Chev Need to Knows 

Year 9 2025 Course Selection process

We are about to commence the process of course selection for Year 9 2025.  An information evening will be held on Thursday 22 August at 7.00pm in the Sacre Coeur Centre.  Attendance at this evening is strongly recommended and encouraged as you and your child will be presented with an overall view of the course selection process and expectations of students in Stage 5 and will be able to ask questions in relation to the process.

Please also check your inbox for an email outlining the full process and timeline. 

Parent Teacher Interviews - Feedback Survey

We wrote to you in last week's Need to Knows regarding a feedback survey on our parent-teacher interview format.

Please take a few moments to complete this short survey and thank you for your participation: Parent Teacher Interviews - Feedback Survey.

Rebecca Graham

Senior Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching

Year 11 Presentation Ball 

Practices

We remind you that practices will be held on the dates below and all students participating in the Presentation Ball must attend. Students will learn the formalities and the group dance for the night.  

Monday 19 August:  3.30 – 5.30pm 

Wednesday 21 August:  3.30 - 5.30pm (this practice may run late, but no later than 6pm) 

Year 11 parent volunteers required

Additional help is required in the week leading up to the Ball (Saturday 24 to Thursday 29 August) and to pack up after the Ball (Saturday 31 August).  If you are able to help, please complete the Year 11 Parent Volunteer form to indicate your availability.  

Year 10 parent volunteers required

We also require a team of Year 10 parents to assist on the night of the Ball (Friday 30 August) with ushering and drink service.  If you are able to help, please complete the Year 10 Parent Volunteer form to indicate your availability. 

Parent Webinar - Open Parachute

We are pleased to share a complimentary Parent Webinar from Open Parachute, Neuroaffirming Care: An Introduction for Caregivers of ASD and ADHD Kids.

Neurodivergent Clinical Psychologist Adelle Sushames will discuss the neurodiversity-affirming model of autism and ADHD and help parents gain some knowledge for supporting their neurodivergent child and ultimately, experience success at home and school. 

Please click on this link for further information on the webinar encouraging you to register your attendance for Tuesday, 20 August 2024.

Kelly Clunn and Natalie LaGarde

Assistant Principals - Wellbeing

Term 3 Retreats

Year 8 Retreat @ Douglas Park

Students in 8.1 and 8.2 – Monday 2 September

Students in 8.3 and 8.4 – Monday 9 September

Students in 8.5 and 8.6 – Monday 16 September

Students in 8.7 and 8.8 – Monday 23 September

If you haven't already done so, please approve your child's attendance in the Parent Orbit app.

Sandy Abbey

Assistant Principal - Faith Formation and Mission

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Please note the Chev Shop will be closed all day on both Thursday 29 August and Friday 30 August.

The shop will reopen in Week 7 (Thursday 5 September and Friday 6 September) with normal trading hours. Please visit the Chev Shop website for normal trading hours.

ISA Semi Finals

Best wishes to all teams playing in their Semi Final/Final tomorrow. We have 11 teams competing for a spot in the finals and 4 teams who have already gone straight through to the finals.

Our Girls Firsts, Seconds and Junior C Soccer teams as well as the Boys 14’s Soccer will be playing their Semi Finals tomorrow at home and our 13’s,15’s and Firsts Rugby teams will be playing their final home games of the season. We hope to see plenty of Chevalier supporters on the sideline from 8.00am.

Team fixtures and bus information can be found in the Parent Lounge and on the Parent Orbit app under School Links >> Extra Curricular. 

All buses will leave from the bus zone on Charlotte Street.  Students leaving the College should be dropped off in the JFC car park.  

Summer sport sign ups

Students will be given the opportunity to register to trial for a Summer Sport on Wednesday 21 August during Stage Meetings.

Any student absent on Wednesday will need to see Coach Phillips in Break 1 or 2 on Thursday 22 August.

Trials will begin from Tuesday 27 August.  Trial dates will be communicated via Student Daily Notices next week.

Summer Sports 2024/25

Girls Touch Football

Boys Touch Football

Girls Basketball

Boys Basketball

Open Mixed Cricket

Coach Phillips

Extra Curriculum Administrator

Father’s Day Brekkie - 29 August 7.30 am - 8.45am

We warmly welcome fathers, grandfathers, father figures and accompanying students to our Father's Day Brekkie.

Tickets are $10 per person each (adults and students) which includes a bacon and egg roll or sausage sandwich, hot drink, and a morning of reflection and gratitude. Please note that a ticket also needs to be purchased for each student attending with their father/father figure. 

Ticket holders do not need to stay for the whole time. You can come and go as you please. A short reflection will be held at 8.15am. 

Tickets are available for purchase until 26 August https://events.humanitix.com/father-s-day-brekkie-2024.

We look forward to welcoming all the special men in our student’s lives.

Vale Michael Mahony

Michael Mahony, former Chair of the Board of Directors of Chevalier College passed away on 12 August 2024.

Michael was Board Chair from 2004-2012. He had degrees in Law and Theology, and worked with the NSW Department of Community Services for more than 20 years, before being appointed a Magistrate of the Local Court of NSW.

Michael was a proud supporter of the College, and his four sons attended school here. From his time as a parent, to his tremendous and long-term service as Board Chair, Michael generously gave his time, knowledge, expertise and experience to Chevalier. His contribution was invaluable.

We offer our sincere condolences to Michael’s wife Bernadette, and his four sons, Brendan, Kieran, Patrick and Christopher and their families.

Michael’s funeral will be held here at Chevalier College on Tuesday 20 August at 12.00pm in Prentice Chapel. A livestream link is also available for those that are unable to attend in person.

• 17 August - ISA Semi Finals
• 19 to 23 August - Year 12 HSC Trial Exams
• 19 August - Year 11 Student Leadership Formation
• 19 August - Year 9 VET Work Ready sessions
• 19 August - Year 11 Presentation Ball Practice
• 21 August - Year 11 Presentation Ball Practice
• 22 August - Embrace Kids Live
• 22 August - Year 9 2025 Subject Selection Information Evening 
• 24 August - ISA Finals
• 26 August - Mid Term Break - students do not attend
• 27 August - Year 11 Presentation Ball Practice
• 28 August - HSC Music Open Rehearsal
• 29 August - Father's Day Breakfast
• 29 August - Year 9/10 Science and Engineering Challenge
• 30 August - Presentation Ball
• 2 September - Year 12 Wilderness Excursion
• 2 September - Year 8 Retreat (8.1 and 8.2)
• 2 to 3 September - Year 10 Wilderness Excursion
• 5 September - HSC Showcase
• 9 September - Year 8 Retreat (8.3 and 8.4)
• 9 September - Year 10 HSIE Excursion
• 9 September - Year 12 Primary Industries Incursion
• 9 to 13 September - Year 9 VET Work Placement
• 11 September - Leaders' Investiture
• 12 September - CAPALoT Concert

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