9th June, 2015 Reflection The Body and Blood of Christ ‘The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.’ 1 Cor 10:16–17 Through the gift of the Eucharist, may we become more fully the mystery we celebrate: bodies broken in love, lives poured out in service, through Christ, our Lord, whose body was broken and whose blood was poured out. Amen.
CURE for MND
Reconciliation Week
It was good to be present yesterday at the MCG to see the support for Neale Daniher and the Motor Neurone Disease Foundation. The Cure for MND foundation aims to raise the profile of Motor Neurone Disease within Australia and abroad in the hopes that increased awareness may lead to not only better care for those affected by the disease, but also increased funding for vital research into finding a cure.
Reconciliation Week is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. These dates honour two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey—the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court's Mabo decision. The national theme for this year's Reconciliation Week, "It's time to change it up!", encourages the community to take renewed action and spark change in achieving reconciliation. In recognition of Reconciliation week, students and staff had the opportunity to attach ribbons to a piece of wood. There is about 250 metres of ribbon on the wood and it is displayed in the library.
The MND foundation are passionate about funding the best and brightest MND research within Australia with the aim of expediting discoveries of potential treatments for MND sufferers, and ultimately to finding a cure. The foundation will continue to push MND into the spotlight in the hope that by increasing the public profile of Motor Neurone Disease within the Australian and wider communities, governments and pharmaceutical companies will take up the fight and join us in a quest for viable treatments, and an ultimate cure. It may be too late, but you might like to donate to this cause at http://freezemnd.com/ Mark Sheehan Principal
Daniela Harrington
VCE General Achievement Test (GAT)
Premier’s Reading Challenge
All VCE Year 12 students and any VCE Year 11 student undertaking a Unit 3/4 subject are required to sit the GAT this Wednesday, June 10 from 10.00am to 1.15pm.
Congratulations to the many Year 7 students who are well advanced in achieving the Challenge of reading 15 books before the end of Term 3. To help encourage you, the Library would like to remind you that you can read eBooks on your iPad (or other devices) using the Wheelers eBook Platform app and we have added a large number of new titles to this collection in recent weeks. To make it easier for you to target your PRC books, Wheelers have provided a list of the eBooks that are part of the PRC and these can be found in the CATEGORIES menu on the bottom right of the screen and tapping on the VIC eBook Premier’s Reading Challenge 2015 link. Borrow a book, either print or eBook over the holiday break to be in the running to receive a wonderful prize.
Exams Our Year 9, 10 and 11 students have begun Semester 1 exams in a positive and serious manner. Students need to continue to prepare for their upcoming exams at home. Revision guides have been given to assist. Year 10 & 11 students have access to supervised exam study rooms if at school between exam sessions. Year 9 students will continue to attend normal classes except when sitting Core exams. Semester 2 Subject Changes – VCE Year 11 Requests from Year 11s for changes to Semester 2 studies have closed. Mr Bloom coordinated all requests. Year 11 students who have successfully changed VCE classes will receive a new Timetable at the start of next week with their changes. Semester 2 Elective Changes –Year 10 Year 10 students will have access to Semester 2 changes over the next 2 weeks. All Year 10 students will be given a copy of their Semester 2 electives as currently listed next week. They will have one more week of their Semester One elective before undertaking Work Experience during which time exam feedback and review will take place. Year 9 students will also be given their current Semester 2 electives next week. Year 9 students may inquire about possible changes during the last 2 weeks of this term. If parents have any questions about the process, please contact me at the College. Semester 2 Electives for both Year 9 and 10 classes will begin at the start of Term 3. John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff) 2015
Uniform
Term 2 June Wednesday 10th 1.00pm - 2.00pm R. McDonald Wednesday 17th 6.30pm - 7.30pm L. Eagle Wednesday 24th 1.00pm - 2.00pm L. Vella
Calendar 2015 Term 2 June 10th Year 9 - 11 Exams Year 7 & 8 TATS VCAA GAT Year 7 Premier League Semi Final 11th Year 9 - 11 Exams Year 7 & 8 TATS 12th Year 9 - 11 Exams Year 7 & 8 TATS VCAA Semester 1 ends 16th Year 7 MASP Excursion Senior AFL & Netball Round 5 Senior B & G Soccer Round 1 17th Year 9 - 12 Italian Competition Year 7 Premier League Grand Final 18th Year 11 Tertiary Orientation Day 22nd Year 10 Work Experience Staff Professional Learning day - No classes 23rd Year 10 Work Experience 24th Year 10 Work Experience AFL/Netball Grand Final Year 8 LOTE Excursion Year 11 Reflection day 25th Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Year 12 Drama Solos 26th Year 10 Work Experience Year 9 City Experience Term 2 concludes Cinderella Ballet Excursion