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Vol 18 Term: 4 Week 11

16 December 2016

Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of the Magdalene Community,

Magdalene Impressions, held on November 29, was a wonderful showcase of student work in the areas of

Visual Arts and Photography. Our congratulations to all students who submitted work and to the team of staff,

Ms Delaney, Mrs Eggleton, Ms Tree, Ms Meagher, Ms Cusack, Mr Trimarchi, Mr O’Donnell, Ms Flick and Mrs

Cuomo who organized and supported this event.

The recent Sports Assembly acknowledged the many individual, team and house achievements across 2016. Our

congratulations to all award winners and special thanks to Mr Kennedy for his organization of this event and the

entire sports programme for this year. A highlight of the assembly was the interview by Sheree Farrell of our

special guest, Ms Chloe Esposito, 2016 Olympic Gold medalist in the Modern Pentathlon.

As a community we celebrated our end of year Mass on Tuesday 13 December special thanks to Fr Joe, Mr

O’Neill, Ms Flocco, Mr O’Donnell, Mr Collins and the many students who took on roles. It was pleasing to see

the St Vincent de Paul hampers were presented as they will make a positive impact on the lives of members of

the wider community who need support at this time of the year.

Congratulations to the many students who received awards on Presentation Day. These awards are an

acknowledgement of the excellent achievement by students across subjects and also in relation to community

based aspects of Magdalene. Special thanks to Ms Foldes and Mrs Forner for their leadership and organization

of this significant event in the school calendar.

Thank you to parents and students who attended today’s Parent Teacher Student Interview Day. We hope the

feedback will continue to support the learning journey.

School Fees 2017

Included in this final newsletter are details of the changes in regards to the billing and payments of school fees.

Please read this section carefully.

We would like to announce the Year and Assistant Year Coordinators for 2017.

Year 7 Mr Manns

Year 8 Mr Arzapitian

Year 9 Mr Dowdell

Year 10 Mr Johnson

Year 11 Mrs Foti

Year 12 Mr Sinclair-Kydd

Assistant Year Coordinators Mrs Durrant, Year 7 and 8, Mr Bubb, Year 9 and 10 and Mr Cimino, Year 11 and

12.

Strong minds, gentle hearts

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Farewell to staff

Ms Hynes for the past 17 years has taught Science and has held a number of roles including Science

Coordinator. We wish Ms Hynes every success as she begins her work at Mt Carmel Catholic College

Varroville in 2017. Thank you for the positive impact you have made on so many students during your

time at Magdalene.

Ms Benny has been at Magdalene for 16.5 years, teaching Visual Art across Year 7-12 and more recently

teaching in Learning support. We wish Ms Benny success and happiness as she takes on the role of Learn-

ing Support teacher at John Therry Catholic High School in 2017. Thank you for your tireless dedication

to the students, staff and parents of the Magdalene community.

Mrs Galvin has worked at Magdalene for 10 years as a Support Staff Officer and has been the face of the

school to so many students as they have enrolled at Magdalene. She has also treated and cared for many

students and staff as First Aid Officer. Mrs Galvin will be joining the staff at St Francis Edmondson Park

in 2017, the newest and only K-12 school in the Diocese of Wollongong. Whilst it will be a challenging

role it will be equally exciting as she sees the young people develop over the coming years and we wish

her success and happiness. Thank you for the care and many contributions you have made at Magdalene.

Mrs Gai Pastor will be leaving Magdalene after 6 years working in the role as School Counsellor. Her

work is of a nature where most people do not see the positive impact she has had on so many students at

Magdalene. We thank Mrs Pastor for all that she has given to our community and wish her success in her

new role as she moves around the Diocese supporting other counsellors in their work.

Mrs Harris has been at Magdalene for 3 years working in the area of Support Staff Lab Assistant where

she has supported the work of the Science Teachers particularly in practical Science lessons. She was an

active member of the WHS committee and we thank Mrs Harris for all her contributions and wish her

success as she moves across to Oran Park Anglican.

