St John Bosco
College
12 TH MAY 2017 | VOLUME 41 NO. 13
TERM 2
WEEK 3
2017
NEWSLETTER
The Feast of Mary Mazzarello - A Salesian Inspiration
Tomorrow, 13th May, we celebrate the feast of St Mary Mazzarello. At fifteen she joined
the Daughters of Mary Immaculate in 1852. As the Industrial Revolution changed the
landscape of Europe, Mary opened a dressmaking shop for young women. There she taught
not only the skills for survival in the everyday world but also the power of prayer and the
love of God. Her practical and spiritual approach to ministry caught the eye of Don Bosco.
In 1872 he asked her to establish the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.
Her inspired ministry for the education of young women complemented Don Bosco's
commitment to young men. By the time of her death in 1881, Mary had established a style
of education grounded in enlightened catechesis. Pope Pius XII canonised her in 1951.
Today's Daughters of Mary Help of Christians mirror their founder's joyful self-giving, her
sincere humility, her responsibility in work, and her austerity in life.
From the Principal
Mother’s Day Mass: Today we celebrated Mother’s Day with
a beautiful mass in the College Chapel. This is now an annual
tradition where we offer a mass and morning tea and I am pleased
to say it is growing every year. We had a full chapel of mothers,
grandmothers, students and even some dads. Fr Pete brought
to mind the role of Mary as Jesus’ mother and reflected on the
important loving role all mothers have. I thank Mrs Loader, Miss
Bautista, Fr Pete, Mr Donnelly, and Mrs Babic for their various
roles in the preparation of the liturgy and the morning tea. I trust that all our mothers and grandmothers have a great day on Sunday.
NAPLAN Tests: All students in Years 7 and 9 successfully completed the National Literacy and Numeracy Tests yesterday. I must
congratulate all students for the mature way they approached the tests. Additionally, I thank Mrs Westwood who organised the running
of the tests along with Mr Grant Kennedy, Mrs Batty, Mr Mackintosh, Mrs Justine Morris, and the staff who worked with the students.
Many thanks to our Learning Support Staff who also were involved in the NAPLAN process. The results of the tests will provide important
information to schools about what each student can do, and will be used to support teaching and learning programs.
Year 12 Retreat: The annual retreat to Stanwell Tops this week was a resounding success. I was
lucky to attend for the entire time. I was very impressed with the good work and good humour
that was being displayed by all. It was also great to see the staff enter into the all the activities
with enthusiasm. The three days away were essential for our senior students to spend time
together in order to reflect on their life and their challenging future. I have constantly reminded
them about the importance of self-reflection, especially as they look to make significant changes
in their lives at the end of the year. Our hope is that this special time will serve as a focus for their
graduation and also provide an opportunity to solidify true lifelong friendships. Thanks to Mrs
Loader (REC), Miss Bautista, Fr Pete, Mr Hunt (Year 12 Coordinator) and all the staff who gave up
their time to journey with our senior students.
Years 11 and 12 Parent / Teacher Interviews: A reminder that these interviews take place in the College Hall next Thursday 18th May.
Information has already been forwarded to families concerning the booking procedures. These opportunities are very important as they
enable staff to discuss specific aspects of a student’s learning with their parents. Equally, staff gain insights into aspects of students’ lives
that may impact on their learning.
Parent Advisory Committee: A reminder to members of the committee team we will be meeting at 6:30pm in the College Library on
Monday 15th May.
Mr Damien Carlton
Principal
BANKSIA AVENUE PO BOX 353 ENGADINE 2233
Ph: (02) 9548 4000 | Fax: (02) 9548 4099 | www.boscocollege.nsw.edu.au | Email: [email protected]
Assistant Principal - Mr Michael Donnelly
CALENDAR
2017
Thursday 18th May
Years 11 & 12
Parent/Teacher Interviews
Monday 29th May Friday 2nd June
Years 9 & 10
Half Yearly Examinations
Thursday 15th June
College Athletics Carnival
Wednesday 21st June
Years 8 & 9 Reflection Day
Thursday 22nd June Friday 23rd June
Year 10 Retreat
Friday 23rd June
Evangelisation Concert
Wednesday 28th June
Term 2 concludes 3:05pm
Thursday 29th &
Friday 30th June
Years 7-10 Parent/Teacher
Interviews
Year 12 Retreat: Year 12 retreat was a great success this week. The students
entered into the spirit of the occasion and hopefully had the opportunity to
reflect on their relationships and where they were heading in life. Their sense of
community and connection to Bosco was very evident. They are starting to realise
that their time together is quickly drawing to a close and how important the
remaining months will be. Thank you to Mrs Loader, Mr Hunt and Miss Bautista for
organising the retreat. Thanks also to Fr Pete and all the staff who gave up their
time to be with Year 12.
