St Andrews College Marayong eNewsletter Term 4 Week 8
- From the Principal
- From the Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning
- From the Assistant Principal Students
- From the Leader of Wellbeing
- Body of Work in a Day Incursion
- Visual Arts Collections
- ISTEM CSIRO Virtual Showcase
- Acer Esports High Schools Cup
- Year 10 SRC Speeches
- Inspiration Speech - Year 12 English Studies
- Annual Catechists Mass
- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
- Vinnies Christmas Appeal
- From the Business Manager
- Careers
- Important Dates
- ST ANDREWS COLLEGE LEADERSHIP TEAM 2021
Newsletter 19 2021
Dear Members of the St Andrews College Community,
As we move towards the final week of the Higher School Certificate we have so much to be thankful for and much to look forward to as we enter the final weeks of schooling for the year. Upcoming events include the Year 12 Graduation Mass and Prize Giving and the Formal, The year 7 2022 Orientation Day, Final Mass and Prize Giving Years 7-11, and our Advent Liturgy. We are very much looking forward to being able to celebrate these events with the community.
Thank you
‘It’s All About Learning’
Reflection before Advent
As we draw closer to the Season of Advent, I feel the Spirit of Hope coming into the world around me. In an article by Donna Chacko, MD, she speaks about the trinity of health - body, mind and spirit, her love of Pope Francis and his teachings on the care of our world, all people and ourselves.
The leaders of our church are often spoken of as shepherds, in an ideal world they would be shepherding our every need – “because health of body, health of mind and health of soul are interconnected” and in the current climate of pandemic, war, famine, violence and climate change, we could all do with some shepherding.
St. Paul in 1 Thes 5:23 offers some wisdom that offers us a view of the inseparable interrelatedness of our very being as people who are “…perfectly holy …. entirely, spirit, soul, and body….”
In order to be 'well beings', taking notice of our ailments, which relate to stress, is a priority. Disagreements with others over current issues and even our Church practices all bring about unhealthy and ungodly feelings of stress. The wisdom of Pope Francis offers some thought on how everything in our personal well-beingness connects: '…the relationship between our physical condition and the state of our habitat, between health and nourishment, our psycho-physical wellbeing and the care of the spiritual life …. through the practice of prayer and meditation … and finally between health and sensitivity to art, and especially music. “
Dr Chacko speaks of having “specific practices and habits” that will help us to “reduce stress, feel better, be less judgmental, listen more attentively, and, most importantly, walk closer with Our Lord.” If we believe and trust that God is the “best stress-buster”, this will lead to improved peace of mind and a sense of well-being, because our body, mind, and spirit are interconnected as one.
Bishop Terry Brady, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, speaks always of the poor Jesus and the importance for each of us as human beings to reach out and care for our brothers and sisters who are poor, hungry, marginalised in any way, homeless, abused, mentally ill, and in need of help in any form. Like his shepherd and guide, Pope Francis, Bishop Terry, calls on all of us to see Jesus in all our brothers and sisters, particularly in those who are suffering and lacking in hope. Recently he spoke to a group of candidates and their families, he reminded us all that we all see Jesus – but we must have the eyes, the heart and the awareness to stop, look and see every person whom we come into contact with. When we reach out to others, particularly those on the margins, we serve God, we bring hope and we feel better in ourselves, but more than that, we see Jesus.
The hope that this season of Advent will acknowledge that within all our hearts, the deeply rooted thirst and longing for life, filled with fulfilment, a desire to make a difference, and the raising of our spirits to achieve, “truth, goodness and beauty, justice and love,” (TF55), for ourselves, our families, for our communities and the world. “Hope is the key to health.”
Year 9 Reflection Day:
Congratulations to all staff and students on a great day. It is so important to give ourselves time to stop and reflect on our spiritual selves. Thank you for the students who engaged so well in the day.
Student Leaders 2022:
It is with pleasure that I announce the College and School Captains and Vice-Captains for 2022. Congratulations to all students who applied for leadership positions. Congratulations to our successful candidates across Years 8-12. We are fortunate to have such a depth of student leadership at our College. The full list of students and portfolios are located further into the Newsletter. We look forward to inducting these students into their roles at the Opening Mass in 2022.
