SACRED HEART GIRLS’ COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

23 June 2017, No. 325

Prayer for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Lord,

No one is a stranger to you

and no one is ever far from your loving care

In your kindness watch over refugees and asylum seekers,

those separated from their loved ones,

those who are lost,

and those who have been exiled from their homes.

Bring them safely to the place where they long to be,

and help us always to show your kindness

to strangers and those in need.

(Australian Catholic Social Justice Council)

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex

The personal encounter with refugees dispels fears and distorted ideologies and

becomes a factor for growth in humanity.

TERM DATES FOR 2017

TERM 1: TERM 3: Thursday, 2 February – Friday, 31 March Monday, 17 July – Friday, 22 September

TERM 2: TERM 4: Tuesday, 18 April – Friday, 30 June Monday, 9 October – Friday, 8 December

LAST WEEK OF TERM FIRST WEEK TERM 3

Monday, 26 June Peer Support Session 4 Monday, 17 July Staff Professional Learning Day Bridge Building Competition No Classes Tuesday, 27 June Year 10 A Day in the Life of a Tuesday, 18 July Term 3 Commences TAFE student Students Resume Wednesday, 28 June Dante Alighieri Poetry Competition Wednesday, 19 July Football Training 3:30pm-5:00pm Lunchtime Concert Friday, 21 July Dante Alighieri Finals Thursday, 29 June Singing Practice 2:00pm-3:00pm Friday, 30 June Sacred Heart Day House Arts in Kendell Hall Walkathon Term 2 Ends Students Finish 3:00pm

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Some people may have little appreciation of the once popular statues and pictures of the Sacred Heart which are still to be seen in many churches and some homes. Jesus shows us what God is like. Through the symbol of heart Jesus is showing us the love of God. He is telling us that God loves all of us, always.

“For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” John 3:16

Jesus in the scriptures is presented as man of heart, and as his life unfolds, his compassion is at the centre of his mission and ministry. The God Jesus reveals is a God who is both personal and transcendent. A God who engages in relationships and is sympathetic to human suffering. A spirituality of the heart is all about love; the love God has for all since the beginning of creation, made known to us through Jesus of Nazareth.‏‏Jesus‏makes‏known‏God’s‏love‏for‏all‏and‏shows‏what‏it‏is‏to be a loving human being. The heart of Jesus reveals that God is not a distant God, but is warm and tender reaching out in loving concern for all of creation. It was love that motivated Jesus in all he did and said. It is the love of God that he shares with us all, especially those who are in the greatest need. The Feast of the Sacred Heart, which the Church celebrates on Friday, 23 June this year, reminds us in a special way that God is love. In his morning homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis reflected on the Sacred Heart,

“The Sacred Heart of Christ is not a holy card for the devout, but is the heart of revelation, the heart of our faith, because He made Himself small, choosing this way of humbling Himself, of emptying Himself even to death on the Cross… Today’s celebration is of a Heart that loves, that chooses, that is faithful and that is joined to us, is revealed to the little ones, call the little ones, makes itself little.”

As a community blessed to be identified as Sacred Heart may we grow our hearts into hearts of love:

By giving and receiving love

By being willing to feel with and act for those who have no one to help them

By caring for others as the precious treasures they are

By bringing hope and joy everywhere we are

By extending forgiveness and allowing healing. Father Frank Bertagnolli sdb celebrated lunch time Mass in the Prayer Room on Friday, the Feast Day. Our whole school celebration will take place on the last day of term when we celebrate Sacred Heart Day. We gather together in prayer, House festivities and fundraising. We welcome Mr Peter Bothe, Principal and Ms Wiesia Collins, Dean of Year 11, along with Student Leaders, Caitlin Murphy, Matthew Gasiorowski, Henri Cameron, Elijiah Gravestock, Stephanie Naylor and Medbh Byrne of Sacred Heart College, Sorrento, Western Australia. Our partners in Mission, the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and Board Members will also be joining us for our special day.

Congratulations to Chloe Anderson, Year 12 who was presented with the Pierre de Coubertin Award at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, 23 June 2017. The Pierre de Coubertin Award is named after the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. It aims to recognise students who demonstrate attributes consistent with the fundamental aims of the Olympic Movement, with a particular emphasis on participation and commendable sporting behaviour. Chloe’s‏citation‏reads: Chloe is a talented athlete who strives to excel in every sport in which she participates. She contributes significantly to the sporting life of Sacred Heart and is always willing to assist staff and her peers in any way possible. Chloe is a natural leader who exemplifies the values of sportsmanship and fair play. Whilst her passion lies with Australia Rules Football, she has also demonstrated high level success in cycling.

