It’s getting close to “Time to say Good-bye’!

It’s getting close to “Time to say Good-bye’!
As Term 4 starts we wanted to let you know about several occasions when the College community will be formally acknowledging Ms Richardson’s time at the College and celebrating her retirement. These celebrations
started with the Graduation of our Year 12 students on 18 September when the girls and their families had the
opportunity to mark the graduation from St Scholastica’s of not only 130 HSC students but also their Principal,
whom Ciara nominated as ‘the ultimate Schols girl”.
On 31 October Ms Richardson’s service and leadership will be acknowledged by the Members of Good Samaritan Education and her fellow Principals at the Good Samaritan Education Assembly being held at Mount St Benedict Centre, Pennant Hills.
On 12 November Sr Clare Condon and her Council will host a special dinner for Ms Richardson with the College
Board of Directors and Members to be held at the Good Samaritan Congregational Centre.
Our Annual Speech Night will be held at The Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday 18 November when the occasional
address will be given by Sr Clare Condon, Superior of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, with a focus on Ms Richardson’s contribution to Good Samaritan Education over 33 years. All students and their families from Year 7 to
Year 11 are invited to attend this special celebration.
On Saturday 29 November a Farewell Cocktail Party will be held at the College; please contact Sandra Payn at
spayn@scholastica.nsw.edu.au if you would like to receive an invitation to this event to which responses are
required by 10 November.
On Monday 1 December the College Board of Directors will host at the College the annual thank you dinner for
staff, which will be an opportunity for Ms Richardson to be acknowledged among her colleagues.
A Farewell Gift for Ms Richardson from the College Community
A number of parents have asked about this and the College has chosen to ignore the protests of the intended recipient
in this regard! We have identified the gift of travel as the most useful, practical and welcome gift that we can offer Ms
Richardson and one which will symbolise her newly found freedom. We invite families who wish to, to contribute to
fundraising for this gift in one of the following ways:
By Direct Deposit to the following Account by 10 November 2014:
Please note that this is a DIFFERENT Account from the one fees are paid into:
BANK:
Commonwealth Bank
BSB:
062 172
A/C No:
0090 0741
REFERENCE: GIFT
By Cheque made out to St Scholastica’s College, addressed to Ms Diane Anderson, C/- The Boarding College, 4
Avenue Rd, Glebe 2037; please indicate the purpose of the cheque inside the envelope;
By Cash donation (only on the specific date of Monday 10 November and again directly to Diane Anderson in the
Boarding College Office).
Mr Adrian Eussen
Assistant Principal, Teaching & Learning
aeussen@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Ms Elizabeth Carnegie
Assistant Principal, Pastoral Care
ecarnegie@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
SCHOLS NEWS
St Scholastica’s College, 4 Avenue Rd, Glebe Point 2037
office@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
www.scholastica.nsw.edu.au
College Phone: 9660 2622 Ranier Uniforms 9552 2870
To advise absences—attendance@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
TERM 4 ISSUE 1 17 OCTOBER 2014
TERM DATES 2015 ARE ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER ‘CALENDAR’
Upcoming dates for your diary
Parents/Carers of current Year 8 and 9 Students
Saturday 18 October Outdoor Movie Night /ScholsFest
Thursday 23 October Woodwind Soiree, 6.15 pm @ DRT
Saturday, 25 October Piano Soiree, 2.30 pm @DRT
Sudanese Gala Day at Lidcombe
Mon.-Tues. 27-28 Oct. Yr 10 Exams
Mon.-Wed. 2-4 November (leaving at 2.30pm on Monday)
Senior Retreat (Year 11)
Friday 7 November
Yr 7 2015 Orientation Day
Last day of HSC
Saturday 8 November Boarders’ Mass and Dinner
Tuesday 18 November Speech Night, Sydney Town Hall, 7pm
Friday 21 November P & F Christmas Drinks/Raffle Draw at
Harold Park Hotel
Wed. 26 November
Year 10 Camp commences
Friday 28 November Picnic Day (Yrs 7,8,9,11)
28-30 November
Good Samaritan Weekend
Mon.-Tues. 1-2 December Yr 10 Transition to Yr 11
Wednesday 3 December Yr 10 Reflection Day
Thursday 4 December Yr 10 Mass & Lunch; Social Night
Friday 5 December
Advent Liturgy; final day students
Monday 8 December Staff Day
Tuesday 9 December Staff Day
St Scholastica’s College will be opening up the BYOD
(Bring your own device) program to your daughters in
2015.
