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At the end of last Term 348 Year 12 students graduated from our College. Parents, grandparents, family members and friends of our Year 12 students attended a number of related events including the Graduation Mass and the Graduation Ceremony.

Having the newly appointed Bishop of Parramatta the Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen celebrate our Year 12 Graduation Mass made this a particularly special occasion. In the words of one of our parents… “The school has become a major part of our lives and will be greatly missed. The Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony were just wonderful, moving and the joy of seeing all students presented in some way was a huge testament to the school and teaching staff. The young men and ladies are a credit to all and may they go out into the world and find, all in good time where they fit into this universe. Our family thanks all, and are very grateful for

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

15 OCTOBER

12.30pm ISATennis Presentation

17 OCTOBER

7pm Making the Most of Year 12

Evening—Parents & Students

19 OCTOBER

Basketball Coaches/Managers

Meeting

6.30pm Basketball Bench Course

7pm P & F Meeting (Library)

22 OCTOBER

ISA Summer Sports Round 1

25 OCTOBER

7pm Parent Seminar—Parenting

Teens

28 OCTOBER

7.30pm Year 10 Play

29 OCTOBER

ISA Summer Sports Round 2

7.30pm Year 10 Play

30 OCTOBER

3pm-5pm Lasallians Without Borders

Reunion

Farewell Year 12

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the opportunities given and the pastoral care shown whilst gracing the Oakhill College grounds”. As graduates of a Catholic and Lasallian School, it is hoped that all of our Year 12 students have in the words of the prophet Micah, learnt “to act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with their God”. May they always “continue to do all their actions for the love of Deo Duce”. On Thursday this week our Year 12 students began their HSC examinations. These examinations will continue through to Friday 4

th

November. Please keep these students in your prayers during this time.

PLEASE NOTE

THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOT BE

OPEN THIS SATURDAY, 15 OCTOBER

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Yesterday, the following important announcements were made in relation to staff changes and structure for 2017.

Science Mr Saxon Bowles has been offered and accepted the position of Academic Head of Science. Oakhill farewells Mrs Sandra Woodward at the conclusion of 2016. Sandra has been appointed as the Head of Science at Wenona.

Mission

With Mr Andrew Millar taking up his position as Head of Science at Newington and after detailed discussions with Principal Designate Br Steve Hogan, Mr Chris Goodman has been invited to take on a one-year appointment as Director of Mission giving Br Steve the opportunity to work through the information provided via the Mission review.

HSIE

The HSIE Team, after thorough consultation, are working with the new Leadership Structure. Congratulations to Ms Sonia Elliot, Academic Head of HSIE; Ms Sarah Bambagiotti, Leader of Assessment and Programming; Miss Lisa Bates, Leader of Faculty Administration and Mr Greg Butler, Leader of Student Management.

Senior Leadership Team The Principal Designate, Br Steve Hogan in conjunction with the College Board have invited Mr Robert Munday to take on the position of Acting Deputy Principal for 2017 while Br Steve develops an understanding of the needs of his Leadership Team. Congratulations are extended to Mr Tim Hildebrandt who, against a very extensive and competitive field has been selected as the Principal of St Peter’s, Tuggerah. As a result of this the position of Assistant Principal – Curriculum will be advertised externally this weekend.

Languages Ms Maria Capobianco has been offered and accepted the position of Academic Head of Languages.

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Events & Information

Volunteers needed to assist at St Agatha’s School Fete to be held 16 October 2016. The St Agatha’s Primary School Fete Committee would like to invite Oakhill students to play a valuable role in supporting the community. They require a number of responsible and enthusiastic volunteers to work on a range of stalls at this Sunday’s Fete, including Kids Craft, White Elephant/Second Hand Books, Plants, Cakes, Hot Chips, Face Painting, Lego

Display and Fairy Floss. Students will all be working alongside supervising adults and a Stall Co-ordinator and the hours can be used towards Community Service obligations.

ST AGATHA’S SCHOOL FETE

TO MAKE A BOOKING CLICK ON THE LINK OR VISIT WWW.OAKHILL.NSW.EDU.AU

Volunteers are needed between 10am and 3pm, with most shifts lasting for just one hour. Students can work in pairs with a friend if they prefer. School uniform is not required, however written/verbal permission from Parents/Guardians is necessary. For more information or to register your

willingness to help, please contact St Agatha’s Fete Volunteer Co-ordinator, Natalie Peck on 0400 627 260 or

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PARENTING TEENS

CONNECTION

COMMUNICATION

CONFIDENCE

Helping parents build resilient, resourceful and

confident adolescents.

