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1422 Friday 01 May 2020 Dear Members of the Loyola College Community, Welcome back to what will be an unusual Trinity term and the commencement of Term 2. I hope that everyone enjoyed the Easter break which was longer than usual for our students. With many events cancelled or postponed for this term the nature of this newsletter will focus more on how we are all managing with school under the Stage 3 restrictions due to Covid-19. Academic Conversations The Academic Conversations which took place via phone with subject teachers were held last week for all families and the number of reported bookings was at a very high level. Some technical issues related to the volume of calls created initial problems that eventually were resolved, and I apologise for any inconvenience to families. It is now important for students and their families to act on new goals set and advice given so as to improve the student learning outcomes by the end of this semester particularly given the current circumstances and the need for students to learn remotely. ANZAC Day Commemoration Unfortunately, we were unable to hold our traditional ANZAC Remembrance ceremony last week as has been our custom in previous years. I hope that in some small way families were able to reflect and pray for those who have fought and died in wars. Such ceremonies are a reminder of the sacrifices paid for our freedom and a plea for peace in the world. In these troubled times praying for world peace is becoming a great need and I invite all members of our Loyola community to keep those nations at war in their prayers. Remote Learning Last week I wrote to all families about Student Free Days this term that will allow our teachers the extra time they need to meet the additional demands they face in preparing lessons for online teaching and learning. This new way of learning has also placed additional demands on students and their families, and we appreciate the support you are giving your children in the present situation. I am pleased to report that feedback from many teachers indicates that our students have overwhelmingly taken their learning seriously and are engaging in lessons. I commend all students who are doing their best to keep up with the work allocated and participating in lessons being offered. Keeping up with all the work will make transition back to the classroom much easier once all students are permitted to return to school. There are some indications now that this may happen before the end of this term. One of the positives of the current situation is that many students are taking greater responsibility for their learning and are relying less on their teachers. This is an important skill to develop and will serve students well as they move to their senior years of study and beyond to tertiary studies.

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1422 Friday 01 May 2020 Dear Members of the Loyola College Community,

Welcome back to what will be an unusual Trinity term and the commencement of Term 2. I hope that everyone enjoyed the Easter break which was longer than usual for our students. With many events cancelled or postponed for this term the nature of this newsletter will focus more on how we are all managing with school under the Stage 3 restrictions due to Covid-19.

Academic Conversations The Academic Conversations which took place via phone with subject teachers were held last week for all families and the number

of reported bookings was at a very high level. Some technical issues related to the volume of calls created initial problems that eventually were resolved, and I apologise for any inconvenience to families. It is now important for students and their families to act on new goals set and advice given so as to improve the student learning outcomes by the end of this semester particularly given the current circumstances and the need for students to learn remotely.

ANZAC Day Commemoration Unfortunately, we were unable to hold our traditional ANZAC Remembrance ceremony last week as has been our custom in previous years. I hope that in some small way families were able to reflect and pray for those who have fought and died in wars. Such ceremonies are a reminder of the sacrifices paid for our freedom and a plea for peace in the world. In these troubled times praying for world peace is becoming a great need and I invite all members of our Loyola community to keep those nations at war in their prayers.

Remote Learning Last week I wrote to all families about Student Free Days this term that will allow our teachers the extra time they need to meet the additional demands they face in preparing lessons for online teaching and learning. This new way of learning has also placed additional demands on students and their families, and we appreciate the support you are giving your children in the present situation.

I am pleased to report that feedback from many teachers indicates that our students have overwhelmingly taken their learning seriously and are engaging in lessons. I commend all students who are doing their best to keep up with the work allocated and participating in lessons being offered. Keeping up with all the work will make transition back to the classroom much easier once all students are permitted to return to school. There are some indications now that this may happen before the end of this term.

One of the positives of the current situation is that many students are taking greater responsibility for their learning and are relying less on their teachers. This is an important skill to develop and will serve students well as they move to their senior years of study and beyond to tertiary studies.

