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Term 3 Week 8 has arrived and our Year 12 students are in the final stages of completing courses and preparing for their exams. The examination period can be a time of enormous stress for these students and their families as years of formal schooling, steady study and preparation come to a close. As a community it is vital that we all support the Year 12 students and their families through prayer, patience and providing some space for students when they require it. There are many support services that are additionally available such as the College Counsellor, Headspace, Beyond Blue, and Life Line for families who may need extra support
New Buildings works update
Students began lessons this week in the new buildings in D Block building. These new rooms are a fantastic new resource for students in the College and work now begins on the Staff Centre and E Block classrooms with work due for completion at the start of Term 3 2019. The new seated area is being used by students to remove the tables from the oval and have a shaded seating area for students in the coming summer months.
If any parents would like a tour of the new resources please contact the office and one can be arranged. Again, thank you again to all the students and staff who have put up with the first two stages of building works taking place, it can be disruptive to all but all students will benefit from the upgrading of College resources.
Staffing
Over the next couple of weeks there are a number of staff who will be taking up Acting roles. Congratulations to:
Sandra Harris Acting Assistant Principal - Curriculum and Achievement
Corrinne Dell - Acting Administration Coordinator
Karen Ashby – Acting Mathematics Coordinator
Melanie Price will be taking on leadership for Xavier and Chisholm for the last three weeks of term.
Corrinne Dell will be taking on the leadership for Xavier and Chisholm for the first two weeks of Term 4.
College Leadership
The College has completed its student leadership appointments for 2019 and (looking at the comments on the College Facebook page) there is enormous support for our incoming Student Leadership Team, who will lead the student community in the College. The appointments for 2019 are:
College Captains - Adam Zutt and Jemima McNeil
College Vice Captains - Lucy Colbourne and Nicholas Parr
Indigenous Leader - Jonah Slockee-Albert
MacKillop House Leaders - Faith Ralston and Braith Porteous
Chisholm House Leaders - Jake Lyttle and Lily Cooper
Xavier House Leaders - Jack Gallen and Tahlia Cowan
The 2019 Student Leadership Team will be formally inducted at the 2018 Year 12 Graduation Assembly and Mass. The 2018 Student Leadership Team, led by Elodie and Matthew, have set the bar very high for our incoming leaders.
Plenary Council
The 2020 Plenary Council listening sessions will be held this weekend at St Bernards, Batemans Bay and St Mary’s, Moruya. These listening sessions will give direct feedback to the 2020 Plenary Council and help shape the future direction of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is important that all members of our community have input into the future directions of the church. The last council was held in 1937, be a part of this historic event and have your say!
Parental Engagement
I keep revisiting one aspect of the College Annual Improvement Plan which has a focus on Parental Engagement, this is an area that the College would like to improve and is carrying it through as a focus for 2019. Thank you to all those parents who completed the recent survey on the College which helps shape the future directions of improvement.
I again encourage anyone to contact me direct with positive suggestions on how the College can continue to improve, please email nathan.mansfield@cg.catholic.edu.au or call the College and I will make contact with you to discuss.
Nathan Mansfield
Principal
Assistant Principal Pastoral Care Report
Dear Parents,
Carroll College is a faith community providing Catholic-based education inspired by personal
excellence and a commitment to social justice. The College fosters spiritual, academic, and
personal growth, preparing students for the future as lifelong learners.
This is our mission statement and it is displayed with prominence and pride on our newly
refurbished web page. As a community, we are preparing to enter our twenty fifth year of
educating young people in the Eurobodalla Shire. This milestone seems like the perfect
opportunity to take some time to acknowledge the successes of our alumni, who, number in the
thousands and have left our college to take their place in the broader community. Among our
numbers we can count several students who have gone on to represent at the highest levels in
their chosen sport. We have doctors, lawyers and engineers. We have people who are very
successful business owners.A number of students have had very successful careers in the
performing arts. There are many students working in the caring professions. Some are making a
difference in a humanitarian capacity. There are a number who give generously of their time to
volunteer in various community projects. A significant number of people have overcome
adversity to rise to the top of their chosen professions. So many of our alumni are out there,
living their best lives.
