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Issue 28
20th Nov, 2014
A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear parents, carers, students, staff and friends of the College,
At this stage of the year, there is a palpable sensation of change in the
air. Our Year 10 students are preparing for a significant life transition
to Senior Secondary College - they are sitting exams shortly and
getting organised for their final farewells; our Grade 6’s are about to
conclude their primary school journey; Orientation Afternoon will be
held next week; and, within the College we make plans for the best
allocation of resources to enable student learning next year and
beyond, including the allocation and appointment of staff. Change is
part of the law of life, but nevertheless, it can be challenging.
All of us have experienced life changes, whether it be a house move, a
job relocation, the arrival of a new family member into the fold; such
events can be stressful, but they frequently bring great joy as well. In a
school setting, change is vital, not for the sake of change itself, but to
ensure that our educational offerings are contemporary, rich and
relevant. I acknowledge our team of generous and able staff who, as
part of their professional practice, are reflective, inquiring and always
open to the consideration of models that will enhance student
learning. I thank our parents who are trusting and open to supporting
changes that perhaps they are not sure about, but are willing to learn
more about.
UPCOMING DATES
NOVEMBER
Monday, 24th
Thursday, 27th
Friday, 28th
Kinder – Grade 6 Orientation
P&F Meeting
Year 10 Community Service
Year 10 Community Service
DECEMBER
Monday, 1st
Wednesday 3rd
Thursday, 4th
Year 7 Orientation Day
Appreciation Supper
Year 10 Orientation Day at
Guilford Young College
Grade 6 Assembly
Year 10 Thanksgiving Mass
Please note the following change
of dates for December:
Friday, 12th
Friday, 12th
Tuesday, 16th
Activities Day
Primary Nativity Play
Last day of Term 4 for
students
Term Dates 2015
Year 7 Familiarisation Day
Wednesday, 4th February
Term 1
Thursday, 5th February — Thursday, 2nd April
Term 2
Monday, 20th April — Friday, 3rd July
Term 3
Tuesday, 21st July — Friday, 25th September
Term 4
Monday, 12th October — Tuesday, 15th December
FROM THE PRINCIPAL cont.
Change enables growth and opportunity. It enables individuals to
consider what is possible and to share their dreams. On Tuesday I had
the absolute pleasure of listening to speeches prepared by current
Year 9 students nominating for leadership roles next year. Twenty
three students put themselves forward and spoke to teachers and
peers about what leadership means to them and how they would like
to serve the College community. To say that these speeches reflected
maturity, insight and vision would be a complete understatement!
What a privilege it was to hear their ideas and witness their
confidence and passion. As we have repeatedly said to our students,
regardless of whether they are elected to leadership roles, they will all
take on the mantle of service and leadership. Every set of eyes within
the community will look to them for guidance and their actions will
speak volumes about what being a member of the Mount Carmel
family means. Congratulations to every one of these girls, all on the
brink of a huge change in their lives, and so generous with their gifts
and talents. Like the students who have led us in 2014, the College will
be richer as a result of your contribution to our story as a learning
community.
Being a Principal means I have the most wonderful opportunities to
‘sample’ daily learning opportunities across the College. On Monday, I
joined Grade 4 on their excursion to Bruny Island. It was a blustery day
and we lost more than one beanie or cap in the strong winds but it
was, again, a delightful experience to be part of an experiential
learning occasion beyond the walls of the classroom. Read more about
this special day through the lens of the students’ eyes also in this
newsletter.
Grade 4 Students ‘Blown Away’ by
Bruny Excursion!
Grade 4 had an amazing trip to
Bruny Island on Monday with gale
force winds making it extra
exhilarating
and
memorable!
Students scaled the steps at the
isthmus to recall the story of
Truganini
and
ventured
to
Adventure Bay to follow in the
footsteps of explorers such as
James Cook. We are very grateful
to Mr David Davenport, artist, for
leading us in a sketching activity at
Grass Point, and to Dr Tim Jetson,
historian at UTAS, for enabling us to
understand the significance of
Bruny Island in History.
An excerpt from a poem about our
excursion by Scarlett Pollard in
Grade 4:
“On the ferry
The sea was merry
It gave off spray
It was a windy day!”
God’s blessings for the week ahead,
Susan Ryan
Principal
Mount Carmel College
Issue 28 – 20th November, 2014
FROM THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRINCIPAL - PRIMARY
Primary Orientation Afternoon will be held on Monday, 24th November, commencing at 1:00pm in the College
Hall. New students, as well as ‘old’ boys and girls will spend the afternoon with their 2015 class teachers and
peers, while new parents of Prep to Grade 6 students will have the opportunity to listen to speakers and also
enjoy the hospitality prepared by Mrs Saville and her team. We are grateful, too, that a number of current
parents from a range of grades are able to be present to extend a warm welcome to new parents.