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College Captains Hayley O’Connor Wasim Farah |
College Vice-Captains Chegutdit Deng Joanna Owusu |
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School Captains Euleila Barret Joshua Sammut |
School Vice-Captains Patricia Tuazon Jeremy Delfino |
Nominations for Major Works:
Congratulations to the students who have been nominated for higher honors for their outstanding work in their HSC Subjects across Music, Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, Drama and Visual Art. This is a wonderful recognition of the hard work you have put into your projects. We are not allowed to inform the students of their nomination at this stage due to NESA Guidelines and we are waiting to hear from NESA in relation to the success of the nominations..
Year 12 Higher School Certificate:
As we move into the final week of the exams I would like to congratulate Year 12 on maintaining their focus. Some students have finished their exams now and will be looking forward to the Final Mass and Formal on December 6.
Final Weeks and Events for 2021
We have our Year 7 2022 Orientation Day next Friday (December 3) so the rest of the Junior Campus will be online learning at home besides the Year 10 Student Leaders and Peer Support students who will assist on the day with the Orientation. Year 12 2022 classes will run as normal on that day. On Monday December 6 the whole school will be online learning at home while we have our Year 12 2021 Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony. This will be live streamed and the link will be shared with the entire St Andrews community.
Building Works:
We are continuing to develop the Junior Campus facilities by enhancing the viewing options in the Hall/Gymnasium. We are currently in the process of installing three new screens and projectors in preparation for the Year 12 Graduation and future events and assemblies.
We are installing over the holiday period 2 new synthetic Volleyball Courts on the Junior Campus near the Long Jump Pit.
We are also hoping to refurbish the Toilet Block on the Senior Campus.
Enrolment for Year 7 and 11 2023
NOW OPEN
Fidem in Christo
Dr Stephen Kennaugh
Principal
Final Weeks of Learning 2021
Students are encouraged to work hard until the end of their final lesson. The final weeks are great preparation for the following year and a great opportunity to apply feedback received in the last assessment tasks. Remember application of feedback is essential for continued academic growth.
Year 12 Holidays 2021
Whilst family, friends and leisure should feature in your holidays, it is also important to revise Term 4 learning, consolidate Term 4 learning and actively address any areas of concern before Term 1. Therefore applying feedback is essential to ensure academic growth. In particular the learning in Term 4 2021 will feature in both the HSC Trials and HSC Examinations, both of which will seem a long way ahead, and therefore it is important to ensure the learning in Term 4 is not forgotten.
The holidays should also be a time to read texts such as for English in preparation for 2022, as well as practice past HSC Papers, particularly for HSC questions pertaining to Term 4.
Holidays - A great time to improve your Reading and Writing
Reading and writing go together, to be good at reading you will be good at writing and vice versa. Therefore take the opportunity over the holidays to read anything that interests you whether it be novels, magazines, researching areas of interest and so on. Keep a journal of new words you experience, write about what you learn, your thoughts and feelings or response to what you are reading.
So the challenge is - how much can you improve your reading and writing over the holidays?
What Makes a Good Learner?
After asking our students to do a survey about their learning, the following are some of the reflections from our students Year 7-11:
Why is learning important?
Year 7
- Learning is important as it expands our mind to new possibilities
- It sets all of us up for our future no matter our occupation
- Learning is important as it can help you through life and you are able to spread your knowledge among others to help them.
Year 8
- To prepare us for the real world in terms of smarts, but in the real world you have to experience things before you get the grasp of it so it prepares us for that.
- It is important as learning is the foundation of knowledge and qualities of a person.
- If we didn’t learn we wouldn’t be able to function. In the literal sense we need to learn to be able to survive. We learn how to breathe, eat and talk. Without these we couldn’t live. In the sense you are expecting us to answer then I would say that learning helps us to hone skills and become proper members of society allowing us to aquire jobs and change the world.
