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Strength and Conditioning: Summer Break
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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
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
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
Guys read with Mr Tucker
From Non-reader to English Teacher
The power of a book to change a life was clearly demonstrated at the latest Guys Read lunch. Books were not part of the childhood world of our guest speaker, Mr. Peter Tucker. Now an enthusiastic English teacher at the College, Mr. Tucker recalled that there were no books in his home and neither his parents nor siblings read much. In Year 5, his teacher encouraged the students to take home a book and recommended he read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, a 1971 Newbery Medal winner by Robert C. O’Brien. So involved in the book was he that remembers actually yelling out “No!” at a point in the story that shocked him. He was taken aback by his strong reaction and realised how powerful books could be, and so became an enthusiastic reader, moving on to the Narnia series and The Hobbit. He now enjoys reading across all genres and makes time to read for about 30 minutes each night.
Mr. Tucker brought along a selection of well-loved books from his collection, as well as his current read, Stephen King’s 11.22.63. This novel revolves around an English teacher(!) who stumbles upon a time portal and travels back to three years before John F Kennedy’s assassination. Determined to stop that event, he begins to investigate Lee Harvey Oswald but realises the many implications when you try to change the course of history. Mr. Tucker also enjoyed King’s collection of short stories, Different Seasons, in particular two of these stories that have been made into popular films: The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me.
Another favourite is the Game of Thrones fantasy series by George RR Martin. This highly successful series is heavily influenced by English history with the creation of whole worlds, ongoing wars, dragons, complex plots and conspiracies. Mr. Tucker found he developed a deep attachment to the characters, and suggested that you could read these books again and again. In fact, he recommends coming back to books you enjoyed as you always pick up new things; for example, he has read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee at least six times.
The boys were also intrigued to hear Mr. Tucker’s description of the novel, The Wave, by Morton Rhue which explores the concept of conformity. In this book, a teacher starts a classroom experiment with the intention of showing the students the processes behind social control in Nazi Germany. However, things get out of control and the power of group pressure becomes a frightening reality.
We thank Mr. Tucker for sharing his story of reading, his favourite novels and inspiring the boys to continue their own reading. The Guys Read reading group meet two to three times a term in the library to chat about all things ‘books and reading’ – we encourage any boy who is interested to speak to Mrs. Roden in the library about joining the group.
Basketball at the Spring Fair
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Sport for Saturday 4 November
Below are the sports fixtures for Saturday 4 November. Bus times will be added later in the week.
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Sport cancellations will be posted to this webpage: http://www.twitter.com/JoeysSport. Games are on unless indicated otherwise on this page.
(You do not have to have a twitter account to view this page)
Scrooge
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PDHPE AFL Excursion
Today during periods 1 and 2 the boys had a PDHPE excursion to the Joeys park. AFL coaches from the Sydney Swans were there to run the boys through AFL drills.
2nd XI game summary v High
The 2nd XI cricket have 5 Year 9 boys in the team. Below is a match summary courtesy of Mr David Wiseman.
Following a long selection process, Adrian Dawson, Willis Gunesekera, Ben Jones, Will Maffey and George Martin were selected to represent the College in the Open 2nd XI cricket team to play in the GPS competition. The boys were presented with their playing shirts and baggy caps by Mr Ron Moroney (Assembly Guest) and Mr Tarlinton following the College Assembly on Friday.
Round 1 of the GPS competition commenced on Saturday with 2nd XI taking on Sydney High at McKay Oval. In a tough encounter, St Joseph’s defeated Sydney High 6/103 to 10/101.
Performances from Year 9 boys were as follows:
Willis Gunesekera
Bowling 3 wickets for 31 runs (10 overs)
George Martin
Bowling 2 wickets for 10 runs (8 overs)
Batting 1 run (not out)
Will Maffey
Bowling 2 wickets for 11 runs (7 overs)
Fielding 1 catch
Ben Jones
Wicket keeper 4 catches
Batting 2 runs (not out)
Adrian Dawson
Bowling 0 wickets for 11 runs (4 overs)
Batting 13 runs as opening batsman
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Presentation of GPS Cricket and Waterpolo teams
1st XI Cricket
At assembly last Friday the GPS Cricket and Water polo teams were presented to the school and there were a number of Year 9 boys in those teams. Mr Ron Moroney presented the boys their baggy caps and swimmers.