As a result, it is fitting that we find a way to acknowledge these achievements and recognise that
their example acts as an inspiration to our current student body. In that respect, Im very pleased
to announce that we will be introducing a new award to be presented during our annual awards
ceremony in December to an ex student of the Carroll College Community. The award, known as
the Carroll College Honour Roll will be selected based on the following criteria:
The Carroll College Honour Roll will be awarded annually to a former student who has excelled in
one or more of the following areas:
● Demonstrated excellence in their chosen field - Sporting, Cultural, Science or the Arts
● Made a substantial humanitarian contribution to the Local/National/Global Community
● Demonstrated leadership, innovation and creativity
● Contributed to the community on a voluntary basis
● Made a substantial contribution to development of regional community and/or economy
● Become an inspirational role model for the students at Carroll College
We are currently beginning the shortlisting process for 2018 and are calling for nominations. If
you are aware of any ex student who demonstrates one or more of the above criteria, we would
love to hear from you.
You are invited to contact the college: office.ccb@cg.catholic.edu.au
with the following information:
● Name of the Student
● The years they attended the College
● A brief five to ten dot point outline of what they have achieved since they have left the college
and how their actions demonstrate one or more aspects of the above criteria.
We very much look forward to hearing from you and commencing the task of documenting the
achievements of our alumni.
Veronica Harrold-Carter
Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care (Acting)
Over the past few weeks Years 7 and 9 have shared their Faith Formation days. These days are instrumental in building community and peer – peer relationships beyond the classroom. These days afford students the opportunity to step away from technology, assignments and the busyness of their daily lives and reconnect with their cohort and God. These days are valuable to the holistic development of our students. Days such as these separate the Catholic school from other institutions.
Year 7 celebrated the theme “A Friend for Life”, which explored the importance of developing quality friendships and bonds. I would like to thank Mrs. Drewsen, Mrs. Montgomery and Mr. Cullen, along with Youth Minister Jarryd and the Year 10 CSYMA class for running the day.
The theme for Year 9 students was “Catch the Wave”. The Canberra & Goulburn Youth Ministry team lead by Nathan Galea and Huw Warmenhoven from Catholic Education and their team of Youth Ministers invited our students into a day of activities, reflection and prayer centered on self-image and God’s love.
I would like to thank Mrs. Blacka, Miss. Davis and Mr. Hamer for supporting us on the day. As well as CSYMA students Grace Blackmore, Tahlia Cowan, Liarna Miller, Faith Ralston, Jorja Scott and Destinee Zischka.
On Thursday 30 August the College hosted First Holy Communion candidates from our local primary schools, as they prepare for the sacrament of Eucharist.
Combined Staff Spirituality Day – Friday 7 September 2018
Each year, staff working in our Catholic schools participate in a Staff Spirituality Day. This year, Professor Peta Goldburg facilitated the day for our K-12 Pathway Schools; Carroll College, St Bernard’s and St Mary’s. Professor Goldburg presented on the person of Jesus in the context of His times.
Fr. Francis Carroll … Pray for Us
Live Jesus in our Hearts … Forever
Mrs. Charlotte Nicoletti
Coordinator of Religious Education and Faith Formation
St Bernard’s Parish, Batehaven
R.C.I.A programme is ongoing. Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Church meeting room.
Rosary every Wednesday at 8.40am in the Church
Singalong every Monday @ 1pm in the Church
Stations of the Cross every Friday @ 9am in the Church
Wrap with Love – 2nd Tuesday and last Wednesday of the month
Craft is held every Thursday 10am – Noon in the Church meeting room.
