Author: mblair

TrainLink bookings for June Long Weekend and End of Term 2 2016

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Dear Parents and Carers,

TrainLink bookings are now being received for County Boarders for:

  • June Long Weekend – 2016
  • End of Term 2 / Return for Term 3 – 2016

The college is required to comply with the cut-off date specified by TrainLink.  Please note the following closing dates for booking through the College:

 

Travel dates – 2016 Closing Dates
June Long Weekend

To Home:  10 June / To SJC: 13 June

 Bookings close : 9th May 2016
End of Term 2 – Return for Term 3

To Home: 24 June / To SJC: 18 July

We urge you to make your bookings now through the College, even if you are not sure; bookings may be cancelled without administration fees if done so by the cancellation date noted on the booking form.

To make your bookings, please fill out the relevant form which can be found on the College website http://www.joeys.org/about-us/transport/ or by following the “About Joeys” tab – then “transport”.

Simply return the booking form(s) by email to travel@joeys.org (queries may also be forwarded to the same email address).  Alternatively, bookings can be faxed to (02) 9816 0861.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Regards

Greg Smith | General Coordinator
St Joseph’s College | Mark Street, Hunters Hill, NSW 2110 | Locked Bag 5009, Gladesville, NSW 1675
T +612  9816 0879 | F +612  9816 0912 | E travel@joeys.org  W www.joeys.org

 

Books and Blokes – Tom Fleming

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BB4Books & Blokes Breakfast

Tomas Fleming

24 May, 2016

Our next Books & Blokes Breakfast will feature what will no doubt be a moving presentation by Holocaust survivor and Joeys grandfather, Tom Fleming (formerly Fleischmann).

Lolli’s Apple is a memoir of a young boy’s innocent view of the Holocaust during the last years of World War 2, Lolli’s Apple is written from the perspective of 6 year old Tomas, who along with his pregnant Mother Lolli, experience all the horrors of transportation to first Auschwitz, and then finally Terezinstadt concentration camp. With death all around them, Tomas’s resilience and ability to adapt, and his Mother’s resolve to keep her little family (later including newborn, Peter) alive is nothing less than astounding.

About the Author

Tomas Fleischmann was born in what is now Slovakia on 27 June 1938. Tomas is one of only 123 survivors of 16,000 children who went through Terezin Concentration Camp during WWII. He and his pregnant mother Lolli survived arrest, internment at Szered Camp, transportation to Auschwitz and internment at Terezin where Lolli gave birth to another son Peter.

Tomas, his mother Lolli and his brother Peter later migrated to Australia where Tomas changed his name to Tom Fleming.

Tom later attended Parramatta High School in Sydney and practiced an illustrious career in textiles. He has also won several national awards for his inventions. Tom is a regular speaker about his holocaust experience with Courage to Care a major anti-bullying project that has visited schools and communities across regional and metro Australia reaching almost 250,000 people.

Tom is also a member of the Child Survivor Group in Sydney.

To attend this breakfast RSVP here:

Mother’s day stall

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Boys: Mother’s Day is this Sunday. There will be a mother’s day stall this Thursday and Friday at recess and lunch outside the Farrell Auditorium. There will be gifts available for you to purchase for your mothers for $5 and $10.

Fathers: please remind your sons (and take this as a reminder for yourselves).

Mothers: please pretend you didn’t read this message.

ANZAC assembly

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.