ST. JOSEPH’S REGIONAL COLLEGE 9

th November 2012

What’s on Week 6

Term 4 2012

P.O. Box 231 College Drive

PORT MACQUARIE 2444 Ph: 02 5525 4100

Fax: 02 5525 4199 www.sapss.nsw.edu.au

SUNDAY 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Times: St. Agnes’ Port Macquarie Our Lady of Lourdes Wauchope Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm Sunday – 7.30am, 9.00am & 6.00pm Sunday 7.30am Telegraph Point – Thursday Night 6.00pm Beechwood – 9.00am 1st & 3rd Laurieton – Saturday Vigil 5.30pm, Sunday – 7.30am Kendall – 9.00am Mass (1st Saturday month 10.00am Mass Comboyne) Long Flat – 9.00am 2nd & 4th Sunday MONDAY, 12th November (Day 6)

- Staff Briefing 8.30am Leadership Team Meeting Period 1 SAPSS Jazz band in Performing Arts Centre from 4.00pm – 6.00pm

TUESDAY. 13th November (Day 7)

- Sport day for Year 7-10 ESSA Year 8 Science Test SAPSS Leadership Team Meeting period 4 Homework Hub for Seniors till 5.00pm

WEDNESDAY. 14th November (Day 8)

- Junior Percussion Ensemble 8.00am – 8.45am in PAC College Outdoor Assembly Senior Percussion Ensemble 1.05pm – 1.45pm in C1 Admin Team Meeting period 6 Dramarama in PAC 3.30pm Display Night 6.00pm – 10.00pm

THURSDAY, 15th November (Day 9)

- Seniors Meeting in morning PC Year 10 Reflection Day Power of Choice – Year 11 12.00pm – 3.00pm Homework Hub for Seniors till 5.00pm

FRIDAY, 16th November (Day 10)

- Year 7 2013 Orientation Day Concert Band in PAC 7.45am – 8.45am Year 7-10 Meetings in morning PC Pastoral Team Meeting period 4

DATES TO REMEMBER: Monday 26th November Year 7 2013 iPad Information Night Wednesday 5th December – Monday 10th December Year 7-10 Exams Tuesday 11th December Year 7-9 Exams & Year 10 PC Day Wednesday 5th December – Friday 14th December HSC Assessment Tasks Wednesday 12th December – Friday 14th December Pupil Free Days – supervision available Monday 17th December Year 10 Award Presentations Monday 17th December Christmas Mass and Exam Feedback Lessons Thursday 20th December Year 7-9 Awards – Last day for students

“The Truth will set you free”

COORDINATING PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

NEW PRINCIPAL OF ST JOSEPH’S REGIONAL COLLEGE On Monday Father Donnelly announced that Jim Dempsey will be the new principal of St Joseph’s Regional College, commencing in 2013. Jim was appointed as the result of a process that involved a national advertisement, short listing and interviews. Jim was educated at St John’s College, Woodlawn and completed a BA and Diploma of Education at the University of New England. He has subsequently completed a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education. In 1993 and 1994 Jim taught at MacKillop Senior College before moving to St Joseph’s Vocational College (now Newman Senior Technical College) and was the Assistant Campus Principal at the College until 2005. Jim moved to Taree in 2006 to establish the Manning Valley Campus of the Australian Technical College before taking up an appointment in 2009 at St Clare’s High School in Taree, a Year 7-12 Co-educational Catholic College. We look forward to welcoming Jim back to Port Macquarie in 2013 with his wife Barb and their two teenage sons, Shamus and Finton. Jim replaces Anne O’Brien who has taken up an appointment with the Catholic Schools Office working as an education consultant assisting teachers and schools in Religious Education and in the spiritual formation of students.

Mr Jim O’Brien Coordinating Principal

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

END OF YEAR PROGRAM

In an effort to keep students in the junior secondary school engaged in learning for a greater proportion of Term 4, Semester 2 examinations are in Week 10, that is, the first week of December. These dates have been advertised in the parent calendar and in the newsletter this term. This will mean that there will be a couple of non-class days for students to enable staff to complete marking, collate marks, prepare reports and awards. Research confirms the importance of feedback from teachers for effective student learning so we will have students return to school to review exam papers, receive reports and attend academic award ceremonies. On Friday, 21st December the last day of Term 4, staff will be available by appointment for parent/teacher interviews.