Thursday 29 January Classes commence for 2015 all years
SECOND HAND UNIFORMS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED
With 2015 Year 7 students approaching Orientation Day on Friday 7 November, the demand for second hand uniforms becomes very strong. Year 10 and Year 12 families in particular,
please check through your uniform wardrobe and identify those
items of uniform that can be sold second hand to other students
through our second hand uniform shop.
CURRENT YEAR 10 STUDENTS—SENIOR UNIFORM FITTINGS
Saturday Fitting Days—1st and 15th November.
It’s time to organise the fitting of your daughter’s senior high
school uniforms. Appointments essential.
VISIT Ranier.com.au
EMAIL scholasticas@ranier.com.au
CALL Mrs Jeneva Sweyda on 9552 2870
Normal Trading Days (During School Terms)
Tuesday & Thursday 9am-2pm
PARENTS & FRIENDS NEWS—PLEASE TURN TO LAST PAGE
EXCITING UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDING MOVIE NIGHT
THIS SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 6.30PM
This means that all students in Years 9 -12 next year
will be allowed to bring an alternate device that meets
the College Device Recommendations which can be
found on our website on the Campus Facilities \ Information Technology page. Please read the “BYOD Information” document carefully to make sure that the
Device Technical requirements are met, as the College
wireless network will be going through some changes
for 2016 that will cause devices not meeting these
recommendations to stop working.
The document also provides information about software provided by the College and software which is
required to be installed by the Student before using it
at the College. Devices must have an appropriate Antivirus application installed before it will be allowed to
access the College network, this is to protect their
computer, college systems and all other students from
possible infections.
As your daughter chooses elective courses and cocurricular activities, she will need to make choices
about the appropriate device she intends to use to
best approach her learning.
When joining the BYOD program students will need to
first fill out the “Device registration” form under the
Campus Facilities \ Information Technology page so
the process to on-board their device can begin and
access the school wireless network.
Students can continue to use their current Toshiba
notebook if in working condition up until the end of
2015, these devices will not function on the College
network in 2016. All Toshiba notebooks at this stage
will be out of warranty and support by Toshiba.
If you wish to know more or seek further answers
regarding either Technical or Learning Environment,
please email us a DLE @ Scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Kind Regards
Digital Learning Environment Team
St Scholastica’s College Glebe
A reminder to students and parents to have a regular look at the Careers Website —St
Scholastica’s Careers
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Last Friday 10 October was World Mental Health Day. A day
for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy
to raise public awareness of mental health issues worldwide.
Saturday was the day of the girl child and it was definitely
worth celebrating when we heard that Malala Yousafzai had
been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Kailash
Satyarthi “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to
education”.
As a newly qualified teacher in the 70’s I was lucky enough to
be selected for a position at one of only two Catholic High
Schools in Edinburgh. It was a large school of 1600 students
and the catchment area was wide covering the whole eastern
and northern parts of the Scottish capital. It was very comprehensive in its intake and as a result we had children whose
parents were academics at the university, high flying business
entrepreneurs and children who came from the council housing estates, one of which had the highest murder rate in Europe. It was a baptism of fire for a young teacher who had
been to a private independent convent boarding college and
to Edinburgh University. Still I loved the variety and loved
teaching literature to the 6th form students and helping the
students who struggled with their reading and writing skills.
Meantime my then husband, newly qualified like me, was a
psychiatrist and working in the Royal Edinburgh hospital.
As the year wore on I got to know many of the students and
was coming home and listening to the stories my psychiatrist
husband was telling me about his patients. Many of the adults
he treated suffered from depression and he described to me
their deep sadness and unhappiness and he sometimes came
home looking really grey as a result of some catastrophe in
the ward that day. I was then struck at school in some of the
classes by children who for one reason for another were also
deeply unhappy, late for school, disengaged with their classes
and unable often to complete their work. I would try hard to
lift their mood, to find resources which might engage them
but often felt a complete failure. At dinner one evening I said
to my husband, “You know some of the children I teach appear to have symptoms like your depressed patients.” He
paused for a moment and considered my statement and replied, “ Well, you know, those young people probably are
suffering from depression but it is not really recognised as
such by the medical profession, except in very severe cases
like children from war torn countries or refugees.”
