15 September 2009

ISSUE 14

TERM 3 WEEK 8 CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

Caroline Chisholm College 90 - 98 The Lakes Drive

Glenmore Park NSW 2745

NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

From the Principal 1-3

From the Assistant Principal

4

Schools Industry Partnership

4

Optimus Prime Continues

5

Careers News 6

Creative Arts News 7

Winter Sleep Out 8

Notices 9

Diary Dates 9

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Parents, Friends, Staff and Students of Caroline Chisholm College,

The results of the NAPLAN tests for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 were officially released across Australia last Friday and sent home with students yesterday.

I am delighted to inform you of the outstanding growth achieved by students at Caroline Chisholm College in both literacy and numeracy as shown in the table below:

This reflects the consistent efforts of our Year 9 students whom I congratulate on their progress.

It is certainly also due to the considerable investment in time, energy and creativity of our teachers of Year 8 in 2008 and the students’ teachers this year and when they were in Year 7.

As part of our involvement in an ongoing project with the Australian Catholic University entitled Leaders Transforming Learners and Learning, we made significant changes to our programs for Year 7, 8 & 9 last year and have continued to implement these changes this year. These changes have led to greater engagement of students in their learning which has been clearly evident to their teachers.

The NAPLAN results provide further evidence of the effectiveness of these changes. The percentage of Caroline Chisholm College Year 9 students whose results placed them in the top two bands (Bands 9 & 10) was significantly above the State average. As we would wish, the percentage of our students whose results placed them in the lower two bands (Bands 5 & 6) was much less than the State average. We will continue to analyse these results to look for ways to help all our students make even more improvement over the next three years of their secondary education.

The results for our Year 7 students are also very good with more students achieving in the top two bands than the State average for literacy and less students than the State average having results in the lower two bands for all areas of literacy and numeracy.

Average growth by C.C.C. students

Average growth by girls in N.S.W

% Improvement over State average

Overall Literacy 47.3 34.9 36%

Reading 52.5 40.6 29%

Writing 51.9 31.1 67%

Numeracy 45.7 35.1 36%

Reading Writing Spelling Grammar &

Punctuation

Overall Literacy

Number, Patterns &

Algebra

Measurement, Data, Space &

Geometry

Numeracy

Bands C.C.C. 30 33 34 24 28 33 30 32

9 & 10 State 25 20 27 22 21 31 28 30

Bands C.C.C. 8 3 6 13 8 11 12 8

5 & 6 State 21 33 20 24 22 19 22 18

Reading Writing Spelling Grammar &

Punctuation

Overall Literacy

Number, Patterns &

Algebra

Measurement, Data, Space &

Geometry

Numeracy

Bands C.C.C. 35 34 39 26 33 26 20 23

8 & 9 State 32 27 33 24 28 34 30 33

Bands C.C.C. 6 9 4 9 4 14 13 13

4 & 5 State 18 18 15 21 16 19 16 18

FROM THE PRINCIPAL CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

I congratulate our Year 7 students on their results. As most of the work assessed in these tests is completed in primary school I wish to acknowledge the contributions of their Year 5 and Year 6 teachers as well as our Year 7 teachers in helping them reach these standards.

While it is most important that all our students are encouraged to achieve their personal best academically, this is only one aspect of the comprehensive Catholic education offered at Caroline Chisholm College.

The Annual Vinnies Sleep Out held on Friday, 4th September illustrates what it is at the heart of our education - the provision of opportunities for students to put their faith in practice. The Sleep Out in cardboard shelters helped all involved gain a greater understanding of the conditions experienced by those in our society who are disadvantaged. Their fundraising efforts will assist the Vinnies Van and the general work of the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Thank you to Father Kevin Lee for presiding at the Eucharistic celebration which commenced the night and to all the family members for their presence.

Thank you to our wonderfully generous staff who helped in so many ways to make this event a success - Mrs Murray, Ms Balite, Ms Rowe, Ms Prosser, Mrs Cocks, Mrs Araya, Ms Searle, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Baldwin, Ms Morley, Ms Gray, Mrs Dent, Ms Matheson, Ms Dunne, Ms Field, Mr King, Mr Dent, Ms Moran, Ms Bartolillo, Ms Woods, Mr Corrigan, Ms Browning, Mr & Mrs Harris.

Congratulations to all the students who participated - you are the first group to sleep out for the whole night! (In previous years, bad weather has necessitated a late night move indoors.) I am sure you will always remember this experience.