I know that many parents have suggested having exams at this later time and will welcome this program for the end of the year. Supervision will be available for any student whose parent is not able to supervise them at home during the non-class days. This was trailed last year and we found it to be very successful as students were on task for longer and we made best use of the teaching and learning time in term 4.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR 2013 Last week we announced our Student Representative Council for 2013 Congratulations to: Year 12: Flinders: Sophie Gray Innes: Tiarna Semchyshyn Liam Wright Liam Rourke

Macquarie Samantha Bayly Oxley Bryden Sloan-Harris James Dick Tim Bleasdale Year 11: Tahnee Borg Jamie Lightfoot Year 10: Eleanor Wright Christopher Treeves Year 9: Mary Shelley Matthew Le Year 8: Cassidy New Alexander Ross These students will be formally inducted at our Inaugural Mass in February 2013. I congratulate all these students and wish them all the best in their role of leadership,

SRC RESPONSIBILITIES • attend fortnightly SRC meetings. • report back at Assembly/House meetings. • publicise all minutes to staff and students on back of College morning notices and SRC

noticeboard. • write articles in the College newsletter in order to keep students and parents up-to-date with

SRC activities. • organise social and fundraising activities within the school and attend and participate in these

functions. • manage the financial budget of the SRC. • be role models for the rest of the school with respect to behaviour, dress and courtesy by

adhering to all school rules. • be available to attend all functions both within and outside of school hours eg. Anzac March,

Parish morning tea. • when occasion arises Captains and/or House Prefects will report/liaise/discuss issues that need

to be addressed with Principal/College Leadership Team/Staff. FEES Sincere thanks to all parents who have finalised their school fees with the parish and their student fees with the College secretaries. We aim to have all our finances up to date as the term ends and in order for this to happen we need parents to settle their accounts.

An account will be sent out next week listing any outstanding fees. I ask that all parents attend to this matter within the timeframe stated. Unfortunately any student who does not pay fees and return all library books will not receive their report. Certainly an awful position to be in. Any family who is having difficulty is asked to contact me at school immediately please.

2013 ENROLMENTS We currently have a large number of families on waiting lists for enrolments into each of the Year groups. In order to offer places it is essential that the school knows if any students will not be continuing here next year. If your son or daughter will not be continuing at St Joseph’s Regional College in 2013, please advise the school office in writing as soon as possible.

DISPLAY NIGHT I encourage all parents to come along on Wednesday night next week. I can assure you of some wonderful entertainment, lovely food and some professional displays of student work. Please read the details provided in the newsletter about this amazing evening. YEAR 7 2013 ORIENTATION DAY Next Friday our Year 7 students for 2013 will be on site for an Orientation Day. I welcome them to the College and ensure them of a worthwhile day at the College. Parents are welcome to attend in the morning for a tour and morning tea.

“May the spirit of the Lord be with you”“May the spirit of the Lord be with you”“May the spirit of the Lord be with you”“May the spirit of the Lord be with you” Mrs Anne O’Brien Principal

ASSESSMENT TASKS

WEEK 6 TERM 4

Year Tasks this week. IC = in class task; HI = Han d in task

7 Art (HI)

8 Art (HI), PE (IC)

9 Nil

10 Nil

11 Monday: Food Tech (HI)

LOST JEWELLERY

Over the year there have been a number of jewellery items and watches handed to the office, please phone Joanne Williams on 5525 4100 if you have a missing item.

LEARNING SUPPORT TEAM

On Monday the 5th November Lesley Williams visited the College to acknowledge the College’s success with regard to the work that the Learning Support Team do with the children in their care.

Today she presented us with a cheque for $2500 so that we can introduce an Eco Schools Program that will involve our Work Education students organising recycling and composting green waste in the food technology department, canteen and staff lunch room.

