Edition 19 November 17th (18th)(hr) by Saint Ignatius

T IGNATIUS COLLEGE SAIN

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Edition 19, November 18th 2016

From the Principal Welcome! Mosaic Evening

Coming Events November 2016 Mon 21st Year 10 Exams Commence Mon 21st Year 9 ‘BTB’ Excursion Tues 22nd Leopold Senior Citizens Concert Wed 23rd Year 11 Final Day Thurs 24th Year 10 Final Day Fri 25th Year 12 Valedictory Dinner Group photo at 5.30pm Sun 27th Jesuit Schools’ Student Leaders Conference Mon 28th Year 9 Exams Commence Thurs 1st December Year 7, 8 and 9 Final Day A more detailed calendar is on the last page.

Our annual Mosaic Evening on Thursday this week at Costa Hall was again a very special and important whole school event. I was very pleased with the large number of people who attended. Thank you to all families who were able to attend. A strong school community enhances positive outcomes for our young people. Mosaic was indeed a wonderful celebration of very impressive student achievement across a variety of areas. I congratulate all students who received awards or presented the results of their learning (Foyer Displays) or performed on the evening (Music, Dance and / or Drama) – well done! It was impossible to acknowledge all student achievements and I congratulate all students who have strived to improve and to achieve their goals throughout the year. It is also difficult to present at Mosaic some of the aspects of school life that we value. Students supporting each other and going quietly about their learning and making the

most of the opportunities they have to discover and develop their gifts and talents and being of service to others. Thank you to our hard working staff for organising and running this evening – all staff played some part in supporting this community celebration. In particular I thank Mrs Claire Hewitt for coordinating Mosaic. As I mentioned in a previous newsletter, there have been some changes to the 2016 awards. The rationale for the change was that by restructuring the academic award presentations we would more accurately determine the award recipients by basing these on student achievement results over the entire year. The change means that some of the academic excellence awards will be presented at a whole school assembly in February 2017. We will relocate the Beginning of the Year Assembly, normally conducted at school, to Costa Hall, Geelong to enable all students to be accommodated in the one venue simultaneously and to further inspire excellence amongst the student body through such an event. Parents will be most welcome to attend this special assembly. ....continued on Page 2

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In Brief This Page: ‘From the Principal’ Pages 2: Continuation of ‘From the Principal’ Pages 3: Continuation of ‘From the Principal’ Pages 4: Mosaic 2016 Photos Pages 5: From Rev Fr Kevin Dillon Page 6: Faith Matters Page 7: Mosaic 2016 Photos Page 8: Student Wellbeing Development Page 9: ‘We Are Ignatian’ Page 10: Mosaic 2016 Photos Page 11 and 12: Canteen Roster and PFA Page 13: Sports News Page 14: College Christmas Appeal Information Page 15: ‘Earning the Right’ by Michael Grose Page 16 to 18: Community Notice Board Page 19: College Calender

Our vision is to further build our sense of school community and further inspire excellence amongst our student body by launching each academic year with a major school event to set the scene for the year that is then complemented by the Mosaic celebration of the year event at the end of that year.

A key initiative of our dedicated Performing Arts faculty has been the Year 7 Music Enhancement Program introduced a few years ago. The aim of this program is “to provide a gateway to involvement in the broader education of young people and most of all, the introduction to instrumental playing in a student’s education.”

Unit 3 Orientation Program

To do this each Year 7 student has been provided with a small group instrumental music lesson each week for a semester.

Thank you to Ms Anna Oliver (VCE Coordinator), the Learning Area Leaders and the Senior School team of teachers for providing a valuable Orientation Program, “Kickstart,” this week and next week to prepare the Year 11 students for next year. It is important that these students use some of the holiday period to prepare for the undertaking of their Unit 3 subjects. Teachers will have been given guidelines, and provided preparatory work, and the students have a responsibility to take advantage of this and not turn up next year finding themselves behind the rest of the class. Can I please encourage parents to support this expectation? I expect that our senior students give their academic program the priority it deserves and other undertakings will need to fit in around their studies. I want all students, as I am sure parents do, to have the best chance of achieving to the best of their ability and this will be enhanced if the prevailing atmosphere is one where students are encouraging each other to do their best with their studies. The Year 11 students finish their school year next week on Wednesday. I wish them an enjoyable, restful and productive holiday period. As mentioned above I expect them to spend some time during the holidays preparing for their Year 12 studies. The Year 10 students finish on next Thursday after sitting their exams on Monday to Wednesday. I wish them an enjoyable, restful and productive holiday period as well.