Mrs Colella has worked at Magdalene for 1.5 years in PDHPE , coaching teams and as an Assistant Year 9

& 10 Coordinator. As she prepares to welcome her baby early in 2017 we wish her joy and happiness for

this next stage of life and thank her for all that she has given to Magdalene.

Mrs Fernandes has worked fulltime across 2016 and we thank her for the teaching and care of students and

wish her success in her teaching role at Mt Carmel Catholic College.

Thank you to Ms Casuscelli as she has worked here full time since Term 2 and we wish her success as she

undertakes a Masters of Occupational Therapy in 2017.

To Mr Webb we thank you for your work this term in replacing Mr Mäe and to the many casual teachers

who have worked across the year, we thank you for your work and support of our school.

As 2016 draws to a close I thank all staff for their tireless work through out the year and all students for

their work and contributions. On behalf of Mr Lo Cascio I thank all parents for your ongoing support.

As I take my leave of this great community I sincerely thank all staff, students and parents for making me

feel so welcome and for the opportunity to share your journey in 2016. Magdalene is a special place and I

feel privileged to have been part of this community over the past six months. I wish Mr Matthew

McMahon success and fulfillment in his role as Principal of Magdalene.

Wishing everyone in the Magdalene community a Holy Christmas, Happy New Year and restful holiday

season. My prayers and best wishes will be with you in 2017 and beyond.

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God Bless

Mr Michael Mullaly

Acting Principal

Prayer for Families

Loving God,

During this holy season of Christmas,

we ask for your blessing on all families.

Let Mary’s openness to your

wondrous ways be an inspiration

to place all trust in you.

Let Joseph’s courage provide hope

during times of anxiety and

Uncertainty.

Let Jesus’ life ignite all families with

a spirit of light and love

May the grace that encircled the

Holy Family widen to embrace all

Families.

For this we pray.

Amen

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Presentation—Major Awards

The Mary Magdalene Award Sophie Cornett

The Brother Joseph Crowley Award Samyra King

The Noel Burton Award Eliza Rourke

Bastien Madrill Award Dominique Messina

Bradley Bishop

Corey Lake Award Kristina Younan

The Kevin Wade Award

Connor Henderson

Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Year 10

Luke Snelling

Year 12

Caitlin Liddle

The Dr Freelander Community Service Award Michaela Madrill

Lauren Avero

Remy Moutia

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Presentation—Major Awards

Chris Patterson Special Recognition Award Sophie Cornett

Camden Council’s Mayoral Citizenship Award Katelyn Beller

Western Sydney University Scholarship Annicka Ciol

Most Outstanding Students Year 7

Christina David

Year 10

Maddison Saysanavongpheth

Siobhan Suters

Sports Person Of the Year Year 7

Tyrone Fergie

Amalia Plummer

Year 8

Claudia Henderson

Alex Honan

Flynn O’Keeffe

Year 9

Shaun Rafferty

Tess Tyquin

Year 10

Bethany Jenkins

Connor McFarlane

`Year 11

Sheree Farrell

Cooper O’Keeffe

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SPORTS ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Sports Assembly- Special Guest Chloe Esposito (Olympic Gold Medalist)

On Wednesday 7 December, the annual Magdalene Sports Assembly took place. Our special guest on the

day was Chloe Esposito who won Gold at this years Olympic Games in the Women’s Modern Pentathlon.

Chloe congratulated our sports awards recipients and was interviewed by our Sports Captain, Sheree Farrell.

We thank Chloe for taking time out from her busy training schedule to attend our assembly and wish her all

the best in her ongoing endeavours in Modern Pentathlon.

A highlight of the assembly was also the winning of The MISA Shield by Magdalene.

Our next goal is to improve our overall results in the Diocesan Vince Villa Trophy.

Sheree Farrell interviewing Olympic Champion, Chloe Esposito

Our MISA Winning Teams, Diocesan Award recipients and Age Champions from our carnivals were

recognized.

