Around the College
VIETNAM TOUR -Antipodeans
Another parent information session is being held for any interested students/parents who wish to join the current team travelling to Vietnam in early December 2019. The information night is being held on:
Monday 4th March in C1-2 from 6:00-7:00pm
Please register your interest by going to tinyurl.com/nazareth2019 .
With thanks,
Mr John Brenton
Health & PE Teacher
DoE Coordinator
Win a Sony Playstation VR Bundle!
The Catholic Schools Guide is offering the chance to win a Sony Playstation VR Bundle. Sony Playstation VR offers an incredible gaming adventure experience.
One lucky winner from around Australia will win a Sony Playstation VR Bundle! The competition is open for any student who is currently attending a Catholic Primary or a Catholic Secondary School in Australia in 2019 OR who has officially applied/enrolled to commence at a Catholic Primary or Catholic Secondary School in Australia in 2020.
Tell them in 200 characters or less how you think VR technology could be used for incredible experiences in the classroom, at home or in the workplace.
To enter, or for more information go to: https://catholicschoolsguide.com.au/win-a-sony-playstation-vr-bundle
School of Excellence - 'Development where it matters most'
The Basketball and Soccer School of Excellence has begun for 2019 and the attendance for both has been fantastic. It is great to see so many of our students, particularly Year 7’s, embracing the program and are up early for training on Wednesday mornings ready to practise their skills. We welcome back Chris Janesse and Harry Bingham as our Basketball and Soccer coaches, both men have a genuine love for their sports and our students will benefit greatly from their knowledge and passion.
Basketball and Soccer training times 2019:
Wednesday mornings 7.45-9.00
Any new students are welcome to join
Ultra Football:
Our partnership with Ultra Football has been a significant one for both the school and students and they will continue to offer us deals unique to Nazareth as well as the 10% off all purchases. Please use the link to register and join the Nazareth College Club Zone.
www.ultrafootball.com/account/register/?club=nazareth-college
Nazareth Fantasy Football:
The race for the title is heating up as we enter the final third of the Premier League campaign. Joseph Martino has continued to keep his lead but with Mr McAleer yet to use his Triple Captain option, he may well be caught in the final weeks.
Local Clubs in the Community
Nazareth College has begun hiring out their soccer pitch to clubs in the local community which will be of great benefit in preparation for the season ahead. Brandon Park, Noble Hurricanes and Lyndale United are some of the teams who have used the grounds for training and games and we look forward to having many more clubs use our developing facilities.
As the Junior season gets underway it is a great opportunity to join a new club or of course renew your registration with your existing one. Many clubs are looking for Junior players to fill their underage teams and welcome players of all abilities. If you would like to know more about clubs in the local area please contact me.
School of Excellence Coordinator
Victor Junior Badminton Oceania Championships
Last week I competed in the Victor Junior Badminton Oceania Championships and the team events that came later in the week. I represented Australia and we came first overall out of 7 other countries (New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa). It was a great experience for me as I was the youngest in the team. We won the finals 3 matches to 2 against New Zealand in a nail-biting tie. During the individuals I was able to make quarter finals for girls doubles and singles. This was an amazing trip held at MSAC and I can’t wait to attend more International tournaments! :))
Sydney Go
Year 9 Student
Mini Vinnies Easter Raffle
To the Nazareth Community,
The St Vincent de Paul College Conference is back and, after the summer holidays, we are all feeling energised and ready to kick off our 2019 projects! Hence, we will be running our annual Easter Raffle this term and we will be needing the support of each and every one of you to ensure this year’s fundraising efforts are even greater than our tremendous total of $600 in 2018. As usual, all money raised will go to the St Anthony’s Tutoring Program (Noble Park). St Anthony’s is one of our feeder schools who offer a free tutoring program after school for their students in order to provide them with the extra assistance needed to reach, and exceed, their potential. We anticipate that the Nazareth community will once again help us in our fundraising efforts by either
- Donating Easter eggs to help us create amazing hampers OR
- by purchasing a raffle ticket (or several) so that you might WIN one of the many delicious Easter hampers.
