ST JAMES COLLEGE
A Catholic Boys Regional College
Committed to the Lasallian Vision of Education
156 Bignell Road, Bentleigh East VIC 3165
www.sjcbe.catholic.edu.au
Newsletter No 4, 2015
From the Principal
From the Principal
As we enter week 3 of Term 2, it has been very
pleasing to see how well the young men of St James
College have returned from the Easter break and
resumed their involvement in college life and in
their studies. In these first few weeks of the term,
as part of the curriculum, our young men and the
staff have been involved in liturgies, field work and
excursions, the Year 9 Wednesday program, rehearsals
for MacBeth, public speaking and debating, the
lunchtime chess sessions, the College cross country
carnival and the commencement of the SIS weekly
sport competitions to name a few.
As well, I must congratulate our young men for
the respect they demonstrated during our two
ANZAC Day liturgies held on 24th April at St James
College. As always, the students responded very well
to the significance of the occasion, and I thank the
college leaders and the representatives from each
year level for their roles in leading the students and
staff through the readings, and in prayer at these
liturgies.
Once again we encourage all students to be involved
in the many opportunities that the staff organise and
present for the young men.
I would like to express my appreciation of the
support of the parents who have attended the recent
Parent/Student/Teacher evenings held over the last two
weeks.
At these Parent/Student/Teacher evenings it has
been important to review progress over Term 1,
and to assist the students in refining Learning
Goals as they work towards the examination period
timetabled for later this term. The teachers and
staff greatly value the parental support shown for
our work with the young men, and this support is
especially apparent on these evenings.
St James College is a school where the partnership
between the school and families is held in the highest
regard, and that good relationships are vital between
our parents, students and teachers - all involved in the
education of our young men.
Last week on Thursday, to commemorate ANZAC Day,
our Year 9 students attended the Melbourne Legacy
Commemoration Ceremony for Students held at the
Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. The students
conducted themselves very respectfully at this
solemn occasion and heard from the Governor of
Victoria – His Excellency the Honourable Alex
Chernov AC QC and the president of Legacy – Mr Ian
Harrison. This service was attended by more than 6000
primary and secondary students from across Victoria.
At all of these services and especially to
commemorate the 100 Years of the anniversary
of Gallipoli, many accounts were told of soldiers
sacrificing their lives for the greater cause. We heard
of the legend of ANZAC that helped to form a young
nation into the country we have today with the
qualities of life, freedom and tolerance that we all enjoy.
As Mr Ian Harrison stated at the Legacy Service “but
to have all of this, someone had to pay the price, and
it was these young soldiers who paid with their lives.”
Now in the season of Easter, we recall that Jesus
gave his life, making the supreme sacrifice and thus
forgiving our sins so that we may have eternal life.
Through his sacrifice our relationship with God is
affirmed and it is now left to us to strengthen this
relationship through our daily lives and interactions
with others. As we move further in to this term, let us
continue to celebrate the Easter message of new life
and to be grateful and honour those who have given
their lives for us.
Stephen Pooley, Principal
What’s in this
What’s in this issue?
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ANZAC Day Liturgies
Arts
Parents and Friends
NAPLAN Testing: Tues 12th May-Thurs 14th May
MacBeth
Important dates
Thurs 7th May - School photos
Thurs 7th & 14th May - PACTS Evening 7.00pm
Tues 19th May - SIS Cross Country Carnival
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Student Wellbeing
Caring for your son also means caring for
yourself
visited his GP with his mum, as a 22 year old whose
life was spiralling out of control.
If you have listened to the pre-flight safety check on
an airline, you will know you’re supposed to put your
own oxygen mask on before helping your children
with theirs. This flies in the face of parental instincts,
but if you are not well and healthy, it is hard to nurture
the wellbeing and health of your children.
If the motivating reason to focus on your own mental
health is ‘I should do this for my kids’ then go with
that, and give due attention to your own care and
wellbeing.
Parents are used to ignoring their own needs in
favour of trying to meet the needs of their kids.
Juggling lots of different responsibilities can
mean that parents don’t take the time to look after
themselves. This can lead to high levels of stress,
which people react to differently.
Stress is the body’s reaction to change or overload,
which can be experienced physically and mentally.
Warning signs can include changes in sleep and
appetite, headaches, tiredness, irritability or worrying
more than usual. When stress reactions are severe,
and occur over a long period of time, it can lead to
bigger problems.
Monday’s (20th April) episode of Q & A (now on
iview) shed light on this, when panelists shared
about their own personal struggles. Local politician
Andrew Robb, shared about his 42 year battle with
depression. Comedian Dave Hughes, shared his
previous struggles with alcoholism, drugs and
depression. Both shared honestly about their
problems, but also of the strategies they used, and
the support they sourced, to recover.
Strategies for supporting mental health and wellbeing
can be as simple as ensuring you have a healthy diet
and get a bit of exercise. This will give you energy
and, if you involve your child, they will get a direct
benefit too.
There is value in spending a little time alone
doing something you enjoy, like reading or gardening.
Taking the time to be still, to connect with
yourself, can help you find ways to relieve the stress or
understand the causes of it.
Building and maintaining positive relationships is an
important protective factor that can support you in the
every-day challenges life throws you.
If this is not enough, the panellists on Q&A
modelled the effectiveness of sourcing additional help.
