SCHOLS NEWS

SCHOLS NEWS
St Scholastica’s College, 4 Avenue Rd, Glebe Point 2037
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TERM 4 ISSUE 3 14 NOVEMBER 2014
TERM DATES 2015 ARE ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER ‘CALENDAR’
CALENDAR TERM 4
Tuesday 18 November Speech Night, Sydney Town Hall, 7pm
Friday 21 November P & F Christmas Drinks/Raffle Draw at
Harold Park Hotel
Monday 24 November Yr 10 Leadership Day
Tuesday 25 November Yr 10 Swim Testing
Wed.-Fri.26-28 Nov. Year 10 Camp
28-30 November
Good Samaritan Weekend
Sunday 30 November Christmas Soiree, 2pm, DT
Monday 1 December Picnic Day Yrs 7,8,9,11
Mon.-Tues. 1-2 Dec. Yr 10 Transition to Yr 11
Wednesday 3 Dec.
Yr 10 Reflection Day
Yr 9 Music Soiree, 6.15pm TFC
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
Thursday 29 January Classes commence for 2015 all years
See Calendar for term dates for 2015
PARENTS & FRIENDS NEWS—PLEASE GO TO LAST PAGE
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE DRAWN 21 NOVEMBER
PLEASE RETURN RAFFLE TICKETS THIS MONDAY
AS THE END OF YEAR APPROACHES PLEASE REMEMBER
THAT WE STILL NEED SECOND HAND UNIFORMS.
St Scholastica's College was represented
at the Installation of Anthony Fisher as
the Ninth Archbishop of Sydney, at a
packed St Mary's Cathedral, by Year 12
students Louise Buckley and Bridget
Dunoon, and Ms Alice Priest, Chaplain.
The ceremony, in several parts, was a
ritual rich and resplendent in tradition whilst reflective of a number of
more contemporary sensitivities, and
forward looking in spirit. Aboriginal elders, many Christian leaders, leaders of
Orthodox, Jewish and Muslim faiths, as
well as many political and civil leaders
were warmly welcomed and welcoming
of Archbishop Fisher's appointment.
Taking the motto of "Speaking the Truth in Love" and committing himself to, like Jesus, "serve and not to be served", the
new Archbishop humbly embraced his new role in the Church
and the challenges he faces in improving many aspects of its
present profile in the wider community.
Ms Alice Priest, Chaplain
apriest@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Gulls revelling at the recent
opening of the Glebe
Foreshore Extension!
Don’t miss the fun at the
famous Glebe Street Fair
on Sunday 16 November
10am-5pm
Fabulous food, stalls, kids' rides,
entertainment and much, much
more!
YEAR 7 PARENTS PLEASE NOTE
Our annual Speech Night and Awards Presentation will be held on Tuesday 18th
November at the Sydney Town Hall. Year 7 are expected to be at the Town Hall at
6.30pm. A note with all the details has been sent home. Please check that your
daughter has given you this. Please note that School will commence at a later time
on Wednesday 19th November. The girls are expected to be at school by 11.25am
ready for homeroom. There will be minimal supervision prior to this time.
Run by the Glebe Chamber of
Commerce.
Marcia da Costa, Year 7 Guidance Co-ordinator
mdacosta@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
A special thank you to those parents who joined us on
Thursday 30 October to meet our new Principal, Mrs
Kate Rayment. It was a good opportunity for Kate to
spend a little time with the parents before the hectic
start of 2015. I know that our P&F will continue the tradition of working with the College to put in place ways
that each family can have the opportunity to be a part
of such a rich and vibrant community.
On Friday 7 November I had the strange sensation of
welcoming our new Year 7’s for 2015, knowing for the
first time that I would not see these little girls grow and
mature into the graduation class of 2020. However we
were able to have a Skype connection with Mrs Rayment (at her school in Tamworth) who welcomed the
new parents to the College knowing that she will be
there for the journey of these new students. This opens
a new and exciting phase in the history of the College.
On Saturday we had our final boarding family mass and
dinner for the year. There was an impressive attendance
with existing and new parents and a number of the sisters joining us for the mass. The staff and families honoured me with a special blessing to carry me forward
into the next chapter of my life. We gathered afterward
on the artificial grass where we enjoyed a delicious BBQ
prepared by the dads, accompanied by a selection of
salads from the kitchen. My thanks to each and every
student and parent for this last but very special liturgy
and meal and to Ms Priest and Ms Barnett for organising the event.
