T IGNATIUS COLLEGE SAIN
Newsletter
Edition 20, December 4th 2014
From the Principal Welcome! Year 7 Music Concert
Coming Events December 2014 Wed 3rd Last Day of Years 7, 8 and 9 Thurs 4th Parents and Friends’ Association Booksale 6.00pm to 9.00pm MacKillop Building Tues 9th Year 7 2015 Orientation Mon 15th Teachers finish Fri 19th Last Day College is open
January 2015 Mon 19th College Office Opens Thurs 22nd Book Collection Day and Laptop Collection for Years 7 and 10 A more detailed calendar is on the last page.
The Performing Arts area is a strong feature of our College programs. Currently we offer opportunities for students with vocal ensembles and College Choir; small instrumental groups - rock bands, string ensemble; instrumental individual lessons; and orchestra. We continually look to improve and grow the musical opportunities available at our College. A key initiative of our dedicated Performing Arts faculty, led by Mrs Linda Pape, has been the introduction of a Year 7 Music Enhancement Program this year. Their aim was “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.” To do this each Year 7 student has been provided with a small group instrumental music lesson each week for a semester. 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 last week on Monday 24th 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. ....continued on Page 2
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From the Principal (cont.)
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Leopold Senior Citizens’ Luncheon and Concert
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Fr Kevin Dillon Comment
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Science Rockets photos
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Parents and Friends’ Association
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Canteen Roster and Sport at Saint Ignatius 2014
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PFA Funding in Science
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College Christmas Appeal
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DEECD Student Scholarships 2014 - 2015 and Old Ignatian Kira Kinsey Stars at Coolangatta Gold
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Cahnges to the Secondary School Tax File Number Program in 2015
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CoGG Immunisation Service
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“Help your child conquer self-consciousness” by Michael Grose
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Community Notice Board
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School Calender
Our college has enthusiastically supported the annual Leopold Senior Citizens’ Luncheon for the last seventeen years. On Tuesday 25th November about sixty students performed or waited on the tables serving the lunch prepared by the Church group for the one hundred and eighty senior citizens present at Lumen Christi Church Leopold. As in previous years I received many glowing comments about our students. I was very proud of our performers, many talented singers and musicians. And as well as serving food, the Year 9 students need to be congratulated for the way they conversed with the guests on the day helping to make the day a special one for them. Thank you to Mrs Linda Pape (Musical Director), Ms. Marina Brown (Singing Teacher), Mr Andrew Humphrey, Mr Angelo Scotto, Ms. Caitlin Doble and Sr Tricia Giles for enabling our school to support this initiative of the local Parish.
Year 12 Valedictory Evening On Friday 28th November the annual Year 12 Valedictory Dinner/Dance was held at “The Arena”, North Geelong. The evening commenced with the formal presentation of the graduands by Homeroom Teachers (Mrs Fran Kealy, Ms. Julie Wilson, Mr Malcolm Campbell, Mr Anthony Gravener and Mr John Clatworthy) to Fr Kevin Dillon (President of the Association of Canonical Administrators) and myself. A special feature of the formal part of the evening was the return of a past student of the College to promote the “Old Ignatians Association”. Georgia Cowdery (College Captain 2009) encouraged the Class of 2014 to keep connected to the College through membership of the alumni association. Each year 12 student was presented with an Old Ignatian lapel badge that they will hopefully keep as a sign of their continuing connection to their secondary school. The College Captains, Molly Cathcart and Joshua Smith then made their valedictory speeches in which they fondly recalled many aspects of their six years at the college, expressed gratitude to the staff and parents and wished their classmates best wishes for the next stage of their life journey.
We then enjoyed a smorgasbord dinner and dancing. Thank you to the organising committee and in particular Mr Joe McLean (YLC) and Ms Anthea Connoley (College Office.) As in previous years, the evening was conducted in a positive, happy and respectful way.