As this is the last Newsletter for Term 2, I thank you for your support throughout Semester One. I commend our students who have committed themselves to their studies in order to achieve their very best. Semester One Reports will be available at the beginning of the break. These reflect all that has been accomplished throughout the semester. We celebrate great achievement and always look to develop those areas requiring more attention. It is important not to be satisfied with maintaining standards but rather look to further enhancing opportunities that will develop improved outcomes and create even greater achievement. I thank our excellent teachers and support staff who have guided us to this point. Their expertise and wisdom are appreciated as they educate the young women of Sacred Heart.

In your prayers please pray for the following members of staff who have suffered the loss of loved ones over the past weeks: Leigh Shelley on the death of her brother, Robert, Melina Natsioulas on the death of her mother, Theodora and Julie Witts on the death of her nephew, Mark. May these and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Every blessing for the rest of this term and the term break ahead. May the break from the routine of classes bring rest and relaxation and may we be enriched by all the opportunities that will come our way. Christopher Dalton Principal “Let us not be distracted by the false wisdom of this world, but to follow Jesus as the one sure guide who gives meaning to our life.” PopeFrancis@Pontifex…23 June 2017

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - WELLBEING

Resilient Youth Australia survey Students in Years 7 to 12 completed a resilience survey in late Term 1. Students were asked to respond to questions relating to their sense of empowerment, belonging to school, boundaries and expectations, adult support, hope, healthy mind, educational engagement, positive identity, positive values and social skills. Year Level Coordinators are looking at‏each‏year‏level’s‏report‏and‏working‏with‏student‏focus‏groups‏to‏consider‏areas‏of‏strength‏and‏areas‏of‏challenge for our students. This will then inform the Wellbeing Program so that we can best support students as they grow and mature. Asthma and anaphylaxis action plans Thank‏you‏to‏the‏families‏who‏have‏provided‏us‏with‏their‏daughter’s‏2017‏asthma‏and/or‏anaphylaxis action plans. These are now available online and in hard copy to our first aid staff to allow prompt access in case of emergency. Some plans are out of date or missing. In order to provide appropriate first aid care, we are dependent upon your provision of accurate information. Letters‏will‏again‏be‏sent‏out‏this‏week‏so‏that‏this‏important‏aspect‏of‏your‏daughter’s‏care‏may‏be‏attended‏to‏over‏the school holidays. Please contact the College if you require any assistance with uploading action plans into CareMonkey. Sacred Heart College exchange The first half of an exchange between the two Australian RNDM schools was completed yesterday afternoon with the return to Melbourne of the five College student leaders, Alana Hanney, Shania Kelu, Gemma Quinn, Shimona Albuquerque and Amanda Dhammanarachchi, together with Deputy Principals, Carmel Feeney and Fiona Hyslop. Travelling to Perth on Wednesday evening, we spent three full days in the company of the student leaders and staff of Sacred Heart College, Sorrento. Much was learned by students spending time in classrooms, staff visiting schools, our engagement in Sacred Heart Day activities and visiting sites of interest in Perth. The entire program provided for an exchange of ideas, bonding between schools and broadening of horizons. We will return the generous hospitality when our Sacred Heart friends visit Oakleigh later this week. More news and images to come via the next newsletter and Superné. Our thanks to our hosts for a wonderful visit.

All the best to the students and families as we enter the Term 2 holidays - may it be a safe and restful time for all, Carmel Feeney Deputy Principal – Student Wellbeing

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – LEARNING AND TEACHING

Semester 1 Reports In recent weeks, staff have been finalising Semester 1 assessment and reporting, in readiness for the release of reports. Semester 1 Reports will be distributed via the Parent Access Module (PAM) in SIMON. All families will receive a Care Monkey alert once reports have been released in PAM. (Printed copies will be available on‏request).‏Please‏contact‏the‏college‏office‏if‏you‏require‏assistance‏with‏accessing‏your‏daughter’s‏report.‏‏

Attendance Your‏daughter’s‏attendance‏is‏reported‏as‏three‏separate‏totals, as it is calculated in minutes by SIMON and then converted to a percentage.

Overall School Attendance - percentage of time student was in attendance at the College.

