From the Assistant Principal - Students

End of 2024 school year.

The end of the year is approaching quickly. The last day of lessons are as follows.

St Andrews Day- Due to the availability of the rides, we have moved St Andrews Day to Tuesday 3rd December. The cost for students for the rides will be $20, the College will pay the rest of the fee.

Year 10. Year 10 continuing into Year 11 in 2025 at St Andrews will be starting their transition program on the Senior Campus which will start on Wednesday 4th December conclude on Monday 16th December. The first part of the Transition program is a camp/retreat for the students staying at St Andrews College. After the Camp students will attend the Senior Campus for the transition program. Students leaving the College will finish on St Andrews Day, 3rd December.

Year 7, 8, 9 and 11: Classes will conclude on Monday 16th December. The students will finish with a Christmas Liturgy

Year 7-11 Prize Giving: Only Students receiving major awards will be invited to the Prize giving ceremony on Tuesday 17th December.

Camps for Year 8 and 9.

In week 9, Year 8 and 9 are attending their annual camps. This is a great opportunity for students to do activities that are sometimes out of their comfort zone and challenge their normal expectations. It is a great opportunity to interact with other students in the year group and develop teamwork skills, cooperation skills and have some fun. Best of luck with the camps

Expectations as we finish the year.

It is expected that all students are engaged in learning and are cooperating with every lesson until the end of the year. Learning will be happening and there will not be downtime or time for movies etc., there will be structured lessons every day. 

What is in the Planner?

Key ideas are “Meaning and Purpose”

Sorting out issues

There are many reasons why we have conflicts with others. It could be a misunderstanding, actions or words that are used or a disagreement. Sometimes this conflict or issue can cause friction in the relationship/friendship. The conflict or issue could threaten others' feelings of being connected, respected or protected. If this is the case it is essential to “sort it out”

The first thing you need to do is identify the cause of the issue/ conflict. What were you thinking? What have you thought since? Who has been affected? What could have been done differently? What would you do now? and what are you going to do or say to make things right? Having clarity after answering these questions will give us the meaning and the future purpose of resolving the conflict/ issue.

Wellbeing

One of the most important attributes we can have is curiosity. Curiosity is a skill that can help us grow in our learning and our future careers. Once we have the curiosity for something then the next step is the bravery to do something with the curiosity. 

Growth mindsets are about believing, understanding and accepting that you can grow your brains abilities by lifting your efforts to learn and try new approaches. We must learn to look at everything in a positive way. Adding yet to statements about learning or growing helps develop this growth mindset. “I’m not good at Math-YET”. This ensures that if we work on the task, we have the possibility of mastering it. If we see learning as an opportunity to grow we will develop a love of learning. 

Once we have the right mindset, we need to develop GRIT, which is long-term persistence and self-regulation. People with grit also enjoy self-determination, competence, autonomy and relatedness. They believe others matter and understand relationships underpin anything worth achieving. 

Mr. Nick Thrum

Assistant Principal - Students