Marina ABOUD Lorrina AL-KHOURI Bianca AZZOPARDI Carmen BAENA Monique BARKER Karlie BECKHAUS Natalie BIASI Irina BOIKOV ZHANG Lysandra BONARIUS Sherine BONARIUS Brittany BONARIUS Claudia BORG Melissa BORG Lauren BOSWELL Lauren BOZIC Tiarne BROWN Gabrielle BROWNE Stephanie BURTON Jessica CAMILLERI Melanie CAMPBELL Chane CHALICE Jessica CHEUNG Ashleigh CLARKE Courtney CLAY Rebecca COLLINS Amelia CORRIGAN Caroline CREMONA Clare DECENA Nikita DINGEMANS Anne EDWARD JOY Courtney FAHEY Mackenzie FARMER Eireann FEENEY Cassandra FENTON Danielle FORDHAM Rebecca FORRESTER Camille FYFE Kylie GARROUSE Natasha GENOVESE Angela GENOVESE Stephanie GENOVESE Claire GIBBONS Emily GIBSON Caitlin GOODALL Danielle GREENING Rachelle GUTTERIDGE

Samantha HA Natalie HAIDAR Erin HAWKINS Rachel HEASLIP Teneal HINTON Jessica HOCKING Samantha HOLMES Sarah HOWISON Gemma HUGHES Rebekkah HUMPHREY Sarah JONES Keshni KEENAWINNA Emma KENNY Samantha KENNY Brianna KIRBY Brooke KIRK Victoria KUSCHERT Natasha LEE Elle LEO Meaghan LONARD Kaitlyn LONARD Rhiannon LONG Kirsty LOVERIDGE Sophie LUCIC FISHER Jacinda LUMTIN Emma MARTIN Tashayla MATIA Jenny MAZZEI Shannon McKENZIE Kristen McKENZIE Erin MIFSUD Tonischea MILLER Brooklyn MORGAN Danielle MORGAN Antonia MOUTZOURAS Maxilene MOUTZOURAS Alyse NICHOLSON Carissa NOBLE Sarah OLSSON Monica OWEN Emily PASCOE Ashleigh PETERS Amelia PEZZANO

Alanah QUINLIVAN Karlee RANCE Brooke RAYNEL Vanessa RODGER Cassandra RODGER Diana ROUGGOS Chantelle RUSHTON Isabella RYAN Jennifer SAAIB Sophie STANOJEVIC Vicki STANOJEVIC Natalie SUGAR Natasha SUGAR Maddison TANTI Tanisha TAVAE Jade TAVARES Sarah THORNTON Sarah TRIPP Alyssa TUCKER Tahlia TUCKWELL Cassidy VAN MULLEKOM Racquel VAN MULLEKOM Brittany VELCICH Madeline VELLA Renee VINGERHOED Sheridan VON BOCK Sarah VON BOCK Saoirse WARD Caeslin WARD Alison WASSON Bridget WEISSEL Chloe WILLINGALE Elle WILSON Kristin WILSON Charlotte WONSON Brooke WRAY Belinda XU Tully ZAYIT

FROM THE PRINCIPAL CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

Captivate - Enrichment Performing Arts Opportunities Selected Dance students at Caroline Chisholm College have had extraordinary opportunities this year to work with two highly regarded choreographers, Sean Parker and Victoria Chiu. Earlier this year they performed at the Royal Easter Show and shortly they will be performing at the Joan Sutherland Centre in Penrith this Friday and the Riverside Theatre, Parramatta on Sunday, 27th September.

These opportunities are part of ongoing initiatives our diocese is sponsoring for talented Performing Arts students.

Some of our music students also performed at the Royal Easter Show and, hopefully, next year there will be even more opportunities for our dancers, musicians and drama students. Congratulations - Rosemaree Dinaro Last Saturday, I was shopping at Castle Towers, Castle Hill, when I heard a voice announcing Rosemaree (one of our Year 12 H.S.C. music students) was about to perform. Rosemaree gave such a wonderful performance that she won the competition and the right to progress to the Grand Final of the competition. Rosemaree also achieved success in another competition on Sunday and will progress to its Grand Final. I am sure you will join with me in wishing Rosemaree well in her future music career. College Mass Tomorrow we will travel to Holy Family Church, Luddenham to celebrate the Eucharist as a College community and ask God to bless our Year 12 students who will soon graduate from our college and our incoming team of Student Leaders. All students are to wear their formal College Uniform to school on this day. Year 9 students should bring their sports uniform so that they can change into this for their afternoon activities. Leadership Training Day On Friday the 2009/2010 Student Leaders spent a very productive day preparing to take on their leadership roles. Thank you to all the students for their involvement in the day and to Mrs McMillan, Mrs Rowe and Ms Jacka for their preparations and facilitation of the day. We are confident the members of the new Student Leadership Council will use all their gifts and talents in the service of our community. Yours sincerely Ms Christine Howe Principal

FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

SCHOOLS INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP CAROLINE CHISHOLM

COLLEGE

From the Assistant Principal Uniform changes After discussion with students, we have decided to make two changes to the uniform requirements: Seniors will no longer be required to have hair tied back at all times. It can be neatly groomed but loose. This will be a senior privilege only as many students are never in rooms requiring hair to be tied back. Restrictions about hair colouring and style still apply. A small number of students will still need to tie their hair back in classes where it is required for health and safety reasons. Those students should keep a hair band with them. For junior students who are frequently and regularly in rooms requiring hair to be tied back, it will continue to be a uniform requirement to have it tied back at all times. Junior students will be allowed to have french tips on their fingernails. However, they can only be natural (white-tipped) and there is to be no nail art. There is some ambiguity in the current uniform rules which say no nail polish at all. While this was intended to mean no french tips, it is felt french tips do not stand out like nail polish and can look neat and well-groomed. “Doing the Right Thing Awards” Students who help with clean up and litter are eligible for a “Doing the Right Thing Award”. Congratulations to Saoirse Ward (8 Macarthur), Erin Meagher (8 Wright), Veronica Morgan (7 Jackson), Carissa Noble (7 Jackson), Alison Wasson (7 Kenny) and Ellen Brown (7 Jackson) who receive vouchers for the canteen for being the students whose names were drawn from the box. All students who put in award slips will have points credited to their house. Mr Greg King Assistant Principal

On the evening of W e d n e s d a y t h e 2 n d September 2009, 400 proud parents, employers and

teachers gathered at Penrith RSL Club for the 2009 Schools Industry Partnership (SIP) Awards. The occasion was held to celebrate the outstanding achievement of a selection of Year 12 students and their success in completing their Vocational Education and Training (VET) course and work placements. Three Caroline Chisholm College students were nominated by their teachers for their outstanding achievement in the vocational course in which they are studying. Congratulations to: Sarah Majdoub – Business Services Hayley Corner – Hospitality Operations Stephanie Borg – Hospitality Operations

It was evident during the Awards ceremony that each of the students was enthusiastic and proud of their achievements. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Borg, Mr and Mrs Corner, Mr and Mrs Majdoub, Mrs Melanie McKee (teacher) and Ms Megan Blakers (Regional VET Coordinator) for attending the awards to support the students on the night. Below are excerpts from the Award recipients on how they feel about their fantastic achievements: Sarah Majdoub I feel privileged to have achieved this award. I learnt many skills and abilities from my teacher, Mr MacNamara, and also

through my work placement supervisor. I appreciate their time in helping me understand and learn new skills. Through the completion of this course, I have developed new skills in team work and I have now become more confident in communication and interacting with others. Hayley Corner I feel very proud to be recognised for my efforts in Hospitality. I believe my passion and enthusiasm towards this course is a result of my interest in both the theoretical and practical side of the subject as well as the support and motivation of my dedicated teacher. I enjoyed my work placement and believe these opportunities offer students very valuable experiences in the industry.

Stephanie Borg I am extremely honoured to be accepting this award. I am very proud that my hard work, determination and dedication to learning allowed me to become a valued person with knowledgeable experiences within the Hospitality Industry. I appreciate the continuous support of my Hospitality teacher, who has greatly contributed to my excellence in this course.

