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Issue 14, Term 4, December2020

Principal's MessageThis week marks the nal week of the St Charbel’sCollege academic year. I would like to extend my mostsincere gratitude to the St Charbel’s Collegecommunity of students, sta and parents, for itsstrong and continued support throughout anunprecedented year. Without a doubt, this year hasbeen di cult in more ways than one but I feel that as acommunity, we have become stronger and moreresilient throughout this time.

Over the last week, we celebrated the awardceremonies in both our High School and PrimarySchool campus’. Due to the restrictions, theceremonies were live streamed for families to viewthese joyous events. Thank you to our sta for thepreparation of these events.

Each year is unique with the characters andpersonalities of students and sta who shape all of thecontent and subject matter that is taught and learnt.The end of each year, despite being “busy,” is the idealtime to re ect on the joys and the occasionalfrustrations that allow us to remain on trackthroughout the year. I would like to thank all theteachers for their professionalism and dedication inproviding our children ample opportunities to learn,grow and explore.

Christmas is a special time of the year when wecelebrate the birth of our Saviour in Bethlehem. Weenjoy the story about Mary and Joseph, their trip toBethlehem, the birth of Jesus in a stable, the visit of theshepherds and wise men. We enjoy watching ourchildren express their delight in their understanding ofthe events of Christmas.

The College has also sent out correspondence inrelation to the key dates for the beginning of 2021, towhich a copy of the letter is attached to this newsletter.

I would also like to thank the 2020 P & F Committee fortheir support throughout 2020 and welcome ourincoming 2021 Committee.

At this special time, we ask our Lord to give us thegrace of understanding, so we live the true meaning ofthis special feast. May God bless you and may you allhave a holy and peaceful Christmas and an enjoyablebreak as we prepare for another exciting year ahead.

Rev Fr Maroun Youssef

Principal

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Director of CurriculumAs the year comes to an end, my thanks andcongratulations go out to our sta and students fortheir resilience and tenacity in facing this highlychallenging year.

As always, our team of organised, intelligent andmotivated teachers should be applauded on theirdedication to our students. This is evident every day inthe time they provide before and after school as well asrecess and lunch breaks, to help students with theirlearning. The Writing Club, Maths Club and HomeworkClub continued to attract greater numbers of studentseach week and teachers of Year 12 also o ered studysessions after school and during school holidays. Thissel ess generosity demonstrates how blessed we are tohave these teachers in our midst and how lucky ourstudents are to attend St Charbel’s College.

Our Year 12 students faced their end of schoolexaminations with purpose – and I thank theirteachers for working through the difficulties of on-linelearning and keeping them focused on the end game.Thank you to their Year Coordinator Miss Michael forthe time and support she has selflessly provided to giveYear 12 the best possibility for success.

Whilst many of our usual events and excursions werecurbed by COVID19 – we found ways to keep ourparents and students informed and up to date,embracing Facebook and Livestreaming as e ectivecommunication tools. My thanks go to Father Maroun,the Executive team and especially Mr Vince Papa for allthe background work needed to make these virtualevents a reality.

As I embark on an extended long service leave – I alsowish to congratulate Mr Melhem Kairouz on hisretirement after 28 years of Arabic teaching at StCharbel’s College. Thankyou for all you have done tokeep the Arabic language and culture alive andembraced over the years!

As 2020 comes to a close, I want to thank parents fortheir support over the years – I hand the baton ofDirector of Curriculum to Mr Martin McConville andwish him and the College a successful 2021.

This Christmas let hope warm your heart, love warmyour family, and the Holy Spirit warm all mankind.

Mrs Karen Jubb

Director of Curriculum

Year 12 CoordinatorThe last couple of months have been a time of greattransition and growth for the Class of 2020, what withsitting and nishing HSC examinations and o ciallygraduating from St Charbel’s College! What amarvelous way it was to close their chapter at theCollege with the Senior Formal.

Held at Le Montage, on 25 November, 2020, the Class of2020 arrived dressed to impress, and excited tocelebrate with their peers and teachers one nal timein a setting di erent to that of the classroom. It was alovely evening for all, and we are very proud of themanner in which the students behaved andrepresented the College in a social and public setting.

