Issue 4 - St Charbel`s College

Issue 4
Term 2, Week 4, May 2014
Principal’s Message - Rev Fr Joseph Sleiman
Welcome back to Term 2. I trust everyone had a wonderful holiday.
The Easter season celebrated by the Church at this time leading to the
Feast of Pentecost provides us with a powerful opportunity to reflect on
the virtue of hope in our lives, in the life of our community and in our
world. As we commence Term 2, I trust our students will immerse
themselves in the experiences offered with hopeful enthusiasm that
speaks loudly of our Easter joy.
On Tuesday 6th May, we had a special visit to the College from Dr. May
Chidiac who was in Australia for a short visit. Dr Chidiac addressed Years
11 & 12 about her life in the media, her challenges since her attempted
assassination and the challenges that Lebanon faces without the influence
of all Lebanese citizens residing outside of Lebanon. She encouraged the
students to value their heritage and to maintain their roots and ties to
their homeland.
Sunday the 27th April marked an historical event in the Catholic Church
where we saw history being made in a double canonization of two Popes,
John XXIII and John Paul II, at Vatican City, attended by up to 1 million
faithful. In this historic event, Pope Francis paid tribute to "two men of
courage" who he said had "co-operated with the Holy Spirit in renewing
and updating the church". "They were priests, bishops and popes of the
20th century. They lived through the tragic events of that century, but
they were not overwhelmed by them," he said. I hope that we can take
something from the lives of our new saints and adapt it to our everyday
lives.
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, a time to remember our Mothers and all
the sacrifices they make for their family. Happy Mother’s Day to all our
mothers. We especially remember our Mother Mary and ask her blessing
upon us all. We would like to thank all the mothers who attended the
Mother’s Day Mass and morning tea, and also thank the P & F for their
organisation on the day.
Head of School’s Message - Mr John Klumpp
NAPLAN
has
come and gone
for another year.
While
the
assessments
themselves are
not that difficult,
there tends to be
quite an amount
of
stress
surrounding
them. Unlike the
assessments we
conduct at school, where the students receive their
results and feedback within a week, the results of the
NAPLAN will not be available to us for a number of
months.
So what is their worth?, you may ask. The results will
provide the College with the data required to help us
make decisions about when and how we deploy staff to
support student learning and what and how teaching will
take place in the future at the College.
More importantly, staff are currently working on finalising
assessment records for Semester One. (this has already
been done for Year 12). The assessment records are the
foundations to what will appear on your child’s report
card at the end of June.
The mid-year report is a good indicator of how your child
is achieving at school and where their strengths and
challenges lie. I encourage all parents to speak to their
children about their attitudes to work so far this year.
Parents who have concerns about their child’s progress
are encouraged to take the time to make an appointment
with their child’s teacher or teachers well before the
report interview day at the end of term. This is important,
especially as parents and students do not like any
unfortunate surprises on report interview day. It also
gives you time to devise a plan of action to ensure that
optimum progress is made in the second semester.
We will be conducting our Semester One Awards
Ceremonies in June this year. We aim to vitalise these
ceremonies and I look forward to seeing as many parents
as possible attending these occasions to join the
celebration of what we do well as a College.
Prayer to our Mother Mary
Lord Jesus,
You have known a mother's love
and tender care, and You will hear, while for our
mothers most dear,we offer this Mother's Day prayer.
Protect the lives, we pray, of those who have
given us the gift of life.
May our mothers know from day to day the deepening glow of joy that comes from Your presence.
We cannot pay our debts for all the love that we
have received;
but, You, Lord, will not forget their due reward
Bless our mothers both on Earth and in Heaven.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Director of Curriculum (K-6) - Mrs Tina Harb
Dear Parents,
It is amazing how quickly the holidays have come and gone. I hope all our families enjoyed their Easter celebrations. We have come in to
a very busy term with so many events and excursions organized for your children. Already we have had the Healthy Harold program run
across all the Primary classes. The children enjoyed learning about the wonderful message about health and safety. Our Year 3 and Year
5 have just this week completed their NAPLAN tests. We now look forward to receiving their results most probably in early September.