Last week the prestigious Sydney Peace Prize was presented to Julian Burnside “for his brave and principled
advocacy for human rights and for those wronged by
government, for insisting that we respect our international legal obligations toward those seeking asylum,
and for his unflinching defence of the rule of law as a
means to achieve a more peaceful just society”.
Julian gave a powerful and compelling address to the
gathered assembly at the Town Hall which included
Dame Marie Bashir, Belinda Hutchinson (Chancellor of
Sydney University), David Hirsch and Jane Singleton who
are members of the Advisory Committee. Julian talked
with passion and conviction on the plight of refugees in
Australia. Much of his recent work has been pro bono
advocacy for refugees. He has set up an organisation,
“Spare rooms and spare lawyers for refugees”. Above all
he talked about how peace cannot be had without justice and this means that all who come to Australia regardless of class, creed, colour, or circumstance deserve
to be treated with dignity, respect and equity. Boat people have been demonised by the media and the government. The infamous Tampa incident, which coincidentally occurred around the time of 9/11, fuelled the
fires of demonization of Muslims and “Boat People”.
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The two disasters encouraged a fear campaign against
Muslims and those who come across the seas escaping
persecution and even death. This campaign has continued
until today. Thus refugees are transported to offshore
facilities where they exist in appalling conditions. Refugees also have human rights and we are the only developed country in the world not to have a Bill of Rights. The
treatment of refugees in general is both inhumane and
unjust and Julian pleaded with his audience not to collaborate with those who inflict such dreadful torture and
harm on those who come seeking asylum.
Knowing as he does many of the refugees personally, the
telling of individual stories was powerful : all medications
and medical necessities like glasses are confiscated when
the people arrive at the camp which creates problems in
itself. We heard the story of the Iranian woman who was
denied incontinence pads because the camps don’t have
a supply of them! She refused to leave her cell because
she was incontinent and it took several months plus the
pleading of a female doctor to have these provided. Hussein is an Iraqi who had been kept in solitary confinement
in prison in Iraq and suffered water electrocution. On arrival at the camp his mental state was such that he was self
harming and instead of giving him support he was put in
solitary confinement where his disintegration was complete. By the time Mr Burnside saw him he had 10 metres
of scarring on his body.
The irony of all this is that the refugees are in fact fleeing
the same extremists that we are fighting in the Middle
East and Syria. It is worth remembering that the first and
most numerous influx of refugees took place in 1788 with
the first fleet. The way we treat refugees today shows the
character of the country and unfortunately we are perceived as being cruel and selfish by many other nations.
So like Julian Burnside and in the words of Saint Benedict,
“Let a just and equitable Peace be our quest and aim,”
here at the College and in Australian society. Details of
the Peace Prize can be found on:
http://sydneypeacefoundation.org.au
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Congratulations to Mr Matt Esterman who last week was
presented with the Dr Alan Laughlin Award by the Australian College of Educators for his outstanding contribution to
improving the quality of teaching through his own subject
History and his development of eLearning. In addition he
was further recognised for his leadership and expertise in
founding the TeachMeet concept in Australia. I know that
students, staff and parents will join with me in congratulating Matt on his fine work. He has been a great innovator
and leader here at Schols in developing the use of ICT in the
classroom ensuring that both staff and students are able to
use and access learning for the 21st century.
PARENTS/CARERS OF CURRENT YEAR 8 & 9 STUDENTS
St Scholastica’s College will be opening up the BYOD
(Bring your own device) program to your daughters in
2015.
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.
Matt with his mother, sister and wife
with the Alan Laughlin Award.
Congratulations also to Ms Lara Tulevski who will be taking
the role of Head of the TAS Department in 2015 due to Mrs
Jenny Malouf’s impending retirement after 18 years of service at the College. We acknowledge with gratitude Mrs
Malouf’s commitment to her students and colleagues and
her contribution to the Department and to the College generally over that period of service. Congratulations also to Mr
Keith Smith who will be taking the role of Head of HSIE
(History) due to Ms Jen Petschler’s appointment to the role
of Assistant Principal – Pastoral Care in the new year.
