COLLEGE NEWS

When booking for the Father's Day Breakfast, please ensure the following:

1. The booking must include the student(s) as well as the guests.
2. Only a maximum of four tickets per family are permitted. Please do not book for other families.
3. Please include ALL information when making your booking, including dietary requirements.
4. Once a booking has been made, please ensure that you print your tickets. Seating is allocated, and tickets must be presented upon arrival.

COLLEGE TOUR AND TEACUP TUESDAY

Families interested in enrolment or a college tour are warmly invited to attend a college tour at 9:30am on Tuesday 8 October. Following the tour, you are welcome to join the College Principal, Mr Greg Kluske, and the College Executive team for morning tea. Bookings are essential, so please reserve your spot at the link below.

BARISTA BIKE – ATHLETICS DAY

VCE VM students will brew plenty of tasty Barista Bike beverages at the Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 14 August. Please bring cash for these hot and cold cuppas. (No EFTPOS.) 

HOT DRINKS $3.00

Coffee

Hot Chocolate

Vanilla Chai

ICED DRINKS $5.00

(Served with ice, ice cream, and cream.)

Coffee

Caramel

Strawberry

Vanilla

CHOC CHUNK COOKIES $3.00

FOOD AND DRINK STALL – ATHLETICS DAY 

The Mercy Action Group will sell food and drinks at the Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 14 August.

Payment by cash is preferred to allow quick service, however EFTPOS will be available.

There will be a raffle held by the Mercy Action Group. Tickets are 50 cents each. Prizes will be drawn at the end of the day.

PRICES:

3 Steamed Dim Sims for $4.00

$2.50 Sausage in Bread

$5.00 Hamburgers/Vegie Burgers

$8.00 Steak Burger

$2.00 to $4.00 Cold Drinks

$2.00 to $4.00 Packets of Chips

50¢ to $3.00 Confectionery

AFTER-SCHOOL FLOURISH (STUDY SUPPORT) PROGRAM

Did you know that St Joseph's College runs an after-school study support program?

Here are five important things you may not be aware of:

1. The after-school Flourish program runs in the College Library Monday to Thursday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.
2. Plenty of support is available. On Monday to Thursday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm, there are a minimum of five teaching/LSO staff who are ready and waiting for all those inquiring minds to come through the door. We have plenty of hands on deck to enable one-on-one targeted support for individual students as needed.
3. Flexibility. Students can either simply turn up or make an appointment/book in so as to lock in one-on-one support for their studies.
4. In addition to the above, English tutoring is on Tuesdays 3:30pm to 4:00pm, AND Maths tutoring (where things always add up!) for all year levels is on Wednesdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
5. On Mondays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm we run a session specifically targeting Years 7–9 Maths support.

We look forward to seeing students flourish with a little help from Flourish after-school study support.

EISTEDDFOD – CHOIR

The St Joseph’s College Choir boarded the bus to travel to the Mildura Art Centre for the annual Mildura Eisteddfod on Thursday 20 June. The excited group were keen to get on stage to sing and share two pieces for the audience and the adjudicator.

Led by Ms Catherine Hall, our Choir performed beautifully and won first place for their efforts. It was so nice to see them on stage competing and enjoying what they love to do. 

Congratulations to all involved for this great achievement.

Front Row L–R: Leah Schofield, Maya Beechey, Mayvelyne Martin Masabal, Lachlan Prescott, Cynthia Chan, Ms Catherine Hall

Second Row: Majorca Ficarra, Alexis Paterson, Maggie Parker, Arunadi Marapana, Amaya Fangatua, Yenuli Fernando, Ember Baylin, Scarlet Bland, Olivia Prescott, Amelie Gibson

Third Row: Mariska Dini, Sophie Freeth, Harriett Southwell, Paige Jukes, Julia Ljubicic, Layla Baird

Fourth Row: Meeka Saleta, Avy Sullivan, Makayla Pel, Sarinna Chun

Many of our talented musicians also participated in their chosen instrumental/vocal sections. Some of our students included:

Year 7 – Sophie Burns, Amelia Nicholson, Ankey Mansley, Amelie Gibson, Emelia Capp

Year 9 – Lilliana Bertalli, Jacinta Morrison, Lily Hulls

Year 10 – Hazel Symonds

Year 11 – Annabelle Munn

Year 12 – Rose MacAllister, Chase Davy, Brandon Blake, Ivan Wan

Chase Davy also won the Arthur McWilliams Memorial Award for the highest scored duo.