1st XI Cricket:
Will Coffey
2nd XI Cricket:
Adrian Dawson
Willis Gunesekera
1st Waterpolo
Ben Jones
Will Maffey
George Martin
1st Waterpolo:
Jordan Lancaster
2nd XI Cricket
Spring Fair 3 weeks to go!
SPRING FAIR – SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2017 – 11am to 4pm
3 WEEKS TO GO! VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
The much loved Joey’s Spring Fair is just around the corner! This year the Spring Fair will be held on Sunday 12 November and commence at 11am after the Family Mass.
As we all know, our Spring Fair would not be a success without our enormous contingent of amazing volunteers so please see below our Volunteer requirements and once again we thank you and appreciate your on-going support. See below the links to the Volunteer requirements.
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
Country Stall – Volunteer Country Stall – 73% filled
Bottle Tombola – Volunteer Bottle Tombola – VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Lebanese Stall – Volunteer Lebanese Stall – 33% filled
Rowers BBQ – Volunteer Rowers BBQ – 75% filled
Foundation – Volunteer Foundation – 11% filled
Asian Stall – Volunteer Asian Stall – only 3% filled –VOLUNTEERS PLSE
Ladies Auxiliary – High Tea – Volunteer Ladies Auxiliary – High Tea – 12% filled – VOLUNTEERS PLSE
Rides – Main Tent – Volunteer Rides Tent – 50% filled
Rides – Kids Corner – Volunteer Rides Tent Kids Corner – 10% filled
Uniform Shop – Volunteer Uniform shop – VOLUNTEERS PLSE
Pizza Stall – Volunteer Pizza Stall – 4% filled – VOLUNTEERS PLSE
Chocolate Wheel – Year 10 – Volunteer Chocolate Wheel– 37% filled
Cake Stall – Year 9 – Volunteer Cake Stall – 38.7% filled
Kids Corner – Year 8 – Volunteer Kids Corner – 58% filled
White Elephant – Year 7 – Volunteer White Elephant – 68% filled
Kindifarm – Volunteer Kindifarm – VOLUNTEERS PLSE
Coffee van – Volunteer – Coffee Van – VOLUNTEERS PLSE
Clean-up /Pack down– Volunteer Cleanup – VOLUNTEERS PLSE
BASKETBALL COMPETITION!!!
We are looking for prizes for both competitions, so anything you can donate, large or small, is greatly appreciated. This can include both prizes for the competitions (in the past there has been signed basketballs, game tickets, sports store vouchers) and also giveaways for the boys (again in the past there has also been drinks, yoghurts, key rungs hats).
We are looking for volunteers on the day – general crowd control, competition organisation, scorers and referees. Any help on either front is greatly appreciated! Please email Michelle if you are available to assist Michelle McDowell michmcd@tpg.com.au.
And also, could you remind your boys that nominations for the 3 on 3 comp are NOT taken on the day – they can only enter by emailing me, and if they could do that ASAP that would be great!
Contact: Michelle McDowell michmcd@tpg.com.au.
BOTTLE TOMBOLA
Donations required
Everyone’s a winner! Buy a ticket, win a bottle!
Items required
Wine, champagne and spirits
We require items for which you would happily pay $10 or more.
Drop off point
Year 11 Boarding Coordinator office or at College Reception if Year 11 office is unattended.
