Month: November 2017

Assembly last Thursday

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At last Thursday’s assembly a number of sport awards were presented including one to Josh Noye who was awarded the Grogan-Murphy Memorial Trophy for the Best Athlete Cross Country Open Team.

Also receiving awards were the points winners from the College Swimming Carnival last Wednesday. Year 9 boys won in both the u14 and u15 age groups:

14 year old boys

  1. Jordan Lancaster – Red – 88
  2. Jarrah Ronan (Year 8) – Red – 86 *Tied 2nd
  3. Aymeric Moloney – Red – 86 *Tied 2nd

15 year old boys

  1. Kane Rodwell (Year 10)– Gold – 92
  2. Joe McCauley – Gold – 90
  3. Lachie Sinclair – Green – 70

Also recognised for breaking a college record:

 

Will Gibbs – 2.20.26 200m Freestyle Juniors – previous Bronson Ronan (2013) – 2.35.03

Also recognised were Tyler Banducci, Mitchell Quick and Brendan Zenere who are representing the College in the 2nd Tennis.

Joeys Year 9 Blog Book

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Dear Parents and Carers,

As you know I have been updating the Year 9 blog throughout the year.

I have created a hardcover book (approx 35 pages) which contains a selection of blog posts from the year printed in colour on high quality glossy paper.  It contains a nice reminder of some of the many activities the boys have been involved in throughout the year that could be looked through for years to come. There is a hardcopy sample of last year’s book in the Year 9 boarding office if you or son would like to have a look and there are some pictures below.

If you would like to purchase a copy they are $60 each. I would like to get the order placed in the next few days to ensure delivery before the boys depart for holidays. If you would like to order one, could you please advise me by return email. Payment can be made by sending $60 cash to school with your son in an envelope or handing to me. If you wish to pay by electronic transfer please let me know and I will provide details.

Please note that this blog book is just for Year 9 2017 and is separate to the official St Joseph’s College Magazine which all boys in the school receive a copy of at the end of the year.

Regards,

Mick

Spring Fair Year 9 Cake stall student winner

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Congratulations to Massimo Fiore who took out the best student cake at the Year 9 Cake Stall at the Spring fair last weekend. The winning cerise and blue cake was purchased by a parent and donated back to Year 9.  The delicious sponge was demolished by the boys on Tuesday night.

Year 9 Drama Christmas Presentation of Scrooge

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During a busy week, a busy term and an even busier weekend Year 9 students, parents and friends came together to celebrate the well-loved Charles Dickens tale ‘A Christmas Carol’ adapted for the stage as ‘Scrooge’. It was a significant effort and achievement.

A full house enthusiastically received the performance and the nuanced message of the play as the Year 9 boys generously stepped into the shoes of their characters, supported each other and showed the benefits of their work in creativity, collaboration, critical reflection and communication in the classroom and for the stage.

A big thank you to Di Fazio, Judy Gillespie and Bridget Tate for their support of the boys; Alice Morgan (our production and costume person from our Musicals) for supporting the ‘look’ of the show; Year 10 Drama for the lighting, video recording and sound; Alliance Catering and the Friends of Joeys Drama for their superb contribution to the night of student theatre; Michael Blair and David Hill for their unwavering support of the boys.

‘Our job is to take the audience into the dream we have created on stage’.

Conor McPherson.

All present certainly agreed the boys created that dream on Friday night.

Mr Pat O’Shea

Head of Drama

Guest speaker in Commerce last Friday

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Last Friday during Period 6 Mr Capelin’s and Miss Clark’s  Commerce classes had a guest speaker. An SJC Old Boy from the class of 1991, Mr Matthew Roberton.

Mr Roberton is a criminal lawyer and took the time to share some first hand stories which were related to the current topic of Law in Action. He shed some light on the different types of punishment, the bail application process, the life of a criminal lawyer and various other matters that boys have been learning about.

Lots of interesting stories and lots of questions from the boys.

2nd XI Cricket – GPS Round 2

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Apologies for the delay in posting, below are details from the 2nd XI Cricket courtesy of Mr David Wiseman.

The St Joseph’s College 2nd XI cricket team travelled to Riverview for the round 2 competition game against St Ignatius’ College.  With day 1 washed out, the game reverted to a 100 over match on day 2.

The Joeys team played strongly to defeat St Ignatius’ by 6 wickets with only 2.2 over reaming.

Match Scores:  St Ignatius’ 10/144 (52 overs) defeated by St Joseph’s 4/148 (42.4 overs)

The year 9 boys again performed well with Adrian Dawson scoring a half century and being man of the match.