Andrew Robb first discussion with his GP, and the
subsequent therapeutic relationship he enjoyed with
his psychiatrist was his turning point. Dave Hughes,
described the start of his recovery, when he first
If you would like a conversation about matters of
wellbeing
and
mental
health,
you
are
welcome to call or email me on: 9575 8135 or
[email protected]
George Vlamakis, Student Support Teacher
Project Compassion
Project Compassion is Caritas Australia’s annual
fundraising and awareness-raising appeal, bringing
thousands of Australians together in solidarity with
the world’s poor to help end poverty, promote justice
and uphold dignity.
Running through the six weeks of Lent each year,
Project Compassion is always an extraordinary,
ongoing demonstration of the faith, love and
generosity of caring supporters, all in the name of
justice and peace. It is the lifeblood of Caritas
Australia; without it, they could not do the vital work
they do.
In Project Compassion 2015, the St James
College Community contributed $472 to this
campaign. Thank you to all our generous
students and staff who participated and showed they
believe in a more just world. It is important that we
demonstrably live out our faith as a catholic
community.
Martin Callanan
Religious Education Coordinator
Condolences
Our prayers and thoughts are with
Nathan Talbot (Year 10 2010) whose mother,
Magda, passed away.
Please keep Nathan, and family in your
prayers.
We offer our prayers for former staff member,
Phil Perryman and the Perryman family. Phil passed
away recently.
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Religious Education
Humanities
The 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day was
commemorated at St James College on Friday 24th
April in liturgies celebrated by the students from
Years 8 and 9 and then by the students from Year 7
and 10.
On Thursday 23rd April, the Year 9s from St James
College went to the Shrine of Remembrance.
In these special liturgies, our young men were led
in reflection and prayers by the college leaders.
After commencing each liturgy with Oscar
Horsey
singing
our
national
anthem,
accompanied by James Tarpey, we listened to the
telling of the story of the ANZACs.
We then placed our own reflection in the context
of scripture and also in the offered Prayers of the
Faithful in which we prayed for the gift of wisdom,
the gift of service, for world leaders, for a spirit of
humility and for a continuing desire to be God’s
faithful people.
A special commemorative ANZAC service was held
for schools at the Shrine which made the crowd
over 6000 people. The day started with the guard
taking post which were students from Melbourne
High School army cadets unit. After they took
their place, the Governor General walked down
the fore ground talking to a few students and
teachers. As he did this, some fighter planes with a
Mosquito leading the way, flew across the sky twice.
The engines in the planes were roaring so they
were very loud. The Governor General then made a
speech and so did a young woman who had written
a public speech.
The liturgies were led by our College Vice-Captain
Joshua Bell who explained to us the significance of
The Ode, The Last Post, The One Minute’s Silence
and also The Rouse. The Ode was then presented
by College Captain, Kane O’Toole and we all joined
in a very respectful and
poignant minute of silence.
Our young men then
placed sprigs of rosemary
on our memorial thus
symbolising the connection
we have with those who
have gone before us.
Our liturgies concluded
with a rousing rendition of
the hymn, “Let There Be
Peace On Earth” and at its conclusion every young
men left the auditorium in silence as a mark of
respect for the ANZACs.
It was a wonderful and very
moving occasion.
Schools then joined in in the laying of the wreaths
and while they did this a piper was playing and he
was very good. After this we listened to the Last Post
and had a minute of silence.
The whole day was finished off by the playing of the
National Anthem which everyone joined in. The day
was a very emotional and great experience.
Cooper MacDonald, Year 9 La Salle
“Let peace begin with me,
let this be my moment now.
With every step I take, let
this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment and
live each moment in peace
eternally.
Let there be peace on earth
and let it begin with me”
Martin Callanan
Religious Education
Coordinator
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
ARIALGallipoli
Camp
13 BOLD
Year 7 Camp
On Friday the 24th April in honour of the 100th
anniversary of the ANZAC’s landing in Gallipoli, 15
students were invited to attend Camp Gallipoli held
at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
The Year 7s went to Camp Manyung from the 23rd to
the 25th March.
After a 40 minute drive we arrived, when we first
got to camp we were allocated our cabins. Once we
had settled in we were off to our first activities. The
camp provied many activities such as sea kayaking,
crate climb, flying fox, high ropes, low ropes,
archery, sports, giant swing, snorkelling, beach ed,
beach games and geo catching.
We arrived at the showgrounds at 3:00pm; from there
we set up our swags and unpacked our belongings.
The meals provided were beef roast, chicken
schnitzel, salad rolls, burgers, wraps, eggs on toast and
pancakes.
From 4:00pm to 5:30pm we enjoyed the provided
entertainment and explored the camp site. In the
main camp area there were 2 movie screens and
a stage. Throughout the night there were 2 singers
Shannon Noll and Claire Bowditch, there were many
guest speakers including navy sergeants, army
officials and many more. We were given the choice
at dinner to have braised chicken with mustard
cream, spaghetti bolognese, beef rissoles, onion
gravy and mashed potato and vegetarian eggplant
mousakka.
On the first night we had a trivia night where Mr
Thomas asked us questions about sport, movies, TV
shows, St James College and general knowledge.
On the second night we watched a DVD.
At 9:00pm there was a movie screening of The
Water Diviner. After that finished at about 11:00 we all
headed off to bed for a very short sleep, only to wake
up at 5:00am to attend a dawn service that we will
remember for the
rest of our lives.
We then headed
home with swags
and sleeping bags
and arrived back at
school at 8:00am
to get picked up
and go home.
Lachlan Howell and Jack Shelton, Year 9
Overall camp helped us to discover new talents,
and we made new friends.
James Rath and Patrick McNally, Year 7
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
NAPLAN Testing
What is NAPLAN?
