Newsletter
Edition 19, November 23rd 2017
From the Principal Welcome!
Coming Events November 2017 Mon 27th Mosaic 2017 Evening A celebration of the year showcasing our many programs and achievements Costa Hall Deakin University Waterfront Capus Foyer Displays: 6pm to 7pm Mosiac Evening: 7pm to 9pm Mon 27th Student Free Day Some students may be required for Mosaic rehearsals A more detailed calendar is on the last page.
Student Leadership
and men for others prepared to love and serve (‘Amare et Servire’) for the ‘Greater Glory of God (AMDG.)’.
One of our mantras is “Saint Ignatius. Inspiring me to be a leader.”
The recent full school assembly, the second for the term, was a new initiative.
This mantra is based on the belief that all of our students can be leaders and as educators and parents our ultimate goal is to prepare our students for future success in life so they can independently manage things, be good citizens and live a full and enriching life.
The theme of the assembly was Student Leadership and provided the opportunity for the investiture of our Senior Student Leaders for 2018.
We teach them skill sets for making good choices, getting along well with others and for managing time wisely as well as developing their competency in a variety of subject areas. In addition, we provide our students with leadership opportunities in the classroom, in the College and in the community to apply their skills and exercise leadership. In an Ignatian school, our model of leadership is the ‘servant leader.’ We are about developing well-rounded students with well-developed competencies, with a well-formal conscience to guide them. We expect that they will unleash their potential to influence others for a better world - women
The assembly was organised by Mr Anthony Gravener (Student Leadership Development Coordinator) and Mr Michael Timms (Deputy Principal, Student Wellbeing.) We were fortunate that a former College Captain, Nathan Currie, could give the address to students about his leadership experience and his work as a Channel 9 Reporter. The Investiture Assembly created an excellent premise and positive tone for student leadership development at the College and the success of the forthcoming school year. I praise all students who applied for a leadership position and congratulate all students who successfully achieved a position. ....continued on Page 2
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From the Principal (cont.)
This Page: Continuation of ‘From the Principal’
Having had the day off school, it is expected that students will come to the evening instead of their classes for the day. Students in Years 7 - 11 who are performing in the evening are expected to come to school on the day for the rehearsals.
Page 3: Continuation of ‘From the Principal’ Page 4: Faith Matters
I look forward to joining with students, families and friends of the College to celebrate the school year.
Page 5 and 6: Leadership Investiture Assembly Photos
As was the case in previous years no tickets are required to attend, all you will need to do is turn up at Costa Hall, and you will be ushered to a seat.
Page 7 and 8: Student Leaders 2018 Page 9: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Morning Tea Page 10: Dance and Drama Evening Page 11: Mosaic 2017 Invite Page 12: ‘WOW (Watch Our Work) Week’ Page 13: Reduce, Reuse and recycle Year Clothes Swap Initiative Page 14 and 15: ‘Market Day’ Photos and article Page 16: ‘Heal the Earth’ Opportunity: Help us with our Mission to Save Frogs! Page 17: Year 8 Geography Excursion Page 18 and 19: Canteen Roster and Parents and Friends’ Association Page 20: Christmas Hamper Appeal Page 21: Women’s Health and Wellbeing (WHWBSW) Page 22 and 23: “How independence-building is the pathway to your teen’s resilience” by Michael Grose Page 24 to 25: Community Notice Board Page 26 : College Calendar
There is no cost to attend, and you are most welcome to invite Grandparents, other family members, and family friends. Former College Captain (Class of 2009), Nathan Currie at our Leadership Assembly.
Coincidentally, it is Saint Ignatius Geelong’s turn to host the annual Jesuit and Companion Schools Student Leadership Conference beginning on Sunday 3rd December for three days. Captains from other Jesuit and Companion schools will gather at our Drysdale Campus for a conference on Ignatian Leadership. This will be a wonderful opportunity to strengthen bonds between the schools and further develop Ignatian Student Leadership. Thank you to Mr Paul Lewis (Deputy Principal) and Mr Anthony Gravener for their work with some other staff to host this conference.
Mosaic Evening and arrangements for classes on the day Mosaic is a very special annual community celebration for our College. All members of our school community are encouraged to attend this wonderful evening on Monday 27th November at Costa Hall, Deakin Waterfront Campus.
Thank you to our hard-working staff for organising and running this evening - most staff play some part in supporting this community celebration. In particular, I thank Mrs Claire Hewitt for coordinating Mosaic.
