QUOTE: “Your happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.”
Greta Brooker Palmer
Chinese Proverb
Dear parents and carers of Year Nine students,
This is just another quick note to let you know of the recent happenings in the academic life of your sons over the last few days. There has been a very good start to the year, despite the extraordinary heat encountered here last week. In these early weeks the staff are setting the pattern for work, behaviour and expectations regarding the boys’ manners and uniform standards. This is something we do together as a staff, and with the crucial support of you, the parents and first educators of your boys.
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
The Mathematics department have developed an “information page” designed for parents. On this site you will find all relevant details about upcoming assessments tasks, teachers emails and contact details and general information regarding the course your son is studying for Mathematics. This page will be regularly updated with the latest news and information. Please find a link to the site below:
http://blogs.joeys.org/maths2011
ACADEMIC PRIZE NIGHT.
Last Friday night, despite the heart wave in Sydney, the College successfully celebrated the Annual Academic Prize Giving and Speech Night for 2010 – a great night to acclaim and affirm our highest achieving students from the previous academic year. The boys who were listed in my last “Newsbrief” all received their Prizes, presented by well-known ABC media personality Mr Peter Thompson and Mr Ross Tarlinton. The Hall was packed with students, parents, and young old boys. The speeches by Mr Thompson and by Tim Coorey, 2010 Dux of the College, were most pertinent and interesting. I was especially proud of the Year Nine boys’ wonderful behaviour and attentiveness despite the oppressively hot and humid conditions on the night.
Academic Prize Giving
This photo shows the new Academic Coordinator for Year Eight 2011, Mrs Donna Quinn, assisting Mr Thompson with the distribution of the Academic prizes to the current Year Nine prize-winning students.
STUDY EFFORT AWARDS, TERM FOUR 2010.
Congratulations to the following boys who will be presented with Study Effort Awards from the Headmaster at tomorrow morning’s College Assembly. These awards are gained by students who have been nominated by at least three of their teachers for their diligence and all-round consistent effort throughout the Term Four, 2010. These Awards are presented after the conclusion of each the College’s school terms. Again, congratulations to :
William Brown from Bourke
Joseph Keady from Coonamble
Dominic Kocx from Mosman
Philip Lee from Papua New Guinea
Benjamin Quinn from Hunters Hill
Nicholas Rainnie from Macksville
Jonathon Rhodes from Drummoyne
Jordan Romeo from Mittagong
Richard Ryan from Gulargambone
Matthew Scolari from Dubbo
Thomas Steintthal from Balmain
Banjo Travers from Cremorne
NEW BOYS, YEAR NINE CLASS OF 2011
We again welcome these 25 boys, who, as mentioned in our last Newsbrief, have joined us to help form the largest Year Nine group in College history. They are already fitting in well and finding their way around their exciting new environment. They are: Jon Bainy (Thornleigh), Braidon Burns (Coonamble), Harrison Carrick (Botany), Liam Cassano (Nelson Bay), Bill Davis (Bathurst), Cameron Duffy (Dubbo), Harrison Hamblin(Young), Aidan Herbert (Cooma), Roman Hoferek (Hunters Hill), Calum James (Lambton), Callum Kilgariff (Canberra), Jack Larkin (Guerie), Vincent Lord (Jamberoo), Myles & Ryan O’Keefe (Haberfield), Benjamin Oosthuizen (Drummoyne), Dante Otto (Mt Waverley, Vic.), Jock Pattinson (Young), Jack Ryan (Caringbah), Sam Scarlett (Cooma), Hugh Spencer (Barraba), Ronald Streater-Mason (Eden), Thomas Warwick (Randwick), Angus Whitnall (Merewether) Koim Wingti (Noosa, Qld).
Best wishes for now,
Dennis Burns
Academic Coordinator,
Year Nine 2011.
dburns@joeys.org
(02) 9816 0822
