O’Loughlin Catholic College

70 Mueller Road, Karama NT

Ph: 8945 1277

secretary.oloughlin@nt.catholic.edu.au

Dates to remember:

27th - 29th November 2017

Year 10 Exams

30th November 2017

Year 11 Mass and Liturgy

Year 11 Last Day

1st December 2017

Year 12 Graduation and Mass

4th - 7th December 2017

Middle School Transition Week

7th December 2017

Year 10 Last Day

8th December 2017

Year 6 Orientation Day

Year 7 - 9 Activities and Mass

13th December 2017

Presentation Afternoon

Year 7,8 & 9 Last Day

In this Issue:

College Prayer

Principal Report

From the Front Office

Office Hours Christmas Break 2017-2018

Uniform Sale

O’Loughlin Day

O’Loughin Day Thank You

Australia Mathematics Trust Awards

Pacific School Games

Harvey Norman Voucher

VAC Swim Bronze Medallion Court

Carols By Candlelight

City of Darwin School Xmas Concerts

O’Loughlin Catholic College

Newsletter

28th November 2017

COLLEGE PRAYER

Gracious Lord, I pray for the grace to hold You first above all else. Free my mind to think of you before all else, my heart to love you above all else, my wallet to serve you above all else. Open my eyes to see You in the hungry, My ears to hear You in the cries of the thirsty, My hands to serve You in the needy – For whatever we do to the least of our brothers and sisters We know now we do for You. —Fr. J. Michael Sparough, SJ

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Dear O’Loughlin Community, Is there really only two and a half weeks to go?! This seems incredible but there is no doubt – the Presentation Afternoon starts at 3pm on Wednesday December 13 at the Darwin Entertainment Centre and it concludes the school year. Also, this Friday we celebrate the achievements of our Year 12s at our Graduation Mass and Dinner. The Mass begins at 5pm at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Cathedral and the Dinner at 6.30pm at the Convention Centre. There seems to be so much happening and it is exciting. This morning our Year 11s began their Transition to Year 12 week and there was a palpable buzz and energy. The College is looking forward to sharing in what will be a brilliant year for this group. Year 10s are stoically and carefully completing their exams and the Middle School is completing all final assessments. Next week O’Loughlin is running a Transition Week for all Middle School. Year 7s will begin Year 8 work with Year 8 teachers, Year 8s will begin Year 9, and Year 9s will, of course, begin Year 10. We are determined to make this week a success as we prepare our students and staff for the 2018 academic year. Creative Arts Night and O’Loughlin Day have come and gone and what amazing successes they were. A heartfelt congratulations and thank you to Ms Joanne Green and her Creative Arts team who prepared and ran the Creative Arts Night last Friday. It was another brilliant event. It showcased the outstanding work and efforts of our students and it was really wonderful to share in such a strong sense of community on the night. Thanks to all parents, friends and staff for joining in the celebrations. Our College Advisory Board meets tonight for the last time for this year. I sincerely thank Fr Roy O’Neil, Anthony Burton, Kim Leslie, Tania Jong, Kris Harris, Paul Maher, Chantelle Barrett and Jason Tutty (Staff Rep) for their support, advice and wisdom. Also, it is with sadness that we farewell Anthony and Paul as they step down from their roles. They have been wonderful members of the Board and will be missed. If you are interested in being on the Board in 2018, please let me know! Please keep well as we come to the end of the school year. Keep supporting your children and we will keep striving to be the best we can be. All the best. Mr Rhett Bowden

FROM THE FRONT OFFICE

2018 ENROLMENTS

The interview process is well under way for 2018. If you have siblings or know of students wanting to attend O’Loughlin Catholic College in 2018 please get their enrolment

applications in as soon as possible to avoid missing out on a position.

Some years levels do have wait list for 2018

Enrolment forms can be collected from the front office or downloaded at:

https://oloughlin.nt.edu.au/files/pdfs/Enrolment-Form-2017.pdf

Once completed and returned with all the required documents and application fee we will then be able to book in interviews.

