NEWSLETTER€¦ · T 02 9548 4000 • • E [email protected] NEWSLETTER 6 DECEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 43 NO. 39 TERM 4 - WEEK 8 - 2019 From the Principal | Mr Damien Carlton

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NEWSLETTER6 DECEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 43 NO. 39 TERM 4 - WEEK 8 - 2019

From the Principal | Mr Damien Carlton

Year 10 Activity Week and Work Experience: Over the last two weeks Year 10 were involved in a variety of work placements, community service and personal skill development activities. Students undertook various activities at a multitude of work places in and around the city and the shire. It was highly successful and I thank Mrs Sullivan and Mrs Cutcliffe (Careers Coordinators) for the inspiration and organisation of the week. Additionally, this week students were involved in a lot of activity options. On offer were First Aid, Robotics, Yoga, Makeup application, Lawn Bowls, Engadine Pool, Oak Park Swim, Multi-sports, Bosco Primary School visit, Barn Dancing, Mock Interviews, Fitness and Social Decorations to name a few. Students also visited the Palms Nursing Home at Kirrawee, and entertained the elderly at St Vincent's Care Services with Christmas Carols. In all, a very full and active week with plenty of useful experiences. Much gratitude and thanks go to the Year 10 Coordinator, Mr Ben Tickle, for his organisation and design of the week and great thanks are extended to all the staff who led activities or supported the students. Great stuff! Well done to all.

St Vincent de Paul Christmas & Catholic Care Appeal: A reminder that each year the students / families of the College are asked to support the outstanding community work of our local parish St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Care. There are many families in our local area who are struggling to make the basic ends meet. Often they are not very apparent but they are there. This year we are again personalising the donations to support specific Engadine families. The Christmas Hamper Appeal supported by the College each year goes a long way to meeting immediate needs of families at this time of the year. So I hope all get behind the appeal. Last chance to fill the hampers and cash donations is on Wednesday 11 December! Please refer to page 5 of this Newsletter for more information.

Reminder to Parents: Would all families please urgently return the Verification form for 2020 (cream coloured) to the College Office. Whether you have changed details or not, all forms must be returned. Additionally, I again remind some families who have not settled their school fee accounts for 2019. I ask that if you have not done this would you please attend to it well before the end of this term. Any issues or queries surrounding fees should be directed to the College Business Manager, Mr Vince McDonall.

The Spirit of AdventAdvent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing. There is a yearning for deliverance from the evils of the world, first expressed by Israelite slaves in Egypt as they cried out from their bitter oppression. It is that hope, however faint at times, and that God, however distant He sometimes seems, which brings to the world the anticipation of a King who will rule with truth and justice and righteousness over His people and in His creation. It is that hope that once anticipated, and now anticipates anew, the reign of an Anointed One, a Messiah, who will bring peace and justice and righteousness to the world.

2 TERM 4 - WEEK 8 GAUDIUM ET SPES | JOY & HOPE | A school that prepares for life

2019WEEK 9

Sunday 8 December - Tuesday 10 December

Australian Catholic Youth Forum

Monday 9 DecemberAwards Evening

Tuesday 10 DecemberYear 10 Picnic Day

Wednesday 11 DecemberYear 10 Mass 11amYear 10 Social 6pm

(Last day for Year 10)

Thursday 12 DecemberYear 7 Drama Day

Friday 13 DecemberChristmas Liturgy

WEEK 10

Monday 16 DecemberYears 7, 8, 9 & 11 Picnic Day

(Last day for Years 7, 8, 9 & 11)

Tuesday 17 DecemberParent/Student/Teacher Interviews 9am -12.30pm

& HSC Results Released

Wednesday 18 December & Thursday 19 December

Staff Planning Days for 2020

2020Thursday 30 January

Years 7, 11 & 12 Students Return

SUMMER UNIFORM

Friday 31 JanuaryYears 8, 9 & 10

Students ReturnSUMMER UNIFORM

Assistant Principal | Mr Peter Halpin

Events for Week 9 and 10

Awards Night is on Monday 9 December at 7.00 pm in the College Hall. Mr

Kevin Kennedy has notified students who are receiving awards and they

should now have their letter. It is important that students arrive by 6.30pm

so that they can be seated in presentation order. Students must be correctly

attired in their full College winter uniform, including their blazer. There will

be some parking available inside the College grounds via the entrance on

the corner of Banksia Ave and Bullecourt Ave, which will be open from

6.15pm.

