Veritas No 12, 15 September 2017 Dear Parent/Carer, Students & Friends of San Clemente P O Box 405, Havelock Street Mayfield NSW 2304 P: (02) 4014 7300 F: (02) 4960 2782 E: admin@mayfieldsanc.catholic.edu.au W: www.mayfieldsanc.catholic.edu.au A recent Gallup poll idenfied that our young people are becoming less hopeful about their future as they move through the educaon system. It found that only 45 per cent of students could be described as hopeful about their future, coupled with a declining engagement with their school. Considering that hope is a significant predictor of individual wellbeing, I find these stascs quite alarming. Schools have a wonderful opportunity to be communies of both excellence and hope. The Gallup report states that “educators should monitor and more strongly consider the behavioural as- pects of educaon, focusing more heavily on the uniqueness of individual students … Standardised tesng should not be the only metric considered … (we) must concentrate on teaching students how to use their individual strengths to succeed” (hp://educaonmaersmag.com.au/student-hope-declines-gallup- poll/). Pope Francis calls us to be people of hope: “However dark things are, goodness always re-emerges and spreads. Each day in our world beauty is born anew; it rises transformed through the storms of history ”. Unhopeful language inhibits us and can lead to negave emoons. Hope talk requires a type of language that is soluon focussed and looks at opportunies in problems. I recently referred to a Posive Educa- on session I visited based on hope. The many benefits of hope were discussed and students were asked to reflect on their own personal hopes for the future. This was a powerful session for these students. There is nothing more certain in life than that our children will forever appreciate a parent ’s gentle hand that has guided them along and for us to be “a shining light” that is always there for them. The Catholic Catechism tells us that, ”The light of Jesus illumines the eyes of our heart and teaches us to see every- thing in the light of His truth and compassion.” As parents at mes we experience a child of ours geng ‘off track’ in life. It might appear to us that they are simply being in defiance of us, whereas, they might be struggling with self-confidence and a lack of hope about their ability to cope with life as we wish it to be. The challenge for us as parents is to some- how be the shining light on the hill for our children when it comes to living Chrisan values such as truth- fulness and compassion, love and forgiveness, paence and gentleness. In as much as God the Father re- vealed Himself to us through Jesus, so we can reveal Jesus to our children by the words and acons of our lives. Finally, you would have received correspondence last week announcing my permanent appointment as Principal of San Clemente. I would like to say how genuinely privileged I feel to be a part of such a beau- ful school community. My experience at the school has resulted in a genuine love of the diverse commu- nity and its unique culture. I look forward to connuing this privilege and journey with the community as we endeavour to witness our own hopes and vision for San Clemente become a reality. I wish all families a peaceful and resul break. God, our Father, May hope be in our hearts, because Your Spirit dwells there; May we be living expressions of Your kindness and compassion; May our children see us, see other people, the way Jesus did. Amen Sco Donohoe, Principal
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Veritas No 12, 15 September 2017 Dear Parent/Carer, Students & Friends of San Clemente
P O Box 405, Havelock Street Mayfield NSW 2304 P: (02) 4014 7300 F: (02) 4960 2782 E: [email protected] W: www.mayfieldsanc.catholic.edu.au
A recent Gallup poll identified that our young people are becoming less hopeful about their future as they move through the education system. It found that only 45 per cent of students could be described as hopeful about their future, coupled with a declining engagement with their school. Considering that hope is a significant predictor of individual wellbeing, I find these statistics quite alarming. Schools have a wonderful opportunity to be communities of both excellence and hope.
The Gallup report states that “educators should monitor and more strongly consider the behavioural as-pects of education, focusing more heavily on the uniqueness of individual students … Standardised testing should not be the only metric considered … (we) must concentrate on teaching students how to use their individual strengths to succeed” (http://educationmattersmag.com.au/student-hope-declines-gallup-poll/).
Pope Francis calls us to be people of hope: “However dark things are, goodness always re-emerges and spreads. Each day in our world beauty is born anew; it rises transformed through the storms of history”. Unhopeful language inhibits us and can lead to negative emotions. Hope talk requires a type of language that is solution focussed and looks at opportunities in problems. I recently referred to a Positive Educa-tion session I visited based on hope. The many benefits of hope were discussed and students were asked to reflect on their own personal hopes for the future. This was a powerful session for these students.
There is nothing more certain in life than that our children will forever appreciate a parent’s gentle hand that has guided them along and for us to be “a shining light” that is always there for them. The Catholic Catechism tells us that, ”The light of Jesus illumines the eyes of our heart and teaches us to see every-thing in the light of His truth and compassion.”