The National Assessment Program – Literacy
and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national
assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
All students in these year levels are expected to
participate in tests in reading, writing, language
conventions
(spelling,
grammar
and
punctuation) and numeracy. All government and non
government education authorities have contributed
to the development of NAPLAN materials.
Why do students do NAPLAN tests?
NAPLAN is the measure through which
governments, education authorities, schools,
teachers and parents can determine whether
or not young Australians are meeting important
educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.
The tests provide parents and schools with an
understanding of how individual students are
performing at the time of the tests. They also provide
schools, states and territories with information about
how education programs are working and which
areas need to be prioritised for improvement.
NAPLAN tests are one aspect of the school’s
assessment and reporting process, and do not
replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made
by teachers about each student’s performance.
What will be tested and how?
NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential
for every child to progress through school and life,
such as reading, writing, spelling, grammar and
numeracy. The content of each test is informed by
the national Statements of Learning for English and
mathematics, which underpin state and territory
learning frameworks. Questions are multiple-choice
or require a short written response. The writing task
requires students to write a text in response to a
prompt. To give you an idea of what the tests look
like, sample questions and a sample writing task are
available on the NAP website: http://www.nap.edu.au
How can I help my child prepare for the tests?
NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that
students are already learning through the school
curriculum. Teachers will ensure students are
familiar with the test formats and will provide appropriate
support and guidance. If you have any questions
about your child’s preparation for NAPLAN, you
should make a time to speak with their teacher.
The best way you can help your child prepare for
NAPLAN is to reassure your child that NAPLAN
tests are just one part of their school program, and
to urge them to simply do the best they can on the
day. The use of services by coaching providers is not
recommended.
How is NAPLAN performance measured?
NAPLAN is not a pass or fail type test. Individual
student performance is shown on a national
achievement scale for each test. Each test scale
has 10 bands and all year levels are reported
on the same scale. Six bands are reported for
each year level for each test. One of these bands
represents the national minimum standard for
students at each year level. A result at the
national minimum standard indicates that the
student demonstrated the basic literacy and
numeracy skills needed to participate fully in that year
level. The performance of individual students can be
compared to the average performance of all students
in Australia.
Will I receive a report on my child’s performance?
A NAPLAN report will be issued by your school later
in the year. The same report format is used for every
student in Australia. The school will notify you when
the reports are being sent to you. If you do not
receive a report, you should contact the school.
Individual student results are strictly confidential.
From the Australian Curriculum, Assessment
and Reporting Authority
Naplan Testing Timetable
Tuesday 12
May 2015
Year 7 Language
conventions
45 minutes
Wednesday
13 May 2015
Reading
65 minutes
Writing
40 minutes
Year 9 Language
Reading
conventions 65 minutes
45 minutes
Writing
40 minutes
II can
can do
do all
all things
things through
through Him
Him who
who strengthens
strengthens me
me
Thursday
14 May 2015
Numeracy
(calculator)
40 minutes
Numeracy
(noncalculator)
40 minutes
Numeracy
(calculator)
40 minutes
Numeracy
(noncalculator)
40 minutes
ST JAMES COLLEGE
ARIAL 13Inducted
Aspirant
BOLD in Melbourne
In March, during a simple
ceremony
at
La
Salle
Community
Melbourne,
Stephen Beirouti, a former
student at St John’s Regional
College Dandenong and Youth
Minister at St James College
East Bentleigh commenced
formally
the
Aspirancy
Programme of the De La Salle
Brothers.
Present were his parents and
brothers, members of Lasalle Community Melbourne
and a representative group of De La Salle Brothers.
The Aspirancy programme is a non-residential
program to examine and experience the life of the
Brothers. Stephen will have two live-in community
experiences during this year; one at Scarborough
near Brisbane and the second at Mangere East in
New Zealand.
Mathematics
Thursday 23rd April the Year 10 Foundation maths
class were involved in an excursion to Science works.
The students participated in Sporty Maths. This
involved hands-on activities in Sportsworks to
investigate the students’ understanding in a variety
of maths topics, including: measurement, estimation,
decimals, fractions, collecting and analysing data
and Graphing data. The students had a great time
learning maths in a practical manner.
We congratulate Stephen and ask that you keep him
in your prayers as he considers his vocation over the
course of this year.
Stephen Pooley
Principal
Student Achievements
Congratulations
to
Hugo
Ferdinand who has been
selected again to represent
Victoria in the up and coming
national titles in Indoor Cricket.
Last year he travelled to
Adelaide and the Victorian team
won the national title for the
under
15
boys.
This
year they travel to Brisbane in July to
represent the under 16 boys and they are hoping to
have another win!
This is also a world cup year and Hugo could be
selected to represent Australia in the world cup
series.
We wish Hugo all the best in this tournament and for
the Australian team selection.
Thanks to Mr Shepherd for his assistance on the day.
Mathletes After School Club
Do you struggle with maths?
Do you wish to extend yourself in maths?
If the answer is yes, come along to Mathletes every
Wednesday in the library from 3.30pm - 4.00pm.
A maths teacher will be available to help you achieve
your maths goals.
Remember, maths is everywhere!
Andrew Davis
Mathematics Learning Area Leader
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Arts
Arts Important Dates
It’s been an exciting start to 2015 in the Arts
Faculty with so much going on already and many more
exciting events to come. This year we
welcome Ms Christine Blake to the Arts Faculty
who has brought a great deal of exuberance and
excitement to the visual arts. Ms Blake has initiated the
beginning up of Art Club, a place where students with
a love of the visual arts can come along and work
collaboratively or independently. There are a number of
competitions that the boys will have the opportunity
to take part in over the coming year, already the Art
Club boys have been part of the poppy project run by
Glen Eira council.
