27th June, 2017 Reflection A Winter Blessing Blessed are you, winter, dark season of waiting, you affirm the dark seasons of our lives, forecasting the weather of waiting in hope. Blessed are you, winter, you faithfully guard a life unseen, calling those who listen deeply to discover winter rest. Blessed are you, winter, frozen and cold on the outside, within your silent, nurturing womb you warmly welcome all that longs for renewal. Blessed are you, winter, your bleak, barren trees preach wordless Sermons about emptiness and solitude. Blessed are you, winter, you teach us valuable lessons about waiting in darkness with hope and trust. Blessed are you, winter, season of blood red sunsets and star-filled, long, dark nights, faithfully you pour out your beauty. Blessed are you, winter, when your tiny snowflakes flurry through the air, You awaken our sleeping souls. Blessed are you, winter, with your wild and varied moods, So intent on being yourself, you refuse to be a people-pleaser. Blessed are you, winter, when ice storms crush our hearts and homes, You call forth the good in us as we rush to help one another. Blessed are you, winter, your inconsistent moods often challenge Spring’s arrival, yet how gracefully you step aside when her time has come. (Author: Joyce Rupp from The Circle of Life )
Dear Parents and Guardians, End of Term 2 I hope your children have put in a good effort for Semester 1 and receive a positive report. We are all now rugged up for the winter weather - maybe a good time to read a book in front of the heater! Best wishes to all families for the Term 3 holiday break. SACCSS Senior Football and Netball Congratulations to both the senior football and netball teams who both played their grand final today. The footballers rallied to win 103-75 coming back from a 16 point deficit at 3/4 time against Kolby Catholic College. After a competitive game the netballers were unfortunately defeated by Mackillop College. Parents and Friends We are meeting tomorrow night (Wednesday) starting at 7.30pm. All parents are welcome to attend Mark Sheehan Principal
From the Deputy Principal (Staff) As Semester 1 comes to a close this week. I wish to take the opportunity to wish all our CRC families a restful and safe break and to thank all staff for their care of our students and commitment to assisting them achieve their personal best in their studies, the performing arts, and sport throughout the Semester. I hope that our VCE students commit some time for study and revision in addition to time for rest and relaxation. We farewell some staff at the end of term. Mrs Karen Hunter leaves us for some well deserved Long Service leave and will return for the start of Term 4. Mrs Lydia Fus will leave us in Week 3 of Term 3 on Maternity leave. To enable a smooth process of Year 10 subject selection into VCE, Mr David Arthurson will take on the role of Year 10 Year Level Coordinator from the start of Term 3 as will Ms Laura Grech as Assistant Year 10 Coordinator. Congratulations to both staff members. Our property manager Mr Peter Drew will also be taking leave and he will be away until Week 8 of Term 3. Term 3 starts for all year levels on Monday, July 17. All Year 7 - 10 students will receive an updated copy of their timetable with their new electives / rotations listed and we will begin with Day 1 of our timetable. Last Day of Term 2 and Buses Our College will finish classes at 2.30pm as it has done in previous years. Also as in previous years, Melton town services will run at their regular time and are not tied into school finish times. Students who normally catch the two SITA Buses may wait until their normal scheduled pickup time of 3.30pm or make other arrangements, such as catching other town buses, to get home. Students who normally catch Bacchus Marsh Coaches will be picked up at around 2.40pm except for the Bacchus Marsh Coaches Interchange services which will wait for Melton SC to finish at 3.10pm. Semester 1 Reports Semester One Reports will open Friday, June 30. Reports will only be available through the Parent Portal. John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff) Languages News We have an array of exciting adventures which await us in the Languages Domain next term. We welcome our Italian visitors from our Sister School - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono, Cividale from Thursday 13 July to Saturday 12th August, Elena Zamo', Maria Fiori, Anna Olivo, Pietro Poboni, Lucrezia Andreotti and Francesco Muradore with their teacher, Carlo Calligaris. Their host families are: The Stone Family, The Arbizu Duran Family, the Hansen Family, The Williams Family, the Attard Family, the Chin Family and the Paproth Family, the Juliet family and the Christie Family. A big thank you for your hospitality and support. We are excited to have them join our school community for a month. Thank you in advance for making them feel so welcome. Secondly, on Wednesday July 19, we have Dylan Hassan and Raya Quader who have made it into the finals of the Dante Alighieri Poetry Competition at Melbourne University and of course, we wish them every success. Thirdly, we have our Year 8 Italian excursion tomorrow to The Calabria Club where students will engage in soccer and bocce clinics, learning how to dance and make pasta and treated to a hot, delicious, authentic Italian lunch. The Year 8 Indonesian students will discover all the beautiful animals on display at the Royal Melbourne Zoo. Lastly, the Year 7 students will partake in Languages Day on Friday 1st September. Stay tuned for more information next term Happy holidays - Buone vacanze Mrs Claudia Russo and The Languages Team Academy Uniforms The Uniform Shop will not be open over the holidays. Orders can be made online or purchases can be made at the Thomastown shop.
Calendar 2017
Homework Club Homework Club runs every Wednesday from 3.30pm 4.30pm in the Library until the last week of term
Term 2 June 28th
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Mass Times Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Year 8 Languages day Pathways Program 10 Junior Futsal P & F Meeting 7.30pm Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Senior Boys Soccer Round 1 Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Term 2 concludes
Term 3 July 17 18 19 20 25 27 28
Term 3 Starts Year 12 Biology Excursion Year 9 Premier League Year 12 Biology Excursion Snr Boys&Girls Soccer Round 2 Year 11 2018 Information Evening 7pm Year 9 Premier League Unit 4 PE Excursion Gala Performance Gala Performance Year 11 Wood Tech Excursion
Academy Uniforms CRC Melton operating hours: Monday 8.00am –10am Thursday 11.30am—2pm Online orders: www.academyuniforms.com.au Online Password : Melton
Parish of Melton Parish Priest : Fr Michael Moody Assistant Priest: Fr Geoffrey McIlroy Weekend Mass times: St Catherine of Siena Church Bulmans Rd, Melton West Saturday: 6.00pm Sunday: 9.00am & 11.00am Sunday: 5.00pm St Bernard’s Parish Parish Priest: Fr. Fabian Smith Assistant Priest: Fr John Paul Mount Fr Patrick Bradford Weekend Mass times: Saturday: 5.00pm Sunday: 8.30am & 10.00am
St Anthony’s Parish Parish Priest: Fr. Fabian Smith Assistant Priest: Fr John Paul Mount Fr Patrick Bradford Weekend Mass times: Saturday: 5.30pm Sunday: 8.30am & 10.30am