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Principal’s Message Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of St Joseph’s College, A very warm welcome to the first newsletter of 2019. I trust that all families enjoyed some valuable and relaxing time together over the Christmas and summer period and are really looking forward to an incredible 2019. A particularly special welcome to all of our Year 7 and new families to the SJC community; we hope that your time with us is very rewarding and we are confident that your child will reach their highest potential.

Matthew 25:35

“ For I was a stranger and you welcomed me” During our commencement meetings and assemblies, I impressed upon all members of our SJC community the importance of taking Jesus’ message here and putting it into action. Not only are there new members to our student body, but we have a number of new staff members who also need a warm and caring welcome. I would like to extend this welcome to Mrs Antonia Pratt (Music/Literacy and Numeracy/Music Ministry), Mr Eamon Brown (Maths/PDHPE), Mr Nick O’Reilly (Maths Term 1), Mr Danny Shaw (College Youth Minister), Mrs Natalie Williams (Teacher Aide), Ms Monique Burns (Sport Trainee) and Ms Keely Smith (TAS Trainee). We look forward to benefiting from the many skills and gifts these people bring to our College.

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS The successful education of any child requires the close collaboration of three key parties: the student, teacher and family. To do this effectively, there must be good communication between all three. Over the next week, all teachers will be sending a general email to the families of students they teach as a welcome and to provide a point of contact. Throughout the year, teachers will also email families regarding upcoming assignments and relevant news from their class or the year group. This is to ensure that when you need to contact your child’s teacher, subject leader or year coordinator, with affirmations or considerations, you have an email sitting in your inbox. If issues do arise, please remember that the staff member closest to the issue should be the first person you contact, either by phone or email. Should you require further assistance, families should contact either the Year Coordinator or the Leader of Learning for that subject area. All these positions are listed on the College website (here). Matters of urgency can be directed to the Leader of Curriculum or Leader of Student Wellbeing and Pastoral Care (depending on their relevant nature), and if they are of an extremely serious nature, the matter will be directed to the Assistant Principal or Principal. If you are calling the College, you will usually be greeted by either of our welcoming, kind and patient office staff members, Ms Leea Kenny or Mrs Jane Joseph. As we are a large organisation, both Leea and Jane will do their best to direct your call to relevant staff members and as such, only require a small amount of information. While many general queries will be answered by them, subject or incident specific inquiries will need to be answered by an appropriate teaching staff or Leadership Team member. I also ask for your patience when dealing with matters as sometimes, teacher timetables are not permissive of an immediate response.

St Joseph’s College Doyle Drive (PO Box 246) Banora Point NSW 2486

(07) 5524.9002 (07) 5524.9272 Email: sjcbanora@lism.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sjcbanora.catholic.edu.au

Week 2, TERM 1 @ sjc

DAY 6 ~ MONDAY 4 FEBRUARY

DAY 7 ~ TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY

DAY 8 ~ WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY

DAY 9 ~ THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY

DAY 10 ~ FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY

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Week 3, term 1 @ SJC

DAY 1 ~ MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY

DAY 2 ~ TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY

Year 11 Year Group Breakfast (7:30-8:20am, outside the Doyle Centre)

DAY 3 ~ WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY

DAY 4 ~ THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY

Year 7 Year Group Breakfast (7:30-8:20am, outside the Doyle Centre)

DAY 5 ~ FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY

College Swimming Carnival

From ‘Opus Justitae Pax’ [Peace is the Fruit of Justice]

Pope Pius XII

Year 11 hosting

Breakfast

Year 7 hosting

Breakfast

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The School Newsletter and School Calendar are both available online @ www.sjcbanora.catholic.edu.au. The School Calendar contains year group events, assessment schedules and term dates.