Mother's Day Mass: Thanks to those families who were able to support the
Mother’s day mass this morning. I would like to wish all our mothers, grandmothers
and carers a wonderful day on Sunday and I hope you get well looked after.
Senior Parent/Teacher Evening: Senior Parent/Teacher evening is next Thursday
18th May. School will be finishing early on this day to allow interviews to start at
2:40 pm. Buses will be as normal and there will be teacher supervision in the yard.
Years 9 & 10 Exams: Exam week for Years 9 and 10 begins on Monday 29th May.
Permission notes allowing students to leave school when they don’t have an exam
will be sent by the Year Coordinators. These need to be returned or else students
will have to remain at school. If parents prefer that their child remain to study at
school that is also fine.
Skateboards: A number of students are still riding skateboards to school. This is not
to happen. Our College insurance does not cover students riding skateboards and I
have had complaints from members of the public regarding students being reckless
in their use of their boards.
Signing out: Once students have arrived at school they are not allowed to leave
the property unless they follow the sign out procedures. In the past this has been
an issue with senior students but of late there have also been junior students who
have been leaving the grounds of a morning. I ask that parents discuss this matter
with their sons and daughters please.
Coordinator Awards
Monday 17th July
Term 3 Students Return
WINTER UNIFORM
Year 12 - Mr Mathew Hunt
Chloe Gale
Year 9 - Mr Grant Kennedy
Ky Bell
Karl Gibbs
Joshua Saville
Declan Seeto
Robert Wheeler
Congratulations to you all
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Year 12 Retreat - Stanwell Tops
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Curriculum Coordinator - Mrs Belinda Westwood
PEER TUTORING (Years 7 & 8)
Peer tutoring will be held in the library from 3.15-4pm on the
following dates:
Week 4
Monday 15th May
Wednesday 17th May - Maths Teacher Available
Week 5
Tuesday 23rd May
Thursday 25th May
ASSESSMENT DATES FOR TERM 2 WEEK 4 15TH MAY – 19TH MAY
The following assessments are due in the upcoming week:
YEAR 11
SLR, Music
SLR, Physics
YEAR 10
PDHPE, Timber
YEAR 9
Commerce, Timber
TAS, Geography
Nil
YEAR 12
YEAR 8
YEAR 7
Dear English Students,
I'd like to share with you three exciting writing competitions that are currently being promoted throughout the College. These
competitions represent a wonderful opportunity to hone your writing skills in real-world competitions.
Justice Heroes: 2017 Young
Journalist Award
The Good Oil: 2017 Young
Writers' Award
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH ACU
THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD
SAMARITAN
Write about people who are using their
God-given talents to help others and
build a fairer world. It might be someone
in your school who uses their gifts to
teach others, someone who has put
aside a more lucrative career to become
a doctor, nurse or social worker, or
someone who is a passionate advocate
for refugees, the homeless, the elderly
or other forgotten people in our society.
The Young Writers' Award seeks to
encourage and support the development
of younger writers interested in exploring
a contemporary Christian perspective.
Entrants are invited to submit a piece of
writing, between 750 and 1,000 words,
that explores the theme "Who is my
neighbour?"
Find a Justice Hero who inspires you,
then conduct an interview and write up
their story for the chance to win cash
and great prizes.
Closing Date: 26th May 2017
Open to: Years 7-9
Summary: View the poster
Additional Information:
australiancatholics.com.au/yja
Entries must conform to one of the
following writing styles: journalistic
feature writing (e.g. profiles of people, or
issues-based articles based on interviews);
opinion writing;
creative writing or first person reflective
writing.