Year 10 will commence their final week with ‘All My Own Work’ on Monday

9 December, followed by their Picnic day on Tuesday 10 December. The last

day for Year 10 students is Wednesday 11 December. They will need to arrive

at the College at 11.00am for their Christmas Mass, after which they will be

dismissed; returning at 6.00pm for their social in the College Hall.

For students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 11, normal classes will operate for most

of the week, except for Friday 13 December, and for Year 7 on Thursday

12 December, when their Drama performances will take place. On Friday

13 December, normal classes will be held during periods 1 and 2, followed

by our College Christmas Liturgy during periods 3 and 4. Following the

Christmas Liturgy, Year 11 will be dismissed at 12.30 pm. Years 7, 8 and 9 will

have lunch and then a pastoral class before being dismissed at 2.30 pm.

On Monday 16 December, Picnic Days will be held at the following venues:

Year 7 (Oak Park), Year 8 (Shelley Beach), Year 9 (Bulli) and Year 11

(Austinmer).

Parent Teacher Student Interviews are being conducted on Tuesday 17

December in the College Hall from 9.00 am until 12.30 pm. Information

regarding the booking of interview times will be sent to families next week.

YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR CHOICES

WELLBEING @ BOSCO

Principal's Awards

YEAR 7Luke AlbrechtFreya AllisonRori BrooksEdward CalvertEllie CampbellTayla ClarkJack CooteThomas CoppockAlyssa CordyLiam DevlinSimone DhondyJake DoverRiley EdwardsKoby EnrightIndiana FieldSophie FrenchElla GairRiley GentleHeleena GiorgianniFletcher GodwinLiliana GreenFelicity GuthrieJayden HeinzMolly HowardLauren HugoSahara IngramLuke JenkinsJames KearneyCharlotte KennedyLarissa KingCooper KnowlesEmily L’EstrangeBenjamin Lenarduzzi

Congratulations to you all!

YEAR 8 Lara AldredKate ArgallLiam BlairTayla CampbellBrooke DonovanRyan EllsmoreAnwen PerryJack BerginAshleigh GoughJessica DopsonLyla SmartJaime BeaufilsSarah McCullough

Kara LindsayAlexi MerciecaReese MunnMaya GallagherEmily DerrigJack BryantNoah FletcherBailey Robinson-ArmstrongWill CasselKyra PerrettTalia HookerHannah FletcherSebastian Gibbs

YEAR 10 Charlotte SmithCaitlin EllsmoreJayden Helm x 2Ella KingTianna MasseyIsaac PietrzakMolly SammutXavier TuffyLachlan WeekesChole Ziegenfusz

YEAR 11 Riley MansfieldSophie FitzgeraldTina GrecoKyla HodderAnabella MarinoAbbey HarmstonSamantha SwatMia ArosJessica HollowRhiannon PerrettKatie WalshJack TippingJoshua DoyleTroy SchulzPatrick CartwrightKeely ClaytonSean MaunderTaylah EvansKiara Le GrasIsabella MaddisonEmily WatsonKatelyn MoffittJames GairMiri MaroneyPiper LandersChloe Rigoni

