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Managing Exam Stress
Children’s Hospital – Charity Film Screening
On Saturday December 9th, we would like to invite you all to take part in our charity screening of Disney’s Wreck it Ralph 2 – Ralph breaks the internet.
Proceeds from every ticket sold will be donated directly to Children’s Hospitals to enhance the treatment and care of sick children around the country.
Tickets are $12, with the movie commencing at 10:30am.
To book online, please visit: https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Promotions/RalphBreaksTheInternetCharityScreening
Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4X3Ly2kc7o
If possible, please share this information in a school newsletter, flyer or social media to promote.
Kind regards,
Daniel Riger
Daniel Riger | Education Liaison Officer | Public Relations
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Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead, NSW Australia
Locked Bag 4001, Westmead 2145, NSW Australia
Marist Sony Childrens Camp
All Ensemble’s Concert
• Start time is 7pm in the Br Emilian Hall but the boys need to be in the Music Centre by 6.45pm
• Dinner will be provided for all boys so if you want your son to stay instead of signing out at 5 then this is totally fine. You do not need to change his time on Boardingware or send me an email if he is going to do this.
• The boys need to wear their BLUES for the event. They can shower and get dressed into their BLUES in the dorms at 5pm.
• The concert should finish between 8.30pm and 9pm.
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A message from the Resources Centre
For our Boarding Families
Some information below from Student Concierge Services that you may find of use.
Wanted to also to let your community know we have 15% off our packages if booked and paid by 24/11/2018.
Link to storage packages are below and the coupon code (enter in view cart section) is 15offxmas
2 packages:
1. Storage only (5 items – eg. suitcase, box, skis etc.)
2. Storage and dry cleaning of bed linen and uniforms
Attached is our instruction sheets for students/families. As you will read on the instruction sheet for package no. 2 we provide all students with a named monogrammed laundry bag where the student places all bed linen etc. into that bag for dry cleaning.
Additionally if there was a location the boys could leave their items as the reception area was very busy last term!
Thanks again.
Danielle
Danielle Pringle
Founder/Director
BCom
SCS/Kabs4Kids
M +61 425 323 500
E info@studentconciergeservices.com.au
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Raising Resilient Young Minds
School TV – Exam Jitters
With the Yearly Examinations fast approaching with link below could be very useful for you and your son. The boys will be discussing and watching some of these short clips in their Pastoral Care lessons but the more analysis and discussion the better.
School TV – Mindfulness
https://joeys.schooltv.me/newsletter/mindfulness
“Mindfulness can help children calm their minds and make the most of their life, setting them up for career and relationships. It reduces their anxiety and improves concentration, productivity and sleep.”
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
School TV
The Link above is for the Joeys School TV website. There are some wonderful items on this site that you would find very useful. Please spend some time looking through this and discussing some topics with your son. I have shared a few things with you in the past from this (the Fortnite special, sleep and some information on resilience) but there are plenty more themes that you could utilise such as a focus on anxiety, examinations and the importance of physical activity.
Joeys Oscars
Joeys Oscars finalists
Winners – Oliver Baksa, Max Hubscher and Xavier Fink
Runners up – Lachlan Toohey, Sonny Matchett and Dominic Athans
Third place – Tristan Seeto, Alfie Cornwell and Sam McDonald
Fourth place – Joseph Mauri-Dooris, Jack Muller (absent) and Jack Boulis (absent)
Fifth place – Josh Coulton, Fraser Dickinson and Aidan Renshaw
Sixth place – Oliver Pestonji, Josh Wickham and Jonathan Tao
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Christmas Drinks
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Manga Madness
Last Monday, the Resources Centre in collaboration with the Japanese department hosted a Manga Madness Festival in the College library. The festival was a big success with staff, students and special guests all having a wonderful afternoon, while celebrating the manga tradition and all things Japanese.
We welcomed over 50 Year 6 students from Villa Maria Primary School to help us celebrate this event with our Year 8 Japanese elective students. The festival was a huge success with staff, students and special guests all having a wonderful afternoon celebrating Japanese culture and the manga tradition.
Mrs Xouris spoke to the students about the importance of manga in Japanese culture and its long and complex history in early Japanese art. The students were treated to manga drawing lessons conducted by manga artist and author, Matthew Lin, as well as origami and calligraphy lessons. The students also participated in Cosplay, and enjoyed dressing up in a range of character costumes from Mrs Xouris’ extensive collection. Derived from the phrase “costume play”, cosplay has become a very popular pastime amongst teenagers and young adults in Japan and this tradition is spreading worldwide.
Matthew Lin also ran advanced Manga drawing lessons after school, which was attended by many Year 7 and 8 students.
This annual event aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of Japanese traditions and culture and judging from the enthusiasm by staff and students, it most certainly fulfilled its brief.
The boys were invited to enter a manga drawing competition, which was judged by our visiting artist. Matthew Lin was impressed by the standard of art work created by our boys and awarded prizes to the following boys:
Rumtin Abediasl
Jack Cullen
Tristen Seeto
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Family Mass and Spring Fair
Family Mass:
The boys are to be seated in the Hall by 9.45am for a 10am start. They are to wear their Full Blues to this. The Mass will finish at 11am approx. upon which the boys can head up to the dorms to get changed into casual clothes quickly. It is suggested that the boys bring in a set of casual clothes over the next day or two and leave them in their press in the dorms.
Spring Fair:
The Fair will begin at 11am. As mentioned above the boys can get changed into casual clothes for this. The dorms will only be open for a limited time and will not reopen until 4pm. The main building will be locked and all boys will not be able to enter it from approx. 11.30am until 4pm. I will remind the boys of this today but you may also wish to do the same.
Dress: Neat casual clothes with shoes.
A roll call will occur just before 4pm. Once their name has been marked off, the boys will be free to leave.