Edition 8 may 22nd (hr) by Saint Ignatius

T IGNATIUS COLLEGE SAIN

Newsletter Edition 8, May 22nd 2014

From the Principal Welcome!

College Assembly As you are aware, we gathered as a whole school in the gym for the term two assembly last Friday. Two features of this assembly were encouragement of student progress for the remainder of the semester and acknowledgement of achievement to date.

Fri 23rd GISSA Year 7-9 Football Carnival

The last fortnight has again been a very busy one with many and varied events and activities. Saint Ignatius College is indeed a vibrant learning and faith community. Such events and activities complement the classroom programs helping to develop well-rounded women and men for others. I am grateful for the student response and staff talent and generosity in providing these learning and community experiences.

Fri 23rd VCC Basketball (Junior) Qualifying

NAPLAN

Coming Events May 2014 Fri 23rd Enrolments Closing Date

Fri 23rd Year 8 ‘The Hurting Game’ Mon 26th Year 12 Patti Miller Workshop Mon 26th Year 10 Debating Tues 27th GISSA Year 11-12 and Year 9-10 Football Tues 27th Year 11 Legal Studies Excursion Wed 28th Year 10 Gordon and Deakin Uni Excursion Wed 28th Year 9 BTB Excursion A more detailed calendar is on the last page.

Last week’s annual NAPLAN tests in literacy and numeracy for our Years 7 and 9 students were a major event organizationally and required much pre-planning so they could run smoothly. I thank Mrs. Freda Gray, Mrs. Annette Chidzey and the team of staff involved for their work to ensure that these assessments were conducted in the best possible way. I praise all students who tried their best to demonstrate their competency level. The student results will provide valuable data to assist the College in continuing to improve student-learning outcomes in the future as well as indicating the progress we have been making in this area. Parents will receive their daughter / son’s results from ACARA later in the year.

To encourage students to do their best at all times we have the ‘Loyola awards and colours’ program to further recognize and celebrate students striving to be better for themselves and for others. The Loyola Outstanding Student Achievement Awards acknowledge and reward outstanding effort and achievement in four areas: l l l l

Academic Excellence Excellence in Sport Cultural Endeavour Community Service

For each category there are clear criteria to be satisfied for a student (s) to be nominated and these are listed in the Student Planner. Further to this, students can also achieve ‘colours’, that reflect a special recognition of outstanding achievement over a sustained period of time. ....continued on Page 2

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In Brief

From the Principal (cont.)

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l Bronze 5 Loyola Awards in any category

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l Silver 7 Loyola Awards involving at least three categories

Continuation of ‘From the Principal’ Continuation of ‘From the Principal’

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Fr Kevin Dillon Comment and Head Lice

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Ignatian ‘Examen’ Prayer and Reflection

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GISSA Intermediate & Senior Girls Netball

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Canteen Roster, East Timor Student Day and Blood Donors Needed

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Bendigo Bank Sporting Grant, Equestrian News and Surf Squad

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Grace Putts to pefection and Formative Review Notification

l Gold 10 Loyola Awards covering three categories These higher awards are acknowledged with a colour pinned on the lapel of the College blazer. Loyola Awards and colours will complement the school report and Mosaic. They indicate the student’s positive qualities to a future employer and therefore will be of real value to them.

Year 7 Enrolments for 2015

Bronze

Can I please remind parents of current students who have a child in Year Six this year that applications for a place in Year 7 next year at Saint Ignatius College Geelong close tomorrow? Application forms are available from our office or the College website.

Silver

Helping Those in Need Bare-foot Bowls Afternoon

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Semester One Examinations

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Parents and Friends’ Association

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“A mother like no other” by Michael Grose

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School Calender

Condolences

The award winners are as follows.

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The next full school assembly will be in term three to celebrate our Feast Day – the “Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola”. The day and time will be announced closer to the date.

I congratulate them and I encourage all students to strive for an award or awards in future.

Community Notice Board

Music in Motion and Performing Arts

Thank you to the parents who were able to be present at the assembly. Your support is appreciated.

Our deepest sympathy is extended to the Radosavljevic family, Damian (Year 10) and Michael (Year 8), on the recent loss of their dearly loved wife and mother Vilma. May they find comfort in a loving God and may Vilma enjoy the reward of eternal peace. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers at this very sad and challenging time.

Tiahna Andree-Jansz Kara Bottrell Claire Cooling Dylan Crawley Gabrielle DeBono Catherine Exton Lachlan Ford Taylah Frew Rebecca Haines Maddison Hammond Benjamin Hargreaves Josh Humphrey Cecelia Johnston Kerry Kingsbury Olivia Lewis William McGuinness Kianne Mitchell-Falce Emily Notting Isabella Searle Kelly Sismaet Chelsea Skuza Joshua Spriggins Chelsea Taylor-Hewson

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The assembly also provided the opportunity to acknowledge many student achievements across a range of areas and for us to enjoy listening to the Year 10 Band.