Unit 3 Orientation Program Thank you to the Senior School team of teachers for providing a valuable Orientation Program over the last week and a half 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. 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.
Ignatian Schools’ Leadership Conference I am very pleased to report that four of our 2015 Student Leaders, College Captains, Genevieve Nicholls and Harry Stannard, and Vice-Captains, Claudia Beattie and Noah Hodgson joined with leaders from other Ignatian Schools at St. Ignatius College Riverview, Sydney on Sunday 30th November to Tuesday 2nd December for a leadership conference. This conference aimed to develop the leadership knowledge and skills of each school’s captains as leaders in an Ignatian school and give the leaders the opportunity to meet leaders from other schools, share experiences and develop a sense of being part of a network of Australian Ignatian schools. The Jesuit (J) and Jesuit Partner (JP) Schools in Australia were all represented: Victoria: Xavier College Melbourne (J) ....continued on Page 3
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Loyola College Watsonia (JP) Saint Ignatius College Geelong (JP)
Commencement dates for 2015 school year
New South Wales Saint Ignatius College Riverview (J) Saint Aloysius College Milsons Point (J) Loyola College Mount Druitt (JP)
Please note that the commencement days for next year are as follows:
South Australia Saint Ignatius College Adelaide (J) Western Australia John XXIII College Perth (JP) Queensland Xavier College Hervey Bay (JP) The students and staff have returned with very positive feedback about their experience in Sydney.
Monday 2nd February 2015 Years 7, 11 & 12; and Tuesday 3rd February 2015 Years 8, 9 & 10.
Final days of the school year This is the second last newsletter for 2014. The final edition will be posted on our website in mid-December.
Advent Season Last Sunday we commenced the Advent period of the Church’s calendar, in fact the beginning of a new Church year. The Advent period is a time of waiting and preparing for Christmas. “Lord, you sent us Jesus your Son to bring light to our darkness and lead us to eternal life. As we begin this Advent season, enkindle within us the deep desire to seek him in all things. Lord, you fashioned our hearts to be satisfied with nothing less than Your love which overflows for us in Christ.
I thank St. Ignatius College Riverview for hosting our students and staff and providing the venue.
I am grateful to the Year Level Coordinators and their team of teachers for organising and managing a smooth finish to the school year that involved liturgies, final assemblies and final day activities for our Years 7 - 11 students.
As we journey through Advent, rekindle within us your gift of hope, and turn our expectant waiting into readiness to welcome Him in all persons we meet.
Thank you to Mr. Paul Lewis (DP) for organising and supporting our students’ involvement.
Next Tuesday we will conduct the Orientation Day for the Grade six students attending Saint Ignatius next year.
Best wishes,
We look forward to welcoming our new college members.
We ask you this in his name. Amen”
Michael Exton Principal
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Among others who donned the distinctive white and red competition T-shirt was Geelong captain and Rund Geelong ambassador Joel Selwood. Selwood took the red-eye flight from Perth and came straight from the airport to participate for the fifth year in a row, after playing in the one-off International Rules Test against Ireland. Despite tiredness, he said he walked quicker than last year. “Geelong Advertiser”, Mon. Nov. 24 Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died yesterday succumbing to injuries he suffered when struck by a bouncer at the SCG on Tuesday. He was 25. At an emotional press conference last evening, Australian captain Michael Clarke fought back tears as he delivered a statement on behalf of the Hughes family. “We are devestated by the loss of our much loved son and brother Phillip. It’s been a very difficult few days and we appreciate all the support we have received from family, friends, players, Cricket Australia and the general public. Cricket was Phillip’s life and we as a family share that love of the game with him.” “Herald Sun”, Fri. Nov 28
From Fr Kevin Dillon Anyone in Geelong watching last Saturday night’s International Rules (Australia v Ireland) game in Perth would have wondered how victorious Aussie captain Joel Selwood would be able to appear at “Run Geelong”, due to commence around 9am the next morning. Joel not only appeared, he actually competed in the 6 km. walk, determined to fulfil his commitment as an “Ambassador” for the Run. It was an effort consistent with his fine leadership and community spirit. After receiving the trophy for Australia, he must have dashed from the Perth oval to the airport, tried to grab a few hours sleep on the plane, before travelling straight to Geelong for the 9am start. His effort also brought into focus the role of prominent sports champions and the way in which they can become part of lives of, if not all of us, certainly most of us. This is one of the many reasons that the tragic death of Test batsman Phil Hughes has touched so many people, including those who have little or no interest in cricket.
