ANZAC assembly

IMG_0042This morning at assembly the College observed ANZAC Day. An old boy of the College, Daniel, was the special guest at the assembly. He is a current member of the armed forces and has served in Afganistan on three occasions.  He spoke about the friends that he has lost in combat. He also spoke about what ANZAC Day means for him: attending a dawn service, paying respect to his mates who have lost their lives, and spending time with his family.

A number of Year 9 boys were involved in the ANZAC Day assembly. Callum Peacocke carried the New Zealand flag onto the stage for the laying of the wreaths. Michael Anastassiou, William Qiu, Nicholas Davies, Ben Wood, Lachlan Burgess, Matthew Smith, Alex Sestanovic, Lachlan Saar and Rhys Barrow were all involved in playing music for the assembly.IMG_0041

Academic application awards at assembly

IMG_0065A number of Year 9 boys received Academic Application awards at assembly today. To receive one of these awards, boys must be nominated by a number of their class teachers for working hard in class and during study.

Year 9 who received awards:

Patrick Bingham, Marcus Busch, Max Cullen, Nicholas Davies, Angus Dermody, Joseph Doherty (absent), Christian Dow, Curtis Fricot, Dempsey Gascoigne, Kaylam Hogan, Samuel Kanaan, Daniel O’Brien, Joel O’Donnell-Goodman, Matthew O’Malley, Oliver Sidgreaves, Francis Stackpool, Nicholas Stapleton, Edward Sykes, Julian Visalli

Joeys social events – reminder

A message from the Year 9 Parent Representatives:

Reminder:-

  1. Main P&F fundraiser for the year ‘Night in Monaco’ Evening Cruise Friday 6 May 2016  – Book before Friday 29 April online at Joeys website
  2. City/Country MOTHERS (past, present, future!) Lunch Friday 20 May 2016 – Book online at Joeys website.
  3. Please join Year 9 Joeys Parents and Carers FACEBOOK page and take photos of our Yr 9 boys at Saturday sport and post.

We will be sending out further Year 9 function information for Term 2 / 3 next week.

Cheers

Sarjeet

on behalf of Year 9 Parent Reps

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Rylee Page, Genevieve Scarf , Bronwyn Johnston, Tierzah Douglas, Dayle Peacocke, Bec Ghattas

City Country Mothers Luncheon: Friday 20 May 2016

SJC CITY/COUNTRY LUNCH 2016

Dear Parents and Friends of Joeys,

The Annual SJC City/Country Lunch is being held on Friday 20 May 2016, from 12 noon to 3pm, in the Br Emilian Hall. This year we are thrilled to be able to offer a reduced price ticket to ladies over the age of 60, so you may like to bring your mother along.

Tickets are on sale now, via SJC Online Shop.

  1. If you are buying tickets individually, please nominate your year group or with whom you would like to be seated (if you have a preference). I will try my best to accommodate everyone.
  2. If you are purchasing 10 tickets (a table), please email me the names of people to be seated at your table. There is a maximum of 10 per table.  E: laing@bigpond.com

For new families to Joeys, the City/Country Luncheon is a great opportunity to socialise with country mothers, grandmothers and friends. Each year we have a guest speaker who has had a long association with the College and it is always a moving and very special day in our life as mothers of Joeys boys.

So, come along!  If you don’t have a preference for a specific table, just indicate the year group to which your son(s) belong and I will do my best. For any other queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

As always we would love assistance setting up on the morning of this event. Please let me know if you are able to assist from around 10am.

Kind regards,

Lara Laing

(1984, 2015, Y11, Y9)

Mobile:  0414 297 931

Year 9 at Mass

Year 9 did the readings, offertory and distribution of mass booklets at our Sunday evening mass tonight. The mass was said by Father Tom who is an Old Boy of the College.