Claire Bensted Tess Havelberg Madeleine Lewis Gold Jacob Shears

Alexandra Borley Joshua Clark Kayla Costello Billy Dando Meghann Evenden Eliza Fleet Oliver Francis Samantha Gravener Ashleigh Hamilton Tess Havelberg Aurora Harmathy Ebonie Janetzki Brent Keast Madeline Lakey Samantha Maxwell Ruby Millett Georgia Mullins Kelly Rodgers Jacqueline Seiffert Ella Sjodin Thomas Smith Vittorio Truglio Ella Walsh

Resilience At last Friday’s assembly I spoke to the students about gratitude and resilience - the importance of being thankful, knowing and using one’s strengths and enjoying the moment as a recipe to promote happiness and resilience. Further to this topic, I provide the following thoughts from an article entitled “Helping your child rise above disappointment” in “Principals’ Digests” (Vol. 19, No. 48.) “Whether it’s missing out on a prize or the ice cream shop has run out of chocolate sprinkles, life is full of big and little disappointments. And as much as we’d like to spare our child from let-downs, we can’t - and that’s a good thing. “When children learn at an early age that they have the tools to get over a disappointing situation, they’ll be able to rely on that throughout childhood and even as adults,” says Robert Brooks, PhD, co-author of Raising Resilient Children. “If you bend over backwards to shield them from disappointment, you’re keeping them from developing some important skills. ....continued on Page 3

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If you help a child learn to ask for realistic support, lean on others, communicate well, and stay optimistic, you’re assisting them to handle what life throws at them.” Learning how to cope with disappointment is a part of growing into a responsible young adult. Failure can also motivate children to practise harder, study longer or attempt a different approach. Children can learn more about problemsolving through failure. Through trying and failing, then trying again and succeeding, our children learn about patience, perseverance and justified pride in their accomplishments. Your child may feel like it’s the end of the world. Help them see the light at the end of the tunnel. Some children will say that this one experience has ruined their life and they will often look to you, their parents, to contradict that belief. Remind your children that while this disappointment hurts, there will be many other successes in their lives. As a society, we are very focused on success. We can become so focused on the final outcome that we miss the important role our effort plays. Research has suggested that children who are praised for their effort and hard work are more likely to try harder to solve difficult problems than those who are praised simply for getting the answers correct.

Principal review

Please note the following important dates in June:

A reminder that the Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM) has now commenced the process for my mid-term contract review.

Monday June 9th Queen’s Birthday Holiday

The review involves me completing a self-reflection on my leadership over the years since my last review, a survey of all staff, interviews of many staff, students and parents and the completion of a report for the President of the Canonical Administrators, Fr. Kevin Dillon.

The process will be completed by the end of this term. Ms. Victoria Myers from the CEOM will lead the review. Details about the process were provided in the last newsletter. Can I please remind you that parents can provide feedback to the Review Panel by: 1.

requesting an interview with a Panel member on Wednesday 4th June 2014 by contacting my secretary, Ms. Gail Lambert at the College;

Friday June 20th - Student Free Day This is to advise you that the date of our Student Free Day / Correction / Report Writing day has been changed from Friday 13th June to Friday 20th June.

Friday June 27th - Last Day of Term 2 l Students dismissed at 2.05pm. Buses will commence to depart at 2.13pm Best wishes,

Michael Exton Principal

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sending an email to the Panel Chair, Ms. Victoria Myers (vmyers@ ceomelb.catholic.edu.au) prior to 27th May 2014.

So, praise how hard your children work, how much they studied, or how frequently they practised. Help your child see what they have learned from that hard work even if the outcome wasn’t exactly what they wanted.”

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More jobless young people will be forced to rely on homelessness services and emergency relief following the government’s deep cuts to the dole, welfare groups have warned. And families will have to absorb the cost of adult children returning home if they are unable to find work and forced off unemployment benefits, with the burden to all heaviest on poorer families. Budget changes mean that people under 30 who sign onto the dole or Youth Allowance (the lesser payment for those under 25) will have to wait six months before they get any money, then work for the dole for another six months, before either finding a job or getting no money for a further six months. “We’re steeling ourselves for monumental fallout from these changes,” said Jenny Smith, chief executive officer of the Council to Homeless Persons. “An allowance of $205 per week sees many young people living on a diet of rice and bread, so what will they eat when they have no money?” The measures are likely to affect young people without family support, like those in state care or who have moved interstate. The Age, Thursday May 15th Pensions and disability payments to veterans will be slashed by $130 million over the next four years. Savings identified include $42.1 million by increasing annual compliance checks on veterans’ entitlements from 12,000 and 20,000. Paying new claims for veterans’ disability pensions from the date of claim rather than disability will save $38.8 million, and a further $12.7 million will be cut by requiring medical specialists to check veterans who have been receiving paymens for 12 months or longer. Herald Sun, Wednesday May 14th