The sense of shock and grief accompanying the death of Phil Hughes is a reflection of the decency of a fine young Aussie sportsman. And it is also a recognition of the special place sports champions have in the hearts of so many people. We celebrate and honour them in success, and (most of the time) commiserate with them when their best efforts aren’t good enough to win the contest. But they are us. They have families like ours. They have joys and sorrows, hopes and fears as we all do. So we mourn Philip Hughes. We pray that God will receive him into eternal life. We pray for his family, his team mates, and all who will be deeply affected by his untimely death. And in honouring him, we also honour other sports leaders, like Joel Selwood, whose example and spirit, like that of Phil Hughes, make our world a better place.
Thankfully it is rare for sportspeople to lose their lives while training for or competing in their chosen sport though horse racing, car racing, and cycling have all seen tragic deaths. But cricket is not normally seen as having dangers comparable to sports like those, where the threat to personal safety is far more evident.
Fr Kevin Dillon, Geelong Deanery Coordinator and Association of Canonical Administrator President, OAM
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Science Rockets photos by David Alexander
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Parents and Friends’ Association: Meetings for 2014
The Parents & Friends’ Association cordially invite all those interested to their meetings for 2014 held from 7.30pm onward in the Food Tech Centre on the following dates:
Meeting schedule: December TBA The Minutes for all meetings can be found on the College website in the Parents and Friends’ Portal when available. The Agenda for the up-coming meeting is also available from the website just prior to the meeting date.
Secondhand Booksale Tonight! The Secondhand Book Sale will be held tonight, Thursday 4th December 6-8pm in the MacKillop Centre (VCE Building). Books can be dropped off at the following times: Thursday 4th December 9-3pm Please DO NOT send in books that are not on the list of books available for Sale.
Parents and Friends’ Association Committe 2015 Message from the new President My name is Jo-Anne Britt, new President of the PFA and looking forward to seeing and meeting lots of new parents and friends at meetings and events. Currently we have Claudia in Year 8 Xavier (Year 9 next year) and have three children already on their paths to self sufficiency following their education at Saint Ignatius: Carly -Year 12 2008 (Communications and media at the Fair Work Ombudsman Office Melbourne, Sean Year 12 2010 currently finishing a Bachelor of Building Construction and Management at Deakin Geelong and Patrick - Bachelor of Visual Arts - Film and Television at Deakin Burwood. We have a great new enthusiastic committee from our recent AGM. I would like to thank our three outgoing committee for their fantastic work over a great many years: Veronica Magennis, Jo Ketchen and Helen Benjamin. We have two people who have replaced Helen in Fundraising and Uniform Shop and would like a volunteer to help out in co-ordinating the uniform shop with Debbie. Please ring me on 5250 1851 or email me at jobritt@datafast.net.au if you would be interested and would like to know what this entails. Cheers Jo
Parents and Friends’ Association Committee 2015 Following the Annual general meeting for the Parents and Friends’ Association on Monday 17th of November 2014, we would like to welcome the following people into the Committee Positions for 2015: Jo Britt declared as President Bernie Malone declared as Vice President
Books can only be purchased during the Sale on Thursday evening.
Kristi Papp declared as Secretary
Payment is by CASH or CHEQUE only. Proceeds from sales will be credited to your Fee Account.