Today in contrast we are all aware of young people who are
depressed and children as young as 6 or 7 have had to be
medicated to help them overcome their deep sadness. At a
Conference in the holidays Dr Michael Carr-Gregg told us that
31% of adolescents are depressed and 40% suffer from anxiety. That statistic alone is horrifying but the list of other statistics just reinforces the importance of wellbeing and resilience
training with all our young people. 1 in 4 students in secondary school have a mental illness and 1 in 7 in primary school,
with 75% of mental illness emerging before the young person
reaches 25. Hospital figures for self harm have doubled in
NSW in the last ten years. Dr Carr Gregg described the problem as a contagion in young people.
His question was, “Is Resilience still a useful concept in relation to adolescents?”
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The answer of course is yes and our young people today
need to learn to live life in the face of adversity. As Mary
Tyler Moore said, “You can’t be brave if you have never
had anything bad happen to you”. The courageous Malala Yousafzai is a case in point. Here we have a young
woman who started her fight for education for the women of Pakistan at age 12 and, because of this, by fifteen
she nearly lost her life in an attempted assassination. Two
bullets were lodged in her brain. If anyone was going to
be depressed - we could see the reason why. Instead
Malala has gone from strength to strength. She is back at
school and is still fighting for the right of Pakistani women
and indeed all young people to be educated.
Malala’s acceptance speech is worth watching on the net .
Share it with your daughter and draw inspiration.
The question is: what makes Malala strong, courageous
and resilient in the face of adversity?
The answer in part lies in the five key characteristics
which make a resilient human being. Malala has these
and they have helped her develop as a strong determined
woman. Firstly she is passionate about education and her
passion gets her out of bed in the morning. She has a
great intellect but in addition also has an amazing repertoire of social and emotional skills. This is demonstrated
in her unassuming, direct and humble approach to
spreading her message. She always has an optimistic outlook. Despite having a bullet pass through her brain and
nearly kill her, she has recovered and continues to follow
her passion. Her father is obviously the adult in her life
who has kept her safe, inspired her, given her confidence,
listened to her and ensured that she feels valued enough
to persist in pursuing her dream. She also has a strong
spiritual belief which allows her to see beyond the world
and its materialism.
Malala is a model and exemplar for all young people and
of course explicitly for young girls. However the characteristics she possesses are equally valid for every young
person: passion; social and emotional intelligence; optimism; an adult who inspires, listens, gives confidence and
with whom the young person feels safe; a deep sense of
spirituality which goes beyond the materialism of society.
It is confronting to see any young person suffering from
depression but it is a fact of our modern life. What we
must do is take the opportunity to skill our young people
in the above characteristics so they can also see a bright
and positive future.
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A special word and prayer too for our own HSC students
who sat their first examination on Monday. Just as Malala
calmly went about her normal routine and attended her
English and Physics classes despite the distraction of the
announcement of her extraordinary shared prize, so we
pray that our Year 12 students will take courage from her
example and face each exam assured of their ability to do
justice to their hard work of the past two years.
Louise Buckley with
Bishop Peter Comensoli
(then Administrator of
the Archdioese of
Sydney) and Dr Dan
White of the CEO, on the
occasion of receiving an
Archbishop’s Award for
Excellence recently at St
Mary’s Cathedral.
The HSC written exams began with English on Monday
morning and VET Hospitality in the afternoon. This marks
the end of a long chapter of learning in the girls’ lives and
we pray a blessing today on all those put to the test during
these weeks.
God – send your spirit upon all those undertaking exams.
We give thanks to you that their value is not based on
their performance but on your great love for them.
Come into their hearts so that they can walk through this
time together with you. Help them, not only with this
test, but the many tests of life that are sure to come their
way.
As they take these exams, bring back to their minds everything they have studied and be gracious with what they
have overlooked.
Send your spirit of focus, calm and confidence with a sure
knowledge that no matter what happens, you are with
them always.
Professor Marie Bashir (centre) with Ms Richardson, Ms
Barnett (at right) and students from St Scholastica’s at her
Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving held at St Mary’s
Cathedral on 11 September 2014.