Abbey LongJamie LyonsTeigan MabonKate MacfarlandEmma MaddisonCassandra MaguireJames MiddletonLuke OsiowyNell PayneJames PlatteelLara PoolGeorgia RitchieBianca RobertsKyanne Robinson-ArmstrongClare RyanAbbey StoneRhiannon TurnerSamuel VenessGeorgia VisserJillian WeirThomas WelchTristan WilsonGabriella AgulloAmanda Budrodeen Lucas GallardRiley HilderHarley HollandJames MiddletonJade MeierLily WarnesJoshua SheaJesse Taylor



Curriculum Coordinator | Mrs Belinda Westwood

YEAR 12 -

YEAR 11 Advanced English, Drama, Maths Standard 1, Maths Standard 2, Community & Family Studies, SoR 2U, Maths Extension 1

YEAR 10 All My Own Work

YEAR 9 -

YEAR 8 -

YEAR 7 -

ASSESSMENT DATES FOR TERM 4

WEEK 9, 9 DECEMBER - 13 DECEMBER

The following assessments are due in the upcoming week:

Artist Workshop | Miss Allyse Miskle

On Wednesday 2 December Year 11 Visual Arts students along with some Year 10 elective students were invited to participate in a workshop run by talented local artist Kirsty Godwin. The full day workshop gave students an insight into the world of a practising artist and gain an understanding of Australian Art culture. Students developed their skills and knowledge and for Year 11 students it was a valuable experience that will assist them in developing their HSC Body of Work.

Over the course of the day students created a still life acrylic painting that focused on developing their painting techniques whilst incorporating personal style. After explaining her method, Kirsty directed students in how best to lay a foundation for a successful artwork by sketching and then blocking in objects with a base colour. All students took to the task eagerly and produced wonderful artworks that demonstrated their gained knowledge and skills.

Thank you to all of those who took part in the workshop; your enthusiasm was infectious and created such a positive and creative atmosphere.


St John Bosco College 2019 Christmas Hamper Appeal

We have two options for pastoral classes:

One of these is collecting items to suit a given family profile. These are specific to the Engadine area and allow for a very personal experience, with a focus on Social Justice as one of the core elements of our Christian faith. We would like to thank all of the Pastoral classes that are taking up this opportunity, as the family profiles show how all of our efforts of giving have real impact.

The second option is our Catholic Care initiative. This option is for those classes who are excellent at raising money and want some ideas about how that money is helping people in need. For example, $150 buys a fresh hamper filled with wholesome goodies plus counselling care and support for a family in distress. In your classes, you will have a box and we encourage you to bring in as much

money as you can to help those struggling around this time of the year. With this money, classes can then decide which package, or multiple packages, you would like to choose based on the amount you have raised. For example, a class with $100 may wish to choose 2 of the $50 hampers or 4 of the $25 hampers. This option then gets sent to Catholic Care via your class’s specific envelope.

This year our Social Justice Leaders, Sophie Fitzgerald and Sean Maunder, will be participating in the organisation and packing of these Hampers at Harris Farm.

So we encourage you to get behind this Christmas hamper appeal and be generous in your giving. Also remember that the time of Christmas is about much more than presents.

This year the College will again be supporting the St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Care in their annual Christmas Hamper Appeal

Give a fresh food hamper to Sydney families in need this Christmas

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TAS - Industrial Technology | Mr Steven Katalinic


YEAR 10This year in our Year 10 Industrial Technology – Timber Products Course, the classes have been designing and building bedside tables. They have used a range of hand and machine tools including the mortising machine to cut their joints and construct their frames. The students used dovetail, housing, mortise and tenon, biscuit and domino joints in the construction of the bedside table. They were able to design their own legs, tops and drawer fronts. The students used different timbers in the design of their table tops. These are some of the fantastic bedside tables. Well done Year 10!

YEAR 9This semester in Year 9 Industrial Technology – Timber Products, the students have been creating tea light stands. They have used hand and machine tools including the laser cutter to cut their designs. The students tapered the legs and joined them to the stand with housing joints. These are some of the fantastic tea light stands.

Additionally, the classes have been learning lathe turning. They turned some fantastic paper towel holders. These will make a wonderful Christmas present. Well done Year 9!