Abraham Papp declared Fundraising Chair
Helen Benjamin Uniform Shop and Book Sale Co-ordinator
Clare Gordon declared as Treasurer Adrian Matthews declared as Environment Chair. Debbie Isbister, looking for an Assistant to coordinate the Uniform Shop
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Canteen Roster Thank you to all Canteen Helpers for your support during 2014. Any parents interested in helping the college in 2015 as a Canteen Helper please contact Sandra Woodall Tel: 0417 050 258
Sport at Saint Ignatius 2014 Saint Ignatius College Sport is growing and was proud to field 73 Sports teams in 22 different Sports in 2014.
Surrounded by a natural running environment students excelled in the Cross Country carnival with Cuthbert House being clear winners.
Students were coached by knowledgeable, enthusiastic and caring trainers comprising staff, parents and experienced outside coaches whose skills and efforts are highly valued and builds into the fabric of Saint Ignatius’ culture - values of respect, teamwork, individual aspiration, and competence, conscience and compassion.
The Fr. Des Panton Cup was presented at the recent Costa Hall “Mosaic” night, which celebrates and showcases the College’s programs and achievements during the year.
Sports Coordinator, Andrew Philp believes that Sport is full of life lessons and that, “Sport can teach failure, joy, disappointment, winning, losing, excitement, maturity, organisation, team work, humility and selflessness.”
We care about Sport at Saint Ignatius College and we march into 2015 having reached new bench marks, to set new bench marks and to inspire others.
House Sport at Saint Ignatius includes the three major carnivals during the year.
For overall House Supremacy House Captains Mihala Bond and Forester Sadler were thrilled to receive with the House Cup on behalf of their House, Cuthbert House.
Andrew Philip Sports Coordinator
The Swimming sports, won by Cuthbert House, gave the opportunity to students to swim competitively whilst enjoying the House spirit having fun dressing up in various styles in House colours. Elliot House was clear winner at the Athletics carnival and our new House Mascots were introduced to everyone’s enjoyment: our tenacious Cuthbert Crocodile, feisty Elliot Tiger, relentless Bradman Bull and determined Fraser Shark.
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PFA Funding in Science The Science Learning Area was the recipient of generous funding from the PFA to purchase Lego: Simple Machines kits this year. These kits will be used to assist teaching and learning of forces such as gears, wheels and axles, levers and pulleys in the Year 7 Science curriculum from 2015 onwards. To determine how these kits can be effectively used in the classroom, 7 Carroll have been exploring forces using them. They have investigated gears through building Merry-Go-Rounds, wheels and axles by creating Go-Carts and pulleys by building a Crazy Floor. To finish off the year, the students were challenged to use their knowledge of levers to build a Catapult that could fling a tyre the longest distance. Congratulations to the following winners: l 1st Kane Lothian l 2nd Tom Ness and Tom Cowley l 3rd Ross Symonds and Hamish Goodier
We both worked together in the Lego building task and it was really productive. It helps us both learn and it is interactive too. Lachlan Potter and Jack Lenan
Lego has been really fun. I have enjoyed working in pairs doing this and creating objects. It makes me want to come and enjoy learning in Science. Madeleine Butler and Emily Jones
Using Lego is a very easy and fun way to learn about gears. I learnt that although on the outside they look simple when you see how they are made you find out that they are very intricate. Kane Lothian
I really enjoyed using Lego instead of using our textbooks to learn. It’s easier than using the heavy lab equipment and better and more interesting than using the textbook. Kaelyn Carter
Lego is so fun, Lego is so creative and if you use your imagination you can make and create so many different things. I am so happy that we have the opportunity to use Lego in class. Today in class we made a car. Belinda Zappia Lego is so much more interesting than working from the textbook. Today I found out that if the band that turns the wheels has a bigger gear to go around it moves a greater distance. Montana Hillman
All students were engaged and found the Lego kits helped them to learn about forces in an exciting and hands-on fashion. We look forward to all Year 7 students using them from 2015 onwards. Ms. Elise Meehan Science Learning Area Leader Lego is a great way to learn about how thing like gears work, because you can visually see how they work and up close. It is also great fun and enjoyable which means that people might pay more attention to what they are learning about. Mikalya Michaels