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Enrolments Year 7, 2022 A reminder to families that Enrolment Applications for Year 7, 2022 (students currently in Year 5) close on 21 August. Enrolment applications can be found on our College website: www.loyola.vic.edu.au or can be collected from College Reception during normal Business hours. As we are unable to hold our annual Open Day this year due to Covid-19, families can take a virtual tour of the campus through our website and book an online conversation with the Principal. Dates and times for these are on our website and elsewhere in this newsletter. Onsite tours of the College will resume once Government restrictions permit this to occur.

Your prayers I ask for your ongoing prayers for our Head of English, Mr O’Sullivan who is seriously ill. May God bring healing to him during this challenging time for him and his family.

Easter blessings The Church is now in full celebration of the Easter period. We have celebrated the great feast of the Resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ who brings light into our world shadowed by darkness. It is timely that we can perhaps draw some parallels with the current pandemic around the world and the need to find hope that it will pass.

It is worth noting that today Christianity is the most persecuted religion on the planet! As Christians we need to remain faithful to our loving God and become more active in our faith which I feel we so often be taken for granted. We pray for the families who have been seriously impacted by the coronavirus. It is so easy to allow despair to set in when we hear of such circumstances but let us take our example from the Gospel in John 11:25 where Jesus shows us the way when he speaks to Mary and Martha who are mourning the death of Lazarus. Jesus says:

‘I am the resurrection and life. He who believes in Me, will live even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” It is after this that Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. We need to proclaim this Easter message of hope to all.

May we all acknowledge the Risen Christ at work in our lives and in our world that has been turned upside down and meet Him faithfully in prayer and reflection so that we too may become Easter people of hope.

I wish all a very successful start to the challenging term ahead.

Joseph Favrin Principal

FROM DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Keeping Positive During COVID-19 Although the vast majority of staff and students are positive about the start we have made here at Loyola with Remote learning, the fact is the longer this goes on, the harder it will get. The physical time away from our friends and colleagues will have an impact so it’s important that we keep a positive mindset.

In this Ignatian you will find an article from our Wellbeing & Personal Development Coordinator, Mr. Sal Valentino that give you hints and tips on working through this challenging period.

We are also publishing a range of articles, videos and information on our social media platforms. I encourage you to subscribe.

  facebook.com/lcwatsonia

  instagram.com/lcwatsonia

twitter.com/lcwatsonia

Upcoming Loyola Events: Wednesday 05 May LPFA Meeting, 7:30pm College Board Meeting, 7:30pm

Mr Michael O’Keeffe Direct Line: 9433 0250

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College Photographs There has been a delay in the production of the college photographs due to COVID-19. We are told they will be delivered to the college in the next 2 weeks. Once they arrive, we will inform families of how we will distribute the photos.

Upcoming Events At this stage we have cancelled all college events during this term. We are still conducting Parent Committee meetings (LPFA, PWP, LCAA) along with some Co-Curriculum activities over MS Teams. Once we hear more information from the government, we can make further decisions about events in Term 3.

FROM DEPUTY PRINCIPAL IGNATIAN MISSION & IDENTITY

The Easter story is our story When one thinks of the Easter morning, various images spring to mind. Many medieval artists depict the scene as a triumphant Jesus, floating above the ground, draped in a white or red cloth, gazing out or up, sometimes holding a white banner with a red cross and often with a hand raised pointing upwards “towards heaven”. In the foreground there are usually a couple of soldiers cowering with their arms almost covering their faces, weapons forgotten, strewn on the ground. This is the “power” Jesus, conquering death and sin.

According to St Matthew’s account, the only accurate part of this is that the soldiers guarding the tomb were frightened – there is no description in this or any other Gospel of Jesus exiting the tomb.

What’s far more relevant for us is how Jesus chose to reveal himself in the aftermath of the resurrection.