APPOINTMENT OF NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL,
PASTORAL CARE
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Jennifer
Petschler to the position of Assistant Principal Pastoral Care to
commence in 2015. Ms Petschler, who would be known to
many of you as a Coordinator of HSIE, formerly held the role of
Guidance Coordinator at the College for three years, during
which time she led the review and rewriting of the College’s
Student Welfare Policy. She has just completed her PhD dissertation and is waiting to graduate with a PhD in Education. The
College was very fortunate to have a strong field of candidates
for this important position.
As you know Ms Elizabeth Carnegie, the current Assistant Principal Pastoral Care, will take up the position of Principal at
Stella Maris College Manly for 2015.
On Sunday 21 September three of
our Year 10 students pictured with
Ms Alice Priest, College Chaplain,
represented their fellow Schols
catechists at the Annual Catechist
Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral.
I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL—PASTORAL CARE
Apps increasingly popular but have inherent risks
According to ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority- Aussie Teens Online) it is no surprise that we think our
teenagers are online a lot. 82% of teenagers see the internet as very important in their lives. As of December 2013, 89% of
teenagers had a mobile phone with 69% having a smartphone. Teenagers were accessing websites such as Google, Facebook,
YouTube, Mi9 and Microsoft to view and upload content, engage in social networking, communicate and explore products.
Apps are now an increasing part of a teen’s online experience. Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Kik (17+), Tumblr, Pheed, WhatsApp
and Snapchat are the places to be.
It might be worth discussing your daughter’s use of apps as a recent
article (13.10.14) in www.guardian.com has suggested that videos and
pictures of as many as 200 000 teenagers have been stored without
permission on a third party website. Users of Snapchat have been
tempted into using another site- Snapsaved.com which allows them to
use the service on a website on a desktop computer. But the news
article suggests that the site saved the users’ login details which make
teenagers particularly vulnerable to having their images used without
permission.
Read the article: Snapchat videos and pictures stored - The Guardian
PARTIES AND RISK-TAKING
Risk Taking Behaviour
As we move into the last part of the year, parents are possibly becoming more lenient with regard to parties and teens going
out. As Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has suggested (Dr Michael Carr-Gregg) it is important to help young people reduce risk-taking
behaviours and he suggests the following:
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Know your child’s personality and temperament and monitor them and their peers
Keep the lines of communication open
Create ground rules that are not negotiable
Establish a ‘bail-out’ system for when things go wrong
Encourage them to undertake safe and constructive activities
At a recent Boarding College Conference Dr Carr-Gregg stated that he is concerned that today we are dealing with the most
vulnerable teenage generation yet, as adolescence now starts at 10.2 years. For our girls that vulnerability continues until they
reach full maturity at about 23 years of age. The incidence of mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety is on the
increase, as is the number of young people self-harming. It is important that we set boundaries for our teens and handle inevitable mistakes with understanding, not anger. Carr-Gregg suggests that we look for the teachable moments, when others’ experiences can inform family discussion, such as news reports and television shows that deal with relationship issues or discuss
building self-esteem in young people.
The 2014 HSC English Examination included a stimulus that was an interview with Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together,
exploring the impact of new technology on our communication skills. Turkle said that having these devices constantly around
means we never develop the capacity for solitude… the ability to be alone. It might be worth chatting with your daughter about
developing some alone time.
‘What is so seductive about texting, about keeping the phone on….is you want to know who wants you,”…
Sherry Turkle
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RYDA ROAD SAFETY DAY
It is evident that teens need both firm guidelines and a caring
hand from family and school in negotiating the teenage years.
It will be an unpopular decision to take away the technology
or to limit their social networks but sometimes our duties as a
parent ask this of us. It is also important that we debrief difficult situations and allow opportunities for the young people in
our care to suggest and negotiate tough situations, always
knowing that we care about them.
Attendance Update
Attendance at school is now monitored using our new student
database. As a result we have this week moved to update parents immediately with regard to any partial absence from
school (lateness). Parents will receive an email indicating that
their daughter is late and will be asked to provide a valid reason, which will be logged by the office through the email address: attendance@scholastica.nsw.edu.au. In the next weeks
we will also notify parents of full day absences by email. Replies to the email will be recorded as the reason for their absence. We ask for your support in the new practice to streamline our attendance process.