Year 7 Music concert The Performing Arts area is a strong feature of our College programs. Currently we offer opportunities for students with vocal ensembles and College Choir and a number of instrumental groups – stage band, string ensemble; instrumental individual lessons; and orchestra. We continually look to improve and grow the musical opportunities available at our College.

The students were provided with an instrument that they could take home for practice and bring to the lesson each week. At the end of the semester they performed at a concert at the Potato Shed for their families and teachers. Instruments included flute, saxophone, drums and clarinet. The second semester concerts were held on Monday 14th November. I would like to congratulate all students who performed on the night; it was amazing to witness their progress after just a semester’s tuition. We are hoping that many of the students will now go on to take more formal instrumental music lessons. Hopefully they will go on to join a College ensemble, music group or even the orchestra. Application forms and information sheets are available from our College Office. Well done to our Music faculty for implementing this program and in particular, Ms. Caitlin Doble for coordinating this wonderful learning opportunity for our Year 7 students. I look forward to the continued growth of the music area of our College.

Peak performance – students preparing for and undertaking exams With all of our Years 9 to 12 students preparing for or sitting exams at this time, I offer the following thoughts from “Principals’ Digests’” (Vol. 22 No. 55) that I came across recently. People who do well – in their careers, in sports, in exams – aim for peak performance. They want to be at their best, doing their best. How can you reach peak performance so that, when you sit your exams, you can be confident you are able to give your best and gain the results you are aiming for? The best performers tap into positive energy at all levels of the performance pyramid. ....continued on Page 3

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This pyramid has four levels and they are all important. First of all, even for studying, you have to be able to find the energy you need when you need it. That means sticking to a routine of hard work and short breaks to refresh your mind and body. This might be 45 minutes of concentrated study followed by a 10 minute walk or a few minutes doing something you enjoy, before getting back to your work. People who do not establish a routine waste time and energy. Regardless of their talent, they become more vulnerable to frustration, anxiety and loss of concentration and far more likely to choke under pressure. So a good examination routine means concentrated study combined with regular exercise, good food and enough sleep. The second level is positive emotions. When you feel optimistic and confident, these emotions ignite the energy that drives high performance. Negative emotions like frustration and fear drain your energy and can wreck your performance. Positive emotions reduce your stress but negative emotions increase stress. If you are feeling negative emotions, and we all do at times like examinations, try to act as if you are feeling confident and optimistic because getting rid of negative feelings will help you succeed. The third level is focus. Keep your mind on your goals and what you need to do to achieve them. Resist being distracted. You will have all summer for everything else you enjoy. For this short but important time in your life, keeping your focus is vital. The fourth level, which will help with everything else, is to tap into your deepest values and develop a strong sense of purpose.

We need to remind ourselves what is truly important to us so we can find the energy, the focus and the positive attitude that will bring success not only in exams, but also in life.

Commencement dates for 2017 school year

So there you have it: energy, positive emotions, focus and knowing what you truly want are the foundation for examination success.

Thursday 2nd February 2017 For all students.

(Acknowledgement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Making of a Corporate Athleteâ&#x20AC;? by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz in Harvard Business Review, January 2001)

Important dates for remainder of the year

Please note that the commencement day for next year is as follows:

Best wishes

Michael Exton Principal

You can find a more comprehensive coverage of school dates on the calendar available on our website. For your convenience I provide the following to help with your organisation for the remainder of this year: Monday 21st November Year 10 Exams commence Tuesday 22nd November Leopold Senior Citizens Luncheon / Concert Wednesday 23rd November Last day for Year 11 students Thursday 24th November Last day for Year 10 students Friday 25th November Year 12 Valedictory Dinner (The Arena, North Geelong) Thursday 1st December Last day for Years 7, 8 and 9 students Tuesday 6th December Orientation day for 2017 Year 7 students. Tuesday 8th December Years 7 - 11 Semester 2 reports available via the Parent Portal at 5pm. Tuesday 20th December College office closes for holiday break.

In the face of challenges like examinations, knowing what you stand for and what you value in life is a powerful source of motivation, focus, determination and resilience.