Upcoming Arts Events – Hold these dates
Other events which have taken place thus far have
been the SIS Big Night and the CEO Art Exhibition.
Meanwhile, this term we anticipate the Yr 9 and
10 production of MacBeth (tickets are selling fast),
closely followed by ‘A little Night of Beatles’, both
events are shaping up to be fantastic, and a huge
thanks to Mr Tim Ryan and Mr Christian Meyers, as
well as all students involved, for all their hard work
and dedication in the lead up to these events.
Coming up at around the same time as MacBeth
is the Kingston City Council’s ‘Art Blitz’, this is an
opportunity for those students interested in the visual
arts or creative writing. Further information on Art Blitz
can be found on the Kingston City Council’s website.
Kate Brierty
Arts Learning Area Leader
Semester 1
MacBeth
May 19th to 21st
Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale
Tickets: www.kingstonarts.com.au ,
(03) 9556 4440
Year 9 & 10 Drama Evening
June 4th @ 7:30pm
St James College Stage
Free Admission
A Little Night of ‘Beatles’ Music
June 17th @ 7:30pm
St James College Auditorium
Tickets: http://www.trybooking.com/128665
($5 per seat)
Semester 2
Mulan
August 6th to 8th
Mentone Girls’ Grammar School
Tickets: TBA
Year 10 Drama Production
September 15th @ 7:30pm
St James College Stage
Free Admission
Year 7 & 8 Variety Night
October 15th @ 7:30pm
Br Joseph Gable Hall
Tickets: TBA
A Little Night of ‘80’s’ Music
November 11th @ 7:00pm
St James College Quadrangle
Tickets: TBA
Year 9 & 10 Drama Evening
November 16th @ 7:30pm
The TryBooking links for
‘A Little Night of Beatles Music’
are: http://www.trybooking.com/HIIR
and http://www.trybooking.com/128665
St James College Stage
Free Admission
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
Tim Ryan
Teacher
ST JAMES COLLEGE
ARIAL 13 BOLD
Arts
Passion of Our Lord
Art Club
The Year 10 performance of the Passion of Our Lord
was performed on the 26th and the 27th of March,
once in front of our parents and again in front of the
staff and students of St James College.
What is Art Club you might ask?
The play came about from our year 10 focus on
Non-Naturalistic Theatre, a broad term for
theatre that fully engages the audience with the show,
breaking down the 4th wall so that the audience
experiences something different.
Hamish Byrnes’ portrayal of Jesus was
commendable as well as Robert Woodward as
Pontius Pilate and that is only naming two students.
In conclusion the production was well received
and ran without a hitch thanks to our director/writer
Mr Tim Ryan and the hard work of all students
involved.
Daniele Fazio Year 10
SIS Big Night
The Big Night was
Well, Art Club is more than just drawing a bunch of
pictures on paper. Art Club is a small convention
held in the Art room (J7) every Thursday at lunch
time. Where we get to craft some amazing pieces of
artwork.
The teachers instructing us in Art Club are Ms Brierty
and Miss Blake and they choose what we are going
to craft.
In term 1, we were told to create as many
poppies as we could out of plasticine for an ANZAC
Memorial. Near the end of term 1, we were given the
opportunity to make whatever we wanted for an art
competition and the winner gets a special prize.
If you are interested in Art Club, come by
Thursday and enjoy yourself. Like I said, Art Club is
more than drawing a bunch of pictures it’s a place
where you meet and socialise with people you see
around school.
a very special day
for me and the
other boys because it
gave us a chance to
express what we
love doing the most
which was either
singing, dancing or
playing an instrument.
Everyone is welcome to join the Art Club.
Nicholas Nikolitsis, Year 9 Miguel
Afternoon Tea with the Mayor
When we had are first
rehearsal I was sort of
mind blown because
Fearnley and I were
the only two boys in the Hip-Hop group, but next
rehearsal I felt more relaxed and comfortable with the
people around us.
During the night Fearnley and I made loads of
new friends back stage. When it came to our
performance I was really nervous because I wasn’t
used to performing on stage. At first it was really
nerve-racking but at the end I was really enjoying it.
Henry Calub, Year 9 Miguel
On the 23rd of April, Ms Brierty, Ms Blake and I
were invited to the Glen Eira Council Library where
they were hosting an art exhibition, where the main
showcasing was handmade poppies, made by
students from the schools around the area,
commemorating 100 years of ANZAC. There were
about 10 other schools included in the event. We
were served cake and brownies, for participating.
The poppies made from the schools present, were
magnificently displayed on a beautiful white vine,
hanging from the ceiling.
Overall, this was a great experience, and I hope to do
it again some time.
Joel Iseli, Year 9 Miguel
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
MacBeth show and ticket details:
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Four shows: Tuesday May 19th 12.30pm
Tuesday May 19th 7.30pm,
Wednesday May 20th 7.30pm,
Thursday May 21st 7.30pm
Tickets are ALLOCATED seats.
Prices:
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FULL PRICE: $15-00, CONCESSION: $10.00
STUDENTS OF ST JAMES AND MENTONE GIRLS GRAMMAR $5
(Available through the Box Office Only)
GROUPS 5+ $10 each
Children under 2 years are free on an adult’s knee
Booking Options:
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COUNTER SALES: at Kingston Arts Centre. The Box Office is located in the ground floor foyer of the
Kingston City Hall, Cnr South Road and Nepean Highway, Moorabbin. You can pay by cash, credit
cards, cheques or EFTPOS at the counter.