2015 Kindergarten students and their parents/carers are also asked to gather in the hall at 1:00pm and
following a prayer and welcome, they will go together (parents and children) to Kindergarten for the
afternoon.
We warmly invite current Kindergarten parents/carers, whose children will be in Prep in 2015, to attend
Orientation Afternoon and stay in the hall rather than proceed to the classroom. The transition from
Kindergarten to Prep is significant and it would be very beneficial if you could attend the information session,
featuring a range of speakers. The appointment of the Prep teacher for 2015 has not yet been finalised so
Mrs Maureen Fasnacht, who has many years of experience in early childhood classes at Mount Carmel, will
work with the Preps for the afternoon.
Students and staff are very much looking forward to meeting Mount Carmel’s new community members for
2015 on Monday.
Kids Matter Parent Session
We are grateful to Norma Cooper and Jasz Mandari for running a parent information session about social and
emotional development and learning on the evening of Monday, 24th November from 7:00pm until 8:00pm in
the Drama Studio. Kids Matter resources will also be on hand for you to peruse and ideas regarding their use
to support families will be discussed. Please contact Norma, Jasz or your child’s class teacher if you would like
to attend.
Primary Assemblies
Prep and Kinder students will host assembly on Friday (tomorrow) from 11:15am until midday in the College
Hall and all parents and friends are warmly invited to attend.
Grade 6 students will have the opportunity to reflect on their primary experiences and to mark their
continuing transition to middle/secondary years by hosting the final Primary Assembly of the year on
Wednesday 3rd December. We hope that Grade 6 parents and carers will be able to come along to this special
occasion which will take place from 11:20am until 12:30pm in the College Hall.
Reports
Even though end of year Reports will not be posted until Wednesday 10 th December, it is very important that
we have updated address and contact details for all families. We would be grateful if you could advise our
office staff as soon as possible if these need to be adjusted. Many thanks in anticipation.
Therese McDevitt
Primary Dates
Friday, 21st November – Prep and Kindergarten Assembly
Monday, 24th November – Primary Orientation
Afternoon
Monday, 24th November – Kids Matter Parent Session
Wednesday, 3rd December – Grade 6 Primary Assembly
Mount Carmel College
Issue 28 – 20th November, 2014
YEAR 10 CELEBRATIONS
Year 10 Celebrations
As Year 10 Students commence their end of year
exams this Thursday, 20th November, planning and
preparations continue for the various celebratory
events to mark the conclusion of their time at
Mount Carmel College.
Invitations to the Year 10 Celebration Dinner will
be posted home to students later in the week.
K&./K photography will be taking professional
photos before and during this event and group,
family and individual photographs can be taken
from 5pm onwards on Monday, 15th December at
the Derwent Sailing Squadron, Marieville
Esplanade.
The formal proceedings of the
Celebration Dinner will commence at 6:30pm.
Students will be issued with login cards and online
ordering instructions for photographs prior to the
evening. Photographs will also be taken during
the evening by staff members and these images
will be made available on CD for students to
collect from the College Office.
Parent Volunteers
If any parents were interested and available to
assist in decorating the function room at the
Derwent Sailing Squadron and arranging and
setting tables on the afternoon of Monday, 15 th
December, please contact Vivienne Brown.
Ph: 62167905
E: [email protected]
Decorations will be purchased and ready for the
event and parent assistance in arranging
decorations and setting up the venue would be
greatly appreciated.
Stewart Bennett
Year 10 Student Coordinator
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Grandparents’ Day
The book ‘Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge’ by
Mem Fox is a delightful book about Wilfrid, a little boy
who lives next to a retirement home, and his
favourite old person is 96 year old Miss Nancy.
Everyone says Miss Nancy has lost her memory, and
despite the fact that Wilfrid does not know what a
memory is, by accident he helps her find it. Some of
the characters define a memory as ‘something that is
warm, something from long ago, something that
makes you cry, laugh and something as precious as
gold.’ It is this very description of a memory that gave
shape to our Grandparents’ morning last Wednesday.
We all know what wonderful memories grandparents
create for their grandchildren. They are people who
are as precious as gold, their stories and wisdom from
long ago can make us laugh and sometimes cry but
above all their presence in their grandchildrens’ lives
can create golden memories that will last a lifetime
and teach them so much about life and love.