NESA will release HSC results, and UAC will releaseATARs, on 18 December, 2020. Students are invited tojoin us for a morning tea at 10:00am on this day tocelebrate their achievements.

With that – we bid farewell to our Graduating Class of2020 one final time! All the best to all of our students.

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Miss Manelle Michael

Year 12 2020 Coordinator

Secondary LOTEصلخم ..." مويلا انل دلو دقل !"

لوراك ةديسلا يوناثلا : مسقلا يف ةيبرعلا ةغللا ةذتاسأ يتوريبلا نيدان ةديسلاو سرطب اتير ةديسلاو يلويم

اديجم ادلايم مكلايعلو مكل نونمتي زوريك ، محلم ذاتسلأاو اديعس اماعو

Mr Melhem Kairouz

Secondary LOTE Coordinator

Secondary TAS CoordinatorIt gives me great pleasure to present the 2020 AnnualCreative Arts and Technological and Applied studiesexhibition. This year the exhibition is presented in avirtual format which will allow extended enjoyment ofthe fantastic sample of works for family and friends.

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https://sites.google.com/stcharbel.nsw.edu.au/scccreativeartsshowcase2020

The work presented is produced by students in years7-12 Visual Art, 9 Photography, 10 -12 Textiles andDesign, 7-12 Music, 9-12 Industrial Technology and 7and 8 Technology. I know you will be just as proud aswe are of the students who continue to amaze us eachyear with their talent and creativity.

Thank you to our wonderful teachers and students forthe brilliant work this year and to Mr Vince Papa for histechnical and creative assistance.

Thank you also to Father Maroun and the leadershipteam for their ongoing support.

Mrs Maryrose Maatouk

Secondary TAS Coordinator

Year 10 GeographyHere is a sneak preview into what it really looks like.

I was very honored when Mr Mckelleher approachedme with the fabulous idea of assisting the adjudicationteam in the Year 10 Geography debate on the proposedBadgerys Creek airport. And what a debate it was. Ifound myself positioned amongst the veryarticulate Ms Palmer, and of course the Geographyenthusiast Mr Mckelleher. The audience roared withexcitement at our winning team, as per the photobelow. Debating is such an important skill to acquire inyour schooling years. If you are passionate abouttopical issues or simply enjoy being vocal, having avoice, this skill awaits you.

Thank you so very much to each and every studentwho was a speaker and tried their best. We as teachersheard you. We support you in all that you do. And ofcourse the biggest thank you to Ms Palmerand Mr Mckelleher for always supporting, encouragingand listening to every student.

Perhaps 2021 is the year you as a student would like toexpand your ideas and thoughts. Come and see us!!

Mrs Ezabelle Ghanem

Secondary HSIE Teacher

Secondary ScienceAt the end of the year science classes were given theopportunity to get involved in a STEM activity buildingtowers using spaghetti and marshmallows. STEM isbased on the idea of educating students in four speci cdisciplines — science, technology, engineering andmathematics . Rather than teach the four disciplines asseparate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates theminto a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-worldapplications. Students had to use their critical thinkingand engineering skills to design a tower that wouldstand tall and the goal was to build the tallest tower inthe class.

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Miss Brooke Cleggett

Secondary Science Coordinator

Spotlight on Year 8 EnglishYear 8 English students were asked to re ect on howthey had grown as writers in 2020, what skills they hadlearned in speci c, and what their favourite learningexperiences were. Here is a sample of the responses,which demonstrates how our students are engaged,connected to their heritage, and eager to critically andcreatively express their views about current events inour world.