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PHONE SALES – Box Office number is 9556 4440 (press 1 for the Box Office) Please have your credit
card ready. Please note that credit card bookings over the phone incur a $3 booking fee and tickets are
posted out the same day.
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BY POST: Using cheque or money order. Tickets can be reserved over the phone and held for 3
working days, in which time Kingston Arts Centre must receive a cheque or money order for the tickets.
Cheques or money orders should be made out to Kingston Arts Centre and posted directly to them at
979-985 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin 3189.
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INTERNET SALES: Bookings can be made online at www.kingstonarts.com.au under the EVENTS
section. Please note that there is a charge of $1.30 per ticket for this service. Tickets will be posted out
the following day.
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Box Office hours are Opening sales day 10.00am- 4.30pm
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All other times Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
ARIAL 13 BOLD
ARTS
CEO Art Exhibit
Mentone Girls Grammar Fair
On the 17th - 22nd
March,
the
Catholic
Education Office (CEO)
held
a
visual
arts
exhibition
for
catholic
schools.
On the 14th March, 5 students from St James
College, Adam, Cooper, Liam , Jack and I performed
at Mentone Girls Grammar.
The exhibition was located
in East Melbourne and had
pieces of art from students
ranging from prep to Year
12.
The gallery consisted of sculptures, drawings and
paintings of all different mediums. St James was
fortunate enough to get 3 pieces of art submitted
into the gallery. 2 self portraits by Ronald Wong
(Year 8) and Trean Rodrigo (Year 8) were entered. I
entered a picture of St John the Baptist.
The exhibit was a great opportunity to see what
other art catholic schools in Melbourne were
producing. In all, around 400 pieces of art were
submitted into the exhibit.
Jordan Nandan, Year 10
MacBeth
Since last December, the cast of Macbeth have
been working tirelessly in order to make the
show live up to expectations. Macbeth is a play of
contradiction and ambition. With his motive of
becoming King, Macbeth will kill all and any that get
in his way, as he puts his faith and life in the hands
of three witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth, who
drives Macbeth’s ambition, egging him on to seize
the throne no matter the cost. With his wife and the
witches at his side egging him on, he soon goes
insane and murders all who lie in his way.
We had two sessions performing 5 songs in front
of an audience. The first session was at 11:00am
and we raised near $30 from donations from the
audience. The next session was at 2:00pm and we
raised about $30 again. In total we raised $60, the
proceeds went to MGG parents and friends.
It was a very enjoyable experience for the performers
and the audience and we even got the audience to
clap along to some of the songs (credit to Jack and
Adam). We all played our part well and despite our
few mistakes we still managed to keep on track and
made the day sound wonderful.
The people at the fair were very nice and some of the
cast from Macbeth handed out flyers for the show.
The day was honestly one of the best I’ve ever had
and I hope to do it again in the future with the same
great people.
Fearnley FitzRoy, 9 La Salle.
Adam Restanio, Year 9
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Year 10 Important Dates
During Term 2, the process of enrolment will
commence for young men who are planning on
attending St Bede’s College, Mentone or De La Salle
College, Malvern.
Enrolment to both of these colleges will commence
in May/June, with Information/Open Nights, for
St James College families, where tours of the
facilities available will be conducted, and information
provided about the virtues of each college.
Enrolment packages will be available on these
evenings, including enrolment forms.
Enrolment applications are due at the relevant
college on the date listed below
(not St James College)
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact Mr Justin Shepherd, Year 10 Coordinator,
at St James College, on 9575 8133, during school
hours.
St Bede’s College
20th May 2015
SBC infomation night @ SBC. SJC students only.
School tour at 7.00pm
Information presentation 7.30pm
5th June 2015
SBC enrolment forms due at SBC
St Bede’s will email home ‘provisional’ acceptance
information
14th July 2015
VCE/VCAL information night course and careers
subject expo at SBC
VCE info 7.00pm - 7.30pm
VET/VCAL info 7.30pm - 8.00pm
Learning Area Leaders in library for discussion
23rd July 2015
Formal subject selection meetings at SJC
1.00pm - 6.00pm
19th August 2015
Enrolment Acceptance
SUBJECT SELECTIONS DUE at SBC
24th Nov – 4th Dec 2015
St Bede’s VCE Flying Start Transition Program
De La Salle College
7th May 2015
DLS Year 11 2016 Infomation Night
29th May 2015
DLS enrolment forms due at DLS
22nd July 2015
VCE / VCAL Expo evening at DLS College 7.00pm
21st August 2015
Course advice and interview day.
Subject selections due.
20th – 27th November 2015
DLS VCE Transition Program
St James College
May – enrolments due @
SBC/DLS post/email return
10th June-13th June
EXAM WEEK
22rd – 26th June
Camp Week
Drivers Ed
iPathways project conference
15th July
Formal subject
selection meetings @ SJC
22nd / 30th July
SJC P/S/T interviews
Nov – SBC / DLS homeroom
teacher meet and
greet @ SJC
18th – 21st November
Exam Week
4th Dec
SJC Valedictory Mass
and Speech Night 6pm
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Year 10 News
Library News
Year 10 i-Pathways Project
Yr 9 Spelling Bee
During Term 2, the young men of Year 10 will be
completing their i-Pathways project. The project
requires the young men to research the different
pathways to their careers. The project is designed to
assist them with their subject selections for Year 11
and beyond.
The 2015 Yr 9 spelling event was well supported by
contestants and audience alike.
Put simply, the young men will research careers they
are interested in and find out what it takes to get
them there from Year 10. The pathway may require a
university degree, a TAFE certificate, an
apprenticeship, or job placement. He will use this
information to put together his subject selections for
Year 11.
