Author: jmckay

This will take place on Monday 19/3/18
The mass will begin at 9am in the Hall and conclude at 10am.
The Athletics Carnival will follow at the Park (College main ovals). This will finish at 4.45pm. it is recommended that your son sign out at 5pm on Monday 19/3/18 due to no classes that day.

Dress for the day: House Colour T-Shirt, College sports shorts, College tracksuit (if cold) and joggers.

This will commence at 4.30pm in the Hall after the Head of the River Regatta Saturday 17/3/18. It will finish approx. 5.30pm. The boys are then dismissed from the Hall. A reminder that this is also a compulsory event.
They do not need to come up to the dorms after this event.

This Saturday 17/3/18 is the Head of the River Rowing Regatta. The details for this event are as follows. A reminder that this is a compulsory event.

– Departure time: Buses leave at 7.45 am from Gladesville Road Gates. The boys are to assemble of College C (back ovals) at 7.35am for roll call. All students are to travel on the bus to and from the venue.

– Dress: FULL BLUES

– Return time: Approx. 2/2.30pm. The boys will then have lunch and move off to the Rowing Rally in the Hall.

– It will be hot so the boys will need to bring with them a College Cap/Bucket hat. Water and sun cream will be provided

Just a reminder that the first round of Vaccinations will take place Wednesday March 21. If your son hasn’t yet returned the Vaccination Form to the Health Centre can you please ensure he does so asap.

A reminder that there is an upcoming parenting seminar at the College, Growing Up in the Digital Age. This event is free and will be held on 16 March, 5.30pm to 7.00pm, in the Farrell Auditorium. The seminar will cover topics including why games and technology are addictive, the impact of technology and social media on young people’s mental health as well as practical strategies to manage screen time.

On the night our College psychologists, Clare McMahon and Monica Bignold, and our Director of Innovation & Technology, Graeme Kachel, will be joined by special guest Dr Philip Tam. Dr Tam is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than 15 years’ experience in both the public and private sector. Dr Tam is a recognised Australian and global pioneer in the emerging field of internet-related psychology, and is currently involved in many local and international research projects in this area. Dr Tam is a co-founder of the Network for Internet Investigation and Research in Australia (NIIRA), and regularly comments on the topic in the media, as well as lecturing on the topic to both specialist and general audiences.

If you would like to attend please RSVP directly to Clare McMahon at counselling@joeys.org. The session will be recorded and will be made available to parents via the parent iLearn portal.

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Parents of Day Students – your son will bring home with him the NSW School Vaccination Consent Form over the next couple of days
Parents of Boarders – you will receive the Consent Form in the mail. I posted these today so you should receive them in the next few days.

Could you please read the information and sign and return by 12th March to Sr. Helen Peters in the Health Centre

Please note- NSW Health will not accept Faxed or email copies- it must be the original.

Vaccination Dates are:
21st March- HPV 1 and dTpa
30th May- HPV 2

Please note that only two HPV’s are required.

If you have any questions relating to the immunisation itself please phone your local Public Health Unit on 1300066055

If you don’t receive the form please contact Sr. Peters and she will send a replacement.

On Friday March 2, Year 7 will participate in a PE Incursion at the Park. The boys will need to wear their PE uniform – White Shirt, PE shorts, white socks and joggers to school. As always they will also need to wear their Blazer to school and when they sign out at 5pm.

They will have normal classes from Periods 1-4.

Buddy Programme

Today Dr. Chris Hayes talked to the boys about a number of things but there were a couple of very important messages that I would like to share with you. I will also be reiterating these messages with the boys over the coming days.

1. Struggles are good and they make us stronger – Clearly struggles are high on the agenda for the boys in Year 7 at the minute. It is important that we encourage the boys to persevere here and to push through these struggles and challenging times. By being patient and resilient they will be able to navigate their way through difficult periods and become stronger men in the process
2. Put in the effort – The boys have heard this a lot. No one else can do this for them. They need to work hard and never give up. I often use quotes on the screens up here in the dorms as daily reminders for the boys to focus on this. The quote for the last two days has been “you only fail when you stop trying”. It also important that we encourage the boys to never give up, to set goals and to celebrate when they achieve these goals.

Dr. Hayes spoke brilliantly to the boys and also used the quote “the only person who is just average is the person who doesn’t try”. It is crucial that we encourage these young men to try new things, be resilient in the process and to always strive for better things. Joeys is renowned for producing fine young men of character. Let’s aim to instill this in the Year 7 group of 2018 nice and early.

One of the great features of St Joseph’s College is the fact that Boarders and Day Boys interact regularly each and every day. Both parents and boys are starting to enquire about this and yes it is something that we do encourage. In order for this to happen, parents from both families need to provide consent. This can be done by getting the boys to exchange your phone numbers and going from there. Once the Social Contact List is finalised this process becomes much easier. The leave then needs to be uploaded to boardingware by the parents of the son who is a boarder.

Here at St Joseph’s College we have a wonderful team of counsellors who often provide excellent and thorough information for us all to use. Please see below some information that may be useful in discussing with your son. As always if you have any concerns please get in touch with myself or the counselling department.

For the last two weeks, Year 7 boys have been partaking in Collaborative Learning during the second session of study. This involves group work and peer discussion. While it is a learning curve and there is plenty of room for improvement, the boys are working wonderfully at this and are really enjoying learning in the process. They are ‘learning how to learn’ and are already guiding each other into deep conversations. They have learnt some new strategies and are starting to implement these across a range of subject areas. It has brilliant to see and hear the boys solve problems together and help one another in the completion of school work. The image below is what we have been using to introduce the concept to the boys.

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