Year 10 Activity Week

Literacy and Numeracy | Mrs Peta Batty

WHERE WORDS COME FROMEtymology is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

Words in the English language have a variety of origins. Some examples include:

• feminine comes from the Latin femina (woman)

• rosella comes from the early farming area Rosehill in New South Wales

• alarm comes from old French and Italian all’arme (to arms)

• kindergarten comes from the German kinder (children) and garten (garden).

Etymology is useful because understanding where words come from can help you to understand unfamiliar words and to spell difficult ones.

(adapted from: English Skills Builder, Mary Manning, et al, Sydney, Oxford Press, 2013)


WEEKLY MATHS CHALLENGE

MistakesAllowThinking to Happen

Congratulations to the winners of this week's Maths Challenge.

The following students have won a canteen voucher:

Charlize Roberts (Savio 5)Clayton Forrest (MacKillop 4)

Caitlin Sinclair (Savio 4)

Make sure your entry is in for next week's major draw.

Two movie gift cards are up for grabs!

ANSWER:

87 (turn the diagram upside down)

Religion - 7 Banksia

On Tuesday of week 8, our class 7 Banksia celebrated at a mass in the Chapel lead by Fr Peter. The mass included topics we had learnt in RE, a key focus on holiness and we also celebrated the patron saint of missionaries Saint Francis Xavier. I believe it was a truly magnificent and spiritual event. From the words of all of 7BK the mass had very thoughtful readings and the responses were given with enthusiasm. Everyone worked together as a team to organise the mass with each student having a specific job to do and this was what made it so meaningful to us.

We felt proud that Father Peter spoke so highly about our preparation for the mass and he was able to connect the homily to the posters that some students in the class created which all were related to the topics we learnt about through the year of 2019, such as Ways of Praying, Stewardship, What it means to be Catholic. We hope to be able to do this again in future RE classes.

Written by Abbey Stone


Year 10 Work Experience | Mrs Cathryn Sullivan - Careers VET and Transitions

STUDENT EVALUATIONSWhat Worked well?Everything, I learnt a lot over the week (Dayman O’Brien)

The Staff were very friendly and worked hard to make the job interesting. I had quite a bit of interest in the job which allowed it to run better (Georgia Perritt)

All of the kids I taught got along with me really well as well as the teachers and other members of staff (Anthony Aquilina)

Being able to observe what the different teams at Service NSW do, and being able to have a chat with them about careers (James Butler)

I liked learning about the company and the job and enjoyed it. I liked using the equipment (Luke Morris)

The experience of being in a workplace to see what my future may hold (Luke Overton)

Meeting new people with similar interests to me (Anwen Baker)

Following a nurse around and being able to interact with patients and perform jobs which involve medicine and OBS. (Kaylah Gibson)

The first day of admin work was very boring and time consuming; the hours were very long. (Hayden Knowles)

The whole work experience worked well, from joining the classes and shadowing the personal trainers. (Pim Caffin)

What did not Work well?The storm (Ben Moffat)

I felt tired after each day (Bianca Dumbrell)

The commute to Chullora, Mosman and Ultimo was really long (Daniel Perez)

We worked long hours from 8am-6pm and I was very tired (Abbie Norris)

Getting up early was a bit of a struggle, but I got used to it by the end of the week (Lachlan Weekes)

Not enough time at the place (Xavier Tuffy)

Learning new names everyday as there were new people everyday (Lishae Kains)

Some of the older 4-5 year olds were aggressive, making it hard to interact with the other kids. (Hannah McMahon)

My favourite part of Work Experience was:Touring around the police station (Mitchell Bardsley)

Getting a feel of what a civil engineer does on a day to day basis and the site work was fun (Lachlan Nicoll)

Meeting clients and having discussions about the industry and how normal processes work in this kind of studio (Emily Lomman)

Being able to visit newborns and overviewing the emergency department nurses run around (Ava Rushton)

