Month: August 2016
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music trivia night
Sport for Saturday 27 August
Below are the internal summer sport trials for this weekend. When reading the fixtures please don’t forget that Year 9 are now the “Under 16” age group as this is where they will compete in summer sports in Term 1 2017.
Sport for Saturday 20 August
Below are the internal summer sport trials for this weekend. When reading the fixtures please don’t forget that Year 9 are now the “Under 16” age group as this is where they will compete in summer sports in Term 1 2017.
Explaining an oxygen atom
Philosophy Day
On the 11th of August 2016, ten boys from Year 9 and 10 travelled to St Patrick’s College in Strathfield, to attend their annual Philosophy Day. The day began with a lecture from Professor Kerry Sanders, where she discussed with us aspects of Jurisprudence, also known as the Philosophy of Law. After a quick recess, we split up into smaller groups and moved to our second session, Circles of Inquiry. The four groups each discussed a different topic ranging from “Justice”, “What to do with an Idea”, “Free will v Determinism” and finally “Free will and the Law.” All of these discussions were very beneficial and we were really able to express our opinions and develop our ideas in smaller groups. Our final session was an Ethical discussion. It was focused on a political scandal, with layers being added to the scenario as the discussion progressed. Each new layer questioned our judgments and forced us to think and question at a deeper level.
It was a worthwhile, interesting and thought-provoking day.
Oliver Sidgreaves, Daniel Gibbons, Emannuel Rimagmos, Nicholas Davies, Angus Dermody.
Sneak peek at the Year 9 French film
Below are the latest exclusive pictures from the set of the upcoming film from Year 9 French. I’m not sure of the exact plot but the gymnasium mats for the “stunts” got me a bit worried….
National Reading Hour
Colo Bulletin – 9.5 Group
News and photos from Colo group 9.5. If you would like more photos please bring a USB and see Mr Blair.
Some rugby statistics
Some statistics from the 2016 rugby season which were mentioned at the Winter Sports Rally on Saturday night courtesy of Mr David Wiseman.
2016 Rugby season summary
Pennant Winning Teams (26):
- Opens: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 12th XV
- 16s: A, B, C, E, F, G
- 15s: A, B, C, D, E, F
- 14s: B, E, F
- 13s: A, B, D, E, F
Undefeated Teams
The below teams won all matches played during the season (including trials).
- 14E
- 14F
- 15B
- 16B
- 5th XV
In addition, the 13F, 14B, 15E, 16G and 12th XV teams won all GPS competition round matches.
Sport results for Saturday 13 August
All Rugby games:
Played: 41
Won: 30
Draw: 2
Lost: 9
vs Newington:
Played: 23
Won: 17
Draw: 1
Lost: 5
vs Knox: Played: 13
Won: 9
Draw: 1
Lost: 3
Points for: 1,421 Points against: 589
- An average of 34.7 points in attack and 14.4 points in defence.
- Highest scoring team was the 15Bs who racked up 78 points against Newington in a 78-0 victory.
Statistics courtesy of Mr David Wiseman
AIME at University of Sydney
Year 9, 10 and 11 Indigenous students from Joeys attended AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) day at the University of Sydney last Friday 12th August.
The Year 9 sessions consisted of ‘Aboriginal Art – connecting with Culture’, ‘Guest Speakers who are making a difference –e.g. Social Worker and Marathon Runner Nathan Riley’. As well as the Olympic “aimes” where a large group of our boys won medals.
Friday lunch leave
A very big thank you to all the Year 9 Parent Representatives who provided such a fantastic feed to the boys on Friday at lunch time. So many of the boys commented on how good the food was and there was so much of it that there was plenty left over. Thank you to all the parents who assisted on behalf of all of Year 9.