As parents at times we experience a child of ours getting ‘off track’ in life. It might appear to us that they are simply being in defiance of us, whereas, they might be struggling with self-confidence and a lack of hope about their ability to cope with life as we wish it to be. The challenge for us as parents is to some-how be the shining light on the hill for our children when it comes to living Christian values such as truth-fulness and compassion, love and forgiveness, patience and gentleness. In as much as God the Father re-vealed Himself to us through Jesus, so we can reveal Jesus to our children by the words and actions of our lives.
Finally, you would have received correspondence last week announcing my permanent appointment as Principal of San Clemente. I would like to say how genuinely privileged I feel to be a part of such a beauti-ful school community. My experience at the school has resulted in a genuine love of the diverse commu-nity and its unique culture. I look forward to continuing this privilege and journey with the community as we endeavour to witness our own hopes and vision for San Clemente become a reality.
I wish all families a peaceful and restful break.
God, our Father, May hope be in our hearts, because Your Spirit dwells there; May we be living expressions
of Your kindness and compassion; May our children see us, see other people, the way Jesus did. Amen
Over the past two weeks I have been fortunate enough to accompany Year 9 and 10 students on two overnight trips.
The first trip was the CAPA Immersion Tour. This trip gave the students the opportunity to learn acting skills at the Na-
tional Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), dance skills at the Sydney Dance Academy, see the Archibald Prize at the Art
Gallery of NSW, visit Brett Whiteley’s Studio, who is one of Australia’s most celebrated artists and learn to play the Afri-
can drums by a professional African drummer and his son.
The second trip was the Marine Studies trip to Tangalooma Island Resort. Students snorkelled in one of the most beau-
tiful ship wreck sites on the Australian coast, went on a desert safari where they learnt to sand board, fed wild dol-
phins, participated in kayaking and stand up paddle boarding and went on a glass bottom boat.
The week previous to these trips the Year 9 Physical Activity and Sport Studies group also took students away for a
week. These students went to the Australian Institute of Sport and then Thredbo for a week of ski and snow board les-
sons.
Our students are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to learn in world class facilities and venues by some of
the best in their industry. It is these trips where students have the opportunity to engage in the material they are learn-
ing in the classroom and embed the knowledge further. The students on these trips will not only take away amazing
memories but a greater knowledge through participation. The gains from these trips should not be underestimated,
when our students are given these opportunities they often step up and show great personal growth and maturity.
I would like to congratulate the students on these trips. Their manners, eagerness and overall respect that they dis-
played while away are a credit to the whole San Clemente community. Also, a big thankyou to the staff that give up
their family time to allow these activities to go ahead.
Marc Romano, Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning)
Assistant Principal—Wellbeing
In our most recent PosED session the discussion topic was centred around the Humanity strengths – Love, Kindness
and Social Intelligence. The Year 10 group that I talked to had great understanding and input in the session but I no-
ticed an interesting atmosphere in the room – the boys were very uncomfortable with this topic. It then made me
think of my own two boys who are 6 and 3. My 6 year old is built like a future Wallaby prop, he loves playing soccer,
wrestling and any jokes about bodily functions. Yet, he also is the most emotional person in our household. When he
hugs, he puts his whole heart into it! He is comforting, accepting and forgiving, he is extremely kind, vulnerable and
above all loving. He is the first to think of others, shows real compassion and loyalty. I am sure most boys of this age
are very, very similar. At what point does this change? At what point do our little boys get the message that they need
to be hard and not soft, that they need to be fearless instead of brave, that they need to be tough (and that tough
boys don’t cry)? And even more importantly, how do we stop those messages from hurting our boys — those same
boys who will one day be men raising more little boys?
There is much written and celebrated about “Girl Power” and I am all for this. I have a 9 year old warrior princess at
home as well. No doubt our young women need more confidence and assertiveness, but surely not at the expense of
forgetting that our young men need to learn social and emotional skills with similar vigour.
I hope here at SCM we encouraging our boys to embrace their soft side, celebrate their gentleness and teach them to
take notice and trust their emotions. I hope we can praise them for looking after others, being kind, good friends and
showing empathy. I have no doubt SCM and the wider community would be a better place for it.