I would like to acknowledge Mrs Rhonda Worthing who wrote the submission and wish the Work Education students all the best as they implement the program in 2013. Janine Handley Learning Enrichment Coordinator

SCIENCE MATTERS

The Essential Secondary Science Assessment (ESSA) test for Year 8 students will be held on Tuesday 13 November 2012 . The test takes approximately 80 minutes with it being an interactive, multimedia test completed entirely on a computer. All the year 8 students have completed the practice test and are familiar with the process. Since students complete ESSA online on a computer, each student needs to bring headphones or earbuds that plug into a school computer. Earbuds for an iPod or portable player are suitable. These will be collected prior to the test by teachers and held until the test day. If you have any questions regarding the test please feel free to contact either myself or your child’s Science Teacher. Damian Bennie Science Coordinator

FROM THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

1913 -2013 Celebrating 100 years of Catholic education in St Agnes’ Parish

Save the Date: Saturday 15 June 2013

CANTEEN ROSTER

Monday Marion Pallot Tuesday Help Please! Wednesday Lisa Carter Thursday Irene Dowton Friday Help Please!

FROM THE MATHS’ VAULT

MATCHES There are five squares (one 3x3 and four 1x1) formed with 20 matchsticks, as shown in the illustration. Move two matchsticks to get seven squares. Overlapping or breaking of matchsticks or "loose ends" are not allowed. Answer for last week 1, 2, 5 and 7 make cubes. 6 will also make a cube, but the base will be doubled, so it is not a proper net.

FROM THE OFFICE

If you have recently changed your email address ple ase email your new address to

sjrhport@lism.catholic.edu.au

LIBRARY NEWS

BOOK RETURN As the academic year draws to a close, it is timely to remind all students and parents that book return is an essential part of every College student’s obligations, and that losses must be paid for. Important dates for this aspect of College life are as follows:

� Friday 7 December – all Year 10 textbooks and Library books to be returned by this day

� Tuesday 11 December – all Years 7-9 textbooks and Library books to be returned by this day Students will be emailed copies of their loans list each week between now and the end of the year and are urged to attend to the responsible return of all items in good time.

Stay up to date with what’s happening….“Like” us at St Joseph’s Regional College Library, on FaceBook .

Or Follow us on Twitter – @sjrcexchange Karen Bale Teacher Librarian

ABSENCE NOTES

Below you will find a proforma for a student Absence Note. This is the preferred method for parents to notify the College of their child’s absences. �------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARENTS / GUARDIANS EXPLANATION FOR PUPIL’S ABSENCE PUPIL’S NAME _______________________________________Year__________ PC ________ DATE(S) OF ABSENCE _________________________________________________________ REASON FOR ABSENCE ________________________________________________________ PARENT / GUARDIAN SIGNATURE ________________________________ DATE _________ *Failure to have an absence explained within 7 days of returning to school MUST, BY LAW, be recorded and reported as UNEXPLAINED ABSENCE.

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Wednesday 14th November

Tickets $2 for each concert

session on sale every recess at

the C Block servery

• Coffee Shop 4.30pm – 8.00pm • Canteen & BBQ 5.00pm – 8.00pm

• Serving hot food, chips, drinks,

desserts / cakes • Hospitality Students serving a

selection of canapés from 6.30pm • Concert 1 commences – 5.30pm • Concert 2 commences – 7.00pm • Concert 3 commences – 8.30pm

CAREERS ALERT All Year 11 and 12 parents are encouraged to ensure that they have subscribed to their free service as all careers information is distributed this way. Follow the link below and follow the prompts to sign up. www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/careers/careers-email-alert MOODLE – CAREERS Always updated with important documents for work experience and university information. Parents can access this information via your child’s login.

YEAR 8, 9 and 10 – TAX FILE NUMBERS Tax file number forms are processed by Mrs Tinsey every Friday. New forms are now available from the office.

UPCOMING EVENTS 19th December BOS results for HSC candidates – Breakfast at College

20th December ATAR results for HSC candidates – tea/coffee and advice in College Library from

11.00am (parents and students welcome)

UNI CONNECT A forum to connect regional secondary students with university students across Australia.

How to find us: Search Facebook Pages for Uni Connect and ‘like’ the

page to start asking questions.

How to use the page: • If you have a broad question write it directly onto the

wall and someone will get back to you

• If you have a specific question about a university or degree go to the not titled “Meet the Uni Connect Team’ which is pinned to the top of the wall and search for someone currently studying at the university or doing the degree you are interested in, then write the question on the wall starting off with the name of the Uni Connect Team Member you are addressing the question to.

• Keep an eye on the notes section for university tips, interview tips, application tips, FAQ and more.

