Dear Parents, Refurbishments of Buildings The architects are almost there in regard to presenting the design of the refurbishment of the Folly and Kilbride wings. The main Quad may also be reconfigured and resurfaced. A Traffic Consultant has been engaged to give input into our development application to the Council. A camera will be put up on the front gate so that the traffic coming along Aeolia Lane down to the back of the Ritz can be monitored. As we want to change the entrance to Brigidine, then knowing the volume of traffic is very important. If you know the big wall covered with vines that has the Brigidine shield on it at the entrance to the school.........it will be knocked down and the space will become a pedestrian entry for the girls. The stairs on the side of Kilbride will be knocked down as will a 1950's addition to a room we call Tullow. This will make the Kilbride courtyard much bigger and it will be dug out so that it meets level with what is now the canteen quad. There will be a new canteen and bathrooms and a whole new area for the girls to gather and sit that flows in from the Kilbride courtyard. The Library will be completely refurbished and a lift put in from the canteen area to the top of Tully.

It will be a challenge to be running the school while all this work is happening so it will have to be done in stages. I had had hopes that building could start at the end of this year, however we have not yet put the DA into Randwick Council.

Brigidine this last fortnight This is a massive newsletter because the girls have been involved in so many sporting competitions and excursions.

Don't forget your Musical tickets...and also Professor Ian Hickie at Marcellin on Thursday 16th June. That date clashes with one of the nights for Legally Blonde but there are also performances on Friday and Saturday nights.

May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell. Ms K Edmondson Principal

June 2016 Issue # 8

UP COMING EVENTS

14 JUNE STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

(PUPIL FREE DAY)

JUNE 16 - JUNE 18 COLLEGE MUSICAL ‘LEGALLY BLONDE’

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

30 JUNE – 1 JULY YEARS 7-10

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

BRIGIDINE BASICS

- Girls leave class at 3pm but the School reserves the right to require the girls to stay until 3.20pm - Every girl is to be at school by 8.30am at least. - Teaching commences at 8.40am - Supervision of girls begins at 8.20am. Girls should be in either the Main Quad or the Canteen Quad. - Parents should not drop and pick up daughters in Aeolia Street. This causes dangerous traffic for the students.

FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

POLICE Warning – Child Safety The College has been notified of an App parents need to be aware. There is an app young children are using called "Talking Angela", created by a company called "Outfit 7 Limited". The app was designed for young children to dress up their cat "Angela". Children can also take a video of themselves on this app and upload it for their "friends" to view. The app however is being used by Child Sex Offenders who can access their accounts and cameras and view the young kids using this site. The site has many bad reviews and the Police are advising schools to warn parents about this app. This app has been around for a while, but is still available for young children. Another recent concern for older students, is that Child Sex Offenders are posing as Photographers on sites such as Facebook & Instagram and asking to photograph young girls and boys. Many of these offenders claim to be "casting agents", which entices the girls/boys into thinking they are going to be the next big model. Please be wary of what the girls are doing online and if they are chatting to people you may not know.

Pupil Free Day – 14th June 2016 The Term 2 staff professional development day will be held on Tuesday 14th June 2016. This is a pupil free day for students. No supervision will be provided on this day.

Parent Teacher Interviews Years 7 – 10 Parent/Teacher Interviews for Years 7-10 will be held on Thursday 30th June from 8:40 – 6:30pm and Friday 1st July from 8:40 – 1pm in Cullen Hall. These are pupil free days. To maximise parent access to interviews, an appointment schedule will operate over the two days. Parents can make appointments with teachers via our SENTRAL Parent Portal online booking system. Bookings will be open Thursday the 16th of June at 10am until Friday the 24th of June at 4pm.

CyberSmart Resources Social Media. Two words that have completely changed how we socialise, how we communicate and how we share our photos. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter – the list goes on and on. Below are some apps or websites that can help you, help your daughter think about what she is posting, when and why she is posting it.

Reword - The tool that helps prevent online abusive behaviour, identifying insulting statements in real time. What makes reword so unique is the red line. Similar to a spell checker, the line intuitively goes through insulting statements, interrupting impulsive behaviour and prompting you to reconsider your words before you post. The tool aims to encourage a change in the way people communicate online, and gives people a chance to reword what they say. http://reword.it/#/