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Mosaic 2016 Photos by David Alexander

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The stress experienced by veterans’ families while spouses are absent on duty is incontestable. Senator Mc Grath has acknowledged the significant role families play: While I am certain that everyone in this chamber is conscious of the threats to life and limb that our men and women in uniform face, what is less apparent are the smaller sacrifices that they and their families make every day. I am talking now of those who miss the birth of their first child while serving overseas, of those who hold their family together while their partners fight foreign lands and of those children who are forced to change schools and leave their friends every few years so that their parents can continue to serve our country. A veteran’s spouse adds specific stressors that arise during and after transition: After serving and being sheltered under the umbrella of the ADF, the transition process and return into civilian life comes as a rude awakening to many leaving the forces. In particular for those leaving on medical grounds it is far tougher than a lot of life situations previously faced. If mental illness is also thrown into the equation, life becomes much more complicated and a downhill spiral is often imminent. The family descends from quite an adequate income to barely being able to survive.

From Fr Kevin Dillon On two days each year, the Australian community pauses (as we did this past Friday November 11 at 11 a.m.) to reflect on the courage and sacrifice of those brave men and women who have defended our nation in time of war. Many have paid “the ultimate sacrifice”, losing their lives on active service. As well as “reflection”, many of us would hopefully have prayed for all whose lives have been either lost or damaged, too often irreparably, through wartime conflict. The recognition and support offered to current service personnel and veterans on both Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, while noble, deserved and appreciated, nevertheless does not hide or diminish the daily challenge and trauma faced by so many of them on the other 363 days each year. A Senate Committee is currently inquiring into suicide by veterans and ex-service personnel. A submission sent to that Committee on October 7 identified many of the challenges and sadly, in some cases, failures in the ways by which Australia as a nation attempts to meet its obligations to those who have served in our name. One such challenge is the plight, not only of the veterans themselves, but of the families of veterans, and the many burdens they carry - in so many instances for the rest of their lives.

Spouses and children of veterans are especially vulnerable. In many instances, they may live for years under the same roof as the suffering veteran, having to manage the many issues which arise from alcohol and drug abuse, posttraumatic stress and other areas of mental illness. In addition, the financial burdens which often follow the psychological and physical damage suffered by veterans will impact enormously on family life. Educational opportunities for children are lost. Debts mount up. Mortgages or rent arrears are left unpaid. Substantial income is consumed in damaging pursuits of all kinds. It is helpful that this submission, made ASDO (Alliance of Defence Service Organisations) has identified such an important issue. But where will it go? Will it simply gather dust and be lost forever in some Senate Inquiry filing cabinet? If so, the honour given and prayers offered on April 25 and November 11 will lose much of their meaning. Because we cannot honour the veterans unless we honour their families. Fr Kevin Dillon, Geelong Deanery Coordinator and Association of Canonical Administrator President OAM

Performance and Instrumental Events Saint Ignatius College Performances Semester 2 Date

Performance

Venue

Time

Tuesday November 22nd

Leopold Senior Citizens Concert

Lumen Christi Church, Leopold

1.15pm to 2.15pm

Tuesday December 6th

Year 7 in 2017 Orientation Music demonstrations and performances

College Gym

2.00pm

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The Gospel According to Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah: “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’ ” John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed: “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Faith Matters Waiting Our lives are often cyclic. We wake up, go to school or work, go home, relax, sleep and then repeat until the weekend. As people we enjoy the constant patterns of our lives and find joy and security in the ‘ordinariness’ of life. As a College we also experience an annual cycle that begins at the end of January and then concludes in December, we know the rhythm of the year and all of the events that faithfully reappear in due course. On Wednesday this week the last of our students completed their 2016 VCAA Exams, thus ending one of the ‘seasons’ of our College year. These students have finished all of their secondary studies and now prepare to celebrate the year for a final time at the graduation dinner. The ‘Grad’ is a fantastic conclusion to a year that for many has been the ‘biggest’ of their lives so far. The preparations for this final gathering holds much excitement and tremendous anticipation of that final chance to celebrate not only this year but in fact all of their schooling so far. It is a time of epochal change. The end of an era. Nothing will ever be the same for these young people again. Many will choose to continue with Tertiary Education, some will be fortunate enough to secure an apprenticeship and a few will enlist in the Armed Forces. This time of waiting is mirrored in our liturgical year, with the first Sunday of Advent only a week away. The shops have had Christmas decorations on display for a while already and within days they will be transformed along with public areas through our region. The floating Christmas tree has been re-launched, bunting will soon be hung on street lights and we may even see some radiant community art in the lanes around the city. Children young and old will very soon become focused on the big day! This waiting is what the season of Advent actually is about. We often frame the birth of Jesus, the Christ, as Christmas. The family get together, gifts and gastronomic bliss. Children rightly get caught up in what presents they will get from Santa, family and friends. As adults we however shift our focus slightly. Whilst enjoying the excitement of gift giving and receiving, we also focus on the wholeness of this time.