WINNING MISA TEAMS

Senior Girls Softball—Coach Mrs McAllister

Boys Hockey—CoachMr Hewitt

Year 7 Netball—Coach Mrs Hort

Year 9/10 Rugby League—Coach Mr Bubb

Year 8/9 Boys Cricket—Coach Mr Wright

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SPORTS ASSEMBLY AWARDS

MISA Senior Girls Softball - Coach Mrs McAlister

MISA Boys Hockey - Coach Mr Hewitt

MISA Year 7 Netball - Coach Mrs Hort

Surname First Name

Wojcik Albert

Fuller Michael

Teuma Ethan

Calleja Liam

Vinoya John

Jones Ethan

Richards Hayden

Liddle Harrison

Sapiatzer Patrick

Berenger Dylan

Rafferty Shaun

Turner Angus

Beatty Matthew

Johnstone Hayden

Vella Alex

Clarke Benjamin

Smith Brandon

Surname First Name

Bligh Renae

Maarseveen Isabelle

O'Flynn Charlotte

Farkas Matea

Parker Taylah

Farrell Sheree

Smith Maddison

Simpson Tyler

Staunton Isabel

Suraci Bianca

Fenech Taylor

Rasmussen Brittany

Bishop Natalie

Surname First Name

Magro Hayley

Rinaldi Alannah

Clout Brianna

Searle Laila

Sincek Nadia

Cooke Emily

Reynolds Chanell

Hall Olivia

Jordan Ella-Jane

Clapson Libby

Hamilton Madison

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SPORTS ASSEMBLY AWARDS

MISA 9-10 Rugby League - Coach Mr Bubb

MISA 8-9 Boys Cricket - Coach Mr Wright

CDF (Diocesan) Award Recipients

Surname First Name

McKenzie Adam

Zammit Daniel

Hamshere Matthew

Rafferty Shaun

Casey Cameron

Fitzgibbon Jake

Miller Rhys

O'Dwyer Mitchell

Kepu Saigoa

Mumberson Samuel

Sampson-Johnson Joshua

Blankenstein Ryan

Elliott-Buckley Ethan

Henderson Connor

McFarlane Connor

Bishop Bradley

French William

Irvine Jake

Surname First Name

Polkinghorne Brady

Ponting Zachary

Staunton Patrick

Kumutat Aiden

Meredith Cameron

O'Keeffe Flynn

Taber Jye

Williams Nathan

Burrows Lachlan

Roberts Lachlan

Rafferty Shaun

Johnstone Hayden

Aleesha Austin Triathlon

Matthew Burke Swimming

Sheree Farrell Swimming

Tom Gallagher Tennis

Taylah Parker Hockey

Brittany Rasmussen Hockey - recipient of the Pierre de

Coubertain Award for 2016 for

Olympic idealism

Amalia Plummer Athletics

Maddison Smith Softball - Diocesan Sportsperson of the

Year.

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SPORTS ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Swimming Carnival Age Champion Girls Boys

12 yrs Jaimee Kitchener Samuel Kiss

13 yrs Olivia Farrell Jacob Simpson

14 yrs Aleesha Austin Phillip Boguslavskis

15 yrs Madyson Kenny Jack Beeby

16 yrs Bethany Cooper Matthew Burke

17 yrs Taylah Parker Brandon Lopez

Open Stephannie Krause Joshua Phillips

Swimming House Champions—WILSON

Cross Country Age Champion Girls Boys 12 yrs Amalia Plummer Andrew Rixon

13 yrs Jessica Kourembes Tyrone Fergie

14 yrs Aleesha Austin Flynn O’Keeffe

15 yrs Elisabeth Kelly Rhys Miller

16 yrs Anastasia de Pourbaix Nicholas Bull

17 yrs Sheree Farrell Bailey Whitley

Cross Country House Champions—SEDGWICK

Athletics Carnival Age Champion Girls Boys 12 yrs Amalia Plummer Albert Wojcik

13 yrs Brianna Clout Layne Baker

14 yrs Alex Honan Flynn O’Keeffe

Christopher Pernia

15 yrs Olympia Plummer Nicholas Ciappara

16 yrs Kate McDermott Tyler Rullis

17 yrs Bethany Perkins Liam O’Reilly

Open Brittany Rasmussen Kaine Whitelaw

Athletics House Champions—SEDGWICK

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SPORTS ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Swimming Age Champions