Class Attendance - percentage of time student was in attendance in timetabled classes. Class percentage may be lower compared to overall school percentage, as the student may have participated in extra-curricular activities during normal class time.

ie Students at an instrumental lesson may have this time deducted from their class attendance percentage, but not their overall school attendance.

Homeroom attendance percentage - percentage of Homeroom time the student was present for Homeroom.

Class attendance percentage (VCE) – the minimum requirement for attendance in VCE classes is 85% of scheduled class time.

Victorian Curriculum At the end of 2016, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) formally withdrew the Victorian Essential Learnings and the associated Progression Points, first introduced in 2006.

During the course of 2017 - 2018 the new Victorian Curriculum will be implemented across all Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools. Of note, is the inclusion of the General Capabilities, which highlight: Critical and Creative Thinking; Ethical Capability; Intercultural and Personal and Social Capability as integral components of the Assessment program and will be included as formal assessment items from 2017 onwards.

From Semester 2, all Year 7 - 10 student assessment will be aligned against the Victorian Achievement Standards. Each subject report will include a graphical display of expected achievement for each student.

The development of new courses to align with the Victorian Curriculum will be the basis of ongoing Staff Professional Learning for the remainder of the year.

2018 Subject Selection During Term 3, Subject Selection takes centre stage. The 2018 VCE Parent Information Evening will take place on Thursday, 3 August in Kendell Hall, commencing at 7.00pm. Further details will be published early Term 3.

With best wishes for the holidays, we look forward to the girls returning on Tuesday 19 July ready for the term ahead.

Fiona Hyslop Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching

FROM THE REGISTRAR

RE-ENROLMENTS FOR 2018 - REMINDER Is your daughter returning to SHGC in 2018?

Parents of students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 will have received a Re-enrolment Form for 2018 through CareMonkey. I would like to thank the many parents/guardians who completed the process promptly and returned the forms by the due date, Wednesday 21 June. Unfortunately, there remains a large number of forms outstanding. I‏take‏this‏opportunity‏to‏remind‏parents/guardians‏that‏two‏terms’‏notice‏is‏required‏if‏a‏student‏is‏withdrawing‏from‏the‏College. Please take time to consider your intentions for 2018 and assist us in our planning by completing and submitting the Re-enrolment Form as soon as possible. As mentioned in an earlier newsletter, if you are unsure of your intentions please complete the form to re-enrol your daughter but send a separate letter, addressed to the Principal, outlining your circumstances.

The Re-enrolment Form has been re-opened in CareMonkey and we look forward to receiving those last remaining forms before the end of term.

Anne Wilks College Registrar

YEAR 9 NEWS

FIRE Carriers Forum at Kilbreda College Kilbreda College in Mentone hosted the FIRE Carriers Forum on Wednesday, 22 June. Sacred Heart students along with students and teachers from St Bede’s, St James, Star of the Sea, and Killester Colleges participated. Year Nine Sacred Heart students; Sara, Julia, Nadine and Alyssa Albert attended this forum that addressed some of the key issues in indigenous and non-indigenous relations. Key note speaker, and Aboriginal elder, Arweet Carolyn Briggs spoke about‏‘our‏shared‏history’‏as‏Australians.‏She‏spoke‏of‏Bungil‏the‏Eagle‏and‏Waa‏the Crow as important figures in our story as Australians. Carolyn shared‏her‏knowledge‏of‏the‏language‏‘Boon‏Murrung’‏which‏is‏the‏language of the first people of the Kulin Nation which covers the land across south east Australia. The key themes of connection, awareness, inclusiveness and education were addressed. Students were challenged with hard questions that are often missed in our society. Another key speaker; Br Gaffery, a De La Salle brother, shared his experiences as a teacher in an indigenous community in

Queensland. He identified the importance of family and community as key areas he became aware of in his time in the community. Our students walked away with their eyes a little wider and look forward to sharing their experiences with the Sacred Heart community and continuing the involvement in the FIRE Carriers program. The forum proved to be an exceptional opportunity for students to embrace, celebrate and listen to our shared history, indigenous and non-indigenous. Julia Stokes Year Nine Teacher