Glazing the windows and putting together the frames and glass (Joel Wymer)

Anatomy laboratory and museum laboratory (Anwen Baker)

Going to the courts and watching the lawyers do what they do best (Isaac Pietrzak)

Talking to the residents about their lives was very interesting (Jessica Gough)

Designing a multi functional garage and modelling it as well as a visit to the Kirribilli Club to learn how to run a business and entrepreneurial skills (Hayden Knowles)

Experimenting a normal week day (Hannah Ryan)

Travelling to different places (Steve Cook)

Being on the other side of teaching (Fletcher Scully)

Getting to know a primary school from a teacher's perspective (Jessica Lobo)

Listening to the stories of the residents in the nursing homes (Johanna Hopper)

Things I Would do differently would be:Find work experience early (Daniel Shaw)

Ask a lot more questions about different things I could participate in or do (Tahlia Gibson)

Volunteer more, try to be as involved as possible (Audrey Barnes)

Ask to be involved to help in more ways (Lexi Hope)

Advice for students in Year Ten next year:Organise yourself and pick something you're interested in because it is a good experience and is really useful (Kailee Waller)

Be calm don’t stress (Tyson Bingham)

Don’t wait until the last second to organise (Mathew Winders)

Work experience is a fun week (Luke Arendse)

Have early nights. Learn what you’re doing each day to dress appropriately (Seth Coppock)

Find your work experience early to get a good placement (Jessica Gough)

To not be shy and to ask questions you actually want to know, whether it is about the job or not. And to have fun (Abbey Bishop)

Suggestions For Mrs Sullivan and Mrs Cutcliffe to improve the experienceNo suggestions, it was organised very well. I liked how the teachers came to check up on you. (Ella King)

St John Bosco College ‘Second Hand’ Uniform Price List

Summer Uniform Price

Dress (Girls Years 7-10) $10.00

Tie (Girls) $ 2.00

Shorts (Boys Years 7-12) $ 5.00

* Shirts (Boys Years 7-12) $ 5.00

* Skirt (Girls Years 11-12) $10.00

* Shirts (Girls Years 11-12) $10.00

* Worn in both Summer and Winter

Winter Uniform Price

Blazer (Boys & Girls) $80.00

Jumper (Boys & Girls) $15.00

Long Pants (Boys Years 7-12) $10.00

Ties (Boys Years 7-12) $ 5.00

Skirt (Girls Years 7-10) $10.00

Shirt (Girls Years 7-10) $10.00

Scarf (Boys and Girls) $ 2.00

Sports Uniform Price

Shirt $ 5.00

Shorts $ 5.00

Jacket $15.00

Long Pants $10.00

Any donations for the Uniform Shop are accepted at the Front Office.

Blazers are sold on consignment.($70.00 returned to the original owner) We ask please for Blazers to be dry cleaned

before given to the school. If the Blazer is not dry cleaned there will be a return of $60 to the original owner.



SWIMMING CARNIVAL2020

A SAUSAGE SIZZLE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DAY

Sausage Sandwich $3 & Sausage Sandwich with water $5

EVENT SCHEDULE

100m Freestyle Open Final8:45am

CHANT9:00am

50m Freestyle Heats9:10am

CHANT10:00am

Colour Jumble Years 7 & 810:10am

Backstroke Timed Finals10:30am

CHANT11:30am

Colour Jumble Years 9 & 1011:45am

Breaststroke Timed Finals12:00pm

Colour Jumble Years 11 & 1212:40pm

Butterfly Timed Finals1:00pm

Open Medley Timed Finals1:30pm

SENIOR DANCE1:40pm

Freestyle Finals2:00pm

Mixed Relays (Jnr 12/13 yrs, Int 14/15 yrs,

Snr 16/open, Staff)2:30pm

Presentation2:45pm

WHEN | Thursday 13 February, 2020WHERE | Engadine PoolTIME | Roll call on the Anzac Oval is at 8.30am, meeting at the southern end. Entrance fee has already been paid. Those students arriving on the South Coast train will be marked off as they get to the pool.

