6 may 2019 / no. 12 from the prinipal€¦ · australia aseball hampionships in geelong, victoria....

Enlivened by the Spirit · WHOLENESS · HOPE · JUSTICE · REVELATON

6 May 2019 / NO. 12

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Prayer for Mothers

God our Creator, we pray: for new mothers, coming to terms

with new responsibility; for expectant mothers, wondering and

waiting; for those who are tired, stressed or

depressed; for those who struggle to balance the

tasks of work and family; for those who are unable to feed their

children due to poverty; for those whose children have physical, mental or emotional

disabilities; for those who raise children on their

own; for those who have lost a child;

for those who care for the children of others;

for those whose children have left home; and for those whose desire to

be a mother has not been fulfilled.

Bless all mothers, that their love may be deep and tender,

and that they may lead their children to know and do what is good, living

not for themselves alone, But for God and for others.

Amen.

St Thomas Aquinas

Pray for us

Blessed Mary MacKIllop

Pray for us

May the Month of Mary

By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This devotion arose among Jesuits in Rome in the 18th century and quickly spread throughout the Western Church. It is therefore especially fitting for us to

celebrate mothers, grandmothers and important women in our lives this month.

Mother’s Day

I take this opportunity to wish all our mothers, grandmothers and all those special women in the lives of the Aquinas College community a very happy Mother’s Day on Sunday, 12 May. Let us pray gratefully for the gift of mothers, for the gift of all those special women in our lives, asking our Lord to bless them for their committed love. Athletics Carnival Our annual College Athletics Carnival took place last Friday at The Ridge Athletics Field. Unfortunately wet weather brought an early finish to an enjoyable carnival. I congratulate our students on their enthusiasm and participation in the morning, and their cooperation and understanding in having to return to school earlier than expected. Thank you to Mr McGee (Sports Coordinator) and Mrs Kizi (Assistant Sports Coordinator) for the organisation of the day. Fortunately the majority of events were completed prior to the rain, a small number of events will be completed at school over the coming weeks. It was also pleasing to see a number of parents in attendance.

Enlivened by the Spirit · WHOLENESS · HOPE · JUSTICE · REVELATON 2

Mr James Clancy Principal

Year 12 Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

A reminder that Year 12 Parent/Student/Teacher interview evening is to be held on Thursday, 16 May from 3.30pm to 7.30pm. This evening is set aside to allow parents to meet with teachers to discuss their son/daughter’s progress in Year 12. The school has an expectation that parents will attend the interviews as scheduled and that the student accompany the parent(s), in full College winter uniform, to the interview. Details on how to book interview times can be found on page 4.

Congratulations

Link for registration are:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-bible-in-a-day-by-charbel-raish-holy-family-catholic-church-menai-tickets-60510285894

Congratulations to Kai Robertson (Nagle) who broke a record at the NSWCCC Swimming Championships which were held on Friday 5 April. Kai set a new record of 4:24.61 in the 12-14 years 400m Freestyle event.

During the recent school holidays Ethan Stacy (LaSalle) represented NSW in the School Sport Australia Baseball Championships in Geelong, Victoria. Ethan’s team came from 0-6 down in the final to win 7-6 in extra innings to take home the Gold medal. Ethan received MVP for the gold medal game and was selected in the All Australian Schoolboys team. Congratulations Ethan.




Assistant Principal │ Mr Damien Kerr

CALENDAR 2019 Week 2

Monday 6 May 2019

Year 12 Retreat

Work Placement Visit 1 Retail Year 7 Assessment Visual Arts (Hand In) Research Year 11 Assessment Digital Photography (Hand In

before school) SSCCC Cross Country

Incursion Year 10 Careers Year 12 Assessment English Ext 1 (Hand In)

Year 10 Assessment ITM P4 (Hand In) Year 9 Assessment PASS (In Class) Year 9 Assessment ITT (Hand In)

Tuesday 7 May 2019

Year 12 Retreat

Work Placement Visit 1 Retail Year 7 Assessment Visual Arts (Hand In) Research

Year 11 Assessment Chemistry P3 (In Class) Year 11 Assessment Hospitality (In Class)

Year 10 Assessment Elective History P2 & P3 (In Class/Hand In)

Year 9 Assessment Elective History P5 (Hand In & In Class)

Years 7 & 8 AFL Gala Day

Wednesday 8 May 2019

Year 12 Retreat Work Placement Visit 1 Retail

Year 10 Excursion History @ Jewish Museum Regional Catholic Schools Debating Competition

(Round 2)