CAREER TOOLS We are trialling a new Careers communication system called Career Tools. We have sent out some group emails recently and ask that you are patient as we learn to operate this new system. Please open any links contained in the emails in Adobe Reader. Any feedback would be appreciated. If you have a child in Year 10 or 12 and you didn’t receive a careers email please contact Michelle in the office to update your details.

ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY – BAGO FAMILY-A-FAIR

St Joseph’s Primary School Port Macquarie invites you to

The Bago Family-A-Fair at Bago Vineyard

Sunday 18th November 2012 10.00am – 2.00pm

Cost: $5.00 per person or maximum $15.00 per car Loads of activities for the whole family! For further information phone: St Joseph’s Primary 6583 3848 or Bago Vineyards 6585 7099

ST JOSEPH’S REGIONAL COLLEGE UNIFORM POOL

is now OPEN

Winter, summer and sport uniforms now available for sale at

very reasonable prices.

Hours of operation:

Each Monday 2.30 – 3.30pm

• Donations of any uniform items in reasonable condition will

be greatly appreciated.

• If you do have any uniforms you wish to donate please leave

them at the College office.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

PHYSICAL CULTURE Physical Culture combines basic ballet and modern dance for girls and ladies aged 3 years and over. Physi is inexpensive and great for physical fitness, flexibility, coordination and posture, and builds confidence through participation in competitive events. Contact Cheryle on 65854224 or 0408231253, or check out http://www.portphysi.com.au.

SCHOOL YEARBOOK

Once again this year we are compiling a Yearbook for St Agnes’

Parish Secondary Schools. This family of schools incorporates St

Paul’s High School, St Joseph’s Regional College, MacKillop Senior

College and Newman Senior Technical College. This year the

yearbook will be in full colour

We are inviting the parents of our students who wish to advertise in

this Yearbook or to sponsor a page, to complete the form below and

return it with a cheque made payable to MACKILLOP SENIOR COLLEGE to the campus office of

your choice, by Friday 16th November. Please include business card or relevant artwork or email

information to mkscport@lism.catholic.edu.au .

�------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I/We are interested in advertising and/or sponsoring a page in the School Yearbook for 2012. CONTACT NAME:_____________________________________________________________ BUSINESS NAME: ____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________ PHONE:___________________________________________ EMAIL: _____________________________________________________________________________ The options and prices for this year are as follows: 1. STANDARD BUSINESS CARD (incl GST) $50 2. ENLARGED ADVERTISEMENT (19cm x 5.5cm)(incl GST) $85 3. HALF-A-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT (incl GST) $250 4. FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT (incl GST) $500 5. FULL PAGE COLOUR ADVERTISEMENT (on inside cover) (incl GST) $600

Donations of any amount are also gratefully accepted.

REGIONAL COLLEGE SPORTS WRAP

Week 6 12th Nov - Diocesan Baseball Trials - Coffs Harbour

Week 7 22nd Nov - Diocesan SLS - Woolgoolga (not entered)

Week 8 26th Nov - Diocesan Golf – Casino

14'S RUGBY LEAGUE REPORT

14’s Rugby boys Competed in the sevens, the Harry Wells Cup and had a stand-

alone game against St Paul’s. The 14’s had no great success in

any of the competitions, however demonstrated tenacity and spirit.

At the Harry Wells cup we managed to score one try and at the

sevens day we had a victory. Standout players included, Dylan

Wilkins, Daniel Middleton, Blake Wells, Jamieson Williams, Dylan

Pead and Kaes Besseling. Notable mention to Max Rogers for

stepping in.

Mr. Daniel Blackman (coach)

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TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST SPORT INFORMATION FROM THE

REGIONAL VISIT http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/sport/sport

REGIONAL COLLEGE SPORTS WRAP

DIOCESAN TENNIS REPORT The Senior boys pairings of Lachlan Hunt and Lachlan Hudson and Chris Treeves and Toby Dowton were competitive and won a number of games. Particular credit to Lachlan hunt from year 7 who played boys up to 5 years older and handled it admirably.

All will have benefitted from the experience of playing older, stronger players and will be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come.

The junior girls, Jessica Rogers and Holly Fife were also competitive but again gave away age and experience to their competitors. The girls had some strong games but will also benefit from the experience and should be a strong junior team next year.

Mr. Daniel Blackman (coach)

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TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST SPORT INFORMATION FROM THE

REGIONAL VISIT http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/sport/sport