SOUTH COAST SCHOOLS
EXCELLENCE IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

Welcome to Term 3

I hope your family enjoyed the break and you all feel reenergised for Semester 2. Since returning for Term 3, the College team has been preparing for School Registration, which is taking place next week, 5 – 7 August. We have a panel of nine colleagues visiting the College to oversee our educational and compliance practices.

School Registration Panel Composition

South Coast Schools Excellence in Vocational Education & Training Awards 2019
Congratulations to Darcy Rankin, Drew Daly, Faith Ralston, Jasmin Gleeson and Angus Turner who were all nominated for the Vocational Education & Training (VET) Student of the Year Award. I congratulate Angus on winning this award last night. A testament to his character and work ethic. Full details follow further on in this newsletter edition.

NAIDOC WEEK

 The College is celebrating NAIDOC Week this week. Our  Aboriginal students attended the NAIDOC Mass in  Canberra last Friday 26 July. We have our own College  NAIDOC Service this Friday, 2 August. All parents are  invited to this Service, which will be held in the Hall at  10.00am. Morning tea will follow. Please join us for this  celebration.

Aboriginal students from across South Coast Catholic  schools came together yesterday for a significant  cultural event called Yuin Banaan. Mrs Michelle Katuke  and Mrs Catherine Davis coordinated the event, with  Aboriginal Contact Teachers from St Mary’s and St  Bernard’s. Yuin Banaan was a day of celebration highlighting Aboriginal culture.

Aboriginal students and their families from St Bernard’s, Carroll College, St Mary’s, Lumen Christi Catholic College Pambula and St Patrick’s Bega participated. A wonderful day was enjoyed by all at Captain Oldrey Park, Broulee. Trish Ellis, Teacher of Aboriginal Language at St Bernard’s designed the logo pictured above to signify the event. The event was part of our NAIDOC celebrations and highlighted the importance of students and families coming together to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through participation in a range of traditional activities, including a traditional cookout. Funding to support this event was received through a grant from Aboriginal Affairs.

ACT NAIDOC ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2019

Wayne ‘Buddy’ Martin
Artist in Residence at Carroll College
We are very fortunate to have coordinated with ACT NAIDOC Artist of the Year, Buddy Martin to engage his services this term. We welcomed Buddy to the College today for Yuin Banaan. Buddy is working on a mural at the front of the Canteen for the remainder of this week, and will be working in the College on August 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th supporting our Aboriginal students.

I am delighted that the College can partner with Buddy to support Aboriginal culture and promote authentic connections within our community.

Stage 3 Enrichment Project
As part of our commitment to our K-12 pathways, an initiative has developed to offer extension opportunities for highly capable students in Stage 3 from our feeder primary schools. We are aiming to extend students in various areas with the first being Science. A group of Years 5 & 6 students have been invited to participate in an Enrichment Program at the College. The focus is on providing selected students with the opportunity to participate in challenging learning experiences in the area of Science/Physics. They will be engaged in activities that will extend their thinking and problem solving skills. The lessons will run every Friday during Term 3. Last Friday was a great success!

I thank John and Noeleen O’Neill for developing this idea, and to Wayne Foster who has kindly agreed to lead this program.

Celebrating Student Success

Mayor’s Writing Competition
I congratulate all our students who entered the Mayor’s Writing Competition. Presentations took place this week and we are proud to announce that seven of our students received awards. Congratulations to the following students:

13-15 Years
​Winner ​- ​Bakery Boy   ​ Emma Moses
Runner Up​​ - ​Seed       ​Jake Brogan   ​
​Encouragement Award ​- ​Breath of Life   ​​Leila Patyus
Encouragement Award – The Seed   Huon Dufield
​​​​​​​​​Encouragement Award​​ – The Trouble With Magic Seeds   Grace Reid

16-18 Years
​Winner ​– ​What My Eyes See   ​ Hugh Tuckwell
​Encouragement Award ​- ​Humanity   ​​Ryan Hall

Quota Club’s Student of the Year

Congratulations to Damia O'Loughlin who competed in the Quota Student of the Year contest in Narooma on Saturday. Damia was awarded runner-up. Her impromptu speech was on 'Service' and her prepared speech was about the value of music education. Damia's prepared speech was well crafted, original and informative. Damia was an exemplary ambassador for the College and was very gracious and mature towards the Quota committee members and the other contestants. Well done Damia!

Science and Engineering Challenge

Carroll College placed 4th overall on Tuesday at the Science and Engineering Challenge. An excellent achievement for our budding scientists. Congratulations!

The diversity of opportunities at the College are endless. It is wonderful to see the students following their passion and participating in a range of activities to strengthen their skills.

Parent Satisfactory Survey
An annual satisfaction survey of parents, students and staff will be conducted on behalf of all Catholic schools in the Diocese this term. The surveys are designed to gather feedback from parents, staff and students about our school and will be used to inform school improvement. Responses are confidential and individuals can not be identified.

The surveys have been launched this week via email and close on 9 August 2019 using the email addresses supplied to the school. If you did not receive an email with a link to the survey, you can access and complete the survey at the following link. https://www.research.net/r/carrollcollegeparent2019

I encourage you to complete the survey. It provides excellent feedback for us at the College. This year is focused on school improvement and your input will support us in continuing to move Carroll College forward. We have much to celebrate this year with the improvements that have taken place to date. Thank you in advance.

Best wishes to Year 12
Our Year 12 students begin their trial HSC next week. On behalf of the College, I wish them every success as they navigate this challenging assessment period. They are well prepared and I am confident they will give it their best. Best wishes from us all Year 12 for the next two weeks!

Blessings on your family for the term ahead.

Jacqueline Heffernan
Principal