Next week our Year 6 students attend Camp. I wish to thank our dedicated teachers for their work organizing this event, especially Ms
Hawwa who has ensured the program of activities organised will be amazing for the children.
In regards to our amazing P & F Committee and their organizational skills, we have had a lovely morning tea with all the frills and of
course the children have had the opportunity to purchase gifts for their mothers. The next venture will be the Disco scheduled for Friday
30th May. I look forward to an amazing evening of fun for not only our children but for our parents as well.
Just a small note on housekeeping, if I could please ask that all items of your children’s clothing are labelled. We have ended up with a
basket full of lost property for weeks now. I am very understanding of the cost of replacing lost uniforms and so labelling your child’s
clothing clearly will help immensely in ensuring your child is able to locate a lost item.
Finally, I wish to convey the importance of communicating with either myself, the Stage Coordinator for your child’s grade or your child’s
teacher where the need arises. Please feel free to contact me or make time to see your child’s teacher or Stage Coordinator if you have
any queries or questions. God bless.
Director of Curriculum (7-12) - Mrs Karen Jubb
Thank you to teachers, parents and students of Year 12 who participated in the very successful Year 12 Report Card Evening on Tuesday
13th May. The twilight event allowed teachers to discuss their students’ performance in assessments, as well as the recent half yearly
examinations. Teachers provided information on what students need to do over the remaining two HSC terms, in order to achieve their
HSC ambitions.
Any parent who was unable to attend the evening is invited to contact teachers to discuss their child’s results.
Library News - Ms Christine Golz
Year 5 & 6 will be attending an author visit on Friday the 13 th of June (Week 7).
James Phelan, author of the Last Thirteen series, http://jamesphelan.com.au/my-new-series-the-lastthirteen/ will be giving a talk about his novels. If students wish they will be able to purchase one of the last
Thirteen series books and have it signed.
We will also be holding a Book fair in Week 8 from Tuesday the 17th of June until Friday the 20th of June.
Students and parents will be able to purchase Ashton Scholastic Book Fair books from the library from 8:154pm each day. All purchases contribute towards new resources for the library.
Happy Reading
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Director of Pastoral Care (K-12) - Mrs Bernadette Hems
We were delighted that at the start of term we were able to award our students with so many certificates for excellent attendance and
punctuality in Term 1. Improving attendance and punctuality has been one of our pastoral priorities and monitoring and evaluation of the
data suggests that we are moving in the right direction.
Last term we also established the Classroom standards in the High School. This means that there is a consistent approach to expectations
across the board in all classrooms.
In Term 2 there will be a focus on classroom and playground rules and expectations in the Primary School. We are implementing Record
of Achievement across the board K-12 to encourage our students to value their gifts and talents and to celebrate them. These are
important documents which will inform reference and report writing. Students are encouraged to think about all that they do well. Our
pastoral focus is to ensure that our students think positively about themselves. The students who feel happy in their varied
achievements are more successful academically!
Mrs Mansour has established a community profile which means that when students contribute in any type of community service or
charity work, it is acknowledged. This will also form part of the Record of Achievement. To tie in with our positive behaviour
management it is also our intention to create a whole school system of rewards. I am happy to receive any parental input to this. If
parents would like to contribute funds to sponsor individual trophies or display cabinets, all donations would be gratefully received. We
intend to display our students’ achievements around the school as a constant reminder of their God given gifts and talents. We are a
school that celebrates all that we do well.
One challenge that we have set for the school is to create our own video version of the ‘Happy’ song which is popular at the moment.
The intention is to invite all members of our school community to take part. It may just involve lip synching and dancing to part of the
song. You can see various versions of this on the Internet. If parents would like to be involved please let us know. It could be fun!
We have updated our uniform policy in both the High School and the Primary. We have attached these to the newsletter. Please note
particularly the reference to hairstyles. Some of our boys are following the trend for stepped hairstyles and this is not in keeping with
school requirements.
I would like to thank the staff who organised the Mother’s Day mass which was a highlight at the start of term. It was a wonderful
occasion and the P&F did us proud with their morning tea. It is occasions like this that express what St Charbel’s College is all about. It is
a privilege to work in such a vibrant, caring community. We hope that you will all keep free 27th June as there will be an Awards
Ceremony for both the Primary and High School on that day. We look forward to seeing you there.