I look forward to catching up with you all at Speech Night for the last time as a school community. It is always a wonderful night of celebration. Sister Clare Condon, Superior of
the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, will be the guest speaker
on the evening and like all of you I look forward to her address.
Last and certainly not least, warm
congratulations to Ms Lauren
McFadden, our Aboriginal Support
Tutor who graduated recently with
her teaching degree from Sydney
University. Lauren does very important work at the College and we
are delighted to have her as part of
our learning community.
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
Congratulations to Year 12 2014 student Isabella Brown
who has been shortlisted for the Lionel Bowen Young
Writers’ Award 2014 in the Yr 10—12 Prose section.
The ceremony will be held at UNSW on 26 November and
the competition is sponsored by UNSW, Randwick City
Library and Juvenilia Press.
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.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL—PASTORAL CARE
Notifications for Speech Night and Picnic Day
Assembly Awards
Please read the two links to our website (News & Events—
Current News—Skoolbag—News) regarding Speech Night on
18th November and Picnic Day on 1st December as it is important that the girls attend both events. We highlight to you
the change of day for Picnic Day from Friday 28 th November
to Monday 1st December. Speech Night will be both a celebration of the girls’ achievements and also a farewell to Ms Richardson, with Sr. Clare Condon sgs speaking to us of the contribution Loretto has made to St Scholastica’s over the past 25
years. Picnic Day has been changed to Monday 1 st December
to allow the opportunity for a Christmas concert by Christine
Anu. The girls will spend the morning in house and year activities, celebrate lunch with their friends and attend the concert
in the afternoon.
A bumper list of students were given Principal Awards this
week at assembly:
Talking about Substance Abuse
A recent Generation Next Newsletter explored the difficult
conversations we need to have as parents with our children
about drug use. This has certainly been highlighted recently
with the death of a Sydney teenager at a concert on the weekend from recreational drug use.
‘Around the time they enter high school your children will be
going through lots of changes and this is a time when many
are tempted to try drugs for the first time. Your support has
never been more important than now and discussions you
have now about substance abuse should concentrate on the
immediate impact drug taking can have on factors such as
their appearance, emotions, school work and social life, as this
keeps it highly relevant to them. By Year 10 a teen may have
turned down drugs plenty of times already, but it doesn’t hurt
to keep on talking to your kids about their dangers. Again,
keeping the conversation pertinent to their life is essential, so
you may want to focus on how substance misuse could impact
on their further studies or future career. It is also useful to remember that praising achievements and healthy choices when
at high school can help teens to make positive choices and
stay clean from drugs (Generation Next Newsletter).’
I would encourage parents to discuss the dangers of recreational drug use and the impact drugs might have on their
health and future. Discussing strategies about how to deal
with an incident involving their friends’ possible misuse of
drugs and what appropriate response they could make to
keep them safe is an important discussion to have.
Big Sister Program
‘I just wanted to let you know it would be awesome if I could
be involved with the big sister program. I'm pretty sure I didn't
write my name on the list but that's because I was helping a
friend who felt unwell, get to the office. I would love to be a
big sister because not only do I want to help these girls but I
want to make some new friends myself and I want to be able
to get a new perspective that I think being a big sister can give
me.’
This response was one of several positive reflections on the
Big Sister training that many Year 10s underwent this week.
The girls were given some peer support training and an opportunity to plan an activity group they would like to be part of in
2015. These activity groups are one way in which we can
engage students in Year 7 and 8 in positive interactions with
their peers led by the older students.