Congratulations to all these students for their endeavours. (And I am sure there are many more within the college who also participated.)

Mrs Jennifer Gibson

Music

TEXTILES

Year 7 students used paper to drape designs on mannequins in class. The cocktail dress on the left was designed by Addison Foley and Mia Haynes. The ruffled cocktail dress on the right was designed by Rose Marciano and Xena Daga-Ang. Budding fashion designers for sure!

The Year 9 class got creative using stencils to create an amazing array of unique and fun cushions to finish off the term.

Mrs Maree Jones

Textiles Teacher

AMSSA  CONFERENCE BENDIGO

20 of 54 Mercy schools in Australasia were represented at this year's conference, mostly from Victoria but also from South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland. The conference is the first to be held since the covid pandemic, so there was a real sense of enthusiasm and hope.

Two Year 10 students, Mayvelyne Masabal and Nathasha Allieu, were the college's delegates and were wonderful ambassadors.

The conference was action-packed, and included speakers, workshops, and excursions throughout Bendigo and its surrounds, including a visit down a gold mine, gold panning, Mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, and dinner at the Bendigo Town Hall. 

One of the keynote speakers was Sr Sally Bradley, Executive Director of Mercy Works. She gave an inspiring talk to the students about her personal Mercy journey, 'The Clay in God's hands'. Sr Bradley also explained more about the sustainability work that Mercy Works does in Australia, PNG, the Philippines, and Timor Leste. Sr Sally was very articulate about the fact that, 'The poor need help today and not next week.' – This is Mercy in action, as Catherine McAuley herself advocated so long ago. 

Mrs Amanda Morrison

Student Inclusion Leader

OUR DIOCESAN COMMUNITY - JULY 2024

PROCEDURE FOR STUDENTS WHEN UNWELL WHILE AT SCHOOL

There are increasing numbers of students who contact parent/guardians themselves when they feel unwell and want to go home from school, bypassing the First Aid Office. Students must comply with the college's guidelines on reporting illness to ensure student safety. These guidelines enable the college to adhere to child safety standards and reinforce the college's Student Mobile Technology Policy.

Students should not be contacting parents or guardians themselves.

Not only does this breach the mobile phone policy, but it causes difficulties when trying to locate the unwell student.

If a student is unwell at school:

1. The student is to attend the First Aid Office where the College Nurse or First Aid Officer will assess the student.
2. If the student needs to go home, contact will be made to the parent/guardian or emergency contact that is listed in the student’s contacts on PAM. The college will not be able to contact anyone outside of this listing, so please ensure all student contacts are up to date.
3. The parent/guardian or emergency contact must come into the student office to collect the unwell student.*

*Students in Year 7–10 must be collected from front reception. Upon your arrival, reception will notify First Aid that you have arrived and will send your child over for collection.

*Students in Year 11 and 12 may leave the college grounds through front reception once permission has been granted by parent/guardian.

Mrs Louise Clohesy

College Nurse 

COLLEGE UNIFORM ALTERATIONS AND REPAIR SERVICE

A uniform alteration and repair service is available through the college.

Items can be brought to reception and should be clearly labelled. Once alterations and repairs are completed, the items will be sent home via students.

Please attach cash payment with any submitted items. Services and costs are outlined below:

Pants Hem – $20

Summer Dress Hem – $20

Winter Skirt Hem – $30

Re-sew Shirt Pocket – $10

Blazer Pocket Changeover – $30

Button Replacing – $5

Other repairs and minor alterations – negotiable.

Contact Jill Peters jpeters@sjcmda.vic.edu.au for any further information.

IMPORTANT DATES

Read about upcoming important dates here.