Mrs Melanie McKee

OPTIMUS PRIME YEAR 10 HSIE DAY

CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

THE JOURNEY OF OPTIMUS PRIME CONTINUES The adventure started in May and as the month of August faded, we prepared for the final show with our Hereford Steer, Optimus Prime. The sun eased over the horizon as a herd of blearily eyed students boarded the school mini bus bound for the central coast region. By 7.15 am, thirty schools had converged on the Gosford Show Ground, full of confidence and ready for the frenetic set-up. Scanning, weighing, shampooing and blow drying prepared Optimus Prime for the heavy weight division. A team effort quickly assembled our well thought out display on the theme “The Cows we eat” which incorporated bio technology and the life story of Optimus Prime. With crisp white coats, akubra hats and cattle canes, our Year 9 and 11 students took to the paddock, many for the first time to test their skills. While some made it through to the semi finals, it was Marlette Le Feuvre who qualified for the finals. A good try by all. As for Optimus Prime, he discovered that pure bred Herefords just cannot match the Murray Greys and Limousin for muscle score. That is, his butt was not as big as theirs. Nevertheless, he qualified for the finals and was placed 6th and the judges described him as well grown and soft with fat in all the right places. For a steer, this is a compliment. Finally the hard part, the girls gathered for the last photos before leading him to the waiting semi trailer. Eyes sparkled. It is hard to say goodbye. All the hard work, the bruised toes and the rope burns on the hands were forgotten as we waved to our well formed steer who tipped the scales at over 460kgs. The next time this Show team gathered was at the closing ceremony at University of Western Sydney. We came to examine the carcase results, where the animal was objectively judged as to how well it was grown for the supermarket trade. Eye muscle diameter, marbling, fat colour, depth and evenness, yield of meat were some of the terms bandied about. So how did we go? We waited tensely, finally a cheer from our team, as Optimus Prime was placed third, beaten by the worthy opponents of Richmond TAFE and Bede Polding College. A big thanks to our sponsors, UWS Hawkesbury, Farm Services Windsor and Ambos Livestock feeds. We also thank Castlereagh feeds for their support and for the Year 9 and 11 Agriculture students for the team spirit. Thanks to all the Agriculture Teachers especially Mr Clerke & Mrs Baldwin. Marlette Le Feuvre and Alison Rice

Year 10 HSIE Day On Tuesday 8th September, Year 10 students participated in their annual History and Geography day. The day began

in partnership with the Vietnam Veterans’ Association with a practical and informative presentation on the events of war and its impact on ordinary Australian soldiers an their families.

To engage us the veterans called for volunteers to dress up in the uniforms and equipment worn by soldiers and an unlucky third of the year group were sent to war through a birthdate conscription call.

The second part of the presentation focussed on the attitudes, opinions and events throughout the decade of Australia’s involvement in the conflict.

The Geography phase of the day involved field work in the local area to observe the land, water and waste management systems in use in Glenmore Park.

Waters tests were conducted by students at the main Loch. These indicated that the water quality has improved over recent months. The final aspect of our day involved a presentation form Penrith City Council Waster Services Unit with an informative

overview of the new three bin system and the emphasis being placed on separating organic waste from the residual garbage collection. Thank you to the Year 10 HSIE staff for their organisation of the day. Kelly Barclay and Navjeet Kaur (Year 10)

CAREERS CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

Careers School Leaving requirements changed !

Young people must earn or learn

by Ian Palmer, CEO Schools Industry Partnership Since, 1943, the NSW school leaving age has been 15 years, but we now live in very different times. From 2010, as part of the new National Partnerships on Youth Attainment and Transitions, under 17 year olds have a number of options. They can a) stay at school and continue into Year 11, b) choose to do an apprenticeship or a traineeship, c) study vocational courses at TAFE, d) do a course in higher education, e) do other approved education or training, f) be in employment as long as it is full-time, paid work, or g) do a combination of a number of these options. In other words, they must 'learn or earn' for more than 25 hours a week. Early School Leavers Early school leavers do not fair well in a competitive marketplace. Research shows that they are two and a half times more likely to be unemployed, earn lower wages and have poorer quality-of-life outcomes. The good news is that teenagers can find engaging subjects in senior years that provide the relevance they seek. If not at school, then a school-TAFE combination called TVET. As we prepare for the Penrith Valley Apprenticeship EXPO, we know that 80 per cent of employers prefer Year-12 school leavers, which is a mirror reverse of the data when I left school. Times have changed and because we love our kids we must support the rationale behind 'learn or earn'. The EXPO will be held at Panthers Pavilion, on September 15, from 5.30pm to 9.00pm. It is free!! www.schoolsindustry.com.au Penrith Valley Apprenticeship Expo- 15th Sept An estimated 4000 people attended the 2008 Penrith Valley Apprenticeship and Traineeship Expo. The recruiters on hand were blown away with the enthusiasm, quality and number of applicants for the traineeships and apprenticeship on offer. Students commented that they did not realise how many opportunities were available to them and genuinely valued the opportunity to talk to employers, group training companies. The RTA is recruiting for traineeships commencing in January 2010 across a number of locations. Certificate III in Government (2 yrs) & Certificate III in Business (1 yr). http://www.skillsroad.com.au/rta

The Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School (IAESS) will be held from 17 - 24 January 2010 for 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, male and female, entering Years 11 and 12 in 2010. Applications close on Monday 9 November 2009. http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/iaess Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme application period has been extended until 11 September 2009.http://www.rcna.org.au/scholarships/ac_undergraduate New University Courses since the publication of the UAC 2010 Guide. http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/updates/new.shtml JMC Academy offers courses in Digital Television Production, Digital Media and 3D Animation, Audio Engineering and Sound Production, Popular Music and Performance, and Entertainment Business Management. Open Days Brisbane 5 September & Sydney 19 September. www.jmcacademy.edu.au Julius Media Open Days & Scholarships. Open Days:19 September & 14 November. Scholarships applications close 25 September. www.juliusmedia.com Autostart FREE automotive pre-apprenticeship programs in various TAFE colleges in the Greater Sydney area. Many courses starting 16 or 18 November with a view to starting an apprenticeship in January 2010. Phone: (02) 9891 6900 www.autostart.com.au Sydney Film School Open Day - 21 November 2009. 82 Cope St, Waterloo. www.sydneyfilmschool.com Mr Marc Petit Pathway / Careers

CREATIVE ARTS NEWS CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

C ap t i va t e a t Ca ro l i n e Chisholm College This week sees the culmination of many months preparation for

Dance students involved with the Captivate program as they complete final rehearsals for the two shows in the next two weeks. The first show is on the evening of Friday 18th September at the Joan Sutherland Centre and the second show is on Sunday 27th September at Parramatta Riverside Theatre. Captivate is a new Parramatta Diocese initiative for Performing Arts students. It is in its first year and will build over time to provide a range of extension activities across the performing arts for students in our Catholic schools. This year, Caroline Chisholm College has been selected as one of the sites for the development of leading Dance ensembles in recognition of our strong dance culture developed by Mrs Hughes, our Dance teacher.

The Tuesday afternoon group, who are working with choreographer Shaun Parker, have developed an original work that has been a unique choreographic collaboration between Shaun and the students. Each of the students has developed motifs and phrases that have been built into a contemporary work centered around sport as a central theme. It has been a wonderful experience for the girls involved to

work in partnership with a choreographer of Shaun’s calibre. Shaun Parker has worked as a choreographer, dancer and counter-tenor over the last fifteen years with n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l contemporary dance and theatre companies and artists such as Meryl Tankard, Australian Dance Theatre, Kate Champion, Sydney Theatre Company, Chunky Move, The Song Company, Compagnie ALIAS (Switzerland), Meredith Monk (New

York), and Sasha Waltz (Berlin). He has also worked on choreography for commercials and for music videos as well as dancing in Baz Luhrmann’s film Moulin Rouge. In addition to Shaun’s work

on Tuesday afternoons, Victoria Chiu, a leading contemporary dancer, has worked with a group of girls on Wednesday afternoons to extend their skills in Contemporary dance. She has developed a challenging but lyrical contemporary work set to Seal’s Kissed by a Rose. Victoria has spent 4 years in Europe where she danced and toured internationally with Swiss companies Companie Nomades and Cie Gilles Jobin. She has also created works for Munich Choreographer Micha Purucker and worked in dance theatre and film with Jane Turner in London. She has just returned from Los Angeles after working on a new Dance series for television developed by Nigel Lythgoe of So you think you can dance fame. She is working on new projects with her Swiss contacts and with the Australia Dance Theatre. The Caroline Chisholm Contemporary Dance Troupe will be presenting their work choreographed by Mrs Hughes for the

MacDonald’s Performing Arts Challenge where it received praise for the work from the judges. Tickets for both performances are available from the Box Offices of both theatres or online for Joan Sutherland at www.jspac.com.au and for Riverside https://boxoffice.riversideparramatta.com.au. We are very excited about the opportunities now available for Caroline Chisholm Performing Arts students and this project compliments our extensive co-curricular program already in place. We look forward to working with the Diocesan coordinator Mark Hopkins as the project moves forward and

extends in 2010.

Year 11 Visual Arts students in peer2peer project On Friday 11th September, Year 11 Visual Arts students, Corinne Bonetta, Tiffany London and Suzanna Murray, filmed at the Art

Gallery of NSW as part of the peer2peer project. The peer2peer project has been an ongoing initiative at the Gallery which began last year when a number of students were invited to film interviews with their peers whose work was being exhibited at ArtExpress. Students were trained in interview and filming techniques and the videos are now part of the resources offered on the web at the Gallery.