Year 7 Jada Abboud, Emily Andersen, Charlotte Crouch,
Keely Doherty, Tollie Donnelly-Cook, Holly Gatt, Sabine
Hattersley, Marlie Howley, Stephanie Kapsimalis, Natasha
Kbilkam, Maddie Kemp, Juliette Kirk, Dylan-Rose Martinez,
Olivia Moreira, Harriet Pidcock, Isobel Richardson, Joy Van
Der Meer
Year 8 Feja Ahmed, Sophie Allum, Ashleigh Antoun, Tess
Armstrong, Tess Atutahi, Allirah Bell, Arisa Brassil, Naasha
Bray, Sahej Chaudhary, Raphaella Coinoglou-Smith, Jett Eckford, Lucia Fardell-Meijer, Kara Farnham, Ella FitzpatrickBarr, Lucinda Fowler, Tasmin Fowler, Tasmin Goldsmith, Mia
Hayward, Bessy He, Grace Heesh, Elaine Huang, Finola Kelly,
Anna Kerrigan, Prisci Kyei, Ruby Langsworth, Sylvia Li, Tia
Ngo Nguyen, Vanessa Nguyen, Maddy Nicholls, Francesca
O’Grady, Caitlin O’Keeffe-White, Bella Porter, Natalia Rojas,
Isabella Sousa, Izzy Shannon, Lily Sherringham, Alexandra
Viegas, Freja Warner Van Dijk, Molly Weston
Year 9 Ralea Anagnostopoulos x 2, Bella Astley x 3, Avery
Taylor x 3, Jessica Bacolod x 4, Luca Bedding x 3, Gemma
Bolton x 3, Polina Bonch-Osmolovskaya x 2, Harriet Campbell, Meg Cooke, Paris Davies x 3, Chiara Eussen x 2, Francesca Fabbro x 2, Maddie Farquhar x 2, Kirsten Faulkner,
Anureen Fernandez x 4, Gabby Geronimo x 3, Grace Gibbs x
2, India Hennah-Wood x 3, Dawn Hernandez x 2, Amy Hobbs
x 5, Annika Karskens x 2, Petrice Katehos x 2, Clare Kirton x
3, Nicola Kyriakoulis, Miranda Laws, Manon Lee, Janelle
Leong x 2, Leona Liui x 2, Erin Machin-Hunt, Sinead Maloney
x 3, Nicela Martincic x 3, Morgan McCormack, Clare Morris x
2, Zoe Murrell x 3, Sarina Nadile x 2, Natalia Ng x 2, Tiffany
Ng, Aoife Nugent x 3, Claire O’Mahony, Alethea O’Neill x 4,
Ciara O’Neill, Ruby Pedder x 3, Charlotte Platts, Bonnie Potra
x 4, Georgina Rose x 2, Eliza Rubin, Aloysia Serrao x 2, Christine Shon x 2, Tahlia Smare, Emma Smith x 4, Madelyn Smith
x 4, Emily Snare, Angela Tong, Paris Trapalis x 2, Juno Tsalis,
Lily Van Den Heever x 2, Victoria Willows x 4
Year 10 Francesca Atkins-Go, Angie Barr, Lingai Cai, Victoria
Chronarakis, Amy Cronin x 2, Eliza Deitch, Lauren Dreis,
Laura Hart x 2, Eri Karamanos, Morag Kelly, Amanda Kyei,
Connie Ladas, Sarah Mayer, Sheleeka McKenzie, Martina
Nicolaou, Maddie Searle x 3, Poppy Southern, Allegra Styles
x 2, Margaret Szakall, Isabella Tang, Natasha Tran x 3, Elizabeth Uyeda, Clare Whelan, Niamh Wright x 2, Jaz Yap, Rebekah Zaloumes
Year 11 Chloe Amaro, Maddison Pollard x 2
Silver Doves were awarded to:
Grace Heesh, Year 8
Grace Gibbs, Year 9
Amy Hobbs, Year 9
Georgia Lundie, Year 10
Congratulations to the many award winners.
Elizabeth Carnegie
Assistant Principal – Pastoral Care
ecarnegie@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL—TEACHING AND LEARNING
HSC RESULTS
At the printing of this newsletter year 12 have finished their last HSC exam
and are planning the next phase of their life. We had approximately 130 students sit exams in 33 different subjects. These students will be eagerly
awaiting their results which will be available from 6.00am online through
students online or by sms on December 17. If any student has any questions
regarding their results please check the Board of studies website at http://
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ or contact the College.
BALMAIN UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
HOMEWORK CLUB
Please note as the year winds down the Homework club has now closed for
2014. It will restart early in term 1 2015 and notifications will be sent out to
all students. Many thanks to the Tutors who have worked tirelessly with
your daughters and also to your daughters for the mature way they have
engaged with the club. The College is happy to support the education of the
girls by once again providing Homework club in 2015.
HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY DAUGHTER’S LEARNING?
Increasingly in today’s society students face many challenges to achieve their
best at times and there are many reasons why students do not meet their
goals. The role of educating students is a two way process between the parents and the school with the parents’ role as the prime educator. In order to
maximise the opportunity for your daughter to achieve her best, if you have
any information the College needs which may help your daughter in achieving her goals and overcome challenges please forward this to Ms Bradd , Mr
Eussen or the Guidance Coordinator. This might be in the form of medical
testing which includes recommendations for overcoming challenges and
allows the College to organise special provisions for your daughter.