Elizabeth Carnegie
Assistant Principal- Pastoral Care
ecarnegie@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
YEAR 10 AND WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Friday 10th October was World Mental Health Day a day for
global mental health education, awareness and advocacy to
raise public awareness of mental health issues worldwide.
One in five Australians will experience a mental illness this
year, almost half of us in our lifetimes. That's why every little
action counts.
Year 10 students marked this day at Schols by:

asking students in Year 7 and 11 to practise Mental
Stillness

inviting students in Year 8, 9 and 10 to post a mental
health promise on the www.1010.org.au website

inviting students to check their mental fitness at http://
www.biteback.org.au/mental-fitness/

students were also sent an inspirational e-card that had
been created by Year 10

displaying Mental Health Posters with tips on how to
maintain mental wellbeing

inviting students to pop in to see our College counsellor
Jen to talk about mental health issues.
We think the girls managed to raise awareness and we hope
they brightened everyone's day with the messages from our
1000 postcards project.
Year 10 students &
Ms Vicki Spaulding
Year 10 Guidance Coordinator
vspaulding@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
On Tuesday 14th October, all year 10 travelled out to
the Sydney Tennis Centre, Homebush to participate in
the RYDA Road Safety Day. The girls participated in 6
interactive sessions throughout the day including: Stopping distances, the girls had the opportunity to be passengers in a car driven by a licensed driving instructor,
highlighting the impact an extra 10km/h can have; Hazards, Distractions & Risks, highlighting common crash
types; Plan B: Alcohol, Drugs and Fatigue, focuses on
the impact that these have on driving ability; Road
Choices, a discussion led by a Police Officer on consequences of poor choices on the road; Crash Survivor, a
powerful presentation by a person who has a brain or
spinal injury as a result of a vehicle crash; My Wheels,
students learn about vehicle safety covering ABS, car
maintenance and insurance.
I hope the day was a valuable educational experience as these students face the challenge of getting
behind the wheel of a car as a
young driver.
Ms Palmer
PDHPE Coordinator
lpalmer@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Free workshop for supervisors of learner drivers
Ensure your learner driver has the best possible introduction
to driving; their life could depend on it!
The City of Sydney aims to improve road safety with a workshop for supervisors of learner drivers.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
6pm -8pm
Customs House
Alfred Street, Circular Quay
The two hour workshop will provide pertinent practical advice
regarding:
 Laws for learner and P-plate drivers.
 How to use the Learner Driver Log Book
 How to plan on-road driving sessions & supervise learner
drivers
 Understanding the benefits of supervised on road driving
experience
Bookings are essential, please phone The City of Sydney on
9265 9333 or email lmcconnell@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
to reserve your seat.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL—TEACHING AND LEARNING
NAPLAN
Year 11 Study Skills
Year 7 and Year 9 parents will have received the results of
their daughter’s NAPLAN tests conducted in May this year.
These tests are another measure of performance however it
is to be seen as a point in time result of how your daughter
was performing in May on that given day.
In the past fortnight I have had the opportunity to talk to Year
11 and outline the importance of starting the HSC from day 1
and not leaving it till next year. The analogy of the Harbour
Bridge again highlighted the importance of setting a solid
foundation early and building slowly upon it until the HSC
exams start in 12 months’ time. The concept of “What am I
doing for one more mark?” allows the students to focus on
what they can currently do to learn better. The other motto
was for the students to “Keep calm and get organised”. This
was in direct response to students who are about to approach a very busy time of assessments in weeks 6 and 7 of
Term 4.
As in previous years the NAPLAN results provide the College
with valuable information about students’ Literacy and Numeracy skills. These results are used to target students and
their needs in particular areas such as Mathematics, English
and Learning Support. The results are also used by the College to inform teachers about levels of Literacy and Numeracy in classes that they teach. The results below again indicate
fantastic results for a College that prides itself on holistic
education. Academic performance is important but there are
many other aspects of the person that are important in making a quality person. The results below from NAPLAN 2014
show improvements in the upper bands with at least one
third of results in Year 9 being in the top two bands. The percentage of Year 9 College students in the bottom two bands
is well below the State average. Great results for hard work
offered by all including staff and students.