Term 1 Coming events

WEEK 4

Tuesday 19 February Year 8 Year Group Breakfast

Thursday 21 February Year 9 Year Group Breakfast

Uni Showcase

Friday 22 February Commencement Mass

WEEK 5

Tuesday 26 February Year 10 Year Group Breakfast

Diocesa Opens/15s Touch

Wednesday 27 February College Photo Day

Thursday 28 February Year 12 Year Group Breakfast

WEEK 6

Tuesday 5 March Year 7 Vaccinations

Zeal Theatre Workshop

Wednesday 6 March Ash Wednesday

Thursday 7 March Diocesan Swimming Carnival

WEEK 7

Wednesday 13 March Year 12 Visual Arts Exc (13-15 Mar)

Thursday 14 March LEAD Conference (14 & 15 Mar)

WEEK 8

Monday 18 March Open Evening

Tuesday 19 March St Joseph’s Day

Winter Sports Trials Diocesan RL Trials

Friday 23 March NRCC Hockey

WEEK 9

Thursday 28 March Open Basketball Girls League Taz

WEEK 10

Tuesday 2 April Northern Country RL Trials (2 & 3 Apr)

Wednesday 3 April Parent/Teacher/Student Evening

Friday 5 April NRCC Rugby League

NRCC Volleyball

WEEK 11

Monday 8 April Parent/Teacher/Student Evening

Friday 12 April Last day of Term 1

This is a normal school day

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If you choose to email a staff member, please understand that there is no obligation for staff members to be responding well into the evening or over the weekend. Many teachers spend their evenings preparing for lessons and marking student work and 24-hour access is not part of their expected duties. All emails will be answered within a reasonable timeframe. The College will also make use of the Skoolbag app to disseminate information and assignments. We will also post positive information on our Facebook page. Please ensure you have downloaded and ‘liked’ these two respectively. Finally, please let it be known that parents are always welcome to attend masses, liturgies and celebratory assemblies at the College.

SchoolTV This is an invaluable resource for parents and carers. Our College subscribes to this and there is an array of informative posts that take the form of short videos, articles and resources. Please take some time to look through what this site has to offer (here). Prominent child psychologist and media personality Michael Carr-Gregg is a patron and contributor to the site.

SAD FAREWELLS Our community has been devastated by the loss of a number of close members. Much loved staff member Ms Gail Berry sadly lost her long battle with cancer in January. Gail was surrounded by those close to her and was farewelled during a funeral in the Holy Family Chapel in the Doyle Centre. She was a long-term staff member at the College and held leadership positions during her time with us. We were lucky enough to be able to share time with Gail during the 2018 staff Christmas Party and end of year luncheon. We extend our sympathies to her family and friends. I would also like to extend our sympathies to the family of past student Kieran Ricketts who passed away recently. His mother Ann is a teacher at St James and all his siblings attended SJC. Kieran was farewelled during a moving service in the Holy Family Chapel last Tuesday. We also keep in our prayers and thoughts the families of Dominic Ball (Year 9) and Leevan Jiang (Year 9) who have both lost people very close to them in this last week. Our sympathies and prayers are also extended to the St James community who tragically lost a father of two of their students last week.

UNIFORM St Joseph’s College holds high expectations of all our students and staff. This not only pertains to a student’s academic application but also all other facets of College life. The uniform is seen as an important part of this and the way a student presents themselves must be to the standards outlined in various College publications. Please ensure your child is always well-attired, including their personal grooming and the jewellery that is worn.

SCHOOL GOALS This year will see the College explicitly focus on wellbeing in our Community. Our main areas of attention will be around our Catholic Identity and Mission, Learning and Teaching and Pastoral Care and how the family can support the enhancement of these areas. We are currently working with staff and the CSO to finalise our plan for 2019 and when complete, I look forward to sharing further details with you.

HSC 2018 RESULTS AND AWARDS On our College website, there is a great post outlining the wonderful achievements of a number of our 2018 Year 12 students. Please take some time to read about their results here. We look forward to welcoming back our high achieving Year 12 students (those with an ATAR above 90) very soon at an assembly. Of note is the achievement of Kyle Macaskill who attained an ATAR of 99.15. This was the second highest in the College’s history (after Kirstin Hunter 99.70) and was the fruit of an incredible amount of hard work and dedication. We must also congratulate all the College award winners who were acknowledged on the final Tuesday of the school year. It was great to see so many students rewarded for continuously striving to reach their highest potential in the areas of academics, spirituality, culture and sport. I would also like to congratulate Brock Foster who was awarded the Principal’s Honour Award. Brock will be presented with his trophy in an upcoming assembly. I hope you enjoy this first edition of the SJC Newsletter for 2019 and I look forward to witnessing great things happen through the next eleven months. Kind regards Mr Scott Thomson Principal (scott.thomson@lism.catholic.edu.au)