The Mini Vinnies group look forward to your SUPPORT and working with all of you in making this year's Easter Raffle the most successful one yet!
Emma Xerri (MacKillop 2)
Mini Vinnies President
Science Talent Search
Dear Parents
If you are interested in extending your child in Science they have the opportunity to participate in
ICAS - https://www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/
Science Talent Search (STS) - http://www.sciencevictoria.com.au/sts/index.html
This year the theme for STS is Destination Moon.
I urge you to encourage your child to participate in these activities. There is no cost involved. However, I do have a limited number of seats for ICAS.
For more information please email me at gurms@nazareth.vic.edu.au or go to the website in the link above.
You are more than welcome to email me your child's name/ pastoral group/ if you wish to register them for ICAS or STS.
Names to be emailed to me by the end of February, please.
Ms Sheba Gurm
Learning Leader, Science
STEM Co-ordinator
The Flying Bookworm Theatre Company: Shakespeare
As part of the Year 10 English course, each year 10 student will be studying one of Shakespeare’s works; The Merchant of Venice, or Romeo and Juliet. To help prepare them for their study of Shakespeare, The Flying Bookworm Theatre Company were kind enough to perform brief scenes and monologues from some of Shakespeare’s most famous works, and present interesting facts about his life from all those years ago. Through a mix of tragic and hilarious excerpts from a range of Shakespeare’s plays, the Year 10s were able to see these characters and scenes performed in front of them, rather than read them out of a book, and grasp a greater understanding of what Shakespeare was truly trying to convey through his plays, making them truly appreciate what a talented writer he was.
Despairing scenes from Romeo and Juliet turned comedic as these actors showed how deceiving Shakespeare’s writing style can really be. The year 10s were able to see how Shakespeare weaved different genres of writing into one piece, creating a truly captivating play, and discover theories about aspects of his life and his works.
Watching your peers get on stage and join in the acting is always fun to see, and a few of the year 10s were lucky enough to do so. Two got the chance to portray some of the magical witches from Macbeth, while others were able to re-enact tragic excerpts from Romeo and Juliet. While it was a challenge for them to get into character and act out scenes with only minutes of prior notice, they all did a wonderful job and it was very entertaining to watch.
Overall, this incursion was really quite interesting and very enjoyable. It gave all the year 10s a chance to fully appreciate Shakespeare’s work for more than just a text studied in school, and develop techniques to help them throughout their study this year.
Angela Cremona
Year 10 English student
Year 7 Information Night
On the 12th of February we welcomed our Year 7 families to our final Information Evening. We began the night with a sausage sizzle where families were able to meet and greet their child's pastoral teacher and Head of House. It was fantastic to see the great attendance we had and the many conversations that were taking place. It is always a very valuable event, for both parents and staff to meet and to share important information about the child. From the cafe, we moved to the more formal part of the evening in the Auditorium. The question, 'What do Year 7 parents need to know?' was addressed. Information on camp, immunisations, PAM, live reporting, student progress meetings, just to name a were covered. Following this, each of our Year 7 students were formally welcomed to the College by being presented with their Nazareth College badge from College Principal Mr Sam Cosentino. It was fantastic to see so many proud faces accept their badge and also to see them wearing their badge on their College blazer. You are all representing the College in such a positive manner! We are so very glad to have you at Nazareth College.
Ms Emilia Roberts
Transition Co-ordinator
Year 7 Mini Olympics
On the 20th of February, the Year 7 cohort participated in a house Mini Olympics event. This gave the Year 7 students an opportunity to join together with their house, build house spirit and also to get to know each other a little better. Students participated in a range of events including sack race, vortex throw, quoits, shuttle run and also a lap-a-thon. Students also had the option of participating in an art activity that saw them interpret an instruction and create a visual piece of work.