TECHNOLOGY IN 2015: BYOD PROGRAM ETC.
The College’s expectations for Years 7—12 for the Digital Learning Environment in 2015 are detailed on our Information Technology Page on the College website and were included also in the last newsletter. If after reading
this information you have further questions, please contact
DLE@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
SCHOLSFEST
The second annual ScholsFest film festival was recently held at the College.
Wow - what a result - where those who attended the outdoor cinema saw
fantastic filmmaking from our own students on display. The finalists included
Pippa Casey with a beautiful landscape driven film called The Beach, Ella
Coinoglou-Smith and Claire O’Mahony’s “St Scholastica’s Day”, Claudia
Carroll, Victoria Baraliakos, Amy Nelson, Lily Rodgers and Charlotte Mason’s "We are One" - a poignant movie on inclusiveness and homophobia,
India Lily Seeger and her value driven "Day in the life of a Schols girl", Ellie
Kettels and Maddie Clark looking at stewardship in "Excape" and Susie
Dodds’ "Animated Schols Girl", a humorous look at how to get into St Scholastica’s College.
Overall the standard was extremely high and as such the judges had a difficult time choosing. The People’s Choice award was awarded to Pippa Casey
and the overall Winners were Ella Coinoglou-Smith and Claire O’Mahony
with “St Scholastica’s Day”.
Many thanks to the P&F for donating prizes and trophies for the winners and
we look forward to the 2015 ScholsFest, so start pondering your entries
now.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SPEECH NIGHT
Adrian Eussen
Assistant Principal – Teaching and Learning
aeussen@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
On the morning of the 21st of October 2014,
three geography classes embarked on an enriching and educational journey to Balmain.
The day consisted of researching, taking photos and sketching, walking, eating great food
and surveying the friendly citizens of Balmain.
Many of the people surveyed contributed to
our understanding of the life, community and
changes that have made Balmain what it is
today. We completed work booklets about the
gentrification process that took place in Balmain, this work broadened our knowledge of
Australian Geography that relates to us and
our surroundings. The field work we conducted will help us complete a portfolio about Balmain and the developments that have taken
place to shape Balmain in 2014. As one of the
citizens that we surveyed so wisely put it,
“Balmain is the insular on the peninsula with a
deep heart and soul”.
Clare Morris and Nicela Martincic (9.1)
TEACHING AND LEARNING—VISUAL ARTS NEWS
At this week’s assembly I had the pleasure of presenting several awards to students who have been recognised for their
artmaking talents in a number of visual arts competitions.
The creativity and skills of our students and their willingness
to be involved in artmaking projects both at school and in
the wider community are very impressive and I congratulate
all the girls who have involved themselves in these extracurricular activities.
Juno Tsalis and Jodie Sim received their certificates for their
winning artworks in the Inspire Competition run by the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and Laine Thebridge collected her certificate for being selected as a finalist in the Silk
Cut Award competition.
Bianca Jurukovski, Legacy
And, we’ve just had our 2014 Scholarchie Prize competition.
Ms Richardson was the sitter for our first Scholarchie Prize in
2002. As this year is Ms Richardson’s last year as principal of
St Scholastica’s College, it seemed only right that she should
be our sitter again.
We had a range of entries from students in years 7 to 12.
There were drawings, a linocut, an embroidery, a collage and
several paintings and the works ranged from the witty and
whimsical to the profound and symbolic. All the works were
produced with sincerity and love as evidenced in some of the
artist statements:
Freya Mulhall said My work shows how Ms Richardson cares
and looks over all of us at St Scholastica’s.
Michelle Dang, Twenty-Five
Hayley Cumming chose to do an embroidery because ...
Embroidery is a labour of love, a detailed, lengthy, loving
process representative of Ms Richardson’s approach to leading the school.
Isabella Irwin Bacon wanted to capture Ms Richardson as a
compassionate leader and champion of social justice.
Razelle Zabala Ms Richardson inspires me in many ways with
her delightful smile and humility. For this reason I decided to
enter this competition. I don’t expect to win but I feel grateful and honoured to have entered and only hope that this will
please Ms Richardson.