Wilson House Captains:

Kaiden Roberts and Roisin Bolwell

Athletics Age Champions

Cross Country Age Champions

House Shield

2016

Sedgwick

House Captains:

Lauren Wright and

Laétin Perrin-Russo

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Young Writers Competition

154 students from Years 10 and 11 and 17 Greater Western Sydney high schools took part in the seventh

annual Western Sydney University Young Writers' Day on 16 September 2016 at the Campbelltown

campus. Luke Summers, Maddison Saysanavongpheth, Stephanie Robinson, Mckenzie

Duguid, Siobhan Suters, Danielle Flood, Katelyn Beller, Jayden McAllister, Julia Musico and Brandon

Shaw went with Mrs Antal to represent Magdalene.

The day began with a keynote presentation by Ms Fiona Wright, award-winning author and doctoral

candidate in the Western Sydney University Writing and Society Research Group. The keynote

was followed by a choice of 15 different writing workshops. Each student participated in two workshops;

one in the morning and another in the afternoon. Workshops were facilitated by academics and authors

including Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Richard James Allen, Barbara Alysen, Lilly Blue, Luke Carman,

Louise Carter, Bernard Cohen, Ben Etherington, Lynn Garlick, Dr Rachel Morley, Felicity

Plunkett, Murray Robertson, Candy Royalle, Katie Sutherland and Anna Westbrook. James Roy ran a

workshop for teachers on 'Other People's Secrets: organic, dynamic characters for creative writings'.

There was a post-event writing competition for the students, with prizes including up to five conditional

academic excellence scholarships for future study at Western. The entries were 'blind' judged by a

University-appointed panel.

We are very pleased to be able to announce that Maddison Saysanavongpheth (10D) has been named as

a winner. She will receive a conditional scholarship offer for undergraduate study at Western Sydney

University; $5000 per annum for up to four years. Winners also received an Apple iPad Air 2 16GB WiFi

tablet. Congratulations to Maddison and all of the Magdalene students who had this opportunity to share

their love of writing.

Mr Ewen Sinclair-Kidd

Year 10 students Lauren Avero, Katelyn Beller, Ben Carroll, and Brandon Shaw (pictured

above), were chosen to be part of a Cybersafety initiative in conjunction with the local Police

Department and the CEO Wollongong. The students were asked to design a program that would

be presented to schools across all the Wollongong Diocese on the importance of Cybersafety and

common pitfalls that befall many high school students while surfing the world wide web.

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Childrens Hospital Westmead Visit

On Monday 12 December students from the Year 11 Information Process

and Technology class visited the Children’s Hospital at Westmead for two

special reasons. The first was to deliver a cheque for just over $6000

which was raised through this years annual Magdalene Trivia Night

hosted by the Year 11 IPT Class. This money will go towards new

equipment and facilities at the hospital to support sick kids and their

families.

The second reason for the visit was to allow our IPT students the chance

to see what their work and efforts with the Trivia Night and the money

raised means in a very real way for the hospital and the families of sick kids. As well as touring the

impressive facility the sutdents also had the chance to dress in character costumes and interact with

patients in the hospital spreading good tides at this festive season, as well as entertaining the patients

and their families with bubbles, stickers and friendly chat.

The students were a credit to the school and their families and gained a tremendous experience and

several important life lessons form the visit.

Mr Collins

Once again in 2016 the school community has

supported the annual St Vincent de Paul Christmas

appeal by putting together 40 hampers that will go to

people in need in our community via the Picton Bargo

and The Oaks chapters of Vinnies.

The hampers included gifts and food items that we

hope will make Christmas special for the families that

Vinnies help. A big thank you to our entire school

community (students, families and staff) for your

support of all Mission activities this year. We

certainly have done our bit to bring a little more

Mercy, Peace and Hope to our world.

