From the Deputy Principal
Notices & Co-Curricular Information
Important Dates
Monday – Friday 25-29 October
Year 10 Camp
Thursday 28 October
Year 11 reflection
Monday 1 November
Year 12 Written Exams commence
Orientation day for new students
Friday 5 November
Opening of the Year 12 Art Exhibition
Monday 8-Thursday 11 November
Year 6 Camp
Second-Hand Uniform Shop Opening Hours
The Second-Hand Uniform Shop will be opening on the following dates for the remainder of the year:
November: 10th, 11th, 24th & 25th
From the Sports Coordinator
Co-curricular Sports
Term 4 sport has now commenced with our 20 sports teams enjoying their first game for the summer season. Click on the following links for results, fixtures and Term 4 sport.
Term 4 Sport - 2021
Basketball, Tough, Tennis & Volleyball (Saturday Morning)
Weeks
16 October: Round 1
23 October: Round 2
30 October: Round 3
6 November: Round 4
13 November: Round 5 *(Last Senior Round)
20 November: Round 6 *(Last Junior Round)
*Final Place = Premiership Points
Water Polo (Thursday Afternoon)
Weeks
14 October: Round 1
21 October: Round 2
28 October: Round 3
4 November: Round 4
11 November: Round 5 *(Last Senior Round)
18 November: Round 6 *(Last Junior Round)
*Final Place = Premiership Points
Congratulations to our talented netballers on their successful Knockout Netball journey this year. The following students represented Loreto College very well and displayed wonderful sportsmanship, skills and determination throughout the competition. A big thank you to our dedicated coaches who gave up many hours to coach these girls.
- Year 7 coached by Anita Marino – finished 6th in SA from 78 schools: Alize Warner, Felicia Haralabakis, Poppy Lea, Anna Zappia, Luci Bell, Lucy Cornish, Albina Marino, Megan Thomas, Portia Katsaros, Mia Karp, Sophia Keros & Olivia Pisaniello
- Year 8/9 coached by Katie Kiosses – finished 4th in SA from 46 schools: Charlotte Parsons, Ava Desteno, Fearne Rosenbauer, Sophie Taylor, Emily Laing, Mia Threadgold, Ingrid Piro, Alice Tiver, Emma Thomas, Alex Healy, Alex Donato & Imogen Stallard
- Year 10 coached by Kate Ferguson – finished 4th in SA from 28 schools: Hilary Longstaff, Poppy Lynch, Deontae Greenoff, Charlotte Illman, Georgina Birks, Tahlia Warner, Keneesha Lee, Francesca Lennon, Skye Haddock, Deanna Macolino & Hallie Anderson
Please do not hesitate to contact me at sophie.hage@loreto.sa.edu.au if you have any questions about co-curricular sport.
Sophie Hage
Sports Administrator
From the Head of Student Enrichment and Engagement
Debating
Congratulations to our Year 5 Debating team who have qualified for the finals. Their Quarter Final Debate will be on Wednesday 27 October against wilderness. Loreto has the Affirmative of the topic ‘That we should ban unhealthy fast food’. Good luck to Eugenie Anderson, Lottie Allgrove, Camille Borrillo and Charlie Leroux-Gardiner.
ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools)
This competition has now concluded for 2021 with Writing having taken place on Wednesday 13 October and Mathematics for Year 9 students on Tuesday 19 October. For the Writing test, students had to write an argumentative piece titled ‘Is it ever OK to lie?’ A limit of 450 words was set, so there was some serious editing being undertaken by a number of the students! Certificates for all participants should be arriving at the College very soon, and students who excel will have theirs presented at College Assemblies.
Parents can access results online. You will need a 10-digit TAP-ID and a 4-digit PIN. If you have previously entered the ICAS Competitions, these will be printed at the bottom of your Certificate. If this is your first time participating, the College will provide these details for you. These will continue to be your log-in details in future years.
Ethics Olympiad
We are now preparing our Middle Years (Years 7, 8 & 9) for this event, to be held online on Wednesday 26 November.
Mr David Hall
Head of Student Enrichment and Engagement R - 12
From the College Liturgist
International Day of the Girl
International Day of the Girl was the theme for Monday Junior school liturgy this week. The International Day of the Girl focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls' empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights. Year 6 girls prayed for justice for all girls and women globally, noting the stark differences in our world, where many are denied quality water, access to education, employment and basic human needs and life skills. The girls emphasized, that empowering girls and women to reach their full potential is a right that should be afforded to all. Dr Nicole Archard, reflected after the liturgy on how fortunate we are as an all-girls school to have within our means, the opportunities to make a difference in our world.
Webinar
A highlight for Loreto 2021 was Friday’s webinar to celebrate Day of the Girl. Over 300 Year 6 Loreto students, staff, sisters and friends of Mary Ward gathered to hear from inspirational speakers: Fiza Khosla (MWIA Community Engagement Co-ordinator), Rosalina Belo and Leonela Tilman (Loreto novices in Timor Leste) and Carina Ford (past pupil of Loreto Toorak, prominent immigration lawyer and advocate for the ‘Bilo’ family). We were invited into the world of girls supported by MWIA on the Kolkata brickfields, the ever-changing experience of girls and women in Timor and the plight of Kopika and Tharnicca Murugappan. It was an enriching and educative webinar, and a most tangible experience of the Loreto network.
Congratulations to the Year 6 leaders who guided us through the webinar.
Isabelle Roberts
College Liturgist