Nathan Beckett, Assistant Principal (Wellbeing)
Year 7 News Recently our Year 6 Information Evening was held. Abbey Cashmere, Flynn Hosie, Tate Smiley and Brett Constable spoke at the evening about their time this year at San Clemente. It was wonderful to hear the students speak of their experiences and their presentations were well received by the audience. At this week’s assembly Mr Donohoe awarded the 4 students Principal’s commendations for their efforts and willingness to speak at the Information Even-ing. The year has flown so quickly and the timid and somewhat anxious group of young people who I welcomed on a very hot day in January are blossoming into adolescents. The far majority of Year 7 are wearing their uniform with pride at all times. Parents please assist the school in ensuring your son or daughter is wearing the correct uniform for school. If parents are experiencing any “battles” please do not hesitate to contact me for any assistance. I also mentioned at our recent assembly that having a mobile phone is a privilege in high school, and in having that privilege comes re-sponsibility. Phones are not to be used in class and are to be kept in school bags on silent during class time. Teenagers and sleep – here are some tips to promote sleep with your teenager:
Promote the benefits of good sleep Emphasise to your teenager the importance of sleep. It has proven advantages for memory and performance. A minimum of eight to nine hours’ good sleep on school nights is recommended for teens. Exercise for better sleep It's official – regular exercise helps you sleep more soundly, as well as improving your general health. Teenag-ers should be aiming for at least 60 minutes every day, including activities such as fast walking and running. Cut out the caffeine to beat insomnia Suggest that your teenager drinks less caffeine (contained in drinks such as cola, tea and coffee). Too much caffeine stops them falling asleep and prevents deep sleep. Don't binge before bedtime Let teenagers know that eating too much or too little close to bedtime may prevent sleep, due to an overfull or empty stomach. This can be a cause of discomfort throughout the night Bedtime routines are a great sleep aid Encourage your teenager to have a bedtime routine. Doing the same things in the same order an hour or two be-fore slumber time can help them drift off to sleep. Use these bedtime routine tips that are guaranteed to send your teenager to sleep. Is the bedroom sleep-friendly? Ensure they have a good sleeping environment – ideally a room that is dark, cool, quiet, safe and comfortable. It might be worth investing in thicker curtains or a blackout blind to help insulate against the light of summer-time early mornings (and late evenings). Limit screens in the bedroom If possible, don't have a mobile, tablet, TV or computer in the bedroom, as the light from the screen interferes with sleep. A music system is preferable. Get a comfy bed Ensure teens have a comfortable bed or mattress. If it's time to get a new one, encourage them to choose it.
Kate Tolfree, Year 7 Student Coordinator, Wellbeing
Year 9 News
“From what I can gather, there are very few things that you can confidently to excess without paying a heavy price for it. The few that spring to mind are spending time with your family, being healthy and learning”.
As we approach the middle of September and “Footy Finals” time, I was reminded of an article written by former AFL star Chris Judd, who composed a letter to his teenage self. His advice was succinct and relevant, aligning itself with many of the messages communicated directly through our Wellbeing program, PosED@SCM and indirectly in all we promote and do as a Catholic community. In addition to the above, the following excerpts resonated with me:
“Being different or common are neither good nor bad character traits: being authentic is what matters”.
“Doing things that you're passionate about while spending time with people who you like, find interesting and trust, and who treat you how you want to be treated, is the best way to go”.
In short, and using San Clemente’s Positive Education vernacular: connecting, being active, lifelong learning and working with your strengths are vital in improving wellbeing and living a fulfilling life. In recent weeks, many Year 9 students had the opportunity to put this into practice outside the school environment. The Ski Trip, CAPA Immer-sion and the Marine Studies Camp at Tangalooma provided experiences for students where they challenged them-
A smart man (Mr Tony Kelly) continually used to emphasise to me that the key to teaching was, Relationships, Relation-ships and Relationships. San Clemente is a school that prides itself on creating positive relationships with its students. The Year 8 mentor team through their care, sensitivity and high expectations continue to guide Year 8 in a positive di-rection. In my role as a student coordinator I notice that a positive and happy student is the student who has strong re-lationships with their peers, family and teachers. Teenagers do however, at times face challenges with relationships both inside and outside of school. I would like to advertise the following event to the parent/carers of Year 8 students. Relationships Australia NSW and Headspace Newcastle are jointly holding two FREE seminars titled, “Surviving Adoles-cence”. These seminars aim to support parents/carers to assist their teenagers in meeting the challenges of the adoles-cent years. Parents can attend one or both seminars. The venue is Headspace Newcastle, 582 Hunter Street Newcastle. There is no cost involved but bookings are essential. Phone 49 294201
Seminar One will be held on Thursday 12th of October, 5-7.30pm. It will be focusing on helpful communication skills for parents, negotiating changes of change and a parents’ role in supporting adolescents.
