Will Johnson and Yuribaya Farrawell from Year 9 joined George Johnson and Jake Hobday from Year 11 to visit St Michael’s primary school at Lane Cove. They shared some of their dances and lead some small group sessions on dance and culture.
The Resources Centre staff were delighted to host the Kindergarten classes from Villa Maria Primary School as part of our Book Week celebrations. The very excited visitors began their visit in the Drama Studio where they watched Year 9 Drama students perform adaptations of Chinese and Greek myths titled “Neon and Leon” and “Hercules and…
I am pleased to report that all fathers and their sons have returned from the Father Son weekend at Colo safely. There were no injuries although some of the boys have their egos a little bruised after their fathers showed them up in the touch football, softball and various other activities, each of which the…
These photos aren’t strictly related to Year 9 although some Year 9 boys appear in the crowd. You may however be interested to see some photos from 1st XV winning the first premiership in 10 years in some unusual circumstances. Photos courtesy of Mr John Flitcroft.
Last Thursday at Assembly the boys who achieved well in the recent National Science Competition were congratulated. It’s a 50 minute, multiple choice competition testing critical thinking and problem solving skills, not just factual recall. Questions are set in real-life, contemporary contexts, making them relatable (and interesting). Take a look at some sample questions. Distinction award…
Last Sunday night Year 9 took their turn at the readings and offertory at Sunday Mass. All are welcome to join us each Sunday night at 8:15pm (except Sundays when there is a family mass).
At the Headmaster’s assembly today we prayed for the farmers who are struggling as a result of the current drought. Two Year 12 boys, Ben Sevil and Angus Carrigan, spoke about the impact of the drought on their families. They launched the Rural Aid Australia – Buy a bale fund raising effort which will be…
This evening the boys travelled north for a dance with Abbotsleigh. The joggers the boys are wearing are not an 80’s fashion statement but an effort to look after the floor of the gym. Photos below and more photos here.
What do you get when a TV games show host, an opera singer and a scarecrow enter an army base but are then lost in a theme park? A 4000 word story called ScareCrow! On Friday 27 July, a team of ten Year 9 boys participated in the Write a Book in a Day competition,…
Congratulations to these boys who received an Academic Application award for their efforts in Term 2. Academic Application awards can be achieved by any student as they are based solely on effort and application to their studies. Dr Hayes, Mr Bookalil and Mr David Hill presented the awards to the boys at Assembly on Thursday….
During the July holidays Robbie Johnston, James Powell, George Daley, James Makris and Rhys Downs represented Joeys in the NSW Regional Interschools Snowsports Championships at Perisher. Kane Rodwell (year 11) also pictured above.
Each Tuesday night Mr Holland’s accelerated mathematics class have an extra lesson during evening study. Tonight they are using similarity to calculate the length of unknown sides.
The boys are straight back into their work at school on the first day of Term 3. Here Mr Rollo’s PDHPE are discussed strategies in the community to promote physical activity.
Mr Drewitt-Smith provided some bread, sausages, bacon and eggs so that the boys could test out the BBQ’s that they have made in Industrial Technology Metal class. The blow torch provided an interesting flavour to the eggs!