Early Stage Coordinator - Ms Paras Luca
Welcome back to Term 2. The Kindergarten students appear to be ready for a
busy and fun filled term and are eager to learn.
The students have settled in well to school and their new routines. They are
exceeding our expectations!!
This term Kindergarten will continue to develop their literacy and numeracy
skills. It is wonderful to see how awe struck Kindy become with their progress
in reading and writing.
The students enjoyed visiting Healthy Harold.
They learnt about road safety and healthy
eating. Beware parents, your children are and
will continue to develop an understanding of
the importance of healthy food choices. So please pack a
healthy lunch box, no junk food for our Kindy students. They
now know better!!
“We do children an enormous disservice when we assume
that they cannot appreciate anything beyond nutritionally
marginal, kid-targeted convenience foods. Children deserve
quality nourishment.” Victoria Moran, author.
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Stage 1 Coordinator - Ms Sue Durham
Welcome back to all. I trust that everyone has come back prepared for hard work as this
is a very busy term with assessments and reporting to parents taking place. Parents can
assist their children at home by reading with them, to them or by listening to them read.
You would really be surprised just how much 5 minutes out of your busy day can mean to
a child. Show an interest and you will see improved results!
The term began with a commemoration service for Anzac Day and I am always very
proud of the way St Charbel’s marks such important occasions with reverence and
respect. I had the opportunity to accompany the Year 11 History class and the Primary
School captains to a memorial service at the War Memorial in Hyde Park in the city and it
was wonderful to see our students, along with students of many schools, participating in
something that has become so much a part of Australia’s history. Our photo shows the
students at the War Memorial after the formal activities.
Term 2 has lots in store for Years 1 and 2. Year 1 will be looking at “Workers in Our Community” and Year 2 “Identifying Us”.
I hope all mums had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Again our school celebrated an important occasion in style with a beautiful Mass and a
morning tea provided by the hard working P&F. Children had the opportunity to buy their mums a lovely gift at the annual Mother’s Day
stall and I’m sure our mums woke up to lovely surprises on Mother’s Day. Many thanks to the P&F for their efforts in making the day such
a success.
I look forward to a fruitful term. It was heartening to see all children happy to be back and I am sure all teachers were happy to be back
too!
Stage 2 Coordinator - Mrs Mary Anton
Overview of Stage 2 Term 2 Programs:
English
YEAR 3
Concept: Narrative Technique
YEAR 4
Concept: Characterisation
In Year 3, students have been encouraged
to listen to, read, view and write narratives about unfamiliar experiences as well
as familiar experiences. Students will be
encouraged to focus particularly on sizzling starts, tightening the tension, how
resolutions are developed and how dialogue is used in narrative. There is also a
focus on how dialogue helps to create
characters and can be used to predict
what might or might not happen in different stages.
In Term 2, students will be encouraged to extend their
written descriptions so that they are more detailed and
precise. For descriptions both written and oral, word
banks will be brainstormed to encourage the use of
specific vocabulary. Students will be aware that descriptions are not often “stand alone” texts but are
actually part of a longer text such as a biography, a
story’s setting, description of characters in a narrative
or even verses in poetry. The grammar focuses are
using comparing adjectives and verbs, noun groups,
similes and metaphors to build up description.
Maths
Multiplication & Division, Fractions & Decimals, 3D, Time, Data, Position,
CAPA
Integrated with Science
Multiplication & Division, Fractions & Decimals,
Patterns & Algebra, 2D, Length and Area, Time, Data,
Position, Volume & Capacity
Sculpture
HSIE/Science
& Technology
PD, H & PE
‘Music’
Unit title Sounds Great
Art Appreciation: Henry Moore
Unit title: Stuck On You
SPORT - Dance
SPORT - Dance
Health - The Human Body
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Stage 3 Coordinator - Ms Marie-Claire Hawwa
Term 2, Report term is well
underway. Stage 3 students have
some important events this term,
Year 5 have undergone their
NAPLAN Testing and Year 6 will be
attending the Year 6 camp at
Stanwell Tops. We are very proud
of the consistent effort displayed
by all Year 5 students during the
NAPLAN testing and we have no
doubt they will achieve great
results. Year 6 camp is a great
opportunity for students to challenge themselves
and face their fears. They will retreat from their
usual life to become responsible and develop lifelong friends. This is a great emotional transition
of preparing the students for High School. In
Science the Year 6 students have been
experimenting and investigating changes in state
of liquids, solids and gases and whether or not
they are reversible. The SRC students have been
working tirelessly to maintain their roles and
have been displaying great maturity and responsibility. On behalf of the Stage 3 teachers and myself, we look forward to meeting with
each of you to discuss your child’s progress towards the end of this Term.