Seminar Two will be held on Thursday 19th of October, 5-7.30pm. It will be focusing on ways to minimise family conflict, fair fighting strategies and navigating agreements.
On Tuesday at the Year 8 year meeting I played a YouTube clip titled- Change the World by Making your Bed; By Admiral William McRaven. It started by stating if you want to change the world, start off each day by making your bed. If you make it every morning you have accomplished the first task of the day. Then you go on to complete more tasks through-out the day. It emphasised that if you can’t do the little things in life, then you won’t be able to tackle the big challeng-es. Other messages in the speech focused on respecting everyone and overcoming challenges that life throws at you. It emphasised that you will fail many times in life, but you never give up. I have set the challenge for all Year 8 students to start making their bed each morning. Parents/carers please support me and remind your child of Mr Doyle’s expecta-tion. Students have to email me when they start to make their bed. I also encourage parents to sit down with their child and watch this speech as the messages apply to us all. The link is below, or simply type the title of the speech into You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OoCaGsz94
Important date for the diary. The Year 8 Camp will take place from Wednesday 18th October – Friday 20th October. Infor-mation about the camp was handed out on Tuesday. Medical and Behaviour forms need to be returned to school by Wednesday 20th September. Year 8 will head to Sydney for their camp and spend two nights camping on Cockatoo Is-land and be involved in a variety of activities around Sydney. If you have any concerns or questions about the camp, please contact me.
A reminder to parents of Year 8, if you have any concerns at all please contact me at school on 4014 7300 or on the fol-lowing email address; [email protected]
Shout Out
To all the girls in Year 8 who wore their stockings throughout the winter months. Thank you for supporting the school’s uniform policy.
A final thought Year 8;
“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply”.
Patrick Doyle, Year 8 Coordinator (Wellbeing)
selves and learned new skills all while stepping out of their comfort zone and connecting with their peers.
Interim Reports are currently being completed by all staff. On Monday, 16 October (Week 2 of Term 4), Parent/ Teacher day will provide an opportunity for you to meet with myself and/or your child’s teachers to discuss their progress to date. I advise all students to attend this day with their parents/carers, ensuring they are an active part of discussions regarding their holistic development.
As the last edition of Veritas for Term 3, I’d like to wish all students and their families a safe and relaxing holiday break. I look forward to working closely with you all again in Term 4.
Shout-outs:
Congratulations to Logan Badger who will captain the U/15 National Indigenous Rugby Union team at the Junior Gold Cup in Queensland in the holidays.
Congratulations to Caitlin Heigle who was presented with the first Gold Award for 2017 at last week’s school assembly.
To all parents/ carers: if you have any concerns or questions about your child’s wellbeing, please don’t hesitate in con-tacting me on 4014 7300 or at [email protected]
Mr. Nicholas Marsh – Year 9 Coordinator (Wellbeing)
Careers Corner Welcome to another Careers Corner for Term 3. Both Years 9 and 10 are continuing to work hard, in and out, of the
classroom.
In the classroom:
Year 9 – students are continuing to work towards their ‘Work Ready’ certificates by completing the associated
program in class. In their final Careers class for the term students will complete the associated WR quiz in order to
consolidate the knowledge learnt over the last 8 weeks.
Year 10 – students are continuing to complete the NESA ‘All My Own Work’ online HSC requirement and the
Go2Workplacement certificate.
Year 10 are also encouraged to start canvasing prospective Work Experience employers in order to secure a place-
ment well in advance of the scheduled week in Term 4.
A friendly reminder about Work Experience in Term 4; It is open to ALL students in Year 10 – start looking for/contacting
prospective employers NOW! ALL students in Year 10 are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to participate in the WE program.
Students who do not find themselves a placement will be required to attend NORMAL CLASSES for the duration of Week
7 in Term 4 – any student failing to do so will be marked absent and this will appear on their end of year report.
Finally – the date for the SFX half day orientation has been changed to WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER in order to allow
students to complete a full week’s worth of Work Experience.
The dates for Work Experience in Term 4 are; Monday 20th November to Friday 24th November (Week 7)
As always, a friendly reminder to ALL STUDENTS in Years 9 and 10 to;
Check daily, Read carefully, and Respond promptly!!!
Mitch Allan – Careers Advisor
YEAR 10 STUDENTS – PLEASE RETURN MACBETH
Your English topic has now finished and all students must return their copy of Macbeth to the Library ASAP. Please be advised that all Library and Book Hire items need to be returned or lost damaged items paid for before you can be issued your gradua-tion ticket next term. It is much better to reconcile your Library record sooner than later.