Year 9
- The significance of learning is that it enables an individual to gain the essential skills and information via learning and knowledge in order to attain his defined goals. An essential aspect of learning is that it allows you to expand your knowledge and build abilities that will help you achieve your goals.
- Learning is necessary for our survival. Information and continual learning nourish our minds in the same way that food nourishes our bodies. Every career and organisation has to invest in lifelong learning. Continuous learning is now an important aspect of developing critical thinking abilities and exploring new methods to interact with people from various cultures. It's impossible to imagine a life without constant learning.
Year 10
- Learning is important because we learn how to grow and to learn how to be more intelligent and more positive people.
- It’s important for the future: not just specialised subjects, but learning in general is a process that can allow people to become a better version of themselves; to not repeat mistakes.
- Learning is important because it promotes and enhances skills that contribute to shaping the standard of our life. Learning and education doesn’t only teach us to write and read, but it enables us to develop social skills and form long-lasting relationships with a diverse group of people.
Year 11
- Learning is important for the fact that we are able to learn and understand new things that will help us later in life. This includes occupational skills or other knowledge that may be required of us.
- Learning is essential as it provides me with effective learning skills as well as like skills that are important for me.
What are the most positive points about learning at St Andrews?
Year 7
- The most positive points about learning at St Andrews is that we are able to do pracs and use the real equipment and get experience (like for science and pe). We also get chances to take part in various competitions like WADIAD, writing and art competitions as well as math competitions.
- We get access to participating in different competitions to let us know what our inner strength is.
- The environment, everyone is so kind teachers walking past, during class and after school they are all kind
- St Andrews is uses engaging lessons like kahoots and quizzes to teach students how to understand topics of school.
Year 8
- The most positive points of learning, at St Andrew's College, is the wide variety of learning opportunities available to students and how the teachers like to give students feedback for learning performances to improve.
- We are a strong community, all students are supportive of each other and we have friendly competition in a healthy way.
- It has a variety of challenges throughout the year kids could participate in
- The most positive point about St. Andrews is that there’s a variety in what you can do and learn in various different places.
- The teachers are helpful and supportive. The work is always suitable floor your level and everything is very interactive
- The most positive points about learning at St. Andrews is the community
- There are several positive points about learning at St Andrews. These include:
- receiving detailed feedback immediately from teachers
- each teacher spends enough time with each student to help them learn
- learning is not always done individually, there is a lot of group tasks that help me learn (two brains are better than one!)
Year 9
- St Andrews is a community gathering college which does its task well collecting a handful of students that only aspire to be better and the college deserves our aim and endeavour towards success.
- The most positive points about learning at St Andrews is that we have many different learning opportunities and that we have many different learning techniques that many schools don’t have.
- Positive points i love about st Andrews is that this school surrounds thier students with the proper enviornements to be collaborative and together. im never afraid to ask a teacher or a student for any help. Another good point is that St andrews gives us many opportunities to do things we love. there are many sports we can get involved with and extra curricular activities. St andrews makes sure that people can get the proper education they need by helping out after school so we really get the best out of school.
- Great teachers. I love all teacher because they have assisted me within my learning and helping me improve if I ever get stuck on something.
- All the teachers (although providing some different learning styles) teach the same way and that the work given requires knowing prior knowledge and cooperation to complete
Year 10
- Teachers aren’t robots as in they get to know the students and interact more as we get older, teachers that teach a certain subject specialises in that area and aren’t focused on teaching just a class but every individual in that class.
- St Andrews incorporates different types of learning that teach teamwork AND independence. Various examples of teaching include class kahoots, worksheets, group tasks, outdoor activities and exams. The variety in activities and tasks that test our knowledge make learning at St Andrews engaging and positive.
- The environment that is created by eachers makes a comfortable and enjoyable environment.
- St Andrew’s learning curriculum can support a variety of needs and covers many subjects and offers great opportunities.
- The most positive points about learning at St Andrews is that the tasked are varied, they teach you different skills and you can incorporate those skills into your life
Year 11
- St Andrews provides many opportunities for students to ask their teachers about the work, as well as providing well written feedback that helps better a student’s learning.
