From the Assistant Principal Students
ST ANDREWS DAY
What a fantastic day we had on Friday as we had a Liturgy and activities for St Andrews day. I would like to congratulate all of our new leaders for 2021. I look forward to working with these students in 2021 in their new roles.
A big thanks needs to go out for the staff who helped prepare for the day. It takes many people working in a team for these events to happen. Thanks for all the support and hard work.
END OF 2020
As the end of the year approaches, there are some important events that parents and students need to be aware of.
FINAL DAYS OF SCHOOL CLASSES
Year 7,8,9,10 and 11 Friday 11th of December
Prize Giving (recipients only) Monday the 14th of December
ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND SCHOOL UP TO THESE DATES.
PRIZE GIVING AND MASS
College Prize Giving will be on Monday the 14th of December at 9am in the St Andrews Parish Hall.
START OF SCHOOL AND DATES FOR TERM 1 2021
Year 7,10,11,12 Thursday the 28th of January
Year 8 and 9 Friday the 29th of January
- ID photos will be taken on Friday the 29th of January
- College Opening Mass Thursday the 4th of February
- Ash Wednesday is Wednesday the 17th of February
WHAT IS IN THE PLANNER?
Social networking is a big part of our lives. Learning to use social networking sites requires us to be ethical and sensitive in what we do and engage in online. Many people say that they are unhappy being permanently switched on and constantly watching others thoughts rather than their own. We need to be mindful that our devices are not controlling out lives.
Procrastination is something that effects everyone. It stems from avoiding tasks, being afraid of unpleasant outcomes, being a perfectionist or poor time management skills. To overcome procrastination you should identify tasks that you delay, create a list of things you need to do, use positive self talk to tackle difficult tasks, break tasks into achievable parts, set time goals and set some self expectations to guide you.
Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s intellectual property without acknowledging it. If someone pretends that they created the work it is unfair and is in breach of College and NESA guidelines. Intellectual property includes writing, artistic work, music, inventions, designs, images, symbols, names and computer generated images.
Ways to avoid plagiarism include:
Paraphrasing- using different words to express the meaning.
Citing- listing other authors names and publication year of sources used
Quoting- using the exact authors words in quotation marks and listing their name
Referencing- under the heading reference, describe in alphabetical order each source used and the authors name
Summarising- using your own words to describe what the author is saying and use their name
God bless
Nick Thrum
Assistant Principal- Students