Mary Magdalene was by most accounts the first person to visit the tomb on Sunday morning. What confronted her – the stone rolled away and nothing! Her final act of love, the embalming of his body, had been taken away from her. It was all too much. She was trying to cope with the trauma of witnessing Jesus’ torture and bloody death a couple of days earlier, and now tears overcame her. It was in this moment of devastation that Jesus spoke to her.

“Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jn 20:16

We all know the connection we feel when someone who loves us calls us by name.

In Luke’s gospel we have a different first encounter. This time it is with two relatively minor disciples on the road to Emmaus. Jesus walks with them, listening and talking. At this stage, they don’t recognise him. That moment comes as they sit down, and he breaks bread with them in a Eucharistically symbolic manner.

Being a companion who accompanies without judgement, a willing empathetic listener who gives the space to express our fears, uncertainties and anxiety and then sharing in sustenance is how Jesus reveals himself to us. Hence, two of the main tenets of our faith are intrinsically linked to the resurrected Jesus – the centrality of the Eucharist and the love we must have for others.

Online Faith Links The Opening page of Loyola’s LMS contains the Ignatian Ethos link button on the right side of the page. This has links to the Prayer of the Examen which will be updated weekly, mass from St Patrick’s Cathedral, links to Jesuits Australia and a daily mass, usually about 20 mins, from the Jesuits of North Sydney.

What do I usually write about in the first Ignatian for Term 2? This edition of the Ignatian would normally have contained reports on the Year 12 Faith and Drama Passion Play, the Loyola Vinnies Easter Egg Drive, the School Holiday programs that John Tran, our Youth Minister, co-ordinates in the parishes, social justice outreach activities that some of our staff and students participate in the school holidays and the Xavier House Day celebration liturgy. As our current circumstances haven’t allowed any of these to take place, instead, I have included photos of passion plays from the last six years. Enjoy.

Mr Christopher Lynch Direct Line: 9433 0227

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FROM DEPUTY PRINCIPAL STUDENTS

Student Wellbeing With the commencement of Term 2 and remote learning, more than ever it has been important to remain connected with our students and families. As such, our wellbeing teams have been active in creating opportunities for students to do just this.

Mentor Each morning our students are expected to begin the school day with their Mentor group. This connection, between 8.40am and 8.50am, occurs through the Mentor page, via the LMS, and/or MS Teams. It is our hope that including daily mentor as part of our remote learning, students will continue to feel supported while studying from home. Morning mentor provides routine and a means of communication with the Mentor teacher, who will continue to be the first port of call for their students; it will support students to get their mindset ready for the school day ahead - even though they are at home. The daily connection with the Mentor group also provides the opportunity for ongoing student relationships to develop.

Mrs Anna Salmic

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During Mentor students will: Continue to complete their weekly Gratitude Journals (electronically) Have the opportunity to reflect on their journey through this isolation period and utilise the ‘How am I travelling’ journals,

accessed via their Mentor page Be able to reach out to their teacher via a ‘How am I travelling Pictogram’, which has been placed on all Mentor pages.

In addition to the daily group contact, Mentor teachers will also make individual contact with their students fortnightly.

What else has happened? To further support our students and families regarding wellbeing, the following initiatives have also been implemented.

House Heads of Houses have updated their pages to include House activities and posts which students are able to interact with.

Parents are now able to access the House pages to peruse the contents and see what is happening in their child’s House. In addition to the contact from the Mentor teachers, Heads of Houses will also continue to maintain regular contact with

their House families.

Counsellors Ongoing contact with students will continue and protocols have been implemented for how families/students can reach

out to the counsellors. This information was sent to all families at the commencement of this term. However, should you have any concerns, please contact Ms Stringer, Head of Student Services, at [email protected].

Student Personal Development Program (PD) The focus of our PD lessons has slightly changed this term to address wellbeing issues that may arise due to remote

learning. The program includes strategies on how to maintain our wellbeing and stay connected, while being isolated. The Wellbeing & Personal Development Coordinator, Mr Valentino, has regularly posted tips and wellbeing messages to

both students and families since we began our remote learning – this is yet another way which we hope will support our community.

