Newsletter No. 30 11th October 2018

From the Principal: Mr Peter Gutteridge

Inside this issue: Principal’s Report General News Daniel Delany Awards Calendar of Events

Library News Sports News Canteen Roster Careers News

97 Robinson St HORSHAM Victoria 3400

Postal: PO Box 542 Horsham Vic 3402

Ph 03 5382 3545 Fax 03 5382 0757

Email: principal@stbc.vic.edu.au

Website: www.stbc.vic.edu.au

Dear Parents,

Fourth term brings mixed emotions to our Year 12 students. The feelings of rapture as the end of an era draws nigh tempered by the harsh reality that this also brings their final VCE examinations closer. We wish our students well for their remaining time at St Brigid’s and hope that their focus and effort never wane from the ultimate purpose of many long years of secondary education.

It is an exciting time as we bring one school year to an end while concurrently planning for 2019. It was most pleasing to see our Unit 3/4 students actively engaged in extra classes, seminars and trial examinations during these holidays. The feedback from the staff who supervised these examinations was of excellent student application with the key now being to focus on the feedback offered and to continue to complete practice examinations and trial essays. Successful students will complete at least 10 trial papers in each study they undertake. From today the students have 9 school days remaining and I wish them well as their 13 years of formalised school educational experience draws to a close. I thank VCE Coordinator, John Lowes for his organisation of the trial examinations over the holidays and to the many staff who assisted with the supervision.

FETE DAY

Our Catholic Missions College Fete was an outstanding success. As a whole school event we, in a tangible way, bear witness to the Gospel messages of justice and equality. Just under $2000 was raised and will be used by Catholic Missions to provide, support or educate communities through long-term development programs focusing on key areas such as health and hygiene, water supply and sanitation, housing, teaching of job skills and environmental awareness. Many thanks to Lesley Lannen and the VCAL students for their organisation of this fete and to our homerooms who supported the event with their stalls and activities.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Congratulations to the following students on their achievements:

- After a successful season umpiring with the Ballarat Football Umpires Association, Year 12 student, Sebastian Dalgleish has been invited to trial over summer to get onto the VFL development squad.

- The Western Bulldogs’ under-16 Next Generation Academy girls’ squad was announced with Ella Friend (Year 9) and Kyra Clarke (Year 10) being selected.

- Rachelle Ough (Yr 10) was awarded the Student Citizen Award on behalf of the Order of Australia Association, Horsham Branch. This award was presented to Rachelle for displaying outstanding community spirit through her involvement in a range of volunteer activities.

- To Jackson Brand (Yr 10) who has graduated from his second year with the Western Bulldogs Leadership Project and the Social Enterprise Project.

YEAR 10 RETREAT

Our Year 10 students are currently preparing for their three day Year 10 immersion-style retreat. Based in the City of Melbourne, our students will be provided with a unique opportunity to engage with groups of disadvantaged and marginalised people and also be given an opportunity to discover cultural aspects of Melbourne. In addition to engaging with people from different walks of life, the Retreat also exposes our students to the social and cultural perspective of the impact of various events on the development of Australia, with visits to places and organisations of historical importance.

COUGHLIN PARK REDEVELOPMENT

St Brigid’s College along with all of the Coughlin Park user groups are endeavouring to raise funds to install a picket fence around the ground. With the ground currently undergoing a total resurface, this is a unique opportunity to establish the venue one of the best, if not the best in the region. Individual pickets are being sold with your name and a dedicated logo, including the option of the school logo, to fund the project and the purchase is a fully tax-deductible donation, so it's win win! For more info checkout the fundraising page at the Australian Sports Foundation. https://asf.org.au/projects/coughlin-park-management-committee/ 

SUNSMART

Our clear expectation is that all students must own a College hat and wear this hat at recess and lunch-times. I urge parents to ensure that their children possess an approved hat or purchase one from Lowes in the Plaza. These hats are not meant to be a “fashion statement” but a functional protection against the sun.

DEEPEST SYMPATHY

We offer our prayerful support to the following families: the Winfield family on the recent death of Val Winfield, Grand-mother of Sophie (Yr 8) and Mother of Dean (Chair of our Advisory Council) and to the Mibus family on the recent death of Betty Hughes, Grandmother of Noah (Yr 10). Our prayers and thoughts are with you all at this time.

COLLEGE ADVISORY COUNCIL

The AGM of our College Advisory Council will be held in the boardroom on Wednesday, October 17th commencing at 7.00pm.