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College Christmas Appeal Over the last month, students and staff throughout the College have been kindly donating and collecting food and Christmas items for our College Christmas Appeal. From staple foods through to Christmas luxuries, the Social Justice Committee aimed to collect enough to create twenty Christmas Hampers. We are happy to say that through the generous donations of the College community we have been able to make over thirty hampers that will be distributed amongst our College families and Geelong’s disadvantaged. Christmas can be a difficult time for some for a variety of reasons, but we hope that these hampers will bring some light and festive spirit into their lives. The Social Justice Committee wishes the Saint Ignatius community a happy, safe and faith filled festive season, and we thank you your generous support throughout 2014. Sarah Callahan Social Justice Coordinator
Year 9 Students Students undertaking either VCE Mathematical Methods, Pre VCE Maths or General Maths in Year 10 2015 must have a TI-Nspire CAS calculator. These are to be purchased directly through ABACUS calculators. Order forms have been posted home. If you require another order form please email perkinsk@ignatius.vic.edu.au Karen Perkins Maths Domain Leader
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Student Scholarships 2014 - 2015 Main Points
Critical Dates
Additional Information
l Student Scholarships from the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) are available for students currently in Years 4- 12.
l The student online process is now open and will close on 30 January 2015.
l The Year 12 scholarships that are available include the Alice Jennings Scholarship for a Koorie female completing her last year of VCE/ VCAL, the Glen Moorhead Memorial Scholarship, the Ken Matthews Scholarship and the Walter Lindrum Memorial Scholarship.
l Applications for student scholarships are now open at https://www.eduweb. vic.gov.au/scholarships l Students will need their 2014 end-of -year results in order to apply, and principals must verify student results in order for the application to be valid. l Principals can verify student results at https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ scholarships/PrincipalHelp.aspx (also accessible via the Principal Verification tab on the website)./
l The Principal Verification process in now open and will close 27 February 2015. l Scholarships will be awarded by 30 June 2015. l Students interested in applying for a DEECD scholarship should apply online at https://www.eduweb.vic. gov.au/scholarships by 30 January 2015. Principals are required to verify student results for applications to be valid.
l Many of the scholarships that DEECD administers have financial need as an eligibility criterion. This criterion will be met if the parent/guardian holds a Health Care Card, a Low Income Health Care Card, or a Pensioner Concession Card, or if the student receives Youth Allowance.
Old Ignatian Kira Kinsey Stars at Coolangatta Gold Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club wave queen Kira Kinsey flew back to her native coastal home last week with a smile.
The impressive teenager said a strong ski discipline to start the race helped her achieve a good result.
Kinsey, 19, now based on the Gold Coast, was back in Ocean Grove to catch up with family and friends following her stunning fifth-place finish at the Coolangatta Gold on Sunday November 2.
“I jumped off my ski in third (place) with another girl next to me – I was stoked with that, I didn’t expect to get so high up,” Kinsey said.
Kinsey who completed the race in a time of 05:06:07, overwhelmed with her result. “I was absolutely stoked with that (fifth place), there was 13 girls in line, I just wanted to get in the top 10,” Kinsey told the Voice at Ocean Grove main beach last week. The Coolangatta Gold which involves a ski, run, swim, board leg and concludes with a run, is long considered the premier endurance event of Australian Surf Life Saving.
Kinsey thanked her mother Sonia Kinsey, her brother Guy and local Wayne Cornes and North Burleigh SLSC head coach Dan Norton-Smith for their support at the Coolangatta Gold. “Mum hands me drinks and gels, then I will run down further and find my brother with my goggles and cap,” Kinsey said. “I organised them the day before, so they knew where they had to be at every single stop – so they were spot on.”