The synoptic Gospels offer us an illustration of John the Baptist. John was prophesized hundreds of years before by Isaiah, who proclaimed “prepare the way of the Lord, make his ways straight”. Just as John called for people to repent and be baptized, we also evangelise and spread the Good News. As our Year 12 students enter the wider community they do so as “young people for others”. The way in which they interact with those they meet in their lives, the care they offer to those who are hunger, abandoned, ill or afflicted will be a testament to their own integrity and also in part to the strong bond with their family and their years at Saint Ignatius College. Throughout the weeks of Advent we are invited to prepare ourselves and renew our commitment to others and our relationship with our God. We might be encouraged to seize the day and make the time to be with those we love now, rather than wait for the big Christmas gathering. We might make good relationships that have not been nourished or reach out to those in our lives whom we need to walk more closely with. We may commit to spending more time connecting with God or seeking him in all we meet and in everything we experience. Sometimes God can be found in the most unlikely places. Many years ago He came to us as a baby, born into a word not ready for him, in a barn not fit for you or I; let alone the Messiah, Immanuel, God who is with us. As we farewell these young men and women we do so with the hope that their lives are filled with great success and much joy. We pray that they enjoy this period of waiting as they move on to their next great life journey. I hope that you rejoice in the season of Advent and waiting also. The reward surely is just as exciting no matter what stage of life you are passing through. Yours in Christ, Brendan Nicholls Liturgy Coordinator

We wait for Christ. It is a reminder of the great joy that came into the world so many years ago, with the birth of a child to parents who had little, but faith in God and his promise to a young unwedded woman and her fiancé.

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Student Wellbeing Development At Saint Ignatius College we are always looking for ways to improve our current programs and initiatives. This approach reflects our Ignatian values that refuse to accept complacency or mediocrity, while continually aiming to seek improvement as part of service to and for others. Given that understanding, I was especially delighted to receive two new online resources for parents, students and teachers in relation to enhancing our existing Student Wellbeing program at Saint Ignatius. The first resource: Student Wellbeing Hub has been released by the Australian Department of Education and Training. The Student Wellbeing Hub provides information for parents to help support the positive mental health and happiness of their son or daughter as well as suggesting ways to work in partnership with their school to contribute to a safe and supportive learning environment. In addition, it also contains:   l Classroom resources for primary and secondary students to explore positive relationships, cyber safety and healthy lifestyles  l Professional learning modules, with practical suggestions for prioritising wellbeing in schools

This website also has numerous resources, interactive storytelling, animations, latest research, fact sheets and information activities for parents, students and teachers to access as needed.

I wish all the Year 9 and 10 students every success for their upcoming exams and encourage the Years 7 and 8 students to finish of their final assessments to the highest possible standard.

The proposed launch of the Bullying No Way! website is also aimed at raising awareness to support the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence to be held on Friday March 17, 2017.

I am sure with the ongoing support from both home and school, our students will exceed their expectations and achieve highly commendable results as they continue to strive for the Magis in all that they do.

I would encourage all parents/carers to visit the following links and explore these highly informative resources as a means of educating themselves further about issues confronting the young men and women in our care here at Saint Ignatius College. The sites are as follows: https://www.studentwellbeinghub.edu.au https://bullyingnoway.gov.au I would also like to take this opportunity to encourage all students to finish off the year in a positive manner. If parents/carers can ensure that summer uniform is worn correctly this will help set a very positive tone for the year to conclude smoothly and successfully. Uniform considerations to be mindful of include the following: l No t-shirts under shirts, l Appropriate dress length,

l School audit tools to help track progress in promoting wellbeing and online safety

l Correct socks

l Age-appropriate student sections offering advice, games and a space to explore wellbeing topics.

I also highlighted earlier in the year that it is the College expectation that all Year 7-10 students should be wearing the new PE tracksuit at the beginning of 2017.

The second resource is the Bullying. No Way! website that has been redeveloped by the Australian Government in partnership with the state, Catholic and independent education sectors.

