No. 10 26 June 2015

All Saints Catholic Colleges’

Newsletter

Daniel Delany: Founder of the Patrician Brothers

Mary Aikenhead: Foundress of the Sisters of Charity

All Saints Catholic Girls College53 Bigge Street, Liverpool 2170 Ph. 9602-0039

Web. ascgcliverpool.catholic.edu.au

All Saints Catholic Boys College43 Bigge Street, Liverpool 2170 Ph. 9602-4555

Web. ascbcliverpool.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents / Carers,

On behalf of the Catholic Education Office, Sydney I am very pleased to announce that Ms Therese McDonald has accepted the position of Religious Education Coordinator at All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool from 2016.

I wish to also announce the following Leadership Team appointments for 2016:

Leader of Curriculum: Ms. Meredith BurkeLeader of Pastoral Care / Administration: Mr. Adam Rafferty Leader of Learning and Innovation: Mr. Matthew Wells

Each of these appointments bring a vast level of expertise and leadership experience to their positions and will join a Leadership Team focussed on further strengthening our community to grow in both personal faith and student learning outcomes.

* * *With semester one reports now finalised, I strongly encourage parents / carers to attend the scheduled Parent/Teacher interviews this week. When working in partnership with parents, these interviews provide valuable feedback to students and are an important part of the teaching and learning process. It is my hope that during these interviews each student will be able to reflect on their efforts and resolve to set goals to further develop in their learning.

* * *As the term draws to a close I would like to acknowledge the work of the entire staff at both All Saints Girls and All Saints Boys. Their dedication in providing such a richness of learning opportunities greatly adds to the educational experience and caring community that we each share in.

Parents are asked to please note that the first day of next term (Monday 13th July) is a combined Staff Spirituality Day and is therefore a pupil free day. This day will provide a valuable opportunity for staff at both the Girls College and the Boys College to further develop in their mutual appreciation of our founding charisms. The key presenters on this day will be Sr. Anne Taylor (Sister of Charity) and Br. Aengus Kavanagh (Patrician Brother). Thank you to Ms. Blinco and Ms. McDonald for organising this very important opportunity. Students will return on Tuesday 14th July.

Best wishes,

Stephen GoughPrincipal

We have had a wonderful, busy term filled with many excursions, retreats, reflection days, in-school events and great learning opportunities. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the students for the enthusiastic way in which they have engaged with their learning and involved themselves in extra curricular activities and the wider school community.

Holidays are an important time to take a break, to rest and rejuvenate and to spend some time with family and friends. I would encourage students to make the most of this time and to plan some enjoyable activities. It is a great opportunity to do something that you have never done before. There are a number of free or inexpensive options available for students to broaden their minds within holiday times.

Why not visit the National Art Gallery and afterwards enjoy a stroll around beautiful Hyde Park? The Museum also has some fantastic displays and St Mary’s Cathedral is very close by. A walk around the Botanical Gardens and the Opera House is always lovely and many local libraries run special holiday programs. Read a great book that you haven’t read before or go and see a live theatre performance or a highly recommended film. It would be wonderful if every student was to return to school next term having done something in the holidays that was completely new for them – it certainly doesn’t have to be something big or expensive, it just need be something that the student has never experienced before.

A small group of Year 10 students will be participating in a “Street Retreat” during part of the upcoming holidays. They will have the opportunity to meet and work with other students from St Vincent’s Potts Point, a fellow Sisters Of Charity School. The girls will give their time to work with the marginalized in different areas of the city. They will visit soup kitchens and homeless shelters and provide much needed support for members of our wider community who are in need.

I congratulate the girls for their contribution, generosity of spirit and for putting their faith into action. I also sincerely thank Miss McPherson and Mr Silva who will be accompanying the students on this important Street Retreat.

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A reminder to parents to please update your contact details immediately when you move and /or change phone numbers. This is very important, as the College needs to be able to contact parents and caregivers in the event of illness or other incidents. Please simply email or ring the College with your updated details, or alternatively, send in a note with your daughter.

Have a wonderful restful and safe holiday.

God bless.