Examples of some of the initiatives implemented to date include: o ‘Make my day a positive day’ - Emails to all students and staff with 3 tips on how to kick start the day into a

Positive Day o School Tv video links for parents in the Ignatian each fortnight, presented by Michael Carr- Gregg o On Social Media - Tips on how to manage your body, mind and soul.

Finally, while we work through a way of doing things that is so new to us all, we encourage our students and families to make contact with the HOH/Mentor if there are concerns and/or to share with us how some of these initiatives have been received.

FROM DEPUTY PRINCIPAL TEACHING AND LEARNING

Remote/Online Learning This term, our intention is to enable our students to become resourceful and resilient learners, who can independently engage in remote/online learning. We acknowledge that this method of teaching and learning is unprecedented at Loyola and that our staff are working harder than ever before to help their students learn as best as possible in this setting, while providing the stability of following the standard timetable.

It is an expectation that all timetabled lessons will take one of two formats interchangeably: Teachers will develop interactive sessions using on-line collaboration or video casting tools, such as Microsoft Teams Teachers will determine the tasks for each session, and post instructions for that class in the relevant section of LMS in

order for students to move through set-work independently in conjunction with live teacher support via Microsoft Teams or communication components of the LMS

These lessons will come in a range of formats. For example; Alternating between lesson formats, interactive or posted set work, for the cycle or Setting a number of lessons dedicated to online collaboration and the rest to completion of tasks

Attendance is taken every lesson.

Ms Suzanne Pola Direct Line: 9433 0233

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Assessments whilst remote/online learning VCAA – Unit 3 Some SACs will be completed on site due to their practical nature and the facilities required will need to adhere to social and physical distancing measures. All other SACs will be completed remotely using a Declaration of Authenticity form. Staff will email out this form at the time of the SAC.

Year 7 – Unit 1 Until further notification from our educational governing bodies, all assessments will be conducted remotely. These may take many formats; however, two of the most common may be: Test set to be completed within the lesson Ongoing project work to be completed over a period of time.

Both types of assessments will need to be submitted electronically and, as such, non-submission due to computer issues cannot be accepted. Please contact our ICT Department if you are experiencing issues via email on [email protected].

Homework whilst remote/online learning Due to the transition from face-to-face teaching to remote/online learning and the adjustments we are experiencing, the volume of homework may change as well.

The College has the following homework guidelines in place, and we ask if your child/children is experiencing the feeling of being overloaded please contact the relevant staff via email and let them know.

Guidelines for homework are listed below. Year Level

Total minutes homework

night

Structure of Homework time

Total hours Homework per week

Comments

7 60 5 days x 60 5 6 x 40 mins per CORE subject per week Plus 4 x 15 mins per Elective per week

8 80 5 days x 80 6.7 6 x 50 mins per CORE subject per week Plus 4 x 35 mins per Elective per week

9 100 5 days x 100 8.3 9 x 55 mins per subject per week

10 120+ 5 days x 120 10+ Minimum requirements (approximately 1.5 hours per subject)

11 150 + 6 days x 150+ 15+ Minimum requirements (approximately 2.5 hours per subject)

12 180 + 6 days x 180+ 18+ Minimum requirements (approximately 3 hours per subject)

FROM ICT MANAGER

ICT News - Cybersafety Part 3: Do you know who your kids are talking to? In the last edition of the Ignatian we looked at Cybersafety and the perils of putting information about oneself on the Internet. In this edition we will be looking at ‘stranger danger online’.

Real friendships involve face-to-face contact, whereas social media sites such as Facebook foster fake friendships between people who have not met.

Do you know who your child is communicating with online?

Mr Victor Dalla-Vecchia Direct Line: 9433 0258

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Socialising online describes a variety of services like YouTube, Facebook, LiveJournal, Twitter, SnapChat, Instagram and online games such as World of Warcraft and RuneScape. Social networking sites are a great way to stay in touch with friends and family. You can tell friends what’s been happening and post photos, play games and basically just hang out. But there are dangers, and strangers making inappropriate contact is one of these dangers.