REC Primary - Mrs Mary Wells
Giving witness to the faith is an every day event at St.
Charbel’s College, however, this reached a new dimension at our Mass of New Sunday. Many of our teaching
staff were featured in the reflection of the Gospel. Congratulations to all the team who took part.
Reconciliation is high on the list of study for students in
Grade Two. The program is long and in depth and has
the support of our Chaplain and RE Department.
Attendance at Sunday Mass, with the family attending
together, is a wonderful way to help students grow in faith. Students must successfully complete the program to qualify for their First
Reconciliation, so we request that parents of students this age consider this if they are planning to go overseas during this time. Missing
out would mean that they have to join the Parish students for Reconciliation. The same is said for those who will begin to prepare for
their First Holy Communion. Please pray for these little ones who will meet our Saviour in the Sacraments.
A new HOMEWORK CLUB
in MATHEMATICS
will be running every Tuesday & Friday mornings
Come along to these sessions if you wish to get some extra assistance with your homework
All students of all years are welcome to attend.
Where:
N108
Time: 8:00-8:30am
Mrs Zidros, Mr Wong and Year 11 helpers
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LOTE Coordinator Secondary - Mrs Marie Sandrussi
‫ فةي‬،‫ في جاليتنا اللبنانيةة‬،‫ كأعضاء فعّالة‬،‫هنيئا ً لكم بأبنائكم وبناتكم؛ من ح ِّقنا جميعا ً اإلفتخار بهم‬
.‫بالد اإلغتراب‬
‫ وفرحت الةقةلةوب وابةتةهةجةت بةوجةود‬،‫ في زمن األعياد‬،‫ بالزوّ ار والمؤمنين‬،‫ع َّج دير مار شربل‬
‫ متحلِّقةيةن مةه أهةالةيةهةم حةول‬،‫ يساهمون في ال ّتنسيق واإلستقبال‬،‫ بمظاهر أنيقة‬،‫الصّبايا والشبّان‬
.‫ ومتعاونين على إضفاء أجواء الهدوء والصّفاء‬،‫ األبّ جوزيف سليمان‬،‫رئيسنا الفاضل‬
،‫ يتحةلّةون بةالةرّوحةانةيّةة وكةرم األخةالق‬،‫ السّابقون والحاليّون‬،‫هؤالء هم تالمذة معهد مار شربل‬
.‫فيعكسون بذلك وجه كرام ٍة وأصالة‬
.)‫( أخذت هذه األفكار من وحي ما نطق به زوّار وضيوف ديرنا المبارك‬
‫ فأمنياتنا بنتائج مشجّعة؛ كةمةا وأنّ إمةتةحةانةات نصةف‬، NAPLAN ‫ فالجميه منهمك بإمتحانات‬،‫ أمّا على الصّعيد العلمي‬،‫هذا على الصّعيد اإلجتماعي‬
.‫ للدرس وال ّتركيز‬،‫ لذلك نرجو من األهالي الكرام أن يو ّفروا أجواء الهدوء والسّكينة ألٍوالدهم‬،‫السّنة على األبواب‬
‫ ازياء ورسم) للسّيدة ال ّراحلة‬،‫ رقص‬،‫ غناء‬،‫ (تمثيل‬:‫ في كا ّفة المجاالت‬Mirath In Mind ‫ب‬
ِ ‫ألشتراك‬
ِ ‫نذ ّكر األهالى الكرام أن يشجعوا أوالدهم على ا‬
.‫ شكراً لتجاوبكم وتعاونكم‬.‫ روميو وپاپو لحود‬،‫ ألين‬،‫سلوى القطريب‬
Year 12 Coordinator - Mrs Sarah Lahood
On the 10th and 11th of April Year 12
had the precious opportunity to
attend an overnight retreat. It was an
unbelievable experience that has
changed the lives of every single
person who was present, students
and staff alike. We participated in
adventurous activities including high
ropes, abseiling and a 12m high
obstacle course that brought out the
best in everyone and truly highlighted
how talented and unique everyone is and we all learned to appreciate each other’s skills. We also shared in very moving spiritual
activities that brought everyone together in ways we never thought were possible. We conquered fears and learned to forgive. We
learned to draw out the good things in others and in ourselves. We sang together, prayed together, laughed together and cried
together.