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Taking Leave? All student leave must be approved by the College Principal in advance of the leave being taken. Our website includes details of legislative requirements and you can also download the leave application form.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Welcome to all new students and welcome back to all returning students for a great 2019 school year at St Joseph’s College. The College newsletter is issued fortnightly from the second week every term. As this is our main point of contact with parents, we ask that you please take the time to read this newsletter as it contains a lot of important information.

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY – WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2019

School photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife on Wednesday of Week 5, 27 February. Whilst an envelope and flyer will be distributed shortly, if possible it is our preference that ordering be completed online to reduce administration and potential security issues related to the return of cash and envelopes on photo day. Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit advancedorder code (see

below). Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day. Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online, the order must be placed no later than the day before photography day. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed. Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them via email to enquiries@advancedlife.com.au. A reminder that students will be required to wear full formal school uniform. This includes ties for the boys. All students with long hair must have it tied up. Students who have sport on the day will need to bring their sports uniform to change into.

ORDER NOW go to www.advancedlife.com.au

and enter the code QD5 7H5 CW3

Mr Peter Lyon Deputy Principal

PASTORAL CARE / STUDENT

WELFARE

NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM 2019 The Public Health vaccination program for 2019 involves Year 7 and Year 10 students. Dates are as follows: Year 7 Term 1 - 5 March - Gardasil (Dose 1)

and Boostrix

Term 3 - 10 September - Gardasil (Dose 2)

Year 10 Term 2 - 7 May - Meningococcal The Year 7 students will be bringing home a consent form envelope in the coming week.

YEAR GROUP BREAKFASTS Returning again this year we will be hosting year group breakfasts during Term 1:

Week 3:

Tuesday 12 February - Year 11

Thursday 14 February - Year 7

Week 4:

Tuesday 19 February – Year 8

Thursday 21 February - Year 9

Week 5:

Tuesday 26 February - Year 10

Thursday 28 February – Year 12

These are a great opportunity to meet your child’s teachers and other parents. They are not as formal and disruptive to family routines as night meetings and on behalf of the College leadership team, we look forward to seeing you there. Invitations will shortly be issued to students via homeroom to bring home. Mr Peter Serone Leader of Pastoral Care/Student Welfare

Monday

Homeroom / Year Level

8:45am – 9:10am

Assembly 9:10am – 9:30am

Period 1 9:30am – 10:15am

Period 2 10:15am – 11:00am

Recess 11:00am – 11:20am

Period 3 11:20am – 12:05pm

Period 4 12:05pm – 12:50pm

Lunch 1 12:50pm – 1:15pm

Lunch 2 1:15pm – 1:40pm

Period 5 1:40pm – 2:25pm

Period 6 2:25pm – 3:10pm

Staff Development Day, Tuesday 29 January Staff Development Day, Wednesday 30 January Term 1 commences on Thursday 31 January

Term 1 concludes on Friday 12 April

Note: Easter falls during school holidays

Friday 19 April – Good Friday Saturday 20 April – Holy Saturday Sunday 21 April – Easter Sunday

Monday 22 April – Easter Monday

ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April

Term 2 commences on Monday 29 April Queen’s Birthday, Monday 10 June Term 2 concludes on Friday 5 July

Term 3 commences on Monday 22 July Term 3 concludes on Friday 27 September

Labour Day, Monday 7 October

Term 4 commences on Monday 14 October Term 4 concludes on Friday 20 December

Please refer to College website regarding Pupil Free Days

YEAR 12

Welcome back Year 12. One term through your HSC year with three to go. I hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing break and have returned refreshed for your final year of schooling. Please ensure your uniform is of the highest standard as the leaders of the school and a reminder about Sport uniform on Wednesdays. Feel free to contact me at school regarding any issues or questions you might have. Good luck in Year 12 and make every day count. Mr Damien Quinn Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 12

Tuesday – Friday

Homeroom 8:45am – 8:53am

Period 1 8:53am – 9:43am

Period 2 9:43am – 10:33am

Recess 10:33am – 10:58am

Period 3 10:58am – 11:48am

Period 4 11:48am – 12:38pm

Lunch 1 12:38pm – 1:03pm

Lunch 2 1:03pm – 1:28pm

Period 5 1:30pm – 2:20pm

Period 6 2:20pm – 3:10pm

Place this somewhere handy for easy reference

[ 2019 Bell Times ]

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Before School Supervision: Student supervision is available prior to the commencement of the school day, from 8:20am until 8:45am.