ImageUp By Telethon Kids Institute - For those with multiple social media accounts and who love to share images with the world, how do you keep track of what’s been posted, liked or

tweeted? ImageUp is an all-in-one app that allows you to post to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at the push of a button, to track your likes and retweets, and to keep you Cyber Savvy about image sharing. Each time you post, you’ll be shown a short video so you can pause for thought, and decide if you really want to post the image. Pleaserobme – Raises awareness about oversharing on Social Media by highlighting what can happen when you constantly share your location with others. The website is not designed to have someone rob you but does highlight the dangers of publicly sharing your location. The website outlines what it does below: "The danger is publicly telling people where you are. This is because it leaves one place you're definitely not... home. So here we are; on one end we're leaving lights on when we're going on a holiday, and on the other we're telling everybody on the Internet we're not home. It gets even worse if you have 'friends' who want to colonize your house. That means they have to enter your address, to tell everyone where they are. Your address… on the Internet… Now you know what to do when people reach for their phone as soon as they enter your home. STOP THEM” “The goal of this website is to raise some awareness on this issue and have people think about how they use services like Foursquare, Brightkite, Google Buzz etc… Because all this site is, is a dressed up Twitter search page. Everybody can get this information.” http://pleaserobme.com/

Dates to Note:

Date Event

8/6 Year 7 Immunisation Day

Year 11 RYDA Excursion

10/6 Immersion Project Mufti Day

Orchestra/Choir Rehearsal Night (5:30 – 8:00pm)

13/6 Public Holiday

14/6 Staff Professional Development Day (Pupil Free Day)

16 – 18/6 College Musical – “Legally Blonde” (Cullen Hall)

23/6 TAS Show

29/6 Founders Day

30/6 – 1/7 Years 7 – 10 Parent Teacher Interviews (pupil free days)

Year 12 Formal (1/7/2016)

Brigid Taylor

Assistant Principal

USE OF SENTRAL – how to register via the Parent Portal if you have not already done so Please make sure you have access to Sentral before the bookings for the round of Mid-Year Parent Teacher Interviews for Yrs 7-10 become active later in June.

All parents and students have access to the College’s SENTRAL Student/Parent Portal. Please ensure you use this resource on a weekly basis. The girls MUST access SENTRAL on a daily basis. School bulletins will be posted on SENTRAL as well as the girls’ timetable and attendance.

If you do not yet have access to a SENTRAL access account please register using this Sentral Portal Registration Link on the website. Note that approval of your registration may be next business day

Any problems with registration or accessing existing Sentral accounts:

Please email: michael.rawlings@syd.catholic.edu.au

Existing Sentral Parent Portal Account Holders

Parents, if you have already registered for SENTRAL remember to use the email address which you used for the registration as your username together with the password you set up to access the portal. You can access the portal via the link at the top of our College Website or via the following link:

http://sentral.bcrandwick.catholic.edu.au/portal/login

TICKETS FOR LEGALLY BLONDE ARE NOW ON SALE!

Don’t miss this high energy song and dance spectacular. A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical. Both hilarious and heart-warming, this musical is so much fun it should be illegal!

Thursday 16th, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th June at 7pm and 12.30pm on Friday

$25 Adult and $15 Child/Concession

Tickets available from:

www.trybooking.com/LNPG

Kyra McMorrow will play Elle on Thursday and Friday night and Grace Ackary will play Elle on Saturday night and the Friday matinee

Students cannot attend the Friday matinee

2016 WINTER SLEEP OUT This year’s Winter Sleep Out started out as an idea at the 2015 Brigidine Leaders Day. It was seen as

a chance for Brigidine Schools to come together for a worthy cause and help out Sydney’s homeless.

After this first meeting Social Justice Leaders from both Brigidine College Randwick and Brigidine

College St Ives kept in touch and decided to hold this year’s event at the St Ives campus.

The participating students gathered on Friday night for the cause with both schools coming together with that unique Brigidine spirit. After all the introductions were done the girls played a high stakes game of trivia and enjoyed an excellent sausage sizzle put on by the teachers of Brigidine St Ives.

Following this a teacher and two ex-students from Key College (Redfern Campus) spoke. Key College is a Youth Off The Streets (YOTS) program whereby primary and high schools are set up around

Sydney specifically for homeless youth. These speeches gave the girls an insight into the lives of the homeless and the great work that the Key Colleges do.

We finished up with breakfast with girls raising over $500 for YOTS. Quite a success, especially after seeing the end results of their donations in the speeches from the previous night.

Next year, headed by this year’s Year 11 Social Justice Representatives, we hope to raise even more money and are looking forward to working again with Brigidine St Ives.

Mr Campbell Social Justice Co-ordinator

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NEWS

What Matters? I want to extend my congratulations to the students who contributed to the Whitlam ‘What Matters’ Competition. These students took time out of their already busy day to voice their investment in a fair world. These entries showcased a compassion and wisdom beyond their years. The snippets below express their responses to the question ‘what matters?’