We came out of this experience better people and we came out a family. We formed bonds and strengthened relationships that will,
without a doubt, exceed the boundaries of time. The special moments we had during the retreat will forever be held dear to our hearts
and we are immensely grateful to have experienced such an unforgettable retreat.
Alice Sayde - Year 12 SRC
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Careers & VET Coordinator - Miss Dianna El-Tahche
Welcome back to term two. I hope that you have all had a great break. Please find below a list of upcoming careers events.
Upcoming ‘Careers Events’
Please email me or make an appointment to see me if any of the following are of interest to you.
 UNSW Science Information Day
Thu 24th July, 8.30am – 3.30pm, UNSW Kensington Campus
UNSW’s science schools will offer activities and lectures to help prospective students determine what area of science they’re most
suited to. Anyone registering will be given the opportunity to select 5 preferred activities, which will be used to allocate attendees
three sessions on the day.
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/studying-at-unsw/school-programs/progcomp/
 UNSW Chemistry Enrichment Workshop for Year 11 Students
Workshop will be held Mon 29th September – Thu 2nd October, registrations close Sun 13th July. A series of hands-on experiments and
engaging lectures designed to strengthen an understanding of chemistry in areas relevant to the HSC. Students will complete a
number of mandatory practicals from the Production of Materials and Acidic Environment Modules, and then take the experiments to
the next stage by undertaking university-level open ended investigations. Contact: outreach@chem.unsw.edu.au
http://www.chemistry.unsw.edu.au/outreach/chemistry-enrichment-workshop
 The University of Notre Dame Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor or Surgery (MBS) Course Information Session
Tue 20th May, 5.30pm, 160 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Attend this information session to find out more about the admissions process, to get an overview of course content, meet current
students and tour their purpose-built facilities. http://www.nd.edu.au/events/sydney/medicine-course-info
 Macquarie University Parent Information Evening
Wed 25 June, 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Learn about Macquarie's degrees, unique learning experiences, bonus points, scholarships and the transition from high school to
university.
http://mq.edu.au/future_students/undergraduate/coming_events/
 ACU University Experience Days
Strathfield: Wed 9th July, 25A Barker Rd
North Sydney: Fri 11th July, 40 Edward Street
University Experience is a free program that gives students the opportunity to sample the degree of their choice
http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/future_students/undergraduate/experience_uni_before_you_start/events/
university_experience
 HSC Enrichment Days
Strathfield Campus: Tue 8th July
North Sydney Campus:Thu 10th July
HSC Enrichment Days provide an opportunity to listen to lectures from university academics that have set and marked the HSC.
Subjects include business, economics, English and law. Students must register to participate in the events.
http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/courses/applying_to_acu/useful_links/events/hsc_enrichment_day
 Whitehouse Institute Open House
Fri 20th June – Sat 21st June, 10.00am – 3.00pm, 2 Short Street, Surry Hills
Whitehouse Institute of Design Australia will host ‘Open House’, an invitation for potential students, school leavers and the general
public to experience the Sydney and Melbourne campuses, as well as discover what their students have been working on.
http://whitehouse-design.edu.au/events-calendar.html#2014-open-house
 Parent and Carer Support Session - Where to After the HSC? Tue 3rd June, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, UOW Southern Sydney, 1 Pitt St,
Room G06, Loftus
Presented by University of Wollongong - Southern Sydney, Sutherland TAFE College, St George and Sutherland Community College,
Southern Sydney BEN.
https://register.eventarc.com/21688/parent-information-evening-where-toafter-the-hsc
SCHOOL FEES
Second instalment for school fees is now due
Payments may be paid in cash, cheque, EFTPOS,
credit card or directly into our bank account.