Unit 3 Orientation Program 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 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.
The Student Art and Technology display commences at 6.00pm in the Costa Hall foyer followed by the celebration evening that commences at 7.00pm in the main auditorium.
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.
Please note that most Years 7 - 11 students will not be required at school on Monday 27th November 2017 so staff can prepare for the evening and students performing can rehearse.
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Farewell to Betty
PFA news
For twelve and a half years, Ms Betty Perkin has worked as the Anderson’s Road Crossing Supervisor near the College.
Thank you to parents who were able to attend the recent Parents and Friends’ Association Annual General Meeting.
Many students and parents have come to know Betty as she ensured the safety of pedestrians each school morning and afternoon and will be interested to know that on Friday following her afternoon shift she handed in the “lollypop” to commence her retirement. The new College Captains, Kerry Kingsbury and Dean O’Brien, and I visited Betty at the crossing on Friday morning and presented her with a bunch of flowers on behalf of the College community to thank Betty and wish her all the best for retirement. Betty told us a special part of her work over the years was seeing the students grow up. She remembered Kerry, a former St Thomas Primary School student, from Kerry’s Grade Prep year and was delighted to know she was now a Captain at Saint Ignatius.
Thursday 1st February 2018 all students.
I thank the outgoing office holders for their tremendous support of the College through their leadership position.
Best wishes
Thank you to the new office holders for putting themselves forward and wish them all the best for their leadership position. And thank you to all parents who were nominated for a position, your interest was appreciated.
President: Secretary: Treasurer:
Jo Britt Cathy Dykes Clare Gordon
2017 / 2018 President: Secretary: Treasurer:
Rebecca Hay Cathy Dykes Sandi Clark
Staff News
Monday 27th November Mosaic Evening at Costa Hall
2017 Finishing dates for students The Year 11 students finish their school year next week on Thursday. 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 Years 9 and 10 students finish on Tuesday 5th December after sitting their exams. The Years 7 and 8 students finish on Wednesday 6th December. I wish them all an enjoyable, restful and productive holiday period as well.
Michael Exton Principal
2016 / 2017
Important dates for remainder of 2017
We wish Ms Shaw all the best.
Please note that the commencement day for next year is as follows:
As you would be aware, elections were held for office bearers at this meeting.
We wish Betty every blessing for her retirement.
Congratulations to Ms Blair Shaw (Teacher) on the birth of a daughter, Clover Joy.
Commencement date for 2018 school year
Tuesday 28th November Leopold Seniors Citizens Luncheon / Concert Wednesday 29th November Year 10 Exams commence Thursday 30th November Last day for Year 11 students Thursday 30th November Year 9 Exams commence Friday 1st December Year 12 Valedictory Dinner Tuesday 5th December Last day for Years 9 and 10 students Wednesday 6th December Last day for Years 7 and 8 students Tuesday 12th December Orientation day for 2018 Year 7 students Thursday 14th December Years 7-11 Semester Two reports available via the Parent Portal (from 4 pm) Friday 22nd December College office closes for holiday break
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Faith Matters Deeper Waters Our lives are filled with numerous experiences and phases, through which we develop as a person. There are times in life where we are guided along the journey and other times when we are set free and need to navigate our path according to what we believe to be right, based upon all that we know at that point. Every experience offers insight and learning. Every moment of our lives we make small decisions about the person we are and the person we might become. Our mission at the College is to help the community, especially our students, make connections between the Bible, the spiritual legacy of St Ignatius of Loyola and their personal relationship with God. Students enter into these individual, yet unified components through the many and varied experiences and studies throughout their journey of secondary education. At the end of Year 12, we hope that they College they leave adequately equipped to make sense of their faith and are able to apply the spirit of these understandings to situations that may seem on the surface to be unconnected. Regardless of an individual’s faith or spirituality as a College, we hope that when students graduate they have experienced contemporary Catholic faith and teaching, in a way that is relevant and agreeable. We believe that in following the charism of St Ignatius and his spiritual legacy that we can reach out to our entire community and achieve our mission. St Ignatius is an extraordinary saint. He was not ‘a saint before he was a saint’ as many of the others. In fact, as a young man, he was quite self-centred and hedonistic. His ambitions and narcissism caused much conflict in his life and ultimately led to his injuries at Pamplona. His early years make him accessible to ‘ordinary people’. We know that like us he could be selfish and at times cared more about himself than others. As God worked within his heart, Ignatius changed. He became aware of his great need for God and his desire to help others come to a deeper relationship with Him. Like all evangelists, Ignatius used his personality and wisdom to guide people to Jesus. His vision of ‘God in all things’ is a practical insight into the presence of God in our lives and helps us acknowledge the gifts we are blessed with. Although St Ignatius is a focal point in the life of the College, we need to be astute in our understanding him. At the College, we at times focus intently on St Ignatius and if we don’t contemplate the reason for this we may miss the intent, and thus the purpose of the life of Ignatius. His desire is that through exploring his teachings and following his spiritual guidance that people encounter Jesus. When we pray to St Ignatius, we ask for his intercession and do not pray to him as we would Jesus. We seek his prayerful support in our lives and ask that he may ask of God what we pray for; it’s in this way St Ignatius assists us spiritually.