“Kindness. It isn’t something that should be publicised about. It shouldn’t be something someone must earn from you. Kindness should be given at every observable chance.”

‘To choose not to conform is courageous. It’s difficult, and it’s scary. Despite this, imagine all the things you could have achieved if you weren’t so busy worrying about what other people were doing, or what another person would think about you.’

“Equal pay. When I was younger I wanted to be the tooth fairy. Then when I got a little bit older an astronaut, a little bit older a singer/actress and now I don’t know. The only thing I know concerning my future career is that I will be payed less than a male just because I am a female.”

“Courage. An ordinary person just taking a bus home sparked a revolution, the dawn for an equal world. Rosa Parks had no idea what she was walking into, the lives she changed, the people she helped. Changing the world may seems like a far stretch for just one person, but nobody said it was impossible. I implore you to do the impossible and take action. “

“As the famous tennis player Martina Navratilova once said: “Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people. The world will be a better place if society will stop labelling and belittling people based on their culture, and if we start to believe that they are not defined by these harsh labels that society has given to us. In a world where people are not discriminated by

“Childhood. Swings, laughter,

smeared faces, mud pies. A great

potential, the bottom rung of a

ladder, a ladder to the stars, the

deep oceans, the complexities of

the human race contained in a

being so tiny and vulnerable.”

the colour of their skin and their culture, children and adults can freely be whoever they want to be without being judged – This is what matters. “

“The freedom to be imperfect. As we remain in the comfort of what we know, we silence ourselves in the presence of judgement. When we reach the point where voices and ideas are declined because of the fear of being ‘different’, we do not move forward. Ideas stop being original and our minds are stuck in this box that is impossibly small and is based on unrealistic standards. “ Thank you to Polina Bilinsky Mycak, Katie Kelly, Latticha Lerdwichagul, Wendy Nyangoro, Shriya Shinde, Jasmine Delaney, Madeline Maher, Rachel Wong, Karly Vouros, Lara Pagola and Eliana Nader for your investment in this competition. An update will be made when competition results are in.

Miss Katie Bowers

MOCK TRIAL NEWS – BRIGIDINE COLLEGE VS ST ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL Our second trial for the year was held last Wednesday. Our Mock Trial team performed most

professionally in the trial against St Andrew’s the final score being a difference of only 7 points with

St Andrew’s the winners. Brigidine represented the defence in a civil case concerning breach of

contract.

Congratulations to the team:

Barristers: Eryka Lee and Emma McGee

Solicitor: Elizabeth Connon

Witnesses: Chiara Harbutt, Rebecca Rosenberg

Magistrates Associate: Rhiannon Soliman Marron

Thanks must also go to Major John Patterson, who has given of his time to coach the team on a

number of occasions.

Ms J Nicolas

VISUAL ART DEPARTMENT NEWS

YR 11 PHOTOGRAPHY – COCKATOO ISLAND Year 11 Photography went to Cockatoo Island last week to take photos and see the Biennale. The day required an early start to catch the 6:45 ferry from Circular Quay. The shivering girls took some great photos of the early morning sunshine on the harbour as we went under the harbour bridge.

The day was sunny and windy but armed with cameras, both digital and film, the girls explored one of Sydney’s most historic sites. Mr MacLochlainn, Ms Brennan and Ms Norsa held down the base camp - strategically located in the café’s sunny courtyard. The day was a great success!

Mr MacLochlainn

YEAR 9 ART EXCURSION TO THE CHINESE GARDENS AND THE ART GALLERY OF NSW

Year 9 Art went on an excursion to the Chinese Gardens and the Art Gallery of NSW on the 6th of

May. In Term Two this year both Year 9 art classes are learning about eastern and western

landscape painting. We all took a trip to the Chinese gardens to help us understand the landscape

that we could put into our scroll long paintings. We all spent the morning sketching at the beautiful

gardens and had a great time as it was a very sunny autumn day. Then we made our way to the art

gallery and we ate our lunch at a park near the art gallery. It was a very fun day as we got to see the

city itself and all the different art styles at the art gallery after lunch. We saw many different types

and styles of landscape paintings from different eras. It was just such a pleasant day as we learnt a

lot but we also had a lot of fun with our friends and were able to explore.

Story by Natasha Rae and photographs taken by Loren Puyat

SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS

CGSSSA CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to all the girls in the cross country team who competed at the Championships at

Homebush with solid results. All girls ran exceptionally well and managed to complete the course in

reasonable times. A special mention to the following girls who finished with fantastic results.