NOTICE OF DEPARTURE Please be advised that as part of the Terms and Conditions signed at enrolment, we require 10 school week’s written notice. Failure to comply, will render parents liable for 10 weeks school fees. Extraordinary circumstances will be taken into account. If you feel you have extraordinary circumstances, please include this information with your “Student Departure” form. Exemption is given at the discretion of the Principal. “Student Departure” forms can be obtained from the front office or Mrs Cook at dianne.cook@nt.catholic.edu.au

HOMEWORK CENTRE

The last Homework Centre for Term 4 is Wednesday 29th November 2017.

FROM THE FRONT OFFICE

SCHOOL FEES

Thank you to those parents who have paid or are on a payment plan.

With only three weeks of term left, payment of school fees would be much appreciated within the next seven (7) days. Otherwise, if you have a query regarding your school fees or would like to go on a payment plan, please contact Marie Petrie, Finance Officer as soon as possible.

Kind regards

Joanne Fejo Business Manager

2017/2018

Christmas and New Year Office Hours

Friday 15th December 2017 CLOSED

Monday 18th to Friday 22nd December 2017 CLOSED

Monday 25th to Friday 29th December 2017 CLOSED

Monday 1st to Friday 5th January 2018 CLOSED

Monday 8th to Friday 12th January 2018 CLOSED

Monday 15th to Friday 19th January 2018 CLOSED

Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th January 2018 8am – 4pm

Friday 26th January 2018 CLOSED – Australia Day Holiday

Monday 29th January 2018 8am – 4pm

Tuesday 30th January 2018 12noon – 4pm

Wednesday 31st January 2018 Normal Hours resume 8am – 4pm daily

Please note, the school can be contacted during the closed times on the details below and someone

will return your email as soon as possible.

secretary.oloughlin@nt.catholic.edu.au

Ph: 8945 1277

GENERAL NEWS

UNIFORM SALE ALL OLD STOCK HALF PRICE- UNTIL SOLD OUT

Only available from the College Office

Wet Weather Jackets $12.00 each Size available

Medium

Large

Extra Large

2 Extra Large

Fitted Polo Shirts $15.00 each Sizes available:

10c

12c

14c

Medium

Large

Unisex Polo Shirts $15.00 each Size available:

8c

10c

16c

Small

Medium

Large

Extra Large

2 Extra Large

Limited sizes available. If you would like to use your 2018 back to school voucher please contact Mel Gellel on

melaine.gellel@nt.catholic.edu.au

GENERAL NEWS

O’Loughlin Day Our Year 10 STEM students worked with the pre-school kids at Rainbows Childcare at Holy Family. The STEM students used ‘Makey Makey’ controllers and games they programmed themselves to create interesting and interactive learning experiences. Our thanks to go Ngaree Ah Kit, Member for Karama, and Luke Gosling, Federal Member for Solomon, for funding the Makey Makey controllers.

Thanks to all the year 10 and 11 students who came along to Nakara Primary and Pre-school on O'Loughlin Day and helped run science experiments for all the kids. They all had a great time - preschoolers and primary school kids love the chance to interact with their older peers. It was extra special for the year 6 Nakara Primary kids who are coming to O'Loughlin in 2018.

GENERAL NEWS

O’Loughlin Day Thank You A special thanks to Dean Breward and the team at BOC Gas and Gear in Winnellie for supplying liquid nitrogen and dry ice for O’Loughlin Day. It’s not the cheapest way to make ice cream but it’s tasty and it sure is fun. Thanks to Luke Gosling, Federal Member for Solomon, and Lauren Moss, Member for Casuarina, who sponsored liquid nitrogen ice cream and dry ice experiments at Nakara Primary and Preschool for O’Loughlin Day. Tasty and fun.