YEAR 9
Year 11 also undertook a study skills lecture which focussed
on goal setting and planning. This session was designed to
alleviate any stresses and pressures and to enable them to be
prepared for upcoming tasks. Please take the time to support
your daughter so we can maximise their HSC together.
Band 5
%
Band 6
%
Band 7
%
Band 8
%
Band 9
%
Band
10 %
Grammar/Punctuation
State
School
10.5
2.9
19.1
8.7
26.2
18.5
19.9
26
16.7
33.5
7.5
10.4
Scholsfest
Spelling
State
School
State
7.6
1.7
14.3
11.5
6.4
20.2
25.9
23.1
21.6
28.5
32.4
22.7
14.3
22.5
9.7
12.2
13.9
6.5
School
State
School
3.5
7.5
0.6
13.4
15.6
8.1
18
23.3
12.7
31.4
26.4
24.9
22.7
19.3
35.8
11
7.9
17.9
State
School
2.9
0.6
17.2
8.3
26
24.3
24.6
37.9
15.1
32
14.1
10.1
I look forward to meeting parents on Saturday night at the outdoor cinema but more
importantly it is a great opportunity to meet
our young moviemakers. I am sure the quality will be as high as last year. Scholsfest provides an opportunity for students to create
and learn together.
State
Band 4
%
6.2
Band 5
%
15.4
Band 6
%
17.5
Band 7
%
27.3
Band 8
%
18.7
Band
9 %
14.9
School
2.8
5.1
15.9
30.7
25.6
19.9
State
5.4
11.2
18.9
26.3
23.4
14.7
Writing
Reading
Numeracy
YEAR 7
Grammar/Punctuation
Spelling
School
1.1
4.0
21
25.6
29.5
18.8
Writing
State
School
8.6
1.1
23.0
9.1
28.5
27.3
21.1
31.8
13.9
22.7
4.9
8.0
Reading
State
3.5
12.8
25.1
27.2
18.5
12.9
School
0.6
4.5
17
30.1
27.3
20.5
State
2.8
15
26.2
24.5
16.6
14.8
School
1.2
13
20.8
34.1
26.6
9.8
Numeracy
Year 7 and 11 Parent Teacher Night
Last Monday the College held parent teacher evening for
Year 11 and Year 7 parents. It was pleasing to see such a
large turnout of parents taking an active role in their daughters’ education in what turned out to be wild weather. If you
were unable to make the night please contact your year coordinator for a progress report for your daughter with a view
to getting positive feedback for the remainder of the year
and good ideas to start 2015.
2015 Calendar
Currently the College is working on the detail of the 2015 calendar. The term dates for
the College are on the College website and
can be easily accessed under ‘Calendar’.
MESSAGE FROM THE DIGITAL LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT TEAM
Parents of students currently in Years 8 and 9—please
ensure you read the message at the front of this newsletter
about Toshiba notebooks and possible use of BYOD for 2015 .
Adrian Eussen
Assistant Principal – Teaching and Learning
aeussen@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
TEACHING AND LEARNING—AN ACTIVE AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
VISUAL ARTS NEWS
Welcome back to Term 4.
Congratulations to Year 11 students:
Isabella Irwin-Bacon
Nikola Ma and
Jessica Ram
who successfully completed their HSC Intensive Studio Practice
course at the National Art School during the last holidays. This
course gave selected students the opportunity to develop skills
under the guidance of practising artists. The Head of Academic
Studies at the NAS, Simon Cooper, '(saluted the) ambition, enterprise and commitment of the students' and congratulated them
on their achievements over the two week studio based course.
Isabella Irwin-Bacon with
her paintings completed
during the National Art
School HSC Intensive
Studio Workshop
Nikola Ma with her
Ceramics piece developed
at the NAS Studio Practice
Course.
Well done to those students who have submitted works into the
SCHOLARCHIE PRIZE competition. We have some great entries
already. Due to Ms Armstrong being on leave until Week 5, there
is still time to get an entry in. Go to http://bit.ly/1pJoGWt or
see a Visual Arts teacher for more details.
Ms Vicki Armstrong
Visual Arts Coordinator
varmstrong@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
On Sunday there was a marvellous performance by Carmen Lia
at the National All Styles State Titles.