Our College yearbook is called the Magis. It offers a review of the year and celebrates the successes of the College community has achieved by working diligently to achieve the best outcomes available. The word magis is a Latin word used by St Ignatius. It means more, fuller, greater or deeper. In the Ignatian tradition, the word is defined as ‘deeper’ and acts as a beacon for the College. Indeed we can be inspired as in all things we can achieve that little bit more. However, the term magis requires further contemplation to be fully understood. When considered as ‘deeper’ the term magis becomes profound. We can all go deeper. We cannot always realistically do more. If we focus on the simplistic definition of doing more, the magis becomes unachievable and therefore limiting. When we focus on going deeper, we are inspired to dream bigger dreams and do greater things. When calling the disciples in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus illustrates this concept. After returning from an unsuccessful nights fishing, the fishermen encounter Jesus on the shore. He hears of their lack of success and said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” Although hesitant Simon and his crew followed Jesus’ instruction, put out into deeper waters and caught so many fish their nets almost broke. By going deeper, Simon encountered more than he imagined. By having faith, he resisted his inclination to give up and believe that he had achieved what he could. In our community, we are inspired to develop. As we come to experience and understand new things, we are challenged to seek the magis, to go deeper. In doing so, we achieve more than we believe possible and motivate others to follow. St Ignatius offers us ways to connect with our faith that is easy and agreeable to all. When we contemplate Jesus and the relationship we have with him through our Ignatian lens his transcendent and divine nature is less confusing. By following the teachings of St Ignatius, we can find God in our modern world and see that he is active and so desperately needed. As our Year 12’s complete their final exams we pray for them and hope that they have benefited especially in their spiritual formation and faith. We hope that all that they have encountered and have studied enable them to go out into the world, applying the teaching of Jesus, through the lens of St Ignatius, in their lives so that they may thrive and bring peace and justice to the word in which they enter into. In their future endeavours, we hope that they always “put out into deeper waters”, seek the magis and remember that like Ignatius all people are capable of greatness and should be offered mercy and love; for some people, we find difficult may, in fact, be a Saint in disguise. Let us go gently into the world, seeking God and offering service to others.
Yours in Christ, Brendan Nicholls Liturgy Coordiantor
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Leadership Investiture Assembly Photos
Photography by David Alexander
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Leadership Investiture Assembly Photos
Photography by David Alexander
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Student Leaders 2018
Congratulations to the following students on their appointment to student leadership positions for 2018.
2018 College Captains
Kerry Kingsbury College Captain
Mackinley Collins Academic
Dean O’Brien College Captain
Catherine Exton Arts
Madeleine Crothers Vice Captain
Isabella Borley Environment
Riley Hayden Sports
Samuel Salisbury Vice Captain
Alexander Henry Justice
Sophie Thorley Liturgy
Hannah Power Wellbeing
2018 ‘Arrupe’ Leaders
William Bakker
Keira Ford
Lachlan Hart
Brent Keast
Georgia McFarlane
Bianca O’Brien
Lachlan Scott
Nickolas Sideris
Grace Synnott
Riley Taylor
Will Thorley
Abigail Valentine-Rawlins
Jessie Williams
Elyssa Winter
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Student Leaders 2018
Congratulations to the following students on their appointment to student leadership positions for 2018.
