17th May, 2016 Reflection The Spirit of Pentecost We beseech you, O Lord, let the power of the Holy Spirit be always with us; let it mercifully purify our hearts, and safeguard us from all harm. Grant this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Dear Parents and Students, Thanks to Frs Brian, Michael, Charles and John-Paul for welcoming us into their Churches as we went back to the Parishes for morning Mass to start Celebration Day. At St. Catherine’s the local Choir added an uplifting tone to the Liturgy and all 600 students present were very respectful of the occasion. On Monday, I spoke to all students about their responsibilities as members of the CRC Melton community. In particular, I reinforced the following aspects of our Welfare policy: 1. 2.
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All students should wear their school uniform with pride, and be punctual to school and class. There are only 180 days of school each year and they are all important. Wearing the College uniform well means that students have pride in the school. All students should respect the authority of their teachers at all times. Each student will know several teachers well, others they won’t know their name. It doesn’t matter when it comes to accepting the authority of the teacher on the yard, for example, if a teacher asks a student to pick up some litter, or refrain from certain behaviour then do it without question. All students should respect other students at CRC Melton. Students should not engage in any negative behaviour towards other students verbally, physically or via social media. If someone is giving you a hard time, tell a teacher. Please re-read my comments on Social Media from the Parents Newsletter on April 19 hard copies are available in the YLCs office.
Year 11 students will undertake VCE Unit 1 exams and Year 10 students Semester 1 exams from Wednesday, June 8 to Friday, June 17.
All Year 10 & 11 exams will take place in the Padua Exam centre. Students are only required at school when they have exams. Supervised study rooms will operate for students who need or wish to be at school during non-exam periods. Students will be expected to wear full College uniform when present for exams. Students need to be at the College at least 15 minutes before the published starting times to ensure smooth entry into the exam venues. Friday, June 17 is allocated as a catch up day for any students who need to complete a missed exam or not completed Subject Outcome.
All Year 10 & 11 students have been given a copy of the exam schedule which appears on Page 3. A number of parents and staff have seen the new Uniform samples in the Office. The timeline for feedback for these samples is Wednesday, 25th May. Mark Sheehan Principal
Parents & Friends There will be a Parent & Friends meeting on Wednesday 25th May at 7.30pm