From Fr Kevin Dillon Despite the detailed multi-page analysis of this week’s Federal Budget in our newspapers, there is a strong likelihood that many people will give only a brief glance to the tables of figures and the predictions. Then they’ll simply hope it won’t hurt too much. True, most likely they will have picked up the general “drift” of the Budget, and recognise that life will be tougher on many levels. But they also know that they are really not in a position to do anything about. So the daily necessities of life will demand that they simply “get on with it”, and hope for the best, fully aware that adjustments, some of them painful, will have to be made. Few people are disputing that there is major financial ground to be made up, and that returning to the elusive “surplus” will not be easy. But there is also legitimate cause for concern that some of those least capable of absorbing increased costs and diminished income will be those most affected. Like young people without work. If the Budget, as is likely, impacts on business, then job losses are likely, and often the “last on” is the “first off”. So youth unemployment may well rise, even dramatically. It’s high enough already. The many problems associated with the more disadvantaged young people - depression, suicide, street violence, homelessness - are not likely to be alleviated in any way by a reduction in their already low income. In fact, the opposite is the probable outcome. How that might affect the long-term well-being of the next generation is concerning in the extreme.

Financial Hardship At a recent College Board meeting concern for those affected by the recent job losses across the region was expressed. One outcome of our discussion was that I would mention in the newsletter the College’s willingness to meet with parents/ guardians who find themselves in such circumstances to discuss what support we can provide to alleviate family concerns about being able to continue at the College. This also applies to other cases where a family encounters financial hardship. As you would expect, such matters are managed confidently and respectfully. Please contact our Business Manager, Mr David Fitzgerald to make an appointment to discuss such matters.

And then there’s the veterans. 25,000 Australians served in Afghanistan. The guerrilla-style of combat there means that many veterans will have returned with significant “issues” as a result of their service, especially Post-traumatic stress disorder. Trying to find “savings” by skimping on their pensions and service entitlements is hardly a helpful way to “honour the Anzacs” in the centenary year of the Gallipoli landing. So many returned service personnel - from Korea, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan - are only just managing to keep their life together. It would be tragic if relatively small Budget savings were to create heavier financial burdens on already vulnerable Australians. Federal Budgets, especially those which aim at recovering lost economic ground, are rarely popular. But measures which can too easily hurt those who can least afford them may well deserve a second look before being put into operation.

Fr Kevin Dillon, Geelong Deanery Coordinator and Association of Canonical Administrator President, OAM

Important Note: Head Lice While children are at school many families will have contact with head lice. Head lice have been around for thousands of years. As with any insect, they learn to adapt to their environment in order to survive. We are never going to be completely rid of them, but we can make managing them easier. Could all families please be vigilant and check your child’s hair. We have extra information sheets titled “Frequently asked questions” and “Scratching for answers” that can be posted out. If you would like further information please contact the College Office on 5251 1136

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The Five Steps of the Ignatian ‘Examen’ Prayer Thanks I give thanks for the graces, benefits and good things of my day. Help I ask the Holy Spirit for help to discern my day with openess.

Ignatian Spirituality Reflection Ignatian Spirituality is a Christ Centred Spirituality Ignatian spirituality was developed over the course of many years by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (i.e., the Jesuits).

Resolve I resolve with hope and grace to amend my life tomorrow.

Following the example of St. Ignatius, Ignatian spirituality centres on the imitation of Jesus—focusing on those priorities which constitute Christ’s mind, heart, values, priorities and loves. To learn what those values, priorities and loves are, Ignatius would encourage us to consider what Jesus said and did. At the foundation of Jesus’s life was prayer, a continuous search for how best to live as an authentic human being before a loving God. Jesus preached forgiveness of sins, healed the sick and possessed, and gave hope to the poor, to those socially and economically outcast. Jesus spoke of joy, peace, justice and love; he summoned men and women from all classes of society to continue to follow his way to God and his commitment to helping people become whole and holy.

‘Examen’ adaption by Fr. Michael Hansen SJ)

Ignatian spirituality attempts to incorporate these same gospel values into all its works.

Review I review my day, hour by hour, to see how God is working in my life. Response I respond to what I felt or learnt in the review of my day.

The rationale for our service program ‘Community Service and Social Justice’ is rooted in the belief of St. Ignatius that “love is shown in deeds rather than in words.” We invite our students to become “men and women for others” by educating their minds and hearts to horizons beyond their previous experience and into the world beyond the world they know. We believe it is important that they come in contact with people who on the surface may be unlike themselves, people who are poor, both materially and in spirit and body, people who are marginalized, socially or economically disadvantaged, and disabled either in mind or body. Our support of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and the Meal Program for the economically disadvantaged are prime examples of our Ignatian Service in our local community and during the coming months of winter, students and families will be invited to support particular initiatives (ie Blanket appeal) as a way of responding to the needs of disadvantaged people.