DEBATING NEWS

Round 4 of the Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) was held on Thursday 15 June at Wesley College, Glen Waverley. Congratulations to B Grade Team 1 who, as the Affirmative team, lost their debate by one point against John Monash Science School. Team members were Christeen Fernando, Verena Youssef and Evie Filipis. The secret topic was, ‘That‏the‏government‏should‏subsidise‏print‏media’.‏Students are given one hour to prepare their debate. Unfortunately, Team 2 had to forfeit their debate for the evening. C Grade Team 2 who were the Affirmative team lost their debate by one point against Brentwood Secondary College on‏their‏first‏secret‏topic‏‘That‏we‏should‏ban‏exams‏in‏school’.‏This was the first time that the C Grade team participated in a secret topic date – being given one hour to prepare their debate. Team 2 consisted of Antoinette D’Angelo, Amber –Jayde Sanqui and Grace Rodda (who was nominated as Best Speaker for her debate). Unfortunately, Team 1 had to forfeit their debate for this round. Unfortunately, both D Grade Teams forfeited their debates for Round 3. Well done to all the debaters for their fourth round of debates. DAV Junior Public Speaking Competition - Monday 5 June Four Year 7 students participated in the annual DAV Junior Public Speaking Competition with St James College, Bentleigh. The students were required to present a prepared four to five-minute speech from a choice of three topics: all four‏students‏chose‏to‏speak‏about‏‘real‏life‏superheroes’.‏ Students were also required to present two different impromptu speeches with five minutes’ preparation time. The impromptu topic speeches were ‘If‏the‏world‏was‏to‏end‏tomorrow’,‏‘My‏happiest‏memory’,‏‘Seeing‏is‏believing’‏and‏‘Everybody‏Lies’. Well done to the Year 7 competition participants; Luca Bogdanovitz, Victoria Soong, Ananya Wickramaratne and Jetaime Medina. Congratulations to Ananya Wickramaratne who achieved the highest score for the Bentleigh region’s‏DAV‏Junior‏Public‏Speaking‏Competition.‏She‏will‏be‏participating‏in‏the‏Semi‏Final‏Competition‏during‏Term3‏. Bronia Koperszmidt Debating and Public Speaking Co-ordinator

SPORT NEWS

House Cross Country Well done to the 70 students who participated in the annual House Cross Country competition on Friday, 2 June. Regardless of the cold and windy conditions, the girls took to the course with smiles on their faces. Paul House was leading after the Seniors and Intermediates had run but an impressive turnout from the Trinity juniors meant they overtook Paul won the 2017 House Cross Country competition. Special congratulations to the top runners from each year level:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

1st Grace Martin 1

st Megane Boucherat 1

st Alyssa Polites

2nd

Sally Kurban 2nd

Emily Heverin 2nd

Dana Fomin

3rd

Megan Pereira 3rd

Jaime Quinn

Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

1st Zoe Quinn 1

st Elisha Duckett 1

st Shimona Albuquerque

2nd

Kara Bernardo 2nd

Olivia Dabraio 2nd

Brydie Charman

3rd

Angelina Caccamo 3rd

Felicity Carlson 3rd

Marni‏O’Connell

Term 2 SESG Sport Throughout this term, 58 students from Years 7 – 10 have been representing the College in the South Eastern Sporting Group afterschool competition. Our girls competed in a weekly round robin in badminton, basketball and futsal. Our 7 teams experienced varying degrees of success and 5 of our teams progressed through to the grand finals. Unfortunately, Kilbreda College’s‏teams‏proved too strong for us in the basketball and Killester College’s‏teams‏were too good in the badminton and futsal grand finals. Congratulations to all students who represented the College and for displaying great sportsmanship throughout the competition. A big thank you must go to our dedicated coaches for the time and effort they put into coaching our girls.

SCSA Cross Country

Twenty-one Sacred Heart students braved the damp and chilly conditions to compete in the SCSA Cross Country competition. After training on the flat streets of Oakleigh, the hilly 3km course at Yarra Bend proved challenging for some of our girls but they persevered and put their best foot forward. Our enthusiastic junior team were the first to run, with Megan Pereira (7 Gold) our first Sacred Heart girl to cross the line in 13

th place (out of 94 runners). Our

intermediate team was smaller this year (consisting of only three Year 9 runners due to Year 10 Work Experience Program) ran next. They were keen to do themselves and Sacred Heart proud and that they did, with Alyssa Polites (9 Green) and Dana Fomin (9 Purple) winning medals for their top 10 performances: finishing 4

th and 8

th respectively.

Lastly, our very nervous senior team headed over to the start line. Elisha Duckett (11 Silver) led the race the whole way and crossed the line in first place. Felicity Carlson (11 Silver) and Emily Cashman (11 Silver) were not too far

behind and also medalled crossing the line in 9th and 10

th place. In the overall standings, Sacred Heart finished 3

rd out of

11 schools.