2018 House Captains Bradman (Green)
Olivia Hewitt Captain
Ryan McNolty Captain
Gus Kivlighon Vice Captain
Jessie Williams Vice Captain
Molly Cross Captain
Matson Waring Captain
Callum Branch Vice Captain
Elyssa Winter Vice Captain
Mackayla Davison-Chrimes Captain
Denzel Fuller Captain
Jack Lenan Vice Captain
Emily Wilson Vice Captain
Claudia Britt Captain
Riley Menzies Captain
Gemma Bell Vice Captain
Rodrigo Blyth Vice Captain
Cuthbert (Red)
Elliott (Yellow)
Fraser (Blue)
2018 SRC Representatives
Ada Hand Year 8
Joshua Miles Year 8
Florence Noble Year 9
Jonah Spilsbury Year 9
Heidi Bakker Year 10
Jared Leo Year 10 Note: Year 7 SRC Representatives will be announced in 2018
Tex Hallam Year 11
Bianca O’Brien Year 11
Matthew Clark Year 12
Ella O’Brien Year 12
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‘Pride and Prejudice’ Morning Tea In Year 11 Literature, we completed our year with the study of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and I decided that we should try and bring the era ‘back to life’ by hosting a morning tea. All students were invited to attend the morning tea ‘in character’, complete with one item of clothing to wear over the top of their school uniform, to enhance certain traits of their chosen character. Students were asked to prepare a list of conversation topics relevant to their character and to compile a list of short quotations that were easily incorporated into a discussion or to be used as a conversation starter. The challenge for the students was to try and remain in character for as long as possible and to engage in casual conversations whilst enjoying a cup of tea and some delightful scones and cakes. We were keen to explore the language of the text and consider how our reading of a text can change over time.
Both of these challenges were put to the test during this event. The students were set the challenge of changing roles from being a reader of the novel to an actor on the day and they stepped up to the challenge. They gained a new perspective and appreciation of the complexity of Austen’s language, as it was difficult to replicate the dialogue and tone of the conversations that were crafted in Austen’s novel.
We extend out thanks to Heather Mc Gill who runs ‘The Queen of Tarts’ Ocean Grove, for supplying the food for the morning tea. The cakes and scones were works of art and delicious. When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” Jane Alexander VCE Literature Teacher
The morning tea began with a discussion in ‘Austen style language’ as to the whereabouts of one student who was playing the important role of Darcy - our main man. One of the students quickly commented on how typical it was of Darcy to be away as he was really “not very fond of social outings.” The scene had been set for the morning tea and the students continued to chat (with a little prompting) for the duration of the social event. It was really enjoyable to do something different and to be together on this social occasion and provide the students with the opportunity to ‘live language’.
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Dance and Drama Evening On the 9th of November, the Year 9 and Year 10 Dance classes and the Year 11 Theatre Studies class performed for the end of semester Dance and Drama Night. The night started with the Year 11 Theatre Studies class completing a scene called ‘Death of a Salesman’. After this the Year 9 and Year 10 Dance classes took it in turns to perform a contemporary dance choreographed by Xavier McGettigan, a hip hop dance choreographed by ex-Saint Ignatius student Jay Taylor and a medley choreographed by the students themselves. The night finished with the return of the Year 11 Theatre Studies class performing a scene called ‘Mother Courage’. All together the night ran very smoothly and created a very entertaining show for the family and friends that came to watch. Ellie Small Year 9 Mangin
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2017 A celebration of the year showcasing our many programs and achievements at Saint Ignatius College St. Ignatius. Inspiring me to be a leader
Join the College community in an exciting evening of celebration at Mosaic 2017 All students are encouraged to attend this important College event. Date: Monday November 27th. Time: 6pm - 7pm Exhibitions, displays and performances in the Costa Hall foyer. 7pm - 9pm Student performances, media retrospectives and award presentations in the main auditorium. Venue: Costa Hall, Deakin University Waterfront Campus, Brougham Street, Geelong Dress: Semi-formal. Students’ dress: Girls: Full Summer uniform and blazer. Boys: Full Winter uniform (long pants and ties) and blazer Please note: Tickets are not required. General Admission to the foyer and auditorium. Doors to auditorium open at 6.45pm For enquiries: Please contact the College office on (03) 5251 1136 or email: info@ignatius.vic.edu.au
Important Dates to Remember Parents should note that Monday November 27th is a Student Free Day (Some students may be required for ‘Mosaic’ rehearsals) Monday November 27th ‘Mosaic’ Celebration Foyer Exhibition 6pm - 7pm, Student performances and awards 7pm - 9pm
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‘WOW (Watch Our Work) Week’ The week of the Melbourne Cup was also the inaugural launch of the Saint Ignatius ‘WOW (Watch our Work) Week’. Sixteen teachers either opened their classrooms to other teachers to watch them involved in a variety of activities or presented a professional learning session to their peers. Thirty- six teachers attended these sessions across three days, which culminated in a ‘Reflection’ of the week in the ILC after school on Friday. From all reports, it was a successful initiative and teachers gained valuable PD in an area of interest, in a practical setting without having to leave the school. Topics covered included the use of online formative assessment tools, literacy activities, DEDICT, a skills based training approach, the practical application of Virtual Reality, Flipped Learning and many more. We had a PMI (plus, minus interesting) session in the ILC on the Friday after school which 20 teachers attended and we were able to reflect on the week and make recommendations. The consensus was that it had been a worthwhile experience. A big thanks to those teachers who willingly and generously shared their expertise with their peers during ‘WOW WEEK” Fran Kealey Director of Teacher Development
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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Year 8 Clothes Swap Initiative When we think of pollution, we envision massive coal power plants, strip-mined mountaintops and raw sewage piped into our waterways. We don’t often think of the shirts on our backs. But the overall impact the apparel industry has on our planet is grim.