ELEARNING

EDROLO A letter will be issued this week to the parents of students enrolled in Year 11 and Year 12 regarding Edrolo. The College has purchased Edrolo for our Year 11 and Year 12 students. We have also purchased Edrolo for our Year 10 Accelerated Chemistry students.

What is Edrolo? Edrolo is an interactive online video and exam

simulation resource for Year 11 and 12 students. It covers several Preliminary and HSC subjects, and will provide our students with the best opportunity to perform to their potential throughout the year. You can see Edrolo in action by visiting this link: edrolo.com.au/parents/ How do students use Edrolo? Edrolo is currently used by over 700 schools and 85,000 students. Created by HSC teachers (including exam markers and textbook authors) and built in accordance with the Preliminary and HSC syllabuses, its curriculum-specific and engaging content will provide our students with a differentiated and targeted level of support as they embark on their final stage of their secondary schooling. How will our students and teachers use Edrolo? We will use Edrolo as a teaching and learning tool to further enhance what our teachers and students are doing day-to-day. The teachers at St Joseph’s College have been provided with training on how to best utilise the resource, and will guide students to use Edrolo in a range of ways across the year, including:

homework;

pre-class work;

post-class consolidation;

assessment preparation; and

exam revision. We are also actively communicating with students regarding how to access Edrolo and use it to consolidate their learning and for revision. We hope that students using Edrolo find this a valuable learning and support resource. Mrs Georgia James Leader of eLearning

PEDAGOGY

Just to remind you that our school is a subscriber to the study skills website www.studyskillshandbook.com.au. This is a website that will help you develop essential skills for academic success. There are units of work on topics such as improving time management skills, how to study, research skills, summarising, technology use, brain and memory. Basically everything you need to know about getting good marks at school can be found on this site. For example, learn how the colour of your room affects your ability to study, what the best study techniques are for your type of brain, how to improve your handwriting and useful software and apps to block yourself from technology distractions. You will also see lots of useful handouts, grids and planners at the bottom of the THINGS TO PRINT page. To access the handbook, go to www.studyskillshandbook.com.au and login with these details: Username: sjc

Password: 24results The more of this website you can work through the more you will set yourself up for academic success. Mr Carlo Trimboli Leader of Pedagogy

ON-CAMPUS UNIFORM SHOP (MANAGED BY LOWES)

Just follow the covered walkway down past the St James MPC and take

a right turn (look out for the signs!)

07 5523 9300 only during shop hours

Tuesdays: 12:00pm to 3:30pm

Thursdays: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Payments: Cash and EFTPOS Only

NO CHEQUES ACCEPTED

SPORT

THE COLLEGE SWIMMING CARNIVAL IS NEXT FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2019

(Week 3, Term 1) All students come to school as normal in their sports school uniform and get changed into their house colours at school. Everyone will walk to the Club Banora Pool, after an assembly, with the carnival starting at about 10:00am. No money is required for students to enter the pool as this cost is in their school fees. The only money your child needs to bring is for purchasing anything at the pool canteen if they wish to do so. Every student has the opportunity to earn points for their House across both Championship and Novelty Events. The swimming carnival is always a great College community event and an enjoyable day for all students and staff. Swimmers who place 1st or 2nd in a championship event are eligible to compete at the Diocesan Carnival on to be held on Thursday 7 March (Week 6) in Lismore. The NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) Carnival is at Homebush on Friday 5 April (Week 10). Mrs Shannon Parker Coordinator of Sport