St
Lingnai Cai,
Spirit of
Scholastica’s
Each work was very special and meaningful so choosing winners was very difficult and all the entrants are to be commended for their efforts.
Well done to the following girls:
Manon Lee & Lingnai Cai’s works were Highly Commended.
The runner up for this year’s competition for her lovely work
‘Richardson’s Field’ is Marley Sheridan.
The People’s Choice award went to Bianca Jurukovski for
her hand decorated linocut ‘Legacy’.
The Winner of this year’s Scholarchie prize, very fittingly
painted by a 2014 year 12 student who, like Ms Richardson,
is finishing her time at St Scholastica’s this year and who
titled her work simply ‘Twenty Five’ is Michelle Dang.
Congratulations to all our wonderful artists!
Manon Lee,
Looking forward
Ms Vicki Armstrong
Visual Arts Coordinator
varmstrong@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Marley Sheridan, Richardson’s Field
Term 4 has been an exciting and productive time for the Environment Council. With the key focus for the term being recycling,
the Environment Council leader Phoebe Bognar, together with her dedicated and passionate team have managed to :

Establish a major education program across the school to improve the quantity and quality of material being recycled

Worked with City of Sydney Council to provide four new bins for recycling other than paper, e.g. plastics 1-6, aluminium
cans, steel tins, glass.

Be one of ten schools across the state to be offered the opportunity by BINGO Waste Services to receive a skip and
have a waste audit completed on the skip contents. The waste will then be analysed to determine how much of each
component could be recycled. The aim is to educate us all about our waste, to reduce landfill for the future.

Coordinate a whole school waste audit for the future.
With 54% of all waste in NSW being recycled at present, we still
have a fair way to go to achieve a zero waste free future. With
current developments in science, it is not an impossible task to
achieve.
Ms Robyn Julian
Assistant Science Coordinator
rjulian@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Seems Like Only Yesterday…
Do you know someone who left Schols 10 years ago?
Class members & teachers are invited to celebrate
the 10 Year Reunion of the St. Scholastica’s College
Class of 2004
Saturday, 22 November 2014
Marble Bar Level B1 Hilton Sydney Hotel
488 George Street, Sydney
From 6:30pm till late
Entry is free RSVP: Friday, 14 November 2014
Contact: Katrina Fuller P: 0448 317 857 or E: k.fuller013@gmail.com
Note: Please inform any other classmates or teachers of our reunion. However, RSVPs are essential.
Please make your way to the private section of the venue which
has been set aside for our reunion. Food ($9 - $24) and drinks
($6.50+) will be available for your purchase at the bar.
YEAR 10 END OF YEAR EVENTS
The coming weeks for Year 10 are filled with many interesting and varied activities for the girls. All activities are
COMPULSORY. A detailed calendar of events has been
sent home, however, I have included a summary for your
reference below:
Thursday 20th Nov
½ cohort will participate in the Big Sister program &
Sydney University visit
½ cohort will visit Nan Tien Temple Wollongong
CGSSSA WATER POLO TEAMS
Junior Water Polo team above
and Senior team at right.
Friday 21st Nov
Luna Park Science excursion
Monday 24th Nov
YLEAD leadership program–all day TFC
Tuesday 25th Nov
Swim Testing – Drummoyne Pool
Wed 26th Nov - Fri 28th Nov
CAMP
Mon 1st Dec
Year 11 Transition Program AM / Concert PM
nd
Tues 2 Dec
Year 11 Transition Program
SPORTS NEWS
Congratulations to Ms Sharrock and to both the Senior and
Junior CGSSSA Water Polo teams who competed recently at
Homebush. Both teams had a tough draw but it was nice to
see a couple of wins. Both teams demonstrated outstanding
sportsmanship throughout the tournament, well done!
Jodie Osborne
Sports Co-ordinator
josborne@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Wed 3rd Dec
REFLECTION DAY
Thurs 4th Dec
End of Year MASS and Luncheon (last day for year 10)
Year 10 SOCIAL 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Notes have been sent home outlining the details for each
event. Permission slips/medical information for camp is
due back on Friday 14th November to Homeroom teachers.
Year 10 parents/guardians are invited to attend the End of
Year Mass, we ask that you return the slip to indicate how
many family members will be attending by this Friday as
well.