Michael Timms Deputy Principal [Students]

l Hair tied back off the shoulders.

The new PE uniform has been rolled out over the past four years, therefore there should be no Year 7 – 10 student in the old PE uniform as of 2017.

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‘We Are Ignatian’ Recently we held a Leaders’ Development Workshop (the 3rd one this year). The focus of this one was Leadership within an Ignatian Context - Accompaniment (Leading change) and we are very grateful to the presenter Rob Laidler for his wisdom and guidance. Rob is a former Principal of a Jesuit school in Sydney and he currently works for the Jesuits, is based in Sydney, is a member of our school Board and recently conducted the school’s Jesuit Review. Opposite is some of Rob’s presentation on the day. At the workshop we also discussed how the Ignatian “Contemplatives in Action” framework, which is based on Ignatian Leadership principles, is a tremendous decisionmaking and reflection tool.

Context Why am I writing this paper/proposal

Experience What is the current situation

Reflection How did I carry out the investigation? What are your findings? Which way is for the greater good? How will it impact on the SICG community?

Actions Recommendations. How do we act upon the matter? What outcomes are we looking for?

Evaluation How will we know you have been successful? How would we do it better? Kind regards Paul Lewis Deputy Principal [Staff, Identity and Operations]

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Mosaic 2016 Photos by David Alexander

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Canteen Roster Starting 21st November Monday 21st A. Brown, B. Rees, E. Hudson, M. Payne Tuesday 22nd L. Tigani, L. Smith, L. Vella, K. James

Parents and Friends’ Association: Next Meeting: PFA Annual General Meeting Come along on Tuesday December 5th 7pm in the Food tech building:

Wednesday 23rd S. Clark, C. Duncan, B. Downey

This will be a social gathering for all our volunteers. Nibbles and drinks provided; come along and chat with other Saint Ignatius College parents and friends.

Thursday 24th P. Bakker, N. Lowther, T. Tormey, M. White, J. Hill

Parents and Friends’ Association Raffle 2017 College Fees Raffle

Friday 25th M. Sideris, E. Stokie, K. Every, L. Gran Starting 28th November Monday 28th C. Dumaresq, N. VanVliet Tuesday 29th L. Vella, S. Schwaiger, E. Carpenter, S. Crawley Wednesday 30th C. Ford, V. McKee, J. Cinel, K. Carroll Thursday 1st December S. Jenkins, J. Tarleton Friday 2nd No Students If unable to attend, please make sure you get a replacement.

Sandra Woodall Tel: 0417 050258

Get your raffle entry in now! Once again the Parents & Friends are giving you an opportunity to win College Fees for ONE child for their 2017 tuition. This is a wonderful opportunity, so take a look at the flyer/ticket on the next page of this newsletter. Also some handy other prizes made available by Noone Imagewear and Campion Education who are both very supportive sponsors.

Raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 6th December Orientation Day for 2017 Year 7

Secondhand Uniform Shop

Do you have outgrown uniform sitting at home? We can sell it on consignment for you. Launder it appropriately and bring it into the Uniform Shop ASAP.

Special Opening Times

Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd December 9am-3pm, Monday 5th December 10am-3pm and Tuesday 6th December 1pm-4pm Our Secondhand Uniform Shop is located at the far end of the College in the Music Department area, look for the signs.

The shop opens Monday afternoons during school term from 2:00 - 3:30pm. Don’t forget to bring in your outgrown uniform and we can sell it on consignment for you. Make sure you have your items cleaned and pressed and complete one of our sales forms. All College Blazers must be presented to the shop dry cleaned or they will be returned to you and not be put up for sale. If you can spare an hour or two on any of these days please let us know. Enquiries: uniform@ignatius.vic.edu.au

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27 Peninsula Drive, Drysdale. Vic. 3222 T: (03) 5251 1136 F: (03) 5251 3547 E: registrar@ignatius.vic.edu.au W: www.ignatius.vic.edu.au ABN: 59 345 224 293

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2017 College Fees Raffle The Parents and Friends’ Association are organising a raffle. This will be a Major Fundraiser for our College. Tickets are $ 25.00 each and the prizes are as follows:

1st Prize

College Tuition Fees for 2017

(Fee applicable for youngest child at the College, does not include TELP Program, VCAL or VET Levies or other extra curricular activities.) Donated by Saint Ignatius College.