Elizabeth Andrews (8 Owen) was also a great catalyst for this initiative and she managed to convince the other Ignatian leaders to jump on board. Any action that helps our community to become more environmentally aware
and responsible must be applauded and encouraged. Thanks to all of the staff and students who supported this event. Jane Alexander Heal the Earth Coordinator
According to a recent report on the ABC News, Australians are purchasing twice the amount of clothing as anyone else in the world and a large percentage just ends up in landfill. To raise awareness about how we could reduce our clothing footprint, Year 8 ran our first ‘Clothes Swap’ in the Xavier Centre on Tuesday 20th November. The aim of this initiative was to raise awareness and prompt thinking about the nature of the large fashion industry of which we are all a part as consumers. Students brought in outgrown clothing or simply items they no longer wanted and this then allowed them to ‘swap’ for something they liked. The ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ message is an old one but it is a message that is increasingly relevant to everyone in our community. The clothes swap went into full swing as the Year 7 and 8 students selected their clothes from the large selection laid out on display tables. ‘Pre-loved’ caps were amongst the first items to move and were very useful as the sun was beaming down and were immediately put to use! There was an exciting community atmosphere around the stalls as students selected their items. Thanks go to Mr Andrew Humphries, Maintenance Manager for arranging the swap sale area, Mrs Debra Hodge, Year 8 Co-ordinator, Year 8 Homeroom Teachers, and to Brent Keast, Senior Ignatian Leader, who encouraged the younger leaders to support the idea.
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‘Market Day’ Photos
Photography by Year 9 ‘Capture that Image’ Students
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‘Market Day’ 2017 On Friday 20th October, the Year 7 and 8 Students showcased our annual Market Day at the College. Market Day is a fantastic way for our students to develop many of their talents and it also allows them the opportunity to organise and run their very own market stall. While learning skills such as budgeting, advertising, and food preparation, students are also raising money for a number of community service groups. Market Day was also a fantastic activity to raise awareness of our school motto: “Amare et Sevire” - “To Love and to Serve”. The day proved a huge success thanks to the hard work of both the students and Year 7 and 8 homeroom teachers. With such stalls as hot dogs, bake sale, lob a choc, pizza, sausage sizzle, lolly shop, soft drinks, Halloween trick or treat show bags, spiders, donuts, lolly raffle our other year levels were kept both entertained and well fed. A grand total of $4600 was raised on the day, which will be donated to a combination of the Armstrong family and local and Catholic charities. We were fortunate enough to have Ms. Wood’s Year 9 Capture That Image class volunteer to take the photos on the day. There work can be seen here and on the previous page. Thanks to all involved and those who took the time to support this wonderful event. Mrs. Deb Hodge and Ms. Tory Wood Year 7 and 8 Coordinator’s
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‘Heal the Earth’ Opportunity: Help us with our Mission to Save Frogs! Did you know that “Frogs are bio-indicators, and like the canaries in the coal mine they are often the first to perish when the quality of water deteriorates or the habitat change.” In Australia there are 240 species of frogs, 14 are endangered, 5 are critically endangered, and 10 are vulnerable. One of the biggest problems with the conservation of frogs is lack of knowledge. To combat this the Australian Museum has created an app called FrogID to allow everyday smartphone users to detect and record frogs. You can simply download the app and when you hear a frog open the app, record and upload. You will need to have location switched on so that the museum can locate your recording. This information will prove vital to help obtain knowledge about this incredibly threatened species. If you take part in this initiative - please email Mrs. Alexander and let her know you are helping to ‘Heal the Earth’. You can gain community service hours and points towards a ‘Loyola Award’. “Every croak counts”. ‘‘You don’t have to go out into the wilderness and be the next David Attenborough . . . you can go to your local oval at night, you find them in drains, you find them in gutters, any parkland with waters, a good thing to do with friends.’’ The Age 10/11/17 Download information: FrogID.net.au Darby O’Meara and Mitchell Arumets 9 Isore