Kristy Hüber – Library and Book Hire
Mock Trial Update- Elimination Rounds
Two weeks ago the team played the second elimination round against the infamous Merewether High School and the re-
sult was San Clemente 222 points and Merewether 240 points, so unfortunately we did not make the next round. This left
our beloved Mock Trial team shattered. It is safe to say that when we began this adventure we never expected to perform
this well and we are all extremely proud of our efforts.
Last week we were all called to a meeting by Mrs Pruteanu which was strange so we thought. To our great disbelief and
honest utter surprise Mrs Pruteanu announced that we had been given a wildcard entry back into the competition due to
our high scoring rank of 7th in the state after the round robin scores even though we were eliminated. None of us believed
this at first that we were back into the competition but is has now sunk in and we are already back hard at work preparing
for our next round which we are determined to win. I would ask you all to wish us the best of luck except I believe we
have already been blessed. We will be playing St John Paul Catholic College Coffs Harbour before the end of the term.
We would like to thank Mrs Pruteanu for her ongoing support and guidance of the team and always supplying us with
food supplies. Also the ongoing support of ex-students Kate Slowey, Paul Kelly and Holly Jamadar for assistance with the
points of law.
Written by Alarna
Thompson Barris-
ter/Solicitor/
Witness 2017 team
Inquisitive Junior Scientists On Thursday the 7th of September, four Science teachers – Jillian Mathieson, Desley Sharman, Amanda Read and I headed to St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar with four curious students – Isabella Buman, Kasey Cole, Alexander McEwen and Luka Snedden – to participate in a workshop run by Sydney University’s Advancing Science and Engineering through Laboratory Learning (ASELL) Project. The aim of the day was to provide teachers and students with an opportuni-ty to engage with ASELL in creating awareness about inquiry based teaching and learning in high school science laboratories, whilst at the same time contributing to research intended to facilitate the improvement of students’ learning in science classrooms. The students enjoyed the experience im-mensely trying their hands at a number of inquiring and fun activities with students from other high schools in the region and the teachers gained in-sight into preparing open ended challenges for students. Julia Nolan Science Teacher
English News
Debating: Our 7 – 9 Students took part in diocesan debating
this term. All three teams made it into the second round, and
although disappointed to miss out on competing in the finals,
students spoke with great conviction. Teachers who accompa-
nied the students to the various competitions were proud of
their efforts.
Literacy in English: Our Year 7 and 8 students participate in
various literacy lessons once a fortnight, including intensive
reading programs in the school’s library. This term Year 7 and
8 students have also been practising NAPLAN style activities in
Language Conventions. Year 7 have just completed a unit on
Narrative writing and Year 8 have completed work on Persua-
sions and are now working on Narratives. Year 9 and 10 stu-
dents have been composing both essays and creative pieces.
They have been looking at various language conventions, in-
cluding the importance of powerful verbs, extending their vo-
cabulary and experimenting with different sentence types as
they build structured paragraphs. In the next week, our
Teacher/Librarian Ms Jan Harte will be advising students on
how to set up their ebook app. This will allow all of our stu-
dents to continue reading from their devices, which is a bo-
nus, especially for our Year 10 students who do not borrow
from the school library in Term 4.
Units and Assessments: Our Term 3 assessments are complete
and teachers are pleased with the progress most of our stu-
dents have made this term. As we move into our final units for
the year, students are encouraged to keep up with their stud-
ies in English. This includes recording homework in diaries (all
students have homework in English), revising content covered
in class, practising skills taught in class, completing and/or
preparing for assessments and reading every night.
Office Hours Mon – Thu 8.00 am – 3.00 pm, Fri-day 8.00 am – 2.30 pm
Fees: Term 3 fees are now overdue.
Voluntary Pastoral Contributions:
Forms have been emailed home regarding payment of this contribution. They have also been included in pre-vious newsletters. If you have not yet done so, can you please complete this form and return to school as soon as possible.
Outstanding school Fees:
Thank you to all families that continue to support the school and have paid their school fees.
For any families experiencing financial difficulties, re-sulting in the fees being unpaid, please contact the school to arrange an appointment with Mr Donohoe, to discuss this.
QKR is now our pre-ferred method of payment. Details are available on the school website.
NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM 2017
School vaccination clinics continue into terms 3 & 4—San Clemente on Thursday 21 September.