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Magdalene Impressions

On the evening of Tuesday 29th November Magdalene Catholic High School celebrated the artistic talent and hard

work of Visual Arts and Photography students at the Annual Magdalene Impressions Exhibition. This event

provided an opportunity to showcase the high standard of artistic work at Magdalene. On display were works from

Year 7 to Year 11 students including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and photography.

Special guest, Edwina Hill, Education Officer from Campbelltown Art Centre, opened the exhibition and spoke

enthusiastically about careers in the Arts, sharing valuable experiences of her own career path. Ms Hill, along with

Mr John Lo Cascio, Head of School Improvement, Wollongong Catholic Education Office; Mr Chris Patterson,

local Member for Camden presented students from each Visual Arts and Photography class with prizes and

certificates for ‘Excellence in Art’ and ‘Effort and Diligence’.

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR EFFORT AND DILIGENCE

7.A Anika Alvarez Scarlett Crimmins

7.B Christina David Shaela Harrison

7.C Laila Searle Chelsea Levan

7.D Talia Omac Indie McDonald

7.E Aidan Lewis Siena Fedele

7.F Samuel Kiss Clare Vella

7.G Benjamin Crossley Teneekah Murgic-Bavister

7.H Olivia de Pourbaix Jorja Muller

9VA Emily Predl Holly Rasmussen

10VA Bronte Perigo Genevieve Lamont

11VA Chloe Laxade Madeline Boaro

9PHO Lucy Taylor Aleesha Austin

10PHO Brittany Atkins

11PHO Sarah Johnstone Juliet Di Losa

This year Magdalene Impressions has been fortunate to receive donations for three additional prizes. The Parents

and Friends Association donated two $200 prizes in the form of gift vouchers awarded to the most successful Visual

Arts and Photography students. These students were voted by the School’s Executive and Auxiliary staff. Mr David

Cornett, President of the Parents and Friends Association presented Maddison Saysanavongpeth, most successful

Visual Arts student, a $200 gift voucher from Eckersley’s Art Supplies and Brittany Atkins, most successful

photography student, was awarded a $200 gift voucher from Macarthur Camera House.

A further $100 donation from Carlos from C and N Cleaning Services was donated to form the ‘MarViol Art

Award’. This award, a gift voucher from Eckersleys, was voted on by Magdalene teachers across all faculties and

was presented to Bronte Perigo at our school assembly last week.

The Visual Arts Department would like to thank our very talented musician Renee Ryan for providing live music on

the night supported by music teacher Mr Brandon O’Donnell. Also members of Magdalene’s Student

Representative Council ensured the smooth running for the evening by meeting and greeting guests and catering.

Finally we would like to thank parents for recognising their child’s enthusiasm for the Visual Arts by attending the

Magdalene Impressions Exhibition and supporting their child’s burgeoning talent by allowing creativity to flourish

in their homes.

VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT

Mrs Marie Eggleton, Mrs Maria Meagher, Mrs Nicole Tree, Ms Cathy Delaney

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Magdalene Impressions

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Science Fair

On Wednesday 30th November five students and Mr Chris Whicker journeyed to the University of

Wollongong to participate in the Illawarra Science Fair. The Year 7 team consisted of Christina David, Vince

Arcadi and Joseph Bampton. The students examined the role of temperature on the growth of mould on

strawberries. Their experiment showed that if you left strawberries out at temperatures of around 20oC it would

take on average 360 hrs for them to be completely covered in mould.

The Year 8 team consisted of Hayden Richards and Brayden Taylor. These boys used the school’s 3-D

printer to create a prosthetic hand. They then tested it’s suitability as an alternate to the ones created from

specialized occupational therapists and technicians.

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Victor Chang Award

Thomas Gallagher

Each year the Camden Council in conjunction with the Victor Chang

Institute award outstanding Year 11 Science students with a certificate

and an opportunity to engage in work experience at the institute. This

years recipient of the Victor Chang Award was Tom Gallagher. The

citation for why he is a worthy recipient is below.