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Year 8 Geography Excursion As part of our current unit on Coastal Landscapes, Year 8s recently travelled to White’s beach at Torquay to learn about how to care for the coastal environment along the Great Ocean Road. Our Environmental Educators from GORCC (Great Ocean Road Coast Committee), Hilary and Pete, explained the role of their organisation in preserving this iconic coastline (they manage 37 kilometres of crown land) and being protective custodians for future generations. They explained that their highest priority is to invest in $700,000 of conservation works each year and so our students participated in this conservation effort by weeding, removing rubbish and non-indigenous vegetation from the landscape and identifying native birds and animals, especially the threatened Hooded Plover. Students were shown examples of erosion, deposition and sand dune formation which they have been investigating in class. This provided our students with a hands-on experience facilitating an experiental learning outside the classroom. Many students were keen to return in the future as a volunteer to contribute to the preservation and management of these beautiful coastal areas. Special thanks to GORCC for accommodating 225 students over three days and passing on their expertise, passion and commitment to this natural landscape so that its beauty can be enjoyed for years to come. Deborah Hodge Year 8 Coordinator
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Canteen Roster Starting November 27th Monday 27th No Canteen Student Free day Tuesday 28th L. Tigani, L. Vella Wednesday 29th R. Hay, B. Downey, K. James, S. Peters, C. Ford Thursday 30th M. White, N. Lowther Friday 1st December M. Kelly, N. Condon
Starting December 4th Monday 4th B. Brinfield, M. Sideris Tuesday 5th L. Vella, L. Smith Wednesday 6th V. McKee, J. Cinel
Students Finished Many thanks to all the parents who helped out in the canteen during the 2017 College year.
Parents and Friends’ Association:
We have the new PFA Committee to introduce: Please put your hands together to welcome President: Rebecca Hay Secretary: Cathy Dykes Treasurer: Sandi Clark Congratulations!
College Fees Raffle 2018 Make the Time to Buy Your Tickets! It is worth it! Raffle is drawn at 2.30pm on Dec 12th - Orientation Day For more information please check the flyer recently sent home in your Student Information Packages. Fill out the details and return the bottom section of the flyer to the Office by Friday Dec.8th, 2017 . See the next page for details and order form.
Be on the PFA email list to hear all the news first!
Some of your email addresses are not current, and they are bouncing back to our very concerned Secretary. If you haven’t heard from us in a while, and are wondering why, it could be that we do not have your current correct email address. We would like to hear from you. So please email us at sicgpandf@ignatius.vic.edu.au
Secondhand Uniform Shop
Opening Day and Time
Term 4 Uniform Shop Open Hours are: Wednesday 2 - 4pm
We look forward to seeing you next year.
You can still drop of items to the Office for processing, if you cannot make it in on Wednesdays, but we would love to see you between 2 - 4pm. We have a great team in place ready to assist.
If unable to attend, please make sure you get a replacement.
We are looking to increase our volunteer group. If you are available and can help us out in any way, regarding the weekly opening of the Uniform Shop, or extra opening times coming up (especially Dec 12th for Orientation Day) - please provide your information details to the email below. “On the Job” Training will be provided. Contact: uniform@ignatius.vic.edu.au if you want more information.
Sandra Woodall Tel: 0417 050 258
Can you help out?
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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
Parents and Friends’ Association
2018 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 2018
(Fee applicable for youngest child at the College, does not include Digital Technology, VCAL or VET Levies or other extra curricular activities.) Donated by Saint Ignatius College.
2nd Prize
$200 Noone Imagewear Voucher
3rd Prize
$75 Campion Education Voucher
4th Prize
Novel valued at $30
Raffle drawn at 2.30pm on Tuesday 12th December 2017. 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 8th of December 2017. A receipt, if requested, will be sent home with students. We look forward to your support of this Fundraising event. Parents and Friends’ Association
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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 2018 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.