Joachim and Ann were Jesus’ grandparents and their
faith enabled them to trust the mystery of God’s plan
in the life of their daughter Mary, and support her as
she responded to God’s call. We too, can look to
those in our own lives, who through their love and
faith have guided and supported us on our journey,
especially our grandparents. Grandparents’ Day at
Mount Carmel College was an opportunity to give
thanks to God for them and to pray God’s special
blessing upon them.
Grandparents’ Day Prayer
We welcome you, our grandparents, here today to
celebrate you and the love you have for us. The bond
of your love in our lives echoes the love of God and
today we acknowledge the gift you are to each one of
us. We say thank you for being a part of our lives and
sharing with us the love that enriches us and helps us
to grow in awareness of our special place in our family
and in the world.
Ida Saracino
Religious Education Coordinator - Primary
Mount Carmel College
Issue 28 – 20th November, 2014
TASMANIAN SOCIAL JUSTICE COMPETITION
Recently the Tasmanian Catholic Justice and Peace Commission ran a competition for school students to
hypothetically address the G20 Summit that recently happened in Brisbane. The topic was “Lazarus at Our Gate:
What Can We Do?” and encouraged the students to either produce a written piece or a multi-media
presentation that would encourage the G20 leaders to do more to stop world poverty. A number of students
from Mount Carmel entered, with Anna Koerner of 10 White winning second prize for her written piece. Highly
Commended certificates were also presented to Charlotte Ford (10N), Hella Foss(8N), Holly Molnar (10W), Meg
Phillips (10W) and Tayla Davis-Cotterill (10W). Congratulations to all the girls who entered who did a great job in
highlighting this important issue. Anna’s piece is printed below.
Anthony Chapman
Members of the G20 Meeting,
As the people in control of the majority of the world’s wealth, I believe it is your responsibility to address the
plight of poverty in our world. First I would like to begin with some statistics and some issues to think about.
At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day. Everyone who is a part of the G20 meeting today, and the
countries you represent, account for 76% of the world’s private consumption. You are twenty percent of the world
yet you consume more than three quarters of all the worlds resources. Is that fair? Shouldn’t you be aiming to
share those resources with the people who so desperately need them? How many times have people here thrown
away their leftovers or food from the back of the fridge that expired weeks ago, or old furniture that was
gathering dust in the garage? Is has been estimated that less than a quarter of the food wasted in Western
countries could feed the planet's one billion hungry people. I urge you to think about using less, wasting less,
showing more gratitude for all that you do have and make more changes that the poverty stricken people of this
world so urgently need.
Every second child in our world suffers due to poverty, as a result of lack of shelter, food, water, education, or
because of disease, sadly but most commonly more than one of the aforementioned reasons. According to
UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty and they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on
earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these
dying multitudes even more invisible in death”. Many of the people present at this meeting today have children
and all of you would know or have a relation to young children. These children, the next generation mean the
world, they are your pride and joy and you strive to give them the best lives. Imagine if you were a parent who
was experiencing suffering and poverty and as a result of your circumstances are harsher with, less supportive of,
and more detached from your child (ren). Imagine that you could not give them the life they deserve or even what
they need to survive. Imagine you had to face your children every day and see your dire and dismal situation
reflected in their face and in their character.
There has to be ways to change this. I know it will take time and an immense effort from the entire world but it is
possible. These are people I am talking about, people with families, personalities, dreams and talents. They just
do not have the ability to harness these talents or to make changes they so dreadfully need as they have no
resources. They survive in ways we could never imagine or ever want to experience. You, as representatives of the
world’s 20 richest countries have the power and the wealth to end the seemingly never ending cycle of poverty.
We have to change this.
Anna Koerner
Mount Carmel College
Issue 28 – 20th November, 2014
NEWS FROM THE SPORTS ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
ROSTERS, RESULTS AND LADDERS
Please visit the following websites for up to date
rosters, results and ladders for these sports:
Secondary Tennis
www.satis.com.au/sports/tennis/
Secondary Touch Football
www.southerntouch.com.au
RESULTS
Results are only published for teams who have
reported their results to the Sports Administration
Officer prior to lunch time on Tuesday each week.
Failure to report results will also impact on ladder
placings for SSATIS sports – any team not reporting
their score within a week will not receive the points
for that game.