Carmen easily secured the NSW State Title for her division of 10 th
- 6th Kyu Female point sparring.
th
Carmen was invited to compete in the 5 Kyu to Black belt open
grade point fighting. Carmen fought valiantly against a Black Belt
opponent holding her own and was defeated by only 3 points.
Carmen then competed in the 12-14yrs open grade
continuous fighting, defeating a Black belt opponent
in the first round.
Carmen went on to an amazing fight for third place
where she was narrowly defeated by a much taller
and more experienced opponent coming 4 th in the
NSW State division overall.
Carmen was congratulated on her performance by 7
Judges, and spectators alike - in particular a female
instructor from another school commented that
Carmen “was absolutely amazing and held her own
against much more experienced competitors. You
should be really proud of the way you fought today.”
We are incredibly proud of Carmen's performance
and she is to be congratulated for her diligence and
commitment.
We remind all girls that the Tournament team is recruiting for the
2015 season, all styles and levels welcome.
Shihan Scott Brailey
Schols Tournament Coach
Jessica Ram with her NAS workshop artworks
SCIENCE NEWS
Sydney University Gifted and Talented Qualifying Exam
MUSIC NEWS
ENCORE NOMINATIONS
Congratulations to our HSC Music students: Tara Down and
Bridgitt Ryan who have been nominated for the prestigious ENCORE concert! This annual event that is held in the Sydney
Opera House designed to showcase exemplary HSC Music students. Tara and Bridgitt both studied Music 1 course and are
talented singers in musical theatre and classical repertoires, respectively. We thank their teachers and tutors who have worked
extremely hard to help them achieve this outstanding result: Ms
McNeill, Ms Fried, Ms Karen Buck and Ms Konelia Perchy.
Instrumental Music Scholars Concert
The aim of the Sydney university Gifted and Talented
Discovery Program is to provide gifted, enthusiastic Science students with the opportunity to be challenged
through hands-on experiments, interactive lectures and
interactive demonstrations . The program will run during the July school holiday period for three days. Students are challenged in the areas of biology, chemistry
and physics. Students need to sit the Gifted and Talented Discovery Program Qualifying Exam to qualify for the
program.
In 2014, the College introduced the Endangered Instrument Program where selected Year 7 and Year 8 students received instrument tuition scholarships on instruments such as the cello and
the brass. This program helped our young musicians to pursue
their musical learning as well as keeping our orchestra in good
balance in parts. On October 14, we had a lunch time concert
that showcased those students' talents. Congratulations to the
following students who performed at the concert, and thank you
to all the students, parents and teachers, and in particular to our
new principal, Mrs Rayment, for coming to the concert.
Students in Years 8 and 9 this year are eligible to sit the
exam in November. The top 10-15% of students are
then invited to attend this competitive program. If you
wish to nominate for the qualifying exam, please email
Ms Julian at rjulian@scholastica.nsw.edu.au with your
name, name of your science teacher and year of your
science class by Thursday 23nd October.
For more information, please go to http://
sydney.edu.au/science/outreach/gifted
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
Environment Group meets at
lunchtime Friday Week B in S2
Year 7: Meg Bell, Sabine Hattersley, Hannah O'Connell,
Francesca Nikolic
Year 8: Olivia Cakarun, Tara O'Keefe, Julia Nadalini
Year 11: Emily Brady, Phoebe Bognar, Isabelle Turpin
If you are a Year 7 or Year 8 student who is interested in taking
violin, viola, cello or any brass instrument lessons, you might be
eligible to apply for a scholarship in 2015. Please contact
Ms Miao for further information cmiao@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Coming up Music Concerts:
Thursday 23rd October:
Woodwind and Brass Soiree, 6.15pm in TFC Studios
Saturday 25th October: Piano Soiree, 2pm in Drama Theatre
Updates on Term 4 music ensemble rehearsals:
Jazz Band and College Band now have combined rehearsals on
Monday morning 7.45 am in J19. This will remain the same for
the rest of the year.
Ms Julian
Assistant Science Coordinator
rjulian@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Students in Orchestra, Stravinsky Strings and College Choir:
100% rehearsal attendance is expected in preparing the repertoires towards the Speech Night. If you have more than one unexplained absence, you will not be able to perform at this event.