WHAT TO BRING:• Students are to arrive in their house colours.

• As there is limited shade a hat, sunscreen and water bottle are essential items.

• There will be limited canteen facilities available on the day so students are encouraged to bring lunch and snacks to get them through the day or bring money for a sausage sandwich and/or water.

• Towel to sit on and to dry off.

WHAT NOT TO BRING:• Students are not to dye their hair or bring crepe paper.

• Leave valuables such as iPods and scooters at home. If any of these items are brought to the carnival they will be confiscated and not returned until the end of the term.

• Mobile phones which are brought to the carnival are your own responsibility and must be switched off during the day. Any student seen with their phone on during the carnival will have it confiscated.

• Do not bring much cash as it may go missing.

WHAT TO WEAR• Appropriate clothing and swimwear, hat and sunglasses

• Colour of your house and the theme of the carnival

• Swimming goggles

WET WEATHER• The carnival will go ahead in most weather conditions so if it is

drizzling that morning, be prepared for the carnival to still go ahead. You are going to get wet anyway!

FINISHING TIME• The carnival will finish by 2.30 - 2.45pm, allowing students enough

time to return to school to catch a bus or train.

BOSCO SWIM TEAM• Students who finish in the top two for freestyle and first for the other

strokes will be selected in the Bosco Swim Team to compete at the Southern Sydney Carnival on Wednesday 4 March at Caringbah Pool.

Uniform Shop Canteen Roster

Monday 9 December -

Tuesday 10 December Danielle Laing

Wednesday 11 December Collette Reynolds

Thursday 12 December Sue Edwards

Friday 13 December Marion Flanagan

Monday 16 December Picnic Day

Tuesday 17 December Parent/Student/Teacher

Interviews

Wednesday 18 December Staff Planning Day

for 2020

Thursday 19 December Staff Planning Day

for 2020

Friday 20 December School Holidays

The second-hand Uniform Shop will be open Wednesday afternoon of

Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 3.00 - 3.45pm &

Friday morning of Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 8.30 - 9.30am

THE NEXT OPEN DATES FOR TERM 4 2019 ARE: WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER, 3.00pm - 3.45pm

(please note: cash only for Blazer purchases)

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All donations for the Uniform Shop are kindly accepted at the Front Office

Blazers are sold on consignment ($70.00 returned to the original owner).

We ask please for Blazers to be dry cleaned before given to the school. If the blazer is not dry cleaned there will be a return of

$60 to the original owner.

LOST PROPERTYOur lost property container has a number

of unclaimed items. If you have lost something,

please come in to have a look for it in the College Office. We are open 8am

to 4pm Monday to Friday. Any items left in the container at the end of the year will be

discarded, and garments donated to the Uniform Shop.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION - any student wishing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2020 at SJB Parish, please register via the parish website - www.bosco.org.au between 1 January 2020 and 29 February 2020.

SACRAMENTS IN SJB PARISH, ENGADINE - Anyone wishing to enquire about Sacraments at SJB Parish, or would like to assist with the Sacramental Program, please feel free to contact the Sacramental Coordinator (Kay Macadam) - [email protected]

CLOTHING POOL FOR SACRAMENTS - This year SJB Parish commenced a clothing pool to enable families to borrow clothing suitable for their child to wear at the Sacraments of First Holy Communion, First Reconciliation and Confirmation. If anyone has clothes they wish to donate, please drop them off at the parish. Your generosity is much appreciated.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY - is held at SJB Parish on most Sundays at the 9.30am Mass. Anyone wishing to assist in this ministry, please email the parish office - [email protected]

A message from the Parish

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NEWSLETTER€¦ · T 02 9548 4000 • • E [email protected] NEWSLETTER 6 DECEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 43 NO. 39 TERM 4 - WEEK 8 - 2019 From the Principal | Mr Damien Carlton