Newsletter No. 4 23rd February 2017 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: MR. PETER GUTTERIDGE Inside this issue: Principal’s Report Canteen Roster TA Report Schedule Sports News Study Slam Roster Dr Delaney Awards Library News Careers News Excelling in Life, Led by Faith. Dear Parents, Next Wednesday we will mark the beginning of Lent with a whole school assembly celebrating the Ash Wednesday liturgy, organised by our Faith and Mission Coordinator, Les Butler. This is the preparation period for the most important celebration in the Church calendar. In the Early Church, Christians did not observe Lent because their focus was on remembering Easter, the time of Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection. But by the year 600 CE, Christians kept the 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays) for what was called the Initiation of the Elect, that is, the preparation for Baptism of people who wanted to become Christians. It was also a time when people who had fallen back into serious sin after their Baptism could work at getting back on track, so that they could renew their baptismal vows at Easter. It was like a second baptism. The whole community supported those wishing to become Christians and those who wanted to return to the community. It was a time of prayer, fasting and repentance, so that at Easter when they remembered Jesus starting a new life after death, everyone could celebrate a new life in Him. BLESSING AND COMMISSIONING OF STAFF Last Sunday, the staff of St Brigid’s College, Ss Michael and John’s Primary and Our Lady Help of Christian’s Primary schools attended Mass to celebrate, with Parish members, the commencement of the school year and to be blessed and commissioned by Fr. Peter in our roles as educators. We affirmed to the Parish and to each other our roles through the following prayer: As Staff in our School communities we serve, we are called to work together, to create learning environments, to actively support the wellbeing of students and fellow staff, and to teach and to live Catholic education for all in our schools. It requires that we use our personal gifts and collective resources responsibly and generously, as we grow as Jesus’ disciples, and help our children to know His Good News, and live his Gospel. We commit ourselves to furthering the educational and pastoral work of the Parish as part of the evangelizing mission of the Church. We pledge ourselves to partnership of the school, the homes of the students, and the Parish, and to work to implement “Awakenings”, the Religious Education Curriculum of our Diocese. Amen. We, as the staff of St. Brigid’s, look forward to 2017 as we join in partnership with parents to educate your children for their futures.
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Newsletter No. 4 23rd February 2017
FROM THE PRINCIPAL: MR. PETER GUTTERIDGE
Inside this issue: Principal’s Report Canteen Roster TA Report Schedule Sports News Study Slam Roster Dr Delaney Awards Library News Careers News
Excelling in Life, Led by Faith.
Dear Parents,
Next Wednesday we will mark the beginning of Lent with a whole school assembly celebrating the Ash Wednesday liturgy, organised by our Faith and Mission Coordinator, Les Butler. This is the preparation period for the most important celebration in the Church calendar.
In the Early Church, Christians did not observe Lent because their focus was on remembering Easter, the time of Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection. But by the year 600 CE, Christians kept the 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays) for what was called the Initiation of the Elect, that is, the preparation for Baptism of people who wanted to become Christians. It was also a time when people who had fallen back into serious sin after their Baptism could work at getting back on track, so that they could renew their baptismal vows at Easter. It was like a second baptism. The whole community supported those wishing to become Christians and those who wanted to return to the community. It was a time of prayer, fasting and repentance, so that at Easter when they remembered Jesus starting a new life after death, everyone could celebrate a new life in Him.
BLESSING AND COMMISSIONING OF STAFF Last Sunday, the staff of St Brigid’s College, Ss Michael and John’s Primary and Our Lady Help of Christian’s Primary schools attended Mass to celebrate, with Parish members, the commencement of the school year and to be blessed and commissioned by Fr. Peter in our roles as educators. We affirmed to the Parish and to each other our roles through the following prayer:
As Staff in our School communities we serve, we are called to work together, to create learning environments, to actively support the wellbeing of students and fellow staff, and to teach and to live Catholic education for all in our schools.
It requires that we use our personal gifts and collective resources responsibly and generously, as we grow as Jesus’ disciples, and help our children to know His Good News, and live his Gospel.
We commit ourselves to furthering the educational and pastoral work of the Parish as part of the evangelizing mission of the Church.
We pledge ourselves to partnership of the school, the homes of the students, and the Parish, and to work to implement “Awakenings”, the Religious Education Curriculum of our Diocese. Amen.
We, as the staff of St. Brigid’s, look forward to 2017 as we join in partnership with parents to educate your children for their futures.