This past week has been a busy and exciting week for our school community. With exams over for now, there are many diverse learning opportunities available to students. The Year 7 Retreat, Year 10 Italian Excursion, Year 9 Timber excursion, ongoing success in the Debating competitions and our Rugby League team playing in the Grand Final, represent just some of the activities that have added to the normal curriculum at our College. School life is as much about such activities as it is about the core subject areas. As a community we appreciate the energy and commitment that our students and teachers apply to make each of these activities such a wonderful success.

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A reminder to all parents and guardians that we have our Parent-Teacher Interviews in the last week of this term on Wednesday June 24 from 3.30pm-8.30pm and Thursday June 25 from 9am-12pm and 1pm-3.30pm. This year we are once again using an online booking system and every home should have received a letter and an e-mail explaining this process. If you have not yet booked your interview times, please do so at your earliest convenience. If you have not received a letter or e-mail outlining the online booking process, please contact the College.

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I wish all members of our community a rewarding mid-year break and I leave you to ponder the opening of Pope Francis Apostolic exhortation from the ‘The Joy of the Gospel’.“The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a blunted conscience. Whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor. God’s voice is no longer heard, the quiet joy of his love is no longer felt, and the desire to do good fades. This is a very real danger for believers too. Many fall prey to it, and end up resentful, angry and listless. That is no way to live a dignified and fulfilled life; it is not God’s will for us, nor is it the life in the Spirit which has its source in the heart of the risen Christ.

I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting him encounter them; I ask all of you to do this unfailingly each day. No one should think that this invitation is not meant for him or her, since “no one is excluded from the joy brought by the Lord”. The Lord does not disappoint those who take this risk; whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms.”

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From the Assistant Principals

All Saints GirlsMs Rachel Sampson

All Saints BoysMr Steven Muller

Applications available from All Saints Boys College & All Saints Girls College offices.Youth Scholarships 2016

The boys in Year 7 retreated from their everyday lives to the Edmund Rice Retreat and Conference Centre on Wednesday for the first of their annual Religious Education Retreats. These days are a combination of fun, friendship and reflecting on their lives in the context of the Lord. The boys were engaged and enjoyed the day. Despite the inclement weather, they were able to experience and encounter Christ in the ambiance of the semi-rural setting of Mulgoa.

The Retreat was based on the premise that we all have the capacity to be heroes: people of action, people who are selfless and care for others, people who sacrifice and people who are persistent. Each group competed in numerous events against the clock and their fellow classmates to learn about one particular hero.

Year 7 entered into the day in positive spirits and proved to be a credit to our College. I would like to thank Mr Fairweather and the Year 7

Pastoral Teachers for facilitating the Retreat. It would not have been possible without their dedication and energy.

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Looking ahead, Monday 13th July has been set-aside for the annual Staff Spirituality Day. This will be a combined staff day for ASCGC and ASCBC and is to be held at St Joseph’s Baulkham Hills. Students will resume school on Tuesday 14th, to a refreshed and renewed staff. I anticipate many wonderful things from this opportunity!

Mrs Therese McDonaldCampus Religious Education Coordinator

From The Campus Religious Education Coordinator

Mrs Therese McDonald

Year 7 Retreat

Throughout Term 2 the Year 10 Social Justice girls have been committed in a personal endeavor by being hard working, persistent and willing to serve others. The Social Justice girls have been taking part in a community service scheme, whereby they have been assisting the Year 2 teaching staff and students of All Saints Primary School by mentoring and supporting the Year 2 students with their literacy and numeracy skills.

I would like to congratulate the girls for doing this with such passion, they have certainly acted out our College Motto ‘Love and Truth’ with integrity and maturity.

Mrs D’AuriaYear 10 Coordinator

Year 10 Social Justice Girls

Ciao from the Italian Department!On Monday the 15th June, Year 10 Italian students attended a Study Day organised by ILTA at St Augustines College, Brookvale. Throughout the day, they participated in various activities including two minute ‘speedy conversations’ where they spoke to students from other schools in Italian, and cooking, where they made a chocolate ‘salame.’ Teachers from other schools commented on our boys as they heard them speak and discuss activities - I was proud to be their teacher on the day!