FROM THE MATHEMATICS FACULTY

Australian Mathematics Trust Awards Night

O’Loughlin student recognised at the 2017 Australian Mathematics Trust Award Night

Last Wednesday night our very own Mathematics teacher, John Bament, hosted the 2017 Australian Mathematics Trust Awards at Charles Darwin University. One of the students being recognised for excellence in Mathematics was Michael Fagan in Year Nine at O’Loughlin.

Earlier in the year, Michael sat the Australian Mathematics competition which asks students to solve 30 problems in 75 minutes. The problems are designed to test mathematical thinking and questions are designed so that they can be answered just as quickly without a calculator as with one. The problems get more difficult through the competition, so that at the end they are challenging to even the most gifted students. S ye

Michael was awarded a High Distinction for his result in the competition which meant he scored in the top 3% of his year level in the NT! An amazing effort and a big congratulations to Michael – not only for achieving such a prestigious award – but also for the enthusiasm and passion he has for Mathematics.

Below are two questions from the paper – see if you can work them out!

2017 Top Assessment and Assignments

There have been a number of wonderful assessment pieces completed for Mathematics in Middle school this year. The following are just a small selection from some of our students.

Probability – creative spinners from the Year 7’s Geometric Reasoning – Year 7 Angle Artists

Linear Relationships Year 9 “Selfie”

FROM THE SPORTS FACULTY

Pacific School Games Congratulations to Ryley Schroeder in 7.1, Sophie Fowler in 7.2, Sophia Pablo in 7.2, Thomas Malseed in 8.1, Abbi Peterson in 8.3, Ben Ramplin in 8.3, Amy Devlin in 8.4, and Leigh Devlin in 9.3 on being selected to participate in the Pacific School Games which will be running from December 1st to December 10th in Adelaide. They will be representing themselves, O’Loughlin Catholic College and School Sports NT.

A total of 187 students will be competing through 42 teams in six sports; Netball, Football, Touch Football, Swimming, Basketball, and Track and Field. They will be playing sports against all states and territories of Australia as well as countries from around the Pacific.

All students will be required at Darwin Basketball Stadium at 2:15pm on Wednesday 29th November for afternoon tea at 2:30pm followed by a team meeting, Opening Ceremony practice and team photos. They will be dismissed to parents and guardians at 4:30pm from team officials.

Students and their families have been invited to a Parliamentary Farewell in the Great Hall from 5:30-7:00pm hosted by Minister Lawler.

The group of the PSG team, Track and Field team members, will have a training day in the morning of Wednesday 28th prior to their departure for Adelaide on Thursday 30th November.

Basketball, Touch, Netball and Football will have their training day on Thursday November 30th prior to their departure for Adelaide on Friday 1st December.

Swimmers will have their training day on Friday 1st December prior to their departure on Saturday 2nd December.

Most students will return to school on Monday December 11th unless parents have made other personal arrangements.

We wish our students luck competing in their various sports and wish to give thanks to the sports trainers, coaches, managers, friends and family involved for the training, encouragement and support thus far.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Harvey Norman Voucher

Vouchers are valid until the end of January 2018.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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City of Darwin School Xmas Concerts

The City of Darwin is making preparations for School Xmas Concerts to be performed during lunch times in the Galleria of the Darwin City Mall during Weeks 9 and 10.

The dates for Week 9: Monday 4th – Wednesday 6th – Friday 8th

The dates for Week 10: Monday 11th – Wednesday 13th – Friday 15th

The concerts will run from 11:30am to 1:30am, two hours each day. It is hopeful that 3 – 4 school groups will be performing over each lunch time.

A stage and a sound system will be provided through Dream Media, with a Performance Donation from the City of Darwin, to each schools Music Department for participation and involvement in the Xmas Concert series.

Coordinating the Xmas Concerts is Justin Quintner, who is taking expressions of interest from parents and guardians to allow for students to participate on Friday December 15th as it is a non-school day.

For more information, please contact Justin on 0424 955 238.