From the Assistant Principal-Students
ST ANDREWS DAY
Unfortunately, St Andrews Day needed to be cancelled because of Covid restrictions. Traditionally the College Leaders for 2022 would have been presented to the College. The College Leaders will be presented in the Year 12 Graduation mass and the 7-11 Leaders will be presented during the opening College Mass.
END OF 2021
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 10th December
Prize Giving (recipients only) Monday the 13th 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 13th December at 8.45am in the Junior Hall.
START OF SCHOOL AND DATES FOR TERM 1 2022
Year 7,10,11,12 Tuesday 1st February
Year 8 and 9 Wednesday 2nd February
- ID photos will be taken on Wednesday 2nd 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 stem from avoiding tasks, being afraid of unpleasant outcomes, being a perfectionist or a lack of 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, beak tasks into achievable parts, set time goals on tasks 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
A lot of the time we procrastinate because we are not coping with the demands of school or life. We need to develop strategies that help us cope. One big one is having a trusted friend that you can go to help. Make sure it’s the right person for the issue and talk through your concern. Think about who the positive people in your life are that you can call upon for help.
God Bless
Mr. Nicholas Thrum
Assistant principal - Students
College Student Leadership Team
Every year as we approach November 30, St Andrews Day, there is always an air of excitement as we induct our new College Student Leaders for the new year. Unfortunately, with restrictions in place this year, we will not be inducting our new leaders on St Andrews Day. However we can still congratulate our new leaders & wish them well as they lead our College in 2022. Our Student Leaders will attend a Leadership Retreat in the new year where they will develop their leadership skills, work with other leaders on the Student Leadership Team & plan for the year ahead. Students in Year 8 - 11 will also receive their portfolio. I look forward to working with our new College Student Leadership Team in 2022. Congratulations!
White Ribbon Day
There was much raising of awareness on both campuses for White Ribbon Day on Friday November 19 - a day designed for us all to to stand up, speak out and act to say ‘no’ to gendered violence in Australia. Thank you to Ms Blackwell on the Junior Campus for organising the SRC to create the white ribbons for the day, and for the SRC in year 7, 8 & 10 for distributing them among the students in their year group.
Mr Frankham & the Year 10 SRC wearing their White Ribbons
Mrs Sue Cooper
Leader of Wellbeing
The 2021/22 HSC Visual Artists of St Andrews College recently completed their Body of Work in a day incursion. Students successfully organised their media/materials and equipment, drafted designs and completed a mini version of their Body of Work all in 6 hours. With their visions, plan and direction strongly in mind, they worked on their pieces all day furiously, they were in the zone.
This incursion was very beneficial in refining and resolving their ideas. Our HSC students stated that they enjoyed this incursion as it was an authentic experience, being able to converse with an active artist - Johnny Romeo to determine their challenges early in their mini-BOW which meant they were able to resolve them before starting their actual BOW. It was highly motivational, providing them with confidence in taking their BOW to new heights.
We wish our students the best in completing their BOW over the next year. We look forward to seeing their creations evolve and progress over time.
Shandel Mamuk
VA HSC Teacher
Pauline Ryan
Leader of Learning Creative Arts
Year 10 Visual Arts Website
A collection of students work for their Self Directed Body of Works based on Issues.
Year 10 have been creating a Virtual Exhibition of their artworks, learning to present and document artworks for an audience.
https://sites.google.com/parra.catholic.edu.au/10va1/home
Year 8 Visual Arts Exquisite Corpse Collaboration
This is a collaborative drawing approach, first used by the surrealist artists to create bizarre and intuitive drawings. Year 8 experienced creating a fantasy creature drawing without knowing the outcome, taking turns to draw a section, fold over, then pass on to a partner to continue the drawing only seeing where the lines begin.
Here are some of the students' comments about working this way.
I thought that this activity was very fun and let us be as creative as we wanted. I also liked the process because it was fun to build something out of a few lines and carry it on not knowing how it would turn out.
