151: number of students in Year 7 88: number of different primary schools represented in Year 7 2,036: points scored by Year 7 rugby teams 21: points scored by Year 7 football teams (bear in mind each goal is only worth 1!) 379: blog posts on Year 7 blog 580: number of views of the…
One of the rules at school is that you are not allowed to trip other boys over (for obvious reasons). For some reason, boys still seem to trip over all the time, you can see an example in the video below from lunch time today.
The boys are away on their first formal exam period of high school. A few nerves but the boys impressed with the mature way they approached it and cooperation with supervisors. Languages this morning and PDHPE this morning.
During Term 3, students in Year 7 Technology, and Year 9 and 10 Information and Software Technology, were invited to participate in the National Computer Science School’s Coding Challenge organised through Sydney University. It is the first time that Year 7 and 9 students have been involved in the competition here at the College. Over…
Congratulations to the following boys who won prizes in the recent Manga drawing competition which was held as part of the recent Shogun History and Manga Art incursion. Winners will receive a Matthew Lin print and book.
Congratulations to Hugo who received a “Highly Commended” award at the recent “Young in Art” exhibition. Young in Art is an Exhibition of artwork by young people from the primary and high schools in the Hunters Hill Municipality. The Exhibition will be open at Hunters Hill Town Hall: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October from…
The Joeys Oscars see the boys compete to create a trailer for a movie based on a book they have read. Congratulations to the winners this year: Oliver and Max created a trailer for “The Walking Dead”.
Last week the boarders moved out of the Year 7 dorms and into the Year 12 rooms so that the slate on the main building can be replaced. One benefit is having the quadrangle nearby where there have been plenty of games already. You can see the progress of the roof replacement in the background.
A great night playing putt putt golf last night followed by some McDonalds on the way home. Just for the record, the Boarding Coordinator got three (3), yes THREE (3), hole-in-ones. Bad luck boys!
Mrs Hookham’s pastoral class has recently been collecting books to give to the students at Giant Steps at Gladesville. Well done boys, what a great initiative!
Ms Di Lorenzo’s Mathematics class enjoys a KFC and pizza lunch leave after making sure they always do their homework and bring the correct equipment to class.
Congratulations to the boys (almost all of Year 7) who performed at the ensembles concert last Friday night. The night was the culmination of the boys’ work in music this year. The night showcased the musical and vocal talents of the boys in a variety of pieces with a variety of instruments. It is even…
Red house were the winners of the 28th Annual College Swimming Carnival held at Homebush last week. The boys participated in 116 events throughout the day and each boy participated in at least one event. Congratulations to Cooper who broke an incredible 4 College records in: Boys 13 100 Free Championship NT 1:00.26 Boys 13…
As part of the Shogun History and Manga Matsuri Festival held in the Resources Centre, Year 7 were able to learn about Japanese historical armour and also get Manga drawing lessons from Manga artist Matthew Lin. Thanks to the Resources Centre staff for their work in providing this engaging learning opportunity for the boys.
Each Christmas each year group at Joeys contributes to a Christmas appeal. You may have seen this mentioned at the recent Family Mass. Year 7 have been given the opportunity to help families from a catholic school in Western Sydney whose parents will struggle to give their children special things at Christmas. The names of…
In Week 4 of Term 4, all Y7 students eagerly hurried to the Park and Fields at Augustine St to take on the mighty Languages Treasure Hunt Course. Split into teams of nine and ten students, with all of the college’s languages represented in each team, the students had 40 minutes to complete the 10…
Some great efforts in the 50m division event in which all boys participated. There were plenty of strong swims. There were also one or two for whom swimming is not quite their cup of tea but they put in a great effort all the same.
In the very first race of the carnival today, Cooper Portlock smashes the College record for the 100m freestyle by 2 seconds in a personal best time. Well done Cooper!
I’m very proud of the boys tonight. An excursion today meant no classes. It would be easy to say “I’ve got no homework and nothing to do”. But the boys who were in tonight didn’t do that. To their credit both day students and boarders took the opportunity to get some solid revision done. Exams…
Head of Athletics, Mr Rollo, is now running speed and agility sessions for anyone interested. It would benefit all sports. Sessions are Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6:30am on the back ovals.
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…
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…
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!