Yours in the community of St Brigid’s College

Peter Gutteridge Principal

PARISH NEWS

We are currently seeking interested parents to nominate to be on the newly formed uniform

committee to assist with deciding upon a new student uniform to be introduced in 2020. Please contact

Cathy van Dyk on cvandyk@stbc.vic.edu.au or

Antonia Jeffery on ajeffery@stbc.vic.edu.au or phone

the school on 5382 3545

SPORTS NEWS

CAREERS NEWS

Year 12 Key Uni Dates

Exam preparation websites

Resources for Year 12 students who have sat the UMAT this year

UMAT Medical Interviews - preparation workshops

Introducing the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). This test will replace the UMAT from 2019 for students applying for medicine, dentistry and selected clinical science courses in Australia and New Zealand.

Careers in the Victorian Police Force

Article: Six reasons why engineering is the best degree you can choose

Careers in Engineering - online guide.

Virtual and Augmented Reality at Deakin University

Train to become a flight attendant

Have you considered Orthoptics? (eye science)

Food systems and gastronomy at William Angliss Institute

Where can a social work degree take you?

PaperSpace student exhibition - Deakin University School of Architecture and Built Environment

Whitehouse College of Design - Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Runway

RMIT - EnGenius Engineering Exhibition

To access the Careers Newsletter go to our School Website www.stbc.vic.edu.au - Newsletters - Careers News

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEEKLY CAREERS NEWSLETTER . This weeks topics are:

LIBRARY NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UPCOMING EVENT: On Tuesday 11th October- Year 10 and 11 students will attend a presentation by Dr Arne Rubinstein during periods 1&2 at the Coughlin Park Community Centre.

He is an internationally recognised expert on Rites of Passage; Adolescent Development Specialist; Doctor; Author and Social commentator. The presentation will focus on 'Thriving as a Teenager'.

This presentation has been made possible by Business Horsham and we thank them for making this possible.

We Need Your Support

The Boomerang Project The Boomerang Bags is a community project dealing with the issue of plastic bag pollution.

The project is about having fun and being creative while at the same time providing a free and sustainable alternative to plastic bags. Shoppers can borrow if they need a bag rather than using plastic bags. There are 35 boomerang bags committees across Australia and they have produced over 28,000 bags, which equals around 14 million plastic bags being replaced.

St Brigid’s College is supporting the Horsham Branch by organising the donation of fabric that can be used to produce the bags. We are seeking donations of sheets, curtains, doona covers and any other strong cotton or polyester fabric that can be used to make the bags. (Please no stretch fabric).

All donations can be left at the front office.

Wed 17th Oct—Fri 19th Oct

Yr 10 Retreat

Fri 19th Oct Black Ranges—Yr 7/8 Tennis

Mon 22nd Oct Minyip Shoot

Tue 23rd Oct Greater Western -Yr 7/8 Volleyball

Yr 12 Liturgy 1.00pm

Wed 24th Oct Final Day Year 12 students

Thu 25th Oct Yr 7 Immunisations

Fri 26th Oct Greater Western—Yr 7/8 Tennis

Yr 10 Presentation Ball

Mon 29th Oct—Fri 2nd Nov STEAM Week

Tue 30th Oct Parent Teacher Interviews 3.00pm—

6.00pm– students dismissed at lunchtime

Wed 31st Oct Yr 12 exams commence

Fri 2nd Nov ASSEMBLY TIMETABLE

All Souls Liturgy

Mon 5th Nov Greater Western—Yr 7/8 Basketball

Tue 6th Nov Melbourne Cup—school closure

Wed 17th Oct School Advisory Council AGM 7.00pm

Mon 29th Oct Yr 7 Mass 11.30am

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TA REPORT SCHEDULE Week ending/Date TA Reports released

Week 1 12th Oct Yr 12

Week 2 19th Oct Yr 11

Week 3 26th Oct Yr 10

Week 4 2nd Nov Yr 9

Week 5 9th Nov Yr 8

Week 6 16th Nov Yr 7

Date 9.00am —11.00am 11.30am—1.30pm

Mon 15th Oct Christine Doran Lisa Tickner

Tue 16th Oct Belinda Avery Melissa Goldsmith

Wed 17th Oct Wendy Rowe Judy Mackley

Thu 18th Oct Louise Kemp Jenni French

Fri 19th Oct Gabi Macchia Majella Ballantine

Mon 22nd Oct Michelle Morris Riona Reynolds

Tue 23rd Oct Mel Murray Leanne Vincent

Wed 24th Oct Clare Dunn Pauline Barber

Thu 25th Oct Melinda Taylor Joan Velthuis

Fri 26th Oct Stacey Ballinger Jeanette Kenny

CANTEEN ROSTER

Year 11/12

Corey McKerron—for his diligence in class.

Year 9/10 Gage Wright—for working

independently in Maths and for his assistance to other

students.

Year 7/8

Derek Delaney—for his positive attitude towards his

studies.

Congratulations!

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