If you have any questions relating to the above schedule,
please do not hesitate to contact me at the College.
Vicki Spaulding
Yr 10 Guidance Coordinator
vspaulding@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
Learning an instrument or
joining a Music Ensemble in 2015 ?
2015 enrolment is now open! You can get information and
register on line for tuition and ensemble—
just go to the music page.
Limited instrumental tuition scholarships will be offered to
students in current Year 7 who wish to pick up one of the
following instruments from next year: violin, viola, trumpet &
French horn. Please contact Ms Miao via
cmiao@scholastica.nsw.edu.au for an application form.
Ms Cindy Miao
Music Coordinator
cmiao@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
WOMEN’S COURSE
Refresh your skills and build the confidence to apply for the job you want...to pursue further study...to make a change!
Certificate II Skills for Work & Training for Women includes a Work Experience Program, Computing, Communication,
Workplace Writing, Interview Skills and more.
Classes are within school hours for 14 weeks in a friendly, supportive environment. Childcare may be available on campus.
Close to Central train station. Student discounted parking nearby. Course commences: 16 th February 2015
Information session:
Wednesday 26th November 2014 at 10:00am
Ultimo TAFE, Room D6.26, Building D, Level 6, Harris Street
Enquiries:
Anna Petrou OR Sylvia Nichols
Phone:
9217 3724 OR 9217 3718
Email: anna.petrou@tafensw.edu.au OR
sylvia.nichols@tafensw.edu.au
CAREERS NEWS
UNIVERSITIES
PRIVATE COLLEGES
UNSW: Scientia Challenge Years 7 – 10
Applications close Sun 30th November
Tue 20th January – Thu 22nd January, UNSW Kensington
The Scientia Challenge Program is designed for gifted and
talented high school students in Years 7-10. The program
features a range of workshops taught over three days. The
courses are developed and presented by academics at the
University of New South Wales.
https://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/gerric/forgifted-students/scientia-challenge-yr-7-to-10/
Sydney Dance Holiday Workshops
Each school holidays, classes are offered in a variety of
dance styles to students aged from 8 – 18 years, taught
by leading industry professionals. Bookings are now open
for workshops during the summer school holidays.
http://www.sydneydancecompany.com/classes-andcourses/holiday-workshops/#.VFdKOzSUe8A
Sydney Institute of Business and Technology
Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) is a direct pathway to a Macquarie University degree. SIBT is part
of the global Navitas Group, an internationally recognised
education provider. As a tertiary college working in collaboration with Macquarie University, SIBT eases the transition from high school to university level studies, offering a
variety of foundation and undergraduate courses.
https://www.sibt.nsw.edu.au/about-sibt
Australian Catholic University: 2014 Year 10 and 11
Course Guide
This course guide provides information that can help Year
10 and 11 students when they’re choosing their final subjects in high school.
http://www.acu.edu.au/__data/assets/
pdf_file/0010/566371/
FINAL_STR1559_Year_10_and_11_Guide.pdf
Coco Republic Design School: 2015 On-Campus Courses
Coco Republic Design School has a number interior design courses available in 2015.
http://www.cocorepublic.com.au/design-school/startlearning/on-campus-courses/on-campus-courses
College of Event Management Information Session
Fri 28th November, 6.30pm, Level 9, 28 Foveaux Street
Surry Hills Speak to lecturers and staff to learn about
the course and exciting career opportunities available
after graduation. Contact: 1300 725 846 or
mailto:enquiries@coem.edu.au
http://collegeofeventmanagement.com.au/campus/
information-sessions
Australian Institute of Music: High School Information
Evening Tue 18th November, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, 1-55
Foveaux St, Surry Hills
Find out all there is to know about studying Year 11 and/
or Year 12 at the Australian Institute of Music.
http://www.aim.edu.au/events/2014/aim-high-schoolinfo-event-2014
OTHER NEWS
The University of Notre Dame Course Information Days
Sydney: Tue 6th January 2014, 9.00am – 3.00pm, 104
Broadway, Broadway
Students who are still unsure about university study in
2015 may attend a Course Information Day and have all
their questions answered by academic staff.
