Joeys Year 7 2019

Year 12 – Year 7 Buddy program

As more of the Year 12 boys finish their HSC and leave the College for the final time, it is a good time to reflect back on the strong relationship they have had with the Year 7 boys throughout the year. Courtesy of Mr Danny Sidgreaves, Year 12 Boarding Coordinator, below is a video showing…

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Halloween dinner

Tonight at dinner. Look carefully at the last photo and you might notice someone in the background “pulling the strings”.

End of Term travel for Country Boarders

Dear NSW Rural Parents and Carers, Please continue reading if you wish to book a seat for your son(s) to travel home to Rural NSW with TrainLink (Regional School Coach & Rail Services). Bookings are now open for boarding students wishing to travel home to Rural NSW for End of Term 4 2019 & Return…

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Olympian visit: Aidan Roach

Last Thursday Year 7 had a visit from Aidan Roach. Aidan competed in the London 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the Australian Men’s Waterpolo team. Aidan spoke about his journey to representing Australia. He spoke about the importance of setting goals and chasing them. He noted that he had two simple goals hanging above…

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Outdoor poetry in Ms Le Febvre’s class

Nothing better than to get outside during the school day for a bit of slam poetry.

Year 7 at Sunday night Mass

Year 7 had their last duty for this year helping with Mass on Sunday night. They handed out mass booklets, did the readings and offertory procession.

Sunday at Balmoral Beach

Sunday was a great day for the boarders at Balmoral Beach with the boys spending a few hours swimming, jumping off the baths, eating some fish and chips, and burying each other in the sand!

Vaccination time

Pain levels shown in photos may not reflect reality.

From the College Counsellors: Parent Talk

The counselling service is hosting a parent talk on the 25th of November 6-7:30pm.

YourCrew App

Last term during assembly Amanda Riedel, CEO and Founder of the Harrison Riedel Foundation, spoke about the launch of the YourCrew App. YourCrew is an app for young people to let others in their lives know how they are feeling so they can be encouraged to get the support they need. Parents are encouraged to…

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Bull rush

A quick game of bull rush to warm up for PDHPE this morning.

Study skills

At the end of Term 4, Year 7 will have their first formal exam period when they will be examined in each of their subjects. To prepare for this process we started with a study skills session in Period 2 today. Today the boys learnt about: Organising a good study enviroment Eliminating distractions The importance…

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Colo 7.A – Term 3 Week 9

The Colo bulletin and a selection of photos from Colo group 7.A. If you would like more photos click here.