2nd & 3rd Prize

$100 Noone Imagewear Voucher

4th Prize

$100 Campion Education Voucher

5th - 7th Prize

Thesaurus

Raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 6th December 2016. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for the purchase of equipment or support projects to benefit staff and students of the College. Please return the slip below with payment to purchase tickets or contact the school office to purchase tickets over the phone. This will need to be completed by Friday the 2nd of December 2016. Purchased tickets will be sent home with students. We look forward to your support of this Fundraising event. Parents and Friends’ Association

Please return the section below to your student’s Homeroom Teacher, the Office or it can be processed over the phone on 5251 1136 during Office hours (8.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday).

Parents and Friends’ Association College Fees Raffle 2017 Student Name:

Homeroom:

Number of Tickets Required:

@ $25.00 = $

A receipt for the purchase of tickets will be supplied on request. Payment Method:

Cash / Cheque / Credit Card

Card Details: Name on Card: Card No: Expiry Date:

CV: /

Signature:

Please Note: If Credit Card details are supplied, these will be deleted once used as mandated by current Credit Card privacy regulations.

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Saint Ignatius College Sports News Cassandra Howells

At Saint Ignatius College we have a number of extremely talented sportspeople competing at state level. Here is an update on some of their achievements.

On the 6th of November Cassandra (Cassie) competed in the Victorian State Titles held at the Arena Geelong and won for level 5, 13 and over

Ella Berry

Cassie had to qualify to compete in this event against 9 other regions.

During the September school holidays Ella represented Victoria at the National Interschool Championships in Sydney. Ella won the Barwon Zone series representing Saint Ignatius College (intermediate novice dressage), then was 4th in the Victorian series (again representing Saint Ignatius College), she was then chosen to represent Victoria at the nationals. Ella had a great time and it was a wonderful experience with the event being held at the Sydney International Equestrian centre built for the Olympics. Ella finished mid field in both tests, which was an achievement in itself as Ella’s Galloway (Malrena Aladdin) turned 20 in September and is now heading for semi retirement. Ellla is now working her new horse with the goal of being selected next year when the nationals are held in Toowoomba Queensland.

They pick the highest 2 from each region of Victoria who then compete for state title.

Athletics In very trying conditions for all athletes, Saint Ignatius athletes Will Kilpatrick (U15), Hannah Moyle (U16), Mikayla Michels (U15), Mackayla Davison (U17) and Luke Lawson (U15) represented the college at the Victorian State Titles in a number of events.

On the day Cassie was 1st in the ‘vault’, 3rd in the ‘beam and bars’ and 8th floor, winning the overall in her age group, and received a perpetual trophy to be handed back next year and one for herself to keep. Cassie also won state title for level 4 last year as well! She trains 15 hours per week as well as trying to keep up with her homework, that’s commitment.

Mackayla Davison (pictured above) won a silver medal in the 5000m walk in a time of 30:13.52. Mackayla will now represent Victoria in the national titles in Canberra from the 2nd - 4th of December. Luke Lawson (U15) continues to improve his 100m and 400m times and wasn’t far off breaking the 60 second barrier (60.12) in his 400m heat. Will Kilpatrick ran an impressive 2.12.00 800m heat (winner got 2.09.00) and Hannah Moyle (U16) finished 12th in the 1500m final. Mikayla Michels (U15) was only 0.08 seconds from qualifying for the 400m final and she also ran a fantastic 800m final with a time of 2:34.26 finishing in 8th place.

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College Christmas Appeal The Social Justice Committee will be conducting our annual College Christmas Appeal leading up to Christmas. Each homeroom will be given a Christmas Hamper box to be filled with non-perishable favourite Christmas items for a family in need this Christmas. Please remember those less fortunate when selecting a food item and think of the type of foods you appreciate eating at Christmas time. The type of good quality foods that we are looking for include: Plum Pudding Shortbread Fruit Cake Tinned Veges Tinned Fruit Preserves Mince Pies Custard Gingerbread Xmas napkins Ice cream topping

Coffee and tea Soft Drink Cordial Nuts Bon Bons Candy Canes Dried Fruit Lollies Chocolate Jams Biscuits

Thanking you in anticipation of your generosity.