Ms Cindy Miao
Music Coordinator
cmiao@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
PARENTS & FRIENDS NEWS
Attendance Update—
Reminder of new arrangement
SEE ‘FROZEN’ AT SCHOLSFEST ON
SATURDAY AT 6.30PM
Attendance at school is now monitored using our new student
database. As a result we have this week moved to update
parents immediately with regard to any partial absence from
school (lateness). Parents will receive an email indicating that
their daughter is late and will be asked to provide a valid reason, which will be logged by the office through the email address: attendance@scholastica.nsw.edu.au. In the next
weeks we will also notify parents of full day absences by
email. Replies to the email will be recorded as the reason for
their absence. We ask for your support in the new practice to
streamline our attendance process.
Please ensure you book for this great night out at Schols.
See the flyer on our website for details and don’t forget to
rug up if it’s a little wintry. The pizzas will be piping hot!
Bookings available at:
http://www.trybooking.com/FYFL
http://www.trybooking.com/104245
Don’t miss the chance to see the fabulous creative efforts
of our students on some great short video films to be
judged on the night. The girls have been asked to develop a
film based on one of our College’s Benedictine values.
Christmas Raffle - will start selling at Movie Night and will
then be sent home with the girls after Monday. To be
drawn on Friday 21 November. All funds raised to support
the Drama Department.
Keep the date free
P&F End of Year/Christmas Drinks Friday 21 November at the Harold Park Hotel raffle to be drawn that night.
Estee Lauder Corporate Store Shopping Event to be confirmed
We hope to be running this popular event over two nights
just in time for your Christmas shopping.
SAVE THE DATES Thursday 27th of November and
Tuesday 2nd of December.
Ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase at staff
prices. 60% off retail. Brands include Estee Lauder, Clinique,
Bobbi Brown, DKNY, Aveda and of course MAC just to name
a few. Tell your friends and family to save the dates and
watch future newsletters and/or emails for the flyer with
booking details.
Charles Bailey, P & F President
pandf@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
charles@urbane.com.au
Do you know someone who may be interested in learning more
about the Good Samaritan Sisters?
A “no obligation” weekend from the evening of 28 November to
30 November might be of interest!
Contact: Srs.Bernadette
Corboy or Catherine McCahill for information:
bcorboy@goodsams.org.au or cmccahill@goodsams.org.au
Jujitsu At Schols... and Glebe Public School
A lot of Schols parents ask me about little kids classes
in Jujitsu.
I want to let parents know that there are classes at :
Glebe Public School on Thursdays 4 - 6pm for kids 3
- 12 years old
The classes are grouped according to age and taught
by myself AND some of our Schols Jujitsu girls!!! We
have so many helping out I have had to make a roster!
We play lots of games while learning self defence
and self control. Most importantly we will do
"Manners for the Modern Warrior" level 1 as part of
the term starting next Thursday October 16 and running for 8 weeks.
It’s a great introduction to Jujitsu and a great way to
ensure good manners over Christmas. Remember
Jujitsu is GREAT for girls AND boys.
Call Rose on 0413376356 to book your place.
Rosemary Smith, Principal
Hoshin Jujitsu Australia
Modern Warriors developing happy, confident kids across Australia!
Interested in reading The Good Oil,
the free, monthly e-magazine of the Good Samaritan Sisters?
The Good Oil aims to nourish the spirit, stimulate thinking and
encourage reflection and dialogue about issues of the day
from a Christian, Catholic, Good Samaritan perspective. Visit
www.goodsams.org.au to read it online or to subscribe.
2014 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony celebrating
JULIAN BURNSIDE AO QC
Wednesday 5th November, 6pm for 6.30pm start, SYDNEY TOWN HALL
Julian Burnside AO QC is one of Australia’s most respected and celebrated barristers and human rights advocates. The Peace Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony have a 6pm for 6.30pm start at Sydney Town Hall. Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH GCL will present Julian Burnside AO QC with the 2014 Sydney Peace
Prize. The Sydney Peace Prize Gala Reception will start at 7.45pm, directly following the Ceremony and Lecture. More information is attached, below and on
the Sydney Peace Foundation’s website:
http://sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/peace-prize-recipients/2014-julian-burnside-ao-qc/
Tickets to the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony ($30/$15), and the Sydney Peace Prize Gala Reception ($180/$150) are available online:
http://tinyurl.com/SPPtickets2014.