I would like to sincerely thank my students for their efforts (grazie mille), not only for this day, but in Italian generally these past three years. Your constant drive motivates me. I hope you continue to improve as the year goes forward!

Year 8 and 9 will have their excursions next term. Grazie to these boys for their efforts. Year 9 have created some fantastic blogs/websites in Italian, and we have many rising stars in Year 8 (campioni!)

Signorina Porro.

Skype AlertSkype is a real time Internet platform where people can ‘ring’ each other and talk to each other like being on a phone but with visuals. Skype is a great way to make contact with overseas family and friends and have group meetings. However, like all social media, Skype can be used inappropriately. In particular the ‘chat’ feature can be used to cyber bully potential victims and the ‘video’ feature can be used to post explicit and/or illegal images.

Students who have been caught using their laptop inappropriately have had their laptop confiscated.

We ask parents to have a discussion about the correct use of laptops and specifically the use of Skype during school time. Teachers actively monitor the students’ use but students need to take a more responsible role in their education. Each Year group is educated about Cybersafety but you can also help by following these Skype safety guidelines:

tell them to reject calls from strangers1. encourage them to use family computers or computers in the open2. help them choose their contacts3. talk to them about sexting4. keep the lines of communication open with them5. manage their privacy settings6. discuss the importance of their education and misuse of their laptops during school.7.

We thank you for your continued support as together we guide your daughter to become an independent member of society by providing a safe environment in which to learn and develop.

Briony O’Neill (ASCGC Year 7 Coordinator)

ScienceYear 10 Science/Maths Excursion - Safe Driving for Schools Program

On the 12th June, 140 very excited Yr 10 students took part in a very different type of excursion….. one that gave the students a chance to get behind the wheel of a go-kart. The Safe Driving for Schools Program was developed to help make students aware of the force and motion experienced while driving a vehicle in a controlled environment.

Beyond entertainment purposes, racing on the track allowed students to experience actual control of a real moving vehicle and learn valuable driving skills and respect for safety within a safe environment. During this time, the students learnt how to manoeuvre the vehicle out of tricky situations, develop improved hand-eye-pedal coordination in challenging conditions and were taught to have strict respect for motor vehicles while on the track. Driving is not just about moving from point A to B, other areas were explored during the day such as changing a tyre, working out various engine components and tools to replace them and putting on vision impaired goggles just to name a few.

But how does science and maths play a part in this excursion you ask? Many students were indirectly applying pressure to brakes and accelerators while in motion, therefore demonstrating Newton’s three Laws of Motion. The students quickly experienced inertia when stopping suddenly; luckily seatbelts were worn as this prevented Newton’s First Law of Motion causing a serious injury. Now for Newton’s second Law (Force = Mass x Acceleration), the girls quickly worked out that if they applied more force on the accelerator their speed accelerated and if they applied a large amount of force on the brake they knew their speed would decelerate.

Newton’s Third Law was evident everywhere….. the push kart was a prime example for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. You push on the kart the girls react by applying an opposing force on the brakes.

So as you can see science and maths can be applied in even the most obscure ways.

Thank you to the Science and Maths staff for helping and making the day a memorable experience for our students.

Mrs Lisa MulqueeneyScience Teacher

SWCCDA - 2015 Debating Competition ASCGCCongratulations to the following students for a successful 2015 season of Debating. We finished the season well, defeating Thomas Hassall Anglican College in Years 7, 8 and 10, the opposition having forfeited the Year 9 debate. Well done girls for all your efforts this season - it has been a pleasure coaching you. Year 7 Team: Moira Cruz, Tejal Pradhan, Mandy SinghYear 8 Team: Lauren Cornelio, Emily Kaine, Mollie Kinsella, Jelena Marinkovic, Mufaro Mutowembwa, Ellen WadeYear 9 Team: Ayana Gattea, Maya Gattea, Samrawit Kidane, Henrissa Pama, Nirvana Narayan, Kayanna Sarmento, Elena TalevskaYear 10 Team: Jessel Figues, Hannah Kaine, Brianna Knattress, Alyssa Mounarath Thank you to all the student helpers during this debating season for your assistance- it was fantastic to have so many willing helpers. Thank you also to the following members of staff for your support throughout the season: Mr Gough, Ms Sampson, Ms Ilufi, Mr Silva, Ms Kasz, Ms McPherson, Ms Lau, Ms Michaels, Ms O’Shea and Ms Dudley. Ms Madeleine BallDebating Coordinator