Contact
Justine Nicholls – justinenicholls49@gmail.com
CAKE STALL – CAKE COMPETITION – Year 9
Liken yourself to Buddy Valastro!! Well here is your chance. Enter the amazing cake competition at the Spring Fair. Year 9 who are organising the cake stall are running the cake competition. There are two categories:
Adults– 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes and
Kids– 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes
Large and medium cake boxes available at School Reception from tomorrow
24 October. The competition will be drawn by Lorna Tarlington on Fair Day at 12pm. The top three categories will then go into a Silent Auction.
All cakes to be delivered on the Fair day to the Cake Stall outside Farrell Auditorium
Contact: Nick Byrne – nick@opsec.com.au
NINJA WARRIOR– YEAR 11
This year the year 11 group will be running the Nijia Warrior course !!! GET READY for extreme fun for all ages!!
Watch this space more details to come.
LADIES AUXILARY – HIGH TEA
For one day, the Farrell Auditorium is transformed into the London Savoy as the Ladies Auxiliary host an elegant High Tea. Indulge in delicious sandwiches and sweet treats with a relaxing cup of tea or coffee.
Donations/items required:
- Home-baked items such as scones, cupcakes, small tarts and pies, sandwich fillings, jams, etc.
- Serving items including pretty teapots, cup and saucer sets, tiered serving trays.
Contact
Please contact Hilary Bokeyar on M: 0416 155 843 or E: sjclaux@joeys.org if you have any queries or are able to donate.
COUNTRY STALL
The Spring Fair Country Stall is a wonderful showcase of the goods and produce from our rural families. The association with the country is a fundamental part of the Joeys community and this stall offers the opportunity to support our country boys and their families.
Anything which showcases our country heritage that could be displayed or sold will be gratefully accepted and of course donations from our city families and friends are very welcome also.
Items required
- Farm-grown produce including fruit, vegetables, grains, meat, chicken, eggs, cheese, coffee
- Relishes, pickles, cordials, chutneys, olive oils, honey
- Home-made jams and preserves, fruitcake, biscuits using Aussie-grown produce
- Wine or liquor
- Crafts and handmade decorative items of timber, metal or wire
- Donations are also welcome from any city families and friends.
Contact
Kate Bokenham M: 0488 682 922 E: katebokenham@bigpond.com
RIDES
Tickets on sale now!
Get in quick and buy your arm bands NOW available at the Joeys online shop
Pre-purchase your ride bands online for $30 or (purchase on the day for $35). Or Individual ride tickets sold on the day for $5.00 each
Pre-purchased ride bands can be collected at the Ticket stand on the day of the Spring Fair. Students must have their receipt number to collect their ride bands.
WHITE ELEPHANT
Time to clean & clear! Bring all your goodies down.
PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING:
- textbooks, magazines, encyclopaedias
• soft toys
• knives
• electrical goods
White Elephant drop off will be next to the Joeys Uniform shop (which is opposite the music centre).
WHITE ELEPHANT DONATION DROP OFF TIMES
Term 4
| Date | Time | Note |
| Friday 10 Nov | 3.30-5pm | Open for collection of large furniture items |
Contacts:
Sonya Spooner – E: sonya.spooner44@gmail.com
Anthea Gilmore – E: gutsy@iprimus.com.au
CHOCOLATE WHEEL (YR 10)
The ever-popular Chocolate Wheel will once again offer a myriad of fabulous prizes to tempt all Fairgoers. A big draw-card is always the chance to win a major prize and we seek offers from anyone who can help. Do you own a holiday house or boat? Do you know someone who could donate a major prize?
Items required
- Major prize such as a trip, holiday house, boat use or hire, smartphone, GoPro, iPad or tablet, Bluetooth device
• Tickets to sport, arts or entertainment events
• Sporting goods
• Subscriptions such as streaming services or magazines
• Memberships to sporting clubs, galleries, museums, etc.
Donations can also be made on the Joeys online shop. These will be used to purchase prizes and hampers.
Contacts
Suzanne Davies – M: 0400 396 792 E: suzanne.davies8@bigpond.com
Maree Sutton – M: 0417 481 073 E: maree777@bigpond.net.au
Denise Saar – M: 0438 609 282 E: denisesaar@icloud.com
Donations can also be made via Joeys online shop. We will then purchase the hampers, prizes.