Adrian Dawson

Batting:                57 runs

Bowling:              1 wicket for 18 runs (4 overs)

George Martin

Bowling:              3 wickets for 26 runs (12 overs)

Ben Jones

Wicket Keeper:                faultless display behind the stumps and took 3 great catches

Willis Gunesekera

Bowling:              0 wicket for 29 runs (8 overs)

The matched paused at 11.00am for a poignant Remembrance Day ceremony.  The boys were exemplary in their participation in this service where we remembered our fellow Australians who had served in the wars.

 

Exam Timetable

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Dear Year 9 Students,

Please see the attached timetable for the Year 7-10 Yearly Examinations. It is imperative that you continue to organize your notes in preparation for the Yearly Examination.

Steps to prepare for the Yearly Examination

  1. Print Off Subject Notifications from Ilearn
  2. Collect any assessments you have completed into a folder.
  3. Review your assessments to ensure you do not make the same mistakes again in your Yearly Examination.
  4. Look at the markers comments/feedback in your assessments. Use those comments/feedback in preparation for your Examination.
  5. Print off any past papers on Ilearn. Complete them and seek feedback
  6. Start with mind-maps before making notes
  7. Colour code your notes when you read over them.

 

Kind regards,

Mr David Hill

Year 9 Academic Coordinator

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Volunteers needed 2017 Marist Sony Children’s Camp

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The annual Marist Sony Children’s Camp will be held here at the College from 6 – 9 December.

37 children with disabilities will be welcomed to the College by students from Joeys, Marist Sisters Woolwich and Brigidine College. The benefits of the Camp are immeasurable; primarily though the Camp provides much needed respite for the parents of the children with disabilities. Undoubtedly, the students who are involved in the Camp, experience a life changing experience as they step into the role of full time carer of the child that had been entrusted to them.

We are once again reaching out to parents and carers who are able to support the camp. There are a variety of roles available and the link below provides details around roles and dates. We are also keen to hear from any registered nurses who may be able to offer support. If you are able to volunteer please click on the link below. If you have any questions please contact Lesley Maher at: lmaher@joeys.org or call 9816 0898

Many thanks in advance for your support:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4ba9ae2aaafe3-2017

Kind Regards,

Lesley Maher

Director of Mission

Year 9 Cake Stall – Spring Fair

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CAKE STALL – CAKE COMPETITION – Year 9

We only have 2 weeks until the Spring Fair and we need as many cakes for the cake stall as you can bake. We also need a few more volunteers to hit the Sign Up Genius page and lend a hand on the day. Come on everyone….. Let’s get involved. The link is right here.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0449acae2ca0fb6-cake1

Liken yourself to Buddy Valastro!! Well here is your chance. Enter the amazing Year 9 cake competition at the Spring Fair. Every entry wins a prize.

There are two categories:

Adults – 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes and

Kids – 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes

If you did not get your cake box at the Year 9 Dinner, large and medium cake boxes are available at the School Reception.

Mrs Tarlinton has graciously agreed to judge the competition this year from 12pm on the day of the Fair. The top three cakes in both categories will then go into a Silent Auction.

Please deliver all cakes on the day of the Fair to the Cake Stall outside the Farrell Auditorium.

If you require any further information please contact Year 9 Parent Rep Nick Byrne – nick@opsec.com.au or call 0410 107 396

 

Information from the P&F

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The forecast is for a sunny spring day on Sunday 12 November for the always fabulous SJC SPRING FAIR.

In an exciting new development, Year 11 have organised a Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course on College A, B and C for students aged over 11 years of age. Replacing the Fashion Parade, participants will face challenges such as obstacles, high leaps, steep climbs, slides, balancing on wipe-out balls and a final plunge onto a stunt bag. Also testing the boys’ skills is the Great Basketball Shoot Out, down at the outdoor courts. Players must register before the Fair by contacting michmcd@tpg.com.au. Let’s not forget the carnival rides either – all your tickets can be pre-purchased from the Joeys Online Shop.

Kindifarm and the Happy Days Café at Kids Corner, featuring Elsa the Fairy, will enchant the little ones.

The popular Chocolate Wheel, organized by Year 10, has some amazing prizes: iPad Pro, iPhone 7, the yet-to-be released Xbox, signed 2017 Wallabies jersey, Bose headphones, a Dubbo zoo weekend, a Paddock to Plate package and lots, lots more. The Country Stall has wonderful produce from our rural and regional families across NSW, but would love more. There are jars in SJC Development Office if you would like to try some pickling!

Everything is set for a wonderful day – your Christmas shopping is taken care of with 53 stalls, your family can eat their way around the world at the food stalls and relax over High Tea. Battle of the Bands will entertain you – we just need more volunteers to put their hand up to help man a stall. Please get involved and meet your fellow parents, with whom you are sharing your Joeys journey.

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THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING SPRING FAIR COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ALL YEAR GROUPS, PAST PARENTS AND OLD BOYS.

SJC PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION 2017