“This year I learned about analyzing scenes in a lmand annotating poems. This helped me grow inwriting as I have written lots of PETAL paragraphs. Itwill help me next year as I am developing experience

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by doing these things and will go into Year 9 havingthese skills. My favourite activity this year wasannotating the poem “Beirut” as Lebanon is mybackground and by annotating it, it helped meunderstand my heritage more and how meaningful thecity Beirut was to the poet.” – Mariah Alam

“Throughout this year many hardships were dealt withincluding COVID-19 and lockdown which had a majorimpact on learning new things. I feel like I have grownas a writer this year by learning di erent and newthings in di erent styles. My knowledge of lmtechniques was expanded, learning how they createmeaning. My favourite topic this year was learningabout newspaper articles as it was an easy topic tograsp and had a specific structure.” – Alannah Chidiac

“This year has helped me grow as a writer as I havelearnt how to properly develop PETAL, TEEL and poemstructures. This will help me next year with basic taskssuch as writing essays and creatively expressingmyself. My favourite activity this year was this lastpoem task as we freely wrote about issues in today’ssociety.” – Vanessa Rizk

“This year I feel like I have heavily impacted on myparagraph (TEEL and PETAL) structure and myvocabulary. I also learned essay structure whichhelped me learn about key ideas and lm analysis. Myfavourite text or movie was ET and the assignment thatwent with it. I learned about the lm industry, andabout newspapers and communication.” – Joey Sarkis

Mrs Jennifer Fletcher

Secondary English Coordinator

Career NewsUpcoming ‘Careers Events’

Students, please email me if you have any questionsabout any of the following events.

Women in Business with TAFE NSW

Women in Business is a NSW Government and TAFENSW initiative that o ers a fully subsidised onlineprogram for women who are looking to establish amicro business, a small business, or who are alreadyoperating a business. You’ll hear from some ofAustralia’s leading female entrepreneurs sharing theirown business experiences, while also accessinginformation about upcoming events and servicesavailable to assist in setting up and growing yourbusiness.

To be eligible for the program, you just need to be afemale over 18 years of age, and be establishing oralready own your own business in NSW.

Find out more about the program here:https://www.tafensw.edu.au/womeninbusiness

Aus Gov Entrepreneurs’ Programme

The Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’Programme helps local businesses grow and improve.

The programme o ers grants for nancial support aswell as expert advice through workshops and eventsheld across the country.

You can also read stories of businesses who have foundsuccess through the programme. Find out more here:https://business.gov.au/Grants-and-Programs/Entrepreneurs-Programme

Apprenticeships Explained

What exactly is an Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeships are a system that allows you to gainnationally recognised quali cations and hands-onwork experience at the same time, with another addedbene t that you’ll get paid for the work that you dotoo.

You carry out the study part of your job through TAFEor another approved Registered Training Organisation(RTO). They’ll provide you with learning materials andsupport, schedule your assignments and any test orexams.

For the working element, you’ll be working a for anemployer within your chosen industry. They’ll have tosign up through a contract and agree to all the termsand conditions such as agreed amount of pay, time ofor studies, etc. Depending on your employer and theagreement you sign they could also cover the cost ofthe quali cation, your uniform and any other trainingcosts.

There are full-time and part-time apprenticeshipsavailable, and you can even do school-basedapprenticeships if you’re certain that this is the rightpathway for you.

Job SpotlightHow to become a Technician

What do Technicians do?

Technicians are quali ed to perform specialist taskswithin their eld. Training in the installation,operation and maintenance of speci c machines orequipment is often a requirement. There aretechnicians in almost every industry, so their dutiesand functions vary accordingly.

If you’re practical and great at paying attention todetails, problem solving and communications, thenyou could be ideally suited to working as a Technician.

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Industry Specific Technicians Roles

Technicians’ duties vary depending on the industryyou choose and the specific job you’re hired to do.

Essentially, you can expect to turn up to work,diagnose problems related to speci c equipment and

x them, install or operate the same kinds ofequipment, or carry out maintenance works, do astandard 40-hour week, and then go home.

Whilst the job is important, it may not be critical andmost often won’t require you to work outside normalbusiness hours or impact too highly on your lifestyle.

How to become a Technician in Australia

Depending on the industry you plan to enter thequalifications that you may need will vary.

Step 1 – Decide which industry you’re most passionateabout and explore Technician roles within thatindustry.

Step 2 – Find out which quali cations you’ll need andcomplete them.

There are dozens of Certi cates to consider that couldprovide you with the skills and knowledge to work as aTechnician in many industries.

Have a look on My Skills to nd out more, or speak to aTAFE or RTO near you to nd out what course might beappropriate, as well as their career outcomes.