Janaya Buhagiar
At first I felt surprised by how creative all of our drawings were. I just let my hands and imagination control the motion and textures I created. I felt very imaginative like I was in a fantasy, with mythical creatures.
Alysse Yates
I felt excited when drawing the image to see how it turned out.
Mary Grace Lasmarais
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| Elyscia Barret & Leila Crisafulli-Kefu | Shyla Verma & Vrinda Narayan | Lorraine Layug & Mary Grace Lasmarais | Raedan De Guzman & Sanjay Chenepelle |
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| Mary Grace Lasmarais & Lorraine Layug | Lucas Odenthal & Isaiah Pineda | Jarrell Yusores & Seth Watkins. |
Year 8 Visual Arts Name Creature
Year 8 has been studying Surrealism. Surrealism is an art movement which focuses on dreams and the subconscious mind. Using imagination and intuition students transformed their names into fantasy creatures.
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Aarna Dave |
Mary Grace Lasmarais | Alexandra Marasigan |
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Lorraine Layog |
Jarrell Yusores | Janaya Buhagiar |
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| Avni Kumar | Schoenel Dela Cruz | Isaiah Pineda |
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| Raedan De Guzman | Elyscia Barret | Janaya Buhagiar |
Mrs Pauline Ryan
Leader of Learning CAPA
For the past 4 weeks, Year 9 iSTEM have been working on their minor projects in preparation to present their final solutions in the CSIRO Virtual Showcase organised by the STEM Community Partnerships Program. This program invites year 9 and 10 students to participate in STEM inquiry-based projects (at their schools) to address challenges faced by their local communities.
STEM students have been working on projects in teams in the classroom to solve real-world STEM challenges which are designed to build key STEM skills. CSIRO provided schools with a range of scenarios impacting the local Blacktown community. Some of these scenarios included topics such as:
- Agribusiness
- Engaging youth in the community
- Waste Management
- Industry
- Transport
- Environment Sustainability
- Heat Stress
Our students worked on generating solutions for improving waste management in our local community. These teams researched existing waste management designs, surveyed the opinions of local students, staff and families as well as identified existing gaps in our current methods of waste management.
Through this process, each team came up with a final solution which included ideas such as:
- Automatic food disintegrators for compost
- Recycling bins specifically made for technology
- CD solar panels
- Recycled material sorting conveyor belts
- Automatic rubbish sorters
Whilst the students were limited to what they could produce due to COVID-19 affecting the amount of time they had to work on the project, the students produced some excellent design ideas and have been developing innovative prototypes during their practical lessons.
Two teams were able to present their progress on these projects in the annual CSIRO Virtual Showcase on Tuesday 23rd November and represented St Andrews College wonderfully with their presentations.
I’d like to say a big thank you to these students for stepping up and proudly presenting their hard work from this Term in front of CSIRO organisers as well as the teachers and students from other participating schools.
Shanai Mifsud
Technologies Teacher
On Saturday the 30th October, St Andrews’ Esports team commenced their second Rocket League tournament for the year. The students competed in 4 weeks worth of games against several other competitive schools within the league.
This term’s SAC Team consisted of the following Year 10 students:
- Christopher Simonetta
- Joshua Burrows
- Berend Slager
The team competed in their last few games for the tournament on the 20th of November and finished 3rd in their group, not far behind the other teams.
Throughout their competition journey, the students faced very experienced competitors from the other teams and even competed one team member down in the second week and still battled hard to keep their place in the competition.
Upon reflecting on their involvement in this competition from last term to this term, I’ve noticed a significant improvement in the team’s motivation, communication and problem solving skills which has been wonderful to watch this term. The team has really come a long way and I am so thrilled to have been a part of their journey.
On behalf of the SAC esports team, they would like to thank Dr Kennaugh for allowing them to participate in these competitions and for supporting them through something that they are very passionate about.
If you would like to watch our team play in the tournament in week 2 of the competition, please click the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YycpXZeIDao
Thank you for supporting our team and we look forward to taking on new members next year!