Closing Date: 11th July 2017
Open to: Years 7-9 and Years 10-12
Summary: View the poster
Additional Information: goodsams.org.au
Poetry Object 2017
RED ROOM
There is a life in something that
is old and cherished or special
to you or your family in some
way, a world of memories, a
personality. Red Room Poetry
Object is a poetry writing
competition inviting young
writers from across Australia
and New Zealand to submit
poems about objects that are
special to them.
Submissions are made via
your classroom teacher or Mr
Cartledge.
Closing Date: 22nd September
2017
Open to: Years 7-10
Additional Information: See
your classroom teacher or
Mr Cartledge
Before submitting work to any of the writing competitions above please see your English teacher or Mr Cartledge to provide
some feedback and guidance on your composition.
Happy Writing!
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Premier's Reading Challenge
- Mrs Kylie Williamson
The Premier's Reading Challenge is
open to all students from Kinder to
Year 9. If students wish to participate
please see the Library staff or email
[email protected].
au for login details. It's not too late
to start your reading journey. The
challenge runs from now until 25th
August. For more details visit https://
online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
Literacy & Numercy
- Mrs Peta Batty
There has been a tendency in everyday speech for
adverbs to be replaced by the adjectival form. The
following sentences are incorrect:
I was real impressed.
It rained so heavy the roof leaked.
These sentences should be:
I was really impressed.
Sports News
Dane Coombs (Year 9) has been selected in the
NSWCCC u/15 AFL team. Dane will now go to Albury
in June to trial for the NSW All School team.
This is a fantastic achievement for Dane and we wish
him all the best at the next trial.
Talia Field (Year 7) was selected in
the NSW All Schools Swimming team and will compete
at the NSW all Schools Swimming Championships at
Homebush in May. NSW All Schools selection is the
highest honour a NSW school student can achieve, so this
is a very significant achievement and one that the College
community is extremely proud of!
Feast Day Cross Country: Winning the inaugural Feast Day Cross
Country Award is very prestigious. Nicholas Beattie & Tara Stanton
were our overall winners with Nicholas coming within seconds of the
record.
U12 U13 U14 U15 U16 Opens
Cooper Sullivan & Mia Corliss
Logan Clinch & Talia Beaufils
Corey Denneen & Lili Maroney
Matthew Marrum & Miri Maroney
Nicholas Beattie & Tara Stanton
- Jonathan Luciano & Taylah Rankin
It rained so heavily the roof leaked.
The following sentences are accepted colloquialisms
but should not be used in formal writing:
He doesn’t play fair.
I’ve got it bad.
Go slow!
SOMETHING TO PONDER
She worked extremely hard. Hard is an adverb
qualifying the verb worked (How did she work? Hard)
Extremely is also an adverb qualifying the adverb
hard (How hard did she work? Extremely hard).
Despite the fact that hard looks like an adjective, it is
an adverb because it qualifies the verb. If this were
put into an adverbial form it would be she worked
hardly, which sounds odd, or she hardly worked,
which means something completely different.
Year 7 English - Mrs Maria Millward
At the end of Term 1 the Year 7 Newman
students examined poetry and stories
from the past, discovering how the English
language has changed over time. Inspired
by the Old English poem ‘Beowulf’, and
an examination of ancient runes that
were part of the English language at that
time, some students composed short
descriptions poems using a runic alphabet.
Here is a sample from Daniel Coppock.
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Year 12 University News - Mrs Cathy Sullivan - Careers, VET and Transition Coordinator
Anyone considering doing any of the following university courses will need to register to sit a
UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) ASAP.
Courses: Medicine, Dentistry, Oral Health, Veterinary Science
Medicine and
Medical Sciences
- Special Entry
Requirements
Full details on UAC site (under UMAT) or on the UMAT site (listed below).
The UMAT Test will be held on Wednesday 26th July.
Registrations are now open and will close on Friday 2nd June at 5pm.