It stresses the need to take time to reflect and to pray, in order to find out how God wants us to serve. This active commitment to seeking God’s leadership is called discernment. Ignatian spirituality is incarnational; it views the world as a place where Christ walked, talked and embraced people. It views the world, therefore, as a place of grace, a place of being able to give life to others. We are called to find and to pursue how God wants other men and women to be forgiven, to be free, to utilize all their talents and opportunities in ways which build up this world as a place where faith, justice, peace, and love can flourish. At the same time, Ignatian spirituality is realistic. The world Christ faced was also a world of cruelty, injustice and the abuse of power and authority. Consequently, Ignatian spirituality affirms our human potential but also is dedicated to the ongoing, day-in-dayout struggle between good and evil. The Jesuit norm is: to find where God will best be served and where people will best be helped.

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GISSA Intermediate & Senior Girls Netball On Monday 12th May, Saint Ignatius College entered two Year 9 and 10 netball teams and one Year 11 and 12 netball team in the GISSA netball competition that was held at the Geelong Basketball and Netball Centre. The Year 9 and 10 Saint Ignatius College girls scooped the pool again this year, winning both the A and B divisions. The Year 11 and 12 team (coached by Ms Spencer) came 2nd in their section which is a terrific achievement. The Christian College girls were a very strong outfit this year, but our girls fought hard till the end. Olivia Young was very damaging in defence, regularly taking intercepts for her side, so she was named the best team player. The Year 9 and 10 (A) team (coached by Ms Learmonth) remained undefeated all day and won convincingly against Kardinia in the grand final. Holly Milsome was a consistent performer in the mid court for her team and she was awarded the best team player.

The Year 9 and 10 (A) Team

The Year 9 and 10 (B) team (coached by Ms Shaw) also remained undefeated throughout the day and they won a hard fought match against Kardinia in the grand final. Georgia Holloway worked tirelessly in the mid court and she was awarded the best team player. Throughout the day, all the girls produced some wonderful netball and they should be very proud of their achievements. It was lovely to watch the girls enjoy themselves and they truly represented the school in an outstanding manner. I would like to thank Ms Rebekah Spencer and Ms Blair Shaw for training and coaching the girls. I would also like to thank the number of parents who came and supported the girls on the day.

The Year 9 and 10 (B) Team

Stacey Learmonth Netball Coordinator Best team players: Olivia Young, Georgia Holloway and Holly Milsome

The Year 11 and 12 Team

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East Timor Student Day

Starting 26h may

Geelong Viqueque Friendship Schools - East Timor Student Day

This session really made me want to get involved to help reduce global poverty.

Monday 26th A. Smith, C. Dumarezq, M. Hannan, R. Scott

On Thursday the 8th of May, myself and 3 other Year 11 students attended The East Timor Students Day held at St Joseph’s college.

Last but not least, some students from Clonard College shared their own personal experiences of their own trip to East Timor last year.

Tuesday 27th R. Morrison, M. Sideris, T. Waring, D. Gardiner

This was a day of sharing and living the experience of life in East Timor. A range of schools, throughout the Geelong region also attended.

I think we personally enjoyed this session the most as it gave us the insight of what we might see and do when we travel to East Timor later this year.

The day consisted of small groups from each school rotating through various activities focusing on Timorese music, language, culture and gaining knowledge about East Timor, such as the poverty and the hardship that they face.

Overall the day provided us with an extensive amount of knowledge about East Timor and what we will be able to experience whilst over there.

Wednesday 28th T. Mifsud, T. Wagener, S. Wilkens Thursday 29th M. White, M. Gill, M. Sagor Friday 30th J. Balmer, S. Schwaiger, C. Shakespeare Starting 2nd June Monday 2nd K. McMaster, D. Occhipinti, V. Durbridge, M. Wheatland Tuesday 3rd P. Tyquin, M. Rav-Wig, S. Cross, N. Elliott

The sessions that we were involved in were, ‘Lets sing and dance’, Talking Tetum, Global Poverty and Student experiences. The singing and dancing workshop involved learning some traditional Timorese songs and dances. It was lovely to be able to play music with the Timorese people and sing and dance.

Students from our sister school in Viqueque, East Timor

The session on Global Poverty gave us an insight on how we can make a difference in the world to lower the poverty. Today there are still 1.2 billion people living in poverty, and even though it is lower than ever, this large number is still very shocking. We were posed the question, ‘What does it mean to be a global citizen?’ We discovered that it is important to communicate with communities to find out what they really need instead of what we think they might like.

