Yesterday at the school assembly a number of sports awards were presented. Two year 9 boys received awards for cricket. Hugh Ridley was recognised for his 126 runs not out in Cricket against Scots. Congratulations to Archie Gallagher who took 5/7 off 5 overs against Scots.
An Ozobot is a little toy robot that can identify lines, colors, and codes on both digital surfaces, such as an iPad, and physical surfaces, such as paper.
Each Thursday night the laundry returns and the boys remake their beds and tidy up the dorms. They always tell me how much they enjoy it and wish they could do it more often at home.
Red envelopes is also known as 压岁钱 (yā suì qián). Literally, it is “money to anchor the year(s).” It is also known as “lucky money” or “New Year’s money.”
This evening Year 9 moved from the classrooms to the Resources Centre for evening study. The purpose was to provide a better environment to allow the boys to undertake more collaborative learning. Some of the boys were working together on the upcoming History assessment while others were assisting each other with Maths. During the year…
Our school campaign for Lent 2018 focuses on the first Marist school in Bangladesh and in particular how families, as a result of the school, now see a brighter future for their children. Many families in Bangladesh are reliant on work in tea gardens. Unfortunately since the days of British rule, there are very few…
Today the College marked the start of Lent with a liturgy for Ash Wednesday. Father Gavin led the liturgy and spoke to the boys about making a sacrifice and helping someone else. Ashes were distributed to staff and boys. The annual Lenten appeal was also launched by Year 12 boy Jet Williams (See separate post).
The strong participation by the boys in the singing at the various Masses and liturgies here at the College is well known. It is one of the strong traditions of St Joseph’s College. Last night at the start of study we had a quick 25 minute singing practice in the Chapel before heading off the…
The boys are out in the field easily defending a big score of 5/193. Angus Gourley got 50 (retired). Currently Knox are 3/5. Jim Alchin and Harvey Keady each have a wicket and Toby Landers a run out.