ASCBCOur teams travelled to Good Samaritan College for the final preliminary round of the competition. Our Year 9s came away with a win which secured them a berth in the elimination round. The Year 7s fell one point short of also qualifying but should be well satisfied with their efforts this year. Our Year 8s and 10s performed solidly and have shown a significant improvement during the debating season.

Special thanks to Mrs Covill for adjudicating on the evening.

Mr Mark CurranDebating Coordinator

TASTIMBER AND WORKING WITH WOOD SHOW, SYDNEY

It was with pleasure that I was able to accompany the first Co Educational Year 9 Industrial Technology / Timber class to the Sydney “Working with Wood” show at the Show ground at Sydney Olympic park on Friday the 12th June. Year 9 Timber students were able to see first hand the excellent examples of fine Wood Working design. This show allowed the students to see what is possible and that working with Timber is only as restrictive as the imagination. The following photos are just a small glimpse of what was on offer on the day. I thank all the students from the Year 9 Timber class for their mature and excellent attitude on the day and I wish them well with their future studies in this technical field. I also thank Mrs Singh for her ongoing enthusiasm and support on the day.

Mr Peter TsitsosTAS Coordinator

Our Australia… (Part 2) Representations of Australia

As an introduction to our Poetry Unit, 7A wrote poems about their impressions of Australia.

Below are some other poems:

Evolution of peopleThere they are, the people,Coming from everywhere:The city, the beach.Oh how it’s changed over time!Before, I remember my grandmothergoing on about how people have changed,How their iPads and their iPhoneshave taken over, the constant need fornew buildings and being popular.People have changed…

By Alex T

A fierce fire surrounded by crowded

trees,Fire trucks roaring like lions.

In the sizzling Australian summer,and in the extremely large bushes,

the sweltering sun is burning through the trees.

By Adrian R and Nicholas B

The raging floodGoes past like a stampede of bulls,Covering everything,Shining in the sunlight,Leaving nothing but destruction.

By Keerthan G

The flood’s terror sweeps through the streets,

Destroying anything in its path.

Once the rain starts pouring,The rivers release our

greatest fear,So brace yourselves before

the storm.

By Froilan F and Aleksandar S

The beautiful refreshing beach, oh what a lovely place.The waves crashing gently on the shore,On a scorching summer day.At home it is a bore, It’s really fun at bay, I wish I could stay there more, If I didn’t have to go to the store.

By Adrian A, Aiden A and Justin D

When a fierce fire breaks loose, and the deafening siren goes off,

the alert firemen rush to the scene.

The roaring flames put up a brutal battle, but the brave spirits of the

firemen never give up,and the fires are extinguished.

By Remon M and Jonathan L

The nice feeling of grass,There is so much to see in the

outback.Nice smooth grass,

The smell of fresh trees.Who needs games when there is

this view?We can play over the hill and rest

under a trees.

By David K

EnglishAll Saints Boys 7A English

Our World...Ms Porro and 7A English

As part of our Poetry unit, students have been looking at how poetic techniques can enhance texts (i.e. vocabulary choices which produce specific effects).

Below are some examples of their work: What the World Will Look Like in 20 Years:

The once growing, green gardens and grasslands, will be green no more. The trees will be tortured and twisted, the grass will be dead and will soon become dust. The trees will be hunted one by one, the nightmares dreaming, can’t you hear the screaming? It will be full of buildings and bowling clubs. Animals will be hard creatures to find as most will either be extinct or exiled. The younger generations will be amazed at something called snow, as it will all be gone from global warming; the whole world destroyed by merciless machines. Green will be shown in none other than the large billboards and dress designs. The lovely blue waters will be blue no more, they will all be poisoned and toxified from the waste. The water will be undrinkable, and swimming will be nothing but a tourist attraction at a museum. The ozone layer’s hole will expand, causing harsher bushfires… The world will be awful, unless we change the so-called progress and better future that some people have the nerve to agree with.