Thomas is a young man who has demonstrated drive, enthusiasm and excellence in all that he does. This is particularly evident in his outstanding results in his Preliminary year of study. Through hard work and dedication Thomas has ranked first in Physics, First in Extension1 Mathematics, First in Studies of Religion 1 unit and First in Chemistry. Thomas has achieved these outstanding results in conjunction with training for and competing in National and State Tennis competitions. Success at these competitions has earned the him the rank of 581st in Australia.

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MISA RESULTS 29.11.16 (FINALS)

SPORTS NEWS

SPORT WINNING SCHOOL SCORE MOST VALUED PLAYER

7 Boys Cricket Macarthur 1/93- 4/55

MVP: Ben Searle for an excellent overall perfor-

mance. A great term of Cricket for the boys who

showed consistent improvement. COACH: Mr Bubb

8/9 Boys Crick-

et Magdalene

4/86-

10/48

We are the Champions! Good batting by Zac (17) and

Flynn (22 not out). Great bowling all round. MVP:

Flynn O’Keeffe. COACH: Mr Wright

Girls Oz-tag St Patrick’s 6-1 A good effort against a quality opposition. COACH: Mrs McAllister

10-12 Girls Vol-

leyball St Patrick’s 3-0

Another great display of sportsmanship and fair play

by the girls who have shown improvement throughout

the season. COACH: Miss J. Miller

7 Boys Basket-

ball

Magdalene 16-5 A fantastic team display with excellent pressure and

shooting. COACH: Mr Gorrie (assisted by Luke Gatt and

Oliver Ireland)

7 Girls Basket-

ball

St Patrick’s 34-2 The girls did well to finish 2nd in the competition. A

great effort. COACH: Mr Dowdell/ Mr Fordyce (along with Sofia

Bazdaric, Tiahna Whitley and Natasha Cabrera)

Open Tennis Magdalene 17-15 Once again, a close match-up this week with Magda-

lene prevailing for the win. COACH: Mr Cornett

Sports Co-ordinator Mr Chris Kennedy, very proud of our MISA Shield win.

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MAGDALENE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL “Because I have Seen the Lord”Smeaton Grange Road, Narellan NSW 2567

PO Box 222, Narellan NSW 2567

Ph: 02 4631 3300 Fax: 02 4631 3398

info@mchsdow.catholic.edu.au

www.mchsdow.catholic.edu.au

ABN: 67 786 923 621

Dear Parents/Carers

SCHOOL FEE MANAGEMENT 2017 The Catholic Education Office has released a new Diocesan School Fee Management Policy for the management of school fees across all systemic Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wollongong. This policy will take effect from January 2017 and will be made available for you to view on our school’s website. This document provides schools and families with detailed information regarding school fee administrative processes including invoicing, payment mechanisms, sibling discounts, how to apply for fee concession and actions in the case of non-payment.

A summary of the main features of this policy that affect our school is as follows: INVOICING AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL FEE STATEMENTS As of 2017, schools will move to annual invoicing of accounts. This will replace our usual method of invoicing over the first three terms of the year. It is anticipated that the annual invoice will be distributed in late February or early March each year. Accounts are due 30 days after the date of invoice unless a periodic payment arrangement is made with the school. In-voices and account statements will still be distributed to all parents/carers, either by email or sent home in hard copy via Aus-tralia Post.

SCHOOL FEE AGREEMENTS Paying school fees periodically over the duration of the school year is still offered and families who wish to take advantage of this flexibility, rather than pay within 30 days, will need to have in place a current School Fee Agreement to advise their pre-ferred method of school fee payment, amount and frequency. For your convenience, this Agreement will be emailed to you with school fee statement and will also be available on the school’s website.

The School Fee Agreement requires you to advise the amount of your periodic payment. An online ‘School Fee Calculator’ will be available on the school’s website to assist in the determination of the payment amount. School Fee Agreements may also be accessed through the school’s administration office. Please return the agreement to the school office as soon as possible with any applicable payment authorities. Families who do not return agreements will be subject to payment within 30 days.