OBU Joeys Bar
Donations are also being requested for the OBU Joeys Bar; wine, beer, soft drink. If you would like to donate items please contact John Devlin – jdevlin@awedwards.com.au.
Spring Fair Committee Contact Details
| Liz Phillips | lizphillips.au@gmail.com | 0403 339 292 |
| Anthony Harper | harperspharmacy@hotmail.com | 0415 952 369 |
| Renee Daspromonte | reneed966@gmail.com | 0431 795 936 |
| Donna Digby | donna.digby@bigpond.com | 0418 649 349 |
| Kath Walton | craigandkath@mac.com | 0407 276 439 |
| Julie Moriarty | julieandmartin@optusnet.com | 0431 272 234 |
| Justin Burgess | justinfiredoors@icloud.com | |
| Kirsten Castorina | kcastorina555@gmail.com | |
| Jacinta Anderson | jacintaanderson1@bigpond.com | |
| Maureen Knox | maureenk@knoxadv.com.au | |
| Julie Walker | julianne@walker.net | |
| Michelle Deece | deeceleworthyfamily@gmail.com |
Donate to the Marist Community Wardrobe
This week two of the Year 11 liturgical leaders came to speak to Year 9 about the Marist Community Wardrobe. The initiative is run by Marist180 and provides good quality clothes to homeless youth. The boys were asked to bring to school any clothes that they no longer need or use that are in good condition. The boys can leave the clothes with me and they will be taken to the Marist180 Community Wardrobe.
Already we have one garbage bag full of clothes!
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Sport for Saturday 28 October
Below are the sports fixtures for Saturday 28 October.
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Sport cancellations will be posted to this webpage: http://www.twitter.com/JoeysSport. Games are on unless indicated otherwise on this page.
(You do not have to have a twitter account to view this page)
Brilliant Young Mind Seminar
On Monday Glen Gerreyn, a motivational speaker from The HopeFull Institute, came to speak to the boys.
The boys each received a booklet which they used during the presentation. They learnt practical skills that enable them to effectively prioritise and manage their time, reduce fears of failure, combat stress, develop a growth mindset and become mindful. There were also activities on time management, goal setting and procrastination.
Term 4 Study planner
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Term 4 Assessment calendar
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Year 9 boys in 2nd XI Cricket
Courtesy of Mr David Wiseman, below is a report on the Year 9 boys in the 2nd XI cricket.
The year 9 boys did well again in 2nd XI today. With 5 year 9 boys playing, they nearly make up half the team.
We played the final GPS Trial against Newington and lost a close match. Joeys scored 5/164 off 50 overs. Newington scored 6/165 to win with 16 balls remaining.
Summary of performances are:
Adrian Dawson
Batting 32 runs
Bowling 3 wickets for 26 runs (10 overs)
Will Maffey
Bowling 1 wicket for 21 runs (8.2 overs)
George Martin
Batting 16 runs not out
Bowling 1 wicket for 32 runs (7 overs)
Willis Gunesekera
Bowling 0 wickets for 36 runs (8 overs)
Fielding 1 catch
Ben Jones also played but didn’t get the opportunity to have a bowl or bat. Ben was wicket keeper and was very tidy behind the stumps and took 1 catch
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Singing practice
Year 9 had a singing practice in the Chapel tonight with Year 7 and 8.
End of year exam and study preparation
As Year 12 continue sitting their HSC exams, the hall is not available for the Headmaster’s assembly.
Today Mr Hill spent the assembly time presenting the Year 9 assessment schedule for Term 4. He spoke about how to prepare and the boys wrote the necessary information in their diaries in order to start preparing.
He also spoke about the exam period and the need to be present for all exams. The boys also received a study guide and Mr Hill explained how to use it in order to start preparing for exams.
The final exams for the year commence on 27 November which is less than 7 weeks away.