WHAT IF MY CHILD HAS MISSED A VACCINE
If your child has missed any vaccinations they will be offered any missed doses at the next clinic at their school.
WHAT IF MY CHILD HAS NOT RECEIVED ALL HPV VACCINES BEFORE THE END OF 2017?
Any year 7 student with missed doses of HPV vaccine can be caught up in 2018.
ADDITIONALLY:
Any 2017 year 8 student who commenced HPV vaccination while in year 7 and are yet to finish the course of HPV (and who has not received any from their local doctor) can still receive this at the next clinic at their school.
Any year 11 or 12 student who returned a signed consent card for Meningococcal ACWY vaccine and did not receive this in Term 2 (and who has not received it from their local doctor) can still receive this at the next clinic at their school.
Please note:
As of July 2017 any student who has missed school program vaccines or any childhood vaccines can now receive these vaccines from their local doctor. For more information please refer to www.immunise.health.gov.au and click on “National immunisa-tion program – expansion”.
Don’t forget a Record of Vaccination is given to each student for each vaccination. Parents/guardians should ensure that this record is kept for future reference and should not assume that their child has been vaccinated if they do not receive this Record of Vaccination.
Any questions, visit the NSW Ministry of Health website at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/schoolvaccination.aspx
As mentioned in a previous newsletter Ms. Amy Stoddart is leaving the Feldt Centre to take up a position as Learning Support
Coordinator at our newest catholic high school, St Bede’s at Chisholm.
We wish Amy all the best in her new role and we are delighted to welcome Amy’s replacement Ms Geraldine Hook. Geraldine
was the successful teacher from a very strong group of applicants to fulfil the role of Learning Support Teacher (LST) in the Feldt
Centre beginning Monday, 11th September.
Geraldine knows our school well and knows many of the students already so she will have no problem settling in to our wonder-
ful Feldt Centre and the San Clemente community. Welcome Geraldine, it’s great to have you with us.
Kevin Askie. Learning Support Coordinator
Teaching Qualifications:
Bachelor Music/ Bachelor Teaching.
Master of Special Education.
Teaching Experience:
Graduating as a music teacher in 2006, I have taught in many different schools within the Mait-
land/Newcastle Diocese. I completed a mini- certificate of Special Needs Education and was em-
ployed as a Music/Learning Support Teacher at St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen. During my time
in this role, I was able to complete my Master of Special Education. I come to San Clemente from
St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton where I am currently employed as a Learning Support Teach-
er, a place where many of our San Clemente students will transition into stage 6. This understand-
ing of and relationship with the Mackillop Centre will be helpful to our students with additional
needs transferring to SFX. I look forward to working with the Feldt Centre team in assisting our
students make that smooth transition as well as working with the younger students to reach their
potential.
Family Background:
I grew up in the Upper Hunter
Valley, where my parents and
older sister still live. I now live
in Newcastle and love the
Hope and Dreams in coming
to San Clemente:
Having been a part of the San
Clemente team in the past as
a music teacher, I am very
excited to be coming back to
this amazing community.
I look forward to building pos-
itive relationships with stu-
dents, parents and staff to
ensure that I can best support
and advocate for any student
Personal Interests/Passions:
I am a keen member of the Yoga Community in Newcastle, practising Yoga and Meditation regular-
ly. I love animals and have a French and an English Bulldog. I love living in Newcastle and enjoy
spending as much time outside as possible.
I am passionate about learning support and how to best support students. I am currently com-
pleting a Bachelor of Psychology with a focus on Social Psychology.
Advice to transitioning Students:
Take your time to get to know new people and learn the new routines. Look after each other and
always feel comfortable to ask questions.
Discover Sailing “The best way to learn is to do
it” Who – Port Hunter 16’ sailing club What – Junior division is offering an introduction to sailing (age 8-18) When – Saturday 16th and 23rd September 2017 (9:00-11:30). Where – Stockton foreshore, Port Hunter club house. Why – Why not? You may discover the joys of sailing. -Who can I contact for further questions? Our website at www.porthunter.skiffclub.net or you can contact Ste-ve Suters at 0423 726 801 or Rebecca Plumsted at 0420 856 772.
-I have not sailed before. Experienced sailing instructors will be on hand for the week-ends. -I can’t afford to rent/buy my own boat. All boats will be supplied by the club. -What type of boats will be used? Our junior fleet sails Flying Ants, however other boats will be available on these days. -Will I get wet? Yes, all kids should be comfortable with falling into the water. -Do I need to register? On the day, a waver form will be required to be filled out.