Shanai Mifsud
Technologies Teacher
Throughout the year, our year 10 SRC have written and presented speeches for us year 10 students of St Andrews College, talking about very relevant topics for not only teenagers today but for adults who can relate too. The first speech that was presented was by Niamh and Theresia and they talked about life's journey and not everything is set in stone, how when students are not sure if they chose the right subjects moving into year 11, they WILL have the chance to change that subject. They talked about how stress comes and goes and with time “these small things can help us remember the bigger things in life; how this is not the end,” as it is life’s journey.
The second speech that was presented was by Charlise and Sabrina, they talked about Self Care and Nourishment. Starting off with how “self care is doing anything you enjoy doing that can help make you happy and will help maintain a positive physical, mental and/or emotional state.” This is important for everyone no matter how old you may be, self care is not selfish, it is time for yourself, time that everyone needs because we are human. They talked about having routines while being in quarantine apart from obviously staring at a screen to be physically healthy but more importantly mentally. Closing the speech off they talked about how “we are currently in a time where it is critical we spend time focusing on our studies, but also on our own self” because taking care of yourself is NOT selfish.
Lastly we had Ayush and Dorothy’s speech about grace and dignity in which they talked about “being graceful within ourselves and our minds, and two, showing dignity for ourselves and others”. Talking about how society needs to respect themselves and respect others around them, kind of like the golden rule that is “treating others the way you want to be treated”, which is an important lesson for everyone because once we lose respect for ourselves others do too and that's when we get walked on top of and spoken over, which is why grace and dignity is important for oneself.
All of these speeches have an important message for children, teenagers and adults, like life's journey knowing the uncertainty of life and being unaware of what is going to happen next, but that’s life and it's normal. Showing how selfcare is not selfish and something everyone needs and should practice as that is the only way someone can produce the best versions of themselves. Adding on to that last point, being the best version of yourself will make you have respect for yourself and gradually make others respect you too.
These speeches are life long lessons that should not be ignored.
Maahee Desai
Year 10 student.
The following student inspires staff and students. The following is her speech for English Studies whereby she has managed to touch our hearts and minds with sensitivity, humour and insight into an often debilitating disorder. These words are certain to be inspirational.
Hello. I guess I should introduce myself… I’m A.P. I hope this speech will give some insight on life with anxiety.
So imagine this; you’re relaxing on a couch, watching some TV. Maybe someone on the TV said something, maybe they didn’t, but a thought pops into your head.
…but this isn’t a normal run of the mill thought. It’s something that scared you in the past, but one you thought you were over by now. Nonetheless, that little demon in your head asks “Are you sure about that?”. To most people they pay it no mind.
But for me, that little bit of uncertainty is enough. Whether I want to or not, I dive headfirst into that proverbial river of thought to try and find the answer again.
This happens to me basically weekly. The river is cold and hot at the same time, it makes my heart race, and more than half the time, it just goes in circles.
It might sound horrible, and you’ve absolutely right. It is, every time. And it’s a pain to work through when I just can’t seem to find the “answer”.
But I do work through it, every time. And that is in no small part thanks to the power of friendship.
I know, how did we even get here? But it’s true. Cheesy, but true. It’s really, really hard to reach out and talk to someone at first, but believe me when I say it’s so much easier to talk about your fears than not. People will not hate you for having worries.
Of course, I have a diagnosed mental health issue, so sometimes it takes more than talking to some friends or family. On that topic, if you are struggling coping with anxiety, don’t be afraid to get professional help. I know you’ve heard it hundreds of times, but it works for me too, when I’m actually focusing on my anxiety and putting effort in instead of just talking about anything.
Anyways, if you’ve got anxiety like me, I’d like to tell you this: you’re very brave. More corniness to say the one that’s always scared is actually the bravest, but we really are.
We get scared by so many things in this world. Actual problems like war, global warming or… politics, layered in fears of what could be, creating this ugly sandwich that clearly has too many things in it and has the wrong bread.
And it’s soggy, too. Remember the river?
But we’re still here. Still alive and by hearing this speech, wanting to get better. And that makes us brave.