(Please family code must be included otherwise
your account may not be adjusted).
Arrangements may also be made via Centrelink.
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BEANIES AND SCARVES
As children returning in winter uniform,
school scarves and beanies will be for sale this
year for Primary and Secondary Students.
They can be purchased
ONLY from the Accounts Office
Primary PE Teacher - Miss Catherine Zalloua
This term has started off with a bang, as students have been
participating in dance for co-curricular sport, rugby league for
AASC, and Jump Rope for Heart fundraising and skipping. The
children are having a great time dancing away and I find myself
joining in with the fun! They have learnt some dances including
Bollywood and Hip Hop going by the names of Around the
World, AM to PM and even Gangnam style to warm up!
Children are still welcome to join afternoon sports, just come
and see me at the sports room to get a permission note.
Lastly, some children are showing great enthusiasm and
initiative in the event to raise money for Jump Rope for Heart.
This is a great cause and I am looking forward to the end result!
I encourage the students involvement in future gala days and events, as there will be many more to get involved in!!
On Friday the 16th of May the Primary School had their Jump Off day for Jump Rope for Heart. On this day all Primary and Year 10
students, were involved in skipping activities at recess and lunch to promote physical activity and living a healthy and active life.
Students were asked to wear a red shirt to support this foundation and at assembly in the morning, it was a sea of red, so fantastic to
see!
A short circuit of six stations was set up in the green area where Year 10 students led the activities at each station. This gave the
younger students the opportunity to learn new skills and to give skipping a go, even if they did not know how to do it! I was impressed
with the students’ involvement and enthusiasm; it was definitely contagious as some of the teachers were getting involved as well and
helping out.
Some skills that students learnt were criss cross, two in, hopping, skipping in a long rope, double dutch and triangle skipping. The Year
10 students were fantastic mentors to the Primary kids as they helped them with developing their skills and took the time to teach
students to understand the basic skip so they could do it and get involved. The environment created was very friendly and supportive
which all students K-6, had the opportunity to be part of.
I am very proud of the way the Primary students behaved, as they listened to the Year 10 students and were happily playing with
everybody.
Thank you to all the staff and students who supported this great cause through donating money or participating. It was a fantastic
event!.
Exemption From School
As we get closer to the July break, we would like to bring to your attention the Changes to Student Leave in NSW. Changes to legislation
in NSW have resulted in parents needing to apply for an ‘Exemption from Schooling Certificate/s’ when a child will be absent from school
for more than 15 school days. This is a legal obligation for parents. Applications for more than 50 school days leave in one school year
cannot be granted by the Principal but need to be sent by the College to the Minister for Education’s delegate. Exemption application
forms and guidelines are available from the Administration Office. So, if you are planning on taking your family overseas for an extended
period of time, please ensure that you pick up a form. On this note, we would like to point out that it is not recommended that a child
misses an excessive number of school days as they will be missing out on valuable teaching time which might result in them falling
behind in their learning.
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Ancient and Modern History European Tour for April 2015
An Ancient and Modern History study
tour to Europe is being offered to
students in Years 10, 11 and 12 in 2015.
This exciting educational and travel
opportunity is planned for April 2015
and will be run in conjunction with
Academy Travel, an Australian-based
company specialising in school group
tours. The 15 day itinerary visits Paris,
the Western Front, the Bay of Naples
and Rome. The study tour includes a
number of sites directly relevant to
core studies in the HSC subjects of both
Ancient History and Modern History.
Interested students in Years 9, 10 and
11 have already received a flyer which
includes details about costs and
inclusions. An information evening
about this trip has been organised for
Tuesday 27th May at 7pm in the Mary
Mackillop Hall to provide further
information and to answer questions.