Thursday 9 May 2019


Year 11 Excursion Sutherland Shire Careers Expo

Friday 10 May 2019


Week 3

Monday 13 May 2019

Work Placement Visit 1 Retail Work Placement Visit 1 Business Services

Work Placement Visit 1 Construction Year 10 Assessment ITT commencing (Hand In)

Year 10 Assessment Drama P2 (In Class) Year 7 Assessment PDHPE Practical Assessment

Year 8 Assessment Music (In Class)

Tuesday 14 May 2019


Work Placement Visit 1 Construction Years 7 & 9 NAPLAN Testing @ JPII Hall

Year 11 Assessment Visual Arts P2 (Hand In) Year 8 AFL Gala Day

Year 12 Assessment Physics (In Class)

Wednesday 15 May 2019



Regional Catholic Schools Debating Competition Round 3

Year 8 Assessment Religion (Hand In) CaSPA Regional Performance Squad Rehearsal

(4.30pm-6pm)

Thursday 16 May 2019



Year 12 Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews (3.30pm-7.30pm)

Friday 17 May 2019

Work Placement Visit 1 Retail

Work Placement Visit 1 Business Services Work Placement Visit 1 Construction

Years 9-12 Excursion Evangelisation Evening- ARISE


Leader of Teaching and Learning—Curriculum│ Ms Lisa Mirabello

Year 12 Parent/Student/Teacher Meeting Interviews will be held in the Mackillop Learning Common. Compulsory Parent/Student/Teacher meetings for Year 12 will be held on Thursday, 16 May, from 3.30pm – 7.30pm. Students are to attend in full school uniform. Bookings for these meetings should be made on Compass and will be available from 9.00am on Wednesday, 8 May. These bookings will close on Wednesday, 15 May at 9.00am. Reports will be released on Compass, on the afternoon of Wednesday, 15 May. How to book an interview:

1. Access the Compass Parent Portal and click either ‘Book Parent Teacher Interviews’ or ‘Click here for booking’

as seen highlighted in red below:

2. A Welcome message will appear allowing you to choose to see a demonstration of how to book an

interview:


3. You can use the options highlighted in red to navigate through the demonstration. The date for interviews

will be displayed as Thursday May 16:

4. Your son or daughter’s teachers will be listed on the right of the screen. Select a teacher and then select

the interview time you would like to book. The bookings and teachers will turn green once the booking

has been saved.

5. When you have finished making interview bookings you can select to view a print preview summary or

print the schedule:

If you experience any difficulty please contact the College Office on (02) 9543 0188

Year 11 Parent/Student/Teacher Meeting Compulsory Parent/Student/Teacher meetings for Year 11 will be held on Thursday, 23 May, from 3.30pm –

7.30pm. Students are to attend in full school uniform. Reports will be released, on Compass, prior to these

meetings. Parents will be notified when the bookings for Year 11 Parent/Student/Teacher meetings open next

week.


Library News @ Aquinas │ Mrs Catherine Capovilla


NAPLAN 2019 The NAPLAN tests will begin on Tuesday, May 14. At Aquinas, we will be completing all 4 tests online. This means all students will need to bring the necessary equipment to school for each day of testing. All students in Year 7 and 9 require:

A fully charged device A charging cord Headphones The Lockdown Browser downloaded onto their desktop.

An information brochure from the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) can be found on pages 8-9. Kate Wilson (Literacy Facilitator) Renee Kelly (Numeracy Facilitator)

Date Test Year 9 Year 7

Tuesday, 14 May Writing Yr 9 - Period 2 Yr 7 - Period 3

Wednesday, 15 May Reading Yr 9 - Periods 1 - 2 Yr 7 - Periods 3 - 4

Thursday, 16 May Language Conventions

Yr 9 - Period 1 Yr 7 - Period 3

Friday, 17 May Catch up Day TBC

Monday, 20 May Numeracy Yr 9 - Periods 1 - 2 Yr 7 - Periods 3 - 4

Tuesday, 21 May Catch up Day TBC

Literacy & Numeracy News


H CLUB 2019

WHAT IS THE “H CLUB” -The “H Club” is a new initiative at Aquinas which aims to provide our students with the opportunity to study in a quiet environment while being supported by teachers from various KLA’s. The focus will be on Homework, Handy Hints and Help with assignments, study notes and planning your time

WHERE - The Father Denis Foley Resource Centre (The Library)

WHEN - 7.30am -8.30am (Monday -Friday) Recess, Lunch 3.00pm-4.30pm (Monday-Thursday)

WHO - All students are welcome to attend the Club, especially our Seniors. We expect that the club will be particularly busy prior to exams and when major assignments being due.