Contact: 02 8204 4404 or sydney@nd.edu.au
http://www.nd.edu.au/events/sydney
The University of Notre Dame Twilight Tours and
Information Evening
Tue 18th – Thu 20th November, 5.00pm – 7.00pm, Admissions and Prospective Students Office, Broadway
The Prospective Students Office will be open and available
to help prospective students with any questions they may
have regarding tertiary study options, admissions information and campus tours.
http://www.nd.edu.au/events/2014/still-time-twilight2
ACU Change of Preference Information Sessions: Strathfield and North Sydney
An opportunity for students to enquire about their study
options after receiving their ATAR.
http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_university/
important_dates
Australian Defence Force Information Sessions
Parramatta Women in Defence: Wed 3rd December,
6.00pm, 9 George Street
https://www.facebook.com/DefenceJobsAustralia/
events
Board of Studies: Enhancements to 2014 HSC Credentials Students eligible for the HSC will receive their
2014 HSC credentials as PDFs to assist them to provide
employers and further education institutions with their
results.
PDFs can be downloaded from Students Online on Wed
7th January 2015.
http://news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
index.cfm/2014/10/31/Enhancements-to-2014-HSCcredentials
Board of Studies: Schools Online Open for 2015 HSC
Student Entries
As part of the entry process, students must read and sign
a hard copy of their Confirmation of Entry by Friday 13th
of March 2015.
http://news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
index.cfm/2014/10/31/Schools-Online-open-for-2015HSC-student-entries
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Camp Counsellors USA 2015: Application Launch and
Information Sessions
Sydney: Wed 19th November, 6.30pm – 7.30pm, CCUSA
Head Office, Level 8, Suite 811, 301 George St
2015 CCUSA Camp Counselors USA applications are now
open. Those interested are invited to attend an information session where details about the program will be
revealed.
Any questions call 1300 859 040 or email Australia@ccuse.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ccusa.australia/events
Antipodeans Abroad Information Session
GapBreak Information Night: Wed 26th November, 6.30pm
– 7.30pm, SYDNEY: 303a / 282 Victoria Ave Chatswood
Get specific information and learn about projects that you
may be interested in.
http://www.antipodeans.com.au/info-nights.htm
AFS Intercultural Programs: Online Information Sessions
Sydney: Tue 11th November, 6.00pm
Sydney: Tue 17th February, 6.00pm
AFS is a global volunteer organisation that arranges student exchanges to another country.
https://www.facebook.com/AFSAustralia/
app_416040218433879?ref=page_internal
Joanne Cousins
Careers Counsellor/VET Coordinator
jcousins@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
PARENTS & FRIENDS NEWS
Christmas Raffle
Please return tickets with your money in an envelope to
the P & F mailbox at the Front Office. To be drawn on Friday 21 November at the Harold Park Hotel.
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
See below left for details.
Teachers’ Thank You Morning Tea
Monday 24 November 11am, Teachers’ Lunch Room
Each November it is the pleasure of the P and F to organise
a “thank you” morning tea for the teachers and College
staff who together provide such a wonderful school experience for our daughters. Janelle Buckley is coordinating the
event but any assistance you could offer on this occasion
would be most welcome. You can reply to the P&F mailbox—pandf@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
If you are able to offer either food or to help with serving.
Estee Lauder Corporate Store
Christmas Shopping Event
Just click on the link above to find out how to book!
Thursday 27th November 2014 and
Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Estee Lauder is very kindly opening their corporate store to
us for a special Christmas shopping event. Our Mother’s
Day event was so popular we are holding the Christmas
events over two nights. For these nights only, 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. Bring your
friends and family. Stock up for Christmas.
Tickets will be $10 per adult and $5 for girls aged 13-18.
100% of the sale of all tickets will be donated to the school.
In addition, for every transaction over $200 Estee Lauder
will give a gift to the school.
Doors open at 4.30pm & close at 8.00pm sharp
Offsite Parking only before 5.30pm On-site parking in
spaces available from 5.30pm to 8pm
Tickets are limited for each night so be quick to book your
tickets for your chosen night online by logging on to http://
www.trybooking.com/109970
Looking forward to seeing you at the Sydney Town Hall
next Tuesday and then either at the Harold Park Hotel next
Friday evening (see left), or the special morning tea for
teachers on Monday 24 February. Not to mention the Estee Lauder Shopping gigs on 27 November or 2nd December!
Charles Bailey, P & F President
pandf@scholastica.nsw.edu.au
charles@urbane.com.au