Wednesday 4th V. McKee, T. Mifsud, T. Gibbs, L. Irving

Blood Donors Needed

Thursday 5th S. Jenkins, J. Gannon, j. Tarleton, M. Sagor, M. White Friday 6th K. De Boo, D. Kennedy, L. Quinlivan, S. Harman

Genevieve Nicholls Year 11

Every week Australia needs over 27,000 blood donations. The majority of donated blood goes to people with cancer, as well as people who have suffered traumatic accidents, burns or those undergoing surgery. Currently only 1 in 30 people donate, but 1 in 3 people will need blood in their lifetime. Modern processing techniques mean that a single blood donation, when separated into it’s components, can help at least 3 different patients and contribute to making up 22 different products (including potentially life saving immunisations for chicken pox, hepatitis B and tetanus).

If unable to attend, please make sure you get a replacement.

Sandra Woodall Tel: 0417 050 258

You can donate once every year when you turn 16 and at 18 can donate every three months.

Donating blood is so easy and can help many people, donating is especially important during winter, as people who are sick cannot donate. Cold and flu cancellations mean that 17,000 extra donors are needed.

Google ‘Geelong donor centre’ and follow links for more information. Elsie Maertzdorf (Community Service Action Team)

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Bendigo Bank Sporting Grant It is through the combined efforts of committed staff and Parents and Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association that padding has been installed in the gymnasium.

The installation of padding on walls and support beams has created a safer recreational facility for both the school and other community groups.

Saint Ignatius is very grateful to the Bendigo (Drysdale) Community Bank and Bendigo (Portarlington) Community Bank for providing a grant of $6600 under the Bellarine Peninsula Community Grants Program.

David Fitzgerald Business Manager Pictured from left to right are Mr Joe McLean (HAPE Learning Area Leader), Mr Andrew Philp (Sports Coordinator) and Mr Andrew Humphrey (Property Maintenance Officer)

Victorian Independent Schools Team Titles In 2014 we introduced a new surf training program to prepare our surfers for the Victorian Independent Schools Teams Titles. The competition was held at Phillip Island on the 10th of May. Saint Ignatius College came an impressive 2nd place. Kymberley Naylor The Saint Ignatius Surf Squad

Saint Ignatius Equestrian News Congratulations to Shamley Woodhouse (12 Garnett) and Mikayla Warby (10 Andres) on their recent success at the Barwon Interschools show jumping on Sunday April 27th. Both girls jumped clear rounds and Shamley finished second in her Grand Prix class as well as receiving Reserve Champion. I would also like to thank the other Saint Ignatius students who attended the event to show their support for the competing riders. It has been great to see the Equestrian team develop and grow this year as we are very fortunate to have some really strong and talented young riders at the college. The students are now looking forward to their next event which is the 2014 Equestrian Victoria Interschool State Championships held on June 30 to July 4 at Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre.

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Grace Putts to Perfection Up and coming golf star Grace Campagnolo of Year 9 Isore has recently enjoyed golfing success as a member of a highly successful Clifton springs Junior Pennant golf team and as the winner in the Ocean Spray competition at the 13th Beach Golf Club recently. The Clifton Springs Junior Pennant team is a team of five, four of whom are keen golfing Saint Ignatius College students as well. In the pennant competition, they were superior, dominating their opponents over a 6-week period of match play competitions at various local clubs. We congratulate them on being placed number one junior team in the Geelong district. The other Saint Ignatius College golfers in the winning team were Lachie Bassett, Robert Bursa and James Daglas. Grace began playing golf only two years ago after she thought it would be interesting to learn about another sport and regularly attended a clinic and sessions at the Clifton Springs Golf club.

Grace has read her Tiger Woods instructional book “ How to play golf” and watches championship golf on television, both of which has assisted to inspire and motivate her more to excel at the sport.

Formative Review Notification On June 3 and 4 2014, a Formative Review of Mr Michael Exton in his role as Principal of Saint Ignatius College will take place.

Grace recently won the competition at the 13th Beach golf club, particularly significant, as it was an Ocean Spray Competition with all ages contesting for impressive crystal trophies. Grace has very good ‘rhythm’, the ultimate skill needed to achieve golfing success.

The purpose of the review is in accordance with the contract under which Mr Exton is employed which states in Clause 8.6.1 that “…this formative appraisal is intended to be a time of professional learning for the Principal, providing an opportunity for synthesised reflection on the early years of the contract, validated by peers.”

Her very wise tips include “You need to concentrate on every shot, especially around the greens. When putting you mustn’t leave the ball short as 99 per cent of short putts will never go in !”

Clause 8.5.3 states that the review provides “a non-threatening opportunity for both Principal and Church Authority to verify their perceptions of performance with those of the wider College community.”

Wonderful tips for us all!

Saint Ignatius College is currently engaged in the School Improvement Framework process. The five spheres that are the focus of this process are: l Education in Faith l Learning and Teaching l Student and Staff Wellbeing l Leadership and Management l School community and these areas will form the focus for Mr Exton’s Formative Review.