TIMETABLE - AS OF 6/5/2019 (NB: THIS WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY VIA COMPASS AND OUR NEWSLETTER)

TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

BEFORE SCHOOL

7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla

7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla 7.30am-8.30am HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mrs J. Smith 7.30am-8.15am Student Fitness Club (GYM) (Mr Burke)

7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla 7.30am-8.15am MATHS FOCUS Ms Bauer


7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla 7.45am-8.30am PHYSICS and CHEMISTRY FOCUS Mrs Woods 7.45am-8.30am BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY FOCUS -Ms Rundle

RECESS 11am-11.30am HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mr Tagg

11am-11.30am HSIE/BUSINESS STUDIES FOCUS Mrs Checchin and Mr Tagg

10.40am-11.10am RE FOCUS Mrs Pelham

LUNCH 1.30pm—2.00pm HSIE FOCUS Ms Jackson

1.30pm- 2.00pm MATHS FOCUS Mrs Gatt

1.30pm-2.00pm HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mrs J. Smith

AFTER SCHOOL

3.00pm-4.30pm Mrs Capovilla


3.00pm-4.30pm Mrs Capovilla 3.15pm-4.15pm SCIENCE FOCUS Dr Stevens 3.15pm-4.15pm YR 12 STANDARD ENGLISH Mrs Armstrong

3.00pm-4.30pm Mrs Capovilla 3.15pm-4.15pm “Staff and Students Boxercise Mr Burke and Ms Gonnet

LIBRARY CLOSES AT 2.30pm ON FRIDAYS

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TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

BEFORE SCHOOL


7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla 7.30am-8.30am HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mrs J. Smith 7.30am-8.15am (Mr Burke) Student Fitness Club (GYM)

7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla 7.30am-8.15am MATHS FOCUS Ms Bauer


7.30am-8.30am Mrs Capovilla 7.45am-8.30am PHYSICS and CHEMISTRY FOCUS Mrs Woods 7.45am-8.30am BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY FOCUS Ms Rundle

RECESS 11am-11.30am MATHS FOCUS Mr Obeid

11am-11.30am HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mr Tagg 11am-11.30am ART FOCUS, Mrs Morris

11am-11.30am HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mr Tagg

LUNCH 1.30pm- 2.00pm MATHS FOCUS, Mrs Gatt

1.30pm-2.00pm HSIE/GEOGRAPHY FOCUS Mrs J. Smith

AFTER SCHOOL

3.00pm-4.30pm Mrs Capovilla 3.15pm-4.15pm SCIENCE FOCUS Dr Stevens


3.00pm-4.30pm Mrs Capovilla 3.15pm-4.15pm YR 12 STANDARD ENGLISH Mrs Armstrong 3.15pm-4.15pm RE/TAS Focus, Mrs Lavilles-Reyes

3.00pm-4.30pm Mrs Capovilla 3.15pm-4.15pm (Mr Burke and Ms Gonnet) Staff and Students Boxercise (GYM)

LIBRARY CLOSES AT 2.30pm ON FRIDAYS

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Enlivened by the Spirit · WHOLENESS · HOPE · JUSTICE · REVELATON

Sports News│ Mr Charles McGee

At the beginning of the year, a call went out to all footballers to trial for positions in the NSWCCC Representative Football/Soccer squads. From a pool of over 200 footballers who trialed, four teams of fifteen were chosen - senior boys and senior girls, junior boys and junior girls. These four squads trained the house down during Term 1, to compete in the prestigious NSWCCC Championships. At the Gala Days, Round 1 knocked out both our senior boys and junior boys teams. The senior girls and junior girls both won their first round games against DLS. Round 2 knocked out the senior girls whereas, the junior girls won through to the SSCCC Champions Round 3. The Champions of the East - Aquinas junior girls were drawn to play the Champions of the West - Freeman Catholic College Bonnyrigg. Our junior girls won the final 3 - 0, to next go through to Round 4, to play the winner of the CGSCCC during July. Congratulations to all those who trialed, were chosen and represented our College. From the knockout rounds, five players from all teams were invited to trial for the SSCCC Representative senior boys and senior girls teams. All five who trialed, represented Aquinas in the right spirit and were all great ambassadors of our College. The following Aquinas students were chosen in SSCCC teams which will compete in the NSWCCC Championships in June.