Kinsey, now a member of North Burleigh SLSC, is currently studying Occupational Therapy at Gold Coast-based Southern Cross University. The former Saint Ignatius student who moved to the Gold Coast suburb of Burleigh Waters in May, said she had not forgotten her upbringing in Ocean Grove. “Growing up nippers (at Ocean Grove) was just awesome – it is a beautiful beach,” she said. Reproduced with the kind permssion of the Ocean Grove Voice. Written by Mark Heenan Sports Co-ordinator and sports reporter Originally published as: Ocean Grove’s Kira Kinsey Stars at Coolangatta Gold.
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Changes to the Secondary Schools Tax File Number Program in 2015
2015..
The Secondary Schools Tax File Number (TFN) Program will not continue beyond 31 December 2014. This means that School TFN forms will no longer be processed beyond this date. How students can apply for a TFN from 1 January 2015. The Australian Taxation Office in partnership with Australia Post is making it easier for individuals to apply for a TFN. Students can now apply for a TFN online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office. Applying online is the fastest and most convenient way for students to get a TFN. More information on applying online can be found at ato.gov.au by searching for ‘QC27248’ Students who are unable to visit a participating Australia Post office will need to complete the application form Tax file number - application or enquiry for individuals form (NAT 1432).
Look out for more details in the College Newsletter in early 2015!!
More information about lodging this form can be found at ato.gov.au by searching for ‘QC22604’ The ATO will continue working with teachers to educate students about tax and superannuation. The curriculum resource Tax, Super & You is a free, easy to use, online educational resource aligned to the school curriculum of each state and territory. This resource can be accessed at taxsuperandyou.gov.au In the coming weeks we will provide more information by email on how students can apply for a TFN and the educational services we can provide. In the meantime if you require any further information you can phone 1300 130 282between 8:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Regards Steve Vesperman Deputy Commissioner of Taxation
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CITY OF GREATER GEELONG IMMUNISATION SERVICE Provided by BARWON HEALTH Immunisation Centre Belmont Barwon Health (Main Entrance) 1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont.
Immunisation Hours Wednesday morning (By appointment only) 9 am - 12.30pm
Corio Community Health Centre 2 Gellibrand St, Corio
Every Wednesday 9.30am - 11.45am
Newtown “Ariston� 245 Pakington St, Newtown
1st Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am
Ocean Grove Boorai Centre Ocean Grove Shell Rd, Ocean Grove Newcomb Community Health Centre 104-108 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb
2nd and 4th Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am
Open sessions (No appointment required) (Please note that this is the Barwon Health Wed and Friday afternoons 1.30pm - 4.45pm building, not the MCH building) Saturday morning (By appointment only) 9 am - 11.45am
3rd Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am
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.
A reminder to students (especially Year 9 as the funding for their vaccine ends on 31/12/14) to contact us to catch up any vaccines missed at school. A Jesuit Partner School
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INSIGHTS Building parent-school partnerships WORDS Michael Grose
Help your child conquer selfconsciousness
Self-consciousness can make school concerts and end of year events daunting for some students. Here are some ideas to help. 4 Catch kids being brave
Self-consciousness can be awful. It’s the feeling you get that everyone is looking at you. Self-consciousness can come and go.
1 Help them prepare They can practise a talk or even rehearse
sure you highlight kids being brave
Often eldest boys when in early primary school are extremely shy and selfconscious. It can make them do silly things. Then self-consciousness revisits later in early adolescence for many boys.
an opening line to help them break the
and overcoming possibly embarrassing
for public performance
ice in social situations. Practice leads to competence, which often alleviates selfconsciousness.
What you focus on expands so make
situations. Also, let them know that even though they may have stumbled or fluffed a line or two the room didn’t cave in. It wasn’t so bad.
Early teen girls often suffer from it, particularly if they are early or late maturers.