The event could not have run smoothly if we didn't have the assistance of some exceptional Year 8 students and staff. Big thank you to Ms Fiona James, Ms Emily Bryan, Mr Chris Seel, Ms Mirella Venturini, Ms Kate Shea, Mr Jason Robert, Mr Andrew Holten and Ms Mary Green.
Final scores were as follows:
1st - McAuley - 128pts
2nd - Knox - 122pts
3rd - Chisholm - 115pts
4th - Mannix - 112pts
5th - MacKillop - 111pts
6th - McCormack - 89pts
Congratulations to all Year 7s. You all participated with big smiles, a great amount of enthusiasm, sportsmanship and house spirit! It was fantastic to see the amount of support and encouragement these students have for each other already.
Ms Emilia Roberts
Transition Co-ordinator
Seeking Host Families for Shibuya Junior High School, Japan
We are looking for students and families of Nazareth College to host students from Shibuya Japanese Junior High School. We have 13 students from Japan visiting our community. Your child does not need to be studying Japanese to apply to host a student and no Japanese language is required. Each hosting family will receive approximately $400 to support the costs of hosting the exchange student. The students will arrive at Nazareth College on Thursday, March 7th and the home stay will finish on Tuesday March the 19th, 2019. If you are able to assist, please complete the Host Family Application Form (available in this newsletter) and return to student services. If you have any enquiries, please contact Mr Powell by emailing powej@nazareth.vic.edu.au or by contacting the school.
Mr John Powell
Teacher of Japanese
Parent Information Evening
We are excited to bring this event to our community and want you to join us for this informative event.
Parent Information Evening with Dr Michael Carr-Gregg - Tuesday 7pm 19 March
Michael's knowledge and expertise with children and adolescents is undisputable!
At this FREE event Michael will provide a summary of what the latest research says kids are doing online and how to keep them safe.
It includes everything parents need to know about social networking sites, cyberbullying, internet addiction, filtering software and online games.
Most recently, Michael has been vocal in the media advocating for a national approach to this subject. He advises our Federal Government on various matters relating to children & adolescents, particularly to do with technology.
His practical approach and in depth knowledge will leave you with greater understanding and feeling more confident to tackle any concerns you may have.
Whilst we touched lightly on this subject at our last Conversation Corner parent evening. This evening will be more detailed and involved.
At the conclusion of the presentation there will be some time for Q&A's. It is anticipated Michael will join us in the Ngargee Room for refreshments after his presentation.
An overview of Dr Michael Carr- Gregg
- He is one of Australia's highest profile psychologists, author, broadcaster and a specialist in parenting, children, adolescents and the use of technology for mental health.
- Michael is the author of 14 best-selling books on parenting including Surviving Adolescents, The Princess Bitchface Syndrome 2.0, Beyond Cyberbullying and When to Really Worry.
- Michael has been the resident parenting expert on Channel 7's Sunrise for over a decade, as well as a social commentator on the Morning Show with Neil Mitchell on Radio 3AW and Sky News. He is a columnist for a number of publications including the Huffington Post, Girlfriend Magazine and the Australian Boarding Schools Association publication Lights Out.
- Michael is an Ambassador for Smiling Mind, Big Brothers Big Sister, Read the Play and Road Trauma Families Victoria and sits on the National Centre Against Bullying and the Federal Government’s Online Safety Working Group
- Michael works in private practice at Corporate and Personal Consulting in Melbourne.
- Dr Carr-Gregg wrote his PhD at the University of NSW on Adolescents with Cancer and named and founded CanTeen more than 30 years ago with a group of young cancer patients. He has also worked as an academic, researcher, and political lobbyist.
Parents, you don't want to miss this opportunity!
Bookings are essential!
Please CLICK HERE to register.
All parents in our community are welcome to attend this evening.
If you are having trouble booking on line. Please contact the College for assistance on 9795 8100.