ST NORBERT NEWS

From the Deputy Principal

Uniform Reminder

Students are required to commence Term 4 in FULL SUMMER UNIFORM. Parents are reminded that students who have not worn their uniform for some time may have grown since Term 1. Please check your summer uniforms in advance during the school holidays to ensure any items needing to be replaced are done so before school commences on Wednesday 11 October. Uniform Shop holiday opening times are published at the end of the newsletter.

 

YEAR 12 GRADUATION INFORMATION

As the end of Term 3 draws to a close, Year 12 students begin to realise that their Class of 2017 Graduation is only a few weeks away. For some this will bring feelings of excitement, for others a sense of loss, but for all students it is the start of an exciting journey into the adult world.

Year 12 Graduation takes place on Friday, 20 October (Week 2) commencing with the traditional Year 12 breakfast and ending with the Graduation Mass and Ceremony later that night. In the lead-up to the day, it is important for students to plan for the many different activities that comprise the graduation process. Some important details for students and families to remember are:

  • The Year 12 Farewell Breakfast commences at 8.00am in the Ludolph Court. Students are required to wear their SUMMER UNIFORM to school that day.
  • The Farewell Assembly will proceed after the conclusion of the Breakfast and will commence at 9.00am in the O’Reilly Centre. Parents are most welcome to attend the assembly but need to be seated upstairs by no later than 8.45am.
  • At the conclusion of the Farewell Assembly, Year 12 students will head to St Joseph’s Church to rehearse for the Graduation Mass and Ceremony. Students will be dismissed at the conclusion of the rehearsal and after any associated announcements.
  • Graduation Mass commences at 6.30pm sharp in St Joseph’s Church. Students will be required to assemble in their designated House area by 5.45pm.
  • Students are required to wear their FULL WINTER UNIFORM to the Graduation Mass and Ceremony. I highly recommend that uniforms are washed, ironed and blazers are dry-cleaned for this important occasion. Students have also been reminded of the need to have haircuts and styles that conform to the College regulations in order to participate in the Graduation events.

 

OTHER IMPORTANT YEAR 12 REMINDERS

  • Year 12 ATAR students will commence their final school exams in the second week of the school holidays. Students are required to wear their SUMMER UNIFORM to their mock-ATAR exams but if the weather is cold, they are allowed to wear their jumpers or alternatively bring their Leavers Jackets to wear in the exam. A reminder that students cannot travel to and from the College in their Leavers Jackets and that they can only be worn while at school.
  • Year 12 exams finish on Tuesday, 10 October. Year 12 students are not required to attend school on either Wednesday 11 October or Thursday 12 October.
  • The exception to this is those vocational students who need to return to the College to complete their Certificates or who have outstanding work to complete. Those students are required to report to the Library in SUMMER UNIFORM with their laptops fully charged.
  • All Year 12 students are to return to the College on Friday, 13 October.  The schedule for Year 12 students includes Homeroom, Farewell House assembly, regular classes during Periods 1-5 and Graduation rehearsal in Period 6.
  • The Year 12 examination review sessions will take place between Monday 16 October and Wednesday 18 October. These sessions are compulsory for all ATAR students. Students have already been given details about the schedule for the review sessions and students are required to wear their SUMMER UNIFORM.

 

My best wishes to those Year 12 students sitting examinations during the coming holiday break.

 

Mr P Hawke (Deputy Principal)