SWIMMING SPORTS
A very warm day, lovely breeze, a cacophony of deafening and annihilated songs, a plethora of yellow, red, blue and green, an abundance of enthusiasm, innovative costumes and a substantial quantity of organisation and you have all the required ingredients for our St Brigid’s College Swimming Carnival held on Tuesday. Kildare was announced the winner, Tara, second, Clontarf, third whilst Melleray finished fourth. Congratulations to all students who ensured that the day was a resounding success with high levels of participation in most events.
The organisation of the day by Tamika Burdett and Cameron Pickering was excellent. I would like to extend my thanks to all staff who assisted on the day, to the parents who cheered on their children and to the Student House leaders, whose thorough preparation ensured the day’s success. Congratulations to the following students who have been named Age Champions for the respective age levels.
12-13 Years Girl – Eloise Wills 12-13 Years Boy – Deacon Briggs 14 Years Girl – Vanrika Heldt 14 Years Boy – Joshua Dunn 15 Years Girl - Jaclyn Clode 15 Years Boy – Jonah Connelly 16 Years Girl - Hannah Bone 16 Years Boy – Darcy Hogan 17 Years Girl - Tayla Nagorcka 17 Years Boy - Matthew Ough 18 - 20 Years Girl – Skye Davis 18 - 20 Years Boy - Ethan Jolley
OUR STUDENT LEADERS 2017
Captains: Claire Burke and Ethan Jolley
Vice Captains: Rani Hogan and Dalton Clough
Student Leaders: Kathryn Op de Coul, Imogen Chesterfield, Madeleine Trudel and Matthew Maroske
SRC: Coco Ledgar, Kyra Clarke, Matthew Ough, Tayla Nagorcka, Chloe McKinnon, Millie Friend and Jonothan Carroll.
House Captains and Vice-Captains:
Clontarf Melleray Kildare Tara
Captains: Captains: Captains: Captains: Maggie Winfield Aily McAuliffe Esther Craig Kathryn Op de Coul Sam Bigham Zac Smith Mitchell Burke Dalton Clough Vice Captains: Vice Captains: Vice Captains: Vice Captains: Grace Kennedy Tara Jasper Mackenzie Connelly Rani Hogan Lachlan Freijah Axel Fischer Matthew Maroske Trent McGough
St Brigid’s College is now on Facebook. Don’t forget to “Like” our page and
keep up with the activities of our school. See us at: www.facebook.com/
On a perfect night for a “get-together”, our Year 7 BBQ was a resounding success. To Cathy van Dyk who organised this “Welcome” BBQ for our new Year 7 parents and families, and to the staff who assisted Cathy, congratulations on a job well done. It was a wonderful occasion, clearly demonstrated by the outstanding number of Year 7 families present.
Yours in the community of St Brigid’s College
Peter Gutteridge
Principal
Italian students AND Japanese students at St Brigid's!!!!
A trickle of responses is coming in from families and students interested in hosting one of our Japanese sister-school students for three weeks in term 3.
St Brigid's has been approached by an international student exchange organisation to host one or possibly more students from Italy for a period of two months - considerably longer than the three weeks that we will have the group of fifteen Japanese students with us - in June and July this year. Details are, as yet, scanty, so we don't know if it will be a boy or girl, but we need to have a firm offer of host family support before we can definitely offer a place to any Italian student(s) who apply for this opportunity.
With interest in the study of Italian surging at St B's, along with the strong commitment to the study of Japanese that has developed since it was introduced to the College in 2014, this is a fantastic opportunity for us to make both languages a vital and authentic experience for all of our students. Please consider whether you might be able to offer your home and family as a base for a student from Italy - or a student from Japan. Without support from the parents and families within the school, we are unable to make possible what is a life-changing experience for the student who comes to us, the family with whom he or she will stay, and, often, for the students at school who become friends and school-buddies for the international student(s).
Please consider becoming involved and contact Jeni Allen at the College really soon: we need to be able to respond in time for our school to have a real chance to increase the international presence at St B's and broaden the overall experience and interest of our general student body in international awarenesses that enhance and enrich our general understanding of the world.
Please ask your son or daughter to pick up an Expression of Interest form from Jeni Allen or from the Front Office, Or email Jeni Allen directly at the College.
SPORTS NEWS
NATIMUK UNITED FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB
Invites all Junior Football and Netball players to training at the following times:
Netball: 13/U, 15/U & 17/U Thursdays at 4:30pm
Contact: Katrina Fraser 0429 407 003
Football: U/14’s & U/17’s Thursdays at 5:00pm
Contact: Andrew Price 0447 345 085
All new and existing players most welcome to come and join our family friendly club. We’d love to see all your new faces.