Since the initiation of the project, it has been expanded to include student interviews with artists in their studios. The latest series of videos are a series in which students groups are filming interviews with various people within the gallery who all contribute to running the gallery. Interviews so far have included ones of the director, Edmund Capon, curators, conservators and installation crews. Caroline Chisholm College was invited to take part in this initiative and is the first Catholic school to be involved. Our brief was to interview the team who were responsible for creating the colours of spaces as well as the signage and image panels for exhibitions. The girls were required to submit a set of interview questions and were trained before they began filming. Suzanna Murray took the hot seat and led the interview while Tiffany and Corinne filmed the piece in the workshop and on the floor of the gallery in the Grand Courts amongst the 19th Century Australian works. We were given a fascinating insight into the care and attention taken in creating the atmosphere of the spaces

through colour by the father and son team of Don and Michael Brown and we found that there was so much more involved to get the paintings to be the “stars” on the walls. The video produced by the girls will be part of a special archive available to schools and to the general public through the website and other media such youtube. We hope that this will be the first of a number of opportunities. Tristan Sharp, the Senior Coordinator for Secondary programs was

very impressed with the way that the interview progressed and the quality of the questions asked by the girls. You can look at the current video series at http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/712/peer2peer Mrs Karen King - Leader Creative Arts

CAROLINE CHISHOLM COLLEGE

NOTICES

DIARY DATES CAROLINE CHISHOLM

COLLEGE

DIARY DATES 16 Sept 2010 Student Leaders’ Commissioning Mass 18 Sept NSWCCC Athletics Carnival Science and Technology Primary Day 22 Sept Year 7 World of Maths Day Year 10 English Sydney Theatre Excursion 24 Sept College Assembly 25-30 Sept Preliminary Final Examinations 30 Sept Year 12 Graduation Rehearsal Afternoon 30 Sept - 2 Oct Year 10 Examinations 1 Oct Year 12 Graduation Day Liturgy & Mass 2 Oct End of Term 3 - school breaks for holidays 19 Oct English Media Incursion Group B Senior Retreat Group A 19-21 Oct Year 10 Examinations 22-23 Oct Year 9 Canberra Excursion 30 Oct College Assembly 2 Nov November Liturgy 4 Nov Blood Bank visit for Students Year 11 Food Technology & Hospitality Sydney Tower Restaurant Excursion 6 Nov Year 7 (2010) Orientation Day Year 10 Study Day 9-12 Nov School Certificate Examinations 10 Nov Year 12 (2010) Visual Arts Art Gallery of NSW Excursion

HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL

COUNTRY FAIR

COME ALONG AND JOIN THE FUN!

WHEN: Saturday 7th November 09

WHERE: Luddenham Showground Corner Campbell St and Park Rd Luddenham

WHEN: 12 NOON – 7.00 pm * Rides & show bags, food stalls, chocolate wheel, face painting, lucky

dips, gift baskets & much much more.

EXCITING RIDES, FANTASTIC ATTRACTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY....

FUN FOR EVERYONE

For more information or a Stall application form please email Mary Cook on mary.cook72@three.com.au

Xavier College Ten Year Anniversary Ball

Friday 6th November 2009 6.30pm — 11.30pm

Panthers Pavilion Theme: Black and Red

Tickets $120.00 per head Includes 3 Course meal, beer, wine, soft drink

As well as live entertainment - The Martinis

For enquiries and ticket information please email

xavierball@parra.catholic.edu.au

RSVP: 23rd October 2009

School Fees School Fees were due

Friday 28th August 2009 Thank you to all those families who have

paid. If you have not yet paid your school fees,

payment is now overdue. If you are experiencing difficulty in

making this payment please contact Mrs Karen Minahan, School Fees Officer, on

4737 5520 to make an arrangement.

Active Penrith Month 2009 (October 1st - 1st November 2009) Penrith City Council is launching a new initiative called ‘Active Penrith Month’ which will take place during the month of October. Active Penrith Month is about promoting a healthy lifestyle, enjoying health living, and getting people involved in sporting activities and recreation. During the month residents of all ages and abilities will be able to enjoy the benefits of being active while having fun with a wide range of FREE activities across the city. For further information please contact David Burns on 4732 7930 or Natalie Eglem on 4732 8215 or davidburns@penrithcity.nsw.au