All rosters and results for secondary SSATIS sports can
be found at: www.satis.com.au/sport/
Secondary Touch Football
10/11/2014
Grade 7 Gold lost to Fahan Navy 1-5
Grade 8 White defeated Collegiate Blue 4-2
Grade 8 Navy lost to Collegiate White 2-3
Grade 8 Gold drew with Fahan Navy 2-2
12/11/2014
Grade 9 Navy defeated Dominic Gold 5-1
Grade 9 Gold defeated Fahan Navy 2-1
SSATIS Tennis
4/11/2014
Grade 7 White defeated Grade 7 Navy 32-12 (5-1)
SSATIS Tennis
Last week saw the two Grade 7 teams facing off for
the Mount Carmel derby. It was the 7 White team
consisting of Annabel Jamieson, Chloe Harris, Dhanika
Verma and Ella McKendrick that came out on top,
with a 32 games to 12 (5-1) win over 7 Navy. I’m sure,
despite the scores, a great afternoon was had by all!
Mount Carmel College
Olivia Hogarth
Sports Administration Officer
O: 6216-7926
E: [email protected]
JSSATIS Softball & Teeball
Softball wrapped up this week after a
shortened roster due to very small
numbers. This is shame as softball is a
great sport for all and caters well for all
ability levels. The roster involved a short
skills session followed by a small game
each Tuesday at the Ham Common sports
grounds. Special thanks to the staff and
volunteers from Collegiate for organising
and running these sessions, and for
putting on a barbeque to finish the roster.
Teeball continues, with the Grade 3/4
team being well coached and looked after
by My Foyer Haas and his team of
managers. The girls are learning a great
deal about the game and hopefully the
Grade 4s continue that into softball next
year.
Touch Football
The secondary Touch teams are
continuing along well, with all teams
having at least one win on the board. Of
course the main aim is to have a run
around and have some fun with friends,
which all girls are doing. Teams are
requested to send any information or
stories of standout performances to me
for inclusion in the Bulletin for a final
report after the final games next week.
Issue 28 – 20th November, 2014
FROM THE SPORTS ADMINISTRATION OFFICER cont.
PRIMARY ATHLETICS
STCPSSA proved another great day out!
TRIATHLON
Secondary and Primary
The Secondary and Primary Schools Triathlon
Challenge will be held this week at Bellerive Beach on
Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st
respectively. All girls will have received their kits
before their event, which includes their numbered
bib, a swim cap, and a range of other goodies from
the Schools Triathlon organisers. Those doing the bike
leg will also have received a number sticker for their
bike, with instructions to ensure they write their
name and school on the sticker and attach it to their
bike. Girls who are travelling directly to (secondary
only) or from the venue have already indicated this
on the return slip, but if your plans have changed
please let me know as soon as possible.
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
I encourage anyone in the College community to contact
me with any significant sporting achievements of which
you are aware so that we may share and celebrate with
those students.
On a high after such a great day at the JSSATIS
Carnival, the Primary Athletics team headed off for
the second consecutive Friday for the Catholic
Primary carnival. The weather looked grim early, but
the rain cleared and just the wind remained to test
the competitors. The format is quite different at the
STCPSSA event, with the large number of schools
being divided into Blue and Gold divisions – Mount
Carmel competes in the Gold division against the
other larger, more centrally based schools. The 100m
runners had another very good day, with a large
number finishing in the top 3, and Holly Round, Ruby
Erin, Imogen Nation, Ainslee MacDonald, and the
Grade 5 relay team all winning their races.
Congratulations also to Felicity Wilson-Haffenden on
her first place in the Grade 3 400m, and to the many
girls who won ribbons in other track and field events.
A special thanks once again to the girls who stepped
in to fill places for those who were absent or injured,
as well as a big thank you to Mr Philip Hyatt, Miss
Hannah Clear and Mrs Tanya Furjanic for
accompanying the team and fulfilling official duties.
SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES
Total Tennis Tuition
Venues:
Time:
Dates:
University and Rosny
9.30am – 3.30pm
22nd – 24th December, 2014
7th – 9th January, 2015
19th– 21st January, 2015
28th – 30th January, 2015
For enrolments or further
information please call Grant.
Phone: 0408 596 665
Email: [email protected]
Primary and Secondary Sport & Co-Curricular Photos 2014
All these photos will be included in our Fides magazine for this year. However, we are offering a new opportunity for families
to purchase these photos. If you would like to do so please log on to the K&K Photography website: www.kkphotos.com.au
or orders.kkphotos.com.au and the Shoot key: SMVDBG7E.
These photos will be available online until Monday, 1st December. All groups are $10 each (8x10 inch photo). Orders placed
by 1st December will not incur a postage fee, as all orders will be collated and delivered to the College in one batch.
If you have any further enquiries regarding this service please contact Shannon Thomas, Office and Production
E: [email protected]
Mount Carmel College
Issue 28 – 20th November, 2014