All House Swimming winners yesterday will progress to Black Ranges Swimming next Thursday in Warracknabeal (2nd March) and top 4 place getters in freestyle events will also progress into relay teams. There is a meeting Friday lunchtime in the stadium to
discuss and finalise the team to defend St Brigid's title as reigning Black Ranges Swimming Champions.
What a great day for The St Brigid’s College community! Swimming Sports was a huge success!
Date 9.00am —11.00am 11.30am—1.30pm
Mon 27th Feb Lisa Tickner Danielle Luciani
Tue 28th Feb Simone O’Brien Melissa Goldsmith
Wed 1st Mar Jenny Gaulke Michelle O’Connell
Thu 2nd Mar Julie Coutts Sheena Kirby
Fri 3rd Mar Stacey Ballinger Tupe Ioelu
Mon 6th Mar Michelle Morris Kelly McRae
Tue 7th Mar Zeina Jordan Zeina Jordan
Wed 8th Mar Deidre Harrington Michelle Kinsman
Thu 9th Mar Sue Miller Cathie Robertson
Fri 10th Mar Erin Connelly Emma Russell
Week/Date TA Reports released
Week 4 Feb 24th Yr 11
Week 5 Mar 3rd Yr 12
Week 6 Mar 10th Yr 10
Week 7 Mar 17th Yr 9
Week 8 Mar 24th Yr 8
Week 9 Mar 31st Yr 7
LIBRARY NEWS
STUDY SLAM ROSTER 27/02: Ms Cramer, Mr Dalgleish 28/02: Ms Gash 01/03: Ms C McGennisken 02/03: Mr Taylor, Mr H McDonald
HOMEWORK HELP?
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PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEEKLY CAREERS NEWSLETTER . This weeks topics are:
CAREERS NEWS
If you would like to read more please click on the following link: http://www.stbc.vic.edu.au/news-and
-events/5/news
CANTEEN ROSTER
TA REPORT SCHEDULE
My disease is as rare as it is famous.
Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t
leave my house, have not left my house in
seventeen years. The only people I ever see
are my mom and my nurse, Carla.
But then one day, a moving truck arrives
next door. I look out my window, and I see
him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—
black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and
a black knit cap that covers his hair
completely. He catches me looking and
stares at me. I stare right back. His name is
Olly. Maybe we can’t predict the future, but
we can predict some things. For example, I
am certainly going to fall in love with Olly.
It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.
Focus on early information sessions for TAFE and university
Do you have to sit the Undergraduate Medical Admissions Test (UMAT)?
Join the Engineers Australia Facebook page
Take the RMIT engineering quiz to find out what branch of engineering you would be suited to
Casual employment websites
Victoria University Police Internship
Short courses in arts at RMIT
Lattitude Global Volunteering applications are now open for Year 12 students
What is studying science at Monash University like?
Australian Defence Force Gap Year program - opening soon
Careers in the Defence Force
Careers in the automotive industry
Work in Spain for a year!
Have you considered studying data science at university?
Science news from RiAUS
Headmasters - courses in beauty, fashion, hairdressing and make-up
Immerse yourself in medicine at Monash through virtual reality
Upcoming events
For Yr 7 and new students—only the Transition Reports are available on PAM until the due dates. (Listed above)
Fri 24th Feb Opening Mass 9.30am.
Mon 27th Feb—Tue 28th Feb
Yr 9 Outdoor Ed Induction
Tue 28th Feb Yr 10 Mass 11.30am
Wed 1st Mar Ash Wednesday Liturgy 12.20pm
Thu 2nd Mar Swimming—Black Ranges
Fri 3rd Mar ASSEMBLY TIMETABLE
Tue 7th Mar—Wed 8th Mar
Yr 9 Outdoor Ed Induction
Wed 8th Mar Sen/Int Tennis—Greater Western
Yr 9 Mass 11.30am
Thu 9th Mar Yr 8 Mass 2.10pm
Mon 13th Mar Public Holiday—school closed
Fri 24th Mar Greater Western Swimming Carnival
Fri 31st Mar Last day of Term 1
Year 11/12 Mackenzie Connelly—for her initiative and leadership in
Homeroom.
Year 9/10 Tom Heard—for his empathy and consideration towards
others.
Year 7/8 Ben Hopper—for his enthusiasm towards his
school life.
Congratulations!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS DR DANIEL DELANEY AWARDS
Just a reminder that you are required to bring a container to Foods if you are doing it this Semester. Yr 8’s cook on a Monday and Yr 7’s on a Wednesday.
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