TOPICS PARENT STRENGTHS

ALL THINGS STRESS

UNDERSTANDING THE TEEN BRAIN

BUILDING SELF CONFIDENCE

MANAGING CONFLICT

About Catherine…

Catherine is an experienced registered psychologist and

has worked with children and adolescents for many

years, particularly in the areas of anxiety and depression.

She has a keen interest in psycho-educational group work

and helping adolescents engage with their parents

through this critical life stage.

For Parents of

Students in Years 7, 8 and 9

Tuesday

25th October 2016

7.00pm – 8.30pm

Carmody Theatre

RSVP

https://www.trybooking.com/NKBH

https://www.trybooking.com/235281

OR VISIT THE COLLEGE WEBSITE WWW.OAKHILL.NSW.EDU.AU

AND CLICK ON THE TRYBOOKING TAB

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PARENT SEMINAR

TUESDAY, 15th November

7.00pm-8.30pm

Centenary Sports Centre Foyer

What is mental health?

It’s an expression we use every day, so it might surprise you that the term ‘mental health’ is frequently misunderstood.

‘Mental health’ is often used as a substitute for mental health conditions – such

as depression,anxiety conditions, schizophrenia, and others.

According to the World Health Organization, however, mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can

cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.”

So rather than being about ‘what’s the problem?’ it’s really about

‘what’s going well?'

Beyond Blue website—https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

RSVP VIA TRYBOOKINGS ON THE OAKHILL COLLEGE WEBSITE

WWW.OAKHILL.NSW.EDU.AU

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Events & Information

PARENTS BOOK CLUB

Last Tuesday of the month, October 25, 2.15pm to 3.15pm. Come along to our inaugural meeting and help shape the style of book club. Bring your favourite book along to kick start our gathering. Put this in your diary. RSVP to apeacock@oakhill.nsw.edu.au by October 24 for catering purposes.

Parents can show their children that reading matters.

OUTWARD BOUND—SECOND HAND CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT SALE

Oakhill College will be holding a Second-Hand OUTWARD BOUND Clothing and Equipment Sale on

Thursday 20th October (Week 2 of Term 4) in the Centenary Sports Centre Foyer

between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.

This will provide an opportunity for our present Year 11 students and parents to be able to sell appropriate clothing and equipment to our current Year 10 cohort, as they will be going on their Outward Bound expedition at the end of Term 4. It is an expectation that all gear offered for sale would be clean. Oakhill College will not be involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers. Oakhill College has no control over and does not guarantee the quality

of items sold. Oakhill College is providing an event for the sale of Outward Bound clothing and equipment. A form indicating interest in participation in this sale was emailed to all Year 11 students and parents. Please return this completed form to Mr. Burke’s office by Tuesday 18th October. Alternatively return the form via email to bburke@oakhill.nsw.edu.au. This will assist in allocating space for sellers in the CSC foyer. On the day of the sale Year 11 students will be able to leave the items they wish to sell in the room between the Student Coordinators' office if they do not want to keep items in their bags all day. This room will be locked for security purposes. Please ensure all items can clearly be identified as belonging to a student to sell. All items must also be clearly priced. If you have any questions regarding this second hand sale please do not hesitate to contact Brian Burke at the College at bburke@oakhill.nsw.edu.au or on the College number 9899 2288. Kind regards Mr Brian Burke Acting Student Coordinator, Years 9 and 10

It’s time to start planning for Art in the Hills 2017 and our first meeting will be held on Monday, 17th October at 7pm in the Carmody Theatre.

If you would like to join the committee please come along to the meeting. We are especially looking for people who can help with Sponsorship, Desk-top Publishing, Social Media, Marketing and Photography.

For further information please contact Melissa Reeve on 0412 082 209 or coordinator@artoakhill.com.au.

ART IN THE HILLS 2017

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SPORT

Events & Information

along with family and friends at the presentation. Students are to wear their tennis playing uniform and bring their racquets. Parents are encouraged to come along and show their tennis skills and have a hit with the boys. Student achievements I mentioned the achievements of Kieren Briggs (Year 11) at the ISA Athletics Carnival where he broke the long-standing shot put record with a fantastic throw. From this, Kieren went to the NSWCIS Carnival and launched his shot put even further than his ISA record to win Gold. To accompany his shot put gold medal, he won silver in the javelin before winning another gold medal in the discus. Well done Kieren. Upcoming events in Oakhill Sport

Saturday 15th October – ISA Cup basketball

tournament at Oakhill (1sts boys only).

Tuesday 18th October – Proposed Girls’ Sport

Tour meeting. CSC Foyer at 7pm.

Wednesday 19th October – Coaches and Managers basketball meeting. CSC Foyer at 6pm.

Wednesday 19th October – Basketball score

bench course. CSC at 6.30pm.