Best wishes to all the golfers for their development, enjoyment and success! Grace Campagnolo with her most recent trophy won at the 13th Beach Golf club.

She has since had her style developed further under the tuition of the professionals at the 13th Beach Golf club, which has assisted her to fine-tune her swing and other golfing techniques. Grace enjoys the challenge of golf and thinks it might just be a good career prospect. She plays a couple of times a week and plays with her keen golfing father, other juniors, the pennant team and with the regular field in Saturday and Sunday club competitions at both Clifton Springs and 13th Beach Golf Clubs.

JMC Academy Open Day

Date: 24th May 2014, 10.30am Location: 171 Bank Street, South Melbourne. Explore the possibilities and discover your career at the JMC Academy Open day. Come tour the campus and facilities, undertake an overview on your course of interest, speak first-hand with current students, scholarship winners and the Heads of Music, Audio, Animation, Game Design, Film and Television, and Entertainment Business Management departments. You’ll also be able to view student work, listen to bands, view student films and even see live audio and film production in action. Bookings Essential, Register Online Now!: http://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/ News/2014-01-31/REGISTER-FOR-OUR-NEXT-OPEN-DAY-2-14.cfm

The Review Panel The panel that will conduct the Formative Review comprises: l Mr Tony O’Byrne (nominee of the Canonical Administrators) l Mr Rory Kennedy (nominee of the Principal, principal of MacKillop College, Werribee) l Ms Victoria Myers (nominee of the Executive Director of Catholic Education & Panel Chair) As part of the review process feedback from staff will be sought via interviews and an online survey. Parents may also provide feedback to the Review Panel by a)

requesting an interview on Wednesday 4 June. This can be done by contacting Mr Exton’s PA, Mrs Gail Lambert at the College

b) by sending an email to the Panel Chair, Ms Victoria Myers vmyers@ceomelb.catholic.edu.au prior to 27 May 2014.

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Music in Motion Music in Motion is a Year 10 Elective which aims to have students perform out in the community. The students are given the task of coming up with ideas as to where to go as a group and perform. One such student, Niamh Schwaiger, came up with the idea to perform a gig at the Piping Hot Chicken Shop in Ocean Grove. This is a unique venue and one that is held in very high esteem by musos along the coast and further afield. So it was then that students had the opportunity to perform in this wonderful space on Friday 16th May. We had a capacity crowd of 100 people who were incredibly supportive and encouraging of all the performers. Opportunities to perform in venues such as this, with professional sound mixers, equipment and lighting do not come around very often. The experience and benefit for the students, to perform in a live venue is immeasurable but does certainly give them a sense of what it is like to be a professional muso. I would imagine this gig will be a memory they will treasure and remember for a long time to come.

Performing Arts The Performing Arts department has been alive with rehearsals for the recent college events.

Year 9 & 10 Dance / Drama Night Last Thursday saw the culmination of much hard work from Year 9 and 10 Dance and Drama students as they performed in front of a packed Potato Shed Theatre crowd.

String Lessons Violin and cello lessons are becoming popular. Our new string tutor, Mrs Helen Moffatt ,has been enjoying her time with the new students and is looking forward to many more students.

Voice of Youth Competition

MCs Zali, Maddie, Ben and Cooper from the Year 9 Drama class, opened the night and kept audiences informed and entertained for the duration.

On Sunday May 18th at 9am, two talented and hard working Saint Ignatius students, Catherine Nitz and Fraser Richards, headed to Brunswick Secondary Collage to compete in Rostrum, Voice of Youth.

The evening’s dance numbers highlighted a mix of styles and showcased the hard work and dedication of dance teacher Mrs Michelle Chambers.

They have both worked very hard over the last five weeks preparing a six minute speech to present in the Heats for the competition.

Costumes, choreography and contemporary beats had the audience craving more.Year 9 Drama students performed a self devised highly enjoyable work while the Year 10 Drama students took Sit Com to the stage with classics like Friends, Big Bang Theory and New Girl.

Catherine wrote and spoke on “Climb every mountain” and Fraser explored the topic “A most valuable legacy”. They presented their speeches with confidence, intelligence, humour and strength and did Saint Ignatius very proud.

(Our special thanks go to Ben at the Piping Hot Chicken Shop in Ocean Grove whose motivation in encouraging gigs such as this is to foster and nurture young musicians throughout the region.)

A warm thank you to Ness for her work on Tech and to the parents, friends and teachers who supported our wonderful students. We look forward to staging another high quality “Dance and Drama” event in Term 4.

Caitlyn Doble Music teacher

Ms Chambers and Mr Dainton.