INSIGHTS Building parent-school partnerships

Earning the right

WORDS Michael Grose

Earning the right and not assuming a sense of entitlement is a life lesson parents, teachers and coaches must instil in children. On talk-back radio recently I heard a caller tell a timely story about how as a child she was lucky enough to receive riding lessons from a renowned horse expert. He had one condition. She had to earn the right to be taught to ride a horse. That meant she had to muck out the stables; brush and feed the horse; look after the gear and do everything else required to look after a horse. Only when she’d proved herself could she earn the right to ride a horse under his tutelage. This caller said this powerful lesson shaped her entire life. It taught her that there were no entitlements in life; to work hard and value her achievements. She never took anything for granted. Contrast this with the extraordinary sense of entitlement of Australian tennis players Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic who routinely treat the public, players and the game that serves them well, with utter disdain. Their attitude of entitlement is mind-boggling, not to say embarrassing to reasonable-minded, hard-working people.

Our kids should earn the right The talk-back caller’s earning the right story is

a fabulous lesson for all parents and teachers. If we want to raise a generation to appreciate what they have, then we shouldn’t give children or young people everything on a platter. In an era of small families, child pester power and relative affluence it’s tempting to simply give kids what they want. “Dad, can I have a…?” “Sure!” The Rolling Stones were right four decades ago when they sang, “You can’t always get what you want!” Those words form a great child-rearing lesson. That is, just because you can provide something for your kids, doesn’t mean that you do. They need to earn the right to have something by saving, working for or simply waiting until they are old enough to appreciate it. Similarly, kids don’t automatically have a right to greater freedoms such as going out at night; those rights need to be earned by proving they are trustworthy. Also, kids who think they are entitled to use a part of the house such as a living room without cleaning up mess are acting with a false sense of entitlement.

In fact, there are no entitlements, only rights. And rights are earned by being responsible. A child has a right to use the living room but they also have a responsibility to clean up a rather than leave it a pigsty. A night banished to their room is a reminder that spending time in the living room is not an entitlement. It’s a right that comes with conditions. Earning the right! A simple phrase with so much complexity. I suspect it’s a phrase that neither Nick Kyrgios or Bernard Tomic heard much when they were growing up. Maybe their parents thought their prodigious talents excused them from having conditions placed upon them. If so, they did them no favours as good manners, gratitude and graciousness appear to be lacking in their social repertoires. It usually takes a parent, teacher or coach to remind kids that they have to earn the right to have things, to do things and ultimately to be respected. That’s a lesson that stays for life.

Michael Grose

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Weekend Mass Times For All Parishes

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Community Notice Board Weekend Mass Times for All Parishes Weekend Mass Times For All Parishes

Summary of regular weekend Masses for all parishes in the Geelong Deanery.

Please see the Calendar for Easter and Christmas Mass Summary of regular weekend Masses for all parishes in the and Reconciliation Times Geelong Deanery Suburb

Mass Centre

Routine Weekend Schedule

Anglesea

St Christopher

5:30pm (Sat) OR 6:30pm (Sat) during summer daylight saving time

Bannockburn

St John Evangelist

9:00am

Barwon Heads Holy Family

6:00pm (Sat)

Bell Park

Holy Family

8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am (Slovenian 2nd Sun), 11:30am (Croatian not 2nd Sun), 12:30am (Croatian 2nd Sun)

Belmont

St Bernard

6:30pm(Sat), 9:00am, 10:30am

Corio

St Francis Xavier

5:00pm (3rd Sat Filipino) 7:00pm(Sat), 10:30am

Drysdale

St Thomas

9.00 am

Geelong

St Mary of the Angels

6:00pm(Sat), 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:15 (Polish), 5:30pm

Geelong East

St Margaret

9:45am 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday

Geelong North St John

8:30am 10:30am(Latin Mass) Rosary 10:05am

Geelong West St Patrick

9:30am (Italian)

Geelong West Ss Peter & Paul (Ashby)

5:00pm (Sat), 11:00am (2nd & 4th Sun)

Grovedale

Nazareth

10:30am

Lara

St Anthony

9.00am

Leopold

Lumen Christi

10:30am, 5:30pm

Manifold Heights

Holy Spirit

6:00pm (Sat), 11:00am (1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday)

Marshall

Rice Village

Mt Moriac

St Patrick

7:00pm(Sat)

Norlane

St Thomas Aquinas

6:00pm (Sat), 10:00am

Newcomb

Christ the King

5.00pm Vigil

Newtown

St Robert

9:45am 2nd & 4th Sunday

Ocean Grove

Our Lady Star of the Sea 9:00am

Portarlington

St Patrick

9.00am

Queenscliff

Holy Trinity

11:00am

St Leonards

Ss Philip and James

6:00pm(Sat)