By Remon Muhana.

The World in 20 Years

Twenty years from now I believe that our wonderful world would be adequately advanced with tacky technology; like hovering trains using magnetic plates. However we would have insufficient terrific trees and too many feared floods caused by the melting of the North and South Poles. Cars would drive themselves; we won’t have any fiery fuel so we will use solar energy to power our cool cars. We would have interactive holograms like the one in The Avengers (haha). There would be many radiant robots that will clean our painted plates, help us do our homework and they would prepare and make our fantastic food. We will have many bulky buildings and over population. We can have a virtual experience of travelling the world with some sort of new machine.

By Justin Domingo.

All Saints Visits Google HQLast week a group of teachers representing both the Boys and Girls Colleges had the opportunity to visit Googles’ Offices here in Sydney.

The purpose of the visit was to investigate the ways in which Google makes use of space within its work environment. Led by Google Education Guru Suan Yeo, the staff experienced the way that Google creates specialised areas for staff including work stations, meeting rooms and collaborative spaces.

It was interesting hearing how, despite the fact that a lot of Google work could be completed online (at home), the company wants to create a work environment that encourages staff to come in to the office and to collaborate with others.

It was also encouraging to see how well our recent library upgrade mirrors in many ways this open, collaborative environment.

Matthew WellseLearning Coordinator

Year 9 Report - Term 2The students of Year 9 have been incredibly busy this term and have been involved in a variety of extra curricular activities, both in and out of the College. These have ranged from music performances, to debating, representative sport and the PAC Festival.

A large number of Principal’s Awards were handed out at both the Year 9 Assembly in Week 4 and the College Assembly in Week 8. Congratulations to Koe Evangelista for his solo performance at the Year 9 Assembly and John Prasad and Koe for their version of “Hallelujah” at the Week 8 College Assembly.

The Year 9 Debating Team (Vaib Suri, Justin Michael, John Prasad and Mario Nakhla) won 5 from 7 debates this season that qualifies them for the elimination round and a possible spot in the Grand Final. These students have given up seven Friday evenings to represent the College, definitely an impressive effort.

Well done to the Year 9 students representing the College in the MCS Rugby League and Soccer teams this semester. The U14s Rugby League team, under the captaincy of Christopher Patolo, got all the way to the semi finals this year.

Finally, the best of luck to the Year 9 students involved in the PAC Fest : Brien Sea, Fitu Smith, Christopher Patolo and Timothy Fangalahi who will be representing the College, performing at the Whitlam Centre on Friday June 26.

Mrs Rebecca Covill (Acting Year 9 Coordinator)

All Saints Awesome Aerobics & AerodanceLast Saturday 13 June several girls from All Saints Catholic Girls College competed in the Level 3 Aerobics trial. We have a strong tradition of aerobics success at our College and the students did not disappoint us this year!

Congratulations to Elian Jabbour and Juiah Tolentino who competed in Level 5 pairs, and Emily Anderson and Isabelle De Freitas who competed in Level 4 pairs – both teams competed in the “Elite Category” and were awarded an equal first place.

The aerodance team also performed brilliantly with a score of 16.45 and the All Saints community were fortunate enough to view their routine when they performed at our College Assembly earlier this week.

Fantastic work and congratulations to all students who competed in the competition! We wish all our teams the best of luck when they will attend the state championships in five weeks time!

about self-improvement. Picture: Timothy Clapin

Come and support All Saints at the 2015 PAC FEST.

Please see Miss Porro (Boys College) or Miss Mackin (Girls College) for tickets.

TIME: 3pm - 9pmWHEN: Friday 26th JuneWHERE: Whitlam Centre

The prices are as follows:Adults 18+ $20Students 13-17 $15Senior $15Child 6-12 $105 years under FREE

Tickets available at the door only

Please note that students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. No teacher supervision will be available.

Good Luck to all Students involved!!!!!