2 Use baby steps in
Some kids just hate to do anything in public for fear of being noticed and perhaps laughed at. They think, quite wrongly, that everyone is looking at them. The truth of the matter is that most people aren’t looking at them. If they are performing in a school concert most adults have eyes only for their children. They won’t really take too much notice of any other children, unless of course, they fluff their lines badly or muck-up big time.
bunch of new people, then they can just
they work themselves into a frenzy with
meet one new friend at a party, rather than
worry. Deep breathing where they count
try to meet too many people, which can be
to 3 breathing in, but count to 6 when
overwhelming.
breathing out will help kids regain calm,
social situations
However logical you may be selfconsciousness can still hold many kids back. Here are some ideas to help your child or young person conquer self-consciousness:
If they feel uncomfortable meeting a whole
3 Practise strong self-talk
5 Breathe in, breathe out Some children and young people can be so debilitated by their self-consciousness that
control and hopefully perspective.
Self-conscious kids often have atrocious
Self-consciousness is something that many
self-talk. They say everyone is watching
adults suffer from too, so these ideas may
them enter a room, when the reality is quite different. Help them develop some realistic and more assertive messages about themselves. “It will be fun going on stage at the concert with my friends” is far more
hold true for you. It may not be something we can completely eradicate but it is something we all can learn to control so it doesn’t stop us, or our kids, doing what we want to do.
helpful than “Everyone will be staring at me” or “What if I muck up?”.
Michael Grose
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Community Notice Board Introducing “Illegal Drugs -What you need to know” Drug education resources for teachers, parents and students The following introductory blurb can be used in school bulletins and newsletters to inform teachers, parents and students about the new resources available to all schools in Term 4. For an electronic copy of this text, please contact l.stapinski@unsw.edu.au
Illegal Drugs -What you need to know Drug education resources for teachers, parents and students Research suggests the teenage years are when alcohol and other drug use are first initiated. This highlights the importance of intervening early to prevent drug use uptake and associated harms. To achieve this, there is a critical need for accurate and credible evidence-based information that can be accessed by young people, their parents and teachers. To meet this need, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and the National Drug Research Institute were funded by the Australian government Department of Health to develop an illegal drugs resource package for use by teachers, parents, and students. Informed by expert review of research evidence and consultation with teachers, parents and students, the booklets in this series have been developed to: • Provide accurate, up-to-date information about illegal drugs, their use, effects and potential harms • Help students to make informed choices and deal with pressure from peers • Provide guidance about how to talk to a young person about illegal drugs, or help someone who has taken a drug
Drug Information booklets for teachers, parents and students.
• Give information about school-based drug preventions programs that have demonstrated positive outcomes in Australia • An online drug education game, “Pure Rush” is also available. Designed for students in Years 9-10, Pure Rush provides a fun and interactive way to educate students about drug effects and harms. Pure Rush: Online Drug Education Game Copies of the booklets will be delivered to every secondary school in Australia in Term 4, 2014. Electronic versions of the booklets and the online game “Pure Rush” are freely available from www.positivechoices.org.au
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Community Notice Board Friends of Bellarine Rail Trail Where: Bellarine Rail Trail, Geelong to Queenscliff Activities: Weeding, revegetation, plant propagation and planting. Contact: Alastair Mackintosh
Friends of Edwards Point State Fauna Reserve Where: Edwards Point Faunal Reserve, St. Leonards Activities: Weed removal, frog monitoring, plant propagation and planting. When: 3rd Sunday of the month or as needed. Contact: John Fyfe ph. 5257 3298
Ph. 5248 5234
Friends of Buckley Park
Where: Buckley Park Foreshore Reserve, between Ocean Grove and Pt. Lonsdale Activities: Aboriginal heritage site protection, coastal and dune conservation works. When: No regular working bees. Contact: Peter Haffenden Ph. 9318 3544
Queenscliff Global Warming Action Group Where: Queenscliff Activities: Educate about the effects of global warming and to initiate local actions to reduce the Borough’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Contact: Joan Ph. 5258 3381
Get involved in your community!