Torquay

St Therese

8:45am

Winchelsea

St John the Baptist

6:00pm (Sat)

Radio

Light FM, 89.9 FM

7:00am

Radio

The Pulse, 94.7 FM

10:00am

Weekend Mass Times For All Parishes

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CITY OF GREATER GEELONG IMMUNISATION SERVICE Provided by BARWON HEALTH Immunisation Centre Belmont CHC Barwon Health 1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont, 3216. (Please note that this is the Barwon Health building, not the MCH building)

Immunisation Hours Wednesday morning (Appointment only) 9 am - 12.30pm Open sessions (No appointment required) Wed and Friday afternoons 1.30pm - 4.45pm Saturday morning (Appointment only) 08.30am – 12.15pm

Corio Community Health Centre 2 Gellibrand St, Corio, 3214.

Every Wednesday 9.30am - 11.45am (No appointment required)

Newtown “Ariston” 245 Pakington St, Newtown, 3220.

1st Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am (No appointment required) 2nd and 4th Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am (No appointment required) rd 3 Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am (No appointment required) AS OF 1st JULY 2016

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Newcomb Community Health Centre 104-108 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb AS OF 1st JULY 2016 Newcomb Library meeting room (upstairs) Crn Wilsons Rd & Bellarine Highway, 1st and 3rd Friday of each month 9.30 – 11.45am Newcomb, 3219. Appointments are only required for Belmont on Wednesday and Saturday Mornings

Criteria for FREE Vaccines on the National Immunisation Program Schedule The vaccinee will need to reside in Australia and hold one of the following: 1) Medicare card or be eligible to hold a Medicare card 2) Australian citizenship 3) Permanent visa or have applied for a permanent visa. Open on Geelong Cup Day Closed - All public holidays including Easter Saturday. Closed between Christmas and the New Year

For all enquiries phone 4215 6962

If you require Immunisation Records, please email: your name, date of birth, and address to immune@barwonhealth.org.au

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RAISING YOUR CHILDREN IN A DIGITAL WORLD

DR KRISTY GOODWIN RAISING YOUR CHILDREN IN A DIGITAL WORLD PARENT SEMINAR DATE:

Thursday 1 December 2016

TIME:

7.00pm to 9.00pm

VENUE:

Dr Kristy Goodwin helps parents and professionals find the best ways to use

Geelong West Town Hall 153 Pakington St, Geelong West

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College Calendar December 2016

November 2016 Friday 18th

Student Casual Clothes Day

Friday 18th Year 9 ‘BTB’ Excursion Melbourne Friday 18th

Public Speaking Exams

Monday 21st Year 10 Exams Begin Mon. 21st to Thurs. 24th November Monday 21st

Year 9 ‘BTB’ Excursion

Tuesday 22nd Leopold Senior Citizens’ Concert Lumen Christi Church, Leopold 12 noon to 2.30pm Wednesday 23rd Year 11 Final Day Thursday 24th

Thursday 1st

Year 7, 8 and 9 Final Day

Thursday 1st

Year 7 Italian Magic Performance

Thursday 1st PFA Second Hand Uniform Shop Open 9.00am to 3.00pm Friday 2nd

Year 7 in 2017 ‘Singles Day’

Friday 2nd PFA Second Hand Uniform Shop Open 9.00am to 3.00pm Monday 5th PFA Second Hand Uniform Shop Open 10.00am to 3.00pm Tuesday 6th

Year 7 in 2017 ‘Orientation Day’

Tuesday 6th PFA Second Hand Uniform Shop Open 1.00pm to 4.00pm

Year 10 Final Day

Friday 25th Year 12 Valedictory Dinner Group Photo at 5.30pm

Thursday 8th Year 7 - 11 Reports available to Parents 5.00pm via the ‘Parent Portal’

Sunday 27th Jesuit Schools’ Student Leaders Conference Loyola Senior High School, Mt Druitt Sun. 27th to Tues 29th November

Monday 12th

VCAA Results released

Tuesday 20th

College Office closes

Monday 28th Year 9 Exams Begin Mon. 28th Nov. to Thurs. 1st Dec.

Important Dates Calendar available through the Saint Ignatius College Website: www.ignatius.vic.edu.au T IGNATIUS COLLEGE SAIN

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