms van Hulssen for organising this opportunity.

On Thursday, Ms van Hulssen, Mrs Hines, Mrs Loveridge, several of our parents and our

netballers travelled off to Katanning to pit their skills against other schools in the region.

Congratulations to all.

College Photos are not far away. Please ensure you check the schedule (in this newsletter)

to know when your child will have their photograph taken. Parents are reminded that

students must be in their formal College Winter Uniform. Parents are also reminded that

the schedule may be subject to last minute change.

Examinations for students in Year Nine to Twelve are almost upon us. Please see the

schedule for Year Eleven and Twelve in this Newsletter. The Year Nine and Ten schedule will

be published next week.

NAPLAN is at our door step! Students in Years Seven and Nine will participate in this

National Testing programme next week, beginning on Tuesday 15 May with Language

Conventions (Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling etc.) and Writing. Wednesday will see

students tackle Reading and Comprehension and on Thursday students will have the

opportunity to demonstrate their skill in Numeracy both with and without a calculator.

The highlight of this week was no doubt the Youth Rally held in the Gym on Wednesday.

What a fantastic event for our students. I encourage you to speak to your child/ren about

this experience and what they may have learned. No doubt Mr Browning will speak much of

this in his letter to parents in this Newsletter.

The way our bodies thirst for water, so our souls, our spirit thirst for God…

Steve Angrisano (Presenter at our Rally on Wednesday)

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Year 12 Retreat

Youth Rally

Steve Angrisano

Secondary School News

Secondary School News

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Secondary School News

From the Pastoral Care Office

ANZAC DAY

The term has commenced, and we have all hit the ground running. Some students represented St

Joseph's College with pride during the holidays, by marching and attending services on ANZAC Day.

Thank you to all who participated. St Joseph's was well represented with the most amount of

students and staff marching in recent years. The College looked wonderful in full uniform and I

thank students and parents for bringing their children to represent the College on this day.

Thank you especially to Aidan Dallimore and Sophie Lynch, our Head Prefects, who represented the College

and were our wreath layers at the Albany Dawn Service, and Lucas Maffei, Santino Pietropaolo, Cassandra

Swarbrick our leaders from the Junior School who represented our College and lay a wreath of

remembrance for the morning service.

Retreat

Last week the Year Twelves attended their retreat in Walpole at Outward Bound. We don't want to give too much away, as it

will spoil it for all those who attend in future years, but ... everyone discovered they could most certainly achieve more

than thought possible. We survived cyclonic winds paddling up Deep River; learnt we can cook a full roast, including cake for

dessert in a camp fire; and that sometimes you just need to ask for help. I am so proud of our Year Twelves, it was a fabulous

couple of days, which have prepared each for many challenges that will be faced later in life. I would especially like to thank

Mrs Bennett for all her hard work in organising the retreat and Mr Rutherford, Ms van Hulssen and Fr Randolf for coming along

on retreat and helping with all activities. You didn't complain once - thank you!

Leavers Jackets

This week Year Twelve students were presented with their Leavers Jackets. The jackets were fully

designed by the students, and they have been waiting patiently to receive them. Presenting them at

our informal assembly at our Youth Rally on Wednesday seemed the perfect opportunity to present.

Acknowledging their efforts in conquering Retreat and hitting the half way point of their final year of

school seemed fitting.

Jackets can be worn to school each Thursday and Friday in place of the school blazer for the

remainder of the year.

Finally, there are a couple more things you will see from Pastoral Care this term, a Year Eight Team Building Afternoon and

Pancake Breakfast to name a few.

With exams in a couple of weeks, we need to remember to all look after one another, and never be afraid to ask for help.

Mrs Caroline Tompkin - Pastoral Care Coordinator - Year Seven - Twelve

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Community Notices

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