Men Alive meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 8am
Sacred Heart, Moruya
Sunday 16 September First Holy Communion @10am Mass followed by Morning Tea
Sunday 16 September Plenary Council listening session 11am in the Presbytery
Moruya Caring Group Callouts: the group is growing and therefore would like to remind parishioners of the availability of driving someone to Mass, should they lack transport, are sick or wanting to receive the Eucharist. Please contact the Presbytery Office on 4474 2024 should you have any inquiries or want to contact the Caring Group.
Monster Garage Sale: The Moruya Ministers’ Fraternal have organsied a Monster Garage sale in support of the Farmers who are doing it tough. Everyone is invited with or without contents to sell. All proceeds from the day will be donated to Rural Aid Australia. If you would like to help please contact the Presbytery Office on 4474 2024 or Southern Life Church 4474 0984. The Garage sale is to be held on Saturday 13 October, At Southern Life Church Grounds from 8am – 1pm.
Industrial Technology Timber class of 2018
After much hard work during the school year, the class of 2018 can look back and take a moment to be proud of what they have achieved. Antonio Belsa, Jack Colovatti and Wayde Van Weerdenburg have taken the opportunity to display their major timber projects in the hub and they are well worth a look. Students are encouraged to take the time to visit the hub and appreciate the effort these boys have put into their work and the level of finish and quality they have presented. It’s hard to imagine how much time it takes to create a piece of handmade fine furniture unless you have personally done something like this yourself. Congratulations and well done to the class of 2018 and keep up the study for your HSC exams.
Carroll College has some cute new arrivals in the Agricultural department and students have been taking the opportunity to come and say hello. We have just picked up two beautiful three week old Friesian calves from a local dairy in Bodalla and cannot wait to spend some time getting to know them. As you can imagine the students are very excited and this is a great hands on experience for these young adults and one of the reasons young family’s move to the Eurobodalla to feel connected to the environment far away from the concrete and steel of our major cities. This provides much joy and many happy young faces and the excitement is infectious. This is a chance for students to learn and have fun at the same time as they take responsibility for looking after the calves and find out more about the industry through a great programme called Cows Create Careers which encourages young people to think about a career in Agriculture.
“All good books have one thing in common — they are truer than if they had really happened, and after you’ve read one of them you will feel that all that happened, happened to you and then it belongs to you forever: the happiness and unhappiness, good and evil, ecstasy and sorrow, the food, wine, beds, people, and the weather.” — Ernest Hemingway
NAPLAN results will be posted to parents soon. The more I review the statistics, the more I appreciate the importance and influence of reading on these results. Avid readers reguarly see on the printed page a range of vocabulary use, correct punctuation and interesting language forms and features; they learn almost by osmosis.That cannot be contested!
Readers of fiction have another great advantage. Good fiction writers foster a wonderful attribute called empathy. By exposing the reader to a host of human experiences in a range of cultural and historical contexts, the reader is able to vicariously feel what the characters feel. “…In particular, interactions in which we’re trying to figure out the thoughts and feelings of others. Scientists call this capacity of the brain to construct a map of other people’s intentions ‘theory of mind.’ Narratives offer a unique opportunity to engage this capacity, as we identify with characters’ longings and frustrations, guess at their hidden motives and track their encounters with friends, enemies and neighbours’’
Reading is also about disengagement- a real stress buster. Reading has been shown to put our brains into a pleasurable trance-like state, similar to meditation, and it brings the same health benefits of deep relaxation and inner calm. Regular readers sleep better; have lower stress levels, higher self-esteem, and lower rates of depression than non-readers have
A recent academic study revealed that reading a book on-line does not compare with a hard copy in respect of deep knowledge and understanding. It also revealed that only 10% of the adolescent sample reported that they read regularly. While internet reading does have its merit, for memory, there is nothing like a book!