Given the changing nature of work and careers,
it is important that each young man spends time
working through their project and completes each
activity. They will be given ample class time to
complete the project. I would encourage each family
to discuss the results of the research and the aptitude
tests. These will help provide some guidance for next
years subject selections.
During the final week of Term 2, the young men will
meet with their Homeroom teacher. They will use
this time to discuss the results of their project. This
discussion will help guide their subject choices
for next year, prior to the final subject selection
interviews in Term 3.
Our 17 entrants began nervously with some shock
early departures. Congratulations to Phuong Nguyen
9S who achieved third place. Daniel Smith 9S did a
superb job as this year’s runner up and was a crowd
favourite. Nicholas Nikolitsis 9M is now the current
Yr 9 Spelling Bee Champion for St James College.
Nick’s secret weapon is his total focus on the spelling
task at hand.
The library is very proud to say he is also an
excellent library monitor and we shall be pleased to
see his name on the perpetual trophy. Well done
Nick we look forward to you spelling once again in the
Champion of Champions Competition later this year.
ANZAC Day Quiz
If you have any questions regarding the i-Pathways
project, please contact either myself or your son’s
homeroom teacher.
Justin Shepherd
Year 10 Co-ordinator
Student Services
Catch-Up Club
Catch-up Club will operate on Tuesday afternoons, in
the library, after school until 4:00pm.
During these supervised sessions, your son can ask
for assistance in any of his subject areas.
This is a great opportunity for consolidation and a
quiet working environment.
Student Services Team
For some years now the SJC Library has held an
ANZAC competition. This year many students
entered the quiz which required a little research
and we were pleased with the results. Three
students Hrithik 9M, Robert 10L and Liam
10L achieved a perfect score and were each
happy recipients of a commemorative tin of
ANZAC biscuits. Josh 9M was the closest entrant to
perfection and he was rewarded with a
Gallipoli Centenary scarf. Mr Barry Wood’s efforts in
completing the quiz were admirable. He went to
great lengths to provide us with a good deal of
information including a full recipe for ANZAC biscuits
which though not required, was greatly received.
Deirdre Riordan, Librarian
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Cyber Safety
Technology and Distractability
I’m writing this at parent teacher interviews. As an IT
teacher, I’m not in as high demand as the English and
homeroom teachers. Most of the students in my class
are there because they want to be. So I have time.
I can mark work, prepare lessons and write articles.
When I do manage to talk to a parent, sometimes
they’ll find out that I had a lot to do with implementing
the iPad program at the school and invariably I’ll get
the comment: “How do I stop him from wasting time
on the iPad?”
There are a few options here, depending on how
diplomatic I’m feeling. For the most part, these work
both in the classroom and at home.
1. Not at all diplomatic: You’re the parent. You rule
the roost. Put some rules in place that mean that
he doesn’t do things he’s not meant to do.
2. Slightly
more
diplomatic:
Have
a
conversation with your wayward child. What are
they using the iPad for? How important are the
various different activities? How much time does
he realistically need to properly stay in touch with
friends and have some leisure time? And then
come up with a mutually negotiated timetable for
class use versus leisure use. And of course, if the
timetable isn’t upheld, you stop being diplomatic
and go back to step 1.
Your job as parents is to be aware of what your child
is meant to be doing and what they’re actually doing
and modify the ratio between the two so that the work
gets done.
Our job as teachers is to make sure that the work
that they do on their tablet is valuable and stimulating
and not just busy work that we don’t want to mark as
much as they don’t want to do it.
Sorry, did that answer the question?
Damian Perry
ICT Learning Leader
Debating
On Tuesday 21st April the Year 8 debating team took
on Haileybury in round 2 of the DAV competition.
The topic was ‘That Australia should not celebrate
Australia Day’.
Our speakers for the negative were Giovanni Farag,
James Medland and Ben Parrett. After beating the
all-female Haileybury team in round one, the boys
narrowly lost to the all-male Haileybury team this
week.
Despite it being James’s first debate, and Giovanni
and Ben’s second, the boys debated with a maturity
and skill beyond their years.
3. Very diplomatic: If the work your son is required
to do on his iPad isn’t challenging enough or
hasn’t been explained properly, then a confused
student is a student who ends up on social media.
Tablets are incredibly powerful machines. With
the proper motivation, students could be inspired
to create a movie, make an interactive app or
design a scavenger hunt. With no motivation, they
can Google the answer, copy and paste work into
a Keynote and hand in a Pages document called
Blank 43 (which is probably very accurate).
The reality is somewhere between all of that. You
are the parents, and you do have the ability to place
restrictions on your child’s use of technology at home.
The teachers at school are in a similar situation. Any
restrictions placed on a student should be made in
conjunction with the student, to limit the amount of
resentment and rebellion involved.
Special mention should go to Ms Harvey , Ms
Stefaniw and the boy’s parents for the work they are
doing in nurturing the debating talent in the junior
levels.
George Vlamakis, Student Support Teacher
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
School Fees
SIS Sport
A reminder that the second Term payment is due by:
Junior Basketball
Friday 1st May 2015
If your school fees payment are not up to date,
payment arrangement or direct debit can be
establish at any time by contacting the finance
officer.
As always, if any families are experiencing any
difficulties in paying school fees or maintaining
their payment plan, it is important to contact Wally
Gleeson Business Manager on 9575 8111.
Wally Gleeson
Business Manager
SJC Chess Club
Monday 27th April was our first coaching session
with Karl from Chess Kids.