Saturday 22nd

October – ISA cricket and basketball, Round 1.

Welcome to Term 4 and welcome to the summer sport season. Our junior cricket teams and tennis teams have started their local competitions and our ISA teams (basketball and cricket) will start next week. We have record numbers playing summer sport for Oakhill this season. We have 39 basketball teams as well as our 1sts and 2nds cricket playing in the ISA competition. This is on top of the junior cricketers playing in the Northern Districts competition and the tennis players in the Hills competition. Already we see success in sport simply with the enthusiastic response of our students registering to play for Oakhill. Good luck to all teams for the season. ISA Cup Basketball While the ISA competition starts at the end of Week 2 (Saturday 22

nd October), our 1

st V boys’ basketball team

will be in action this Saturday. They will defend their 2015 title at the ISA Cup Basketball pre-season competition. The ISA Cup involves all of the ISA schools 1sts and is a round-robin tournament held at Oakhill. The Oakhill boys play their first game at 9.30am in the CSC and we look forward to seeing our best basketballers start their season. Tennis Presentation The ISA winter tennis presentation will be held this Saturday at 12.30pm on the Oakhill tennis courts. We look forward to seeing all of our Oakhill tennis teams

YEAR 7 ABORIGINAL JOURNEY

For the next four weeks, the library will be showcasing a display of Year 7 Aboriginal Journey Story artworks. Students were tasked with writing an emotional journey story that they had been on. They then had to represent this journey through the creation of a set of symbols, which were brought together to create an interesting and aesthetically pleasing artwork. Students were inspired by the Western Desert symbols of Arnhem Land and the Papunya Tula artists of the Western Desert. Students had an enjoyable time learning about Aboriginal culture and, with the help of Mrs Isaacs and Brother Michael, it was brought alive for the students. The students have produced some wonderful artworks, that incorporate their own journey story with the traditions of Aboriginal art. If you would like to see some beautiful, bright and colourful artworks, head to the Library.

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Dates and Canteen

Monday

17 October

N Elliott, S Haber, L John, R Axam,

N Kazzi, V Maroun, K Parkes.

Tuesday

18 October

J Bolster, L Mckenzie, S Barone,

J Hoff, T Dooley, M Street, B Dooley,

T Unwin.

Wednesday

19 October

M Dao, A Everton, C Martin,

N Ogilvie, J Di Staso, R Bonnici,

L Fitzgerald, K Mindham.

Thursday

20 October

T Cowling, K Brennan, A Catanese,

A Papadimatos, N Joseph,

L Watters, F Moc, S Papallo.

Friday

21 October

J Lawrie, M Foster, J Joseph,

L Dolores, C Gracie, M Catania,

D Hemming, C Smolinski.

Monday

24 October

J Baihn, B Ryan, M Dolahenty,

D Eagles, V Harper, B Thomas-Fai,

M Scarsbrook, G Durante.

Tuesday

25 October

B Anderson, L Jackson, M Donnelly,

F Krajancic, J Tole, D Whitaker,

L Valencia, T McEnnally.

Wednesday

26 October

M Barton, T Costello, L Kumulla,

R Saab, N Takchi, S Rajczyk,

A Wright, J Tavner.

Thursday

27 October

C Helsham, K Byrnes, A Vaughan,

V Lynch, L Rider, J Williams,

E Briggs.

Friday

28 October

J Fitzhenry, R Wilson, C Kim,

A Henao, D Austin, J Debelak,

A Montgomery, T Berger.

CANTEEN ROSTER

ASSESSMENT HANDBOOKS Did you know you can find ALL current

Assessment Handbooks for your child in your Parent Portal?

You can also see the Assessment PowerPoints

used by Ms Garofano presented to each of the year groups.

In addition, your child’s Diary contains essential

information about procedures concerning Assessments.

THE COLLEGE UNIFORM

SHOP IS OPEN

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY,

8.00AM—11.30AM.

17 OCTOBER

Making the Most of Year 12 Evening

25 OCTOBER

Parent Seminar—Parenting Teens

28 OCTOBER

Year 10 Play Opening Night

30 OCTOBER

3pm-5pm Lasallians Without Borders Reunion

3 NOVEMBER

7pm Year 7, 2017 Information Evening

4 NOVEMBER

HSC Concludes

College Assembly

Investiture of College Leaders and Year 11 End of

Year Presentations

Year 11 Social Event

11 NOVEMBER

Year 12 Graduation Ball

15 NOVEMBER

Parent Seminar—Mental Health

16-18 NOVEMBER

Year 8 Camp

23 NOVEMBER

7pm Parents and Friends Christmas Function

St Lucy’s Day

DATES TO REMEMBER