Students interested in going on this
study tour should have received a letter
about the information evening which is
to be signed and then returned to Mr
McKelleher.
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P&F Corner - Mrs Tara Tarabay , President
Dear Parents,
May is an exciting month
for St. Charbel's! We all
enjoyed a
wonderful
Mother's Day
Mass and
morning tea
and the students loved
buying special
presents for their mums! We hope all our mums enjoyed their surprises!
We also have a fantastic school disco planned for the 30th May, with new
rides, new stalls, a DJ, exciting give aways, lucky door prizes and a giant
raffle with $1,000's worth items to be won! There’s so much more, it will be a night not to be missed! We encourage all our parents to
attend our monthly meeting held on the first Wednesday of each month in the Monastery Hall at 7.30pm. We look forward to seeing you at
our disco!
PRIMARY DISCO DANCE PARTY
FRIDAY 30TH MAY
2014
AT ST CHARBEL’S COLLEGE- PRIMARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
(entrance through gate adjacent to the Monastery)
6:30pm to 10pm SHARP
FEATURING: DJ, STORM RIDE, DRAGON SLIDE, CHASER RIDE, SPINNING TEA CUPS,
JUMPING CASTLE, FACE PAINTING, LOOM BAND STALL, FRUIT KEBAB MAKING,
CUPCAKE DECORATING, AIRBRUSH TATOOS
ITUNES VOUCHERS FOR THE BEST DANCERS
LUCKY DOOR AND RAFFLE PRIZES WORTH $
1000’S FROM DARK NIGHT
WINDOW TINTING, COLD ROCK ICE CREAMERY, WENDY’S, THE CUP
CAKE FACTORY AND SO MANY MORE!
12 ENTRY FEE includes a hot dog and a beverage
$
(Children under school age and all parents enter for free)
RIDES - $2 each or $15 unlimited!
There will also be chips, fairy Floss, Hotdogs, Tea & Coffee, Muffins
and other snacks and refreshments sold on the night
All students should leave the premises by 10:30pm.
Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult
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Events and Reminders
2015 Kindergarten Enrolments
Enrolments for Kindergarten 2015 are now open until 31 May 2014.
Please inform your friends and relatives who are interested in enrolling their children
at St Charbel’s College.
2015 Year 7 Enrolments
Enrolments for Year 7 2015 are now open.
Our College’s capacity has increased due to 4-streaming in Year 7.
Please inform your friends and relatives who are interested in enrolling their children
at St Charbel’s College to do so as soon as possible.
Creative Arts/TAS Faculty - Mrs Maryrose Maatouk
A thought from the Creative Arts/TAS Faculty something to think about:
“THE ARTS ARE NOT JUST A NICE THING TO HAVE OR TO DO IF THERE IS FREE TIME OR IF ONE CAN AFFORD IT, RATHER, PAINTINGS AND
POETRY, MUSIC AND FASHION, DESIGN AND DIALOGUE, THEY ALL DEFINE WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE AND PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT OF
OUR HISTORY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION”.
Michelle Obama
UPCOMING EVENTS
May
Wed 21
Fri 30
June
Mon 2-12
Sun 8
Mon 9
Fri 13
Tues 17
Tues 24
Fri 27
July
Mon 14 –19
Dance
Wed 16-18
Sun 20
Mon 21
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Year 6 Camp (until Fri 23)
Account 2 Fees Payment Due
Year 11 Half Yearly Examinations
Pentecost
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
High School Athletics Carnival
Year 6 Allwell Test
Year 7 & 9 Vaccinations
Last Day of Term 2 (Half Day for Students)
Semester 1 Awards Ceremony
Report Day (Half Day)
St. Charbel’s Feast Week/Youth Dinner
Staff Professional Development
St Charbel’s Feast Day
Term 3 Commences
REMINDERS
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Students to be at school no later than
8:25am
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Students not to leave school before 3:10pm
and early leave must be with permission
granted by Mrs Hems or Mr Klumpp
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Wear correct uniforms
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Boys to have regulation haircuts
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No coloured bands to be worn around
necks or on wrists
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Years 3-12 students to have their diaries
signed when required
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Parents to make appointments to speak to
teachers.