The advent of personal digital devices (PDDs) in recent years has only exacerbated the problem. With more and more of these devices being placed in the hands of children, this means that children now have 24x7 access to the outside world around them, and the world has access to them!

What can parents do to protect their children from ‘stranger danger’? 1. Stay involved in your child’s use of new technologies – get them to show you how social networks work. 2. Help your child remain unidentifiable online, by name and by location: set up their profile to make sure that they don’t put

too much personal information online – e.g. never put date of birth, home or school address, phone number, personal email address, sports teams your child plays in or the name of their school. Be careful that any photos that are posted do not reveal any of this information, either.

3. Check out the privacy settings for each online service and familiarise yourself with how to report abuse. Hopefully, you will never need to do this but it’s good to be prepared. Find out how access to ‘adult’ content and services offered by your child’s mobile phone carrier could be managed. Such information is usually available on the carrier’s website.

4. Talk to your child about what they like about social networking websites, what some of the dangers are in using them and teach your child ways to stay safe. You may be able to discuss and create some house rules together with your child. Always keep the lines of communication open. Kids need to be confident that they can talk to parents/guardians about what’s happening, without being afraid that they’re automatically going to get in trouble.

What can kids do to protect themselves from ‘stranger danger’? 1. Never give out your personal information – check out point 2 above. Check with your parents or guardian first before

deciding to give out or post personal information. 2. Remember that you may feel that you are just talking to friends, but the whole world could be tuning in. Keep an eye on

what’s being posted and guard your privacy! Don’t post photos that you might not want strangers or your grandmother to see.

3. Learn how to make your profile and other content you post private. You’re the one who should be in control, here. 4. Think twice before posting blogs and profiles – they can stay there forever. Your parents, future employers and perhaps

your future children may end up seeing it! Don’t post photos of other people without their permission. The bottom line? ’Think before you post’ is the key message from the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner (https://esafety.gov.au/complaints-and-reporting).

5. Remember there are impersonators out there – not everyone is who they claim to be. Although it’s great to have lots of online friends, including them on your friends list allows people you don’t know to see everything about you. This information could be used in a scam, to steal your identity, or worse.

6. Keep your online friends online! However, if you want to meet someone that you haven’t met before in person, ask a parent or another trusted adult to go with you and always meet in a public place, preferably during the day.

7. Say ‘NO’ to any offers that seem too good to be true – they probably are! Never accept the offer of a free mobile phone (or other digital device) from someone without asking your parents or guardian first. Never sign up for free ringtones – you could be signing up to receive porn! To prevent this, just type in the word ‘stop’ and by law they have to stop sending you the stuff – if they don’t, tell your parent or guardian to contact your service provider.

8. Never on-send a chain email, even if it says that you will die if you don’t or even if it seems to be for a really good cause – it may contain a macro that automatically sends your email address to someone who sells email addresses to paedophiles. These predators then randomly seek out children to try to start a conversation with them.

9. Always check the URL (Internet address at the top of the browser) to ensure you are actually at the website you think you should be at. Bogus sites seek to impersonate real ones, in order to get you to enter your personal information and start looking for exploitation opportunities.

10. Don’t stay. Don’t respond – If someone in a chat room posts offensive pictures or says something rude or scary, or if you are sent these in an email, don’t respond; instead, save them, leave the chat room immediately and tell your parent, guardian or another trusted adult about the incident. Saving the offensive content means you can produce it as evidence to help catch online troublemakers and predators.

If you are concerned about any of these issues and wish to discuss them with a trusted person, please contact the School Counsellor. For more information on Cybersafety go to https://esafety.gov.au/. Add this website to your favourites on your computer.

Stay safe while socialising online.

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FROM WELLBEING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Loyola College Seven Week Inner Game Challenge We have partnered with the Hopeful Institute to develop a 7 Week Inner Game Challenge

During this time, we will post one challenge per week for you to consider.