17yrs Jessica McBride Gold Medal

16yrs Kiera Connolly 5th Place

16yrs Jaeme Last 6th Place

15yrs Olivia McAusland 11th Place

13yrs Lily Finati Bronze Medal

Brigidine College 6th Place overall

Congratulations to all the girls who gained places and will be representing the CGSSSA at the

Combined Catholic Colleges Championships.

Good luck girls

CGSSSA BASKETBALL 2016

The Senior CGSSSA Basketball Competition was held on Wednesday, 11th May 2016 at Menai Indoor

Sports Centre. The team played 5 round games and finished equal second in their pool.

Unfortunately the girls didn’t progress through to the semis. A big thank you to the girls for the

great sportsmanship and teamwork and a special thank you to the Year 12 girls for their dedication

to the school and the basketball team.

Our Juniors and Inters played the following week at Bankstown Basketball Stadium. The Inters played extremely well throughout the day but unfortunately just missed out on making it to the Semi-finals. The Juniors were undefeated in their Pool, easily winning their Semi-finals against St. Clare’s team! They then put in a brilliant and gallant effort in the finals only to lose narrowly to Monte! A fabulous effort girls!

Congratulations to all the girls; they showed great sportsmanship and represented Brigidine with

pride and enthusiasm.

Mrs Kehati and Ms Mazzeri

CGSSSA BASKETBALL TEAM 2016

Junior Team Intermediate Team Senior Team

Poppy Nunn Laviania Taukamo Eloise Hall

Vanessa Cassimatis Catherine Shermon Tamar Moskaleva

Ali McColl Kalani Sylvester Taylor Trump

Gretel Papastamos Sophie Moore Ruby Cuthbert

Charlie Jaskson Gianyne Baustista Emer Cooper

Bridie Culligan Siobhan Considine Sasha Rowles

Ella Rigg Paige Edwards Kristala Alexandrou

Chloe O’Donnell Corinne Hanna Tayla Saltirov

Gabriella Charles Marcela Viscarra-Dagger

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT NEWS

PLEASE COME AND JOIN US SATURDAY 4TH JUNE @ BUNNINGS, RANDWICK.

STEM club students are running a sausage sizzle at Bunnings, Randwick, raising money to enter the

‘First Lego League’ robotics competition at the end of the year.

Please come and support us by purchasing a wonderfully sizzled sausage between 9am – 4pm

Saturday 4th June.

Brigidine College STEM students attend UNSW Engineering's High School Information Day

UNSW Engineering’s High School Information Day was on again on Thursday 18th May. The day was designed to give senior high school students the opportunity to sample several fields of engineering through interesting and stimulating hands-on activities.

Six of our senior Brigidine students with cross over interests in Design & Technology and Physics attended the day and experienced what life was like in the ever expanding world of the Engineering department of UNSW. By doing so, students gained a better understanding of how industry and education can work together to solve problems and was a great way to prepare them for Brigidine’s new STEM project called ‘Powering Change’.

Throughout the day the students had the opportunity to speak to the academic staff and students and gained a deeper understanding of the degrees on offer and life on campus at UNSW, as well as seeing some of our awesome student projects.

CAREERS NEWS

Tertiary Institutions Presentations for Year 12 at BCR

Over the past term, Year 12 students have had the opportunity to attend lunchtime

presentations and gain invaluable information from a number of tertiary institutions. These

included University of NSW, Notre Dame, Australian Catholic University, Engineering and

Business Cadetships with UBS, Sydney University and Macleay College. The last presentation

for the term will be from UTS on the 23rd June.

Year 12 Careers Interviews

Many Year 12 students have already made an appointment to discuss their career choices

with me. If your daughter is yet to do this, please encourage her to make an appointment

during her study period. Parents are also welcome to attend.

HSC and Careers Expo at Moore Park, 2-5 June 2016

Students are encouraged to attend this event being held this weekend. Almost every

tertiary institution will be exhibiting at the expo. Also there are many seminars held during

the 4 days including HSC subject seminars, gap year information, UAC Tertiary application

process. Refer to the flyer below for more information on the expo.

UNSW You Tube Clips

UNSW holds a number of information Evenings for perspective students. For those unable

to attend these evenings, UNSW uploads clips of the evening on You Tube. I have provided

links to these clips below.