Saint Ignatius Christmas Hamper Appeal Once again we are conducting our Christmas hamper appeal to help make other families’ Christmas a special time. Each homeroom has been asked to supply some non-perishable 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 Preserves
Shortbread Fruit Cake Tinned Fruit
Mince Pies Custard
Gingerbread
Xmas napkins
Ice cream topping Coffee and tea
Soft Drink
Cordial
Nuts Bon Bons
Dried Fruit
Lollies
Candy Canes Chocolate
Jams Biscuits
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Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West (WHWBSW) would like to thank St Ignatius College for their support towards our “Stand Up – Don’t Stand By” 16 Days of Activism campaign. From November 25th to December 10th, 2017,” the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world” (United Nations, 2016). The “Stand Up – Don’t Stand By” campaign was created for secondary school aged students due to the need to address some concerning data captured by Our Watch (2016), which indicated that young people are struggling to identify what a healthy and respectful relationship looks like, and additionally, to raise awareness of the impact that social media platforms have on facilitating poor sexually abusive behaviour. Our poster campaign provides visual examples of unacceptable online behaviour, and then utilizes appropriate and realistic bystander options to empower adolescents to ‘stand up’ for what is right and support the victim.
Our Watch (2016) also reported: • • • • •
1 in 4 don’t think it’s serious when guys insult or verballing harass girls in the street. 15% of young people think its ok for a guy to pressure a girl for sex if they are both drunk. 1 in 4 young people don’t think it’s serious if a guy, who is normally gentle, sometimes slaps his girlfriend when he is drunk and they are arguing. 58% agreed that girls often receive unwanted indecent, sexually explicit texts, images or video clips. 44% of respondents did not feel comfortable reporting online abuse.
These posters will be used as a teaching resource for the duration of the campaign:
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RESILIENCE
insights How independence-building is the pathway to your teen’s resilience by Michael Grose
Parents and teachers often ask me how to build resilience in teens. My response is always the same: “Start by building independence and resilience will follow.” Here’s how. Children are hardwired for independence Some time around the age of fifteen months, give or take three months, most children will make a strong case for self-sufficiency. They demand to do things their own way. This demand is soon backed by a strong voice – “NOOOO!” – and then more articulate cries of “I can do it!” as their third birthday approaches. This is the time to harness your child’s push for independence and selfsufficiency. Their desire for independence and mastery over their immediate environment will see most children take incredible physical risks in the form of play and exploration of that environment. Concerned parents will naturally minimise risks by moving furniture around, keeping doors closed and hiding sharp implements, to name a few protective measures. But parents can’t eradicate all risks. Kids will fall and hurt themselves …but they’ll also get up and go again. In time, they’ll learn to assess situations, stare down their fears and test themselves out in new situations. Falling down, brushing yourself off and trying again is part of the natural learning experience for most young children. Parents don’t have to do much more than assess a situation for real dangers, then stand back and allow their kids to explore their environments, pulling them up only when their play
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and explorations transgress the rights and peace of others. So what’s this got to do with resilience? Well, everything really. Independence is the pursuit of mastery over one’s self and one’s environment and rarely happens without mishaps and mistakes. It nearly always involves hurt, hardship, frustration and fear. That’s where resilience comes in. Resilience is the art of bouncing forward after experiencing these hurts, hardships, frustrations and fears. Resilience is what comes from seeking out self-sufficiency and independence. The language of independence The fact that there’s a whole genre of language devoted to resilience (mostly cloaked in cliche) is no accident. Terms such as “Get back on the bike/horse when you fall off”, “Come on, brush yourself off and get on with it” or “What doesn’t kill you makes you strong” are built into the pyche of past generations. Many parents today will cringe at these terms as they appear a little callous and out of touch. Conversely most current parents’ relationship with risk and adventure – both required for independence-building – is very tenuous at best, non-existent at worst. Therein lies the challenge. I haven’t met a parent, carer or teacher who doesn’t want the teenagers in their care to develop resilience that will last a lifetime. Yet many of those same adults will block the pathway to teen’s resilience by over-indulging them, solving their problems and not giving them real responsibility. In doing so they deny kids the sense of mastery that comes from sorting out their own problems, getting themselves out of jams and getting up after a fall. You can never love your kids too much, but you can love them helplessly. That’s what happens when we deny teenagers the opportunity to become truly independent and self-sufficient. Deny self-sufficiency and you block a teen’s resilience. Develop real independence and you open a pathway to resilience that will last a lifetime. Find out how to develop real independence and resilience in your child in my latest book Spoonfed Generation: How to raise independent kids.