We concentrated on game beginnings and endings.
Karl reminded us to play through the centre of the
board and to avoid keeping to the sides. We also
need to take our time over our all-important first
moves. We will have six sessions with master class
coaches.
Round 1 23/4/15
Team
SJC
Scores
39
St
Johns
23
Goal Scorers
D Mullin 16
S Ho 7
Best Players
D Mullin
S Ho
L Garnaut
Table Tennis
Round 1 23/4/2015 SJC vs St Johns College
Team
SJC
Scores
8
St
Johns
0
Goal Scorers Best Players
R Vongkham
C James
N Aparo
N Alexopoulos
Senior Football
Round 1 23/4/15 SJC vs St Peters College
Team
SJC
Scores Goal Scorers
9.7.61 N Lloyd 4
H Crisp 3
L Kiely 1
T Lucas 1
Best Players
H Crisp
T Nathan
S. Gunsekera
N Lloyd
C Dawes
T Lucas
St Peters 8.8.56
We kicked the first 3 goals of the game to lead by 17
points at 1/4 time. St Peters kicked the next 3 to lead
by 2 points at 1/2 time.
We were in deep trouble when they kicked the first 3
goals of the third term. Then Co Captain Harry Crisp
kicked 2 goals. We trailed by 7 points at the last break
but came home strongly to win by 5 points.
Steve Kennedy
Football Coach
Playing more chess improves our game. Everyone is
welcome to join chess club.
Eddie Polimene
Year 7 Miguel
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Parents and Friends
Chocolate Drive
The 2015 Chocolate Drive was
launched on Friday 24th April.
Family Fun Night
Friday 8th May
Students were given a mixture of
Cadbury chocolate Freddo frogs to sell
(One box per family). Families receive 50 Freddos in
your box, to be sold for $1.00 each.
Selling for $1.00 each or $50.00 per box,
this represents excellent value.
It is suggested that the chocolates be sold to
extended family members, friends, relatives and
known neighbours, and that extended family
members, parents, relatives and neighbours can
assist by selling to colleagues in their workplaces.
Money needs to be returned to
St James College by FRIDAY 29th MAY 2015.
Should you require further boxes, these can be
collected from the college office.
Book these in the diary!
A few events are in the pipeline for this year
including
Our major social and fundraising event will be our
Trivia Night
Friday 7th August
more information to follow closer to the date.
Our next P&F meeting is
Monday May 25th at 7.30pm
All welcome!
So if you have the time, feel free to come along and
check it out, meet some other parents and get active
in your son’s school.
ST JAMES COLLEGE
PARENTS & FRIENDS PRESENT
FAMILY FUN NIGHT!
Where: AMF Moorabbin, 938 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin
When: 7.30pm Friday 8th May, 2015
Cost: $17.90 for 2 games inc. shoe hire
RSVP: Romina by Monday 4th May on [email protected]
We hope to see you there!
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Entertainment™ Memberships include over $20,000
worth of valuable 2-for-1 and up to 50% offers from
many of the best restaurants, arts, attractions, hotel
accommodation, travel and much more!
This year the Parents & Friends Association is
offering the popular ‘Entertainment Books’ as a
fundraising activity for St James College. With each
book sold, St James College will receive 20% which
will go towards our annual fundraising targets.
Order your Entertainment Book or your
Digital Membership securely online:
www.entbook.com.au/1905w97
Entertainment books can be ordered online and
collected from the College Office.
Books can be purchased at the College office.
See attached flyer
For more information contact Shae Young at
[email protected] or on 0409 039 359.
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
ARIAL 13
Parents
and
BOLD
Friends
Parents and Friends Committee
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Term 2, 2015 Calendar
Week
3
4
5
Also available at www.sjcbe.catholic.edu.au
April,
Thursday
30th
Day
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Friday
1st
5
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Events
St John Baptiste De La Salle Homeroom Celebration Day
AIE / CCI Class excursion
SIS Junior Sport R2: Football v Training
T/Tennis v Training
Basketball v Training
SIS Intermediate (9 & 10) Sport Make Up Round:
Basketball v Training
Football v Training
COME AND SEE PROGRAM
Homeroom Assembly – Awards and Presentations
St John’s Day Mass at St John’s College 9am -11am
SIS Drama Workshop Day
Year 9 Program 2.6 –Year 9 (Salvation Army City Tour)
Year 7, 2015 Acceptances Due
HOMEROOM PHOTOS
SIS Junior Sport R3: Football v SPC West (H)
T/Tennis v Cornish (A)
Basketball v SPC West (A)
DLS College – Year 11 2016 Info evening
PACTS Evening 7pm
Open Morning P1 & 2
Cyberbusters – Year 8 , 8.50am Hall
SIS Intermediate (9 & 10) Sport –R3: Football Training
Basketball v Nazareth (A)
Mother’s Day
Yr 10 Outdoor Ed. Grampians Hike Departs (7am)
Year 9 Program 3.1 – No other commitments for Year 9
NAPLAN TESTING: NO OTHER COMMITMENTS FOR YEAR 7 & 9
No Instrumental Music Lessons (Yr 7 & 9)
National Testing: Language & Writing (Year 7 & 9)
Yr 10 Outdoor Ed. Grampians Hike
DAV Debating - Haileybury College
NAPLAN TESTING: NO OTHER COMMITMENTS FOR YEAR 7 & 9
No Instrumental Music Lessons (Yr 7 & 9)
National Testing: Reading (Year 7 & 9)
Yr 10 Outdoor Ed. Grampians Hike
NAPLAN TESTING: NO OTHER COMMITMENTS FOR YEAR 7 & 9
No Instrumental Music Lessons (Yr 7 & 9)
National Testing: Numeracy (Year 7 & 9)
SIS Junior Sport Make Up Round: Football v Padua Mornington (A)
T/Tennis v Berwick (H) Basketball v SFX Berwick (A)
6
May,
Friday
15th
5
May,
May,
May,
May,
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
16th
17th
18th
19th
6
7
May,
Wednesday
20th
8
May,
Thursday
21st
9
May,
Friday
22nd
10
May,
May,
Saturday
Sunday
23rd
24th
Yr 10 Outdoor Ed. Grampians Hike Returns
10 Law Moorabbin Magistrates Court Excursion. 9 – 1pm
PACTS Evening 7pm
FEAST OF ST JOHN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE – PATRON SAINT OF TEACHERS
St. John Baptist De La Salle Celebration Mass – 11.15am - Patron of Teachers
Founder’s Day Celebrations - 1pm onwards
SIS Intermediate (9 & 10) Sport –R2: Football v SFX Beaconsfield (H)
Basketball v SFX Beaconsfield (H)
Macbeth Production Bump in and Technical Rehearsal.