To register do so online at: [email protected]
Learning Labs - holiday workshops at the University of Wolongong Mrs Stephanie McVey - Gifted and Talented Coordinator
Learning Labs is an enrichment holiday program held at the University of Wollongong for gifted and
talented students who are currently in Year 7 to 10. It will be held on the 11th and 12th July, 2017 at
the University of Wollongong (Wollongong Campus). There will be numerous diverse and innovative
workshops covering a range of disciplines, presented by university academics and experts in their field.
This program will suit those students who are working within the top 10% in any subject area. The
workshop content is both rigorous and challenging, and is designed to stimulate the interest and
curiosity of the academically gifted. There will be a number of sponsorships, offered by Bosco College,
available to any student who has not previously attended Learning Labs. Please see Mrs McVey about these scholarships if you
are interested.
All workshop descriptions, how to apply and the online application form can be found at:
http://www.uow.edu.au/in2uni-myway/learninglabs/ I have a letter which can be used as your child’s ‘supporting
documentation’ to attend the program. (See ‘Supporting Documentation’ section on website.) Please respond quickly as
workshops book out fast.
If you do not have access to a computer, contact Sarah Smith on 4221 3348 so that a hard copy can be posted to you.
Please be aware that applications close on 24th May and that applications for a Bosco Scholarship close on 19th May.
Year 11 & 10 Visual Arts Taskwork - Mrs Amanda Caines & Mrs Sarah Culligan
The photos here display a small
selection of the practical components
of Year 11 and Year 10 Visual
Arts taskwork. Year 10 have just
completed their ceramics taskwork
"Cultural Ceramics" and Year 11 have
now completed their "Modernist
Masterpieces" paintings on canvas.
Earlier newsletters displayed the
students working on these two aspects
of their tasks, so it's great to see the
completed work. Towards the end of the
term we will be displaying a collection
of student artworks from these two year
groups along with some Year 7 paintings
Year 10 "Cultural Ceramics"
Clay Pots
Year 11 "Modernist
Masterpieces"
in the College library.
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Bosco Community Feast Day
Relay for Life
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Black Dog Institute Guest Speaker
at Year 10 Assembly
On Thursday 27th April, I and the rest of Year 10 had
the privilege of speaking with Elise from the Black
St John Bosco College
'Second Hand' Uniform Shop
Any kind donations for the Uniform Shop
are accepted at the Front Office.
Dog Institute. Elise helped us to gain knowledge
and understanding of the issues of mental health,
by shedding a light on the experiences she faced
whilst battling with depression. The stigmas and
misconceptions of mental illnesses were discussed and
We are in particular need of Senior Skirts, Girls Blouses in larger
sizes, among other uniform items.
Blazers are sold on consignment
($70.00 returned to the original owner)
the grade was encouraged to recognise that it is okay
to seek help, which will always be readily available
to us and anyone else who is suffering. This talk was
extremely helpful and reassuring and encouraged the
whole of Year 10 to gain a better understanding of
We ask please for Blazers to be dry cleaned before being
given to the school.
�f the Blazer is not drycleaned there will be a return of $60
to the original owner. Unfortunately we are unable
to accept Leadership Blazers
mental illnesses.
Written by Grace Luciano, Year 10
Uniform Shop
The Uniform Shop will be open
Wednesday afternoon of Weeks 1, 3, 5,7 and 9,
3.00 - 3.45pm
&
Friday morning of Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10,
8.30 - 9.30am
THE NEXT OPEN DATES ARE:
FRIDAY 19 May, 8.30am - 9.30am
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WEDNESDAY 24th May, 3.00pm - 3.45pm
Thank you
Canteen Roster
Monday 15th May
Melanie Schofield
Patricia Doherty
Tuesday 16th May
Kim Mayer
Wednesday 17th May
Raelene Ryan
Thursday 18th May
Deirdre Quinn
Friday 19th May
Sharni Lackey
Monday 22nd May
Rebecca Wells
Dorothy McRae
Sue Kelly
Tuesday 23rd May
Allyson O'Keefe
Wednesday 24th May
Nicole Ziegenfusz
Thursday 25th May
Angela Le Roy-Sheedy
Friday 26th May
Help needed please
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