Year 12 Medicine Information Evening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCUKSfU8KUw

Year 10 Subject Selection Information Evening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJ0sDWLqb8

Law Admission Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQBoNi1QFek

There are also a number of faculty information clips:

Engineering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReB4LgWAgck

Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSFKeYVH1Wo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ0_BIbp2uc

UNSW Change to Admission to Law 2017 Entry http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/future-students/undergraduate/entry/direct-entry

ACU Graduate Experience The ACU website has a number of graduate videos where former students discuss their experiences at ACU, what they are doing now, and how their degree helped them get a foot in the door. http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/courses/applying_to_acu/useful_links/?a=144479

The University of Sydney: Scholarships Information Evening for Year 12 Wed 22nd June, 6.00pm – 8.00pm, The University of Sydney, Camperdown Join us at the Scholarships Information Evening to get tips on completing scholarship applications, and hear from our students about their scholarship experience and the support provided to them. Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about our on-campus accommodation options and the scholarships available. Registration: sydney.edu.au/scholarships-info-evening

The University of Notre Dame: Young Achievers Early Offer Program Applications close 29th July 2016, 4pm The early offer program enables students to face their HSC examinations with the benefit of reduced stress and added confidence knowing they have already gained entry into their chosen course at The University of Notre Dame. Prospective students are able to apply under one of four categories:

Commitment to community and/or Church Commitment and excellence in cultural pursuits Commitment and excellence in sporting achievements Academic excellence

http://www.nd.edu.au/nav-future-students/young-achievers-early-offer-program

Student Parent Information Evening at UNSW Art & Design Thursday, 23 June 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, UNSW Art & Design - Greens Road, Paddington, NSW 2021 Student Parent Information Evening at UNSW Art & Design is a chance for students and parents to hear about what it means to be a practicing artist, designer, animator, filmmaker or curator. Have your questions answered by our knowledgeable students and staff. Register now at http://bit.ly/1Yc5vZ3

Bedford College Scholarships Applications close: 30th November 2016. There are currently two scholarships available for 2017. They are available for students in years 10, 11 and 12. To apply prospective candidates must present a portfolio. http://www.bedford.edu.au/about/scholarship%20information

ACU Elite Athlete Program ACU’s Elite Athlete Program has been established to support future and current students who have maintained a record of excellence in sporting performance throughout their studies and wish to pursue a sporting career alongside an academic one. Future students deemed to be Elite Athletes will be eligible to receive up to five bonus points towards an entry score and greater flexibility when studying at ACU. http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/alternative_entry/elite_athlete_program#1

University of Wollongong Early Admission Opens 1 August Gain entry before your ATAR. Visit: http://www.uow.edu.au/future/early-admission/index.html

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS FOR SALE Items for Sale 3 X size 12 winter shirts $10 each 1 X size 16 winter shirt. $10 each 1 X size 16 sports shirt $5.00 1 X size 12 sports track suit jacket $20.00 1 X size 14 track pants $20.00 1 X size 16 track pants $20.00 1 X size 10 jumper $10.00 2 X size 8 summer tunics $15.00 each 2 X size 16 summer tunics. $15.00 All in pretty good condition, a couple of ink stains on one or 2 tunics. Please contact Sharon on 0400 812 113

UNIFORMS FOR SALE

Pleated Skirt Size 4 $15.00

Pleated Skirt Size 8 $15.00

Kilt Size 6 $15.00

Tunic Size 6 x 2 $20.00ea

Tunic Size 8 x 2 $20.00ea

V Neck Jumper Size 10 $15.00

V Neck Jumper Size 12 $15.00

Long sleeve Shirt Size 8 x 3 $5.00ea

Long Sleeve Shirt Size 12 x 3 $5.00ea

Blazer Size 10 $30.00

Blazer Size 12 $30.00

Sports Jacket Small $15.00

Sports Pants Small $15.00

School bag x 2 $10.00ea

Or make an offer for the lot

Please call Donna on 0414595445

Items for sale in excellent condition

1x Blazer Size 12 $50

1x Pullover Size 12 $35

1x Winter skirt Size 4 $40

1x Sports Jacket Size XS $30

1x Sports Track pants Size XS $20 Contact Anna: 0438 177 251

UNIFORMS FOR SALE

Junior summer dress Size 16 $50 Brand new & never worn

Junior summer dress Size 14 (x2) $20 each Good

Blazer Size 12 & 14 $30 each Good

Pullover Size 12 (x2) $20 each Good

Polo sports shirt (2) $5 Fair

Sports shorts (2) $5 each Fair

Sports cap $5 New

Swim costume Size 10 $10 Hardly worn

Size 14 $5

Junior winter long sleeve

blouse Size 14 (x2) $10 each Good

Kilt Size 10 & 14 $30 each Good

Winter Sport Track Pants Size 14 (x3) $10 each Good

Size 16 (x2) $10 each Good

Sports Jacket Size 14 (x2) $20 each Good

College Bag $10 Good

Navy Apron $5 Brand New

White Apron $5 Brand New

Senior short sleeve

blouse Size 14 (x2) $10 each Good

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