Macbeth Production Dress Rehearsal 10 – 4pm
COME AND SEE PROGRAM
SIS Cross Country Carnival
Macbeth Performance – 12pm and 7.30pm
Year 9 Program 3.2 – No other commitments for Year 9
SBC – Year 11 2016 Information evening 7pm
Macbeth Performance – 7.30pm
SIS Junior Sport Round 4: Football v JPC (H)
Table Tennis v Flinders (H)
Basketball v Flinders (H)
Macbeth Performance – 7.30pm
Open Morning P 1 & 2
SIS Intermediate (9 & 10) Round 4 : Football v Padua Mornington (A)
Basketball v Padua Mornington (A)
Macbeth Production Bump Out
Mary, Help of Christians, Patron of Australia – 1844.
Recovering the Inspiration – Lasallian Gathering
II can
can do
do all
all things
things through
through Him
Him who
who strengthens
strengthens me
me
ST JAMES COLLEGE
Term 2, 2015 Calendar
Week
7
8
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Also available at www.sjcbe.catholic.edu.au
May,
Monday
25th
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Tuesday
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2
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Thursday
28th
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29th
5
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Saturday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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June,
Thursday
4th
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10
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June,
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Tuesday
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4
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June,
June,
June,
June,
Friday
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Sunday
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Tuesday
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13th
14th
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Wednesday
17th
8
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June,
June,
June,
June,
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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Tuesday
23rd
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Wednesday
24th
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Thursday
25th
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26th
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Events
Recovering the Inspiration – Lasallian Gathering
Parents & Friends Association Meeting
Year 8 Immunisations 11.30 – 12.50
Recovering the Inspiration – Lasallian Gathering
Year 9 Program 3.3 – No other commitments for Year 9
Recovering the Inspiration – Lasallian Gathering
Ascension
Reading Matters State Library Excursion
SIS Junior Sport Round 5: Football v SFX Berwick (H)
Table Tennis v Woodleigh (A)
Basketball v Padua Mornington (H)
Open Morning P 1 & 2
Year 10 - Keys Please 9 - 9.55am
Cyberbusters – Year 7 , 8.50am Hall
DLS 2016 Enrolment Forms Due
Parents & Friends Chocolate Drive concludes
SIS Intermediate (9 & 10) Round5 : Football v Flinders (A), Basketball v St Johns (H)
REVISION WEEK
SJC Board Meeting
REVISION WEEK
YEAR 10 PSG Meetings – (no other Year 10 events please)
REVISION WEEK
Year 9 Program 3.4 – No other commitments for Year 9
REVISION WEEK
Year 9 and 10 Drama Evening – 7.30pm
REVISION WEEK
St Bede’s 2016 Enrolments Due
SIS Intermediate (9 & 10) Sport Make Up Round:
Pentecost Sunday
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
EXAM WEEK– No In/Excursions
EXAM WEEK– No In/Excursions
Year 9 Program 3.5 – No other commitments for Year 9
EXAM WEEK– No In/Excursions
SJC Board Meeting
EXAM WEEK– No In/Excursions
Trinity Sunday
CORRECTION DAY - STUDENT FREE DAY
Whole school PLG reflection writing - Period 1
Yr 10 Outdoor Ed. – Caving and Kayaking (7am - all day)
Lunchtime Liturgy 12.50pm
AIE / CCI Class incursion 1-4pm
Yr 10 HRM Staff Report writing Periods 4 - 6
Year 9 Program 3.6 – Year 9 (Salvation Army City Tour)
A Little Night Of Beatles Music – 7.30pm
Homeroom Assembly - Awards and Presentations
Open Morning P1 & 2
Year 10 Retreat/Camp at “Araluen”, Anglesea
(2 Homerooms on Camp 10 M & S)
COME AND SEE PROGRAM
Year 10 Retreat/Camp at “Araluen”, Anglesea
(2 Homerooms on Camp 10 M & S)
Driver Ed 10 Benilde / La Salle
Year 9 Program 4.1 – No other commitments for Year 9
Year 10 Retreat/Camp at “Araluen”, Anglesea
Year 10 Retreat/Camp at “Araluen”, Anglesea
(2 Homerooms on Camp B & L)
Driver Ed 10 Miguel / Solomon
Year 10 Retreat/Camp at “Araluen”, Anglesea
(2 Homerooms on Camp B & L)
Term 2 Ends, Students Conclude 1.00pm
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me