Bellarine Community Groups Friends of Ocean Grove Nature Reserve Where: Grubb Rd., Ocean Grove Activities: Weeding, revegetation, flora and fauna walks and awareness raising activities. When: 1st Sunday of the month Contact: Chris Pitfield Ph. 5232 9100
Swan Bay Environment Association
Where: Queenscliff and Pt. Lonsdale area
Activities: Coastal conservation and protection, community education, weed control and Indigenous plant propagation. When: 3rd Sunday of the month Contact: Felicity Thyer Ph. 5258 2559
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Community Notice Board
G N I K N I H T ARE YOU L O O H C S E ABOUT TH ? S Y A D I L O H YMCA GEELONG SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED! • Activities for children aged
January 2nd - 23rd 2015
5 up to 18 years itional needs
• Inclusive for children with add • Excursions, Games, Sports, & Crafts, and much more!
Cooking, Arts t public
• Every school holidays (excep holidays)
m • Program times: 7:30am-6:00p y periods) ida hol ool sch (weekdays during iods apply, please Registration and booking per see our website for further ca.org.au information - www.geelong.ym eive information To join our mailing list and rec mmunity Programs directly, please contact the Co with your preferred Coordinator, Kimberley Maher details. Kimberley Maher inator Community Programs Coord u kimberley.maher@ymca.org.a
YMCA GEELONG
YMCA Newtown Stadium
25 Riversdale Rd, Newtown 3220 (03) 5223 2714
geelong@ymca.org.au www.geelong.ymca.org.au
www.facebook.com/YmcaGeelong
A Jesuit Partner School
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Community Notice Board AM R G O R P Y A D I SCHOOL HOL
S D E E N L ADDITIONA S E I T I V I T C A junction with regular All activites will be run in con h each individual child programming. Staff working wit ess at the time whether with additional needs will ass suited to additional the children would be better r programming. needs programming or regula ACTIVITIES ON OFFER run for 30 - 45 mins each • Bubbles • Water Play • Gym Movement • Feely Things • Music - Percussion • Chalk Drawing • Sand Stuff
• Dark Den • Pattern Blocks • Puppets • Therapy Ball • Trampoline • Music • Duplo (Lego)
staff working with the Activities will be conducted by se staff will introduce additional needs children. The on whether the activities as needed depending excursion, the children are in the centre or on ather and availability emotional state of the child, we of resources at the time. alter programming to Staff at the YMCA will happily child, and/or at the suit the individual needs of the . request of the parent/guardian
YMCA GEELONG A Jesuit Partner School
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School Calendar December 2014
January 2015
Wednesday 3rd Last Day of Year 7, 8 and 9
Monday 19th
Wednesday 3rd Year End of Year Celebration Village Cinema
Thursday 22nd Book Collection Day Laptop Collection for Years 7 and 10
Thursday 4th Parents and Friends’ Association Booksale 6.00pm to 9.00pm MacKillop Centre (VCE Building) Tuesday 9th
Year 7 2015 Orientation
Monday 15th
Teachers finish
Friday 19th
Last Day College is Open
College Office Opens
February 2015 Monday 2nd
Years 7, 11 and 12 Commence
Tuesday 3rd
Years 8, 9 and 10 Commence
Thursday 5th
Years 7 Parent Welcome Mass
Friday 6th Whole College Assembly Periods 3 and 4 Monday 9th
Year 8 Parent Information Evening
Thursday 12th
Saint Ignatius College Swimming Carnival
Monday 16th
Year 9 Parent Information Evening
Look for the Calendar available through the Saint Ignatius College Website: www.ignatius.vic.edu.au T IGNATIUS COLLEGE SAIN
Saint Ignatius College Geelong
27 Peninsula Drive, Drysdale, Victoria. 3222 E: info@ignatius.vic.edu.au T: 03 5251 1136 www.ignatius.vic.edu.au A Jesuit Partner School
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