The challenges will be based on the following themes1. Awaken Hope 2. Manifest Grace 3. Become Socially Intelligent

4. Focus on progress, not perfection 5. Develop a Positive Mindset

Live with IntentionLoyola College Seven Week Inner Game Challenge 1: Awaken Hope

What are the challenges you are facing during the Corona Virus and self-isolation?

Consider one thing that you can do, individually or as a family, to survive this extended time of isolation from others. 

Special Report: Dealing with Disappointment during the Covid-19 Pandemic The Coronavirus is impacting families around the world and changing how we do things on a daily basis. In many cases, it has resulted in the indefinite postponement of many special, and often long-awaited events, such as milestone birthdays, sporting competitions, school trips and family holidays.

Disappointment can be a tricky emotion to deal with at any age, but particularly for young people whose world has been turned upside down in a matter of weeks. Although disappointment is a normal part of growing up, adults need to remember that kids have a lot of choice regarding how they respond to it. Their response will determine the impact on their future happiness. Disappointment is considered a healthy and positive emotion that is essential to a child’s emotional, intellectual and social development.

It is important to help kids manage their disappointment in order to avoid stronger emotions such as anxiety and depression. Although your first reaction may be to fix the problem, it is better to encourage them to find the words to express how they feel.

In this Special Report, parents and caregivers will be provided with some tips on how to help a child process disappointment and

look at the problem objectively. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this Special Report, and as always, we welcome your feedback.

If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the school for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to your special report https://loyola.vic.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-dealing-disappointment

Mr Sal Valentino Direct Line: 9433 0787

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Virtual College Tours & Open Day Due to the COVID-19, morning tours and Open Day have been replaced by a Virtual College Tour which includes an online conversation with our Principal, Mr Joseph Favrin. Tuesday, 05 May 10:30am Wednesday, 13 May 2:30pm Friday, 22 May 9:30am Tuesday, 26 May 4:00pm

Monday, 01 June 11:30am Wednesday, 10 June 10:30am Monday, 22 June 2:30pm

To book and view our Virtual tour, please visit website – www.loyola.vic.edu.au/bookatour

Winery Tour – Saturday, 23 May Due to the COVID- 19 a decision made by the LPFA is to cancel this sold out event and re-schedule for 2021. We look forward to having a wonderful time on the Winery Tour next year.

2020 Entertainment Books The LPFA are proud to promote the 2020 Entertainment Book. The fundraising campaign presently has a special offer: 4 months additional membership $10.00 JB Hi-Fi gift card for bookings made between 01 - 31 March.

If you are interested in purchasing a digital copy (no hard copies) of the Entertainment book, please visit – www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/187x238

2020 Working Bee dates Due to the COVID-19, the working bee for 09 May has been cancelled. Other Working Bee dates - Saturday, 25 July & 05 September Students accompanied by their parents are welcome. Please let me know via email or phone if you are able to attend.

2020 Presentation Ball Due to the COVID-19 the decision has been made to postpone this event to September 22 & 23 September.

This will be subject to Government regulations and in particular social distancing rules which will need to be lifted in time to allow rehearsals. We will keep you up to date when decisions are made.

2020 PWP Meetings We were very fortunate to hold our first remote online PWP MT meeting on Monday, 20 April. With over 30 PWP members signing in, a very vibrant meeting took place, and much was discussed. It was great to receive feedback from some parents in relation to their child’s online learning. We hope to meet face to face for our July meeting. Other PWP Monday (evenings) Meetings –27 July & 12 October

2020 LPFA Meetings A remote online meeting will take place on Wednesday, 06 May. All LPFA members will be sent a link to join the MT Meeting. Anyone wishing to join us, please feel free to contact me and a link will be emailed. Other LPFA Meetings - Wednesday evenings 22 July, 26 August, 07 October, 11 November (AGM)

Mrs Dianna Alonso Community Liaison Officer Direct Line: 9433 0228 [email protected]

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Donation of Loyola Uniform If you have any Loyola uniform items that you no longer require, please leave them at Reception. They are great to have for families in need, student accidents and our Exchange students.