Sports ReportMCS U13’s Rugby League Grand Final

All Saints Catholic Boys College: 36 Parramatta Marist: 12

On Thursday, after a week of cold weather and rain, at approximately 11am the rain stopped, the dark clouds parted, the sun shone through and the stage was set at Liverpool Catholic Club for the U/13s Grand Final between ASCBC and Parramatta Marist.

The game started well for All Saints with strong and consistent attacking runs straight down the middle of the ruck from Michael Farquhar, Mathew Khaninya, Damien Tuliato, Stylez O’Mara and Hayden El-Bayeh which lead to a number of early tries that set the foundation for our win.

On the back of our damaging attack was the rock solid defence by our team in general. In particular, Ethan Tritton, who controlled the attack of Parramatta’s strong centre and Jerome “the Axe” Pham who cut down many opponents much larger than himself to stop the Parramatta’s forward attack.

Parramatta mounted a desperate raid during the second half to get within two points, however All Saints regrouped and on the back of our strong defence we ran in three late tries to claim victory.

Congratulations to the whole team who, by their own admission, improved with every game throughout the season, especially against St Gregs and St Doms who were our only defeats for the year. Thanks also to our reserves who did not always get the chance to play as long as they wanted, due to our large squad but travelled to all our games eager to be a part of the team and represent the College.

Special mention should be made of our forwards captain Stylez O’Mara and backs captain Hayden El-Bayeh. Stylez improved every game not only with his skill set, but with his leadership capacity as well. On the back of his improvements many of his fellow forwards followed suit saving their best games for the Grand Final. Stylez wins the Coach’s Award for his leadership and effort in the Grand Final.

Team captain Hayden El-Bayeh was consistently our best and fairest player throughout the year and it was his try scoring ability that got us to the Grand Final. This magnificent effort makes Hayden a worthy recipient of the Best and Fairest player award for the year.

On behalf of all our team, I would like to thank our managers Dru Klumper and Ethan Guest who did not miss a game and were as passionate as everyone else about the team’s success before, during and after each game.

Finally, I would like to thank the parents and carerers who came to watch the boys play throughout the season. I know how difficult it can be to get to midweek fixtures during a working day and I know the boys really appreciated your support.

As the match went into the final minutes of play with All Saints attacking inside Parramatta’s twenty metre line, it was only fitting that the ball go to our Captain Hayden El-Bayeh, our highest point scorer for the season, to score the final try under the posts to secure our Grand Final win.

Celebrations were had, photos taken, hands shaken and the team song sung. As the bus left the car park and we left hallowed turf behind, I noticed that the sun started to disappear again. The temperature started to drop as the dark storm storm clouds rolled in and the rain started to come down, getting heavier and heavier against the bus window. I pulled my collar up around my neck against the cold and thought to myself, well done boys, you earned it.

Coach: Mr Peter FairweatherManagers: Drew Klumper, Ethan Guest and Ms LoweGrand Final Coach’s Award: Stylez O’Mara

Grand Final Best and Fairest: Hayden El-Bayeh

ALL SAINTS GIRLS

Friday 26 June - Wednesday 1 JulyStreet Retreat

Wednesday 15 JulyAthletics Carnival

Friday 17 JulyYear 8 French ExcursionYear 8 Club Italia ExcursionAeroskools Competition

Monday 20 JulySCC Dance Competition

IMPORTANT DATES

ALL SAINTS BOYS

Friday 17 JulyYear 8 Club Italia Excursion

Tuesday 21 JulyAthletics Carnival

Wednesday 22 JulyCollege Awards Assembly

ASCGC & ASCBCCOMBINED

Wednesday 24 JuneParent Teacher Interviews

3.30pm - 8.30pm

Thursday 25 JuneParent Teacher Interviews

8.30am - 3.30pmPupil Free Day

Friday 26 JunePupil Free Day

Sunday 28 June - Sunday 4 JulyBeagle Bay Trip

Monday 13 JulyPupil Free Day

Staff Spirituality Day

Tuesday 14 JulyStudents return to school

ASCBC Clothing PoolThe second hand clothing pool is open on

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday9.30am - 2.00pm

Uniform donations are greatly appreciated