Fraser was advanced into the semi-final where he presented his speech for a second time and then had the challenge of writing and presenting an impromptu speech - he had 15 minutes to prepare a 3 minute speech - and did a fabulous job. Both students were commended on their skills and received certificates for competing. This was the first time I have taken students to compete in “Rostrum”, and after today, it certainly won’t be the last! Amanda LaBonte Public Speaking Tutor

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Helping Those in Need - East Timor Saint Ignatius College Student Immersion. In June this year, Harry Stannard and I will be travelling to East Timor with 14 other students from around Australia as part of the annual East Timor Jesuit Province Immersion. We are both currently year 11 students at Saint Ignatius College Geelong. The aim of this trip is to open our minds to the situation in East Timor, so that we can return from our immersion with a greater awareness of the people who are constantly facing injustices around the world every day. We believe that this immersion will inspire us to be actively involved in follow-up activities that will be able to support the communities we visited. Our time will be spent in Dili, Railaco and Kasait working with local Jesuits in the area. The Jesuits have had a profound presence in East Timor making a difference in Timorese communities by establishing schools and running medical, and food programs, all of which we will have a hand in, with the aim to support communities and help them become selfsufficient in the foreseeable future. East Timor is a very young country that gained independence only 12 years ago after enduring a war torn history. More than 60% of the Timorese population are under the age of 18 and many of these are not receiving an adequate education. The future of East Timor lies with the young people of today.

Therefore this country relies on the education of those children, which is a major aim of our immersion. It is important that we help to support the people of East Timor to ensure they have a bright future ahead. To raise awareness and encourage community involvement, we ran a Barefoot Bowls afternoon at Eastern Park Lawn Bowls Club on Sunday 18th May. This event was primarily designed to raise money that will go directly to the Timorese schools we will be visiting and therefore support their communities. All the students going will be taking a financial donation as well as other items purchased form the money raised, that the Timorese people are in desperate need of such as school and medical supplies. With the combined effort from other Australian Jesuit schools our donations will make a substantial difference to the lives of the people we will be meeting. Our Barefoot Bowls afternoon was a great success, with more than 60 people making up teams to have a great afternoon of playing lawn bowls. We also organised a silent auction, raffle, guess the lollies in the jar and a sausage sizzle to fundraise additional money.

Bendigo Bank Drysdale, Leopold Lions Club and Portarlington-Drysdale Lions Club all donated a sum of money that helped both cover costs for the day added to the amount we are able to donate to Timorese communities in June. In total, we raised more than $1700 including additional donations from people that could not be there on the day. In addition, we received some material donations that we will take with us for the local Timorese communities. The success of our event means that we will be able to provide a generous contribution to the schools in East Timor that will improve the quality of education and general quality of life for many young Timorese people. We are incredibly grateful to the College for selecting us to be part of this amazing opportunity to travel to and be part of this program in East Timor and to our family, friends and local community for supporting our fundraising endeavours. We hope to return from East Timor with an even greater passion to work towards putting an end to the injustices faced by many people in our world today and a commitment to continue supporting the people of East Timor both as individuals and as a College. Emily Harwood and Harry Stannard Year 11

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Semester One 2014 Examinations Students in Years 9 to 11 inclusive will be undertaking exams in the next few weeks and it is important that they begin revising in preparation for these important assessments.

Year 11 Exams Year 11 exams will commence on Friday June 6th and continue through until Friday June 13th. Formal classes will conclude for these students on Thursday June 5th and resume on Monday June 16th when Unit 2 studies commence. Exams have been scheduled as per the timetable below and when students are not completing actual exams, they will be undertaking supervised study.

Year 9 and 10 Core Exams Year 9 and 10 students will undertake core subject exams between Tuesday June 10th and Thursday June 12th inclusive.

On each day, there will be two core subject exams as per the timetable displayed and two lessons in the middle of each day set aside for exam revision. These exams form part of the subject assessment at both levels. There will be no scheduled classes for Year 9 or 10 students on the days when exams are being conducted.

GAT exam All Year 12 students as well as Year 11 acceleration students undertaking a Unit 3/ 4 subject study will be required to complete the GAT exam on Wednesday June 11th. Mr. Andrew Smith, VCE Coordinator, has already distributed a letter and brochure regarding this annual exam to students involved. Any additional or specific enquiries need to be directed to him in regard to this matter.