Congratulations to all runners who contributed to a very successful and enjoyable day.

Emily Keely Head of Sport

2017 YEAR 8 & 9 BRIDGE BUILDING COMPETITION

This year, 49 Year 8 and 9 students took part in the Bridge Building Competition which ran throughout Term 2. A further 5 senior students took on leadership roles and helped to run the competition. The competitors formed teams and were given the task of constructing a bridge that would span a gap of 30cm using 60 icy pole sticks (reduced from 100 sticks in 2016), 3m string and craft glue. Building sessions ran twice a week and the girls learned about design, construction techniques, constraints and limitations, problem solving, project management and working in teams. These are exactly the kinds of things that engineers have to deal with every day.‏‏It’s‏been‏said‏that‏the‏job‏of‏an‏engineer‏is‏“to‏make‏dreams‏come‏true”‏- to take an idea and figure out what is needed to make something new. Students put this into practice with the creation of 11 bridges that were put on display in the library. Whilst on display the bridges were judged on the quality of their designs (which comprised their workmanship, innovation, aesthetics and functionality). On the last Monday of Term 2 the teams gathered in Lower A for the final efficiency testing stage of the competition. Weights were added progressively to each bridge until they collapsed; the most efficient bridge being the one that could bear the greatest load for the lightest bridge weight. The most efficient bridge, winner of best design, and overall competition winner, was built by Joshlyn Chand 9 Gold, Jodie Do 9 Gold, Laetitia Teo 9 Gold and Jodi Nguyen 9 Gold. It bore a load of 54.3kg. Joshlyn, Jodie, Laetitia and Jodi have now won the opportunity to represent the College at‏the‏State‏Bridge‏Building‏Competition‏at‏Scienceworks‏on‏August‏‏.10‏This‏year’s‏median‏weight‏borne‏was35.3‏kg,‏an‏impressive‏amount‏which‏reflects‏the‏high‏quality‏of‏entries‏in‏this‏year’s‏competition. Congratulations to all students who took part.

Peter McClive, Kerrilee Pywell and Jennifer McKinnon Science and Mathematics Departments

eLEARNING NEWS

Edmodo - Security Breach A reminder that several weeks ago, Edmodo (an online learning management platform) used in some classes, emailed all users: students, teachers or parents, alerting them to a security breach they had at their end and requesting that all users change their password. As all Edmodo users would have already received the email from Edmodo advising them to change their passwords, this is a courtesy note to remind any parent or student user that did not change their passwords at the time to do so. Edmodo is not linked to any school accounts or personal information. Any profile information entered into Edmodo is done directly by the user and can be viewed under the user's account profile information. Students do not need to provide any personal information in order to access or use the site. Alison Robinson eLearning Co-ordinator

Spotlight on Technology: Canva – Empowering the world to design

Canva- what‏can‏I‏say‏besides‏“thank‏you”.‏This‏web‏tool‏has‏allowed me to create simple and sophisticated designs without the need for professional software such as Adobe Illustrator or inDesign.

For my technology class we had to complete a survey and present our information in an infographic. Not being the creative, artistic type, I thought I would struggle on this. However, after stumbling onto Canva while searching for infographic templates I found a web software that made everything so much easier. Canva has set design templates that the user can edit to change for the required use.

My obsession with Canva started with a simple investigation; now I use it to create any poster or booklet needed. I highly recommend it for any student who needs to design something for school, work or home. It is a simple, fast and easy to use program. I told my friend about it, and although she is not as obsessed, she found it to‏“enhance‏[her] presentation of any projects, as it was easy to navigate‏and‏straightforward‏to‏understand.” Canva has pre-set sizes or designs for different social media, such as Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Soundcloud, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Twitch and more. You can reshape your whole style or create a company image with one application. Although Canva is free to sign up, certain illustrations, photos and templates require payment. It has tutorials and is able to be used on most devices. Watermark downloads are available; more often than not, the watermark is not noticeable. Also, as the majority of the website has high powered animation, not all browsers work – personally I have found that Microsoft Edge is the best browser, when off the school network, closely followed by Google Chrome. But this depends on your operating system and how high powered your device is. All in all, Canva is a useful web tool, similar to Publisher, that can turn your ideas and projects into professional masterpieces. Talia Zidar and Noreen Angela Sujith 11 Silver

Some examples of work

made using the templates