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Parents not to bring birthday cakes to
school
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Playground supervision starts 8am and ends
3:30pm.
Information for Parents/Carers
Schools across Australia are taking part in a new national data collection on school students with disability.
The data collection is being introduced in stages over three years,
and started in 2013. From 2015, this information will be collected in
every school across Australia, every year.
All Australian governments have agreed to this.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR MY CHILD?
All Australian governments agree that every child in an Australian
school should have a high quality education. It shouldn’t matter what
the individual child’s circumstances are – every child should have the
same opportunity to succeed at school.
disability.
WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO?
Every school in Australia is likely to have a student with disability at
some point. Schools need to be able to support students with disability by removing any obstacles for them to participate in their education.
By law, schools are required to make reasonable adjustments where
needed to assist students with disability. These responsibilities are
outlined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability
Standards for Education 2005. This means that schools need to talk
to the student and/or their parent/carer about reasonable adjustments.
These are things the schools do now and this won’t change.
The aim of this new data collection is to have better information about
school students with disability in Australia.
The new data collection will record students who have been identified
by a school team as meeting the definition of disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and provided with an adjustment.
Better information about school students with disability will help teachers, principals and education authorities to support students with disability to take part in school on the same basis as students without
disability.
WHAT IS AN ADJUSTMENT?
WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?
There is nothing new about schools collecting information about students with disability – in fact, schools have had to do this by law for
some time. But the type of information currently collected varies between each state and territory.
An adjustment is a measure or action taken to help a student with
disability participate in education on the same basis as other students.
Adjustments can be made across the whole school setting (like ramps
into classrooms), in the classroom and at an individual student level
(like extra tuition for a student with a learning difficulty).
With the new data collection, every school in Australia will use the
same method to collect this information – that is, a government school
in suburban Sydney will collect and report data in the same way as a
Catholic school in country Victoria and an independent school in the
Northern Territory.
The information provided through this new national data collection will
enable all Australian governments to better target support and resources to benefit students with disability. It will help to put the right
supports in place for students with disability so that they have the
same opportunities for a high quality education as students without a
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WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED?
WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE DATA BE AVAILABLE?
Your child’s school will collect and report information every year
about:
When all Australian schools are taking part in the new data
collection, the information will be reported on the My School
website from 2016 onwards. It will be by school only – no student
names are recorded as part of the data collection.
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the level of adjustment provided
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where known, the student’s broad type of disability.
the number of students who receive each level of
adjustment
CAN I DECIDE WHETHER MY CHILD’S INFORMATION IS
INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?
Some students who are not provided with an adjustment at the
time of the collection will meet the definition of disability under the It’s your decision about whether you want your child’s information
to be included in the national reporting or not.
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and will be eligible to be
included in the data collection.
Including every school child who is being provided with an
adjustment because of disability in this new national data
collection each year will help schools, education authorities and
WHO WILL COLLECT MY CHILD’S INFORMATION?
governments to better meet students’ needs.
Teachers and other school staff from your child’s school will
collect the above information based on:
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consultation with parents/carers
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any medical diagnosis
the school team’s observations and professional
judgements
other relevant information.
Your school will tell you what you need to do if you don’t want to
have your child’s information included in the national data
collection.
Even if your child’s information is not included in the national data
collection, your school is still required to provide support to your
child with disability and any adjustments that may be needed to
help him/her participate at school.
School principals are responsible for making sure that the
information collected about each student is accurate.
FURTHER INFORMATION
HOW WILL MYCHILD’S PRIVACY BE PROTECTED?
Contact your child’s school if you have further questions about
the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students
with Disability and how it may affect your child.
Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all children and their
families is very important. With the new data collection, this will
be done in the following ways:
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Personal or confidential information will not be given to
anyone not authorised to see it.
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When the information is sent by your child’s school to the
local or federal education authority for combination with
information from other schools, it will be by school only –
student names will not be recorded as part of the data
collection.
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When the information is reported from 2016 onwards, it
will be by school only – student names will not be
recorded as part of the data collection.
You can also visit www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistentcollection-data-school-students-disability
National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No.2 as at 27 February 2014
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