FROM DIRECTOR OF SPORT

Sports Report Term 1 ACS Sport While the Senior Summer Season finished more abruptly than we would have hoped, 3 of our Senior first grade teams were declared ACS Premiers:

1sts Boys Basketball (undefeated): Luke Martinelli (c), Matthew Bowler, Caleb Bruggeman, Alex Crockford, Riley Lewis, Harry Manolis, Lachlan Read, Nicholas Perizzolo, Christian Saviane, Coaches: Gerard Pelzer / Matt Egan.

1st XI Cricket (undefeated): Tom Hewett (c), Matthew Brennan, Daniel Federico, Matthew Furness, Luke Grech, Brayden Key, Andrew King, Alex Miller, Tom Pasquali, Liam Rowley, James Rowley, Ethan Weir, Jon Valkanis-Magriplis, Matthew Vassallo, Coaches: Kenroy Peters / Ben Rowe.

1sts Girls Softball (shared premiership): Matisse Febbrarino (c), Georgia Christou, Olivia Garner, Sarah Gee, Morgan Jones, Sheridan Jones, Olivia Karaula, Sophie O’Connell, Kellie Shannon, Jasmine Sills, Jacinta Ward, Dakota Wright, Coaches: Rebecca Spiros.

In addition, Loyola was also awarded 4 other shared premierships: 2nds Girls Softball, 2nds Girls Soccer, 2nds Boys Futsal & 2nds Boys Cricket.

 

Term 2 Sport With students engaged in remote learning from Term 2, sport can be accessed online. The primary goal is for students to try and replace their normal activities and incidental exercise, in order to stay fit and healthy.

On the Loyola Sport LMS Page students can find guidance for training options, access to online fitness plans and access to online fitness classes, and challenge competitions.

From April 30, students will also be able to access Sport specific programs focussing on Strength and Conditioning, Skills, & Game Analysis.

The resources include guides, podcasts and video demonstrations.

Programs will be based on Football (AFL), Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Netball, Cricket, Softball, Running/Cross Country, General Fitness and High Performance Training. Students don’t need to be enrolled in the sport to access the programs so its an opportunity students to hone their skills and conditioning in a sport they already play, or learn the basics in a new sport.

Mr John Baxter Direct Line: 9433 0238

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LOYOLA COLLEGE SUNDAY PARISH MASSES: DIAMOND VALLEY DEANERY Student Absence: 03 9433 0248 St Damian’s Bundoora: Saturday 5.30pm, Sunday 8am, 10am Email: [email protected] Sacred Heart, Diamond Creek: Sunday 9.00am, Sacred Heart Reception and Fees Office: 8am-5.00pm Monday to Friday 7.15pm, St Peters, Hurstbridge Library: 8.00am-5.45pm, Monday to Thursday (1st Saturday of Month)

8.00am-5.00pm, Friday Our Lady Help of Christians, Eltham: Saturday 6pm; Uniform Shop: Tuesday 8.00am - 9.00am and Sunday 9am, 11am Wednesday 3.15pm - 4.00pm St Mary’s Greensborough: Saturday 6.30pm; Sunday 8am, 10am, 5pm St Thomas. North Greensborough: Saturday 6pm; Sunday 10.30am MASS AT LOYOLA: Our Lady of the Way, Kingsbury: Saturday 6pm; Sunday 8am, 10am For Masses see “From Deputy Principal - Ignatian Mission St Martin’s Macleod: Saturday 6pm; Sunday, 7.30, 8.30 (Italian), 10am and Identity” St Francis of Assisi, Mill Park: Saturday 5.00pm; Sunday 9am, 10.30am, 5pm St Francis Xavier, Montmorency: Saturday 6pm: Sunday 8.30, 10.30am St Mary’s, Kinglake: Sunday 8:30am St Joseph’s, Mernda: Saturday 5:30pm & Sunday 8:00am St Joseph’s Nazareth Centre Sunday 10:30am