Apprenticeships and traineeships might also be anoption worth considering. You’ll obtain a nationallyrecognised quali cation, on the job experience andtraining and you’ll be getting paid to work as well.

A technical degree may be required in some elds suchas Health & STEM, in which case you may need arelevant Bachelor’s Degree. Explore the jobs in eldsyou’re interested in and look at the entryrequirements, then delve in the university coursesavailable. Don’t forget you could also study online ifthe course you want isn’t nearby or it suits yourlifestyle better.

Step 3 – Check whether there are any other additionalrequirements you’ll need to make you eligible for thejob, e.g. licenses or registrations, white card, workingwith children and police checks.

Wishing you and your loved ones a Blessed Christmasand a Prosperous New Year.

Mrs Dianna Chedid

Careers and VET Coordinator

Primary Arabic Coordinatorةضورلا فوفص ذيملات مدخ يف 2020/11/26 عقاولا سيمخلا موي مدقو .ميرم ءارذعلل يكئلاملا ريشبتلا ةبسانمب ينيدلا لافتحلاا

ةبسانملا هذهب ليتارتلاو تاولصلا ذيملاتلا

اولقتني نأ مهل دب لاو ةيئادتبلإا ةلحرملا سداسلا فصلا ذيملات ىهنأ نأ ىنمتنو حاجن نم هوققح اميف اعيمج مهل ائينه .ةيلاتلا لحارملل يف ديدج قيرط قش لجأ نم ةطسوتملا ةلحرملل لاقتنلاا نوكي

، ةسردملا عيفش لأسن يتلاو ةفرعملاو ، ملعلاو حاجنلا بلط ةريسم لفحو سادق نم تاطقل .اعيمج اهيف مهقفوي نأ لبرش ، سيدقلا

سداسلا فصلا جرخت

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تاملعم عيمج نم ركشلاب مدقتأ نأ بحأ ةيساردلا ، ةنسلا ةياهن يف بلاطلا ةدعاسمو ةفرعملا عرزل مهترباثمو مهلمع ىلع ةيبرعلا ةغللا

ينانبللا ثارتلا ىلع فرعتلاو ةغللا ةفرعم يف مدقتلا ىلع

ديعس ماعو ديجم دلايم " عيمجلل ىنمتن ةيبرعلا ةغللا مسق نمو "

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Mrs Nada Kazzi

Primary Arabic Coordinator

Primary Football AcademyOur coaching friends at football pathways areorganising a Term 1 program for children aged 2-6years old. It is a football (soccer) speci c program todevelop motor skills and social skills. The sessions willbe held on Saturdays at the KIKOFF Centre onPunchbowl Rd. If you are interested in enrolling yourchild please see the yer attached. PLEASE REFER TOTHE NSW GOVERNMENT COVID-19 GUIDELINESWHEN THE PROGRAM COMMENCES.

Miss Catherine Zalloua

Primary Sports Coordinator

Library Corner

Mrs Janet Galimi, Mrs Rima Wakim, Mrs SusieYammouni and Mrs Mounira Akkari

Librarians

2021 Key Dates2021_Key_Dates.pdfhttps://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/241/2021_key_dates.pdf

Counsellor's Corner

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Mrs Jennifer Harsch/Mrs Emily Sheahan

Counsellors

St Charbel's Ethnic School Term 1 2021https://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/null

BYODSCC_Year_5_12_BYOD_Letter.pdfhttps://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/185/scc_year_5_12_byod_letter.pdf

2021 Travel Informationhttps://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/null

St Charbel's Basketball Club

Chess!

Keyboard Lessons at the Collegekeyboard_lesson_ad.pdfhttps://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/23/keyboard_lesson_ad.pdf

Saouma's School WearST_CHARBEL_PRIMARY_UNIFORM_PRICELIST_2021_1_.pdfhttps://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/160/st_charbel_primary_uniform_pricelist_2021_1_.pdf

ST_CHARBEL_HIGH_SCHOOL_UNIFORM_PRICELIST_2021.pdfhttps://stcharbel.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/161/st_charbel_high_school_uniform_pricelist_2021.pdf

COVID-19:Access the following link for the latest information onthe COVID-19 situation in NSW:

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/case-definition.aspx

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