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Opening Mass and Leadership Commissioning 

Last Wednesday 10 February, the College gathered in the Cathedral for the Opening Mass and Commissioning of College Leaders, celebrated by Archbishop Rev Julian Porteous. 

Students from Years 6-12 attended the Mass, which was livestreamed to enable families and friends to watch from home or work. 

The Mass concluded with the formal commissioning of our Senior School and Junior School leaders for 2021, including our Year 12 cohort, who were presented with their Nano Nagle badges, which will serve to inspire them on their leadership journeys.

The celebrations then moved outdoors for our Belling-in ceremony, where we welcomed all newcomers to our Presentation community. 

Steeped in tradition, the Belling-in is a wonderful example of our College living out one of our touchstones, hospitality. 

There were many cheers and rounds of applause for our newly commencing students and Year 12 students as they travelled through a guard of honour, with the Convent bell tolling in the background. View more photos on our online gallery here.

Liturgical celebrations

This morning was one of reflection and prayer, as staff and students from Prep to Year 12 joined together to celebrate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. 

Lent is a solemn 40-day period of fasting and penitence observed by Catholics as we prepare for Easter.

During the service, each individual's forehead was marked with ashes in the sign of the cross, symbolising the dust from which God made us.

We also spoke about kindness, gratitude and how each class will raise money for Project Compassion, Caritas' annual Lenten appeal. 

Plating up pancakes for Shrove Tuesday 

Kinder Wallabies dusted off their pancake flipping skills yesterday as they celebrated Shrove Tuesday. 

After learning about the traditional feast day, the students tucked into their delicious, fluffy creations - yum! 

Creating space for reflection

Senior School students have begun their spiritual year in earnest. As part of their unit, 'What is Prayer'?, the Life and Faith classes had the opportunity to engage in prayer spaces, which were set up in the Chapel during the first two weeks of school. 

Designed with a focus on helping students feel calm, relaxed and aware of the needs of others, students used these interactive spaces to learn about prayer and write their own prayers, notes of compassion and reflection.

Fabulous turnout for Families on the Green 

Families flocked to the College Green in droves last night to celebrate our first community event of the school year.

Families on the Green was a roaring success, with around 600 guests dropping by to mingle with parents, students and teachers and enjoy the wonderful food and entertainment on offer, including live music, courtesy of our College band, and the ever-popular jumping castle. 

A major highlight of the program was a spectacular lion dance performance from the Chinese Community Association of Tasmania.

With glorious sunshine and clear blue skies, the warm weather made ice cream from our canteen a hot commodity on the night! 

Murphy's canteen staff and volunteers worked tirelessly, scooping up approximately 500 ice cream cones over the course of the event (that's close to 50 litres - wow!). 

A big thank you to everyone who attended and to those generous and kind-hearted individuals who volunteered their time to ensure the event ran smoothly—from manning the sausage sizzles, serving beverages and firing up the pizza ovens, to helping with set-up and pack-up duties.

 View more photos on our online gallery here.

Year 7 camp 

The start of Year 7 has been very busy for our 110 students. After a day of transitioning into Senior School, and two days of timetabled lessons, the students were ready to relax at a two-day 'camp' in picturesque Dodges Ferry. 

The cohort bussed down to the Blue Lagoon Christian Camp, where they quickly unpacked before feasting on a delicious morning tea of homemade doughnuts. 

With energy to burn, the students then involved themselves in many different challenges. While some enjoyed rock climbing, others tested their archery skills, whereas others untangled themselves from a web of rope. 

Creativity was not ignored, with groups walking down to nearby Tiger Head Beach on the Friday afternoon and competing against each other to build complex sand cities. 

Over the two days, all students behaved impeccably, worked together and built new friendships. 

Teresa Geason 

Transition Coordinator