Year 9: 2011

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.

 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