Siena Hawkins (LaSalle) Abbey-Rose Cryer (LaSalle) Brodie Steel (Rice) Alex Zinnato (Rice) Mackenzie Selmon (Rice)

Thank you to Mrs Smith for assisting all four teams at the Gala Days. Mr Peter Tsambalas

NSWCCC Swimming Late last term three Aquinas students represented Southern Sydney at the NSWCCC Swimming Championships.

Athan Tzanis (Rice) placed 10th in the 100m Butterfly. Harrison Tzanis (Rice) placed 4th in the 50m Breastroke and 6th in the 100m Breastroke. Kai Robertson (Nagle) swam in multiple events throughout the day. He was NSWCCC Champion in the 200m Freestyle and 400m Freestyle. Kai also set a new 400m Freestyle record. This makes him the fastest Under 14’s 400m Freestyle swimmer in NSWCCC history.

Well done boys on your fantastic efforts. NSWCCC/ALL Schools Representatives

Congratulations to Elliott Kirgan (LaSalle) who gained selection in the NSW All Schools Softball team for 2019.

Congratulations to Keeley Lennon (MacKillop) who also gained selection in the NSW All Schools Softball team for the second straight year.


Athletics Carnival

Photos supplied by Mitchell Karadinovski (Yr 11)


The Regional Catholic Schools Debating Competition - Round 1 results

Last Wednesday our Aquinas debating teams competed in Round 1 of the Regional Catholic Schools Debating Competition against Bethany College, Hurstville. With only 45 minutes to prepare, the teams collaborated to develop strong and convincing arguments based on unseen topics. The topic area for Round 1 was ‘Popular Culture/Current Affairs’ and the topics were as follows:

Year 7-10: “That Australia should adopt a new national flag and anthem”.

Senior: “That Australian politics has become a circus”. Congratulations to the Year 8, 9, 10 and Senior teams who won their Round 1 debates:

Year 7: Edgar Bo (LaSalle), Jennifer Sewell (MacKillop), India Faber (Rice), Nayah Goncalves (MacKillop). Year 8: Emma Azzopardi-MacIntire (Rice), Arabella Harper (Rice), Abby Wijesekera (LaSalle), Jade Connell (Rice). Year 9: Tamara Talevski, (Rice) Emily Maguire (MacKillop), Jennah Bradstock (Rice), Ariana Halar (Rice). Year 10: Zane Assen (LaSalle), Laura Cole (Nagle), Jessica Sewell (MacKillop), Jack Wijesekera (LaSalle). Senior: Benjamin Capovilla (Rice), Benjamin Ferraro (LaSalle), Charlotte Knoke (Rice), Joshua Lane (Rice).

Round 2 This Wednesday, 8 May Round 2 will be hosted here at Aquinas. Our Aquinas teams will be competing against St Patrick’s College, Sutherland. All are welcome to come along to support our Aquinas Debating teams, with the debates commencing at approximately 4.45pm. Students will need to remain at school before prep time to help with the set-up. Afternoon tea will be provided. The topic area for Round 2 is ‘Sports/Health/Recreation’. There will be a meeting at lunch on Wednesday in Room 28 in preparation. Call out for Timekeeper and Chairperson volunteers for Wednesday 8th May Can any student who would like to volunteer to help with timekeeping and chairperson roles this Wednesday, 8th May please see Miss Cooper in Music Room 2 during Pastoral or email [email protected] Students will be required to stay at school until approximately 5.45pm. Afternoon tea will be provided.

CSDA Public Speaking│ Ms Danielle Cooper

THURSDAY 9 MAY 8:00am - 9:00am

Please note the Uniform Shop only sells

sports uniforms and school bags

(There are second hand blazers available in various sizes. Please contact the office for

more information)

The Uniform Shop now has Eftpos facilities

Uniform Shop

Monday 6 May

Kylee Wehbe

Monday 13 May

Leah Tinning Salib

Alison Stavros

Tuesday 7 May

Augustina Listianto

Tuesday 14 May

Vickie Crawley

Leanne O’Grady

Robyn Graham

Wednesday 8 May

Julie Kocankoski

Marie Claire Abdullah

Wednesday 15 May

Olga Syropygtova

Belinda Selby

Thursday 9 May

Mel Coyne

Thursday 16 May

Lienay Saliba

Friday 10 May

Loretta Heraghty

Elizabeth Campbell

Cathy Fulton

Friday 17 May

Vicki Leftakis

Michelle Turner

Evelyn Ioakim

Jennifer Deluca

Lisa Allen

Canteen Roster

mailto:[email protected]

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