Parents have busy lives but does your child see you read? Many parents read when children are asleep or when they are in the surf on holidays or weekends but it is vital that they see you deeply immersed in a book in their company on a regular basis. I have fond memories of sitting at the kitchen table with my father. He read the paper and I was into Treasure Island, Tom Sawyer and The Siege of Troy. It was intimate and showed me that a man could enjoy such pursuits. In addition, there are truths that fiction can teach us. In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck highlighted truths about the Great Depression that those in the middle of its dust could not clearly see. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald draws a picture of a man with an overdeveloped personality in a way that one cannot see interacting with him at the surface, but can only be seen from a distance.
Yes, reading matters for so many reasons. We read to know we are not alone and just as significantly, it provides a cheap passport into the world of others.
References: https://open.buffer.com/reading-fiction/
https://medium.com/the-mission/the-importance-of-reading- fiction-7f57546a229b
Paul Cullen
paul.cullen@cg.catholic.edu.au
A Reminder for all families about School fees
School Fees are in place to aid with the operation of the school including building works, equipment and resources which provide our students with many opportunities. The school issues regular Fee Statements to families to provide an update on Term Fees and Payments during each term of a School Year. The most recent statement has been emailed on 10th September. Thank you to those families who are keeping up to date with their payments.
It is recognised that families make choices and priorities in regards to their standard of living, investments, education, extra-curricular and leisure activities. The school considers that families who have chosen a Catholic Education consider it important and that fee payments will be prioritised accordingly.
Families are responsible for being aware of their fees and keeping up to date with their fee payments. The school offers a variety of payment methods including Qkr, BPAY, Direct Debit, Cash, Cheque, EFTPOS, Mastercard and Visa. It is the responsibility of families to monitor fee statements and payments, including Direct Debits, to ensure that their payments are in line with current fee schedules or have been adjusted to cover outstanding fees.
It can be quite easy to fall behind on your fee payments which can then result in significant outstanding fees. Where families have not attempted to contact the School to address outstanding fees, full fees are payable. Where families decide to enrol their child at another school but still have outstanding fees, these fees remain outstanding. In the event of continuing outstanding fees and lack of payment or non-payment, the school will pursue the outstanding fees through a debt collection agency which is standard practice.
Families who are experiencing financial hardship need to contact the Business Manager at their earliest opportunity and request an Application for Reduction of Fees. These applications are assessed on a case by case basis and applications must have the relevant supporting documentation as outlined on the form. If an application is successful, then a regular payment plan will be put into place to manage the payment of school fees at a reduced rate. If unsuccessful, then school fees and payments will be applicable as per Fee Schedules and Statements.
Should you require further information about fees, payments or reduction of fee applications - please contact the new Business Manager, Rhonda Forner on phone 4471 5600 or email rhonda.forner@cg.catholic.edu.au to discuss at your earliest convenience.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Year 12 students have been advised that all outstanding resources are to be returned within 7 days of their final exam or they are then payable to the College to recoup the cost of replacing these.
The students have been given a list of all current outstanding resources. We Thank you for your help in following up the return of these valuable resources so they can used by our incoming Year 12 students.
Regards The Hub Staff
Get Ready Weekend provides an opportunity for members of the community to meet their local firefighters, learn about local risk and understand what they need to do to prepare for the bush fire season.
It is also an opportunity for our members to encourage residents to discuss and review their Bush Fire Survival Plan. Get Ready Weekend 2018 will be held on the weekend of 22-23 September.
At Broulee Rural Fire Brigade's Get Ready Weekend, we are hosting an event at the Broulee Station on Saturday/Sunday from 10am until 4pm. Cameron’s H Hardware Moruya are taking part of our event, with equipment to show our residents what they need to use to prepare for the bush fire season, with a display of garden equipment, pumps, generators – anything that they stock and sell that residents could use to prepare for bush fire.
Drop in and meet your local brigade, have cuppa and chat, the kids can check out the trucks the station and have a snag. Let us help you, get ready for the fire season.
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