Student Free Day On Friday June 20th, students in Years 7 to 12 will not be required at school. This day has been set aside for exam correction and report preparation. We expect that students at all levels will consult with subject teachers to clarify how best to prepare for upcoming examinations and to ensure that they understand the concepts and content that will be examined. We look forward to your continued support in helping your sons or daughters to ensure that adequate time is set aside for revision while they maintain a healthy balance between study, school work and extra-curricular activities. Annette Chidzey Head of Teaching and Learning

Year 9 Exam Week Timetable Date

Period 1 and 2

Period 3 and 4

Period 5 and 6

Tuesday June 10th

English

Exam revision Year 9 home rooms

Science

Wednesday June 11th

Mathematics

Exam revision Year 9 home rooms

Health & PE

Thursday June 12th

Religious Education

Exam revision Year 9 home rooms

Humanities

Friday June 20th

Student Free Day

Year 10 Exam Week Timetable Date

Period 1 and 2

Period 3 and 4

Period 5 and 6

Tuesday June 10th

English

Exam revision Year 10 home rooms

Humanities

Wednesday June 11th

Health and PE

Exam revision Year 10 home rooms

Science

Thursday June 12th

Religious Education

Exam revision Year 10 home rooms

Mathematics

Friday June 20th

Student Free Day

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Year 11 Exam Week Timetable Date

Period 1 and 2

Period 3 and 4

Period 5 and 6

Friday June 6th

English

Religion Education

Monday June 9th

Queen’s Birthday

Tuesday June 10th

Maths Methods (1)

Business Management History LOTE (Italian)

Food Technology Legal Studies Theatre Studies

Wednesday June 11th (GAT)

Health and Human Development

Literature Studio Arts Systems Engineering

Biology Media Studies

Thursday June 12th

Psychology

Music Performance Physics

Chemistry

Friday June 13th

LOTE (Indonesian) Visual Communications

Physical Education

Maths Methods (2) General Maths

Monday June 16th

Unit 2 Classess Commence

Key Points

l Year 11 exams will be held from Friday June 6th to Friday June 13th inclusive. l Formal teaching for Semester 1 will conclude on Thursday June 5th. l There will be NO exams on Monday June 9th [Queen’s birthday holiday]. l All multiple class exams will be held at a common time during the exam period. l All Year 11 exams will be conducted in allocated rooms determined by the timetabler. l Students not doing an exam, will be undertaking supervised private study. l Year 11 exams needs to be organised, copied and handed to VCE Coordinator by Friday May 30th .

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Parents & 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: June Tuesday 17th July Tuesday 15th August Tuesday 19th September Tuesday 16th October Tuesday 21st November Tuesday 18th AGM 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.

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Social Netiquette

WORDS Catherine Gerhardt

Today’s transition to high school usually comes with a transition to a greater online presence. Here are four great ways to help your children develop ‘social netiquette’ I am in transition and it has happened way too fast. I hope I am prepared. I am now the mother of a high school student. Entering high school is a phenomenal year of change for parents and youth. Actually, it was the first week that really made its mark. Suddenly my daughter has her own laptop, email addresses and a smart phone.

Here are some guidelines you can teach your child to help them develop social netiquette: Don’t be an ‘open book’

like a Nike or Coca Cola: a top shelf brand that people want to buy into because it is seen to have value? Everything your child says, ‘likes’, reposts, comments or retweets on social channels tells others what they are all about. Online

Giving away too much information, too soon,

presence is not only about the content that they

to people you may not really know can put

provide themselves – it is also about what’s

your child at risk. What you need to know and

written or posted about them by others. Today’s

understand is that your child is now hanging out

first impressions occur on the internet.

When I was her age I had a fairly simple

in the biggest possible public place there ever

transition. I simply walked across the parking

was. Placing themselves online and being an

lot and turned right towards the high school

open book can make your child a target. Once

instead of left for the primary school and the

they have put themselves out in this public

transition had occurred. That was one of the

place, they are accessible to billions of people.

privileges of a rural education – not the norm

Even with tight privacy settings and all the

for most youth as they make the change from

awareness in the world, that post, that photo is

primary school to secondary college. Back then,

out there; chances are that sometime, someone

thoughts of laptops and phones with internet

out there is going to make a derogatory

connection were non-existent, or at least only

comment about something they put online. I’m

possible in the realm of movies like Star Trek.

not saying that is right, but I am saying that it is

Fast forward to today and our kids are carrying

bound to happen. Be prepared for that, and talk

Housekeeping required

these devices around in their backpacks.

Your child’s personal brand will take them further than any education or university degree. In today’s world an individual’s online reputation is far more believable than anything they can provide on a piece of paper. A comment on a piece of paper doesn’t have a lot of ‘weight’, but what others can see about them on the internet – now that is ‘real’. A strong personal brand will allow your child to move between opportunities with ease.

to your kids about what to do when it does. We

Your child’s personal brand will also outlive any

With all this technology comes a great deal

recommend they do not respond, let a trusted

of their personal and professional achievements.

of responsibility for youth and their parents. I

adult know what has happened and do not re-

Setting up and maintaining social networking

know I expect my children to use their manners,

enter that conversation.

requires constant work. Work with your kids to

show respect and treat others as they would like

Building your personal brand

maintain a clean house, so to speak.

to be treated. I expect this in the real world and I expect this online – constantly and consistently. Social netiquette is exactly that: online rules and guidelines that match real world rules and guidelines.

In a world where social media rules, we have all become brands. Everything we do online is either adding or detracting from our personal