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL KIDS We’d like to hear from all parents about your experiences. For some, it’s easy to get along to school every day, for others, it can be tricky. At the Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, Monash University, we are working with parents and schools to understand how easy or hard it is for children and teenagers with an intellectual disability to go to school. By completing our survey, you will contribute to the development of information and resources to support children and teenagers with a disability to attend school.
You can sign up online at: https://goo.gl/MJGo4w
Could $500 help you with high‑school costs? Join Saver Plus and we’ll match your savings, dollar for dollar, up to $500 for school costs. laptops & tablets
specialist subjects
Call us to discuss signing up:
uniforms & shoes
books & supplies
T: 03 9902 4557 E: kites@monash.edu
sports fees & gear
camps & excursions
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Participating families will receive a $40 book voucher.
Contact Amanda Vernon your local Saver Plus Coordinator Phone 03 5278 8122 Email avernon@bethany.org.au Web www.saverplus.org.au
To join Saver Plus, you must have a Centrelink Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card, be at least 18 years old, have some regular income from work (you or your partner), and have a child at school or attend vocational education yourself.
This study has Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (#CF16/944 - 2016000499) and Victorian Department of Education and Training ethics (2016-003127) approval.
Saver Plus is an initiative of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ, delivered in partnership with Berry Street, The Benevolent Society and The Smith Family and other local community agencies including Bethany. The program is funded by ANZ and the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Go to www.dss.gov.au for more information. 17P-0221. February 2017. Produced by Strategic Marketing and Communications, Monash University CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
Immunisation Catch Up For Year 7 students (Gardasil) & Yr. 10, 11, 12 students (Meningococcal W) Ocean Grove Clinic Boorai centre Shell Road 2nd & 4th Friday of each month Or Barwon Health Immunisation Belmont 1-17 Reynolds Rd, Belmont, 3216 Tuesday 12/12/17 and Thursday 14/12/17 Phone Barwon Health Immunisation 42156963 to arrange Funding for Meningococcal ends 31/12/17
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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
Anakie
St Brigids
11am alternate Sundays
Anglesea
St Christopher
5:30pm (Sat) OR 6:30pm (Sat) during summer daylight saving time
Bannockburn
St John Mary Evangelist McKillop St
9:00am last Sunday of the month
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
6.00pm (Sat), 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
Inverleigh
Sacred Heart
9am Sunday except last Sunday of the month
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
Meredith
St Joseph’s
11am alternate Sundays
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
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Mass times are correct as of 22/02/13 - Please advise deanexec@pipeline.com.au of any corrections.
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College Calendar December 2017
November 2017 Thursday 23rd JSP Junior Debating Round 3 5.00pm to 8.00pm Friday 24th ‘Sing 4 Fleur’ Performance Contest Lunchtime Monday 27th Student Free Day Except for students required for Mosaic rehearsal Monday 27th Mosaic Awards Evening Costa Hall, Deakin Waterfront Campus Foyer displays from 6.00pm Awards evening commences 7.00pm Tuesday 28th
Leopold Senior Citizens Concert
Tuesday 28th
Year 11 VCAL Incursion
Wednesday 29th Year 10 Exams Commence 29th November to 5th December Thursday 30th Year 9 Exams Commence 30th November to 5th December Thursday 30th
Year 11 Last day
Friday 1st Year 12 Valedictory Dinner The President’s Room, Geelong Football Club, Simmons Stadium 6.30pm for 7.00pm to 11.00pm Sunday 3rd Jesuit Province Student Leadership Conference 3rd to 5th December Monday 4th
Year 9 and 10 Exams Continue
Tuesday 5th
Year 9 and 10 Exams Conclude
Tuesday 5th
Year 9 and 10 Last day of Classes
Tuesday 5th Parents and Friends’ Association Meeting and Celebration Food Tech Builing starting 7.00pm Wednesday 6th Years 7 and 8 Last Day of Class Friday 8th
Year 7 2018 ‘Singles Day’
Tuesday 12th Year 7 2018 ‘Orientation Day’ All Day Friday15th
VCAA Results Published
Wednesday 20th World Challenge ‘Southern China’ Trip Return Friday 22nd
College Office Closes
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