CANTEEN

LET’S DO LUNCH

What are you doing for lunch today? If you’re ever looking for a practical way to help at the College, I need helpers to prepare lunches (but no cooking involved) and to serve our students during recess and lunch-times (all items are priced). I can promise you a few hours of fun with the side benefit of supporting the community to which your child belongs, and maybe you’ll have made new friends while you’re here. Don’t be bashful. You can bring a friend (another parent). Sounds like fun? … Please call me! Your help would be most gratefully received! Mrs Dianne Pinkstone Canteen Manager

KINGSCLIFF HOCKEY CLUB SIGN-ON DETAILS

WHEN: Sat 16th Feb

WHERE: Merv Edwards Oval, Sand Street, KINGSCLIFF (across the road from the Cudgen Leagues Club)

TIME: From 10:00am

Inquiries: Donna Fay 0448 186 591, Greg Edwards 0407 457165, Brett Gray 0438 852768 or Ross Salmon 0421 489 921

Players for all Grades are required ie beginners, 5 to 9 yrs. along with Juniors to Opens.

Season begins early April, 2019.

ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE TERM 1 2019 CALENDAR

Day/Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun

Week 1A

28/1 29/1 30/1 31/1 Day 4 1/2 Day 5 2 February

Jan 28 - Feb 1

Australia Day Public Holiday Observance

Staff Development Day

Staff Development Day

TERM 1 COMMENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS

3 February

Week 2B

4/2 Day 6 5/2 Day 7 6/2 Day 8 7/2 Day 9 8/2 Day 10 9 February

February 4-8

10 February

Week 3A

11/2 Day 1 12/2 Day 2 13/2 Day 3 14/2 Day 4 15/2 Day 5 16 February

February 11-15

Year 11 Breakfast Year 7 Breakfast College Swimming Carnival 17 February

Week 4B

18/2 Day 6 19/2 Day 7 20/2 Day 8 21/2 Day 9 22/2 Day 10 23 February

February 18-22

Year 8 Breakfast Year 9 Breakfast

Uni Showcase

Commencement Mass 24 February

Week 5A

25/2 Day 1 26/2 Day 2 27/2 Day 3 28/2 Day 4 1/3 Day 5 2 March

Feb 25 - Mar 1

Year 10 Breakfast

Opens/15s Touch

College Photo Day Year 12 Breakfast 3 March

Week 6B

4/3 Day 6 5/3 Day 7 6/3 Day 8 7/3 Day 9 8/3 Day 10 9 March

March 4-8

Year 7 Vaccinations

Zeal Theatre Workshop

Ash Wednesday Diocesan Swimming Carnival 10 March

Week 7A

11/3 Day 1 12/3 Day 2 13/3 Day 3 14/3 Day 4 15/3 Day 5 16 March

March 11-15

Staff Development Day Year 12 Vis. Arts Exc to Syd Year 12 Vis. Arts Exc to Syd

LEAD Conference 11/12

Year 12 Vis. Arts Exc to Syd

LEAD Conference 11/12

17 March

Week 8B

18/3 Day 6 19/3 Day 7 20/3 Day 8 21/3 Day 9 22/3 Day 10 23 March

March 18-22

Open Evening St Joseph’s Day

Winter Sports Trials

Dio RL Trials

NRCC Hockey 24 March

Week 9A

25/3 Day 1 26/3 Day 2 27/3 Day 3 28/3 Day 4 29/3 30 March

March 25-29

Open Basketball

Girls League Tag

31 March

Week 10B

1/4 2/4 Day 7 3/4 Day 8 4/4 Day 9 5/4 Day 10

6 April

April 1-5

Nth Country RL Trials Parent/Teacher/Student Evening

NSWCCC Swimming Carnival

NRCC Rugby League

NRCC Volleyball

7 April

Daylight Savings Ends

Week 11A

8/4 Day 1 9/4 Day 2 10/4 Day 3 11/4 Day 4 12/4 Day 5

TERM 1 ENDS – THIS IS A NORMAL

SCHOOL DAY

13 April

April 8-12

Parent/Teacher/Student Evening

14 April

St Joseph’s College Doyle Drive (PO Box 246) Banora Point NSW 2486

(07) 5524.9002 (07) 5524.9272 Email: sjcbanora@lism.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sjctweed.org

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