Written by A.P.
Student representatives from St Andrew's College attended and represented all student Catechists at the Annual Catechists Mass at our local Parish, St Andrew the Apostle Church. The Celebrant was Bishop Vincent, with our own Priests Fr Kevin Medlio SM and Fr Kevin Redmond SM joining in the Thanksgiving for the great work done by all Catechists teaching in public schools. Thank you to all of our student Catechists at St Andrews for their excellent efforts and witness of faith.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S SUMMER READING CHALLENGE IS NOW OPEN
Reading sparks our imagination and creativity!
The annual Summer Reading Challenge is back on and YOU are invited to read read read over the break!
YOU can read anything you like to enter the challenge, whether it’s a comic, play, a piece of poetry, book, e-book or animated novel.
YOU can access e-books from the student e-book platforms SORA or Wheelers.
Taking part in the Executive Director’s Summer Reading Challenge is easy!
YOU just need to read something YOU enjoy, and in 50 words or less say why YOU loved it.
The more YOU read, the more times YOU can enter the reading challenge and the more chances YOU have of winning one of two $500 JB Hi-Fi vouchers or one of 30 runner-up gift vouchers to the value of $30.
It’s simple! The more books YOU read, the more chances you have to win!
YOU can enter online by visiting the CEDP website.
Entries open on 1 November 2021 and close at 5:00pm on 25 February 2022.
Terms and Conditions can be found here.
For further Details please contact Miss Hicks.
Wednesday 2nd February 2022 on both the Junior and Senior Campus
Student Envelopes will be distributed to all students on Monday 29th November 2021
Dear Parents,
School photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife. 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.
Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please contact us at www.advancedlife.com.au/
Qkr! mobile phone app
St Andrews College is now offering an online payment service through Qkr! by Mastercard. The College uniform supplier Oz Fashions is already using Qkr for school uniforms.Qkr! (pronounced ‘quicker’) is designed for busy parents and carers, this easy-to-use mobile phone application is suitable for both iPhone and Android Smartphones. This service is currently available for all non-school fee payments. Communications will be distributed as new events and products become available for purchase.
How to get started with Qkr!:
- Install the Qkr! app on your smartphone.
- 2. Use the magnifying glass to search for St Andrews College
Touch the school name to select.
sample name only
- Select Add Profile and create a profile for each student at the school.
- 4. Once you have created a profile, you may view available items and purchase them.
UNIFORM ORDERS
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
Due to Covid-19 there will be no uniform fittings for students starting school in 2022. St Andrews College Uniform Shop is run online by Oz Fashions. Orders are to be placed on the ‘QKR’ app by MasterCard.
Please follow all instructions on the attached flyer to download the app and set up your account.
No phone orders or messages will be accepted!
Delivery to the school is every Monday and Wednesday during the school term. Orders must be placed by 4:00pm Friday for delivery on Monday and 4:00pm Monday for Wednesday delivery. Please refer to the delivery dates on the QKR app before ordering for any changes.
We have also added a home delivery option and reduced the cost from $15.00 to $10.00 for parents who wish to use this option. (We strongly recommend this option as parents are not able to attend the school with the current restrictions).
For any parent who is wishing to pick up their order from Oz Fashions warehouse you must email Elle to organise pick up prior to going to Oz Fashions Granville.
Please choose carefully as we do not refund if you simply change your mind or make a wrong selection, however, we gladly exchange within 14 days.
Returned merchandise MUST be in its original condition with all tags still attached and accompanied by proof of purchase otherwise the exchange will not be honoured. Any item that has been worn will not be exchanged.
Please email all exchanges to elle@ozfashions.com.au
Please note that Oz Fashions warehouse in Granville DOES NOT sell the St Andrews College Uniform in store.
If you have any enquiries please contact Elle elle@ozfashions.com.au or 0421 216 414
Please place your uniform order as soon as possible to ensure you will be able to exchange uniform sizing if necessary and to guarantee students receive a uniform to start school. Please note: all orders for 2022 new students need to be placed before Monday 22nd November 2021 to ensure delivery before the end of the school year. The last delivery for St Andrews College uniform orders is Wednesday 8th December 2021.