As offered in the past, there are a range of flexible payment options open to Parents/Carers as follows:

If you are currently paying periodically, it is necessary to review your payment using the ‘School Fee Calculator’ as the amount invoiced varies from year to year with increases in fees, and the changing profile of your family. Please submit an amended School Fee Agreement for any new payment amount or change in method of payment. Naturally, Direct Debit and Centrepay payments will require an amended authority.

FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

If your family is experiencing genuine financial hardship, please contact the school’s finance office to make an appointment with the Principal to confidentially discuss your situation. Please do not hesitate to contact the school finance office if you require explanation or assistance in relation to school fee matters.

METHODS OF PAYMENT OFFERED:

BPay Payment Biller Code and Payment References on statements

Direct Debit Available on the school’s website or school office

Credit Card Facility is printed on statements EFTPOS Available in the school office

Cash/Cheque Payment at the school office Centrepay Available from the school office

FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT: Periodical Payments may be made Weekly, Fortnightly or Monthly on a date that suits the family budget.

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NOTICEBOARD

MAGDALENE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL “Because I have seen the Lord”

Smeaton Grange Road, Narellan NSW 2567 P.O. Box 222, Narellan NSW 2567 Phone: 02 4631 3300 Fax: 02 4631 3398 email: info@mchsdow.catholic.edu.au www.mchsdow.catholic.edu.au

CANTEEN Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Term 1

Week 1A

30 January -

3 February

30 January

Yr 7, 11, 12

Commence

Betty Roberts

31 January

Whole School

Returns

Sharon Draper

Anna Geering

1 February

Rachelle McVittie

2 February

Isabella Cantarella

Ralene Joyce

3 February

Liz Murko

Susan Marek

Term 1

Week 2B

6 February -

10 February

6 February

Julie Smith 7 February

Annie Reynolds

Jeanette Alvarado

8 February

Eve Farkas 9 February

Rick White 10 February

Cathy Stewart

Michelle Heward

Term 1

Week 3A

13 February -

17 February

13 February

Linsey Hall

Tiffany Smit

14 February

Sharon Draper

Nicole Mortimer

Karen Ryan

15 February

Nicole Garner 16 February

Swimming

Carnival

17 February

Lyn Kelly

Lee Street

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

Open Monday 30 January 9am-11am

Kelly O’Keeffe

0410 553 812

December 15 Thursday Activity Day

Students Last Day

16 Friday Parent & Teacher Interviews

ATAR Morning Tea

January 24 Tuesday Office Open 8-2pm

25 Wednesday Office Open 8-2pm

26 Thursday Australia Day –Public Holiday

27 Friday Office opens 12:30—3:30pm

30 Monday Years 7, 11 and 12 Commence

31 Tuesday Whole School Returns

February 9 Thursday Opening School Mass & High

Achievers Ceremony 9:30-11:30am

13 Monday Year 10 2017 Information Evening

7—8pm

14 Tuesday P & F Meeting 7—8.30pm

16 Thursday Swimming Carnival—Bradbury

22 Wednesday Year 7 Parent Welcome 6—8pm

24 Friday Year 7 Vaccinations

27 Monday Year 12 Parent Teacher Interview

3—7pm

28 Tuesday Shove Tuesday

FINANCE NEWS As of 2017 schools will move to annual invoicing of

school fees. This will replace our usual method of

invoicing over the first three terms of each year. It is

anticipated that the annual invoice will be distributed

mid February to early March each year. Accounts are

due 30 days after the date of invoice unless a periodic

payment arrangement is made with the school.

Invoices and account statements will still be distributed

to all parents/carers, either by email or via Australia

Post.

Full details and forms are available on our website:

http://www.mchsdow.catholic.edu.au/index.php?

op-

tion=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=199

LOST PROPERTY We have a number of prescription glasses in our lost

property please collect from the front office.