Please see size guide attached for an approximate sizing of uniform items as well as a recommended list of uniform items your child requires to start school.
The following can also be found in the announcements section on our website here.
Careers
TAFE Pre-Apprenticeship Courses
TAFE is offering Pre-Apprenticeship courses in Carpentry and Plumbing commencing in February 2002.
The Pre-Apprenticeship courses are an 18 week program that will help you to:
- Learn basic foundations and develop skills and knowledge used in the construction industry
- Learn about safe work practices and their context within the construction industry
- Become job ready
Places are limited. To register your interest in the Pre-Apprenticeship course phone Nicole at Nirimba TAFE on 9208 7085.
For more information view the attached brochures.
| Year 7 2022 Orientation Day | 3rd December |
| Year 12 Graduation Day | 6th December |
| Last Day of Term 4 | 10th December |
| Year 7-11 Awards Ceremony - Award winners only. | 13th December |
|
Return to School 2022 Year 7, 10, 11, 12 |
1st February 2022 |
|
Year 8, 9 |
2nd February 2022 |
College Leadership Team
| Principal | Dr Stephen Kennaugh |
| Assistant Principal Staff and Innovation (Acting) | Mrs Clare Healy |
| Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning | Ms Michelle Deschamps |
| Assistant Principal Students | Mr Nick Thrum |
| Director Faith, Mission and Learning | Mr Frank Clarke |
| Business Manager | Mrs Melissa Welch |
| Administration Operations Manager | Ms Simone McKechnie |
College Leaders of Learning - KLA
| Leader of Learning English | Mrs Marsha Edwards |
| Assistant Leader of Learning English | Mr Travis Kolek |
| Leader of Learning Music and Performance | Mr Antonio Chiappetta |
| Leader of Learning Creative Arts | Mrs Pauline Ryan |
| Leader of Learning HSIE | Mr Daniel Camilleri |
| Assistant Leader of Learning HSIE | Mr Jarryd Leaves |
| Leader of Learning Languages (Acting) | Ms Lisa Yuen |
| Leader of Learning TAS | Mr Bill Robson |
| Assistant Leader of Learning TAS | Mrs Cassandra Carlos |
| Leader of Learning Science (Acting) | Mr Rohan Isaac |
| Assistant Leader of Learning Science (Acting) | Mrs Grace Flaihan |
College Leaders of Learning
| Leader of Learning Diversity | Mrs Pauline Xuereb |
| Leader Faith, Mission and Learning | Ms Josilin Kalifa |
| Leader of Learning Literacy | Mr Duncan Dewar |
| Leader of Learning Technologies | Mrs Sarah Anzellotti |
| Leader of Learning Faith in Mission | Mr Ralph San-Pedro Loyola |
| Leader of Learning Sport | Mr Alexander Dunaeff |
| Leader of Learning Pedagogy & Practice | Mr Paul Haras |
| Leader of Learning Reading | Ms Linda Hicks |
Senior Campus Leaders of Learning - KLA
| Leader of Learning Mathematics | Ms Tracey Thomson |
| Leader of Learning PDHPE | Ms Claudine Desira |
Junior Campus Leaders of Learning - KLA
| Leader of Learning Mathematics | Mrs Gilda De Guzman |
| Leader of Learning PDHPE | Mr Nathan Weaver |
Leaders of Learning - Wellbeing
| Leader of Wellbeing | Mrs Sue Cooper |
| Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 7 | Ms Lyndal Simmonds |
| Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 8 | Ms Melissa Blackwell |
| Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 9 | Mrs Andrea Utoikamanu |
| Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 10 | Mr David Frankham |
| Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 11 | Ms Emily Pett |
| Leader of Learning WellbeingYear 12 | Mr Martin Gillogly |
|
School Counsellor |
Ms Kerrie Castle |
|
School Counsellor |
Sr Cristina Ramada |
| Careers Counsellor | Ms Therese May |